Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-29
LATE NEWS CONDENSER.

There comes a rumor from Rom,
that the Pope has signed a summons
Cor an Ecumenica' Council, to NEE
either ia the isle of Malta, or in thu
Tyrol.
The Bonapartist conspiracy is ere
aiing some excitement in France.
The bill for tho construction OF
another bridge atClinton, has passed
The Senate.
milwaukee,, in Wisconsin,, and
S,rani Haven, in Michigan, are pro
posing 10 unite themselves by a sub
iacustral telegrap'.l5 c-i,le.
There are only l,456 journals pub
i,shed in Great Britain.
The Kansas Republicans held their
State Convention on the .l>t, and
n,lectcl delegates to the National
Convention. The delegates were
instructed TO vote for Grant for
President. Charles W. Langstnn,
the well known Republican and ora
for, was defeated for delegate.
4. National Convention OF Labor
Il formers was held at Cincinnati,
~. on the 2lst, and Judge David
Davis, Of Illinois. was nominated for
President, with George Parker, OF
New Jersey, for Vice President
The platform Of the party tavors the
.onc tern: principle, general amnesty,
civil service reform, and the election
Of tic President By a direct vote Of
The people, and protests against land
grants to railroads and the importa.
zion OF coolie laborers.
The Indiana and Missouri Rspub-
;ican Conventions were held on the
22nd, and delegates 10 the National
Convention elected. The Indiana
delegates were instructed to support
Grant and Colfax. In the same State
.I,n, G. S. Ortiz was nominated for
Eongressman-at. large.
The National Prohibitionists held
a convention a. Cincinnati, O., on
Hhe 22l, and nominated James Black,
OF Pennsylvania, for President, and
John Russell, OF Michigan, for Vice
President. The convention dcclar-
ed in favor OF the civil service re.
form, election Of President by direct
vote Of the people, anl woman sui
!rage.
The Gar is about to try a concili
.atory course with the Poles, allow
ing them a certain amount OF auto
nomic independence. This action is
.aecessitated by stress OF Russian po.
iitical pressure.
On the 23d. a passenger train
broke through a bridge near Ellis.
aon station, on the Louisville d Gin
.cinnati railroad. Two Of tn. passen-
gers uerc killed and fity.two wounl-
d.,l.
The report that Forney woull be
likely to succeed Postmaster General
JCrcsswe!l IS announced a cunard-as
rs, also, the reported resignation of
collector Arthur, OF New York.
Hon. NJ. +. Cuts, of Mahaska coun-
~, has been appointed Attorney
General of Iowa, cite OiConnor, re.
a;gned.
The Spanish authorities have caus-
ed representations to be male to II
government that Minister Sicklcs has
been guilty ct the olfense against
spain that we 80 cordially condemn
ed in C~atacazy, the Russian Minister,
and desires this. Scklcs be not re.
turned to Madrid. The Italian Gov
.erumcnt has also bacon,e dissatisfied
with Minister Marsh and has SO rep
resented to our Government. No
action has been taken III either case.
Secretary Boutwell, has issued a,
order abollshing the General Orde
system, OF the New York Custom
House.
On the oath, five shocks Of earth
quake were felt at Laghorn, Italy.
a large meeting OF anti Grant Rs
~rnllitans was held at Topeka, kar
aas. ON the oath, at which ex. SenatC
Ross presided. Some Of the mos
promincnt Republicans Of the Sat
we're present and the meeting d
gclarei in favor of the Cincinnati Iii
eral Republican movement.
The Mexican revolutionary NOV
.nents still continue favorable to It
reyolutionists rather than other@ls
Measures are being taken in Ne
York to EJECT a monument TO Ge
x II. Thomas.
The Wisconsin State Republics
Convention is called tor March l.
England thanks tor the rccove
OF The Prince OF Wales, on Tuesda
Mnvor Hall, Of New York is
trial on charges duplicating ki'n wi