The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-19
IOWA STATE NEWS.

TIE Grcenback State Convention met q
DesMoines on the llth, with about hun
dred delegates in attendance. The following
candidates were nominated by accl.mation
For Governor, Daniel P. Stubbs, of Jefferson
Lieutepant-G Governor, A. H. McCreSdy, ol
Woodbury.; Supreme Judge, John Porter, Of
Hardin; Superintendent Of Public Instruc
tion, 8. T. Ballard, Of Davis. The following
platform was adopted:
!, Whereas, Throughout our entire country, labor
the creator Of wealth, ts either unemployed o.
denied its just reward, and all productive inGus
| tries 9 paralyzed; and.
| by class legi lnti0n and the miemanagemcnt oi
onr National finances; and,
Whereas after generations Of experience, we are
Iorced to beeve that nothing further can be hoped
for through the old political parties therefore We
make the following declarsti'n n Of our principles
/. We demand the unconditional repeal Of the
| Specie-R assumption act of Jan. IA, 1875, and the
abandonment Of the pre- emit suicidal and destruc.
tive policy OF contraction.
2; We demand the abolition Of National Banks
Government, and receivable for ali dues public
| and private.
$: Wsdemand the remonetization Of the silver
ali coin bonds OF the Government and for eli other
| debts pm tlIc and private.
Z. We demand the equitable taxation Of all
property. without favor or privilege.
| 5. We commend every honest effort for the
furtherance Of ciyil-service reform.
| g. We demand the repeal of all class legislation
and the en- orcement OF such wise and pr03re -sive
measures as shall secure equality Of rights to all
legitimate in erests and impartial justice to all
| persons.
| q We demand that all legal means be exhausted
70 eradicate the traffic in alcoholic beverages and
the abatement OF the evil of intemperance.
| e We are opposed to all further subsidies by
either the State or General Government, either to
| individuals or corporations.
g. We demand that we as independents Of Iowa
sustain and indorse the principle Of iroad legis
lative control as expressed by the highest judicial
authority not ns enemies Of public enterprise, but
as friends Of the country and the people.
10. We demand reduction OF officers and sala-
nes TO the end that there may be less lakes.
The following is the text Of the call for
the Democratic State Convention:
HEADQUARTERS DEMocRArlc STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE, FAIRFIELD, June %. 1877.
A Democratic State Convention will be held at
the City of Ma. shall own, on Wednesday, the 10Th
day OF AUGUST, 1871, to nominate candidates for
sna e
ct uction. Each county will be entitled to one
delegate, and one additional delegate for each $50
votes or fraction thers of over $50 cast for the
Democratic Electoral ticket in 1876.
We cordially invite to unite with us in the ap-
preaching campaign all who desire reduction or
public expenditures by the discharge Of the hordes
Of officials heretofore quartered on the public
treasury, in consideration alone OF partisan serv
Ices: all who would put stop to Federal military
Democratic measures Of reform, whose adoption
by the National Administ ation has provoked the
deadly enmity Of the managing Radical politicians
OF Iowa, as demonstrated in their recent State and
County Conventions. Most ample arrangements
have been made by the people Of Marshaltown for
the accommodation OF all who NAV attend tn Con-
venti0n. and liberal reduction Of railroad fares are
expected. Of which timely notice will be given.
By order Of the Com mittee.
EDWARD CAMPBELL JR., Chairman.
PROF. w. G. HAMMOND, Chancellor of the
Law School of the State University, recently
had the degree of LII. D. conferred upon him
by Amherst College.
FRANK KYTE, Treasurer of Howard Conn
ty, who was recently reported drowned, is
alive.
THE works of the Asbestos Stone Com
pany, at Debuque, were recently burned.
NATHAN SMITH. OF the mercantile firm Of
Macy & Smith, of Springdale, was drowned,
while swimming in Cedar River, on the Sth.
In the search for his body two boys were also
drowned
THE Missouri River was on the rampage at
Council Bluffs, on the 9th. During the day
new bed was formed on the east side Of the
stream, cutting off 500 acres of land and
shortening the channel Ave or six miles.
BURGLARS entered the house Of Nathan
Lucas at Marshalltown, ON the 18th, during
the absence of the family, and got away with
gold watch worth 800. They overlooked
package, containing $1,000 in United States
bonds, in the same drawer.
THERE are fifty Sunday-Schools in Appa-
moose County.
THE Normal Institute of Shelby County
begins Aug. ~, and continues four weeks.
A TRAMP arrested at low City, for vagran.
cy, had s65 in his pockets.
'HoPPERs have done but little damage in
Kossuth and Palo Alto Counties. Parties
from Clay County report considerable dam
age to grain in Clay, Cherokee and Dickin-
son Counties. A fair crop is predicted in
the Northwestern counties.
THE DesMoines Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church will hold its next
session in Boonsboro, Boone County, COM
mencing Sept. IL, Bishop E. R. Ames. presid-
ing. There will be not far from one hundred
and fifty ministers in attendance.
A CASE Of particular interest has just been
decided by Judge Braley, Of Marshalltown.
At the last term Of the District Court, Messrs
Clark & Abbott, wholesale liquor dealers,
were indicted for selling liquor contrary to
law, pleaded guilty, and were fined 81 600
each and costs, which is the full extent of
the law. 1t was also ordered that they be
confined in the County Jail at hard labor un
til the fines and costs are paid. The defend
ants, as per order Of the Court, were incar-
cerated. Their attorneys sued out writ of
ha6eas corpus, and set up the following legal
points:
/. The judgment proposed to imprison the
defendants for non-payment OF costs, whereas
the statute only authorizes imprisonment for
non-payment Of fine.
Q. That the judgment failed to prescribe
the extent Of the punishment as required by
the law, and on the contrary required the in
definite and perpetual Imprisonment of the
defendants.
8. That the judgment also provided for the
indefinite, and perhaps perpetual, imprison-
mcnt Of defendants, In that it required the
imprisonment until the fine Gncluding the
costs) was paid; whereas, satisfaction, by
operation Of law or otherwise, was all that
was required by law.
The Court sustained all these points and
discharged the prisoners. All the other con-
victed whisky men who have refused to pay
the fines assessed have, in face of this decis,
ion, been discharged.
The latest reports from st. Louis give the
following as the current prices for leading
staples: Flour xxx, Fall, s75O@9.2 25;
Whcat-No. Q Red, Fall, si65@I 66; No. 8,
$l.5o@151; Corn-No. 2 Mixed, 471<@4Sc;
Ryc-No. Q, 57@62c; Oats-S3@34c; Pork
--$13.00@1s.25; Lard Si1@SHc; Hogs
$4.5O@5O0; Cattle-$4 .50ul6-75.