The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-02
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the 25th the Turks had captured Bogo-
wischte, and were advancing along both
banks of the Morava. The Turkish rep
rescntative at Titiis had been assassinated.
MADRID dispatches of the 25th state
that the Spanish Ministry desired to ne
gotiate an extradition treaty with the
| United States.
ACCORDING to London dispatches of the
Goth, great destitution prevailed in. Monte
negro, caused by the necessity of main
tanning a great number of refugees 1t
was said that there were II, 900 people dy-
ing of starvation in the mountains around
Deligrad.
A LONDON dispatch of the 9th says re-
ligious agitation had been inaugurated in
Morocco with the view of procuring help
for Turkey. The Christians apprehended
a Mosem outbreak.
THE British Arctic expedition, comprls-
ing the steamers Alert and Discovery,
reached Nalentia, Ireland, on the 27th.
Capt. Mares reports that no land was dis
covered north of SO degrees, 20 minutes,
the highest point reached.
A DISASTROUS cyclone passed over the
Central American States early in October.
The town of Managua, in Nicaragua, was
inundated, and about 400 houses blown
down. Many persons were drowned by
the houses falling The damage is esti-
mated at about S2,000,0O0. Over 300
houses were toppled over at Blautield, and
immense damage was done on Lake Mic
aragua. The loss on the coffee crop alone
is estimated at So, 900, 900.
THE conspiracy charge against DR..
Slade, the American medium, has been dis
missed by London magistrate. A new
prosecution has been commenced against
him under the Vagrant act.
IT was reported from Paris on the 9Sth
that the American colony resident there
had been greatly scandalized by the late
publication of letter written by Nj. Du
Sommcrard, chief of the French Com
mission to the Centennial Exposition,
in which the American Commission
crs are charged with the, most out
rageous otfenses. On the 29th the Mar
quis de Tallyrand, also attached to the
Commission, published reply denying
the charges, and stating that the French
Commission had everywhere and at all
times received the most delicate attcn-
ton at the hands of the Americans.
United States Minister Washburne had
addressed spirited note to the Duke de
Cazes
RAGUsA telegrams of the 2Sth say the
surrender of Medan to the Montenegrlns
had greatly inspirited the Albanians. "A
Belgrade telegram of the same date says
wounGing was again becoming ire
qucnt among the Servians. The Russian
officers complained bitterly of the coward
ice of their Servian allies. The inhabit-
ants of Deligrad had been ordered to
leave that city.
BELGRADE kilograms of the Both ult.
say the capture of Djunis was brought
about by the cowardice of the Servian
soldiers. The Russians made most bril-
liant defense, 700 out of 1000 engaged
being killed, but they were finally forced
back, Tchernayef's army was cut in two,
and thoroughly demoralized, and Turk
ish batteries at Djunis were shelllng the
Servian camp at Deligrad. Martial law
had been proclaimed in the districts OF
Kiev, Odessa, khardow and Caucasus.
A NITRo-GLYCERINE repository near
Port Colborne, Ont, exploded on the
3Oth ult A workman named Colbert
King was Immediately killed. The town
was shaken, and nearly every window
broken by the shock. The magazine con-
tanned about forty pounds of the explosive,
and was placed on a crib in the water,
outside the regular harbor entrance.
THE Paris Figaro of the 3oth ult pub.
fishes a letter from Du Sommerard, Chle1
of the French Commission to the Centen-
NAL Exposition in which he declares that
the letter, criticising the management ana
purporting to be written by him, was an
utter fabrication.