New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

DAsGER PROM FLY PoIsos OR COBALT. Boz
ton Medical and Surgical Journal contains report OF
case Of supposed poisoning by cobalt at the close oil
which the writer proposes the following questions viz:
lst Is cobalt such as used to destroy flies poison :
and if 30,
Cd What are the Characteristic symptoms
Sd. VIVA, known of the treatment
Dr. j. w. Smith Of East Franklin ~ Y, replies in the
same journal 10 the above follows As the SUBJECT Is
one OF considerable importance owing to the danseroa
and very general fly poison of the substance ao
surdly called cobalt, offer the following:
Some Of the salts of cobalt irrtans 10 some eAteu
but the article in common under that name Is y!
poson is very pure form Of arsenic, containing ohy s
traces of cobalt commonly in the form OF an arseniure
Such being the fact theA characteristic symptoms au
tLe roper treatment in case of poisoning from Us use
will be the in ordinary case of poisoning Win
arsenic .oL;
it are unfequeD' and it, sale and as cobalt =
reprehensible and dangerous practice which from que
regard 70 human life ought To be abandoned by druggists
and dscOunienanced by all classes. m.
prof. B Sliman, Jr., in his Chemistry, says; ms
metal arsenc knewn by druggists under me eosnrd
name Of cobalt, and used to destroy flies froL SILL
man. Sem in his public lectures also denounce the prac-
tee dangerous and often productive OF iata ehect
DrsTRsssIsG AFrnR-On last Monday afternoon a
young lady aged about IT, daughter of Mr. John NJ WEBB
of Norfolk was killed by ball from pistol hred by Nh
Howe. a relation Of the young lady. The N0[0h argus
gives the following particulars of the melancholy occur
renee: Miss W. Il visit TO the family of Mr. Brown
on Washington Point, and at the time mentioned MI
Howe took pistol with two barrels, only one OF which
as be enormously supposed loaded. This he hred IN
the ward Then putting percussion caps he returned
TO the house in which slss w and others and point
ing the pistol OF those present. pulled the trigger
and discharged yea caps without doing harm, but on
pointing toward the lady mentioned one OF the barrels
was discharged lodging ball in her neck intctlng Il
terrible wound Just above the collar bone on the lett SIDE
and she fell to the floor bleeding prolusely.
Dr. Constable in attendance a. soon a. possible
after the accident remained during the night, and dill
gently afforded every means If reif suggested by med
cal and surgical skill and experience. Miss W. fingered
in intense agony until II o'clock, A. NJ, the following
day when she was relieved by death OF her suherings
while surrounded by large number OF relatives ana
friends who had gathered around her with the most ardent
hopes that her life might be spared. Rich Enq 29th
FREE MEDICAL CoLLRGE--The State of Michigan has
the honor of being the first State in the Union ii not in
the world which offers the student from all 2rts0ns Of
hnrica a complete collegiate OF medical instruc
ton free Of charge The College is in Ann iarbor where
seven Professors duty the course OF studies Is
said be comprehensive and thorough; the term com
mecng on the first of October aud continuing SIX months
Gen. Frederick Richmond prominent citizen OF Sar
dina Erie County died Sheb0y gan WIS, on the lth
inst He emigrated 10 this country in 1909. and has re-
sided in the sape place to the present time In the war
of 1912 he bore active and heroic part having been
wounded and taken prisoner at Queensi0n. lie was ex
changed ia 1914, Immediately reoined hs regiment aud
was engaged in the memorable sortie from Fort Erie.
Buffalo DemOcracy, 18th.
Mr. Nicholas IIarter of Deerfeld, Oneida County 80
year of age remnant Of the Revolutionary soldiers, ded
a few days ago.