Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-09-29

" killed by being crushed between th
rollers of u cane-mill.
Charles Ball, young man Twin
near Riverside, Washington Count,
Iowa, went to the pasture to get team
and when near one horse flash {
lightning struck and killed the anima
Ball turned to run to the barn, and whe
beside the second horse, near the barr
a second stroke killed both man an
horse.
AT St. Olaf, Otter Tail County
Mimi, a 4-year old child of Knute Q
Eggam lay down and went to sleep j
the oat-field, as is supposed, while it
mother was engaged in driving tn
reaper. The first intimation of DANCE
which the mother had was the horribl
sight of the child's head over the crue
cutter-bar. One leg and a hand wer
cut off, besides other frightful injuries
and the little one died in a few minutes
Shooting accidents: At Louisville
Ky, John STUNNED, a clerk in tea
store, while in conversation with
young friend named Geo. w. Chappell
had occasion to open the cash-drawer
Some dispute arose between the youn;
men as to the merits of a pistol tn
clerk had deposited in the drawer
Young Summed cooked it, and durin,
the examination his hand came in con
tact with the open drawer, dischargin,
theweapon, the ball striking young Chap
pell over the left eye, infiicting a morta
wound.-At Two Rivers, Wis, Mr
Fisch, formerly member of the Stat
Legislature, was killed by the accidents
discharge of his gun while hunting.-A
WyandOtte, Kansas, Harry Woods, age
IA, and girl named Jordan. aged Il
were scufiiing for the possession of
loaded pistol, when it was discharged
the ball entering the boys side, nearl
piercing his heart. The wound wa
fatal.
-CuriOsities of suicide: Martil
Leonard. a well-to-do farmer of Put
nam County, Ohio, cut his throat witt
razor at Dayton, where he had beef
to visit his wife, who is an inmate of tn
Insane Asylum.-Richard Wiggers,
Cincinnati tailor, killed himself by tax
ing opium liniment. Family trouble
said to have been the cause.-Mrs. Cath
arine Lamb, of Sandusky County, Ohio
cut her throat with a razor on accoun
of trouble caused by her drunken hus
band.-Esquire Allison, of Stryker
o., hanged himself withOu
any apparent cause.-James Stu
art, Postmaster at Stonelick
Clermont County, o., ended his lif,
with laudanum. He was distressed b,
both physical and financial ills.-Chas
Spencer, aged "a, of Connersville, Ind.
hanged himself in the lookup at Rich
mOnd, where he had been placed for be
ing intoxicated.-Wm. 5. Pringle, o
Clay Township, Washington County
Iowa, was troubled with melancholia
He was worth $4,000 and owed not
cent, yet feared he should come to pri
walton and want His wife was takel
sick, and one day he sat beside he
and famed her several hours
when she fell asleep. When sh'
awoke her husband was gone. His hat
coat, shoes and stockings lay beside tn,
bed. His body was found at the bottom
of well.-At Gloucester, Mass, limo
thy Favor, prominent Odd Fellow
hung himself in his chamber with q,
piece of bamboo, which he wount
around his neck and fastened over /;
door. No cause is assigned for the act
james Kearns, aged %, son of a Col
onel in the British Army, squandered /;
fortune and then shot himself in Mon
treal.
Foreign Notes.
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