The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-05
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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Gil Bluffs are preparing to builda partner
ship temple in that city.
ACCORDING to the present State census
Cedar County has 1000 less population
than shown by the Federal census.
w. j. MITCHELL, an Ottumwa lawyer
died few days ago from an overdose O.
morphine, taken while temporarily insane
THE State Agricultural Fair is to b,
held this year at Keokuk, to continue five
days, commencing Sept. ~ and ending
Oct 1.
CT. GURTAFsoN, Des Moines miner
was instantly killed recently by piece Of
coal weighing 300 pounds falling on him
in the mines.
DANIEL McHUGH and George s. Noble
were killed by su1ocation from fire-damp
in coal mine near Carbon, Grundy
County, the other day.
IT is generally understood that the Su.
preme Court is divided in respect to the
Brandt case, and the impression prevails
that there will be no decision for some
time to come.
IT is given upon the authority of Rev.
Mr.. Judd, of Iowa City, that DR.. Eccleston
will accept his election to the Bishopric OF
Iowa only upon proof that seventeen par
ishes voted for his candidacy.
Two UMBRELLA peddlers of Joliet, ILL.,,
started on tour few weeks since AT
keokuk, recently, they had trouble which
ended in the death of one of the com.
batants. Powers killed johnson.
AS SAID by Mr. Bonham, the crops in
Iowa never fail, and as a consequence is
becoming one of the best markets for all
kinds of stock, and merchants of the COM
.mercial cities seek Iowa trade with avidity
SQUIRE TURNER, of Des Moines, one
night recently fell off the roof of a build
ing and lighted on pile of rubbish and
old shingles fifty feet below. He broke
one of his wrists but otherwise was not
seriously injured.
ABOUT 25O men employed on the State
Capitol struck the other day for higher
wages, but when the Commissioner told
them their wages could not be raised they
went back TO work, and were only locked
half day, all the same.
JOHN BoLTNGER, prominent farmer
and stockdealer, living near Alton, was
recently drowned while attempting to cross
Grand River. His wife, brother and sew
erah other persons stood on the bank, but
were powerless to save him.
GEN. WARNER LEWIS, one of the oldest
residents of Dubuque, and the present Re
corder of Dubuque County, has Just re-
celved the gratifying intelligence that
fortune is waiting for him in England es-
timated at from $1,000 00Oto S5,0O0,oOO
A KEoKUK woman named Harriet Hud-
son has become insane. Her most singu-
lar action is to lock herself and children
in the house, fasten the windows, and stay
shut up for days together in the closest
confinement during the hottest of weather.
A SPECIAL train, the other day, on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota
Railroad ran from Cedar Rapids to Bur
lington, 100 miles, making six stops, in
tyohours and a half That is counted about
the fastest time ever made on the road.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago John Kirk
patrick, of Kirkville, planted four cotton
wood trees, and this spring he cut them
down, took the logs to the mill, and
chopped up the balance of the trees. The
proceeds Of the trees foot up 1900 feet of
fencing boards and seven cords of wood.
Hon. W. T. BRENNAN, Judge of the
Seventh Judicial District recently ten
dered his resignation to the Governor
The resignation is based upon the grounds
of too hard labor and too small pay-the
latter "much less than that of any Clerk
Or Sheriff in the district, not meeting ex-
penses."
PoTTAwATTAMIE COUNTY has popula-
ton of p go, of which 1863 are colored
persons. There were ,14S births and 375
deaths last year. The county contains
1874, 100 acres Of improved land, and 453,-
935 rods of fence, and "a 1886 rods ofhedge.
A year ago there were 90,579 acres of land
in cultivation.
A CEDAR COUNTY boy, aged sixteen, has
been adjudged insane and taken to the In.
sane Asylum. He showed no symptoms
of insanity until visiting a circus, where,
in one of the sidc-shows, he was consider
ably wrought upon by Witnessing very
feeble and farcical representation of the
internal regions.
CHOLERA MORBUs is doubling up the
population of this commonwealth in every
direction. 1t is especially fatal among
the harvest hands who are tramping
through the State. BY the accounts in
our exchanges it seems to be unusually
prevalent among adults everywhere.-Bur-
Nngton Ho1ck-Eye.
JAMES THOMAS escaped from the Bur-
lington Jail few days ago He was
awaiting trial for stealing some valuable
cows. The prisoner was daily visited by
his devoted wife, and it is supposed that
she introduceda skeleton key and files in
a bouquet Of flowers, as the cell door was
found unlocked, the bar of iron filed of
and used to make an opening through
brick wall.
The following were the postal changes
in the State during the week ending July
"a: Observation-Disclosures Webster Coun-
ty, Frederick Latham, Postmaster; Will
son, Montgomery County, Isaac H. Page,
Postmaster. scontinued-Dayton, Bre-
mer County; Hartland, Washington Coun-
ty; Losh's Mills, Pottawattamie County;
Ulster, Floyd County. Postmasters ap-
pointed-Clayton, Clayton County, Mrs.
Eliza M. Russell; Coon Grove, Crawford
County, Michael Riddle; Pearl Rock,
Chickasaw County, Samuel NJ. Bartlett;
Red Rock, Marion County, Reuben Core;
Urbana, Benton County, Byron Mossman.
A FEW days ago John Woolston was re-
pairing his stables on his farm near Eddy
vile, and had hitched his horses to a tree
near by About dark stranger hitched
his horse few rods distant and came
where Woolston was at work, with whom
few words were passed in salutation, the
parties being strangers to each other
Woolston led one of his horses into the
stable and went for the other, when he
heard thud and fall He fastened
back and found his horse PROSTATE, and
the man striking it second blow in the
head withan AK He then, throwing away
the ak, ran to his horse, got on it, and
rode away. Who he is, or what. the mo-
tive for the villainous deed, is not known.
Pursuit was made, but without success.