The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-07
personal AND LITERARY.

We printed an account recently Of an
adventure of ex-Gov Henderson, Of
Texas and his daughter, who lost their
way while taking drive, and were in tho
woods two days without food. The
daughters anxiety was increased by the
fact that her father was nearly helpless
from paralysis, and she was soon after
taken iii with brain fever, from which she
died on the tlth Of May.-N. 2. Euensng
Post.
While the Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of Gard
ner, Me-, was immersing nine converts II
small stream near Lisbon Falls, on re-
cent Sunday, he was suddenly stricken
down with paralysis. One OF the converts
carried him to the bank, where he was
lifted into carriage and taken to dea.
con IS house. IF had died at the water"
he exclaimed, ' it would have been well.
| have always prayed that might die
with the armor on"
Near Antelope, Wasco County, Ore,
on the 21st Of April, Willie.n Robertson,
wife and cLild, were riding in wagon
down steep hill, when the little one saw
rabbit, and in its delight slipped from
the mothers hands and fell out OF the
wagon. Mrs. Robertson sprang out and
pushed the child away from the wheels,
saving its life, out at the sacrifice OF her
own. Her head was almost crushed be-
fore the team could be stopped, and she
died shortly afterward.
Ward. the noted American filibuster,
who, after following Walker in Nicara-
qua, took command of force of Chinese
and foreign soldiers under the Chinese
Govern ment In the Tapping rebellion, and
was killed in battle in 1859, has recently
been proclaimed god, and honored with
place in the Chinese pantheon. Two
temples have been erected in his homer,
ana in March last they were dedicated
with the most august ceremonies, United
States Consul General Myers being among
the witnesses of this curious affair.
"A practical joker has been playing o
rather harsh trick on Prof. o. H. Robin
son, of Rochester University, and sundry
newspaper publishers. Thirty or forty
postal cards addressed substantially thus:
ROCHESTER, N. Y. May7.
Please send daily for one year. Will remit
soon. Address Prof. o. H. ROBINSON,
Rochester University.
were sent to the publishers of papers and
magazines in various cities and States.
The Professors surprise may be imagined
when he found the publications pouring
in by mail one after another, but still
greater was his amazement when he re-
ceived quantity of bills for the years
subscription in advance. IN. Y. Ereaing
| Post
| in recent letter to the Baltimore
american, Jennie June wrote plaintive
true story of what woman did. have
one to match it: Two or three years ago,
an aged mother gave her daughter several
| thousand dollars to invest for her in some
safe and productive securities. By the
advice of friend in Wall street, the
daughter was led to purchase certain
West Virginia railway bonds: This
proved to be fatal mistake, for in few
months the stock became worthless, and
the little fortune was lost. AS soon as the
daughter received the news, she deter
mined by her own exertions to replace
every cent of her mothers money, and
never let the de old lady know that it
hau been lost. She did this with her pen,
working early and late, denying herself,
securing city and country for inforr'a-
ton. And she accomplished the task
| Just as Harriet Martineau forced success
from the most adverse circumstances.
! That woman was Jennie June" Croly
herself. Boston Transcript.