The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-11-02

Haps and Mishaps.
Mrs. Carter, aged about 60, living
north Of Blissfield, Mich, while cross.
ing the railroad track al that place. was
struck by the engine Of a passenger
tram, thrown 60 feet, and instantly
killed
Mrs Bellew, Of Bayport, Mich,
while viewing machinery at Kundingcr's
grist-mill was caught in a revolving
shaft, receiving injuries from which she
died soon after.
"A little boy, son Of farmer named
i. Brock, living in the western part Of
l,eavenworth County, Kansas, was play
ing with other children in a hay-stack.
and during his play hid in the straw
Some OF the other children had matches
and set the stack on fire, and the little
fellow was burned alive, his body falling
20 pieces when il was found.
At Auburn, Ind, the other morn
ing, facetious young man named
Ssuires picked up gun and brought Il
10 bear upon Mr. and Mrs. Ault. friends
OF his, who were Just coming out Of
Their house on the opposite side Of the
street, saying as he did 50, in order to
give additional point 10 the Joke, ssYour
money or your life. z OF course the
gun WAS loaded, and equally OF course II
went off in the hands 81 the idiot. The
larger portion Of the charge entering
Mrs. Ault's head. killing her instantly,
while her husband got the balance Of the
shot in his head, from the effects Of
which il was supposed he could not re-
cover. Squircs was naturally extremely
mortified al the tragical result of his lii
Tie joke, and gave himself. up to the au-
thorties. a Coroner's inquest was held.
and a jury returned verdict 81 death
by accident and carelessness. Souires
Is now at large, on bail
Recent suicides Robert Anderson.
aged G3, an old and respected resident
Of Wyandotte, Kansas. cut his throat
with razor. He leaves wife and one
child. Intemperance was the cause
DIR. VIM. Hamilton, Of Galesburr. III.
4 prominent physician, shot himself
Cause not stated George A. Smith.
who resided near Georgetown. vermil-
lion County, l., shot himself on account
q financial troubles Otto Sanger. a
Dook-bindcr, aged "a, killed himself bv
jumping from fourth-story window 81
he jefferson House at Dubuque. Iowa.
Charles Tinker, Of West Cedar Rap
DIS, Iowa, shot himself while in fit 81
ntoxication. -S ilas Norton hanged him.
elf at Logansport, Ind, while in state
4 the "blues. Jake Smith, cigar
maker, shot himself at Brazil. Ind
doughty Curtis, who lived near VIII
o., and was in goo,. circum-
tances, shot himself. Maria PAYNE,
gcd ~, Of Muskingum County,
D., drowned herself. driven thereto. n !
be ayerred, BY the cruelty Of relatives.
Emma Parker, aged 10, Of Adrian.
Itch, hanged herself. She had former
Y been insanc.--K. Stephens killed
imself at Inkster, Mich, on account
1 the death Of his mother and business
roubles. George Spangior, aged IL.
hot himself At Pitfsburg, Pal. while I
lilering from malarial fever.--G. W.
Saddell, late chief clerk in the Auditor (
GENERALS Office nc Pittsburg, Pa. also !
hot himself Mrs. Caroline LEROY. |
life 81 formerly wealthy. merchant, I
rowned herself in the lake al Central {
ark, New York City. Her husbands ]
nsincss losses and consequent forced !
'trenchment ia his stylcof living, rem I
cred her life insupportablc.