The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-21
Uaps and Mishaps.

Chip Thompson, a rope-walker,
was fatally injured by a fall from rope
Al Alexandria, Va, few days ago.
David Garvin, prominent mer-
chant OF Fremont, Ohio, accidentally
shot and killed himself on New-lear's
Day.
-Al4-year old son Of w. ii. Hins-
dale, Of Grand Rapids, Mich. was ia
tally shot the other day while playing
with other boys. \ party II men were
shooting al a mark near by, and il Is
supposed one If them fired the fatal
shot.
While out hunting for rabbits in
the town Of OAK Greek, near Milwau-
kee. Wis. man named Carl Nichol
was accidentally shot by boy named
Mats Frey. Nichol died the same
night lie was man Of family, and
about A. years OF age
a child about2 years Of age, son Of
George Faulkner. Of Sioux City, Iowa,
drank some concentrated ley one even
inr recently and died from the effects
the next morning. The child's mother
had been using the ley and left il mo-
"
John Becker and Charles Bills
found in barn al Buffalo. y. H., q bot
tie from which they drank, supposing
the contents to be whisky. Soon after
They we're discovered living on the floor.
Becker died and Bills recovery was
doubtful. The bottle contained fusil oil.
AT North Bristol. o.. the other
night, Horace Faust, ~ North Bristol,
entered a room after his brother Willis,
aged IL. had retired, and, playfully
pointing a gun not supposed 10 be load
Cd. said. "l'll show YOU how | shoot on
the wing" The gun proved 10 be load
ed. and the contents blew the entire top
Of Willis head of.
John Morris. Young man about
y years Of age. living near Langley
( Ca, went to masquerade one night
recently lie had always been noted
I for laughing immoderately at anyfunny
7 incident Some ludicrous feature 81
u the masquerade caused him 20 set up a
I fit of laughing. when suddenly he stop
ped and fell 20 the ground. He wa,
picked up and physician sent for, but
4 he pronounced the case hopeless. a
Mr.. Morris had ruptured blood YES
sci. The unfortunate man died in /
few hours.
William Carlisle, a young mar
from Kentucky, shot himself al The
Good Samaritan Hospital. in Cincin
natl. on the "a. and died shortly after
ward. He was under treatment fo
lung disease, and growing despondenI
a. to the result, committed suicide
Oliver H. Moore, Of Cincinnati, who nc
cidentallv shot and killed man name,
Hess, some DAYS ago, committed suicide
on the 9th BY taking poison.-Wm
>nedeker. young painter Of Spring
field, o., sho. himself through the hear
on New-Years' Day. a marriage dis
appointment l. assigned for the rasl
act.-B. Il. Blake, an old pioneer 0
Noble County. Ind, aged 80, com
mitted suicide on the ith b,
shooting himself in the head. Iii
wife left him some time ago and applied
for divorce. lie told his friends h
could not stand the disgrace Of adivorc
suit, and would take his life on the da
of trial. which h. did A. Widman,
Dubuque shoemaker, cut his throat o.
the 2yth ult. Domestic trouble j. sup
posed to have driven him to the deed
lie leaves a wife and five children. "A
Little Rock, Ark. on the 3Oth ult., th
wife of &. J. Howard, proprietor Of
snake show exhibition, in {
Of jealousy shot herself throug
! the left lung. from which sh
, died in short time. She wa