The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-13

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CONGRESSMAN PRATT, J. B. Powers, Scna-
tor Jessup and Judge Flint are understood
to be candidates for the Fourth District
Congressional nomination.
THE Boone .Standard has heard of a young
lady in that city who refused a good offer
because the gentleman ate beans with
knife, and said (Which" instead OF
"what."
IL the Sioux City District Court, on the
3lst ult., William Lerch, convicted of sell
ing Intoxicating liquors contrary to law, was
fined $500 and costs.
SIX cars, loaded with lumber, were ditched
near Fairfield few days ago Two tramps,
who were stealing a ride, were killed.
THE City Directory, issued on the 9Th,
places the population of Des Moincs at
1888, gain of l, 900 during last year.
THE ncwly-elcctcd Mayor of Dubuque was
inaugurated on the evening of the 9th. The
total funded debt of the city is sS27, ,63S,
with $1,000 outstanding bonds.
IL consequence of the prevalence Of scar
let fever the schools in McGregor have been
suspended.
IHE lIuI-gIOhflS dDOut bGh IlbliltS IT,
port the prospect good for apples and cher
res.
THE new courthouse at Sioux City is to
cost S14,4OO The contract has been let for
that sum.
THE Slcignt elevator, at Marshalltown,
and the Brackctt elevator, adjoining, were
burned on the morning Of the 9th, involv-
ing loss of about $3O.O 1t is believed
that the fire was the work of an inccndiary.
on the 5th, near Council Bluffs, John
Sweeney met with a fatal accident while out
duck hunting. He had discharged one bar
rel, and commenced rcloading, when, by
some means or other, the barrel was dis
charged, the load of shot taking effect in
Swecney's chest and neck, destroying a por
ton of the coilarbonc, and generally tear
ing and mutilatng the side and upper por-
ton of the body. lie died in two hours.
THE Fort Madison Plaindealer is respons.
iblc for saying that the Hon. John II, Gear,
of Burlington, will not be candidate for
Congress in the First District 1t is init
mated further, that he will be in the next
Gubernatorial race.
On the 4th, near Beamen, the Burlcigh
brothers when returning home toward night
found Wolf Creek very much swollen by the
late melting of snow. Upon driving on the
bridge it Immediately went down, and the
horses, wagon and the two brothers were
plunged in the stream. After floating some
distance, the men caught upon portions of
a new bridge that is being erected, and
about three O'Clock next morning were
taken off by means of a raft pushed out to
them. They were almost dead with cold
and fatigue. The horses and wagon were
lost.
A FEIGHTFUL accident occurred in Daven-
port on the 7th. A hack took over to the
other side gentleman named Mr.. j. B.
Herdman, of the New York dry goods house
of Fay, Hasen d Co. While crossing the
track at the Rock Island side Of the bridge,
an engine approached. Seeing this, Herd
man attempted to jump out of the hack, but
too late He was struck by the engine,
rolled along the track fifty feet, and was
horribly crushed to death.
A REPUBLICAN Nominating Convention
for the Seventh Congressional District has
been called to meet at Des Moines May a.
PROF. HNRIcH in his recent weather re-
port speaks as follows of March: The month
of March was cold, cloudy and rainy Its
temperature was equal to that of March last
year; since 1899, March has been colder only
three times QS43, 1856 and 1861. The rain
fall at Iowa City (2.79 inches) was consider
ably in excess of normal, and has, since
1S40 been exceeded only six times QS52, 80,
'62, '64, '6S, ny. In the State, the rainfall
exceeded 8 inches in most places;
reached inches at Davenport, 5.26 inches at
st. Charles City, and 5.7S inches at Grand
junction. In the Northwest itwas less than
inches.
THE latest reports from St. Louis give the
following as the current prices for leading
staples Flour-XXX.F Fall, S5.5Q@60O; Wheat
-No.2 Red Winter, sl.4911 L50; No. Red
Winter, s1.37H@1.3s; Corn-No. 2 Mixed,
45@4534ci Oats-No. 2, ,3319(934c; Rye-No.
2,65@6511c; ;BarIey-No. 2, 81 O0@l 10; Pork
s22. 2.75@2soo; shoulders-S18@S%c; Lard
s13:5a a@1375; Hogs-shipping, $1,000
$40; Packing, SS.250s.50; Extra, ss6o@
SIS; Cattle-shipping, s5.oo@55o; Pony
Steers, s4.00@4.50; Feeders, s4.OO@4.50.
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