The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-31


Lilly Darnes, of Roscoe, o., aged
Z, died of loekjaw, caused by running a
nail in her foot.
-A3-yeaE-old child of J Longstreet, OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, fell backward into
tub of boiling water and was fatally
scalded.
Michael Brogan died near Wash
ington Courthouse, o., from the effects
of alcoholic poison. He drank two
quarts of whisky on his last spree.
Chester Mann was frozen to death
near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while in a
state of intoxication. He leaves a wife
and seven children in destitute eircum-
stances.
Mrs. Catharine Pasana, of Balti-
more: Mrs. Z. V. Clark, of Grand
Island, Neb., and Phineas Grindle, of
Yellow Springs, o., all came to their
deaths by the upsetting and explosion Of
kerosene lamps. -iH ..
Henry Summey, aged %, an en-
ployee in astave factory at Flint, Mich,
while working a circular saw was in
stantly killed A bolt came in contact
with the saw, throwing the same for
ward, striking SummeY on the right of
the neck, nearly severing the head from
his body.
The fatal shotgun: A young son
of Peter CuIlin, living near Kenton, O.,
while rabbit-hunting accidentally shot
and killed himself.-John Myers, of
Lawrence Township, Washington Coun-
ty, o., in getting over q fence, while
hunting, accidentally discharged his
gun, the contents entering just beneath
the ear, passing up through his head,
producing instant death. He had been
married only two weeks.-Frank Adams,
of Allegan, Mich, was out hunting, and
while standing upon log the gun slip
ped to the rear between his legs and
was discharged, the entire charge pass
inc into various parts of his body
Frank Hunter, an attorney of Lansing,
Mich, accidentally shot himself through
the left arm. He had just returned from
his bridal tour he will lose the ARM
At Newbaryport, Mass, James Hen
messy, aged u, intending to brighten
some girls, took loaded gun, when it
went off, Instantly killing Rosa Farrell,
aged 6, and wounding two Others.-Ed-
die Swalley, Il boy aged II, was acct
dentally shot in the head and killed by
the careless handling of a pistol in the
hands of a playmate, at Erie, Pa.
-Curiosities of suicide: Alexander
Former, a cabinet-maker of Evansville,
Ind, blew his brains "out with a shot
gun. He went to bed with the weapon
and pulled the trigger with his toes
Matthias Strodel, one OF the oldest and
most prominent German citizens of Fort
WAYNE, Ind, hanged himself in an out
house, and was dead when found. Mr.. !
Strodel was a large real-estate owner, /
but was pushed for money. His pecu-
mary difficulties, it is Thought, unsettled
his reason and caused the suicide, He I
was about 50 years old and leaves a /
large family William Grundmann, 4
cigar manufacturer of Milwaukee, aged !
@6, was found dead in the basement of
bis premises, having hanged himself by
4 rope, suspended from a joist OF the
upper floor. He had indicated to his !
wife and intimate friends that dull bust
ness and being unable to col
ectT outstanding accounts depress-
I'd him very much. He leaves
1 wife and four young children
Robert Foster, a well known farmer,
residing at Heltonville, Ind, II miles
"a. tiof Bedford, committed suicide at
he latter place by jumping from the
hird-story window of the Courthouse.
When picked up Foster was 10 an insen-
IDLE condition and lived but few min
ties. The deceased belonged to a large
md influential family and leaves a wife 4
md one child. No cause IS assigned for
he lofty leap for death.-GroTe Camp,
well known residentlOf birmingham,
Johh., cut his throat after having taken
POISON. He had become a mOnomaniac
lpon the subject of money matters. fire.
luently expressing fear that he should
,e Sold out by his creditors, notwith-
taiiding which he was worth some
,3g, 900 over and above all his debts.
odds ana Ends.
Am old hen don't prophesy an egg
IN Il has happened.-BsttHgs.
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