Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Three white men named Story, Kill
patrick and Bush were killed a few
nights since near Pickensville, Ala, by
negro, who escaped.
Charles Voelmle was killed at Phila-
delphia, the other day, by William Henry,
while quarreling over a small sum of
money.
in fight near Millersburg, KY, the
other day, John Shuley was shot and
killed and three others were badly
wounded.
"A boy named Anderson was killed
by lightning during Sunday school serv-
ices in the Swedish church at Buffalo
on recent Sunday.
Dubois Ettinger was recently killed
by lightning in his barn in Ulster County,
N. Y. Two other men were in the barn
at the time and were seriously injured.
Charles Fry, circus employe, was
so badly beaten at Alexandria, Ont, the
other day, by Henry Coe, another em-
ploye, that he died the following day. v
While two boys were shooting back
birds near Trenton, Mich, few even
ings since, one named Labelle was acci-
dentally shot and killed by the other
Rushlow.
Barney Coyne, a boy, was shot and
killed by Henry Green, at Newport, Ky,
few days ago, while he and some other
boys were raiding melon patch, the
property of Green's employer. u
Frank Nelson, engineer, was killed
near Frankton, Ind, few days since,
by the explosion of steam threshing-
machine. The explosion was caused by
lack of water.
Two children of G. II. Stevens, re.
siding at Hillsdale, Iowa, aged three and
five years, while playing in their fathers
barn set 1t on fire with matches, and be-
fore they could be rescued were burned
to death.
"A quarrel arose between the children
of two families in New York dwelling,
named Tate and Warren, the other even
ing, and when Mrs. Tate demonstrated
with Mr.. Warren the latter stabbed her
fatally.
AT Plainwell, Mich, the other after
noon, w. G. Hawley accidentally caught
his foot in the cylinder of threshing-
machine, tearing his leg to pieces up to
his thigh and terribly gashing his bowels.
He died Immediately.
An infant son of VIM. Huss, a
farmer living near jamestown, Wis, was
drowned in swill-barrel few days
since. The barrel was sunk in the
ground, and, being uncovered, the child,
fifteen months old, fell in unobserved.
Mrs. Samuel Spinney, of Glenwood
Plantation, Me-, recently left her two
little children asleep in bed while she
went to call ON a neighbor, but, before
she returned, house and little ones were
burned.
Robert Dougherty, a widower living
alone at Longton, Kan, was murdered
by some unknown party one night re-
Gently. His head was horribly mutilated
by blows from a hatchet. The object of
the murder is supposed to have been rob-
berry.
"A negro named William Thompson
assaulted little white girl at Mitchell's
Station, W. Va, a short time since, and
was arrested and lodged in Jail the next
day. At night lie was forcibly taken
from the Jail by a body of masked men
and hanged.
"A dispute between w. W. Daven-
port and Eli Bell, two Dewitt County
(lowa) farmers, over small debt the
other day, ended in a quarrel, during
which Bell was struck and fatally
wounded with a scythe. Davenport was
arrested.
The body of Il man named James
Williams was recently found in pond
near Winchester, Tenn, with bullet
hole through the head. His wife, her
two sons and man named Felix Holden
were arrested on suspicion of commit
ting the deed, and Holden committed
suicide in Jail.
Two notorious roughs had fight on
the dock at Detroit few afternoons
since, which ended by David Sullivan
throwing George Siggins into the water,
where he drowned before the eyes of his
adversary, who refused to assist him.
Sullivan was arrested.
AT aSunday-school picnic near Ship
man, ILL.,, recently, VIM. G. Armour got
into row with George Newhury, one of
the Marshals of the day, in which he was
roughly handled. AS soon as they were
separated, Armour drew apistol and shot
Newbury dead.
George Roberts, engineer, and
Charles Highly, of the steam.tug Lyman
p. Lyon, were burned to death on board
the boat, which took fire and went adrift
on the Black River at Lyons Falls, N.
Y, few mornings ago. The Captain
and cook escaped by jumping into the
river.
Y. ]. Crank, of Coral, Mich, was re-
Gently shot by one of two men named
George Fisher and Lewis Armstrong.
Crane had some difficulty with his wife
during the day, and at night he returned
home to secure his pension and other pa
pers, when he was shot. The parties
implicated are under arrest.
AT Vincennes, Ind, few nights
since, two negroes, Charley Taylor, a
barber, and William Thomas, got into an
alteration, which resulted in the death
of the latter. Thomas thought Taylor
paid too much attention to his wife, and
threatened, unless it was stopped, to kill
him. He met Taylor with his wife and
attacked him with a loaded cane. Tay-
lor drew a razor and cut Thomas throat,
causing almost instant death. The Cor
oner's jury acquitted Taylor on the
ground of self-defense.
Recent eoal-oil accidents: At New
castle, Ind, Miss Eva Elliott was dam
gefously and her mother badly burned.
The former was trying to light a fire with
kerosene. Near Jeffersonville, Ind, the
ten-years-old daughter of George Hall
applied coal'oil to hurry up the fire and
she and her little brother were burned to
death. Jessie Larue, fourteen years old,
living near Salisbury, Ind, attempledto
kindle a fire with coal, oil the can ex-
ploded and she was burned to crisp.
A little son of Mr.. Meredecker, of Gale
donia, Wis, was burned to death by the
explosion of can from which his older
sister was pouring oil ON the fire. At
New Albany, Ind, Mrs. Frank Williams
used coal oil to kindle fire. The can
exploded, the lady's clothing was burned
off and her flesh cooked in a horrible
manner. Mrs. Mary Morrison was terri
bly, burned at Fairmount. Kan, by the
explosion of an oil.can and died in terri