The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-05

IHE editors OF the Eighth Iowa Congressional
District, about fifty in number, met at Council
Bluffs on the 22d. Council Bluffs treated them
very cordially, and said they were respectable
looking crowd. considering their vocation.
G. W. CALHouN's residence, near Albion, was
burned, few days ago, involving loss of over
~, 900.
F. W. SCHMIDT committed suicide in Waterloo,
the other evening, by shooting himself through
the heart while walking along the street near
Lawyer Church's residence. Schmidt was under
arrest last fall, charged with defrauding his
creditors, and brought to Dubuque to face his
creditors in the court of bankruptcy, but effected
settlement without trial. During the term of
court he was incarcerated in Jail, and attempted
while there to end his life by jumping from the
corridor head first to dash his brains out. The
attempt was unsuccessful, although he was Sc
riously injured, but in time recovered. He was
released, and went to Waterloo, to end his life
above stated. Business reverses preyed upon his
mind and made life unendurable.
A CALL has been issued ror convention OF
the commanding officers of the several regiments
of militia in this State, and other officers of
tiiclI IcopSCtiSC COluiNtNsA, ~ Dc Lclu NJ Du.
buque on the first Tuesday in June, for the con-
sideration of plan by which they may obtain
the influence of prominent individuals in differ
ent sections of the State toward granting
State appropriation, and to consider the qnes-
tion of new law to take the place of the pres
ent one, with clause giving each company $500
per annum; and for the consideration of such
Others matters as may be deemed expedient and
for the benefit of the organization.
INDEPENDENCE lately voted-s1s to 1870
issue SIC, 900 in bonds to build another school
house.
A FIGURE of Justice was recently hoisted to
the dome of the Court House at Sioux City. It
weighs 800 pounds, and its position is 100 feet
above the ground.
Two YOUNG ladies, named Brock, residing at
Fairfield, recently cow-hided young man,
named Ingram. The assault was made in the
Postofice at that city.
The fur house of MeElroy, Hughes l. Co., at
Davenport, was entered on the night of the 26th,
and $400 worth of mink skins stolen. The prop
erty was recovered and the burglar arrested, but
he subsequently made hisescape from the officer.
A CASE of suicide occurred in Dubuque, ON the
26th. Mrs. G. NJ. Steifbold, sixty years old,
took a dose of strychnine, and was found dead
in her room several hours after. The deed was
evidently premeditated, as she had prepared her
shroud beforehand. She had been in a moody
frame of mind for some time.
WN. b. VALLEAU, of Decorah, filed petition
in bankruptcy, on the 9th. His liabilities are
$50 900; assets unknown. His creditors arc
mostly in Chicago and Milwaukee.
A FIRE in Davenport, on the morning Of the
27th, destroyed two-story frame building oc-
cupied by Eldridge & Bro, as a law and insur-
snce Office, and partly destroyed two-story
brick adjoining, used by Mrs. JOHNSON as .
boarding-house. Loss, $1,000.
STORY CouNTYs new Court House cost $70, 900.
TEE dwelling-house of G. Snyder, a few miles
from Iowa City, was burned, few nights ago,
involving loss of $4,000. Nothing was saved,
not even the clothing of the family.
TIE Missouri River near Council Bluffs is
changing its channel and threatens to invade
Iowa.
BURGLARS entered the store of Morrison q
Hioks, at Unionville, few nights ago, and
robbed the safe Of s2.lso. They threw the safe
upon its face and opened it from behind.
DUNCAN d Co.'S saw-mill, at Burlington, was
totally destroyed by fire ON the night of the 29th
ult Loss, $3.50 The fire is believed to have
had incendiary origin.
Col. JoHN BUCK, ono of Maximilian's officen
in Mexico. committed suicide b. taking poison,
ut Davenport, on the 29th ult.
Ar Monticello, on the 2sth ult, Frank, son Of
L. Hcgg, while playing in grain elevator,
slipped into q bin of oats that was being run
through spout into cars below. He wasamoth-
cred to death.
TIE latest reports from St. Louis give the fol-
lowing as the current prices for leading staples:
Flour-xxx. Fall, e6.2s@7. 50; Wheat-No :
Red Fall, e1.5o@1.51; No. 5. e1.45@1. .453{;
Com-No. Mixed, s51<@s5slc; Rye-No. 2,
64@65c; Oats-s4@s5c; Barley s0c0s 10;
Pork-el426914.s751ll Lard-9@eAc Hog
e475Q5.50; Cattle-o40 400Q55A