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Show AtcidentatSalina. Sad indeed was tho accident Jit finllna on the Fourth of July of which the Trlbuno gives tho folio vlng: "Mr. 1. 1). Stoops boil just llnlshed willing the Declnrntlon of Iudcpcnnnce ut ten mlnutrs to II, when a thunderous rcKrt stnrtlcd tho audience nnd shook the building like nu enrtbrtunko. Agonizing screams from tla-co little girls apprised tho rclcurtuit Unit something some-thing more seiious than nirrlghb had resulted re-sulted An cunmhiHlion showed thu awful havoc wmuglit. Tbe flvc-yenr-old ilaiiglttur of Thom.is Crniio of'S illim hud hern struck by n p!no( niilu lictwten tbu k ut. i mid unklo ol her led leg, foil i liicbei of the bono lend Ih'cii sbiveicd to splinters tiiitl nfurwiidc pieces of it were found on tbo li)r ileal hi ; bbod wassplniihel over tbu beuchci-m-iir, wlieto the girl ut thu liino was-scntcd was-scntcd liHtciiug to tlin "xmulsei in P'ogress Two oilier rliildnn, the dni'ghteisof A. M. Cbiisleuncii, uleo of r-itliun, wns injuicd. One mis Miuek in the hud by n lljing pleio of lion, nnd ll o foot may have to be nmpuUlcd. Tbo ollur imuiicil u pnlnful llieli wound ftom n mistlle that. p.i(seil tluoiifli the- enlfofbei leg, tuenking no bones. IVnrs me eulcitittned ns to tbu Cim e child' recovery. Dr. Olsten of Kphiniin wns summon! d to nssist I)r West, tbe 8aliua pbysleinu, in umputiitiiig the jttjuird iiiembi, but K'fmu tbe operation could bo peifouued the aulltrtr hsd HiiUincdrn criieJ,Jpi'H)f blood Hie Iflnb was tafttiolPjt'st Le-low Le-low tho knee. The uufortiinnteeircumtlnucowns tl.e result of iimil'oidliutiou lu u young iiinn iinuied Orton Kelly, who inislstcd in hie Intuition to tlionii nnvil only n ew fee t from whet o the exeicises were being held. Although Mm committee ill chargo of tho day's festivities line ' oi hidden it, Kelly planted nn anvil tn tho ground nud Illlcl tho holo in it with ponder. Above tbo holo be p'aud tho nut orbiirrof u wagon jinimcil moto powder into that. Then ho loaded another nnvil with the explosive mntcrinl and ret It lu nu inverted position over tho othci so Mint nil the powder w. 11 In e'ontnet. On tup nt all 1 huph'tcd a threshing machine cylinder, making tho total weight of lion above the burr 2i0 pounds. When tho propni ' liuieuuuo, Kelly discharged tl.o loid i with u rel-hvt iron, nnd tho pressure autl charge weio (o eiioruios tbnt tin j wngou hnrrburtt into Kvcinl fiiimentt . and spel ibtiiiieli thmiir witli tctiiiie i force In addition to Ihe piercs that Hew iutolho Isjvveiy nud ciipplcd the three ibildtiu, one shot .tcrotfl tin Miu.iieuud b'liied itndt in I'r.'d V,' stoie j -mother biokc the lL.tb oil' n troe nnd landed upon n liouto tirre ss ll i street . mil u thiid pine wei t tliiniigu n band nud 'uto lite giouud near the pul'liu frchuol buihling.'JOli yuids uwuy, lAltu. Wo learn Mint the Uimio gir, euccunibi'd to her injuries nu Monday, |