The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-09-10

A recent fire totally destroyed the
town Of MOkplumnp Gal

a recent nre totally destroyed the
town of M0kelumne, Cal.
The proposition to allow the people Of
Arkansas to vote upon the question Of
reputation has been negatived by the
Arkansas Constitutional Convention.
In consequence of the prohibitory or
ders of Gen. Sheridan the proposed
Sioux City expedition to the Black Hills
has been abandoned.
Prof King, accompanied by five rep
resentatiyes of the press, made balloon
ascension from Cleveland, Ohio, on the
4th. The aeronauts remained above the
earth twenty-four hours, Travelled 500
miles, and finally landed near Port
Huron, Mich, without accident.
According to Shreveport Ia.) dis
patch of the 5th a message, signed by the
leading men Of that city, had been sent
to the President, denying that any resi-
dent Of that parish had participated in
the Coushatta massacre, and asking that
a commission be appointed to investigate
the facts. The Democratic and Conserva-
tive Committee have issued an address to
the people of the North, IN which. they
|4saerftkat fko recent acts OF violence in
the State had been instigated by Gov.
Kellogg and his Radical coadjutors, and
that the few disorders that had
occurred had been magnified in
order to forge lightning that there may
be thunder at the North" A New Or
leans special Of the 5th says that the
man Abney, whose letter denying that
the people of Shreveport had been con-
cerned in the Coushatta outrage has
been published, is a prominent member
Of the White League, and a violent SYM
pathizer with those who were privy to
the murders. The twenty-five colored
men who were imprisoned with the white
men who were killed, it was thought, had
been murdered. An attempt was made
on the night Of the 4th to burn the build
ing temporarily occupied in New Orleans
as State House The office of the
Attorney-General was broken open, the
papers, chairs and books piled on the
floor, saturated with oil and set on fire.
Owing to haste and lack of air the fire
did not spread to any extent. A Wash
ington telegram of the 9th says that the
places in Louisiana designated for troops
to prevent outrages are New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Alexandria,
Monroe, Harrisburg and st. Martins
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The work Of laying the new cable from
Ireland to America has been COM
menced.
The city OF Meiningen, Germany, was
visited by an extensive fire on the 7th,
which destroyed property valued at
5000, 900 thalers and rendered 700 fam
lilies homeless.
The plague has broken out in Arabian
ports.
Plymouth Church is engaged in raising
a fund for the relief Of Mrs. Tilton. At
last accounts $1,7OO had been raised.
Late kilograms from Madison, Wis,
say the Supreme Court will render its
decision in the railway injunction case
on the 10Th.
In reply to the statement Of Gov. Tay-
lor that the enforcement Of the Potter
law would only cause loss OF per cent
Of their gross earnings to Wisconsin
railroads, the President Of the g. y N.
W.R.R. has addressed letter to the
Wisconsin Railroad Commissioners in
which he says that the loss will be fully
IS per cent.
Resolutions were passed by the Arkan
sas Constitutional Convention on the 7th,
earnestly and sincerely deprecating
and deploring all collisions between
white and colorcd people of that or any
other State"
The ex-Auditor Of Minnesota, Chas.
McIlrath, on the 9th, issued card from
New York, requesting suspension Of
opinion as to his alleged defalcation until
he can have an opportunity to refute the
"false and malicious charges against
him. The Attorney General has been in
structed to bring suit against Mcllrath
and his alleged confederates.
Indian outrages are reported to prevail
in the upper Missouri region.