The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-03

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AT Philadelphia, Eflie Dacostra.
aged "a, was fatally burned by her
clothes taking fire bytreading on match.
Hattie Green, aged 20, attempted to
rescue Miss Dacostra, and was also
burned to death.
James Wheeler, who lives near
Belvidere, Boone County, ILL.,, spread
some strychaine on some bread, intend
ing to take it To the barn and poison
mice with it, but placed it on a shelf in
the sitting-room and forgot it when he
went out Soon after, his wife came in
the room, having in her arms little A.
year-old niece, and the little girl, spy
ing the bread and butter, asked for It 10
eat. Her aunt gave her some, and soon
she went into spasms and was dead in
about half an hour.
jeff Harvey, son Of Mr.. t. G. Har-
yey, living near Water Valley, in Hick-
man County, Ky, went into the barn
with his half-brother, Willie, to kill
some rats. They had run several rats
between two sills in the house and had
their pockot-knives killing them. In
the excitement Willie slipped, and in
failing threw up his hand IN which he
held has knife and stabbed Harvey il the
left breast, infiicting wound from
which he died in about 10 minutes.
Shooting casualties: Frank Max
well Of Stcubenville, Ohio, went out
duck-shooting, and while dragging his
gun carelessy out Of the boat, both bar
rels were discharged, the contents pass
ing through his body, causing instant
death. Il homas George, aged 30, Of
Frazersburg, o., went hunting and the
next day his liieless body was discover
ed IN the woods near his home with a
bullet hole in his head and his empty
gun lying near him.-Upton I.ongshore,
aged ~, whose parents live near Larue.
o., was playing with loaded gun I'M
company with a little girl. The latter
pointed the gun ut the boy snd pulled the
trigger, the charge passing through his
chock.-At Air-iine junction, near Tole-
do, o., Panl lsudolph,aged 5, shot and in
stantly killed his playmate, Otto Bcnninr.
aged IL, with pistol. There are con-
iiicting reports as to whether the shoot
ing was intentional or accidental.-At
Mooresville, Ind, a child Of Geo. STEMS,
about months old, was accidentally
shot through the head by its sister, s
years old, while playing with n loaded
pistol which her father had carelessly
left lying on the table.--At Plymouth,
Ind. Edward Schafier was instantly
killed BY the discharge Of his gun while
hunting--Frank M. Beatty, Of Fort
Peck, scout, was accidentally shot
through the heart by James Leeds. Both
ire well-known frontiersmen.
Some recent suicides: Mollie
-arnes, an orphan girl of McConnells-
rille, D., was betrayed and deserted bv 4
ler lover and killed herself with strych-
line. John Hassler, aged 90, a well
Known resident OF Summit County. o..
hanged himself on account Of financial
'mbarrass ments WIN. H. Dana, 4
Toung physician, committed suicide az
Marion, o., by taking four grains of
morphine He was disappointed in
Aull, travelling sales X
nan, Frank Sfraub, shoemak-
=, and Horatio Burgoync, aged
y, are among recent suicides
a Cincinnati.--J. M. Brown, aged 2s,
. drummer for an Eastern boot and
hoe house, got on spree in Chicago
md wound up by taking dose OF chic
al from which he died in Jhort time.
young man named Flick fell in love
nth the daughter Of his employer, a farm
= near Appleton, Wis, and because
he girls parents objected to her re-
Giving his addresses, he killed himself. N
Henry Groemcr, who resided near
'arker City, Pa, went TO the
roods, and stripping the bark
y a sappling which hung over
dvine, twisted IL into . rope without
L from the tree, tied the end II