The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-23
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A three year-Old child sprung from
the arms of its mother standing at an
open window of house in Providence,
r. L., the other day, and fell twenty-six
feet, but struck on baby-carriage stand
ing below the window, and was not Sc
riously hurt.
"A boy fourteen years old, named
George LIE boo, turned in at Boston po-
lice station, a few nights ago, with the
story that he had been driven from his
home in Greenfield, N. H., by his parents,
who claimed that they were unable to
support him. They gave him dollar to
pay his fare on the cars, he says, and told
him never to come back
Two boys, Tommy Jones and Harry
Baird, were recently smothered to death
at Topeka, Kan, by the caving in of a
sand bank: They, IN company with sew
eral other boys, had dug hole in the
bank, and were playing at Housekeeping
when the roof fell in and caught four Of
them. The alarm was given by those
outside, and men with spades were soon
on the ground. Two of the boys were re-
covered with but slight Injuries, but
Jones and Baird were dead when taken
out.
The Augusta (Me.) Journal publishes
this statement: IA referees court was
held in this city the other day, one of the
conditions of the judgment being that in
case of disagreement, the decision of the
majority should be final. As there were
but two members on the Board, the ques-
ton of majority had to be tested by the
scales. Harvey Chisam, Esq, and Hon.
J. W. Patterson were the referees. Mr..
Chisam had the advantage as he was the
heaviest
"A horse belonging to E. Tirrell, of
East Weymouth, Mass, had been in the
habit of going to church in the north
part of the town, but in consequence of
sickness in the family had not been for
some weeks. The horse, no doubt, be-
gan to think his master had fallen from
grace, and concluded to 60 on his own
hook. On late Sunday, when the bells
began to ring, he managed somehow to
get out of the barn and started for church,
calling at the neighbours on the way, and
putting up in the shed until services were
over, when he returned home, thinking,
no doubt, he had set good example.
There was startling scene at the
burial of Richard Burns in Greenwich,
Conn.,, lately. The body had been
brought from Norwalk, and the box was
about to be lowered into the grave when
Burns daughter began to scream that her
father had been murdered. Several hyster
ical women Joined her in the unseemly
uprOar. The box was lowered and the
grave partly filled. There were rumors
that Burns was found dead on the floor of
his house, with a hole in his head, and
that he had lain several days before he
was discovered. There were numerous
other rumors concerning the affair, one
being that he had sold his property and
lately received $3.50 in cash.
On last Saturday evening Harry
Bemiss, an old gentleman living about
one and half miles from Lickskillet, in
Anderson County, went to his barn for
some purpose, and is supposed to have
tainted. His little boy, about eight years
of age, going there shortly after, hunting
eggs, saw his father lying insensible and
large SOW, weighing about $50 pounds,
voraciously engaged tearing the flesh
from his head and face. The little fellow
attempted to drive her away, but she
made battle. He then went to the wood.
pile, and getting an ak, returned and he
roically assaulted her, knocking her
down, and continuing his blows until she
was killed. Some workmen passing by
went into the barn, and hearing the boy 8
account, cut the SOW open and found in
her stomach portions of the scalp and
hair of the unfortunate man. They car
ried him to the house, where, though in
sensible, he lived until the next morning,
when he died.-Leban0n (Ky.) Times.