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Political EEETIHeS.

J.G KENDRTCK, Of lama,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-04

lyTiIl be q. Toledo the second 1ordsy OF evesy
w Month and rrnsis ore week n Dr. Soast-
sf's of1ce- Also Al Trzsf tie ard Monday Of each
month remaining one week Filling teeth with
Gold speciality All other work done
, 1877-10-13
EpISCOPALTANS.

BosTt,N, Mast, Oct. 1a.-1n tho Episcopal
Gcueral Conyc1lt!ou to-tlay the Rev. Dr. Cole,
Ut Wisconsin. presented petition from tn
Free Church Association aud Others urganR tha
proprlcty and Importance Of cuacttng canon
prohibiting tho cousecratton Of churches III
whtcl. pcws or permanent elttfues are sold.
Refurrcd. i,
The subject ofeouslderingt tho changes ncedetl'
II MY, IN tho rubrlc md Book of Common
Prayer. was ratcrred.
4 delegate presented preamble recittng Ger
tain appeals for unlty made at the LaMbcth
conversation In 1867, md tho following rcsoll'
tiou was rcigrrcl: That tho next Conyocltlon
b. respectfully requested 10 provide for Tue
publication Or arranging In some accessible, 10.
letlIgthle forrl tho creads unltsputed.
At thu afternoon scsson OF tho Epfscopa!
Convention communication was received IRON
the House Of l}Is.sola announcing that Tho
ltuusr llad concurre.l In the permission f0f tIh
formation oe . new diocese tn Virginia.
, 1877-10-13
THE MINERS.

ElRus OF Trouble In PsnnsJtvnnis.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 1a.--Au attempt on tos
part Of tho Lackawanua Iron aud Coal Com
pauy to work the rtnsbrooks colltcry has eaas'
pcsatel tho strikers to fearful pitch. Aboa.
twsnty men worked In the mine to-day, aao
weru escorted TO aud from their hoDcs u :
strung military 9uuni Un quitting work tnej
wrra AssIlei bY shouts OF tho mob, WAC Assem-. a1s
kent back by tho soldiers. The collic17 ~ ~
strongly guarded day aud night. The men wy ~
worked there to-day appealed for profession ~
the authorities Tonight stating that thcy ..u Ha
inor4inx, Dctaehtneuts have been scut to Pr
tect them, mud strong force Of military u unui
nru,s tu tic citY ready 10 march ut : MonSSn MoSnau
notice. Troop4 have bceu tcleJr4pled tor wv"
the valley, un11 Will arriva betosv mosn1ns'
, 1877-10-13

MICHIGAN CONVENTION At GRAND RArlps.
Sptrfat Dftpafchto The Chicago Tribune.
GRAND tsArips, aficli., Oct. l2.-Thc morn.
Ing session Of the Baptlst State Convention
elected officers for tic following year: PrcsI
dent, the Rev. Kendall Brooks, Of Kalamazoo;
Vicc-prcsItlcnts, Edward Olney, Of Ann Arbor,
the Rcv. A. II. Wilkinson, Of Hastings, tho
Ror. Samuel Graves, Of Grand Rapids, the Rev.
Caleb VlnIIuza,l, nf Detroit, tho Rev, Isanc
Butterseld, ot of jackson; Secretary, tho Rev.
r. NJ. ehanafclt, Of Hudson; Treasurer, q. n.
Dyrpc, Of jackson; Auditor, Q. s. Gullcy,
Of Detroit; Directors, L. D. Aus
tin, c. c. Bowen. J. 8. Doydcn, c.
". Burnllann, D. Putnam, ]. Dounclty, F. q.
Crcssy, Zclotus Grtnnc,l, Theodore Nelson, f.
Curtts, E. ]. Fish, 8. Haskell, N. q. Hodge, E.
nard, ". W.. PattcngIli, J, y. Curtis, William
1'utnam, +. c. Carey, G. d. Gregory, j. y.
Stan,lish, j. snarhall, H. C. 'rnit, J. +. Till, f..
Il. Burnett, y. W. Titus, L. II. Trowbriigc, i.
Chuse.
THE BOARD or CHRISTIAN AND MINISTERIAL
report for the year that they hare assisted
eleven young men ptcpAIiug for tho ministry.
giving them total of 5000, Of which only Sl70
was contributed by tho churches. The TREASURY
of the Board Is ovcrlrawn nore than $500.
hnat OF the report relatcs to the severe effects
OF the hard times Oh tho Kalamazoo College,
ani tho financial distress Of that institution,
whose funded accounts show $40 moro cx-
pculiIturcs than receipts. profcssur Olncy,
ot Ann Arbor; thy Rev. zcot4s ur!n.
ot o'l 1onia; j. l.. 6clsnad, Of Saginaw; :. J.
Pulls, Ut Benton lIarbor; and Samuel Haskell,
ot Ann Arbor. spoke on tho lack Of interest ID
Kalamazoo College, and made strong appeals to
tho Daptists of Michigan to not only patronzo
but taka Steps to cntlow tho institution, ndvls.
lug how IL might be done.
THE sEClETANr'8 HEF0RT
Of the cyents u the year shows new Church TO-
c!ctics organized ut Augusta, Morley, lsuticon,
Detroit, Leroy, A!ncra, Chcboygan, and last.
in..s. Elavcn ministers werc ordained, four
wcro received frnm other denomination,s,
Mann, William White, Ezra Ranery, sa,nucl
Smith. New churches were dedicated at Caro.
Grand Rapids, Owosso, Nashville. Uni9nyiIle,
Detroit, Portland, Marshall, Port Alstln.
Churches nrc now built at Grand Ledge, Perry,
PhtsburG, Sand Beach, Btoomlngdale, Spring"
port, IIowasI City, utrard, Sand Lake, spcnecr's
Mills, Lapecr, l!espcrla. sl1tccnmInisteEs 'sayss
the State. .->..-..
At Tltn EVENING SESSION
tho REV. a. L. Matl,cr, of Detroit, Chairman Of
tho board Of Hone MEssions, reported that,
since tho Board took cxclusiye management u
the nome mission work, tho uonc Missionary
as needed, and the Boanl has t'ccn cm..
basrusse1. Receipts during tho year vera
S4S!!. Tho Board has received valuable
help from the Wu,nan's Home Mission So+lctf,
amounting to over $500 Still. tho Doards
treasary i largely ove.aEawn, md WORK , IL ne, nsx
3. Haskell Of Ann Aroor, tho Roy. Isaac Butter
field OF jackson, tho Ksv. DR.. HoAgu Of kn!a-
mazoo, and tho lev. DR.. =. II. Pago Of Clerc
land, spoke on tho subject Of hono missions.
, 1877-10-13
FIRES.
AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
LrrrLs koCK, Ark, Oct. 12.-Tho Odd-Fcl-
lows block, corner of Markham aud Scott
streets, was burned this morning about l
o'cloek. Tue building was tlsrco stories, with
inansard roof, afty feet front anl $50 feet deep.
Thu corner stoEe was occupied by tue Wholesale
lager-hecr establishment ot Nick kupfcrlle.
Loss $1,000; insured for 5000. The next
store was occupied by Cole i Dow, wholesale
and retail dyy-goods merchants, who aycl
about half their stoek In damaged condition,
They carried about &30, 900. 6tock Insured loE
$500 rs foltuws: phunix, bFooklyn, $559O;
arIplla, s2,005; Undor.riters.' New York,
s2500; Fire AssoetatIan, PHILADELPHIA, g., sou.
The general oll1res OF the Memphis " Little
Hock Railroad occupied aye rooms on tbs Sec
ETC., is sa,oN. All tilo important books, rac.
oras, vouchers, etc, alu lh the saie aud thought
Ths thiId story was owned and occupied g 6y
e. n ,e FSax ans q III .lssaa an 81
tho Home, of Now York. Tho rcgalta was insured
Tor st.501ln tho Home. The Grand LtAlge aud
subordinate 1odrcs .lote everythMg,-lewcis. re-
gai'a ,n s1sf!yes emeens. taM+Iy, Shahsts
insurance may be stated Us tollows: Grand
Lodge, !u lcwcis, Eegsl,a, etc., $3,O0; Arkan-
aus Encamp.ncnt, tl0Ou; suGordlnats luAgcs,
sa0oo. Tue Knights Of pythsas, uooA ren,-
was Insured lor St0,ODo. Duuge Block, adjo!ti.
Ing on the wcst, was badly damaged, and unly
savcd by . iiss-proof wall of brick. The building
removal. s3,0u0. There wcFo other small
lOasca by occupants o& rooms In tiic Dodge
hlock. The tirand LoaEu u Odd
aajourned Vt II o'clock lust utxl,t. About ons
, 1877-10-13
TIL; CUIaRENCY.



tToRtKB.
WASHINGTON, .. c., Oct. 12.-Thc following
memorandum Of the Amount Of United States
NOTES, National Bank notes, and minor coins IN
the Treasury. snb-Trcasurtcs, AMI National
Bank depositorlcs, Oct. Q, 1sT, rs per latest re-
ports, and ACCOUNTS and funds payable there
from was Issued from the Treasury Department
to-day: ..... ,,.
United States notes In the Treasury 81, 16a
National Nnnk notes in Tic Treasury. 11,3!1, 90.
i'rpo'sis % s med f hy sat'onsi iisnk. in ..- ~,
the Trcasnrcts hccDunt,.....,.:+. 1,bes+oo.s
Dcroattt held by National l'nnks, dis :, ,,o ,,o
burtlnG officers aeco'snt... ...." .,o'o'u1u
ro,a, >. ,.,..,...,..... ..... e1o3, oos, 10
eatra nj deposit. Jnnc +. 1S73.. ....5 ~. !Ht W!
rnsi.Of,ec Department account 4'f4ot OIL
DirbnrsnE officers account, TfeAs- .,.1
pisGur.ng of,ieer'a account, National ,,, o
rnna Is tor tho redemption oi noies Of
National Hanks, failcd, In liqhidas ,
tim, md reducing circulation. So: H. SSO. a3a
stntc. notc+ in Treasury y.......... $3.50, oso
tn t,ona Hank mics n Tressa.y..".. s,e51. ~
Secretary '4rpcc,a.s sle po+t account... II, 1Gl
,s;sss;' ss:s;s; @ @ @ g. sfs sis
,ns Checks. . =. lao, $50
f"f' creditors -. .'e .."......... .. m 7oi, ,oeo
paying interest M On i.iS' Iunts...... - a7,5ss
II fraet!onai currency. w. ............. sa15. 4os
Treasurer United States, general ac-
c0nnL L...........-.+.s..... ..+..-.+ 4os III. A~o
Total ....... 100, DOS, 7eo
, 1877-10-13

strcurtb, There ts a c)ao,or aoafn,. In, ,,n,,
preaching, md a ,,cn,I for fiuspc, sr,n,'1n ,,a.
m,ly, int tl,csc viii never cums a tImr v;,"s WHY
the 5tct1nu,Int f,l,,rrh rnn aIfor ~ ,i,,'nn "'en
viii, tj,wtrIual sermons, Thcrc IA aomc v"ee cr,,,g
fnr tho complaint, and controversial I|s t,,Int.
should 10 avutictf. Tho demand for pon,,iar r
prenchtur Is Ito mitch deferred To. mi tha
churches nrc. hccnn,iur ''o
AonE soclAk ORGANIZATIONS THAI Asr1u,so
EisE. '"''"
rm,ng America listens TO a tcrtnon tautt1c,.
rs to rhetoric nnd pronunciation aud Is ,nahlo
mon a beautiful one. The chillrcr arc the hnno
of The Church. anl II Il Lie mtnIstcr's .,uty to
Instruct ihem. Visiting from house to l'S,,.o :"
must not l,o neglected., Tot tho pastoral dutv IA
Of tho grcatcst Importance. 20
Illshup Merrill commented unon The tv,
classes IT old minister's; those who retIre whI,c
vet their faculties nre tlntnnatreu antI win
spend hnppy MD aRc In tho serene consci,u,s.
ncsh Of i'avlng 'one their duty, md those who
hang on to the ministry revampinU their Dti ser
mons, working on ths old lines, at,ti Wcaryao if
the congregations who llstcnrs, TO t1c.n ~ 1T.
tcnttyciy when they wcro younger and frestcr.
llc considered tic fact tt,At tic Mct,,udst
Church was oycrsupplIcd with preachers, and
, 1877-10-13
CONkLING.

Special bt.puieA tn TA< cAlca0o Tribune.
New i0nK, Oct 12.-In conversation with
friends here, Senator Conkllng Is said to COM
plain that tic l,as been grossly mIsrepresentel
nv tho press and members OF l,ts own party op-
posed to Lin personally. lie says grent stress
Inns been lnid upon Ills cousso ut Rocheatcr In
reference to Mr. platt, wlilc, II the actual facts
lad been known, The condemnation might lIars
BEEN spared. Tho onty connection he had witt,
that speech was that he advised tho speaker
to bo conci1utory ard moderate lu any criticism
lo might mike on the policy of,tho Atminis-
trnt1ot; TO say nothing that could bo regarded
rs offensive, but to frankly state Lis viaws. lie
lid. not sec the speech bofore It wns delivered,
did not hcaE tho wl,olo ot tt-certalnly not that
portion which was offensive. During tho drllv-
cry Of that speech he entered the Convention
when tho speaker was culogtzinE Gen. Grant,
and
ArrLAuDEp THAT PASSAGE.
This ebulItion Ut good iceln,g-tllo insttnctive
Endorsement Of tribute to the worth Of great
mun-haa been construed Into an indorscmout
Of tho entire speech OF Air. Platt. Senator
Conkling expressed himself friendly to the Ad.
mlnistratiou, but doubtful as to tho praet,sa.
bility Of Tho Southern aud CiyilServico re-
form, policies. lie contrasts thu present
condition of the Administration with TINT
u President .io',nson. and THINKS
there Is remarkable historical parallel
events nay ahow that tho historical parallel will
not hold good In tbs day Of tho trtal of That
policy, and that time may show tho wisdom OF
Inc Administration, but he objects to Republic.
bec,so ttcy arc of the opinion thut the logic u
events will show that the tiulo lias not yet con,u
for TIC Southern ard Clvll.Scrytre reform
policies to oo engraf.ca into practical politics.
, 1877-10-13

rre,lAent VA. not permitted without re.'.,nnea to
hr stabbed with inurnaoes, he anu hia Admtnts-
srat!on and his supporters wcfc dcuEct! with dl'iJ
The platform derives all IT, santaeancs from the
spcechcA Of its hutidcfr and adtoratcs. Whatever
far a. tniltra speak for the party. thai IL
rnnean not "effp' hs
q As ehe, s1s n III Il on
- - tssat What +. honest and ~l:c in ny
sV r., sa ".lcny IL 10 fs.cyr t scy
favnr OF ws,iom and s!ssnc The praeleal ane.:
mon for sn 'f} i h,.
thc New York Conventions of other years warmly
commended Gcn, t'ranL t!id they mean 10 nay thas
eos.sas eosena ill., M Tia. va va. .bonet So nes
meant Tint. npnn the whole, conhding N his In
s ,Ssy ,,Ss md @ r @ 4y y, se M:n s,s.a e ssa's ss
the nctfnn Of The Norlcatcr Convention - that lis
platform, denounced The A'lnin.tra.on ty !n'!aa;;
certainly ] vi l.sTe Jet, .nae', msniter eonr.o 10
condemn pointcs'y and plainly thn Presidents
osacE than to put totth thss saceed!nsly elun.y
ii. Whatever courtc wa takcn should have isccn
frank anil unnittakab1e. H'cta clear expression
u shs pa.otm E5cept fr .h"t @ "prcsltos. IL
rial feeling that lay coc.1 In all tlID.e elaborate
phrases might stlIl hasc hecn concealed. The op.
those who th,nk that tho. welfare either Of Tho
ssn Ss % ho N o"nSe ~ s
do mol share. The power Of nero party spirit has
been mlrcaentatcd. The situation Of tho cot'ntry
si"od. M % %fhe lsoehester Convention could Snro
~ par'y Of ths nc.t generation. 4 Il t,a. ,een
0f tho Last. Tic great opportunity has bccn
fnly md nnrr.srvegly fe.pcet the SINCERE eony!e;
,"tl,cr 1e t,s1e are n,sy many tepahiesns wo really
wish TINT their marty shall represent the pro9rcs-
, 1877-10-13

Spxttul NFpdfcA 70 1a4 E1lcI9o 7Fs4NKe.
TOLEDO, O.. Uct. N.-No little excitameut
WA caused upon our Asrcets TODAY BY an attack
made upon Alexander Heed, Postmaster and
managing proprietor ot the Hiads aud Com,aer-
master, and politician Of the city. Bitter feel
Ing has been manifested BY Bowling over slnce
ths defeat Of Sherwood Tor reconciliation for
Conxress lnss year, and stnss thu auperseduEu
VI Doxllnx u tbs Puat oIlye by Reed sha tselIois
, 1877-10-13
ltI,EAfH.,


Tic railroads ccnterinR In this city are stlll
crowded with business, md they would bu quito
happy II thcy only Ind enough cars. Tho rates
were ncycr better maintained than they are Just
Huw. II was thought tilat an alvanen would oe
,lalie In tbe cast-hounl rates 0n tho 15th 0f tis
month, but thu probabilities now arc that the
present rates Will prevail until thy end of the
mouth, when MI alvanco Of lrotn 10 l0 cents
will undoubtedly be Nude.
Tie Missouri, kansas & TeYaa tsailrcad makes
thu following statement oi It's gross earnings
for the tisst week In October: Freight, *D,-
stiiSidai; teta, 81, ,7Sos0; corresponding period
last year, $1l,5T!.bs.
Nf. William j. Davis. Assistant General Pas
srnger Ageut of Tho Lake Shore i Michigan
Southern Railroad returned tTot1l ha California
Trip yrstertiay, In the best ot health.
The trst locomotive, platforn-cars, and roll.
liE.stoek VI tho Canada Pacific Railroad are
now on thelr WY 10 Wtnucpeg. The rolling
Fclnbtna Branch of tho Canadian Pac!ae Rail-
| way, aud will be landyt at WlnncpcR tn day or
two, and will doubtless b. received by the pvpu-
lare At that that piasu with great lemonstra-
| tlnlls.
The earnings of The Grand Trunk Railway, OF
Canada, for the week enuing Sept. co. wefp
e4sas, ,os6, being un !nvrva.u oi a:SLla over tho
corresponding weck ot last ycar. Tue earniug.
bcr this ycar wors $97. .ls5 greater than tue same
four weeks In lo7a.
4 few shippers have thraasened to test the
legality Of she truuk.!ine lool on west bound
freight. Albert Fink, commissioner In charge
Ut l6e pool, IL reported as saving that II such
suits arc pressed, sud result tn Judgments
asalust tho puol, the merchants VIII hn4 thein-
eeiyr. lu 4 worse plight than before. In such
case tue trunk lllies will cease to make out
through bills of lsdin9, aud merchants will have
to make connections Themselves, neccs2ttssing
the employment of commission merchants Ut
Buffalo 10 handle goods, cart them tu connect
lug roads, and make out other bills of laliug.
, 1877-10-13
OBITUARY.,

SEsclat MspdicA 10 TA4 tAieaQo TT6aak
LAss1Au, Mleh., Oct. 1e.-s. Il. Webber. Of
Charlotte, aud Henry Grswold. Of Hartford,
d!sl reccntly, tbs iosner axed ~ aud the latter
n; both wefu early aettlr1s. fks ReS. Ezra
Rumuy, Of Lcsl!s, who died few days aKo,
calue tu Michigan III 1882.
rAoY, pa, Oct. la.-The Rev. sllas e. Shop
herd. ID, D., died here to-day.
, 1877-10-13

dcmnn,ton upon what he called the usnrrcr
of tho White 1Iousc,:' wl,o. he declared. could
READ HIS OWN doom
In the Ohm vcr,rt ~ 1sclshnzznr had read h's
doom in word. Of fire. Rice and Hurd, Of
Ohio, used similar lnngnaSc. These three Ecn~
tlcuen nctc,, with tte iilbnstceing wing u the
1artr last winter, nntl stlch sentiments were not
unexpected from them; bst: II was n surprise
when Milton sayier, A prominent candidate for
the spcnker.l,ip and an sntiflibustcr, followed
81, the sa3ur strnin.
, 1877-10-13
ELEVEN PER CENT.

Ban FAAacIsco, Oct. la.-A eomnlttee Of the
depositor* Of the Ploner Bank, having examined
shp accounts, g!va - their opinion that, ut fa's
market vslue allowed for tho real estate, and
puaItoss may got about II per cent, With good
management OF the aassts.
, 1877-10-13
THE WEATHER.,

WAsulNo1oa, d. G.. Oct. Isl =. m.-FoF
ths Lake Region warmer, cloudy weather, roiu
areas, winds mostly from the south aud falling,
followed ut northwest stations BY ri1iug bafonl-
etcx aud colua1 uorthgr1y wlnds-
, 1877-10-13

l!as naturally hcromc much morS intense:
Tho events Of the cAnpai@l Inst closed
have been such as 10 further irritntc
Bowling, and, meeting Rcra to-s'ay, ho
bowling Ia n large, a,tiva, ynun0 man md
Reed snail, elderly man. and as the assault
was wholly unprnvokcd, public feeling here "a
strongly cUndcInnatOry NJ Bowling,
, 1877-10-13
Suicide.

ssscta. Dt.pascA 10 7At t4tcaso 7s.hua4
ApRlAK Mth-, Oct. ia.-Euima Parker. aged
~, daughter Of y alcltsyllle fastner, Was found
dead, suspended lro,u trge ly plceu Vi
c1utheS-llne! this morning. Size Disappeared last
ereElnx und se2tIAcrs were cut uil uE:ht.
, 1877-10-13

Sp1cfNI Hsudlfk n Tia tsHf1tI0 9FtHRe.
DkrRolr, Mich., Dct. i2.-Isnflts Osborn Il
To-, stockholders of the Original Michigan, Air
Line Ralroad Company, brought suit tn the
Unitcd States Circuit Court to~slay tu lnapclch
tho foreclosure asi,i tne by j. Young 9ra.nnlon
OF that part nf the road running from Ridkway
to lkt,1slc, o., claiming thut the mortgage un1er
which thu sale was mule was fraudulent.
, 1877-10-13

New YoHK, Oct. 1a.-N,lcs q, Parker, ex State
Treasurer Of South Carolina, was arrested to-
day In Jersey City and lodged LII tho County
Jail On rcquItitlon from Gov. Hampton, Ut
sonth CaroIlna, charging him with plundcrtn4
tho State, lie says tlc (s willing to turn Status
evidence. Lie has resided In Jcasoy City folt two
years,
, 1877-10-13
AT SAGINAW, MICH.

sntctol M4DateA u TA4 Calea0o n1suN6.
EA&7 sAa1sAw, Mich. Oct. 9.-Ths drill
house, black.mtthshop, and about 1oo, o0o feet
OF lumber 1t Saginaw City. owned b. Barnard.
4 Binder, WAS destroyed by fire tGis afternoon.
Loss, S4,00G. The lumber oDly was Insured.
, 1877-10-13


MS ABpLr TO TIE RocnssTxH CONVENTION.
Tbs Inst number OF Harpkr's Weekly has the
following editorial regarding ths Rochester
Convention Of the Republican party. It gives
the cool and deliberate views Of Str. Curtis
concerning the aetlou Of that gathering:
It WAS Impossible tor u last wsex to do more
than to record aud regret the TACT that til. New
fosx Republican Convention BY u large wsloHty
Ind refused IL approve the s1ofts OF ths Adu,in,s
tlssloA to CARR out thu declarations Of the party.
Tbs Convention lad y great opportunity. II was
cunfeMptuonsly thrown away. The Convention
CouEA aye restored To tho Nepubtican nahe tt1 old
1atstot!s xloEy; u has done n!o!s to li.Rust and
any iscpubiitan Convention eyoV assembled. II
hns otsts'tsly fepelcd thciE operation, tnd It
Ras insdn Impossible the aYmpathy Ut that large
class u tndsoendeut citizens In the state
wns prefer to sustain tha Republican
oatg mSs:s sss ,os e nHs ~,
uns y mhose two immediate predecessors hid ds-
ua1dea "a iuat, 1snsto0s. Mud furbesrtnx south.
eFn policy, ana thu vthGE had uaus the x4fufn
pasa2tapha o. ~. Hayes ietler its especial plat.
eofu was asked 10 e9ni1ne nd The enleafots of tho
Prcsldsnt to accomplish the results tint Two suc.
css.iye Now York Republican Conye nt0us hsd 90
proved. II VIA nut asked to approve everything
lhat tsl besu d1ns Or that migat b. dune, hui Is
culunle1a tbs pEsadent's s4ut&s ~ CupforueI to
u 4ls pHn pledges aud thu expressel Opinions Of
party con,dul,o1a. Int tue psupositIon was rcoru.
fuliJ Rejected. Tha ons Thing that wss not tolss.
word foe thu Acpuu!lcan Adminstratlon. We
hu,s seen conventions Where The political
kusMy wa fonndy scored We have
Aegn conventions Nheto = ffcsldeat taiso
10 hf1 tarty denounced. This II tt1 arst party
Couscui>9a We have sstn in waicu. oss!uas The
, 1877-10-13

ADVANCE ANNOUNCED.
NEW YonK, Oct. 14.-The railway companies
have decided 10 udyaHco rates on wcst-bounl
trriEhts Iih per cent, to take effect Oct. Il
, 1877-10-13

REMARKABLE STATEN ENT.
KASsAs Clrr, ato., Oct. la.-Tho Kansas City
Times Will publls, Tomorrow statements 10 the
effect that grave doubts have bccn raised a. to
tho guilt Of joel Collins, who was recently killed
Us one Of the Union Pacific train robbcrs. A
prominent law firm at Topeka has been retained
by tho father Of Collins, q highly respectable
citizen If Dallas, Tex, to Investigate the matter,
and enough haa been learned to justify tho
statement that Co1llns. could not havo been
present 1T the ttuo tho train wns robbed. lie
Ind gono 10 tic Dlaek Hills with large lot Of
rntllc, anl wrotr to Ills father that he Ind aolh
them at 23 cents pound, and received Its payit,
gold l,-nearly &c, ,000,-anl from the knowledge
uf Ills subsequent 1noycmcnta II Ia elcnr ho
could nut hare been at Tho Biz Springs robbery.
lie bud anassed great deal OF property at Bun
Antonio by dealing In castlc. and thus
was placed above SUSPICION. His
conduct whuu captured at Buffalo ID, nc
counted for on thu hypothesis that ilo supposed
he had fallen In tho han,la Ut robbers, and was
determined to rcsst to the end. Ills fatler ts
determined to vindicatc tho reputation of his
son. Matters will DO thoroughly sltted.