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

biIitics ofvovcr a million pounds.
Tr1EcRAMs from Santander of the 16tl
saw that the political situation in Madrid
caused increasing uneasiness. rumol
nrcvailcd that the Carlists were about tt
lombard Bilbao.
THE suspension of the firm Of Bennett
Benson & Co., of Quebec, was announced
on the 10th, with liabilities estimated a
over 81 100000.
The commission to examine the Gus
tom-Housc building in Chicago reported
on the 10th. 1t is said they recommend
the demolition Of the entire structure.
DISPATCHES of the 10Th say that the
difficulties between the Baltimore Il Ohio
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
had been settled.
An explosion occurred in building
used for the manufacture of fireworks in
Boston on the 10th, and several lives were
lost. The cause Of the explosion was I'M
known.
THE schedule of Abraham Jackson, the
Boston lawyer charged with being a de
fauItcr, shows liabilities $41I,120 and as
sets $1n,GlS.
The New Hampshire House Of Repre-.
sentativcs on the 18th, after lengthy de-
bate, passed the resolution reported by the
Committee on Elections that Raymond
and Harding Dcmocrats) were not on.
titled to srats-173 to 1876.
A TORNADO passed over Quincy, H., on
the morning OF the 18th, which destroyed
property to the value of about 100000.
Fortunately only one life was lost
THREE thrcc-card monte swindlcrs have
recently been tried and convicted by a
Chicago jury and sentenced to the Pcniten-
tiary-onc for three years and the others
for ono year each.
THE Minnesota Reform State Conven-
tion met at Minneapolis on the 10th and
nominated Prof. r. I. Humiston for Gov
crnor, j. B. Tuttle for Licutcnant-G Coy
Crnur, John Ii. Stevens for Secretary of
State and IL. D. Brown for Treasurer. A
platform was adopted, declaring, among
other things, that competency, honesty
and sobricty should be considered indis-
pcnsablc qualifications for holding public
Office, and that removal for mere differ
rncc Of political opinion is a practice op-
posed TO sound policy.
ADDITIONAL failures were reported in
London on the 11th, the following among
others: Malcolm, Hudson & Co.; A. Con
ZaIcs & Co.; Young, BorthWick & Co.
John Anderson & CO.; J. c. Fonlier
Wcsthcad & Co., of Manchester; John
Srachan & Co., and Henry Adamson Il
Sons, ship and insurance brokers. The
liabilities of the suspended firms range
from 81 100000 to 100000,
PORTUGAL has prohibited the importa-
ton Of American potatoes.
THE Boston centennial celebration on
the 1ith of the battle Of Bunker Hill was
a complete success in all respects. There
were over BOG, 900 strangers in the city on
the occasion. The procession was ten
miles long and was over four hours pass
ing given point. George Washington
Warren presided, and the oration was de-
lycrcd by Gen. Charles Dcvens, Jr. Gen
Sherman, Cows. lIartranit of PCnnSyl-
yana, Bcadlc Of New Jersey, Ingersoll
Of Connecticut, and Vicc-Presidcnt VIII
son made short addresses.
THE Pennsylvania State Temperance
Convention assembled at Harrisburg on
+l,o 1trI, .,,I ,,,,,,i,,otnJ Hon Robert Aud :
ley Brown for Governor and Elijah F.
Henry Packer for State Treasurer. The
platform adopted pronounccs in favor of
woman suffrage and against sectarian
schools
THE National Board of Trade, at its
session in Philadelphia on the 18th, adopt
ed resolution expressing its qualification
that Congress had fixed a day for the re-
sumption Of specie payment, but begged
Congress to place at the earliest period all
possible means in the hands of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for the execution of
the law providing for resumption at the
time named.
THE Ohio Democratic State Convention
met at Columbus on the 18th and rcnOm-
mated Hon. Wm, Allen for Governor
The remainder Of the ticket is as follows
For LieutcnantGOvcrnor, Samuel F.
Cary, of Hamilton; Supreme Judge,
Thomas Q. Ashburn, of Clermont; Audit
or, E. NJ. Greene, Of Shelby; Treasurer,
John Schrcincr, of Mcigs; Attorncy-Gen-
oral, Thomas Z. Powell, of Delaware; ;
member Of the Board of Public Works, II.
L. O'Hogan, of Erie. The platform favors
limiting the Presidents service to one
term at a salary of S25, 900 year and de-
mands that the present financial policy of
the General Government be abandoned,
aad that "the volume of currency be
made and kept equal to the wants of the
trade, leaving the restoration of legal ten
drrs to par with gold to be brought about
by promoting the industries of the people
and not by destroying them"
SEVERAL extensive additional failures
in London and Manchester were reported
on the 18th.
A SPECIAL to the London Times Of the
18th says the King of Burmah, being con-
vinccd of his inability to successfully OPP
pose the English, had yielded all the
points in dispute, and indicated a desire
for peace.
THE National Board ofTrade adjourned
on the 18Th, after passing several resolu-
tions relative to transportation, reciprocity
with Canada, etc. These declare that ex-
pcrienCe has shown that the attempt to
regulate the details of railroad manage
ment is ineXpedient, but that certain laws
oi general character can be passed and
enforced which are both practicable and
necessary Tor the protection of the public
interest," and favor the appointment of a
commission to confer with like commits
sion on the part Of the Dominion of
Canada on the subject Of reciprocity.
SEVERE earthquake shocks were expe
rienced in some portions of Ohio and In
diana on the 18th.
A coLoRED woman at Burlington, Iowa,
was burned to death on the night of the
18th by the explosion Of kerosene
lamp.
UNITED STATES troops are concentrat-
ing on the Mexican border, and man Of
war has been ordered TO the mouth of the
Rio Grande.
st. LOUIS was visited bya violent thun-
ucf and rain storm on the, night of the
18th, and many portions of the city were
aeluged. The storm extended throughout