The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-15

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IN m sTias.uzf 1. !; nd about fifteen
~ m nsine nesns Birmingham, was
accids1 struck'by schoolmatc with 8
club, while ct play, and 80 severely injured
that ke died the following day. 80
RreHr luildingsswere burned, ON the lot,
on Main street in Oituhwa, involving q loss
Of about DO,OOo. 1es
IT u estimased that the loss to stock
raisers In Iowa this season by hog cholera
viii aggregate $1,000, 900.
TEE following were the Postofice changes
In Iowa during the week ending March 8,
1877: Established-C Coalfeld, Monroe Coun-
| ty, 81. Fisher, Postmaster, CroSier, Buena
Vista County, James Woods, Postmaster;
Early, Sac County, William Cory, Postmas-
master; Linn Grove, Buena Vista County,
George A. Sweet, Postma aster; Mayview,
Buena Vista County, o. G. Brainard, Post
master. Discontinued = Mead, Clinton
County. Postmasters Appointed-O -Otho,
Webster County, Clark Fuller; Quincy,
Adair County, NJ. A. Pattee. 3
W.C.M Moss, JR., & Co., extensive dealers in
dry goods at Ottumwa and other towns in
Iowa, made an assignment, on the 9th. LA
bilities, sec, 1000; assets about the same. Dull
times and difficulty of collections caused the
failure.
ON the evening of the 9th, at Lansing,
fire started in Peter Hohnandle's stable, and
was not extinguished until seven barns, two
dwellings, one large hotel, one church, one
agricultural store, two harness and leather
shops and nearly all the buildings on block
in the heart Of the city were destroyed The
loss is variously estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
AIRPORT prevailed at Fort Madison, on
the 9Th, that N. o. Underwood, the Post
master at Weaver Station, had absconded.
GEORGE MoRDAuNT, bookkeeper for U. N.
Roberts & Co., of Davenport, wholesale
sash and blind factory, was arrested on the
9th, for forgery, waived examination and
was committed to Jail in default OF $7OO
bail. The charge is that he stole letters
coming to the firm, abstracted drafts,
forged the name Of the firm on the back, and
drew money from citizens. He is also charged
with having rifed letters Of Postoffice or
ders and money. The amount Of the embex-
element is not yet known. Within week
he drew over &500 forged drafta- How
long he has been doing SO is q matter Of in
vestigation by the firm and the banks. Nor
daunt is a young man twenty-fou years old,
kept fast horse, was luxurious in his tastes,
great on style, entertained chums on fancy
wines, and moved in the highest social cir
cles. Discoveries are being made every hour,
and four additional charges Of forgery were
fled against him before dark.
Mr.. AND Mrs. THOMAS HoaARrH, OF
Bridgewater, Clay County, left home the
other day for the county-seat to make some
purchases, leaving three children to keep
housc-a girl of twelve years. boy Of nine,
and child of three. During the day the
wood box caught fire. The girl endcavorcd
to smother the flames with bed-quilt,
while the boy ran for help to the neighbors.
When he returned the house was all in
flames. After it was burned, the charred re-
mains of the two children were found in the
ashes.
AT DesMoines, on the 9Th, row occurred
In Aulman's brewery, which resulted in four
men getting badly hurt. One of them had
his skull fractured, and may die.
The Crestop Democrat office was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 4th.
large n'allcG66 'aalccGG66oi WORKS at DesMoines. '''"'n'
IT was almost the unanimous verdic. of
the Iowa Dairymen's Association, that it
did not pay to make full cream cheese, As
the people did not appreciate good cheese.
That twice as much mild cheese could be sold
as strong.
The United States Supreme Court have
recently filed an opinion in the case Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company Us. the Attorney General and State
Treasurer Of Iowa. The following is brief
summary Of that opinion:
Z In this case It is said the railroad COM
panies are carriers for hire. They are incor-
porated powers, in order that they msy the
better serve The public in that capacity.
They are, therefore, engaged In public en-
ployment affecting public interests, and, un-
der the decision in the case # Mum & Scott
vs. The People of Illinois (the principal easel
subject to legislative control as 70 their
rates Of fare and freight, unless protected
by their charters. In the atsence Of legisla-
tive regulation on the subject of fares, the
courts must decide for 1t as they do for pri.
vate persons when controversies arise what
is reasonable. But, when the Legislature
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charges, it ope rates upon the corporation the
same al. 1t does upon individuals engaged in
similar business. A uniform rate OF charges
for all railroad companies might operate un-
Justly upon some It was proper, there
fore, to provide in some way for the adapta-
ton Of rates to the circumstances Of the
different roads, and the. Legislature, in the
exercise of its discretion, has seen At to do
this by system Of clsssifie alton, and wheth-
er this was the best that could be done is
not for the Court to decide. Affirmed.
CHARLES 8. D. JONES, son Of ex-senator
Jones. has recently been adjudgcd insane.
and sent to the Insane Asylum at Inds-
pendence.
y GEoRas MYHRs was found in the roadway
frozen to death, about five miles from Du-
buque, ON the morning Of the 8th.
TN commencemett exercises Of the Medi-
cal Department Of the State University oc-
CURED At Iowa City, on the 7th. Thirteen
students graduated.
JoAEsS ATKINSON, Wholesale spice deal
ers at Davenport, who made an assignment
In January, were recently arrested at the
suit of Boston creditors for obtaining goods
under false pretenses. 63r
TEE latest reports from St Louis give
the following - the current prices for lead
ing staples; nour-Xxx. FAN, e62507.5Q
-Wheat-No. . Red Fall, &1.45A01. .46;
No. 3, e1.ls@14s3< Corn-No. Mixed.
88@861<c; Oats-No. 2, 35@85kc; Rye
No. 9, 66067c. Barley, S0c@e1 10. Pork
-$14.75 a 100; Lard-9x@0F Hogs-
eA00@130; Cattle O016.50.