KILLED BY A JELLY-FISH.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5106, 2 March 1885, Page 3

KILLED BY A JELLY-FISH.

A peculiar case of death from the stings of a jelly fish is reported by the Townsville Bulletin. ■It seems that Frederick William Smith, a boy 11 years of age, about halfpast seven on the morning of the 30th of December,' went into the shallow water of Ross Creek, near the Upper Ferry, to bathe, Shortly after, he was seen by Mr John Kelly, of Ross Island; walking-.in about three feet of .water, crying and striking his hands against his thighs. Mr Kelly at first thought the boy had cuthis foot m ith a bottle, but noticing that after going a few yards the boy fell down, Kelly ran to the spot, and found deceased lying dead in about three, feet of water, .with' a large number of jelly fish'all over his body, though not more than three minutes had elapsed from the time when he first noticed him. So numerous were the jelly fish that while Mr Kelly was removing the body from tlje water his own arms were severely bitten, necessitating aftertreatment to reduce the swelling. The deceased was seen by Dr Ridgley, who gave it us his opinion that death had resulted from the stings of the fish.

"It is a grand thing, is a Presidential election," said a New York hatter the other day to a reporter, who interviewed him. "It inspires the nation with enthusiasm, and luckily for us, the enthusiasm runs in the betting of hats. We have had more, than a hundred orders for election hats already, and not one quarter are in yet." The hatter instanced the case of a young customer of the firm, named Eiggs, actively, engaged on Wall Street. Eiggs had no fewer than 13 hats upon the result, "all eight dollar silk tiles," and he won them all. Not knowing what to do with 90 many hats, Eiggs sent a , dozen of his friends to the establishment to be fitted in his name. The reporter subsequently visited Eiggs's tailor, who " wore a happy smile,"- and oonfirined the hatter's statement with regard to election bets., "It life.of.our. trade every four years," said the tailor;" there are men who get in a stock of clothes on these occasions that last them.throngh several seasons." "How many suits did Biggs win?" asked the reported "Nine," replied the tailor," and he has had his measure taken for every one of them. And he is only one of many. You will see more nobbily dressed Demoorats this year than have been seen for 25 years past.".

A good story is circulated in the Court Journal about what happened in the House of Commons immediately after the darnellites had perforce permitted the Speaker to go home, It is the custom in the House of Commons, as soon as Parliament is up, to take up the matting, prorogue the Speaker's chair, and dissolve the collection of papers and books on the table. Within a quarter of an hour of the departure of the Speaker on the day of the prorogation, ei?ht or ten workmen took possession of the House. Before proceeding to business it occurred to them to hold an informal meeting of Parliament, '■ Accordingly some of them: disposed themselves on the Treasury Bench, others took possession of the front Opposition Bench, and one gentleman in his shirt sleeves seated himself in the Speaker's chair. A somewhat disorderly scene followed, about eight right lion, gentlemen speaking at once, the remarks being mingled with expressions which, even in these'times, would certainly be called unparliamentary. At length one of their number, a gentleman of the carpenter persuasion, shouldered a large hammer and introduced himself as the Sergeant-at-Arms, whereupon Her Majesty's Ministers and Her Majesty's Opposition—once more working iu. hearty unison—set upon him and rolled him over. The sitting was then suspended.

In Boston, Massachusetts, an iron;fly wheel, weighing 125bs and attached to a wood-sawing machine in a coal and wood yard, burst recently into many pieces, which flew in many directions, smashing wagon's and other objects, but killing no one. One pieoe, weighing about SOlbs, took a singular journey. It was propelled straight into the air, and descending into the front,entry, just inside the door, of a wooden dwellinghouse, a distance of 400 or 600 yards, The piece crushed through the flat, roof of the dwelling, which is a two and one-half story structure, carrying away plastering and lath?. It then went through a feather bed in the room, and taking an oblique course went through the wall about six inches from the floor, dragging with it a portion of the mattress,- The flying missile struck' the bed at its head, and just where as a person's head would naturally lie if the bed was occupied. Pursuing its course, the iron fragrant etill descended with frightful velocity, carried away a' portion of a flight of stairs, and went through another wall where its further progress was stopped.,

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