The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-03-21
Haps and Miishaps.

George Kidder was burned to death
in his house at Defiance, o., and the
other members of the family barely es-
capped with their lives. The fire was
caused by lamp explosion.
AT Beallsville, Pa, Tinney Kinder
was fixing 4 bolt in portable sawmill
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 a church near
Liter'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 a 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 10, 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 gun with which he and some
other boys were playing, not knowing Ii
| was loaded Near Cumberland, Ind, 8
young lady named Meyers was seriously
wounded in the eye by the accidental
| discharge of pistol while trying IN
! jocular way to wrench 1t iron
the hands of a young school-teacheI
boarding at her hOme.-At Whitewater
Wis a young man named Henry Deu
ter was shot through the heart by the ae
cidental discharge of his gun while hunt
ing.-At St. Louis, Mo, Oscar Marshall
picked up pistol which he supposed tC
be unloaded, and going up behind hi
step-sister, Henrietta, aged Il, who wa.
reading, he snapped the pistol close t.
her ear in order to brighten her. A bal
penetrated her brain, killing her almos
instantly. They were children of ;
weIl-to-do and intelligent colOred family
John Louder, aged 90, wealth.
and respected farmer of Lafayette Town
ship, Allen County, Ind, hanged him
self in his barn. Ill health and genera
depression of spirits were the only know
causes Of the suicide.-Andrew Shorts
aged 81, a well known farmer. of Mont
gOmery County, Ind, loaded his rifle
fastened string to the trigger, place
the gun through a crack of the fence
with his head against the muzzle, an
deliberately pulled the trigger, blowing
his brains out. The supposed cause wa
mental arrangement from long contin
ued i'll health.-Mrs Andrew Kaiser
aged 80, wife of a prominent clOthlei
and lady of high social standing,
Burlington, Iowa, committed sicld
by taking morphine. Cause, lea
ousy.-Charles Guthell, a youn
man of Houghton, Mich, browne
himself, as is supposed, on account o
domestic troubles.-Henry Master
brook, farmer in Vergennes Township
Kent County, Mich, was defeated in
lawsuit, and, crazed with anger, took
shotgun and went in pursuit of the ma
who sued him. Not finding him, h
placed the muzzle of the gun against hi
own head, and blew his brains out
T. Vanarden, First Sergeant Co. b, II
Infantry, stationed at Camp Baker
Montana, shot himself with a needle
gun; cause unknown. The deceaSe
was said to be the son of the Counties
Vanarden Dement,, of Hague, Holland
Charles Alderman, aged Is, OF Greer
point, n. Y, was threatened with
logging for some trivial offense, whic
so mortified him that he went and Dor
rowed a revolver and shot himsel
through the abdomen.