The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-05-25


IL was reported that the widows pf tn
murdered French and English Consnls a
salonica would receive 5000 900 each in
demnity from the TUX Government,
J A WASHINGTON telegram of the | fl
says the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs had not yet finally acted on the re
port OF the subcommittee affecting Gen
Schenck, but the members were agreed
that, while he was not himself guilty al
intentional wrong, his connection with the
Emma Nine Company was improper and
incompatible with his position as Ameri.
can Minister.
A Sioux CRY Gowa) special of the 10Th
says returned miner from Deadwood
Mines, Black Hills, named Charles Hol.
land, had arrived there with 5000 in gold
dust, which he dug himself within less
than six weeks. He reports that miners
were making $40 to S14 per day, and
were not troubled by Indians. Three
other miners came with Mr.. Holland
bringing about 81 800 in gold.
THE Kansas Democratic State Conyen.
ton held recently at Topeka, adopted res
olutions opposing banks of issue by United
States Or State authority; demanding that
the Government supply the paper needed,
in the shape of greenbacks; insisting upon
the immediate repeal of the act providing
for the resumption of specie payments, and
instructing the delegates to vote for the
nomination of Hendricks for President.
A SALoNICA dispatch of the goth says
that the French and German marines and
the Turkish military and civic authorities
united to escort the remains of the mur-
dered French and German Consuls to
their burial place.
On the morning of the Goth alocomotive
standing near the Michigan Southern
Railroad depot in Chicago, exploded with
great violence, seriously inJuring five by
ISLANDERS, and hurting some of the frag-
ments distance of two blocks.
a TERRIBLE explosion of fire damp oc-
CURED at Scranton, Pa, on the morning
of the Goth, causing the death of one man
and serious injury to four others. The
man who was killed was in the act of
stepping into the bucket at the momcut of
the explosion, aud was hurled high in air,
and then fell back 400 feet to the bottom
of the shaft. The gas caught from
miners lamp.
AT Hinkston Station, KY, on the Goth,
on the Maysville l. Lexington Railroad,
a very serious accident occurred. A
bridge gave way during the passage of
passenger train, and the rear coach, con
tanning about thirty passengers, was pre-
cipitated into the water below. About
thirty persons We're more or less injured |
A VIENNA telegram of the 21st saws |
grave apprehensions were entertained at |
Constantinople in respect to the Sultan's |
mental condition. He is said to be sub
ject to deIusions fearing that he win be
burned alive or poisoned.
THE vicinity of Norristown, N. j., and J
Lancaster, Pa, was visited by violent !
hailstorms on the 21st, which caused |
great damage to windows, green houses,
fruit, etc. The hailstones were some of |
them as large as hens eggs.
THERE was a tremendous haiIstorm at
Gayville, Dakota, on the 2lst. The |
ground was covered with hailstones as
arge as hens eggs to the depth of fou"
inches. All the windows in the town
'acing south and southwest were demol-
shed, ana the wind tore down fences, up
rooted trees and overturned buildings.
Several persons were badly injured.
AN animated debate prevailed in the
British Parliament on the 22d, on the |
to grant amnesty to the Fe-
lian convicts. Disraeli stated that the
project had been abandoned by the Coy
for the present.
THE proposition to amnesty the Com
nunist convicts was rejected by the French
Senate on the 22d Only eight votes were
,ast in the affirmative.
ACCORDING to Berlin special to the
london Daily Telegraph of the s2d, the
sultan of Turkey was about to abdicate.
THE President received dispatch on
he 22d, announcing the death, in Lon
Ion, of the child of Mrs. Sartoris, his
laughter.
A FIRE DAMP explosion in a coal-mine
n Chesterfield County, Va, on the Goth,
aused the death of eight men and serious
injury to two others.
THE President, on the 22d, sent to the
senate the following nominations: Min
ster to England, Atty. Gen. Pierrepont;
Attorney General, Secretary Of War Taft;
secretary of sWar, J. Donald Cameron
son of Seaator Cameron), of Pennsylva-
ia. They were confirmed.