Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-21
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

Sarah G. Gregg, of Texas, married
against her fathers wishes. The parent,
being rather more obdurate than usual,
smoothed away his domestic infelicities by
killing the unwelcome husband; then the
Sheriff, in attempting to arrest the parent,
killed him; and, finally, the gill killed
herself.
"A singular occurrence at Norwich,
Conn, has excited much attention from
all parts of New England. A rough-look-
ing tramp appeared at a house for food.
1t was furnished, and when eaten he was
handed sickle and requested to cut the
grass in the yard. He took the knife and
actually worked three hours in the hot
sun. The family were so overcome that
they gave him good dinner, twenty five
cents, and pair of pants.
"A young lady was teaching the Hew-
lit School, but had some trouble with one
of the Directors, who discharged her and
assumed control of the school himself.
The first day his authority was a success,
and he made young lady stand out on
the floor; but the next day his female pu-
pills consolidated themselves against him,
bound him hand and foot, took him down,
and cave him a regular old fashioned
thrashing.- TamhjU (Or6.) R<pOrter
A New Hampshire paper says that,
the other day, as three young boys were
fishing in Concord, one of them fell into
the water and sank. A large Newfound-
land dog belonging to Capt. Davis was at
tracted by the cries of the children, and,
running to the spot, plunged in, seized
the boy by the shoulder as he was sinking
for the last time, and swan with him to
| the shore some rods away, carefully hold
ing the boys head out of water as he did
so. After depositIng the half senseless lad
on the shore, the dog shook himself free
of water, gave a short bark of satisfaction,
and ran after his mistress.
"A deserter from the United States
Army went into business as a barber in
Oakland, Cal, and prospered. A former
cOmrade recognized him, and .extOrted
blackmail by threatening to expose hin.
to the authorities. The barber paid reg
ularly five dollars week for silence.
| Then the blackmailer took into the plot
a friend, who, by similar threats got three
| dollars week. A length a third rascal
| joined in the attack, and the barber, see
! ing that his payroll was likely to increase
! beyond his resources, resolved to kill OFT
/ the recipients Of his money. He shot one
of them, was caught in the act, and is now
in jail, where, awaiting prosecution he is
An Interesting case of feminine con-
stancy and devotion is noted in San Fran
! cisco. A short time since, in that city, a
lady called upon Capt. Douglas, of the
police force, and made some inquiries
concerning Harry Courtaine, a bibulous
comedian After a few moments con-
versation, the Captain recognized her as
| the wife Of Courtaine, who left him sew
entenn wears arO and has since been liY-
| ing in England She stated that recently
she picked up d newspaper and saw no.
| tice that COurtaine was lying i'll in the
| hospital in that city, and she came all the
way to see him once more. She learned
| at the hospital that he had been dis
! charged, and she desired to find him.
With the Captains assistance the recreant
| husband was found and the couple rec
onciled
Prof. Alvergnat, of Hartford, Conn,
has just died Of what may be called imag-
| NATIVE hydrophobia He had been bitten
/ by dog, not mad, and the wound was at
once carefully caaterized and washed.
| His torment began at once. Thoughtful
friends assured him that he must die of
| hydrophobia; they wrote letters to him
| about it, sug gesting remedies, and advis-
ing him to make his peace with Heaven +;
| they made him nervous and eXcitabe.
| He began to read medical works, and the
circumstances so preyed upon him that he
was attacked with the symptoms of hy-
! drOpkobia except that he could swallow
the water oozing from ice placed in a
cloth over his lips. He died in great
agony thirty-six hours after be first be-
came i'll, and about thirty days from the
( time of the bite.-N. 7. Sun.