The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-30
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A woman at Fair Haven, Conn /, the
other day, was poisoned by breathing the
odor of the blossoms of an allantus tree.
Mr. Gould, a Livingston, Me-, farmer
after picking lot of potato. bugs from
his vines, ate freely of bread and milk,
crumbling up the bread with unwashed
hands. It is supposed that some of the
poison juice Of the bugs got into the
bowl, as he died before the morning.
The one white swan upon the Public
Garden pond, says the Boston Gazette,
has formed an inscperable attachment TO
one of the velocipede boats that takes the
form of white swan. The swan attends
the boat whenever it leaves its moorings,
and stays by it during the night, biting
most viciously at any one who attempts to
drive it away.
DIR. Ephraim M. Epstein, a prominent
physician and chemist of Cincinnati, made
sad mistake last evening. which resulted
in the death of his own son His little
son Willie, bright lad of less than four
years of age, had been taken i'll, and, with
the intention of administering quinine, he
went to drugstore and thoughtlessly or
dered six grains of morphine, and, al
though bearing that label, the doctor adj
ministered three grains of the powder.
The mistake was discovered by his wife.
Two physicians were called in, who ad-
ministered antidotes under which the child
rallied for q time and appeared to be out OF
danger, but relapse occurred this morn
ing, and the little sufferer died.-Recent
Cincinnati telegram.
Yesterday morning, when box-c
which had Brought load of coal in cases
to the city from Council Bluffs was being
unloaded, it was found that some one had
occupied it as a passenger car during the
trip, having probably managed to secrete
himself in it before it was sealed up at
the Bluffs. That he had prepared tor the
trip was shown by the pieces of crackers,
cheese, etc., lying around. A piece about
sixteen inches in length and ten or twelve
in width had been cut from one of the
two-inch planks forming the flooring OF
the car; the passenger, whoever he was,
performing the work with his pocket
knife. Doubtless it required many an
hour to cut through the plank twicc; but
he probably felt that he had plenty OF
time. After the plank was cut he had 9
convenient little door by which he could
emerge from and return to his car when
unc trdlu sUOppcu ~ HAgnt. II 10 VI Jul oo
a matter of speculation as to when he
finished his trip Sacramento Record
Union.
"A Young man in this place, after try
ing in vain to get the girl Of his choice to
smile upon him, as . last resort gave her
a $40 gold ring on condition that she 6 60
with him one week." he being confident
that she would learn to him. She
accepted and kept the pledge. At the
end Of the week she Gid not like him. He
then gave silk dress of the value Of SIS
if she would try him month. During
the month he gave her another ring. She
tried very hard to love him, but did mol
succeed, and told him SO. The giver was
angry. He hurried to q lawyers Office,
explained his grief, and caused the
Young woman to be notified to call imme.
diateiy. The lawyer explained the charge,
made some remarks about the jail, and
demanded the gold ring and silk dress.
The young woman was frightened. She
said she would see her sister. The aistei
inquired about the matter Of an officer
The statutes were searched, and the
young woman was told to hold ON to The
prcpersy, which she will do. -Naahud
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