COUNTY NEWS JOTTINGS.
Last Wednesday, John Pasque, lightkeeper at Sturgeon Point, tried to shoot off his rifle, but the cartridge was no go. He took said cartridge from the gun, and employing the expeller endeavored to remove the cap from the shell, and just then there was a change in the appearance of things. The cartridge exploded in his hand; the ball considerably shattered several of his fingers, and, passing through his vest and shirt, struck one of his left ribs, producing a slight flesh wound. It was a miraculous escape of death for John, to say the least.