The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-11

Guantanamo, had been recently attacked
by insurgents clad in Spanish uniform
The official dispatch from Spanish
sources says both sides lost heavily.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Hope Grant
aged sixty.seven years, and Arthur Helps
aged fifty-seven, died in London on the
7th.
The famine in Asia Minor is said te
have decimated some districts to the ex
tent of two-fifths of their population.
The Attorney-Ge General says President
Grant told members of the Cabinet, be-
fore the Equalization Bounty bill passed
that he was opposed to its provisions,
and would veto it IN case of its passage,
as he regarded the me asure as involving
an extravagant and unnecessary expendi.
ture of money.
| Persons arriving in New York city on
the 5th for the purpose of serving papers
on Congressman elect Schumacher, relat-
ing to the Pacific Mail subsidy, found
that he had just sailed for Europe.
Hon. James Bufflnton, member of Con-
gress from the First Massachusetts Dis
trict, died on the morning of the 9th. He
was fifty-eight years old.
Gen. Sheridan left New Orleans on the
9th.
Eight inches Of snow fell at Cairo, ILL.,,
on the 7th, and fifteen inches at Memphis,
Tenn.
The Indiana Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 9th, and the Governor on
the same day issued a proclamation for
special session to begin on the 9th. The
Kansas and Wisconsin Legislatures also
adjourned sine die on the 9Th.
The convention between Spain and the
United States for the settlement of the
Virginius affair has been signed.
An engagement took place lately be-
tween the Carlists and Alphonsists near
Figueras, which lasted six hours and re-
suited in the substantial defeat of the
latter, whose loss was said to be over 800
killed. At last accounts the Carlists
were bombarding Oria. 1t was reported
that AlphoEso desired to abdicate in fa-
yor Of the Duke de Montpenser. The
Carlists had entered the province of San
tander in strong force, and the Govern
ment had dispatched a large number of
troops from Bilbao to oppose them.
According to Paris dispatch Of the
Sth the new Cabinet under the auspices
of M. Buffet had been completed.
The bodies of over forty persons who
died in st. Johns. Newfoundland, during
the past winter have been inferred in the |
snow, which lay in such immense guam
titles in the cemeteries as to prevent the |
opening of the graves.
The articles Of adjustment, signed by |
fortyfour members of the New Orleans |
Conservative caucus, were received by
Mr.. Wheeler on the 9Th He
notified Gov. Kellogg to forward
by express to the city of New York the
papers in the office of the Secretary Of
State which were used in the contested
election cases before the Returning
Board
The President has nominated Hon. u.
5. Orth as Minister to Austria and Hon.
Horace Maynard as Minister to Con
stantinople.
Hon. VIM. S. King, of Minnesota, ar
rived in Washington from Canada on the
5th.
The Beecher trial was resumed on the
3th, Mr.. Jeffreys, the sick juror. being
IN attendance. Mrs. Putnam concluded
lcr testimony and was followed by Miss
Moore, who at one time boarded with
Mrs. Richards, when Mr. and Mrs. Tilton
we're members of the household. Her
evidence was similar in some respects to
hat of Mrs. Putnam, and referred large
" to Mr.. Tilton's shortcomings as hus-
oand and church member. Miss Oakley
was next called, but Mr.. Jeffreys again
of feeling unwell and the
court adjourned.
The dead body of Julius Wilcke, q
German saloon keeper, was found in his
saloon in Chicago about nine O'Clock on
he morning of the 7th. The murdered
man was person somewhat miserly
in his habits, and it is thought the afro
cious crime was committed about seven
o'clock in the morning, the object being
70 secure the money supposed to be in
his possession.