The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-06

are uninstructed as to candidates for Presi
dent and Vice-President. Among the dele.
gates are ex-Gov. Ames, Senator Alcorp
ex-Goy. Powers and Senator Bruce.
THREE of the largest iron establish.
ments in Sheffield, England, have lately
closed IN consequence of the depression
IN the trade, and others have been com.
PEELED to greatly reduce the rate of wages.
1HE organization of British Rifle
Team to participate in the Centennial
matches at Philadelphia has been aban-
doned, because Of the separate action of
the Scotch and Irish Associations.
LIEUT.. CAMERON, the African explorer,
reached Liverpool on the 1st.
The sixty-second birthday of Prince
Bismarck was celebrated at Berlin on the
lst, lie was personally congratulated by
the Emperor, the diplomatic corps, the
federal council and the deputies.
ELIZABETH T. GREENFIELD, the colored
Songstress who, some years ago, travelled
under the name Of the "Black Swan, ~
died at Philadelphia, on the 1st.
Gov. KELLOGG, of Louisiana, has &C.
cepted the resignation of b. T. Beaure.
gard, the obnoxious Baton Rouge tax
collector, and appointed Henry B. Bobbin
as his successor.
TIE business portion of the town of
Paramount, W. Va, was burned on the
morning Of the I'd Twenty three build
ings, including the postotlice and two
newspaper offices were destroyed, involv-
ing loss of about Sl25,000
THE bill allowing Mr.. James Parton to
marry Miss EIdridge, the daughter of
Fanny Fern, his deceased wife, has
passed both branches of the Massachusetts
Legislature
THE public debt statement published
on the 1st shows a decrease of 1920, ,SG5
in the debt during the month of March.
The total debt less cash in the Treasury
is $2,110, n9, ,439.
Oh the night of the Both ult., the office
OF the United States Express Company at
Akron, Ohio, was robbed Of $25 900. The
safe key was taken from the pocket of
the agent while he slept.
Mr.. CHRIsTIANCY's substitute for Mr..
Morton's Mississippi resolutions, which
was adopted by the United States Senate
on the 3lst ult., provides for the appoint
mcnt Of Il committee of five Senators,
whose duty it shall be to inquire if the re-
cent election in that State was carried by
fraud and intimidation, as alleged.
GEN. RICE appeared before the House
Judiciary Committee OF the list He tes-
titled HAT he had received compensation
for four ttraderships which he had
procured for others, but denied that Mr.
Belknap knew of such compensation and
denied that he had ever given or loaned
money to him Except some tritling amount
which had always been repaid), or thathe
had ever given him any present, except,
perhaps, some wihe and cigars, and &,
small wedding present to his wife.
On the So the French Senate, without
debate, approved the bill raising the state
of siege in France.
THE Mexican rcvolutionists under Diaz
captured the city of Matamoras, on the
morning of the %. Gen. Toledo, the
second in command of the Government
troops, turned traitor, and Gen. La Barra,
the Commandcr-inC Chief fed across the
river into Texas.
y WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 2d states
that the Secretary of the Treasury had
sent to all persons having the charge Of
Government buildings, a circular calling
attention to the fact that the appropria-
tion for fuel, light and water, and misccl-
laneOus items for public buildings, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, was
nearly exhausted, and directing that gas
and water in such buildings be shut off,
and that the laborers paid from such ap-
preparation be discharged.
THE election in Connecticut on the Sd
resulted in a Democratic success. In 1877
towns lngcrsoll Dam.) for Governor has
42 .499 votes; Robinson Rep.) 36,577i
Smith Pro) 1850; Atwater Currency
Reform) SOL The Legislature is Demo-
cratic. In the Third District, Wait RepJ
is elected to Congress over Wells (Dem.)
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Mr.. StarkWeatheT.