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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25

age. These principal causes were aided by q
cOntemporaneous dirninution OF the Asiatic
demand for silver, and BY the enormous aggre-
CATION of the actual and prospective yield of
the Nevada silver mines. The effect of the de-
monetisation SO far accomplished has been
signally disastrous, especially to the countries
which have recently demonetized silver, or in
which the gold standard was already estab-
bshed."
The second question covers the two points of
the restoration of the double standard In this
country and of the best legal relation between
gold and silver. The Commission recon-
mends the restoration Of the double standard
and the unrestricted coinage of both metals,
but are unable to agree upon the legal rela-
ton which should be established between
tAcA
The third question relates to the policy of
cuntinuing legaltender notes concur ,ntly
with the metallic standards and the effects
thereof upon the labor industries and wealth
OF the country. The Commissioners do not
suppose that it is possible to maintain paper
in actual concurrent circulation with coin iin-
less the paper is made equal in value to coin
BY actual conyertibility into it.
The fourth question covers the best means
Tor providing for facilitating the resumption
OF specie payments The opinions on this
point are various and contradictory. The ex-
perience of other countries furnishes little aid
In reaching conclusions which can command
confidence. The fact In regard to paper money
issued directly by the Governments, and hay
ing forced currency, seems to be that it has
seldom been redeemed in coin. The Commits
sion concludes that resumption in this coun-
try Is not practicable under the circumstances
until the existing laws making gold the sole
metallic legal-tender are repealed. The
total inadequacy of gold alone is appar
ent. Germany, Great Britain and France
are the only countries which have any
considerable QUANTITY of it, and the
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25
Our Young Readers.
MILTLADES rs GUILTY OF
EAVESDROPPING.

"
Or all mean things that KNOW" remarked
As the family fingered at breakfast, one day
The meanest is list ming. / trust none of you''
Here Re glancedd .sd 9upd Go the board such base
No, indsede' cried our hero, his mouth full of
I'm sure i should 1ops not it's perfectly aw-
You won't hear of Miltiadcs Peterkin Paul
Being caught at eavesdropping. No, sir! Not
at all y
Yet that very forenoon ('tis with grief recall
The story Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
AS he came down the front stairway, chanced to
espy
His brothers conversing in whispers close by.
:. Aham muttered he as he turned and drew back,
Now, what in the world can our John Henry
And Benjamin Franklin be talking abouts
declare. believe must try and find out"
So little Miltiades Peterkm Paul
He crept back up the stairs. and around through
the hail.
Then down the back stairway taking precious
good care
That no one should see--to the best pantry
where
with no little risk to his neither appareD
He cautiously mounted a large fonr-barrei,
From which, through pane in the door, he
could tell
What his brothers were saying and doing, quite
well.
+" Now Tn free to confess began John Henry
{ Though don't like to talk behind any ones
Yet while speaking Of listening, l really must
say
That our Brother Miltiades has a strange way
Of happening around very often. to hear
What is not intended for His Highness' ear"
+" All, It's true" sighed Mitiades Peterkin Paul,
Listeners never hear good of themselves, after
all"
f" As for that" spoke up Benjamin Franklin, Il
must
In candor confess your remarks are quite just.
And, indeed, should not be surprised, for a
If, within hearing somewhere, that promising
We're listening with all his ears this very
minute;
I'll Just open this pantry door-maybe he's in
" Ohor' quoth Miltiades Peterkn Paul
+" think I'll retreat, ere YOU make me call"
But poor little Miltiades Pcterkin Paul,
Being somewhat in haste, and sore-frightened,
withal,
AS he stopped to climb down, somehow, tipped
And, all at once, feeling himself turn quite over,
He uttered a Shrek and in one moment more,
Ingloriously sank in the barrel head foremost
Where he soon would have smothered, without
any doubt,
Had not Benjamin Franklin straightway pulled
him out.
6 How is this!" cried the latter, rs covered with
white,
He held young Miltiades up. to the light
" Seems to you perpetualy fated to fare i'll
You look like snnw-drift shut up in n barrel.
Pray how came You here? if 1.ventured guess
/ should say you'd been edtesdropping-com
sir. confessr'
I" Well the way of the listener is f0ury-t that's all
can say" gasped Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
John BrOwniohn. in Vide Apake for october.
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"Ah, Willie! Willie! / am afraid you
searched for the spiders, instead of the
berries. Your friend did not find any
bugs or spiders. Did hep'' M
No, ma'am.n answered Jack,
quickly
And did you see any, Willieen
No, mamma. Not this time.''
Jack went in search of berries, and
you went in search of spiders. Which
of you sought the best thing, Willie"
Him. said Willie, in low voice
and pointing to his new friend.
And it is just SO all through life.
Willie. Be sure and remember this:
Those who look for good will find good,
and those who are ever fearful and
watchful of evil are pretty sure to find
evil. You will get what you look for.
boys. Lille q. Barr, in N. Y. Inde-
9lp31dea,f
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25

-Of the eighty corporate members
of the American Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions, but ten are living, and Of the ten
only one is able to attend the meetings
regularly, namely, the venerable Presi-
dent Hopkins, of Williams College, who
has held the Office of President for
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND ROLITICALs
AMONG the nominations sent to the
Senate by the President on the 18th, was that
of Gen. John NJ. Harlan, of Kentucky, to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, in the
place of David Davis, resigned.
j. S. TRAsKER, President of the First
National Bank of Wichita, Kan, has been
found guilty Of embczzling the funds of the
bank, and sentenced to five years. imprison-
ment in the State Prison.
AT recent election in Moosemen's s
District, Colorado, Susan B. Anthony was duly
elected Constable.
THE total vote for Governor in Ohio
at the recent election was as follows: Bishop
Dem.), 261, ,236; West (Rep.), 239,347; Bond
| (Workingman), 12,4S0; Thompson (Prohibi-
tionis), 4,S6S; johnson (Greenback and
Workingman), 1880; scattering, 81. Total,
534,905.
GEN. SHERMAN reached st. Louis, on
the night of the 18th, on his return from his
recent visit to the Plains and the Pacific
Coast.
BECAUSE of the illness of Senator
Morton, the Committee to examine into the
case of Senator Grover, Of Oregon, had not
made report up to the I'D. Senator McMil-
Ian, Of Minnesota, was preparing report,
which, it was thought, would be signed by all
the members of the Committee, and would
completely exonerate Mr. Grover. The report
will not be submitted till the December ses-
sion.
GILMAN, the forger, left Sing Sing,
on the night of the Doth, for the State Prison
at Auburn, N. Y. His wife, who is a niece Of
Rev. H. w. Beecher, has become insane be-
cause Of her husbands crime, and has been
taken to lunatic asylum, and her three chill
dren have been taken charge Of by relative.
JOHN MoRRIssEY has received the
Anti-Tamnany nomination for State Senator
from the Seventh New York District, the
home Of John Kelly, the Chief Of the Tam
many organization.
WIN. S. TAYLOR, q produce commits
sion merchant Of Albany, NY, has been de-
tected, says telegraphic dispatch Of the 22d,
in series Of forgcries to the amount Of about
$3S,010. He forged the names Of his father
and an uncle to notes and obtained money
thereby from four banks.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25

ACCORDING to the reports Of the
Philadelphia State Mine inspectors the
number Of persons killed in the anthra-
cite region last year was 228 The
average number Of tons to one of these
nnfortunates was 81, 1858. The number
Of those not fatally injurpd wee z62
The average number Of tons TO each Of
these was therefore shout z8, ,5S8 The
average number Of tons TO both killed
md injured was -. ~.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25

COMPLETE Ofnclal returns OF the late
election in France show the following result
Republicans elected, 314; Conservatives, POL.
In fourteen cases second ballots are necessary.
g Mr.. PIERREPoNT, the United States
Minister to the Court of St. James, has ten.
dered his resignation, to take effect ON the first
of December
ST. PETERSBURG kilograms of the
nth say that extensive riots had occurred al
Earatov, in Russian Poland, and that 14O pei
sons bad been killed or wounded Insurrec-
tiohary movements were feared in other por
tjcnb Il Pol1nds in cDnsedkace Of the with
drawaf Of the troops. ssf w
/ BUCHAREST dispatches of the 18th
announce the recommencement of the bonn
bardmcnt Of Plevna along the entire line.
GEN. GRANT was entertained at {,
banquet at Birmingham, Eng, on the evening
of the 18th.
ACCORDING to London kilograms o1
the 18th, both Servia and Greece were prepar-
fng to take the field against Turkey, the mo-
ment the situation warranted the belief that
Russia would win. The Russian accounts Of
the victory in Armenia had been fully con-
armed.
The steamer having the caisson con-
Banning Cleopatra's Needle In tow was obliged
10 abandon it to the mercy of the elements
during the severe storm which prevailed of
Cape Finnesterre, on the 14th. 1t was subse-
quently picked up by another steamer about
ninety milee of the coast Of SPAIN
ACCORDING to Tifiis dispatch, re-
ceiyed in London, on the 10Th, the Russians,
/ In the recent Armenian battle, captured thirty
two battalions of Turks, four artillery brigades,
100 officers and 1900 horses. They estimate
The Turkish losses at over 5000 men, beside
great quantities Of provisions and munitions
of war.
THE number Of persons who voted in
France, on the occasion Of the recent election,
was 7,793, ,050-the largest number voting since
1873.
A ROME Qtaly) telegram Of the 10Th
says the Vatican was considering the propriety
of issuing Q proclamation of the temporal
power Of the Pope.
A RUSSIAN journal reports that 59,-
434 Russians have been killed or wounded up
ITO Oct II.
The Bosnian insurgents have set up
. Provisional Government, with Yonin, q broth
er Of the Russian Consul at Cettfnje, as Provis-
ional President
On receiving information Of Mukh-
tar Pasha's recent disastrous defeat in Ar.
menia, Ismail Pasha withdrew from the post
tionhe formerly occupied and took post In Kars'
II was reported IN Constantinople, on the 10Th,
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s. -
Greyitza Redoubt in front of Plevna. Subse-
quently, when the position was full Of troopq
the Turks exploded their mine, and, after So
we're fighting, succeeded in cffecting its recaFt
ture. The losses were heavy on both sides.
A KAD1KoI (Armenia) dispatch of
the 2Oth reports the evacuation Of that position
by the Turks, and their retreat to Rasgrad.
Two HUNDRED AND THIRTY houses in
Portland, a suburb Of St. John, N. B., were
burned on the morning OF the 10th, rendering
homeless over 1900 people, 700 Of whom were
sufferers by the great fire in st. John in June
last. While working in the ruins Of the fire,
one man and boy were killed, aud other per-
sons were injured. The loss by the fire is estt-
mated at s3OO, 900; insurance about $4,000.
THE iron-workers in the ship-yanls
on the Clyde were locked nut on the 22d. They
had refused to accept reduction Of 5 per
cent. in the rate of wages.
On the morning of the 22d, tre-
mendous explosion occurred in coal-mine
near Glasgow, Scotland. There were 2S2 per-
sons in the mine, and it was feared, on the
morning of the I'D, that every soul had per-
ished. At that time twenty dead bodies had
been recovered.
ACCORDING to dispatches published
In London, on the morning of the 23d, the
Turks were constructing an interior line OF
formidable defenses at Plevna.
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A Statement by Sec'y Sherman.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Is

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is.
The following letter from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, transmitting esti-
mates of appropriations required to
complete the service of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1878, and of prior
years, has been addressed to the Speak
er of the House of Representatives:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Oct. Is, 1877.
SIR: Agreeably to the joint resolution of
Congress Of Jan. Z, 1876, have the honor to
transmit for the information of Congress the
estimates of appropriations required for the
military establishment for the service Of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, as furnished
by the Secretary Of War, together with special
estimates Of other deficiencies and reappropri-
ations required by the several executive de-
partments for the current and past fiscal years,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-25

PHILADELPHIA is to have new
weekly paper called the Coming Strug-
gle. The struggle will be to make it
pay.
The new Gatling gun shoots LOCO
rounds minute-faster than a profess
sional gossip can talk.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-15
Now for Louisiana.

"The American Warwick" as the
papers are calling Judge Bradley,
seems indeed to hold the fate of the
Presidency in his hands. So far, no
has boon tho only member of the
Commission who has not voted inva
riably in strict accordance with par
ty bias. In the Florida case, it will
be remembered, he, voted with the
Democrats on the minor question
inquiring into the ineligibility, Of
Electors. The even division of his
fourteen colleag ues in the Commits
sion throws q tremendous RESPONSE
bility upon Judge Bradley. It is
plain that if he chooses to act with
the Republicans throughout, tho
result will be the declaration of the
election of Hayes and Wheeler if
on any essential point he should
feel constrained to vote with the
Democrats, it would be the triumph
Of Tilden. The count has now
reached Louisiana, and if, as is
probable, the party division in the
Commission remains as heretofore,
u>SO DlaoIoJ lultSb OCCluo TIC VOCo
Of the State. The case Of Louisiana
differs in many respects from that
of Florida. In the latter case but
one set Of Electors voted on tho
first Wednesday in December,
and but ono certificate bears the
signature of any person claim
ing to be Governor of the
State ut that date. In Louisiana
both setsN of, men claiming to be
Electors met, and cast tatheir votes
on the day appointed by law, and
both received certificates from per-
cons claiming to be Governor of the
State. 1t may be that the Commis
sion, that is to say MIR. Bradley, will
feel called upon to decide who was
the legal Governor of Louisiana on
the 9th day of December. There
arc other phases OF the case which
make it different from that of Flori-
da. Even the cases of alleged in
eligibility are different. from the
fact that Brewster and Levisee do
not claim to have resigned their
offices before the election. The
Louisiana case will present several
new points, and it is very far from
certain that the decisions thus far
made settle tho final result.--Ne,os
an" courier: 6%t} ,j q j
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-15
NQDTTcE

a ~ persons arc hereby notified not
~ to fish. hunt, ehteru BON, cut timbnr
or In any wny trespass on the lands ~
the undersigned, on pain Of prosecution.
i l aiso request oil parties indebted to
myself or to Mchafd Jones, to make i'm i'm
mediate eettlement. ALI ,paf tics holding
for payment '1'
jan 81 a. JAMES ToNra
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-15

3sV~ Address all communications. Of
whatyer character, to
MANAGER REGISTER PUDL1sHINa COMPANY
CoL9AsnIA, g. @
p May IS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-15
y. CL.ENDiNING,
Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,

WINNsBORO, 8. c..
as.G u asss .SSS a ~ K 9f-Su VI = S.
ri THE undoraighed re-
VJ I,u spectfully announces to tho
ssSss7s' la A'sS'0 citizens Of Fairfield that he
ea<sA. has removed his Boot and
Shoe Manufactory to one door below MIR.
9. Muller's. I am prepared to manufacture
oil styles Of work in a-substantial md
workmanliko manner, out Of tho worry best
materials, and at prices fully as low aa tho
same goods can be manufactured for at the
North or elsewhere. keep constantly on
hand a good Stock of Sole and Upper
Leather, Shoe Findings &C., which will bo
sold at reasonable prices. Repairing
promptly attended to. Terms strictly CASH
.Ga1- Dried Hides bought
oct IL J. CLENDyNING.
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BOOTS AND SH0ES

n complete. Hosiery, Underwear, shewls.
and Blankets can compete with any
one In th,s market. or elsewhere. All T ask.
business ''' 't'o''a
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-21
sa,erao at tn. wIudIass.

The Truthful Hart OF the Reese River
R,reile is responsible for the following :
The subject Of debate at the regular
session Of the sazsrsc Lying Club last
evening wa strong men. Dad Carthrae
took the floor ana told about the strong
est man Of his inches he had ever seep.
They were mining over in Marshall can-
you. The shaft WAS 40 feet deep and
they hoistsd the dirt In u car M large ~
10 used In = steam hosting works. but
there was only n windlass at the top to
hoist the car with. The windlassman
was o little Bit Of a fellow only weighed
n~insty-ons pounds; but II WAS noticed
that he never weakened and always
hoistsd the loaded car to the surface
without Al apparent o~vertaIing Of his
strength. One day the boys In tho bet.
tom put mp n job on him. They loaded
the car with wet clay and battsd il down
hard. aud piled 1t up in a mound over
the top Of the car. Then the men
four Of them-sot on the car and sung
out to the windlassman TO hoist. "Shs
commsncsd q mountin' that shaft just
rs easy as u q ~ninety-horse power en-
gins was . hoistin' her out. and every
bit Of the machinery creased within an
inch Of its life" "when We got u
the surface" said Dad. 1--WE was a.
ashamed = dog caught suekin' eggs.
Thar was that little fsll-r. rs cool like
and a. cam as one Of them iceberss.
never sweatin' n har mol putin a puif.
and q turnin' the windlass crank with
one hand ; and rs the boys stepped on
the car. he said. kinder quiet like
Boys. can't yer put a load on the car
some time I've GOT the dispepsy. and
the doctor told me I must take exercise.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-21
NEVADA ITEMS.

The followipc 4. told IN the Austin
R.r~iN, by n. President Of the Sazerac
Lying Club : A pigeon, foraging for
grub on Main street this morning. de-
yoursd NJ many crasshoppers that when
n hsd finished its meal and sssayed 10
Az IA ia cote. n found itself in the con.
iitiou Of Marx Twain's iumpine fro,
Of Calaysras-weiphted to the ground.
II was 80 heavy with grasshoppers that
its wings were powerlsss TO raise Il from
the ground. Dr. Sheridan administered
an smetie To the stricken bird. but gave
too large a dose. and II will never fly
again In this world.
The winnemucca Sarer State Of thu
18th says: The Jones Brothers team
arrived here yesterday from the south
srn part OF the county with 20.O0o
pounds Of antimony ore for shipment Ia
San Francisco. II 10 from tho mines
o~nei ~ oraves, "ooua' x feaiy, an.,
y saiu 10 contain spon' AN average o'
~ per cent. metai. PERSONS VINO nave
seen ths mines say there ~ mn apunu-
anes OF high grade ore ih sisnt, pu, io'
sohe cause 'nsie " "u' "'''o o' snip
P.
says ne E,ko ."dt's'.ie'a' S"'ne ~
~ largest anu resss' pieces Oh no,n
sn,s, o,s = a soen ~ w.
a".s ;ns, r"s" aSo"n am'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-21

A CAsixxr MiSrsrra has been over
heard rsmarking at Washington that he
has no doubt the extreme Republicans
will open q lively. aggressive and bitter
war upon the President whom Congress
meets. The Civil Service Reform he
thought vas the real grievance. but the
attack will DO aimed ostsnsib.y ct the
Southern policy. Upon this observa-
ton . Southern Congressman said :
''wsll. II they attack the President BE-
cause he Is trying 70 divorce the official
service from local politics and restore
peace 10 the South and fraternal feeling
TO the whole land. you will see q Solid
South come to his support. II Is said
that many Southern men want an q.
euss to support Hayes. This IL true.
Nov the best excuse in the world would
exist II those chaps should pitch IN"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-21

ADVICE FOR the TtNrs.-A night OF
two since, at ons Of cur crowded lodging
houses, everybody WAS more or less dis
,urbsd by 3 man who was walking bis
room and moaning and groaning al a
terrible rate. Finally the Landlord wen
10 the mans room and asked what was
the matter with him.
"Ohr' yroaned the restless lodger.
81 am in a terrible situation. 1 owe a
man $500 that must DO paid Tomorrow.
and I don't know where in the world !
am To get the money"
go 10 bed. 90 to bed" said tho land
lord ; ''lst the fellow you owe the money
to get up and walk q while ''-Ayers'
iladadc, l8ty.