The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-04
THE NEWS.

for treason. His troops had fired into an
English steamer of the coast OF Biscay.
The Emperor of China died on the 18th
Of January.
"A Turkey and Montenegro have with
drawn their troops from the border.
The annual report of the Centennial
81 Commission says that enterprise is max
# ing satisfactory progress. Congress is
81 to be asked to appropriate 100000 for
4 premiums for exhibitors.
81 Negotiations for reciprocity treaty
III with the Sandwich Islands are about
completed.
Gen. Burnside and ex-President An
# drew johnson have been elected United
# States Senators from Rhode Island and
ia Tennessee, respectively.
7E Lent will begin this year on tie 10th
ia of February, much earlier than it has
# done in any year since 1860.
Al During the cross-examination of Mr..
# Moulton in the Beecher trial on the goth
he received telegraphic dispatch an
ia nouncing the death of his mother.
# About 40 900 troops were massed in
M the vicinity of Taffala, Spain, on the
S 9th, under the personal leadership of
# King Alphonso, to attack the Carlists
M near Pampeluna.
# The Commissioner of Agriculture re-
M ports that the area visited by the grass
ID hoppers in 1874 considerably exceeded
# 100000 square miles and that between
# $4,000 and 100000 people are suffering
M from the effects of such visitation.
So Another incendiary fire was started in
!E# the Navy Department building at Wash
sS5 ington on the 26th. The fire vas extin
EA guished before it had gained much head
& way, and little damage was done.
A Mrs. Sartoris, nee Nellie Grant, and her
al husband arrived in New York, from En-
NJ gland, on the 9th.
ID Theodore F. Randolph Oem.) has been
NJ elected United States Senator from New
# Jersey
s King Kalakaua has reached San Fran
@ cisco, en- route for the Sandwich Islands.
# An unsuccessful attempt was recently
ss ss made by four or five men to capture the
s James boys at their mothers residence
So near Kearney Station, Mo. The assail-
@ ants were driven off A hand grenade
s% thrown into the house was cast upon the
N crate by Dir. Samuels, step-father Of the
& James boys, and its explosion killed
' lad ten years old and SO injured the arm
81 of Mrs. Samuels that amputation was
4 necessary. 1t is asserted that the James
s beys were not at the house during the
M fight.
"a The State Central Republican Com
S mittee, in session at Concord, N. H., on
@# the 2Sth, telegraphed to the Republicans
x in Congress- advising them to stand firm
S for the CivilRights bill
# A circular has been issued by the
81 Mayor of Philadelphia urging renewed
n exertions for the discovery of Charley
y Ross. A reward of 5000 is offered.
$ Mr.. Woodruff and Mrs Bradshaw have
III testified in the Beecher- Tilton case. The
81 evidence of the latter was unimportant.
s& The former corroborated Moulton's re-
s. port of the interview with Tracy wherein
s# he Tracy said lying was justifable in
ss& this case, and recommended that Tilton
81 or Moulton be sent to Europe. Tilton
.S was called on the 2Sth, and the question
81 of his being permitted to testify was
X argued until the court adjourned.
81 On the 27th the Illinois House of Rep
81 resentatiyes adopted a series of resolu-
tions censuring the Administration for
q its conduct of Louisiana affairs and its
maintenance of the Kellogg Government,
4 and especially for the alleged military
interference in the organization of the
Legislature of that State.
n A Madrid telegram of the Goth says
three important positions had been cap
IL tured from the Carlists in the valley of
n Carascal, and that there had been
al gradual advance all along the lines. "a
q ranz had been occupied by Spanish
III battalion.
NJ The Thomas Paine memorial building
" in Boston was dedicated on the Goth.
VI Late reports from Fort Sully, d. T.,
state that the recent cold weather there
~ was the severest ever known in that
country. The thermometer for several
y days ranged from thirty-eight to forty
Il four below. Many cattle and ponies
n were frozen to death.
u Russia has recognized King Alphonso.
The American expedition to New Zea-
land made successful observations Of the
q transit Of Venus.
The German party successfully OBJ
i served the transit of Venus at the Auck-
& land Islands.
An understanding in relation to the
II indemnity to be paid on account of the
81 Virginius affair has been reached by Mr..
Il Gushing and the Spanish Ministry.
n The Cuban insurgents have recently
u captured the town and fort of Jibara
& A Republican Senatorial caucus was
n held on the 30th ult, at which it was re-
ii solved to support the President in his
i policy toward Louisiana.
4 Rev. Mr.. Trask, the anti-tobacco apos-
q tie, died few days ago.
The book for which London firm re-
8 Gently offered reward Of 5000 has
s. been found in the library of Louisville
81 (Ky.) lawyer. The object in securing the
book at London is said to be the fact that
it contains documentary evidence of the
legal marriage of King George ". to
Mrs. Fitz Herbert and of the birth of a
child to them in lawful wedlock, which
child is supposed to be now living.
] The Minnesota Legislature has adopt
ed resolution calling upon Hon. w. S.
King to explain his connection with the
Pacific Mail subsidy business or resign
his seat in Congress.
The following is statement of the
condition of the public debt Feb. /:
Six per cent. bonds ............ 81, ,157 Os5 100
Five per cent. bonds ............... 562025, 20
Total coin bonds. ................ 31,71s1 900
Lawful money debt. 146780OO
Matured debt. 1i,34a26O
Legaltender notes. ................. 3s2 O72l47
Certificates Of deposit. 454O5OO
Fractional currency. ............... 45.087, ,075 |
Coin certificates. Observation-Disclosures. 2,655.3 800 |
Interest .-.. ...................- 2i,906 ,225 |
Total debt. ............. $s.269, Oss0e
Cash In Treasury
Com. -. .............. S69,465.os4 |
Currency ......;..,.....:-..... 1O,343,O5O |
demption OF certificates OF deposit
as provided by ylaw................ 45,4O5,ooo