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Show A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Tha Small Itiijr, a Finale of Fowder and a I.ucifar Alutoli Arrive Again. The last substantial premonition of the fact that tho Fourth of July with the pop of the fire cracker w3 near at hand was reported last ovening from tho Eighteenth ward, whore Kichard, the little son of Thomas . Watson, met with an accident that may result in the loss of his eyesight. With his companions compan-ions tho unfortunate little fellow was loading and discharging a toy cannon, when a spark from a match fell into tho bottle containing pewder. There was a flash, glass Hew like grapo shot in all directions and the luckless boy fell to the ground blinded. A physician was summoned and all possible relief afforded. af-forded. This should be a stern warning warn-ing to the small boy with a flask of powder. |