The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-11
A STRING OF STORIES.
Some Curious Accidents That the Newspa
pers are Telling Just Now.
a SHOWER OF LIME.
IEaston Md j Sfar.1

About Z OF CLOCK last Friday morning d large
aerolite passed over the farm of Or. P. u.
Cherbonier, in this county. The doctor was
not at home, but his wife and daughter saw 1t
very distinctly, although the sun was shining.
1t went in southeriy direction, appeared to
reyolve like rocket and then explode, giving
q loud report and disappeared behind the
woods. Now comes the strangest part OF the
story. About / o. clock p. M, five hours after
the aerolite passed over, q substance COM
menced to fall on the farm tnat looked like
berry were covered with a powder resembling
lime or magnesia. A quantity OF it was col
lected and kept until tbs doctors return. He
exhibited specimen OF the powder at this
office yesterday morning. Some OF 1t had adj
hered to the corn blades, and some was loose.
A MARVELLOUS AUTHORIZATION.
Cincinnati Enquirerl
George Wrenn Is five-year-old orphan-a
bright faced and intelligent little fellow
whose mother died in the City Hospital last
Tuesday and was buried In Potters Field.
Els father deserted his family some years
ago and Is now said to be III Chicago. For
several months Mrs. Wrenn occupied small
posite the Hamilton and Dayton depot.
About q week ago she left this place, taking
little George with her, and obtained shelter
at No 81 Long orth street. On last Thurs
was ordered from the LoBgworth street place
and took up hersresidence in q back room OF a
house on George street. This child was born
with O caudal appendage, tail something
like, that OF goat or a dog. DIR. L. G. Carr
made an examination yesterday and gave the
Enquere1. reporter particulars. The tail can
be moved at pleasure by tine boy, and when he
sits down heis not 1nconvenienced.
A BEE IN a MANS EAR.
York pa DailyI s5.m.5-
We frequently hear of bees creeping into
the ears Of people, which is generally attend
ed with great danger and considerable pain.
a case OF this kind YVES reported to us last
week. A bee entered one Of the ears Of David
Liebenknecht, OF Lower Windsor township
and although it would occasionally work its
way out so far as to be seen, all methods
adopted to eject it from it's hiding place
was proposed, and, BY closing the nose and
forcing the smoke down the throat, into the
eustachian tubes that connect with the head,
it had the desired effect TO drive the trouble
enknecht from any further trouble This is a
very simple and certain remedy.
HEADLEsSs FOWL ALIVE FOR FOUR MONTHS.
fOmaha Bee.l
There is on exhibition at Thomas Riiey's,
on Farnam street, q rooster without a. head
but still alive. The head was cut off in K an
sas four months ago. The bird is fed by the
throat and takes nourishment readily. 1t
walks round and round, and is very fat. The
spinal column was not broken when the head
was cut off. The present proprietor bought
It Tor $50, and has already made $1,000 from
1t In bets and SO on.
KILLED HIMSELF WITH A SPOON.
cleveland fO.) Herald
John D. Cooley, q young Pennsylvania. In
jail for horse-theft, got q spoon when his
supper was given him last night secreting The
spoon, he sharpened it on stone, and before
midnight had cut his throat with it, being
dead when found.
A CHILD KILLED BY 4. Rat.
Ellsworth fKansas) TimesI
Joseph Simmons, merchant tailor. of this
place, was awakened on Monday morning by
the crying OF his two-months child. h
turned Up the light and saw a large rat lean