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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
As to Quails.


The Indiana Legislature has bin
pending to prohibit the shooting of quails
for five years We hope it will be amend
ed, for though the quail is friend to the
farmers, there may be too much of good
thing.
Each pair of quails produces an aver
age of ten chicks per year-many, in ia
vorable seasons, hatch out sixteen in q
brood, and then hatch second brood. If
we estimate only the small number OF
100000 quails in Indiana to start with
though there are probably ten times that
nember), and take ten per year as the
produce of each pair, the figures will sim
Div SSe stupendous, and we present them
TO the India2a Legislature for considera-
ton:
First year, total. .....s...a... 100000
Second " ar. total. ~. loM y
Third year, total. -. .................. 1MU 00V
Fourth year, total. ........... ......... 6aSUtxU
Fifth year, total u,Vo'
We would have to station an army along
the Ohio River to prevent an invasion OF
Kentucky after these birds had eaten ev-
erything visible in Indiana. There
wouldn't be bug left in that State, and the
birds would require grain to live upon.
Estimating a gill of grain per day for each
bird, it would require about 15,OOO, 600
bushels per day to feed them. We enter
our protest in advance, and shall demand,
if Indiana does pass that law, that the
State shall raise the grain to feed the
birds, and shall put up a bird net three
hundred feet high along the Ohio. to
keep their inhabitants from invading Ken
tucxy. 4s X, ,sss..s,-,.,s
We can stand law protecting them for
4 4 i - a
mand a halt.-Louisvile tKy.) CONNER.
clnL. sHzIfa a,fYf s+5r 5-,r b, f,r 4-- IS Hta
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
A HORRIBLE TALE.

The Crew. a q Rr1ttsh Bark Wrecked
In dsoeseaJThe Survivors Thir.
ty.two Days Without Any Drink
and Food Except tho Blood and
Flesh OF Their Dead Comrades.
BosroN FEB. u.
A letter received from Capt Kane, Of the
schooner F. E. Mcdonald, dated Goree,
west coast of Africa, Jan. "a, says that on
his outward passage from Boston he fell in
with the wreck of the British bark Marie,
Capt. Grayson, having on board two snrvi.
vors of the crew of fourteen men, the otn-
ers having pershed from exposure and
famine. The wreck was discovered in lati.
tude 1928, longitude $3.50, with the masts
gone and hold full of water. The two men
were taken on board the schooner, but one
died within four hours. From the sole
survivor it was ascertained that the bark
was bound from Doboy, Ca, to Belfast
lr' land; that she sprung leak in gale
and filled with water SO it was impossible
to save any provisions or fresh water. The
lumber with which the vessel was laden pre-
vented her from sinking, but the weight OF
the masfs turned the vessel on her beam
ends until the masts broke away, when she
right ted, and he men regained the deck, hav.
ing no food or water. They soon began to
die of starvation, and as soon as one died the
rest subeisted upon the dead body, and SO
on, until only two were left. The survivor,
James Mclaughlin, belongs to Belfast, Ire
land, and says that only small portions of
the bodies could be eaten; no one was
killed, but the moment one died, the survi.
vors cut the throat of deceased and drank
the blood, and then divided the heart and
brains. 1t was thirty-two days from the
time of the disaster until the wreck was
sighted, and during all that time the crew
had not a drop of water or other food than
the bodies of their dead shipmates.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
How Dog Was Sent BY Telegraph.

/ A good story comes from Norwalk,
Conn. One day last week gaunt, slab
sided chap stepped up to the telegraph
office at the railroad depot and asked IL
the boss was in. The operator assured
him that he was, and his rural friend
went on to relate that he lived up in Dan
bury, had come down from there that
morning and intended bringing his broth
er's dog, which man in Norwich wanted
to buy, but had forgotten it, and wanted
to know if the dog could be sent down
from there by telegraph. The man of
lightning, seeing good chance for little
fun, at once answered:
"Certainly, sir; that is matter of
daily occurrence. All that is necessary
for you to do is to give me description
of the dog, so that no mistake can be
made; call again in about half an hour
and the dog will be here"
cit is yellow dog with small ears,
and is about so high," said the Granger,
placing his hand eighteen inches from the
floor. He then took bis departure with
the remark that he would call again soon.
The operator then sent his messe niger boy
to look for dog as near the description
as possible, which he soon succeeded in
finding. 1t was at once brought to the
office and secured to the operators desk
by means of piece of telegraph wire.
After little coaxing the dog was made
to lie quietly down and everything was in
readiness for our rural friend. Punctual
to the time appointed he made his ap-
pearance, and asked if the dog had come.
81 will see,'' said the operator, and,
stepping up to the instrument, he tapped
a few times on the key, at the same time,
inserting his leg under the desk, he man.
aged to step on the dogs toes, which
caused the canine to yelp. "Ahl he's
coming" said the operator, and then,
tapping mere furiously on the key, he.
at the same time, kicked the dog clean
from under the table, who, not relishing
this kind of treatment, barked furiously
attached to his neck. Fifty cents, sir"
said the operator, turning around to the
countryman. Uncommon nice dog;
must be worth fifty dollars; but he is the
hardest dog l ever received over the
he broke the wire-in fact, piece Of it is
now attached TO his neck, which he broke
off," e ss-=ih9a Pc
During the whole of this operation the
countryman gazed ON the operator with
Cy CO WiuC OPCh oAAd AAAA Va DIAL ASO, OeeS
when the dog came from under the table
and was seen by the countryman, that
was the eliminating point, and he was
struck with amazement. After looking
at the dog moment or so, he said: /" say,
mister, he amt so big as he was, and he
is darker; how is that?'
"Oh, that is easily explained" (" said
the operator; "you see, the chemicals
employed in making electricity of course
darken his original color, and the veloc-
ity with which he passed over the wire
caused him to contract in size; but after
you expose him to the air for short time
he will soon assume his original size AID
color"
Du tellr' said the countryman, and,
after placing fifty cents on the counter,
picked up the dog and walked out Of the
Office, remarking that " the man who in
vented them telegraphs must be very
knowledgable man. ."-Operator.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
An Extensive System Of Smuggling
Detected. i5fl.


! For several years past the Treasury Of
ficials have been aware of the existence
of an extensive system of smuggling be-
tween Canada and this country, the result
of which baffied their utmost efforts to
discover. Last September, Maj William
B. Moore, Supervising Special Agent,
while on the frontier and in Montreal,
saw the evidences all around him, but
could not succeed in getting to the bottom
of the matter. Shortly atterward, how
ever, he received a letter from person
in Philadelphia in whom he had conf
dence, saying that tie writer had received
proposition to 60 into the smuggling
business between Canada and New York.
Maj. Moore put the informer in commu
nication with Maj. HI. L. Williams, Spe-
cial Agent in charge of the Philadelphia
District, and directed both to report to
him at Washington, where the former had
facilities for obtaining letters of introduc-
tion to the chief of the smugglers. Sec
| retary Morrill, was consulted, and gave
the officers authority to use all the money
necessary to ferret out the frauds. Mai.
Williams and the informer proceeded to
Montreal, and, the latter representing him.
self as would-be purchaser, they sue
ceeded in worming themselves into the
confidence of the chief, and learned all
his secrets, except the names Of his con-
federates, which he was careful not to dis
close, notwithstanding all attempts to
take him off his guard. His name is D.
cClannaghan. He first made his ap-
pearance when lad in Quebec, where he
was employed as stable boy. Subse-
quently he became an express messenger
on the Grand Trunk Railway between
Portland and Montreal, and did good
business passing smuggled goods on
the train. He was detected and dis
charged in 1884 or 1865. Then, with his
illegal savings-about 81 ,500-he went to
Montreal and opened saloon. Soon
afterward he perfected and began his
present system of smuggling. He man.
aged to get into his pay the United States
Inspector at Montreal, all the baggage
masters Of the various trains running out
Of that city, and certain Montreal tele-
graph operators. He would get from
the baggage-masters duplicate-numbere
checks, which he would forward to his
customers in the country. Then when the
order arrived he would attach the other
check to the package and telegraph to the
customer in this style; :. Pay note 1866
g." meaning, II have shipped to-day
box No. 1885 by way Of Springfield. .
The purchaser In this city could thus tell
the hour of arrival, and by going to the
Grand Central Depot and presenting the
duplicate check could get his goods with
ont question. All packages we're sent as
baggage, the railway companies being
thus defrauded of the freight. Nc
Clannaghan shipped anything that was
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
gh.I Gslsda &l1o,,itill<.

was arrested. The officers then proceeded
to Earl's Hotel, and seized several more
trunks Of prunella cloth. Their owner,
Charles B. Spencer, large customer OF
McC cClannaghan, was taken into custody.
The value Of these seizures is upward of
81, 900. btf -s..s,s..:
The prisoners were taken before Com
missioner Shields last evening, and were
allowed to go out on bail. Anumber of
other arrests and seizures are tO be made,
and the trains are to be kept under sur
veiliance until the business is effectpally
broken up.-N. T. Times, FEB. IS. raj
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
A Queer Rabbit Habit.

Some mountainecr of the Pacific coast
tells q San Francisco paper . strange
story of custom of the ''Owassoes" or
Rabbit Indians. 1t is that Of alternating
their babies. The narrator had often
heard the story but never believed it,
which was creditable to his sense. He
went to see for himself, and saw it with
his eyes-which is rather hard on the
eyes, or else discreditable to his character
for truth and veracity. He goes on to say
that the Rabbit Indians, at the approach
of winter, on account of Q ascarcity of food,
sink their children in the bottom of the
lake on the borders of which they live,
and resurrect them again in the spring.
That they put them in birch bark "mO.
kocks, = like an egg shell, sealed up air
tight with gum, bury them beneath the
ice for the winter, shake and wake them
up again in the spring, and find all alive
and well, except about two per cent. OF
deaths-not more than would naturally
have occurred had the children been rum
ming around loose. But be it said to the
credit Of this investigating m0untaineer,
that he did not go among the Rabbits in
time to see the children sunk in the lake
for the winter. NOR did he wait to SEQ
them brought ur alive and kicking in the
spring. He was present at the wedding
feast Of the Lady Louisa Na-ga-nup's
daughter to one Boyle, broth Of boy
from Galway. The marriage feast lasted
q week. He saw some unseated "mo-
kocks" and asked II the story Of putting
their children to sleep for the winter were
true. They aasured him twas, and stated
that there were three or four hundred Of
their young people now under the water
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01

old Ben Franklin had level head
for philosopher. Al Massachusetts, town
was named for him, and then the people
wanted him to give them bell for theiI
new meeting house. He replied that they
| ought to think more of sense than o1
| sound, and gave them 116 books TO serve
as the nucleus Of town library. And
most of them are in the library still "a
| "A stranger went into fashionable
| Chicago church, the other Sunday, and
while there the choir, in sweetly operate
tones, sung that good old piece:
Jerusalem, my happy home,
| Name ever dearto me-.
I This was what the choir sung, but The
stranger did not know it. To him itsound.
ed more like W est
Rue slam. map pome.
| \ Name yahde tumme. a&3
AN inexperienced old fellow picked
up q journal the other day containing q
anything like the problems before, and
after reading half column Of q Kt. II.
Kt. 3 to @. 2-B. to Kt. ch.-B. K p. ich.
X. p drawn" and so forth, he threw
down the paper with an air of disgust and
the remark: g never Sc such queer poe
| try as that-must bin written by crazy
manP'-N0rrtst0to Herald.
Fashions that would speak for them
selves: For grass-widows, lawn for elder
! ly women. MORE antique for Democratic
bellies, anything but rep; for women in
clincd to badness, mohair; for women
with poodres. muslin; for shippers wives,
alpaca; for the Misses Neverready, de-
laine; for sailors wives, serge. for dairy
women, calico; for soldiers wives, bonn
/ Anu fo,. IoJ,< sn1x Sc
women with profane husbands. kersey;
ting Bull. whoop- skirts. L0uispil9e Conr-
| er-J0uS7dl.
"A pretty widow, whose husband has
been dead several ycars, received beau
| tiful bouquet the other day. The man
that sent it had been flying around her
| with an earnestness worthy of dry goods
clerk, and it was with extra delight he
saw her pass the store that evening with
the bouquet Of flowers In hand Am 90
pleased to see you with them, . said he,
his smile. Yes" she replied, !" 1t was
I liked him; / am taking Them Is lis
grave. ."--RdlsigA IN. C.) Sentinel.
-" What have I done-oh, what have
done, that this trial should come upon
me 2" pleaded Northern Illinois minis
ter a. he suddenly dropped upon his
knees in his study room on . recent night
= What b it--what 10 itr' exclaimed his
/ frightened wife. . See there, wife-se
thereI, was his only reply, - he pointed
bout Of the window. Then she looked, and
beholding : hungry-appearing donation
party approaching the house, dropped be-
~ ~
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01

4 The election in Philadelphia on the Doth
;resulted in the reelection Of Mayor Stokely
E(Rep) by about 5000 majority. On the
fsame day the Democrats of Pittsburgh, Pa,
elected Liddell and M McCarthy for Mayor and
Comptroller, and the Republicans elected
Kilgore Treasurer, over Cosgrove, Demo-
>crat. 'sasN aa Soy
GOLD closed in New York on the 26thBat
kl05H. The following were the closing quo
|tations for produce: No. . Chicago Spring
Wheat (Newls s145; No. 2 Milwaukee
New, AS Oats, Western and State.
40@55c. Corn, Western Mixed, Gle. Pork,
|Ness, 575@l6.00.s Lard, $lOl71k. Flour,
good to choice, s6.O5@6. 10; White Wheat
Extra, &6.l5@7.75. Ca tie, SK0l1Kc for
Fgood to extra. Sheep, s5.5o@6.5o. Hogs,
s6.00@7.50. sc rieB Is
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 26th, cattle
brought: Best, $600(a6. 10; medium, s4.5O
los 25; common, $3.0O94.OO. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.Oo@625; Philadelphias, So So@
zoo. Sheep brought s.. .25@5.50, according
ito quality. s
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Gem efal . News Summary,


REAR-ADMSRAL LOUIS N. GoLpsBoRoUeH
died in Washington on the morning Of the
20th, Of typhoid pneumonia. This Is the
eixth death among Resr-Admirals within
four or i've weeks. rsS.l sITsts
TUE Grsnd Jury Of the District Of Colun-
bia. on the 2ist. lannd an Indictment
hgainst Dom Plat, aed1tcf Of tho Washing
Ton Capital, Tor having, In his paper. on the
18h, uttered aeditfous language, which was
anterpreted to suggest the assassination of
Gov Hayes. and OF which the following Is
IN exsraet: "If man fHayes] thus returned
TO power can rids In safety rom the Execu-
five Msnsion to the Capitol to bes inauau-
fated, we are fitted for the slavery that will
Hollow the insuguratlon. We do not believe
The people Of the United States are Of this
<seryile sort We do not believe that they are
prepared. without blow, to part with their
hard-earned, blood stained possessions. : . =
" there 10 = silwsfor fraud, there is reason
for violence. and TO that We make our last
appeal.n Dom Piatt published card ON
The Goth, In which he stated that nothing
was further from my thought II panning the
Editorial Of last Sunday than the horrible
crime Of assassination. Open resistance to
revolutionary wrong, for which their seems
mo other resistance, is one thing, assassina.
ZION isianothef - kPlxtt was arrested on the
sfternoon Of the 2lst BY. the United States
Marshal, and gave bail in the sum Of t5.ooO.
on the 2lst, United States Senator Kerpan
received b Communication sfom Gov Tilden,
ln which the latter repudiates the agreement
entered into between the Senate and House
Election Investigating Committees not to
Ego into anss examination Of his (Tfiden's)
bank accounts ON the one hand, or the &C.
counts Of the Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee on the other. He eays
4 he utterly rejects the false imputation that
1 his private bank accounts contain anything
whatever that needs to be concealed. He
4 says, further, that he never made, author
lied, or knew o., any expenditure in rela.
Etion to the election In Oregon, or the re-
(sulting controversies, or any promise or
obligation, or negotiation on the subject.
4 A WAsHISGToN dispatch Of the 25th says
President Grant had stated that neither Of
the State Governments In Louisiana or
South Carolina would be recognized by him,
'as he thought 1t would be improper for him
ITO fix Southern policy for his successor,
and thus embarrass him. II he were
ito recognize the Republican Governors
they would have to be sustained
by military force, and he thinks the entire
people are tired Of the military being en-
|ployed to sustain State Government. He
says: +" If Republican State Government
cannot sustain itself then it will have to
give way. II remedy is required, let Con-
gress and not the President provide It."
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
WEST AND SOUTH.


% n.n1o.a ~. ou ~, ,s DALI. mo,as ~ - =
o1.t s',,;n., se,,. nar.ons .nS -, =. sa,.s -
t-.,v. n,h.r. ' - 3 = '',''---'e' :" .
S-S~
iHE mouse OF oonh Cohoiy, IN hazeIon
ownsnip, Sniawassee county Mlch., was
oufneo essiy on 'ne morning oi Inc Sis., ana
hVe cn,iofen perisned IN tne names. incfc
were e'sn' persons IN sne nouse' only tn'cc
escspe MI. Cono.y auu t"e sons "erc
ueuiy scoscnea an a''elnp np''n6 y 1sss1e inc
chliareh'
The wool ol-growers OF Ohio. Indiana, Ken
lucky, West Virginia and fennsylvania held
needing at Cincinnati ON the "a, and
decided to erect cspacious stcrehcuse at
steubenville, Ohio, for tho purpose Of stor-
ing their product and asserting it before
placing i upon the market They are
GrangefA ana VII dispose ok tnear STOCK
directiy 70 mannfact turezs
The Ohio State GrauGe; % ths12ds elected
the following officers: 3. Il. EN-. Of Warren
oounty' MASTER reelected; I. >. JOY oi
pelaware' oseiseer' W. Oeoen' Lec'urer'
y," Saa 1919, p.
Da.urip, ~ uS' Si' A.
o'e''neon' oeeie'aiy 4sF
The ONO stste rroniDision convention
met ~ Coiumpus, ON tne "a, ana eoopted
piauorm-IavorDgs tue pfonipiuon OF the
nquor .ranic; against the employment 10
the puohc service OF persons VINO sen liquor
or aro sodNtec 70 sne naol. oi drinklng
hquor; denanasn6 lemsie sunfaee and con-
pulsofy educauon; favoIing ne ~ of Sne
BiDle as textbook in the public schools,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Carlyle uses the word /" indispensa
blest y s II
-Blitz was great magician, but when
death cried, Presto, change!" he van.
ished the same as any other mortal.
1T is said that we'll known news.
paper man Of New York is soon to marry
Miss Jeanette Bennett, and become con-
ductor of the New York Herald.
--.sPm A. IT Stewards son, and I'll
kill the man hat says I'm not. Don't
you think Pm A. T. Stewards son ?"
!" Certainly, certainly" said the reporter.
IN. Y. World.
-Ex- Minister Motleyis In Paris with the
Queen of Holland and suite. He is repre-
sented to be in better health now than for
many years past, and has resumed his
literary labors.
For largeness of head this country
has to point to
Chief-Justice M R. Waite,
Whose very spacious pate gz4s l,,
No beaver. less than number 8,
Will any way accommodate.
Com. Vanderbilt was no speech
maker When his health was proposed
at banquet in London, he said: "Gen-
tlemen, | have never made fool of my
begin now. Here is friend Of mine
(his lawyer; he can talk all day."
"A Boston lawyer named Robinson, of
very pious and extremely high church
views, has his note paper headed with
Scripture texts. The other day, having
occasion to write for favor to Chief
Justice Gray, he unluckily used a sheet
headed, "Ye are all bought with q
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01
IOWA STATE NEWS.

THERE are about s 600 insurance agenclea
in Iowa, and about $500 men are employed
as agents.
CHAnLEs H. EL1RIDGs, up to the time sof
his failure . short time ago, one ofs the
prominent business men of Davenport, was,
on the 18th, found guilty of obtaining money
under false pretenses. An application was
made for new trial.
An insane man named Bissman, in the
Dubuque County Poor House, determined
to fast forty days and nights in imitation Of
his Rcdeemer At the expiration Of the
ninth day physician was summoned, who
tried every persuasive means he could think
Of to induce the poor fellow. to partake Of
nourishment, without avail, and finally sum-
moned four men to his assistance, deter
mined to force food into his stomach. Al
though Bissman had not partaken OF food
for the space Of time, mentioned. he was
possessed Of supefhuman strength, and the
combined efforts of the men could not hold
him down. The physician then reeorted to
chloroforms and succeeded in injecting into
his stomach nearly quart of milk. He had,
during the time he was fasting, assumed the
attitude of q statue, and remained most of
the time in that position, but when he recov.
cred from the effect Of the chloroform he
lay down on his bed and fell into quiet
sleep. 9
On the morning Of the Goth, the stone
warehouse of Mcdonald Bros, at Harper's
Ferry, was burned, involving a loss of about
a. 200 So .---l-..-...--.