The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-05
Accidents and incidents.


Accidents and In ncidents.
The usual amount vi accidents and in
cidents which always accompany the
celebration OF the Nations Birthday oc-
Cured yesterday. Among them the fol-
lowing are the most Important:
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Eva Naomi Edwards, the thirteen
year.ol daughter OF Edwin Edwards,
Esq who resides at 1874 Richm md street,
was accidentally killed yesterday by a
gun, which was discharged while being
dragged across The floor by a nine-year-
old son OF Mr.. Edwards. The bali
struck little Eva in the back and lodged
in the neck. The gun belonged to u
step-son, Who, after loading it, brought
| it down stairs and set it in corner.
Mrs. Edwards was in the room when
her child was killed.
STREET-CAR ROW.
Between u ami O'Clock this morning
Robert Greaves, of Mt. Adams, becom-
ing ubstreperous in Thlr street car,
was collared by Officer Leonard, who at
tempted to get MIN of. Thomas Greayes,
| a b. other of Robert, inter.ered, and Il
| tight ensued, but both were landed in the
Hammuud-SLre Station-hOuse, but not
be ore Thomas lelL the weight Of Leon
ards fist.
Greaves, in the Police Court this morn.
| lug, was convicted and fined $5 and
costs.
| BUILDING IN DANGER.
Last evening about O'Clock one of the
many paper balloons sailing over the
city caught fire from the burning ele.
ment attached from which the gas is
generated, and in few minutes it fell
towards the earth, allghting on the roof
OF the Y. M. U. A. Building, corner OF
Sixth and Elm streets. q ute an excite
ment was caused BY the occurrence,
which subsiusd. however, when the fire
was eXlGnguished by two young men
who hurried to the roof.
ALONE HAND.
| A boy, name unknown, who lives al
| Clinton Court, on Clinton street, lost a
hand by premature explosion.
LITTLE FINGER GONE.
| Barney uonkum, who lives at No. ASS
Main street, and is seventeen years old
accldently shot off the little finger Of the
lett hand with pistol.
POWDERED HIS FACE.
John Mercnen, a lad OF twelve years
living at the nOrthN est corner OF Spring
anu Abigail streets, had mis- lace stverel,
burned Win powder.
| SHOT IN THE LEG.
A number of boys were enjoying
themselves yesterday afternoon at tht
corner of Third ami Sycamore street.
by firing pistols, when one OF them
named Jesse Minor, discharged his
weapon at d companion named Flotow
The bullet passed through the cali of hi
leg. He was taken TO his home on Thirt
street. Minor was ARE sted and cnargeC
with malicious shooting.
| Flotow, The wounded lad, was unabl
to appear in Court thIs morning, am
the case as therefore continued TO mex
Tue ,day.
SHOT HIS WIFE IN THE NECK.
Albert j. Butter Was chock full o
patriotism last evening, and while care
lessIy tooling with a loaded revolVe
shot mis- wife in the neck. The acciden
occurred at the residence of the parties
No. % Rittenhouse street. Dr.. Neav
pronvunces it merely flesh wound
Mrs. Butler was resting easily Jhl
morning.
| wATERY GRAVE.
Willie Shannon and Willie King, bot
boys, accompanied by girl named Mar,
Nepper, went out in the river with
skif yesterday. On returning to tn
on o side their boat upset, and beIn
swept under the steamer + eetwood
Willie King was drowned. The othe
two escaped.
WILD SHOT.
Harry Walton, u performer at Heuck
Opera-nouse, corner of Vine and Tnil
teenth streets, while crossing the cana
bridge was shot through his coa,, but b
himself was not hurG. The shoots
could not be found.
BILLY PATTERSON STRUCK.
Simon ShaIer, who came in on an OK
cursion train from Dearborn County
Indiana, yesterday, to visit the Theolog
tcdL Garden, as he styled the z ~ ,.
was stopped by William Palter,on,
hack dliv. + for john Jennings, at one q
the depots.
i sAater wanted to 20 70 the z ,o-zo