Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-27
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A Bcrks County pa man while
cunning succeeded In killing hawk,
and found that its feet were fast In
new and strong steel trap, such US are
set for rats. Where the trap had been
brought from is not known, but II had
evidently been carried long distance.
"A few days ago Mr.. Perkins, Of
Brookhayen, Miss, playfully measured
j. II. Stewart for colin and ascer.alncd
that III cightccn-ihch box would do for him.
About eight hours afterward hcwa aston
isbed 10 receive notice Of Mr.. Stewards
death and an order for a coffin, The
coffin was sent In accordance with the
above measurement.
Miss Lucy Parks, a lady teacher Mt
Veazic, Me-, was savagcly assailed re.
Gently by Goody Smith, q twelye.ycar.ol
boy, whom she was about 10 punish. He
hit her on the head with rusty gimlet
and then stabbed her near the heart. She
has been delirlous and ut last accounts
was likely to die. The youth Is half.
brother OF Joseph Smith, who was re.
Gently sent to State Prison for life for the
murder Of Josslyn.
"A gentleman living In Boston High.
lands, who for twenty years has worn IN
entire upper set Of false teeth, went from
a hot room the other morning into the
cold air without, the thermometer being
at twelve degrees below zero, when the
intense cold instantly snapped the plate
upon which the teeth were set, breaking
IL In two pieces.
As Mark Gulusha, Of Berlin, N. Y,
was crossing Berlin Mountain, recently,
lie was stopped by Il masked man, who
levclcd Il double. barreled shot. gun nj his
head and demanded "his money or his
liie." The money, one cent, was sur
rendered The highwayman proved to be
Edward MCGEE, Of Williamstown, and be
has been captured, taken To Berlin, N. Y,
and bound over 10 await the action Of the
next court at Troy, N. Y.
"A grandson OF William Knowles, Of
Clifford, N H., nine years old, started 10
90 home from the house OF neighbor,
where he had been stopping to play for u
short time, about dark few days ago.
lie did not appear III home, and search
was made, which resulted In finding his
aifelcss body hanging In the window of the
ool.housc. lie had attempted 10 climb
in the window 10 get his books, the door
being locked, and the heavy sash fell on
his neck, either sutlocnting him or break
ing bis neck.
"A lady nj Bradford, N. H., has had u
marrow escape from being buried alive
She had been sick for some time, and had
apparently died. Preparations for the
funeral were made on the third day after
the supposed death, when twas observed,
as she was placed In her coffin, that one OF
the eyes was partly open. Nothing was,
however, thought of this, as II was
thought to be muscular contraction after
death. But when all the arrangements for
the funeral were complete she astonishcd
the attendants by sudden request 10 be
placed on one side.
Mrs. Sharkcy, poor widow, put her
child out to nurse with II German woman
who became attached 10 II and refused to
surrender II. She brought the child u the
Court House yesterday under a hdbeas
corpus from Judge Donohnc, and as she
entered the Supreme Court room Mrs.
Sharkey flew AT her and snatched the child
from her. The nurse then grabbed the
baby's legs and they pulled at II, scream
ing, till they were separated by the court
officers. and Mrs. Sharkcy ran out OF
court with her prize without waiting for
tho legal process. The nurse was carried
out In Mysteries. Neo York World.