The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10
INCIDENTS AxR ACCIDENTS.

"A Boston woman recently testified
that man had threatened to take her
life, and he, was put under bonds 70
keep the peace for six months. Since
then she has married him. 3ss9
A touching scene noticed before a
Baltimore toy shop, a few days ago,
was two little girls who had between
them smaller sister who was blind,
and were describing in detail the col
ors. forms and names of the articles
displayed. A4 8.
1t is stated on authority of the
London World that the Duke of Man
chester will succeed Earl Dufferin as
Goyernor-Genera of Canada. The
Duke is head of the house of Montague,
and is now in his fifty-fifth year. He
was married in 1852 to daughter of
| Count d. Alten of Hanover. bB
| -Rattlesnakes are so thick in Slaugh-
terville, KY, that they have driven one
man out of his house.. For two or
three nights in succession they could be
heard rattling under and around the
house, and as their number didn't seem
to diminish materially after he had
killed twenty-seven of them, he con
cluded it was time to clear out.
"A manwas killed in Canaan, Conn,
the other day. by the fall of a derrick.
He had romantic history. Hewas
one of the followers of Kossuth and fed
to this country. He had wealth and
social standing in his native land, but
before it was safe for him to retul \ he
met with such reverses that his spirit
was broken, his lady-love in Hungary
married another, and he finally sunk
into a common laborer and so lived and.
died. s. vs5 d st 7saial &
The champion 44don' 't-know' wit
ness turned up, lately. in Troy. He
said he was unable to give the, date, of
either his first or second marriage, hay-
ing taken but little interest in the af-
fairs. The Judge then asked him if he
remembered when the Rebellion broke
out. His response was: ''Oh, Judge,
you misunderstood don't see what
that has to do with the case, but be-
lieve it began some time ago; don't
just recollect when" The witness was,
here dismissed.
The Carson appeal tells of fami-
ly who were recently encamped in CAR
son; and whose appearance of poverty
led a benevolent man to tender ASSIST
ance, when the master of the rig said
he was heeled,' andinformed the cit
izen that, four years ago, he had sold a
large farm in Kansas for $4,000, and
that he and his brood, as he called
them, had travelled $500 miles in
" that thar rig, yonder," pointing to
his wagon, looking for some desira-
BILE spot to. locate, but as yet he had
not found it. He is now en- route for
Mexico. ..f.,..
The Jefferson (Mo.) Tribane says:
ga gentleman who lives in Vernon
County tells remarkable story of the
sagacity of dog which accompanied
him on his travels. While in the Short
Greek timber, on his way to Joplin, the
dog jumped and caught the horse by
the bridle-rein. Mr.. Ewing drove the
animal off, but it persisted in catching
the horse by the reins, until the gentle
man concluded it must be mad. Under
the impulse of the moment he pulled
his revolver and shot the animal, which
then ran back along the road over
which he had come. In few moments
Mr.. Ewing missed his overcoat. which
had been tied to the saddle. He turned
back to find it, and, after riding about
a mile, not only found his coat, but his
faithful dog, which was lying on the
garment, dead.