The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02

gerry against him in the settlement of an
insurance claim. AT last accounts Mr.
turner was very low, and it was though,
he would not recover.
A PARIS telegram of the 9th saws that
hard times prevail in that city. Worth,
the man milliner, was reported to have
lost very heavily by the pressure and 10
nave become financially embarrassed
mainly, it was said, through the failure OF
his prominent American customers.
KING ALrHoNso's eighteenth birthday
was celebrated at Madrid on the 2stb ult
A report prevailed that the King would
soon take the field against the Carlists.
a BERLIN dispatch of the 2Sth ult. saws
Montenegro and Servia had concluded an
offensive and defensive alliance in favor
OF Herzegovina and against Turkey.
A BERLIN telegram of the 29th ult. saws
Il report prevailed that charge of treason
had been preferred against Count Won
| Arnim
| WASHINGTON dispatches of the 27th
state that the negotiations between Spain
and the United States were proceeding ia.
Vorably, and the relations between the
two countries might be regarded as ex-
| cellent.
THE Chief Clerk, and about dozen
other prominent clerks of the Interior De-
partment at Washington were removed or
transferred on the 9th by Secretary
| Chandler.
In his annual report Lieut.. Gen. Sheri-
dan recommends that the care and treat
ment of the Indians be confded to the
War Department, and that they be sub
jected to the same laws and penalties as
civilized people, instead of being left
amenable to no laws. He also favors COM
pulsory education, and advises the settle
ment of the Black Hills question.
EX-Gov. ENGLISH, of Connecticut, has
been appointed to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate caused by the death
of Senator Ferry.
THE Moody and Sankey meetings in
Philadelphia were very largely attended
tinued unabated.
Mr.. BEECHER was subp9naed on the
21th as witness in the libel suit of Mr..
Bowen against the Brooklyn Unson.
THE official majority for the new Con
stitution in Missouri is 1925 The Con-
stitution went into effect Nov. 80
THE Cherokee National Council on the
9th canvassed the votes cast at the late
election, and declared Rev. Charles
Thompson elected Principal Chief over
Ross by majority of eleven. The Ross
men have majority in both houses of the
Council.
SECRETARY BRIsTow on the 9th sent
telegram to the United States District At
torney at st. Louis emphatically denying
the rumor that he was interested in dis
tillery-house at Louisville, Ky, and stating
that he did not desire the matter to rest
upon his denial, but requested that every
person whose name has been or can be
given you as having knowledge of such
alleged facts shall be brought before the
Grand Jury and subjected to the most
rigid examination" The Secretary
adds: Il beg to repeat the request
heretofore communicated to you, that
these frauds on the Government
shall be proBed to the very bottom; that
every ramifcation of the ring shall be fol-
lowed in every part from beginning to
end, and that no one having connection
with or guilty knowledge Of its operations
shall he permitted to escape. so far as
this department is concerned, | ask that
every allegation against any officer of it,
from its head to its humblcst employe, be
thoroughly investigated and vigorously
prosecuted, if any grounds exists therefor.
have read this to the President, who re-
peats his injunction: Let no guilty man
escape
A LONDON dispatch of the Goth ult. says
accounts had been received from THIS
announcing rising against the Russians
in Khokand Vienna dispatches OF the
same date say it was feared that majority
of the Russian garrisons in Khokand had
been massacred.
AN Alexandria Egypt dispatch of the
goth ult. says the Abyssinians had lately
surprised and killed 1900 Egyptians
among them seventeen officers.
A HENDAYE dispatch of the goth ult.
states that the Carlists had begun Wig
orOus bombardment of San Sebastian.
WASHINGTON advices of the 29th ult.
state that there will be no sales OF Treas
ury gold during December, the currency
balance being large enough. The Secre-
tsry had directed the retirement of $164,-
472 of outstanding legal-tenders, being
80 per cent. of the National Bank circu-
lation issued during November.
THE United States Supreme Court on
the 29th ult. delivered unanimous de
cision in favor of the Union Pacific Kali
road in its suit against the Government
involving the retention of half the com
pensation due the road for the transporta-
ton of mails, military and Indian supplies
10 apply on the interest paid on bonds Is
sued to the corporation.
EDWARD S. ToBEY, of Boston, has de-
clined the Commissionership OF Indian
Affairs lately rendered him by the Presl-
dent.
ISAAC WEIGH, State Treasurer OF ONO,
died at his residence near st. Cialrsvlile
on the 29th ult. He was sixty-ive years
old.
In the Avery trial at St. Louis, on the
goth ult., evidence was introduced tending
to implicate Gen. Babcock in the whisky
frauds.
THE MARKETS.