The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-29

| anxious to secure the session of the conyen-
ton for the election of Bishop, to take the
place of the late Bishop Lee, at Des Moines
The meeting will probably be about Jan. l.
John Crabtrce, of Polk City, recently mar
| ricd his fourth wife, a young lady nineteen
years old.
/ Miss Kate Tupper, Of Des Moincs, is the
| contestant from the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege in the oratorieal contest which is to take
place at the university, at Iowa City.
POtta vattamic County.
A $1,000 three card monte trick was recent
ly consummated at the Transfer, Council
Bluffs, and so one at tho Northwestern
/ Hotel on the same evening.
| The Ogden House, at Council Bluffs, was
| burned on the morning of the 2lst. Loss
$4,000.
Scott County
| Henry Ernst, young lad who was climb
| ing on farmers wagon passing through the
streets of Davenport on the I'D, lost his grasp
| and fell to the ground, one wheel passing over
his abdomen, making dangerous and proba-
bly, fatal wound
A few nights ago some burglars went to the
/
| poisoned the dog In the yard, and then en-
| tered the house and choroformed Mr.. White.
They found roll Of .eighty-iiye dollars in
kgrccnbaeks, which they poeketed, and then
went into the cellar, where they feastcd oil
good things, and got away.
Egglesht, the Davenport forger, has been
found guilty on two indictments. There are
still sixteen others pending.
A fellow reached Davenport the other day
who stole his passage by riding the entire dis
tance from Chicago on the brake-bea of
palace car. When discovered he had just
settled himself for similar ride TO the Mis-
souri, River, and said he had intended to 90
through to Salt Lake in the same pcrilous
manner.
Lewis johnson, who was recently acquitted
of the charge of numbering Mrs. Brownie at
Davenport, has been arrested for the murder
of the little four-ycar- old son of Mrs. Brownie,
who was killed by the same shot that killed
the mother.
story County.
At tNevada, a few days ago, Mr. c. B. Pot
ter, a prominent hardware merchant made
an attempt at suicide. He was found in his
cow-shed hanging by the neck. His wife cut
the rope with penknifc while the children
were giving the alarm Had She waited for
assistance his life could not have been saved.
His recovery for some time was very doubt
full, but at present he is considered out of
danger
WapellO County.
As the eastward bound freight train on the
Keokuk " Des Moines Railroad was passing
Comstock Station the other morning it ran
| through an open switch and the entire train,
consisting of locomotive and nine cars laden
with potatoes, was thrown into a ditch by
the roadway. The engineer and fireman We're
badly, but not fatally, burned The brake
man was more seriously injured, having been
pinned to the ground by the wreck, under
which he remained helpless for two hours and
a half.
Washington County.
Mr. Sanford of Washington, has a mare
| that has been sick, by spells, all summer.
few days ago she elected live water snake
six inches long. The reptile died and the
mare recovered.
Wayne County.
Corydon retains the county seat by ma
jority Of 800.
| Webster County.
child four months old was found on the
d9orstep Of F. G; MorSam's residence in Fort
clothed, and note pinned on it to the effect
that the child had been stolen through re-
vcnge and was now far from home. Mr.. Nor
gan has taken charge of it, having no chill
dren of his own.