The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-13

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) sisting that the public debt shall
a be paid in strict compliance
! with the Jaw under which it was con
G tracted; demanding the repeal Of The
| National Banking law, and the issue Of
legal tenders interchangeable for Govern
5 mcnt bonds bearing low rate Of inter
7 est favoring the repeal Of the tariff on
lumber and on the necessities Of common
, life; demanding such legislation in regard
to railroads as will secure the Industrial
! interests of the country against monop-
oily and extortion dcnouncing the Poland
] law of the last Congress as an outrage
against the liberty of the press and the
individual; protesting against the Indian
policy Of the Administration, and favor
ing the election of President, Vice-Presi-
dent and Senators by direct vote Of the
people.
The election in North Carolina on the
9th resulted in the Democrats carrying
the State by from 5000 to 10000 major
ity. Seven Of the eight Congressman
elected were Democrats.
The county elections in Tennessee on
the 9Th resulted in favor generally of the
Conservatives and Democrats.
The receipts of the Illinois State
Treasury for the month of July were
1868, ,76S.01, and the expenditures $254,-
G67 81
A State Convention of the Reformers
of Michigan was held at Lansing on the
9th, at which series of resolutions was
adopted-favoring the organization of Il
National Reform party in favor of a
currency "that shall not be susceptible
to such contraction or initiation as shall
result in injury to the business interests
Of the country advocating the mainte
nance inviolate Of the rights Of the States
in favor Of the one-term principle for
President; declaring that the State Leg
islature has the right to regulate the
fares and freight upon railroads so far
as to protect the public against un-
reasonable charges, and that it is
the duty of the Legislature at
once to so change the rate and
mode of taxing railroads that they shall
bear equal burdens with other property
in the support Of Government; that the
acceptance and use of free passes by
members Of the Legislature, State Off
GERS and Judges Of courts of record as IA
practice, is inmical to the interests Of
the laboring and producing classes, etc.
A State Central Committee was chosen,
consisting Of Messrs. Cook Of Hillsdale
Eugene Pringle Of Jackson James b.
Upton Of Calhoun, j. W. Turner of Shia-
wassee, and George III. Murdoch of Bcr
rien County. The committee decided TO
call State Convention TO meet at Jack |
son on the 9th of September.
A Vienna newspaper of the 18th says
the Duke de Cazes, the French Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, had complained to |
the British Government that Germany |
had sought pretcxt for a quarrel with |
France, and that the charge that France I
favored the Carlists was untrue.
On the 1th the Queen sent 4 message |
TO Parliament proroguing that body. The
message was read by royal commission.
Late dispatches from Madrid say that
The Republicans had raised the siege of
Ternel, and that the Carlists had fed.
Fifty Of those engaged in the assassina
ton of Marshal rrim had been indicted
and would be punished.
According to u Washington dispatch
of the 9TH the outstanding bank circuIa
ton on that day was $3.50, l4o 900.
The Iowa State Woman's Suffrage Con
vcntion will assemble at Des Mones on
the 9th of September.
The following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the eth: Repub-
lican-First Louisiana District, J. II.
Sypher, renominated; Second Louisiana,
Henry Dibblc; Third louisiana G. b.
Darrall, rcnomnated. Conservative
First Virginia, Beverly II. Douglass
Anti -Monopoly-Ninth Iowa. c. E. Whit
ing.
According to London advices Of the
Sth application would be made to Parlia
ment for an appropriation of 100000 to
pay the debts Of the Prince of Wales.
On the night of the Sth a serious riot
had occurred at Portsmouth, which was
only quelled by the cooperation Of the
military with the police. The disturb
ance had arisen in consequence of the
closing of thoroughfare. Many were
hurt on both sides.
\ Paris telegram of the Sth says that
the German Government had notified its
that the time had come
for the recognition of the Spanish Re
public.
According to Bayonne telegram Of the
9th the Carlist army under Gen. Dorre
garry had resumed offensive operations
in the province Of Navarro Laguardia
had been captured and an advance was
being made on Pueblo.
Several of the International leaders
were arrested at Florence, Italy, on the
9th
The School Trustees of the District of
Columbia have been consolidated into Il
single Board, with ten white members
and five colored.
A young girl living at Green Bay, Wis,
only eight years old, was burned to death
the other day in consequence Of the use
of kerosene as fire kinder.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the 9th says
the loss of life by the burning Of the
steamer Pat Rogers was about fifty, in
stead Of the much smaller number pre-
viously reported.
According to London kilograms of the
11th fears were entertained that another
Ashantee campaign would soon become
necessary.
Dispatches from Bombay Qndia) Of
the 10th say that serious floods had oc-
Cured in Upper Scinde. Several villages
had been washed away.
The Turkish Government recently
ordered the suspension Of the Lecant
Times because Of its hostile criticisms on
the administration Of the finances by the
A dispatch was received by President
Grant on the doth from the President of
Uruguay, congratulating the American
people upon the establishment. of tele-
graphic communication between the
United States and Uruguay.
A woman has been arrested at Benning .
ton, Vt, having in charge child an
swerlng to the description Of the one
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