The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-13
THE NEWS.


of cruel circumstances. She says sht
would like to tell her whole story truth
fully and acknowledge the frequent
falsehoods wrung from her through com
pulsiou. She assumes the responsibility
of this request, and claims it was made
without the slightest knowledge of friend
or counsel of either side. Judge Neil
son returned this letter to Mrs. Tilton
with a note saying that he must decline
to introduce it in the proceedings.
APARIs correspondent of the London
Times, in dispatch published on the
9Th, declares that uneasiness prevails in
wellinformed circles in France, ana thai
a war between that power and Germany
is deemed probable.
ACCORDING to a London dispatch OF
the 9TH over 5000 persons had been con
verted in that city through the labers of
Messrs. Moody and Sankey.
THE Russian authorities have forbid
den the importation into Finland OF
Russian territory of American potatoes
On the 5th Stephen p. Andrews testi-
titled that William Orton, Whitelaw
Reid, Benjamin f. Butler and others
were in the habit of visiting Mrs. Wood
hull's residence while witness was living
there in the summer of 1870. Witness
often saw NIr. Tilton and Mrs. w. to-
gcther, but never observed any undue
familiarity between them. Witness tes-
titled that he was in one sense the author
of the scandal article, although Mrs
W. composed the original, witness pre-.
pairing ii for publication; so far as
he knew Mr.. Tilton was entirely ignorant
of the article, and was surprised when
il appeared. Mrs. Martha A. Bradshaw
ContradictGd portion of Bessie Tur-
ner's testimony, and Mr.. John Wood, a
printer, testified that the Woodruff
scandal was put in type the last week
in October. Henry C. Bowen testified that
he knew the contents of Mr.. Tilton's note
which he took to Mr.. Beecher (and which
witness says was delivered at the residence
of Mr. Frceland), but that Mr.. Beecher did
notask him if he did; Mr. Beecher did not
recommend witness to discharge Mr.
Tilton from the Indepeade1at, but witness
told him (Mr. Beechcr) that he had can
ccled Mr.. T.'s appointment as editor.
Witness said there was no connection
between the tripartite agreement and
the payment to Mr.. Tilton of the $1,000
witness was always willing to arbitrate
with Mr.. r., and did not know that MIR.
Beecher had anything to do with such
arbitration; the arbitration was concluded
on the Sd of April, 1872, and the tripar-
tie covenant was executed on the 7th.
TIE Connecticut Legislature organized
on the 9Th by the election of the Demo-
cratic caucus nominees.
Gov. BAGLEY, OF Michigan, has ap-
pointed Julia s. Sutherland Commission
cr Of Deeds for Michigan at Salt Lake
City.
ACCORDING to st. Louis dispatch of
the 9Th Indian dcprcdations in Western
Kansas were apprehended. Government
troops had been ordered to protect the
settlers.
The appearance Of the cholera in the
city OF Baroda, India, was announced on
the 9th.
ACCORDING to Washington dispatch
of the 9th Minister Cushing, in Madrid,
had received from the Spanish Govern
mcnt the balance due on the Virginius
indemnity, thus anticipating the pay
mcnt several months
ONthe 9th Mr.. Bowen in his cross-ex-
animation adhered to his evidence given
on the direct examination. An employe
at DclmonicO's testified that there was
no restaurant on the upper floor at the
time Woodleigh swore he saw Mrs.
Woodruff and Tilton lunching there.
TELEGRAMs from Pottsville and Wilkes
barre, Pa, of the 9th state that the out
RACES by striking miners were on the in
crease, and there was no prospect of the
strike ending for some time. The man
ayers OF some of the mines had concluded
to abandon the works by Withdrawing
the pumps.
The Ohio State Democratic Conven-
ton occurs at Columbus on the 18th of
June.
JUDGE MoREIELEs, of the United States
District Court, Eastern District of Texas,
in late charge to the Grand Jury, re-
viewed the Civil-Rights law, and ex-
pressed the opinion that all persons have
legal rights to equal privileges in hotels,
public convcyances and other institu-
tions of a public nature, while they do
not thereby acquire any social rights.
lie instructed the Grand Jury to find a
true bill against any person violating its
provisions
In his late tour through some of the
Southern States Nice-President Wilson
was entertained by several. prominent
ex-Contederates, among them ex-Vice-
President John c. Breckenridge.
PRESIDENT GRANT has signed the COM
mission of j. NJ. G. Parker as Postmaster
Of New Orleans.
Ben HILL has been elected to Congress
from the Ninth Georgia District to. fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Gar
nett Mcmillan.
THE Bishop of Breslau has been ex-
PEELED from Germany for violation OF the
Ecclesiastical laws
The Prussian police have lately re-
ceived notices of plots against Bismarck
and Minister Falk. A special staf has
been formed for their protection.
An American Methodist Church 81
2uickarg, in China, was lately destroyed
by Chinese mob.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has
called upon the National Banks to make
report to him of their condition at the
close of business on the 1st inst.
A NATIONAL convention OF bankers will
assemble at Saratoga Springs, July 20.
Owing to the absence of Messrs. Beach
and Shearman, of the counsel, the
Beecher trial was adjourned on the 7th
to the 10TH
WILLIAM Z. STURTEvANT, who some
months ago murdered three persons, was
hanged at Plymouth, Mass, on the 7th.
The trial of Sam Bowles, editor of the
Springfield Mass Republican, for libel
ing Mr. Phelps, of Massachusetts,
prominent railroad President, by styling
HIM "robber" Phelps, has been con-
cluded and $100 damages awarded. The
claim Was for 100000.