The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-22
calculated to disturb the harmony Of its
relations with France

W eHc CCtoDcf returns to the
department of Agriculture, the average
condition Of the corn crop is SO per cent
against 81 per cent. in September.
DR.. J. G. Aver has been nominated 70,
Congress by the Republicans of the
seventh Massachusetts District, and B
W. Harris by those Of the Second Dis
trict.
The new schedule for Eastern freight
which goes into effect Nov. 10, raises the
rate from Chicago to New York five
cents per hundred pounds The practice
OF furnishing return passes to stock deal
ers is to be discontinued.
The second Congress of the Associa.
non for the Advancement of Women
commenced its session in Chicago on the
10TH A mass-meeting Of the Illinois
Woman's Suffrage Association was held
the evening before, at which resolu-
ton was adopted to ask the Legislature
to submit the question Of woman suffrage
to vote of the people,
On the 10th the statue Of Lincoln was
unveiled at Springfield, H., in the pres
ence Of over $1,000 people. President
Grant, Gen. Sherman, President
Wilson and other distinguished Generals
and civilians were present. An grafton
was delivered by Hon. r. J. Oglesby, the
President Of the Monument Association.
and poem read, written by james Jud-
son Lord. A brief address was also
made by President Grant.
The reunion Of the Army of the Ten
nessee was held at Springfield, H., on
the 18th. Gen. w. T. Sherman was
elected President for the ensuing year
After an appropriate speech by the Pres
idcnt-elcct, Vice-President Wilson was
called upon and made a few remarks.
Gen. Hurlbut delivered the grafton of the
day, and poem was read by Gen Tillson.
Late adviccs from Madrid say that
Spain was compelled to pay Great Britain
$40, 900 on account of the indemnity for
the Virginius butchery before she would
recognize the Republic.
The Union Pacific Railway has been
declared completed according to law,
and as soon as the President shall have
of the finding of the Commits
sioners the land-grant patent will issue.
The following is the latest estimate of
the complexion of the Indiana State
Legislature: Senate-Republican "a;
Democrats, 23; Independents, 3. House
Republicans, 81; Democrats, "a; Inde-
pendents, 8.
According to dispatch received by
the Acknowledgement on the 10th, the
United States Marshal at Montgomery,
Ala, had arrested forty-two more persons
guilty Of outrages upon Republicans and
of stopping the mails.
A party Of seven men lately started
from Yankton for the Black Hills. On
the 18th they were attacked by Indians
at the mouth of the Little Platte. A
desperate fight epaned, in which one Of
The party was killed, one fatally aud two
slightly wounded. Ten Indians were
killed or wounded. The whites immed
ltely started back and reached Yankton
IN the 18th. The Indians are understood
20 express determination to prevent
white men entering the hills at all haz-
ards.
President Grant and family reached
Chicago on the 10Th to attend the we'd
ling of Col. Fred Grant and Miss Honore
The region round about Bengal, India,
was lately visited by frightful cyclone.
Trains were blown from railways and
he telegraph lines everywhere pros
rated.
One of the harbors of the Navigator
Islands was recently entered by a Ger
nan man-ofwar, whose commander
threatened to take possession of the
group unless an indemnity of $4,000,
FOR some real or financial injury, were
paid. The American resi-
lents raised $4,000 and gave bond for the
payable in six months.
While the Cuban residents at Kings
on, Jamaica, were celebrating the sixth
of Cuban independence, on
The 10th, they were rudely dispersed by
thc police authorities of the island
According to Berlin dispatch of the
18th the following explanation is made
If the late arrest of Count Won Arnlm:
Bismarck became indignant at the Count
for preferring an ultramontane mon
archy in France to comparatively lib-
eral and pacific republic, and determined
10 remove him Not wishing, however,
10 offend the Count, Bismarck wrote him
,ensorious letters, which he expected
would induce the Count to resign. Won
Arnim, refusing, was finally absolutely
and took with him Bismarck's
letters, which are now represented to be
so fearfully offensive.
Late advices from Madrid say that 400
Carlists had been captured recently at
Albacetc. In late engagement at
Amposta 1000 Carlists had been killed.
The Carlist chieftain. Nava, had lately
destroyed eleven bridges on the Valencia
& Tarragona Railway.
The White Leagues Of st. Mary's Par
ish have lately adopted resolutions offer
ing to divide nominations with competent
colored people, and fully recognizing all
their civil and political rights.
The Chairman of the Sumter County
(Ala.) Conservatives was arrested on the
18th. upon the charge of conspiracy TO
injure Detective Hester.
A passenger train on the F., Ft. W. q
G. Railroad was thrown from the track
near Pierceton, Ind, on the morning OF
the nth, and three cars were thrown
down high cmbankment, piling loo
messengers in promiscuous heap.
Eight persons were. seriously injured.
I'D. Ward was renominated for Con-
gress by the Republicans OF the Second
Illinois District on the 18th.
The next Nebraska State Legislature
according to latest returns, Will stanu :
Senate-Ten Republicans to three Dem
ocrats; House-Twenty-eight Repubil-
cans 10 seven Democrats and three In
with one district to hear
from.
An express train on the Marietta q Gin
cinnati Railroad broke through Obanyon
bridge, near Loveland, Ohio, on the
morning of the 18TH The engineer, Dan
IATG0J.