Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-22
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A nurse dozed by the fire in Shelby,
KY, and baby fell off her lap and was
burned to death
"A little girl in Savannah, Ga, was
bitten on the finger by playful dog, and
died, in nineteen days, of nydrophobia
"A hunter in Cumberland, Md, tells
the following as q true story: " He was in
a tree, waiting for deer to pass; raised his
gun to fire at one, but just then he saw a
panther above him in the tree He
dropped from the tree, falling On the
deer, breaking its back. He then saw
bear near by, and was about to fire at
bruin, when the panther sprang upon the
bear and mortally wounded it, Just then
he fired at the panther, killing it, and thus
secured the panther, deer and bear.''
Mr. Alfred H. Parslow, one of the
sufferers by the Ashtabula disaster, ar
rived in town yesterday and was seen for
a short time at his former headquarters,
in the Office of Thomas Tilley, Esq He
is still suffering, as well he may, consid
ering the terrible nature Of his INJURIES,
A wedge, eight and a half inches long,
entered at the shoulder and, passing
down, came out under the arm, miracu-
lously missing the vital parts, and making
a hole through which the surgeon was able
to put his hands, one at each end, and
meet in the center.-CAicdg0 Inter- Ocean.
The effect of an ill-regulated di ct of
sensational literature upon weak men
tai system, says the San Francisco Post,
is well exhibited by the rather extraorCli-
nary career of three youngsters-Isaac
Wilson, aged fourteen: James Phalon,
aged thirteen, and Eddie Wilson, aged
eight-two of whom were captured under
the sidewalk at 05S Mission street, whitlI-
er they had crawled for shelter. On the
21st Of January they started on an ambi-
tious tour of highway robbery, the where
withal being furnished by a raid on Stein
fel's butcher-shop, at 1 ,225 Broadway,
containing $240, generously leaving the
butcher the balance to operate with
With this money they began round of
dissipation and debauchery, filling them
selves up with drink after drink of soda
water, and making the fortune of several
candy-sellers. With the intention of
"taking the road" they went to Oak
land, bought horse, saddle and bride
and shotgun, and started for the rocky
deiles and gloomy canyons of Temescal;
but, having got there, and failing to find
any old gentlemen with bags of gold and
pretty young ladies in their coaches, they
again sought the enticing dissipations. of
this city, leaving their stock in trade in
the highway business with J. ]. Perkins,
of Temescal. Coming back here, they
soon exhausted their treasury, and were
arrested as stated. Judge Louderback,
on Tuesday, sent them to the Reforma-
tory at San Rafael -
The audience of the First Methodist
Church, of Rochester, n. Y, were treat
ed to a couple of sensational incidents. the
other evening, that were not down in the
regular service. The pastor had just an
nounced his text when, suddenly, a tre-
menGous yell was heard which so startled
several ladies that they jumped clear
across the aisle. The yell, it was soon
ascertained, proceeded from a young man
who sat in the back part OF the house, and
who had been taken witha fit. When the
preacher was about half through his ser
mon, and when the foregoing incident had
been about forgotten. an unusual noise
was heard on the stairway and vestibule
leading into the church. One of the mem
bers hurried to the door, but before he got
there the startled audience saw the some.
what amusing sight ef one boy struggling
lo, get away from another who vas pun.
melIng him at 3 lively rate The two