The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-11-15
lMciilcMts and Accidents.

i. w. Green late President of the Con
necticut Fire Insurance Company, cut his
wife's throat last week, causing her death,
and then cut his own. The wretched man
who was insane at the time, will not proba.
| bly, recover.
A boy in Cincinnati, named O'Rricn, II
years Of age, was being instructed in the
musket drill by his father. The word to
load and fire was given, and the boy dis
charged the gun, the hall striking his
mother in the right eye, inhicting prob
ably fatal wound. He was taken into Gus.
tody.
In a fight between two negro boys Al
Louisville the other day. one threw hatch.
er and cut the others eye out.
! Mrs. Edward Adcock, who was living
! with her son, near Monmouth, Warren
county, Ill.,, was burned to death. by the
explosion Of 4 Kerosene lamp few days
since.
/ 4 Boston lady recently lost several hun.
dred dollars in money aud jewels, her house
being entered while she was out. Since
then she has carried her money and jewels
in her pocket book, and one day last week
her pocket was picked while shopping. Of
$500 worth Of jewels and cash.
Last Tuesday night the wife Of Andrew
Marsh, living some five or six miles south oil
this city was attending a sick neighbor.
About o'clock Wednesday morning she
attempted to fill lamp with kerosene while
it was yet burning, when it came in content
with the flame and exploded, covering her
with the burning fluid She ran out Of the
door screaming. and those who were watch
ing with her followed her out, and threw a
H. - - l-.
the door, on her, and subdued the flames.
T! She then started for home about half mile
distant, running and uttering the most fear
full cries Her husband heard her and met
her at the door, and took her in his arms to
carry her to the house, when his fingers
penetrated to the bone, 50 dreadfully WIS
she burned. She died about 3 o'clock We'd
nesday ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Hl.) Reriew,
October 20.
a young lady Of California. recently
broke her neck while resisting the attempts
Of a young man to kiss her. This furnishes
. a warning to young ladies.
A curious railroad accident occurred at
Clinton, Conn.,, few days ago. An express
train was approaching, when q COW, annoy
ed by small dog, dashed on to the rails.
When the train had passed, the COW lay with
her head cut of, and the little dog with his
tail cut off, sat between the rails looking
after the retiring cars with face indicative
of the most intense establishment and dis
gust.
On Friday, the 10th, Chas. Ernst, a sa-
loon keeper Of Chi 'ago, was shot in the
wrist by his wife who was quarreling with
him about the disposal Of some furniture.
Paris, Beach, Ernst-what next
gentleman informs the Springfield I'LL. }
Journal that on Monday night the 9th, as
the up passenger train on the Chicago, AL
ton and st. Louis Railroad was il the vicin-
ity Of Chatham one of the lamps in the pas
senger car fell from its fastenings and burst.
throwing the oil over the floor. In the fall
the oil became ignited, and the flames flash
ed along the car with fearful rapidity en-
dangering the lives of several lady passen-
gers. but who escaped as by q miracle.
Before the flames were extinguished several
seats were burned, and had the car been full
many must have lost their lives before they
could have escaped.
Mr.. Joseph Stricken, an old and esteem
ed citizen Of Quincy, ILL.,, was killed on Sat-
urday while loading wood upon flatbsat.
A heavy stick struck him upon the back of
the head.
4 tree fell across the track Of the Column
bus and Indianapolis railroad on Monday,
just in front Of an approaching express
train which was thrown from the track, and
one brakeman killed. The engineer and
fireman were also injured, but no passenger
was harmed.
A lad named Joseph Swinebold, aged on
" fourteen years. of Peoria, attempted to
commit onicido IN Sundo y nv eh0ntiu0 him.
self. III treatment by his parents was the
cause. He is yet alive, but in . critical
condition.
A tiger died Of cholera in the Geological
garden in Madrid.
Mrs. Lucinda Hall of Springfield, Mass,
died at the breakfast table, She was the
last of family Of eight children, seven Of
whom died suddenly in their chairs, the
eight being found dead in the bed.