The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17
IOWA STATE NEWS.

THE Keosauqua Narrow Gauge Rail
road is to be sold for the bene fit Of its Kc-
okuk creditors.
Two CHILDREN named Asier and Hay
wood were scalded to death at Council
Bluffs on the Sth
A WOMAN who gave her name as Mrs.
Jones" deserted young babe at Du-
buque the other night.
Mr.. BucKwAIrER, a prominent citizen
of Dubuque, dropped dead the other
morning while eating his breakfast,
A SUCCESSFUL revival prevails at Keo-
kuk. At meeting held on the evening
of the 9th, over 800 inquirers presented
themselves.
A DUBUQUE boy, anxious for something
10 lick, applied his tongue to frosty
lamp-post the other night. Warm water
released him.
REV. JOHN II. LozIER. the temperance
candidate for Governor last fall, is the
author of poem protesting against grant.
ing amnesty to jeff Davis.
II was stated before the Iowa Horticul-
tural Society lately that no fruit tree had
produced a surer return in the State for
the last eight years than the pear tree.
THE keokuk " DesMoines Railroad
has made a general reduction of ten per
cent. in the pay of its officers and en-
ployes. The reduction went into effect
Feb. /, and causes much dissatisfaction.
DUBUQUE scientists are greatly excited
over fossil tooth lately found in that Vi
cinity. After careful study it is pro-
nounced as having belonged to gigantic
fallow deer weighing 500 or / 800 pounds.
A CHILD, named Felger, died at Wood
burn, on the Sth, from the effects of NOR
phine prescribed by physician instead
of quinine. The doctor discovered his
mistake but too late TO avoid the fatal re-
suit.
A DISTURBANCE arose at n religious
meeting at La Porte City, on the evening
of the 1th at which young man named
Gus Emmcrct was stabbed through the
heart by one Samuel Pray, killing him
instantly.
THE boiler of Caswell's saw-mill at
Moingona, Boone County, exploded on
the morning Of the 9th, fatally injuring
IL. Lamby, the engineer The building
was torn to fragments and portions of the
boiler were blown 800 yards.
GEORGE FERRIS, a farmer living near
New Hartford, Butler County, was lead
ing his horses, on the Sth. when they be
came unmanageable, throwing him
against well-curbing, breaking his RIBS
and causing his death in a few hours.
PETER MEYERS, former resident of
Des Moines, hut more recently banker
at Carthage, Mo, was arrested at Council
Bluffs on the evening of the 9th upon the
charge of having absconded with from
$50, coo to 500 900 which did not belong
10 him.
THE National Butter and Egg Associa-
ton will meet at Davenport, on Wednes-
day, March /, 1876, at noon. The object
of The association is to bring together, for
mutual consultation, producers, dealers,
exporters, and all others interested in the
further development of the American
dairy and poultry interests. An interest
ing and profitable session is anticipated
Mr.. HARRY Bo0sE was shot in the head
and almost instantly killed, at Ottumwa,
few nights ago, by an intoxicated street
rullian. A chance word passing between
the two men as they met on the street was
the cause Of the shooting, the assailant
drawing his revolver and shooting almost
without provocation, the ball entering the
victims brain and causing almost instant
death.
i THREE boys of Ottumwa, growing tired
of the restraints of home, made a bold
strike for liberty and ran away. They
soon had all they wanted of liberty, and
their distressed parents, following on the
track of their fugitive sons, Saw sCrawled
in chalk upon the fences at the roadside
the legend: We've gone down the Fair
field road" 1t didn't take long to find
them.
\ YOUNG lady by the name of Miss
Stevens, of hcokuk, was drowned in the
pes Moincs River few days ago. She,
with her companion, Mr.. Bird, at
tempted 10 cross on the ice. when it gave
way, prccipitating both into the river
Bolh reached the ice and held On to it, but
could not get on the surface. Before
assistance reached them Miss Stevens let
go and sank to rise no more. Mr.. Bird
was rescued Miss Stevens was lady
highly respected in the social circles of
keukuk.
VERY little doubts remain any longer
in the minds of any one at Des MoineS of
the insanity of Mrs. Topper. Her broth
rr, Rev J. Whe ton Smith, d. d, of
Philadelphia, writes " suggest what be-
licve to be the tact, alteration OF the mind.
Her birth was premature. In girihooi
she was sleep walker. In late years,
when living in Newton, she wandered off
into the woods in an unsettled and con-
fused state of mind, in the day time, and
was brought home thoroughly chilled
and beside herself The constant strain
of mind in the work TO support her
family has been enough TO set 4 dozen
women crazy. To all this can testify
upon oath"
AT Des Moues, n few days ago, little
six wear old son of Mr. John Konnigs-
berger, while romping and playing with
his brothers in the door yard, apparently
in the best of health, suddenly fell over on
the ground, and without a struggle bis heart
ceased to beat. The playmates FASTENED
into the house and informed the mother OF
the condition of the child. She immedi-
ately ran out TO where the lille body was
living, and carried il into the house, laying
it on The bed. The body was yet warm,
and supposing the strange condition to be
only fit, the mother sent for doctor.
But few minutes elapsed, however, be-
fore the NnmiStakable chill of DEATH and
the rigid features of the loved one warned
the anxious parents that death had come
and the spirit of the little loved one had
passed into the great beyond. The doctor
arrived, but medical skill was Of no avail
for the heart had ceased TO beat, and the
parents fears were confirmed. The child
had always been we'll, was bright and
healthy, and there was consequently moi
the slightest warning of the sudden event.
PROF. HErRIcHs, in his report of the
State weather phenomena for the decade
ending Jan. 80, says:
The most remarkable features of the
decade were the two great depressions Of
the temperature, on the exact dates pub.
li-hcl II, nIlr lannary halililins from,