Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-24
Efaps and Siishaps.

Haps and Mishaps.
Miss Minnie Heskins, aged 10, who
resided near Greenville; O., was burned
to death in field while burning corn
stalks.
John Moran and John Durnell, two
young men, while engaged in plowing
near Fredericksburg, Ind, were struck
by lightning and Instantly killed.
An infant child of Hugh Edwards,
on farm four miles from Iowa City,
Iowa, was so badly gored by COW that
it died.
Elmer Kimball and Lee Guerrin,
two Lewisville Ind.) boys, were fool
ing with a revolver, when it was dis
charged, shooting Kimball in the mouth.
Hi, injuries fortunately were not fatal.
"A goose attacked little grandson
of Michael Wilson, farmer living near
Washington, Iowa, soaring the lad into
convulsions, from which he never re-
covered, dying short time after.
Frankie Browning, 5-year-old son
of Mr.. Eugene Browning of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, fell on a case-knife which he
had in his hand and cut his throat, al
most completely severing the windpipe.
There was no hope of saving his life.
Miss Minich, living near Castine,
Darke County, o., while out in the yard
washing some clothing, accidentally got
too near fire built for the purpose OF
heating water. Her clothing took fire
and she was burned SO badly that she
died in a few hours.
While carelessly handling re.
volver, John Montgomery, a young
married man, living near LawrenceVille,
Ind, shot himself through the body
The ball entered just above the heart
inficting serious and probably fatal
wound.
Miss Virginia Hicks, a young lady
of Wyandotte, Indian Territory, wa:
riding a very spirited horse, and wa:
thrown from the saddle. She struck or
comb which was in her hair was driver
clear to the brain, producing almost in
slant death.
"A 9-year-old son of John Miller
near White Bear, Mimi, during the
| absence of his parents, took down 9
shot gun and, supposing it unloaded
pointed at q little brother of d.
years, and discharged it, the charge
entering the stomach, causing death il
two hours.
"A 5-year-old son of Henry Bol
gan of Mankato, Mimi, while playins
in an unoccupied house with other chill
dren, jumped through window, ant
a scarf which he wore about his necl
caxght on a hook and hung hIm. Th
children ran to the house and gave tn
alarm, but so much time elapsed tina
when released he was apparently dead
By extraordinary efforts on the part O
the mother life was finally restored.
Foreign Notes.
"A St. Petersburg letter declares tina
the heads of the secret police have dis
covered that three-fourths of their me
are in league with the Nihilists.
BY the birth of daughter to tn
J Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meininger
: Queen Victoria becomes a great-granC
, mother, before she has attained the ag
of 60.
When the Duke of Connaught wa
married his Royal mother forbade th
bridesmaids to wear high-heeled boo,
, or pull-back dresses. Victoria,
: seems, is about as sensible as thoug
t she were not Queen.
, The Nuova Gazette de Palermo al
/ nounces that the authorities are prepaI
ing a biography of more than 4,0C
, brigands living in Italy, with short NJ
tices on their friends and associate
These gentlemen all belong to tt
l dreaded "Mafia," and many are said
r occupy high positions in the State.
The Prince of Wales was so tickle
D with the rifle shooting of DR.. Carve
!; the American, before his august pre-
ence recently, that he sent him lett
|, OF compliment, accompanied by go
horseshoe scarf-pin, studded with di
Q monds, and having in the center Il
q Princes feathers, with minute colort
precious stones in the band of the CO
U onet.
I'm the best Partisan society of la
u the power to read with grace, meanil
and intelligence has been much studie
Many capable professional readers a
employed in families. Indeed, readil
n threatens to replace the classic piano
'r the programme of the feminine educ
ton of the future. Paris has, too
m reading ,cit ty, composed of shopkee
s. ers and clerks, who every year have
Of grand public meeting for the interp
y. tation of literary masterpieces.