The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-09

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Convention will be held on the 23d inst.
and that of New Jersey on the nth o.
May.
The Louisiana House of Representa-
nves, on the LIST, adopted series of arti.
cles impeaching Gov. Kellogg of high
crimes and misdemeanors, it being claimed
that the action of the Senate on the 2stb
ult. was illegal, null and void A report
OF the action of the Senate was made to
The House, with the statement that such
action was final on the part of the Senate
as to the impeachment question.
THE Leeds England Amphitheater was
burned on the night of the 1st, involving
q loss of $150,000.
The bill passed by the National House
OF Representatives, on the I'd, to amend
the act to encourage the growth of timber
ON the Western prairies, adds to the pre-
vious law on the subject provision that
wherever party holding claim under
that act shall prove that The trees planted
and growing have been DESTROYED by
grasshoppers, the year or years in which
such trees were destroyed shall not
count as working any forfeiture of the
rights and privileges conferred by the act,
and the time allowed shall be extended
accordingly. 1t also provides that the
proper planting of seeds or cuttings shall
be considered compliance with the
Timber Culture act. 1t also provides that
1t shall not be necessary to plant the trees
in one body, provides that the tracts
planted, not exceeding four, shall aggre
gate the amount required and in the time
required.
SECRETARY RoEEsoN, of the Navy De-
partment, was, on the I'd, detailed to take
charge of the War Department until a
successor to Gen. Belknap should be ap-
pointed .-...
| GREAT excitement was occasioncd in
Washington on the I'd by an exposure of
corruption involving Secretary of War
| Belknap. A Mr.. Marsh, of New York,
had testified, before the Committee on Ex-
pcnditures in the War Department, that
he had paid Mrs. Bclknap $4,000
for posttradership, and $4,000
yearly since. Mrs. Bclknap acknowl-
edged the truth of the accusation, saying
she alone was to blame, as her husband
knew nothing about it. The Secretary
| also admitted the truth of the story, and
said he desired TO assume all the response
bility, and not have it put on his wife He
| then rendered his resignation to the Pres
| ldent, and it was accepted.
A. WASHINGTON dispatch of the I'd states
that Levi p. Luckey had resigned as pri-
vate secretary of the President, and had
accepted a responsible position in the In
terror Department.
AN Omaha telegram of the list states
that an expedition, con sisting of ten COM
panies of cavalry, two Of infantry, twenty
five scouts, $50 teamStcrs and packers,
and rationed for six weeks, conveyed by
eighty wagons and 400 pack mules, had
left Fort Fctterman, Cta Fort Reno and
Fort Phil Kearney, en- route TO operate
against the Sioux Indians, whose bands
have been for the last several years, and
are now, against everybody.
On the 3d. at London, Winslow, the
Boston forger, was formally committed
for eXtradition. At the expiration of
eighteen days, the legal period, he Will be
delivered to the United States authorities
Ur to the Sd, $1,000 Carlist refugees
had passed over the border into France.
Hon. CHARLES T. GoRHAM, of Michi-
gan, formerly United States Minister to the
Hague, has been appointed Assistant-Sec-
retary of the Interior.
On the Sd, Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs
resigned the presidency of the American
Congregational Union and his director
ship in the Home Missionary Society.
The cause of this action is said to have
been the Interpretation of Congregational
polity by the recent Advisory Council.
THE formal notification of the Senate by
the House of the impeachment of ex-
Secretary Belknap was as follows: Mr..
Clymcr, chairman of the House Commit
tee to notify the Senate, said:
Mr. President: In obedience to the order of
the House of Representatives we appear before
you, and in tie name OF the House OF Represent
atiycs, and of all the people Of the United States
Of America. we do impeach William W. Bciknap,
late Secretary of War OF the United States, OF
high crimes and misdcmeanors while in office;
and we further inform the Senate that the House
of Representatives will in due time exhibit artl-
cles OF impeachment against him, and make good
the same, and in their name we demand that the
Senate take order for the appearance OF the said
William W. Beiknap to answer.
Mr.. Ferry, the President pr0 TEN of
the Senate, said:
lT1 Chairman and Gentteaaen Of tie Commit
tee: The Senate will take order in the premises.
The announcement was made on the
Sd of the failure of Christian Zug & Co.,
owners of one of the most extensive iron
mills in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pa
The liabilities of the firm were stated to
reach 5000, 900; assets $250,000.
CONCERNING the acceptance by the
President of Secretary Belknap's resigna-
ton, it is said the former has emphatically |
stated that he was not aware, at the time,
of the enormity of the charges against the |
latter. From the hurried and incohereht |
manner OF the Secretary's conversation to
him, the President drew the conclusion |
tLdt hliS. DCihLttpI eiit hOt liSi iuobah.', |
was the guilty party, and that the General |
assumed all responsibility and censurc in
order to shield his wife. Although he did |
not inform the President that he was |
actually guilty, he confessed that he was
not free from blame. Had the Prcsi- |
dent known of the whole truth in |
the matter, it is said he would not |
have accepted the resignation as he
did, but would have suspended the |
Secretary until the investigation was over.
At meeting of the Cabinet, on the Sd,
the President stated that he had deter
mined to shrink from noresponsibility de-
volving upon him, and he therefore de-
sired the Attorney General to proceed
with criminal charges against Gen. Bel
KNAPP and Messrs. Marsh and Tomlinson
and all others shown TO have been con-
nected with the recent bribery case. The
Cabinet approved of this determination,
and the entire matter was referred to the |
Attorney General.
ACCORDING to a London telegram of the
4th Don Carlos had arrived in that city.
When he left the Southeastern Railway
station at Folkestone, for London, large
crowd assembled, some of whom chcered
and others hissed and groaned.
UNITED STATES MINISTER ScHENcK
sailed for the United States, in the steam