The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
IOWA STATE NEWS.


fiolng that the Speaker of the House and
the President of the Senate shall hold their
once until the next regular session. The
Dill was enrolled, but failed to get to tho
hands of the presiding officers of the Senate
and House for their signatures before th.
hhal adjournment The law was DESIGNED
70 cover contingent vacancies i'll the Execu-
i've Office Gov. Kirkwood, having been
elected United States Senator, will be sue.
| eeeded by Lieut.. Gov. Newbold. Now.
should MIR. Newboid die, there is no person
authorized to take the Executive Chair, and
thefe can be no special session of tie Legis
iature, nor can there be an election called to
eject members for the regular session, as
tiere would be no Governor to issue the
proclamation, as provided by the statute.
LITTLE before midnight on the 1lth, a
heavy thunder and rain storm passed over
Davenport which caused damage to the
sueets amounting to many thousand dollars.
In The western part of the city 500 feet of
sidewalk was washed out A culycrt on
Second street was also carried away. A
bridge on the Blue Grass road, valued at
ei,ouo, was wasl.d away. hUcckIcr's meat
house, in West Davenport, was flooded. At
Mrs. Williams, instantly killing her grand
son, Joseph c. Tucker, and seriously injur-
Ing her son, James Williams. The lightning
set fire to the bed clothes, burning Williams
badly. Both men were asleep at the time.
PROF. BAIRD, Commissioner of Fisheries,
in recent communication to the National
House Of Representatives says he has dis
Gibuted fish in Iowa as follows: Shad-Des
Moines River 1900 Penobscot salmon
Dubuque Creek, 5000; Cedar River, 30 900;
Turkey River, 1900; Iowa River, 5000; Ma
quoketa River, 1000; Bear Creek, 14,000;
California salmon-l0wa River, $500;
Bloody River, %, 700; Turkey River, 14,6O0;
L. Maquoketa River, 5000; Maquoketa River,
22o0O; Spring Creek, 1900; Waupsipnecon
River, $1,000; Big Rock Creek, 5000; Cedar
River, A 800; Des Moines River, 3b 400; Boon
River, $780, Twin Lakes, 10000; Storm Lake,
10000
PROF WILLIAM PALMER, Superintendent
OF Schools at Ottumwa, is Republican can
olaa'e ior otate superintendent.
HON ~ l. 0Iobbs, OIL f"irhelo' mas peen
suggested as caho'uate lor congress III inc
flrSt DlsIrlc' Oh 'he independent ufeehDack
ucktt.
J. 'THH 81 NNi' t.eiuINS Noa. io" ivy
tird of nnisor He bod accumulated co,
siderable nronortv and was of tcmncrate
and industrious habits. He made his will
lust before his death, and left note to his
parents protesting against a longer lease of
life. His sister died about Il year ago in a
mysterious manner. She named the day
and hour, some time prior, at which she
would die. On the day named she purchased
her grave-clothes, made them, and made
other preparations, and cut the grass about
the front door of her fathers house, then
went to her room, dressed herself in her
funeral attire and lay down upon her couch
and died. At that time this deceased brother
declared to his friends that he would follow
her within year, which declaration he has
lust verified.
"A ACENTENNlAL orioge Is 10 span inc iowa
hlFer Oh tne S'tc VI 'iie pioneei iei's, anu
u. t,.o I'D. u ,n"' '''i ei0'"'" ''i' i0""
i''l u '' N''S
oN tiie l'ti' "I low" oity, some seven Ut
elght trarns were IN cohuitloh Oh Dlockaoe
because Vi an ilhihehse stloe Vi uir'' iltuu
aha trees 10 Inc aepth OF .he over 'lrec lces
Oh the 'f"cA Vi 'iie hocA 'Si"'i0 ho"''' "''o'
mile west OIL INC clCS'
kEoKuK proposes to spend Sl0,0o0 in
Centennial blow. out on the 4th OF July.
THE Davenport Street Car Company's net
profits are S4O0 per month in summer, and
from 500 to 300 per month in winter
TIE LADIES' Bureau threatens to publish
the name of every Young lady who firts
with her handkerchief on the streets of Mar
shaltown.
Uov. THOMAS w. CLAGErr, editor and
proprietor of the Daily Constitution, died Of
opoplcyy at his home in Kcokuk, on the
evening of the 18th. He was stricken down
over six weeks ago, and at no time during
his illness has he been fully conscious.
Judge Clagctt has been an influential citizen
of Iowa for over TWENTY-FIVE wears, having
occupied prominent positions at the bar, on
the bench, in the Legislature and in journal
ism. He was siXty-one years OF age.
BETWEEN Nov. /, 1875, and March l, 1876,
there were packed in the State 351 ,4O6 hogs
For the same period last wear. the number
hacked WAS 400 927-a decrease this season
of 5s.511.
A HORSE at Belmond, Wright County, got
sick at the stomach, the other day, an.i died
An Investigation of the stomach discovered
therein a live lizard, about three inches
long. lively as a cricket. 1t is supposed the
horse swallowed it while drinking from a