Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

Alfred Graves, of Guilford, Vt, was
accidentally killed at Charleston few
days ago. He was in the act of binding
a load of hay, when the pole slipped,
knocking Mr.. G, to the floor, and he died
soon AFTER lD tas Ita #g-iaa
--One day last week a young man in
neighboring town was invited with his
sweetheart to attend a party, but unfor.
tunately was not in possession of enough
money to defray expenses. To provide it
he killed a neighbours dog, skinned it and
sold the hide to a tan yard, realizing
enough to supply his need -AarysriHs
lhy) Baatetfn,. Ess .F.r gasi rag,a
Not long ago snow-slide occurred
on Ophir Hill, Utah, carrying away the
boarding house of the Poorman's Mine in
its descent, in which were five men, VIM.
Higgings, foreman of i the mine; James
Higginson, John Toolc, Thos. Lynch,
and a Chinaman cook Toole and the
Chinaman escaped the accident, while the
others were carried over the cliffs below.
The bodies of Lynch and Higginson have
been recovered from the slide. A force
Of about 100 men at last accounts were
searching for the missing man.
"A well known negro in Lynchburg,
Va, died recently very singular death.
!. He called loudly tor the "blood to be-
caught in PAM and kept crying out he
would "never do SO again." And then,
says the Lynchburg Nesos, he stated in a
clear and connected manner, that about
three years ago white man, whom he
knew to have a large sum of money, drank
at his bar and got shaved by him. He
cut the customers throat with the razor.
concealed the body, and at night, assisted
by his brothers names and numbers pur.
posely omitted by us) he sunk the remains
in the canal with heavy weight at
tached, appropriating the strangers
money. He said that the canal was sub
sequently, dragged by the authorities,
hut the body having been covered by the
mud. was not discovered. His last cries
were prayers that the horrid scene Of the
and he died praying for, forgiveness for
the crime he had committed, The Neos
believes every word of the negro's stale
ment to, be the truth.
Near Stanton's Mills, Somerset Coun-
ty, Pa, there died recently two very aged
women, sisters, the elder aged eighty
seven and the younger eighty-two. They
resided withsthe familyof the son OF one
of them, and had both become somewhat
childish and intractable several months
prior to their death. They were sick al
the same time, and occupied beds in the
same room, footing each other. Ii is re,
lated by a neighbor that the two old
women quarreed just shoittime previous
10 their death, about the position ia which
the Bible should be placed upon table
in the room, land each was bound to have
her way. Too feeble to move, they lay IN
bed, and In the manner of little children
called each other names" meanwhile
shaking their fists ina way they probably
thought was very threatening. IL haa
been the boast OF each that she would live
longer than her sister; and at last when
the younger woman peacefully passed
from earth, the elder.seenied Tor moment
to glory in the fact that she had won the
race But 10 was not for long. Even be-
fore the body of her dead sister was cold,
She, too, rclinquished her feeble hold on
life, and slept the sleep that knows no
waking this side the portals OF the tomb