The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-21
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

The threadbare story about cloth.
lng-dealer who cautioned customer
against mentioning the terms of his
| bargain to the dealers partner, as the
latter was subject to the heart disease,
is suggested by an accident occurring
recently in Connecticut. Samuel Cal
houn, cigar-manufacturer, aged forty
five, when offered an unusually low
price for his tobacco, suddenly fell in
sensible, and has since died from the
shock.
| The other night, at Oshkosh, Wis,
three fellows laid plan to clean out a
fourth at poker. The victim was dealt
! four aces, to induce him to bet, but was
| given six cards, SO as to make a mis-
deal. But 'greeny" backed his four
for all he was worth and won; and his
opponent charged him with having an
other card secreted about his person.
A search revealed nothing, and he de-
parted with his winnings, 1t was after
ward found out that he had slipped the
extra card into sandwich which he
was eating while the play was going
on, and had actually eaten up the paste
board!
The st. Joseph (Mo.) Chronicle
says: Speaking, the other day, of a
singular parsonage of singular habits,
gentleman of this city, cognizant of
the facts, stated that he knew a citizen
of Mercer County, this State, who
owned farm of more than thousand
acres, and the head of a family, who,
for fifteen years past, had lived with his
wife and children in a house without
windows; that during this time he had
not washed his face or hands; and that
through ridge of dirt ON top Of his
head his hair had grown like hogs
bristles, which he occasionally clipped,
as stockmen roach their mules
AT Memphis, Tenn, Il few morn
ings ago, negro called at the Jail. and
demanded permission to see comrade
confined there. Jailer Dawson refused,
and the negro began abusing him in a
violent manner, and Dawson, drawing
revolver, fired; but, missing the
negro, the ball went through the glass
door of Cornelius Griifing's grocery,
corner of Overton and Front streets,
some 200 yards distant, and struck Mr..
Grif1ing just below the heart, as he was
standing in the room. He turned and
ran into an adjoining room, and, falling
into the arms of his wife, exclaiming,
"Oh, Katie, I'm killedr' soon expired.
"A little Eureka, New, woman
awoke the other night to find burglar
prospecting her room for valuables.
The Sentinel says: "She lay very
quietly until he had concluded his
labors and transferred operations to the
adjoining parlor, when she quietly
arose, armed herself with revolver
which her husband had provided her
with, and which was snugly ensconced
under her pillow, and tip-toed into his
presence. Covering him with the
weapon, without tremor in her voice.
she commanded. him to disgorge his
plunder. There was blood in her eye
and determination in her voice. and the
bold burglar weakened at once. He
deposited on the center-table BRACE
let, gold chain, and pair of earrings, all
that he had managed to secure thus far,
and meekly listened to spirited lecture
which the lady delivered impromptu.
She wound up her address by express
ing a regret that her scanty toilet pre-
vented her from escorting him to the
Jail, and ordered him out of the house.
He did not stand upon the order of his
going, but went at once. The brave
little woman then dressed, lit her
lantern, and went to the furnace, told
her husband of her adventure, and re-
manned until daylight