Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-23
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l his head against Deam IN MS Darn.
George Barnard, Of Burlington, Vt,
was instantly killed by falling down
stairs, few days sgo. ~
I - Mrs Lucia McNelley was burned to
death at Claremont, N. II H.Crecently, her
clothes taking fire from stove.
Jack Jordel was killed few days
ago by falling logwhile working on a
roll.way in logging camp on the Man
istce River, Mich.
VIM. Cook, Of Beverly Townehlp,
Ont, recently shot his daughter, aged
twenty -four years, while in fit of anger,
and afterward blew his own brains out.
"A carpenter named ALFRED Coney
fell from roof at Detroit, the other
evening" breaking his neck and causing
instant death.
The residence of j. j.. Walton, in
Brooklyn, n r., was entered BY burg
lar. the other evening, and nearly 5000
worth OF diamond jewelry stolen.
Mrs Gottiich vogele was horribly,
and probably fatally, mangled by dogs
while going to her home near Newport,
KY, the other night.
Fred Hertfelder,- aged eighteen
years, was stabbed to death few nights
since by William Abberoty, aged nine
teen both belonging to Williamsburgh,
N. Y. The murderer escaped.
Samuel Smith, farmer, was re-
Gently waylaid and robbed near Frank
lin, Ind, by young man named John
| Cochran. Smiths skull was broken, and
he will probably die.
John Kroner was found dead in the
cellar Of his employers house at Newark,
N. j., the other day. He had fallen
asleep near the door of the furnace and
was suAocated by coal gas. w ~
.--Guilford White, Boston lawyer,
has been found guilty of receiving two
United States bonds of $4,000 each,
stolen from Amasa Stone, Of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Two brothers named Barron, of Ben
nington, VT, quarreled,s recently, and
one threw a stove griddle' at the other,
killing child Of the family standing
near.
The boiler in Israel Allyn's saw mill
near Eaton Rapids, Mich, exploded, afew
evenings ago, injuring Mr.. Allyn severe
ly, blowing out the eyes of the fireman,
named Goodrich, and slightly injuring
several others. q o. g
John Longenecker, employed in a
rolling. mill at Lebanon, Pa, while
stepping across the axle to which are at
tached the shears used In cutting iron,
the other day, fell into the machinery,
and had his head severed from his body.
-Wm. Meyers, young man residing
near Milford, Ind, went out hunting the
other day, and, while climbing fence,
fell, discharging the contents of both
barrels of the shotgun into his head, in
flicting fatal injuries.
Hyde Williams, negro, living
near Batesville, Ala, was shot and killed
in his cabin by another negro, the other
night, for no cause other than that the
murderer wanted the victims wife, and
thought the best way to get her was to
kill her husband He has been arrested.
Deputy Marshal H. H. Hughes,
while attempting to arrest two men
named Green and Miller, at point near
Independence, Mo, the other evening,
was shot and killed by them. Green
and Miller were charged with shooting
at some parties at West Kansas City,
and had fed to the country.
Samuel Hall, of Nelson County, KY,
who was on his way to Pittsburgh, was
stabbed fifteen times at Louisville, few
nights since, by some unknown party
His ears and nose were partly cut off
the jugular vein was severed, and he re-
ceived wounds in nearly every part OF
the body.
The towing steamer Lizzie Bayliss
was burned at Alton, ILL.,, few nights
since, and Capt. Oliver Cruel, of Quincy
i H., who was asleep in state-room al
the time, was burned to death, the flames
spreading 30 rapidly that he could not
be rescued. His Young brother was bad
ly burned while attempting to. reach him
Some inhuman wretch endeavored
to perpetrate a Wholesale murder recently
at Albany, Ore, by fastening bag oi
arsenic TO a pump in such o manner that
when drawing the water, it would perco
cate the sack and poison the liquid. A
school is supplied with water from the
we'll and had it not been discovered in
season the loss Of life might have beer
frightful.
! 81 The Judge of the Memphis (Tenn.
Criminal Court the other morning fined
ex-Mayor John League fifty dollars, and
sentenced him to Jail until he will
answer, for refusing to testify against hil
son Robert, charged with forging hi'
fathers name to an order for a small
amount. Mr.. League refused on the
ground that his testimony would disgrace
his son,
The child of Carl Wailand, who
lives near Chaseburg, Wis, died re
Gently and was buried secretly. The
suspicious of the neighbors becoming
excited the body was exhuIned and ar
investigation made, revealing the fac
that the child had been starved to death
The inhuman father and step-mothel
have been arrested. itIV VWtH III
Near Talladega, Ala, recently, al
insane negro boy had been chained by
his father in corner near the fireplace
where he might be comfortable. The
father left the house, two small children
remaining in the house with the crazy
boy. The father had provided gooC
pile of fuel to keep the fire up. The
crazy boy, as soon aa the father haC
gone, piled all the wood left on the fro
making an intense heat, which set fire tC
and consumed the house and burned
him to death. The other two children
escaped. s.t.--a. ..r.s---
"A singular fatal accident occurred
in saloon at San Francisco the otheI
day. An old hsbitue of the saloon
called Sleepy Tom," had just lain dowr
on lounge to take a nap, when an in
dividual entered the darkened saloon
stumbled over the unconscious sleeper
and fell heavily upon him The SHOCK
threw both men on a large earthenwarC
spittoon and crushed IL. When f'Tom'
was extricated it was discovered that his
verteb ebreA had been pierced by broker
piece of the spittoon.--The unfortunate
man struggled few minutes, and ther
all was over 81 40 NJ Az . * :
"A terrible tragedy occurred few
days ago at Etna, a few miles from Pitts
burgh. a George and Charles Seipert