The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-28
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"A NAN In boston, MASS, named Il.
Ierbert Chase, has been found guilty Of the
oisonous adulteration of candy, and has taken
p appeal.
A GoRMAND of New York City has
ecently accomplished The feat of eating q
pasted quail at noon of each day for thirty
Consecutive days.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the Goth
ays the 4-per-cent. loan was being taken up
y the rate of 81 100000 per week.
DESTRUCTIVE floods have recently
occurred in many portions of California.
3reat damage was done in the vicinity of Sac
nmento. The Village Of Washington-oppo-
dte Sacramento-was under water, on the
9th
1T is stated that fears are entertained
y the War Department in Washington that
Fhen spring opens there will be another gen.
ral Indian war with the Sioux. Several hun
red lodges have left the Spotted Tail and
led Cloud Agencies, and are said to be roam
ng in Northern Dakota, where it is thought
hey will be joined by Sitting Bull IN the
pring, or at least by part of his band.
THE Indiana State Board of Agri-
Fair in the last week in September, i'm
nediately preceding the St. Louis Fair, and
las fixed the price Of admission at twenty-five
eents.
A RESOLUTION was adopted by the
National Agricultural Convention, in session
Dn Washington, on the 22d, declaring that the
Government ought to control the entire
State commerce, and that Congress be asked
10 take some action in regard to it.
THE notorious Rande, convicted at
6alesburg of murder, and sentenced to the
enitentiary for life, arrived safely at that in
Intuition in Joliet, H., on the afternoon Of
he 23d, in charge of the officers Of the law,
Who had successfully eluded the vigilance Of
hose who would have gladly lynched the des-
perado.
The trial, in Chicago, of jeremiah
Connolly and George Sherry, two reckless
Toung men who, few weeks ago, when on Q
npree, assaulted and fatally stabbed an molten
i've citizen, named Hugh McConyille, after
having grossly insuted his niece, whom he was
sscorting home, early in the evening, ended on
NE evening of the 23d, the jury, after being
put about an hour, returning verdict Of MUIR
Ter and fixing the penalty Of death by hang
ing. This verdict seems to give satisfaction
p the citizens generally.
4 A WASHINGTON dispatch of the oath
states that there was no change in the posi-
eion Of the Government on the Mexican ques-
lion. While a friendly feeling was expressed
Boward Mexico, there we're no signs OF IN
Immediate recognition of the Administration
|pf President Diax.
4 The report Of the United States En-
|tomological Commission, recently published,
states that, in the opinion Of the Commission,
|the grasshoppers will do no great damage this
summer in the territory west of the Mississippi
and south of the fortieth parallel, and 'proba-
Fbly not for several years to come. The grounds
ffor this opinion are the facts that none Of the
Insects that were hatched in that region re-
manned long enough to lay eggs; that, scarce
4 ly any eggs were laid by the scattering autumn
swarmers, and that the permanent habitat Of
the locusts east of the mountains is likewise
Remarkably free Of eggs.
II Personal AND PoLLTICAE.
h By consent Of all the parties interest
ed, an order was entered in the Supreme
Court, Of New York, on the 10th, discontinu
ing all the proceedings in the Lord lunacy
matter, q compromise having been effected.
THE Indiana Democratic State Con-
vention assembled at indianapolis, on the
10th, and elected ex-Gov. Hendricks Perma-
nent Chairman. The following nominations
were made: For Secretary Of State, John g.
shanklin; Auditor, Mahlon D. Manson; State
Treasurer, william Fleming; Attorney Cen.
eral, Thomas w. Woollen; Superintendent Of
Public instruction, J. b. Smart The platform
adopted demands the retirement Of National
Bank notes and the issue Of gTeenbaeks to Be
legal-tender for all debts, except whom coin
Is stipulated; the rcmonetisation Of the silver
dollar Of 412< grains. and its free coinage tho
same Is gold; iavon the repeal Of Tie Bank
rupt act, and the making Of employees wages
first lien on the property Of acorpofatton;
denounces those Republican leaders who were
engaged In the alleged Presidential fraud
whereby Messrs. TIlden and Hendricks were
wrongfullv kept out of the posittcn r winch
they had been clected
In the Maine Senate, on tho list >
bon to allow women TO vote ct municipal eIec-
tons was indsAnitsay postponed
TIE Ohio State Prohibition Conven-
ton was lid Il Colunbus, o. ~ Mt and
nominated: For SECRETARY Of etAtes =. n.
koblnson; Judgs q fhe oupeene Court Wm.
,. Rcss; Member Of the Board q Public