The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-23

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Baps and SIish-1s.
Bad luck attended Robert Hayden,
OF Pulaski, Ky. In one week his house
was burned, his wife eloped, and, final
", he got under an overhanging rock
just in time to be crushed to death by
its fall.
Charles Kruck, aged 16, while
standing with three companions on q
bridge in Toledo, o., the other day,
suddenly sprang over the railing, strik-
ing upon his head on the ice below,
causing instant death. The whole party
were somewhat intoxicated. No cause
is assigned for the singular suicide.
A horrible accident occurred a few
days ago in Plymouth, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa. Mrs. Nelson Page, a young
married woman, went to her husbands
mill to call him to supper, when her
dress caught in an upright shaft, max
ing 100 revolutions per minute, and her
brains were dashed out before her hor-
rified husband could shut down the
mill.
Harry t. Bennett, q young man
from Philadelphia, was on visit TO his
friend, b. II. Clark, clerk in the
Taunton silverware establishment,
Washington, ID. G. They had been con-
versing for some time, when Bennett
walked over to the water stand and took
up a glass which was standing there,
partially full, as he supposed OF water.
and drank the contents. His friend
Clark, when too late, remembered that
the liquid was deadly poison, a solu-
tion OF nitrate of silver and cyanide Of
potassium. The unfortunate man
walked To q neighboring drug store.
where antidotes were administered, but
they were unavailing. Upon being re.
moved to the hospits., he died in awful
agony in two hours from the time the
draught was taken.
Foreign Notes.
The King Of Holland has paid a
very great compliment to the French
actress, Sarah Bernhardt. He has pre-
sented her with grand medal Of honor,
accompanied by letter in his own
handwriting, both being handed to her
by the Dutch Minister 10 France.
Since the first OF January COM
pany Of French players has been plny-
ing in Berlin, for the first time during
the War. The critics are unanimous
in the opinion that only the French can
play really good comedy. The Ber-
liners are attending the performance in
large numbers.
ALI but three Of the Russian stu
dents who. on St. Nicholas Day, during
the service in the Cathedral Of Kazan,
made demonstrations and unfurled the
red flag bearing the inscription, "Union
and Liberty" nave been sentenced TO
penal servltude or transportation.
Within the memory OF the Oldest
inhabitant, Paris has not had SO mild a
winter as il is now enjoying. Thus faI
there hiss been no really cold weather,
and throughout January the tempera.
ture has been SO high that flies and
June bugs have made their appearance,
and the trees show signs It budding
Two or three such winters were noted
during the last century.
The Pail Mall Gazette SAYS the re-
suits Of the German elections are deep
" discouraging to the supporters Of tho
Empire. Bismarck will still be able e
command majority by skillfu
maneuvering, but his successors may
oe unable TO control the Social forces
which have acquired such dangerou.
intensity The results OF the election.
introduce an clement Of immense peri
into European politics. Tnev can MOI
but intensity BismaIck's desire to sec
Russia dragged into an Oriental war
and in any difficulty between Germany
and France they will not make him de-
sirous to find peaceful solution.