Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1879 — INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

—An overseer in Paris became so enraged at a laborer that the blood vessels behind his eyes burst and he became blind. —A woman at St. Cloud, N. J., whose husband eloped with a girl, kept the matter quiet until she comd run him in debt $250 for dry goods. —A note found on the body of a suicide at Worcester, Mass., contained the following: “ Don’t think I am insane or anything of the kind. Simply, I can find no work at anything, from shoveling to steam engineering. I have tried over twenty cities and farmers without number, and rather than beg or steal, do this act My reputation is unsoiled.” —A curious-looking man, bearing an antiquated blunderbuss, and attended by a couple of calves and a yoke of steers, has arrived at Costigan, Me., on his way to Aroostook, in the northeastern part of that State, to take up a farm, and says he has driven his animals from the northern part of Wisconsin, and has been four months and twenty days on the road. A counterpart of the Pocasset tragedy came near being enactefi at Malden, Mass., the other day. William Casey, sixty-four years old, who has acted strangely for some time, suddenly grabbed two carving knifes, saying he had orders from Heaven to sacrifice his little Son, and started for the hoy’s room. He was secured, however, just before he could accomplish his purpose, and he has been taken to the Danvers Insane Asylum. > —A curious conflict was recently witnessed near Millford, Conn. Some men saw a number of crows circling around a hawk which 'Was attempting to fly. The hawk was in the toils of a black snake, which had coiled itself around the neck and body of the hawk, binding the wings close, and having his teeth fastened in one of the hawk’s legs. The hawk had his talons fastened to the snake’s body, and both were nearly exhausted. The men killed the. snake, which was five feet in length, and captured the hawk, which measured fully four feet from tip to tip of the wings. The hawk had evidently pounced upon the snake, but would have lost the fight if the men had not interfered. —A passenger train ran over and killed James Palmer near Riverton, Va., the other evening. He was first seen as the train rounded a curve, lying flat in the middle of the track. The engineer applied the air-brakes, but was unable to stop the train until it had passed over the body, mangling it in a shocking manner. The remains were brought to Riverton and a coffin ordered from an undertaker at Front Royal, of whom it was ascertained that Palmer had that day ordered his own coffin, giviqg very minute directions as to how it should be made and decorated, and saying he would want it finished right away, as he would need it very soon. He was drinking on the day he was killed, and made numerous purchases, ,all of which, including his hat, he made presents to railroad nands on his way home, telling them he would not need the things any longer. —There was a thrilling scene at Hartford, Conn., the other day when John A. Crilly, foreman of the horsecar stables, undertook to capture a furious Btallion that had got away from one of the men. Crilly caught him by the mane and was dragged about the vard, and at last had to let go. The animal then turned upon him in the fiercest rage, rearing, striking and kicking at him, and Crilly seemed to be entirely at his mercy, but, watching his opportunity, he rushed between his forefeet as he was striking at him, ran under him and tried to seize him again by the mane, but. the horse was too quick for him, and turned upon him wRh flattened ears and open jaws. Crilly, nothing daunted, seized him suddenly by the tongue and gave it so sharp a twist tbatAtne horse fairly squealed with pain. This did the business, and,’’still holding him by the tongue, Crilly led the horse back to his stall completely conquered. He is now as docile as any animal in the cofnpany’s service.— Boston Journal.