Distressing Casualty. On Saturday, the 27th inst., Mr. John Day was killed by the fall of a tree, while riding in a hone horse wagon, through a piece of woods near Sand Prairie, in Richland county. The tree was blown down by the wind, striking Mr. Day in such a manner as to throw him back, leaving the body of the tree across his breast, nearly cutting him in two. He was otherwise badly mangled. Mr. Day was an estimable man, and leaves a large family to mourn his sudden death. Mineral Point Tribune Nov 6, 1855