The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-02

General Nts Silspmary
1olkEIqn.
A BsS16lpecial ae the asth ssys' =
Russiant oSernment haa called ont IL Z
serve Of lan4wehr.
Prince GoRzscHAxorr. according 70
Pesth disTa Tafdefd ihs 2lsh, had notified th
Powers - s. no event would ke treat dI
rsetly viii ~ Ports \
A. VIEtkx telegrsm of ths 2oih say
the Russian Army II the Caucssbs had bee,
reinforced by $1,000 men, sndsthat frcs]
advance would be made into Armenia.
AHxvAL engagement was fought in tn,
Black Sea, of Kurtclje, on the S7tl, betwcea
the Russian mau-of-war Vesta and Turkisl
monitof. Both yesst Is were badly shattered
and bad to withdraw for repairs The battle
lasted nvc hours.
TIE Sultan has directed the dismis.a
of the sheik- ULIslam Of Constantinople.
A DISPATCH from Adrianople of tbt
27ths ann0uuneS tie asfeat Of the Turks un
dek eHlsinaN Pasha, At Kara Bunar.. HI
vs. 9eA fet srok toward Adranople, lol.
1wed ~ the vctosious Russians "a. =
THE Mcntenegrfns have blown up the
outworks Of Niceics. Ther were bombard:
Ing the fsrtress from Al pides,ioa the s7sh
@THE los1ss'of suleiman Pash1 ii Kara
Bunsr were officially stated ON the 29th, to
have been 6,0oQ Killed and wounded. + +
AccokDna to Constantlnople tele-
gram Ct the 18th, the Sultan and the Porte
would be removed to Broussa, in Asiatic
Turkey, when the Russians occupied Adrian.
ople. 6sa ss ,s,isf 70, .,.,.., f-.,i,,s..sis,
AMADEUS, ex-King of Spain, was fatally
injured at Turin, Italy, on the 29th, hy being
thrown from his carriage. @
AN official report from Osman. .Bszar,
ON the 2yth, says the Turks from Pleona had
recapturcd Lovatz, which had previously
been occupied by the Russians.
CIV. Hunt, first Lord Of the Admi-
rally, died at his residence, near London, on
the 29th.
On the Goth, q quantity of shell ex-
ploded prematurely in Fort valerian, near
London, killing several soldiers and wound.
ing many others.
In an engagement near Rustchuk, on
the 29th ult., the Turks met with disas-
trous defeat, losing 5000 men, thirty. horses
and ten standards.
AKsAKoFF, the Chief Of the Moscow
slavophils Society, has been temporarily ex
lied from Russia In c nsequencc Of the reyo-
lutionary tendencies Of that Organization.
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AT Washington. on the 26th, the Exec
utive Committee of st. Georges Association
of North America, through representative,
waited ON Sccrctary-of-Sta Evarts, and
read series OF resolutions Recommending
arbitration for the settlement of the existing
railroad troubles. Mr.. Evarts expressed
general approval Of the principle OF arbitra-
ton, and promised to give the matter due
consideration.
The Treasury Department, on the 9th.
issued the fty-third call for the redemption
of $50 bonds Of 1885. The cali is for &1O,-
100000 consolss OF 1885, OF which $4,000, 900
are registered and s7,0OO,OO0 coupon bonds,
principal and interest to be paid at the
Treasury on and after the 9th Of October
next. interest to cease on that day.
The Central. Council of the; Labor
League OF the United States, headquarters at
Washington, on the 9th, transmitted petit
Ion TO the President of the United States,
urging that steps be taken Immediately to
end the existing labor trouble, restore
traffic, law and order. They opposed any
compromise with the actual rioters, or those
countenaDcing riot, and think the Executive
should call the prominent railroad men
and the lead RS of the labor organizations of
the country together, to effect a compromise
of the difficulties between them. The
petition also sets forth that any further
blind resistance Of the railroads to the detri-
NEST 81 the Business of the Nation would
Justify the Government in tsking possession
Of the roads and running them in the in
terest Of the people, as well as that Of the
companies.
THERE were some disturbsncesreported
from eastern points, on the eth, but the
general outlook was favorable to restora-
ton of railroad traffic at On early day, under
the protection of military and civil authori.
ties Ehere necessary. Arrests were being
m&dSih 6say cities Of leaders of the riotous
gangs. rhe strikers on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad, at Pit sbursh.
had agreed to turn over to thesC Company the
rolling stock which they had been controll-
ineyfor several days. Freight trains had
started east aud west from Harrisburg on the
Pennsylvania Road, and q number of men
had resumed work In the shops of that Com
psny.
NEWS from the Bleck Hills regions, on
tie S7tk. was 10 The eject that the Indians
were attacking settlements in that country
and numbering the people.
No SERIOUS conflict between the rioters
and the authorities occurred in Chicago
during the day or night pfs the S7th. A
list Of the killed and wounded result
ing from the strike in that city foots up
about eighteen or twenty of the former, and
about sixty Of the latter. Eight policemen
received wounds Of somewhat serious ma
ture,. several Others being slightly hurt.
.H6iTs6aAs were fcsumiug business, and
freight and passenger trains were being
started on all the lines. A large num-
Der of arrests were made in st. Louie
on the 9th. The authorities expressed con-
fdcnce that the worst Of the ,ri0t was over.
An Indianapolis Qnd9 diSpatch says the
strike in that city might be considered at an
end. Reports Of favorable nature were re-
ceived. ON the morning Of the 2Sth. from
other Western points-the strikers, while
stiA helaiqg out IN many quarters refrain
Ing fs66 1IUfous demonstrations. The Coy
ernor Of Indfana called on the President for
troops on the 9th.
A PIrrsBuRGH dispatch OF the 29th an
nounces that the frsight tlockade there yas
pretty well broken. fh6 strfkers on the
Pennsylvania Central and Fort Wayne Roads
were still out, but offered no resistance to |
the movement of trains. The strikers were
1rm. and claimed that the roads could not
resume full operations for want of mep- A
tERGt< <lsn zbiG Glinlbg "a lIers undeEcom-
mand OF Gov. Hartranft, VINO accompanied
them, was met at Johnstown by large'mob, |
who attacked the cars by throwing stones
and pieces Of metal Ito the windows. Sew
eral soldiers were injured by the misailcs- The
train was Stacked up just before reaching !
. misplaced switch, but the engine, tender,
two baggage nd three passenger cars let
the track and cellided with car purposely |
placed in the way BY the strikers. Col. John |
He4itpp, Of the Urst United 6tateA Artillery, |
wssiselesdsty - 3dfed inftkt siide, and sew
eral soldiers were badly bruised by the con-
cussion. The soldiers Of the wrecked train
succeeded In arresting about 100 Of the riot |
ers. The troubles in the mining regions Of
Pennsylvania continued on the 2qih, AL the
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