The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-03
THE NEWS.

THE court to which the appeal in tn
ease of the Tipperary election was re
ferred on the Goth unanimously aeciue. ,'
That the late John Mitchell was dlsquall
6ed from occupying seat IN farlia
ment and that his opponent, MI moore
Is entitled to the place.
Ir is stated that when Congress con
eo,es the Postmaster General will us'
his efforts to have the present law gov
krning postage on third-claSS matter O.
transient newspapers modified.
OK the Goth President Grant in an ad
aress to the Sioux delegation said he hae
klways been a friend of the Indians ant
srss anxious to do what he thought wa:
for their good. He said the country
pbere they live would not support then
mould the Government supplies be with
Srowp which supplies might be with
Sravn At any moment without any VIC
zion of the treaty. He did not ask the
Indians to leave without their consent,
xrt there was a territory south of theil
pseryation where they could much bet
sunnort themselves. lie wished the
plegation to think over what he had
bid.
4 The Pennsylvania Republican State
zonyeption met at Lancaster on the
eth and organized by the election of
len. Harry White as President and c.
Elliott as Secretary. Gov. Hartranft
has renominated by acclamation, and H.
Y Rawle was nominated for State Treas
her. Among the principles enumerated
4 the platform which was adopted were :;
fouality of all men before the law; the
Iarmony of the Federal and State Gov
fnments; the unity of the nation; in
kvor of civil rights; adherence to the
hwrtten law of the country limiting
be Presidency to two terms; protection
j home industries; protection to labor;
beap transportation free banking, and
Sdorsement OF Hartranft's and Grants
administrations, and favoring general
Sstem of laws regulating municipal
bvernmcnts.
q OK the evening of the 26th, in Boston,
&terrifc explosion occurred in a drug
lore on the corner of Washington and
lagrange streets, which completely
6hecked the building, in which were
bout twenty-five people, nearly all of
1hOm were more or less Injured six be-
e killed The cause of the explosion
Rs unknown at last accounts. The
Aiding was four-story brick. The ad-
Enng buildings were considerably in
yred by the shock.
u FIRE occurred in Lexington, Ky, on
q 24th, which destroyed about thirty
hildings in the most valuable portion of
q city, involving loss of from $500, 900
100000,
5SDS the eth Secretary Delano made a
6eech to the Indian delegation at Wash
IgtOn, in which he sought to convey the
<sh Of the Government to do that which
Is for the best for both whites and In
ns, and also that it could not stop the
hites from settling in the Black
lls lie spoke of the advantages
a the territory further south, and
ntiOned to them the inducements
fhange their location. Spotted Tail
lied, He said he was not the man to
I 4ak treaty; he desired to remain in
y reservation; he knew it to be good
c1ntry; he respected the treaty which
- been made, and if white men invaded
y Black Hills it was not the fault ofthe
l1ians.
y HORRIBLE accident occurred at Hol.
Ne, Mass on the evening of the 9th.
ring the evening service which was
@hg heldin the French Catholic Church,
~ draperies of the altar caught nre
'9n candle and the building was soon
9fre. The audience numbered about
people in the body of the
nrch, who escaped, but on the
4rway leading from the gallery
4han beings were packed in
lse mass. As the flames rushed
Yard them many leaped to the floor
neath, and were trampled to death.
4 gallery skirted both sides of the
iding, with only one entrance from
front. The scene was fearful
le it lasted. Sixty-six men, women
children were either burned or
hpled to death, and the fatally
Pnded would make the loss of life |
4 seyenty-fve. One family of |
q were in the church and all killed. |
9ny were pulled out by the arms and |
50 badly burned that they lived but
&eW hours, the flesh pecling off on be-
touched. Some were taken out with |
Tcely any flesh remaining on their
<es.
5CDGE PORTER concluded his argumen.
the defense in the Beecher suit on
26th, and on the27th Mr.. Evarts COM
eed his summing up.
Pc Grand Lodge of the Good Temp
OF the World, recently in session in
Pmington, ILL.,, elected the following
feFs Tor the ensuing year: R. W. G.
tol. J, j. Hickman, of Kentucky;
W. u. C., Joseph Malins, of
land; R. W. G. V. T., Amanda
Il, OF Massachusetts,; r. w. G..
W. ). Williams, of Canada; r.
IT,. l., r. R. Scott, of Missouri;
efihtendent of Cold Water Templars,
NJ. b. O'Donnell, of New York.
lsSille' Ky, was fixed upon as the
1or the next session. A change
made IN the constitution which pro-
that Grand Lodges may be char
In States where Grand Lodges al
exist, upon the petition of existing
pd Lodges.
PS' HORACE MAYNARD, United States
s'ef TO Turkey, has reached Con-
Einople.
hEcENT issue Of the Leyant Herald
series of terrible earthquake shocks
place early in May in the province
Proussa, in Asa Minor. Several
ges were destroyed and 1000 per
POST their lives.
ARTIST battery located at Mount
on the 9th fred on a Spanish
ron, and the Admiral was killed
eVeral OF his officers wounded.
oortes Of Portugal lately passed
granting unconditional freedom to
hing Portuguese slaves.
secretary of the United States
Jury has retired $0S7 ,760 from the
uCy balance nc The |