The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-11

Des MOfnes County.
DR.. Spurza, a clairvoyant doctor OF Daven
port, who cures all diseases by laying on o.
hands, was astonished, the other day, whe1
the Sheriff of Cedar County laid hands on
him and waltzed him off to Upton to answer
the charge Of manslaughter.
A few mornings ago fire broke out in a
saloon in Grimes Block, Burlington, which
before it was subdued, destroyed property
| valued At $4,000.
Dubuque County.
young lady who has been prominent in
| the social circles of Dubuque was baptized
in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of that city
few Sabbaths ago.
One Of the typos on the Dubuque Times
tumbled into barrel Of ink a few days ago.
A Dubuque lady coughed her teeth out OF
her mouth into the fire the other day.
As Messrs Carter and Samuel went to their
lead shaft near Dubuque, few mornings
ago. they discovered that the bucket rope by
which the persons mining were let down and
lifted up, and lead and other material taken
from the mine, had been carefully untwisted
and the inner portion Of the strands cut-after
which the rope had been twisted so as to
e8yer and hide the treacherous work. Had
ton they would have been precipitated to the
bottom, and most likely killed.
A Dubuque policeman is the lucky holder
of ticket No. $3.50 in the Louisville lottery,
which drew 5000.
Jackson County.
August Salleck, chopping wood near Sa-
bula, recently visited the village to buy some
goods and started to return home along the
railroad track. While crossing bridge he
slipped and fell through upon the sharp
rocks below. He succeeded in wandering
short distance from where he fell, and died.
John Rafferty,, Of Otter Creek, was frozen
to death during the recent terrible snow
storm. Leaving his home to procure medi-
cine for sick wife at store three miles
distant he imbibed freely Of liquor, and IN
attempting to return wandered wildly ont OF
the way and was not discovered until three
days afterward.
Jones County.
Anamosa, since her recent fire, is endeavor-
ing to organize water company to supply
the city for domestic use, and at the same
time to protect the city against future confla-
grations.
KeOkuk County.
The other morning the boiler in a steam
saw-mill near Sigourney exploded with ter
rife force, killing four men and badly wound
ing three others. The cause Of the accident
was low water in the boiler, from the freezing
Of the supply pipe.
Lee County.
Mrs. E. j. Ruddick's building, in Keokuk,
was burned the other morning. Loss about
$500. The fire originated from an ash-b bar
rel, and tie family barely escaped burning to
death.
Louisa County.
A freight train was lately wrecked at Colum-
bus Junction. Several cars we're demolished,
but no one was hurt.
Mahaska County.
Mai. Downing, of hotel fame has failed in
Osxaloosa to the tune of $4,000.
Marion County.
A Pella woman came off victorious in a
fight with three men, in which she ham,
mered them over the head with hand
spike.
Mitchell County.
Lincoln township has been convulsed over
the trial of a school-t teacher, A. Il. Bushnell,
for inaicting corporal punishment on big
boy. 1t being made apparent that the boy
was willfully Notwithstanding to write
on his slate the words given out to be spelled,
saying he "usually did as he was mind to
about such things" refusing either to leave
school or to obey while he remained in it, and
in other ways behaving very impudently-
that the teachers punishment was not severe
nor sufficient to bring the boy to submission,
the defendant was discharged.
Mluscatine County.
A Jury in Muscatine lately returned YER
dict in liquor case Of $500 for the plaintiff
Pottawattanlie County.
In recent row between two gangs OF
monte men, in Council Bluffs, man named
Marks was severely wounded by knock on
the head with a pistol. The cause Of the diff
fculty is supposed to be dispute over the
division Of spoils won from . stranger.
Scott County.
A few mornings ago, at Davenport, the
body Of Mrs. Eliza Lage, Q German woman
VI
Brown street. There were no marks Of VIC
lence, except slight scratches on the left hand
A bucket and dipper were found at the edge
Of the hole where the body was found.
Taylor County. -
John Shelton, colored died recently at Bed
ford. aged 1Ol years.
UnSon County. - 49, a'a
The fitful kerosene came within one Of put
ting period to the career OF the Creston Ga
sette few nights ago. A stovspipe fell dow
and smashed lamp. which spread on and il
| Illumination all over the floor. The intelligen
compositor was on hand, however, and b,
copious use Of the aqueous subdued the igne
ous before the engine could arrive.
Wapello Ceansy. ~ srrg~ssY
John N. Young, aged eighty years, died sud
denly in Ottumwa the other day, and m ex
animation revealed che fact that his deatl
was caused by poison. It Is probable cas-
Of suicide.
woodbury. County.
The Sioux City Journal says Winnebaxl
Indian called ct one Of the drug-storc Their
one aftesnooa, and wanted sone whisky 4
tDut On his handa He 0ia ~ haA bee1
chopping wood md his haads ysFs s,rsd, ~