The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-29

1eOT1e hiuucr was burned to dealt
In his house at Defiance, o., and tn,
other members Of the family barely e.
capped with their lives. The fire was
caused by lamp explosion.
AT Beallsville, Pa, Tinney Kinder
was fixing "A bolt in portable sawmil
running at high rate of speed, when
his foot slipped and he fell in front OF
the saw which completely severed his
head from his body.
Lightning struck church near
I.iter's Ford, Ind, while services were
in progress, killing Elias Biddinger and
severely stunning nearly every other
person present. Mr.. Hodges, while
walking along the road about mile
from Memphis, Wis, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Another
gentleman with Hodges was also struck
and dangerously injured.
AT Davenport, Iowa, Jeremiah Pat
terson accidentally shot and fatally
wounded his son Henry, aged l6, with
a revolver Near Nichols, Iowa, N.
Rouch, aged Is, was shot and instantly
killed by the accidental discharge Of his
own gun while out hunting. At Oquaw-
ka, Iowa, a young son of Mr.. Leonard
Schell was killed BY the accidental dis
charge Of a gun with which he and some
other boys were playing, not knowing il
was loaded. Near Cumberland, Ind, n
young lady named Meyers was seriously
wounded in the eye by the accidental
discharge of q pistol while trying in a
jocular way to wrench it from
the hands Of young school-teachcr
boarding at her home. AT Whitewater,
Wis young man named Henry Deu-
ter was shot through the heart by the ac-
cidental discharge Of his gun while hunt
ing. AT st. Louis, Mo, Oscar Marshall,
picked up pistol which he supposed to
be unloaded, and going up behind his
step-sister, Henrietta, aged IL, who was
reading, he snapped the pistol close to
her ear in order to brighten her. A ball
penetrated her brain, killing her almost
instantly. They were children Of
well-to-do and intelligent colored family.
John Louder, aged IS, wealthy
and respected farmer Of Lafayette Town.
ship, Allen County, Ind, hanged him
self in his barn. III health and general
depression of spirits were the only known
causes Of the suicide. Andrew Shorts.
aged 81, well known farmer Of Mont
gomery County, Ind, loaded his rifle,
fastened a string to the trigger, placed
the gun through crack OF the fence,
with his head against the muzzle, and
pulled the trigger, blowing
his brains out. The supposed cause was
mental arrangement from long contin-
ned i'll health.--Mrs Andrew Kaiser,
aged 80, wife Of prominent clothier,
and lady Of high social standing, Of
Burlington, Iowa, committed suicide
BY taking morphine. Cause, jeal-
BUSY Charles GHthell, a Young
nan Of Houghton, Mich, drowned
himself, as Is supposed, on account Of
domestic troubles. Henry Masten-
brook, afarmer in vergennes Township,
Kent County, Mich, was defeated IN 4
lawsuit, and, crazed with anger, took a
shotgun and went in pursuit Of the man
who sued him. Not finding him, he
placed the muzzlc Of the gun against his
,wn head, and blew his brains out.--p.
I. Vanarden, First Sergeant Co. T., 9TH |
Infantry, stationed 1T Camp Baker.
Montana, shot himself with d needle
run; cause unknown. The deceased
vas said 10 be the son az the Countess
Dement,, Of Hague, Holland. I
Charles Ackerman, aged -, Of Green