The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-24

A DISPATCH of the 10Th from Liverpool
makes announcements the dangerous i'll
ness of Lady Franklin and requests the
churches of America to pray for her re-
covery.
NJ. FIRMAN, an American Spiritualial
who professed to photograph deceased
| persons, has been sentenced to six months
| Imprisonment by a Partisan court as a
common swindler.
THE United States Consul at Chen
Kiang, China, was recently insulted by
some Chinese soldiery. He was compelled
to place himself under the protection OF
the British Consulate.
On the evening of the 18th fire broke
out in the Government excise buildings in
Dublin, Ireland, which, before 1t was ex-
tinguished, destroyed 5000 casks OF
whisky and twenty-five houses, worth
from $500, 600 to 81 100000 In order to
stop the spread of the flames large guam
tity of the spirits was turned into the
streets, and many of the bystanders gath
cred it up and drank it. From this cause
three had died ON the Goth and seventeen
were in hospital.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10Th
says that a naval force with steam launch
cs had been ordered to the mouth of the
Rio Grande to look after our interests there
and unite with The army in supprcssing
Mexican raids.
J. ]. IIINDs, of Alabama, United States
Marshal, and late mail contractor, was re-
Gently tried in Washington on a charge of
bribing employees of the Postoflice Depart
men to alter a bidmade by him, and found
mot guilty" There are three other in
dictmcnts pending against him.
A FIRE in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the morn
ing of the 18th destroyed property in the
business portion of the city valued atnear-
ly $1,00o,00O.
SIXTY buildings in Grand Rapids, Mich,
were burned on the 10Th, and thirty or
forty families were rendered homeless.
Loss between $500, 900 and 100000.
A NEW ORLEANS special of the Goth
says a Deputy United States Marshal had
arrived ip that city with eight citizens un-
der arrest, charged with intimidation.
Rev. S. D. IIinman, A. Comingo, w.
II. Ashley and j. d. Collins (Secretary),
members a the commission TO negotiate
with the Sioux Indians relative to the
Black Hills, have been designated to pro-
coed to the Indian country in advance OF
the remainder of the commission to ascer-
tain all matters of interest pertaining to
the proposed adjustment of difficulties.
On the 21st the French Assembly voted
a grant of $4,000 to properly represent
France at the United States Centennial.
TIE London committee announced on
the 2lst that the Carlists had entered Cas-
tile, and that they had been well received.
In the course of his address to the Jury
in the Beechcr case on the 21st Mr.. Beach
said that jurors had been approached in
the Becchcr interest, TO which a member
of the jury took exception and stated that
envelopes containing extracts from the
New York Sun against Mr.. Beecher had
been sent to the jurymcn. Mr.. Beach
then stated that he could produce evidence
of attempts at bribery of the jury by par
tisans of the defense, and asked the Court
when the proofs should be produced.
Judge Nelson replied that after the close
of the case would be the proper time to
submit such evidence.
THE telescope in the Dearborn Obscrv-
atory of the University of Chicago has
been placed in position. 1t is said to be
one of the largest and best instruments of
the kind in the world.
THE new Chicago City Directory con-
tains 146, 1873 names, indicating popula-
ton of about 43S 900.