The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-09-06

final crash came. Runs we're taking plac,
on other savings banks Ia the city, but conf
dcnce seemed to be felt, In business circles
that no further failures would take place.
AsWAsHIHsToN special Of the 31st ult
says that Sec'y McCrary and .others 1t ths
War Department did not believe the report
that Sitting Bull had left Canada and was
advancing to meet Chief Joseph. Neither
Gen. Sherman nor Gen. Sheridan placed faith
in the statements Of Gen. Miles scout, and
were Of the opinion that the rumors in re.
gard to Sitting Bulbs return may have been
based upon the movements Of small band
of his warriors.
TEN blocks Of business houses and
dwellings in Paris, Tex, were destroyed BY
fire on the 30th ult. Three hotels. the Post.
Office, telegraph and express offices were
among the buildings burned. Many families
were rendered homeless. Several lives were
reported lost, but only one body had been
found Loss estimated at $1,000, 900 to 81,
100000. 1t is said that man named Taylor
started the fire by pouring oil on the door
Of saloon and igniting it, remarking thai
he would burn the town. He was Sarrested
and lodged in jail.
AMONG, the Failures at the East, an.
nounced on the I'd, were those Of the Sand
wich Savings Bank, of Boston-deposits,
81, 100, 600; q metal broker Of New York
City-]iabilities, $4,000, assets, $50 900;
and T. E. Field, banker, of Frankfort, Me.
liabilities estimated at 81, ,l00, 900.
DURING August the National Bank cur
rency was increased by an additional issue
Of 81 ,SO1 $40, and the outstanding legal ten
der aggregate reduced to sass, ,052, 1908.
A FIRE broke out in the piano factory
Of J. P. Hale, on West Thirty-ffth street,
New York City, ON the morning Of the Sd,
and the flames rapidly spread throughout
the entire building, eight stories high.
About two hundred workmen were in the
building at the time of the fire, several OF
whom perished in the flames. The fire COM
municated to adjoining buildings, and, owing
to scarcity Of water, the firemen were un-
able to check its progress until about eighty
buildings, including several small shanties,
were destroyed. Two men were killed by
jumping from an upper story of the factory,
and several others we're seriously hurt. The
number perishing in the building was
variously estimated, on the morning of the
4th, at from ten to forty. One woman died
from fright. The property loss was esti-
mated at about $500, 900.
A HEAVY snow storm occurred at WASH
i1gton, N. H., on the Sd. at the base of the
mountains the thermometer registered 81 de-
grees above zero.
PRoF. WATSON, of the Michigan Uni
ment, on the Sd, Of the discovery Of another
planet of the eleventh stellar magnitude
PERSONAL.
E. L. STANTON, son of the late Secre-
tary Stanton, died in Washington, on the
10Th, after brief illness.
BRIGHAM YOUNG died at Salt Lake
City, on the afternoon of the 29th, after
six days illness, of cholera morbus. He
was seventy-six years of age, ana mad been
President of the Mormon Church since 1874.
The Church will be managed by quorum
of the Twelve Apostles until conference is
held and a successor chosen.
THE Triennial Conclave of Knights
Templar in session at Cleveland, on the
Goth, elected DR.. Vincent L. HurIburt, OF
Chicago, Most Eminent Grand Commander
of the Knights Templar of the United States,
and selected Chicago as the place for holding
the next Tricnnial Conclave.
The Grand Jury at Columbia, s. c..
on the Goth ult., found true bills against ex-
Lieut. Gov. Greavcs, cx-Trcasurers Parker
and Cardoza, ex-Comptrollers Dunn and
Hoge, ex-Spcaker Lee and others. on yari-
GUS charges of fraud in connection with the
discharge Of their official duties. e
Ex-CONFEDERATE ADMIRAL SEMMEs
died at Port Clear, Ala, ON the morning Of
the Both ult.
Ex-Gov. WILSON SHANNON died at Law
renee, Kan., on the night of the Both ult
ON the Both ult., at Ossawatomie, Kan,
the monument of John Brown was formally
dedicated Senator Ingalls, delivered the
dedicatory address, and Messrs. Haskell,
Clark, Anthony and Others made short
speeches. About 10000 persons participated
in the ceremonies.
TIE reports concerning the Whereabouts
of Sitting Bull were SO conflicting that scc'y
McCrary decided, on the lst, to send Com
mission to meet him wherever he might be
found. Hon. A. G. Lawrence, of Rhode
Island, member Of the Commission which
the surrender OF the Black Hills,
had consented to serve on this Commission.
IT was reported in Chicago, on the I'd,
that D. d. Spencer, the absconding Presi-