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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22

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P4 isions wgfe made, On the 18Th. fQ
primo ths yDlune coptainias H. 4procesdinsl
of the ElectoeAl Gammission isd ths Two koussa
Of CNRe~ iylatzlg thereto. Amonx the nomi-
nation Rconhfnsd n Executive -sssuion wss that
Of sz Snator Geo. 3. Boutwell, - Commissioners
for praparina and publishing : nsw edition Of
ths lSvolupe Of Revised etstutes.
Tlg~ President sent s,nessage 70 the
Sensts on the 16Sk. stating thss he had NO fur
ther conmu1ication q make at this session.
Accompanyint this msssaxs were about 100
nomination., mostly for minor ofices. Several
nominations were c0afrmed in Executive saesicn.
After : long discussion, on the 17th, .
resolution va sgrsed to--se is e. arising .
sub committee Of three Of ne Comnittee ON
Privileges and Elections - visit Orsson during
TIE. receas, If they deem It expedient, and ex-
anime into the charges against Senator Grower,
Of that 6tAte. After debate, In Executive ses-
sion, the nomination Of Frederick Douglass to
be Marshal of the District Of Columbia was COM
frmed-90 to -12-those voting nay claiming
that their opposition was not because Of colof,
but Of unftness for the position, and because of
the oppoeition of the Bar Association of the
District The thanks Of the Senata were votsd
to the Vice-P President, who replied hEicfly and
then declared the Senate adjourned sine dh
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22
Some curious side issues Of a breach.

Some curious side issues Of breach
of-promise suit have recently been tried
at Rochester, N. Y. The defendant, Mr..
o. H. Etheridge, claimed q diamond ring
in the possession Of the complainant,
Miss Lucy II. Thurber, on the ground
that he had only loaned fit to hefs In
some way Mr.. Etheridee obtained posses
sion Of the ring, which was set with
twelve small diamonds surrounding q
large one, and worth $500, and Miss Thur
Der sued for it, gaining her point. Mr..
Ethcridge thereup0n returned the ring,
but later was charged with having ab-
stracted the jewel and replaced it with .
piece Of cut tRiass, The defendant alleges
that . job . has, bean = put up . on him.
as thering was perfect when he gave itup.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22

After long use sponges are liable to
smell very badly unless carefully cleaned
every day. BY rubbing fresh lemon
thoroughly into the sponge and then rims
ing it several times in Mkewarm water it
will become as sweet as when new. st
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22

8if ESawapd Ihornton, the Bsitish
Mtnister to ~ United htates, sayg 4ha1
there u poprpbehijity IL 1js txapslb{ "a
ano@h6r dipnak k(le mlssjods HI ~
Rreatly eoloaiahed i fsW deya - 8 the
cable dispatch saying that 80 was likely
to he spul n Conslnniinople.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22
lnleral News Summary. :,


Constantinople telegram, of the 18th says
Turkish commander had been ordered to
hdraw from the 1slands Of the Drina, the oc-
ation Of which came near defeating the prop
ION for peace with Eervia. ss'f s'ssei
weldford IN b. dispatch of the 18th states
the body Of . man had been found ON the
road track there which was, without doubt,
of J. Kingan, of New York, whose failure
disappearance were recently announced. Il
thought at iirst that be bad committed SUE
having ffut cut hia throat and then thrown
self upen ~ tr9S where hSwaSrun over
The Quekp down tin Anothx t6eory was
he mad been murdered, many of the sur
ndiag Circumstances indicating such to have
b The case.
onsta.ti.ople aispafshss of TIN 15t6 say the
tan had proclaimed general amnesty in
lgaria The attempted negotiation of peace
ween Turkey and Montenegro had fallen
pugh- Great agitation prevailed in the city
the recall of Midhst Pasha, the exiled
md vizier, was loudly demanded by the war
V. tfs hna sa3saa.s f;s
London telegram sf the I5th says England
Russia were discussing the Eastern question,
only matter of difference being whether
rkey or Russia should be the first to sdisarm.
he budget for the financial year, 1s75-7e, in
lia, shows a deficit of 41S,OO0,OO0. The de-
t for 1s76-77 is placed at go, 100000. = :
a dispatch received from the City of Mexico,
/ the 18th, announces that United States Min
er Foster had recognized Diaz - President de
10 of the Mexican Republic.
official announcement was made from Lon
h, on the 18th, that England and Russia had
hched an agreement in respect to Turkey.
Constantinople kilograms of the 10th state
ht numerous arrests of Softas and others had
|en made for intriguing for thcrecall of Mid
z Pasha. -
In London, on the 17th, Sir Edward Belcher
ID, aged seventy-two years. He commanded
: British expedition sent out in search of Sir
lhn Franklin in 1852.
According to Pera telegram of the 10th, an
stinate six-hours' fight bad taken place be.
cen the insurgent Bosnians and the Turks
n Bonaventure, in which both sides suffered
avily. The Turks were finally compelled to
lire. t
The Turkish Parliament met at Constanti-
pie on the 18th. The Sultan opened its ses-
IN in person, and speech was read from the
rome. fr
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22

GoIp bead s1apFplas!y on laes = aoM'
iqg !nto vogue,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22
,GhA Nolzde Ghsys4rlt.

I Tns Cnnoxrozs Il psblizheG!st ~ Qcunty ssat
4 Tama, one Of the largest; richest, most central
and pop,lous ,countiss In Iowa. His1hD oldest
paper in the County and 1ons oi the oldest In the
Srate- been established IN 1855 III circu-
lation being large and constantly Increasing, makes
II very desirable advertising medium for business
/ men and msnufacturen wishing to bring theiE
goods and wares 70 the notice of tho people q
Central Iowa. lstfs
Advertising rstss made knstfHoa ptlicdtion.
b. s34s ss14t NJ = = -sl-. Z. .nabt
JOB PRINTING
OF every description executed WITH neatness and
dlspatch. Special attention paid to
|n.s PRINTING IN C0LORS.
,Ygy 1vou earnestly sosieits
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-22

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

There is great complaint
among New York dry goods
dealers of the dullness of trade.
Both jobbers and retailers are
idle, Notwithstanding the late
ness of the season. Hopes are
entertained that the ''fall trade
will cause a great improvement
in the situation, though predic-
tons are announced with eau
ton. One Of the most remarka-
BILE features in connection with
the dullness is the low price OF
the staple dry goods. Velvets,
silks, woolens and cottons can
all be bought at figures lower
than have been known for years,
and yet the public are not
tempted, and calicoes at 4 cents
a yard, muslin and woolens at 6
and silks at 75 cents are all Of
fered in vain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30
THE CHINEsE.--The New York

THE CHINEsE.--The New York
Journal of Commerce has a
pointed article on the abuses to
which Chinese immigrants are
subjected in California. The
persecution has become so great
that the leading Chinese mer-
chants of San Francisco, who are
intelligent men, have asked Sen
ator Morton, who was recently
on visit to that city, to intro
duce a bill into Congress levy
ing a tax of 500 upon each Chi
nese immigrant, and that the
money thus collected be used to
pay the passage of all China
men who may desire to return to
their native land. The Journal
says that Senator Morton receiv-
ed this proposition with favor,
and that he intends to offer such
a bill. 1t will not be passed by
Congress unless the members be.
come blind to their duty. If a
tax is imposed upon Chinese
immigrants, it will not be long
before one is demanded upon
those from Ireland, Germany,
Sweden and other foreign coun-
tries. A simple discrimination
of taxes upon the Chinese would
hardly be tolerated. In princi-
pie it could not stand for a mo-
ment. In justice it should be
discarded in a summary manner.
1t is simply a foul disgrace to
any State to permit any class
of it's residents, who obey the
laws and conduct themselves de-
Gently, to be abused and per-
secuted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The tramp" question is re-
ceiving a good deal of attention
at the East, and especially in
Massachusetts. There, detect
ives have been associating with
the tramps for the purpose of
determining as to what class the
tramps belong. The reports are
singularly unanimous on one
point, that is, that the main body
Of the army Of tramps is made
up of professional thieves. DC.
casionally one travels by him
self, but they go in packs like
wolves. These bands are under
the control of a chief who directs
what the members are to do; who
are to beg to-day, and who to-
morrow, and what places are tc
be broken into. There is a well.
founded suspicion that the
tramps have a general depot TO,
stolen property in the western
part of the State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The Republican party has not
yet reached its lowest depth
The organization of new parties
and the resolutions of some of
the State conventions indicate
that the party is fast drifting into
Communism. When that time
comes, they will not have far to
look for leaders. Blaine and
Morton are exactly the men to
lead such a crowd, and in the
event Of success, such men as
Packard and Chamberlain, Bull.
lock, and others Of a like ilk,
will again come to the surface.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The Republican papers in
Maine are accusing the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of
being a bondholder. The Bos-
ton Post hopes he hasn'tgot any
Of Blaine's Little Rock and Fort
Smith bonds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

If there is any one thing that
is more annoying than another
to the farmer-says the Rural
World-it is to raise q fine crop
and then have his neighbors'
breachy stock get in and destroy
it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The Philadelphia Press ap-
pears to favor the Southern Pa
cific railway bill. 1t is begin
ming to perceive that the North
must relieve the South before it
can expect prosperity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The Hartford Times reports
ex-Speaker Randall as saying
that he is certain of a reelection.
We hope that he is. He is an
excellent parliamentarian, and
makes a good Speaker. There
are two or three other candidates
who would make good Speakers,
but they will fall behind Randall
in the vote.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30
BELLEVUE, La,
Thursday ,::::::::::::::::::::August 80, 1877.
Chicago policemen made 2,OO7
arrests during July.

The Nashville American wants
Gen. Coward, alias Howard, to
"crawl into the Big Hole, and
pull the Hole in after him."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

VIM. B. Astor is reported as
buying a good deal of land in
Florida. That State seems to be
capturing considerable Northern
capital.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The United States Treasury
holds 1897, 100000 Government
bonds to secure bank circula-
ton, and s1s,650,OOO more to Sc
cure public deposits. The Ma
tional bank circulation is about
S315,OOO,OOO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

BY a new law, all real estate
owners, lesees and railroad COM
panies in Missouri are required,
under penalty of $40, to cut
down, before the seeds ripen, the
Canadian thistles growing upon
their land or along their road.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The United States, it turns out,
owns very little more arabic
land. Most of the Great West
is sterile and uncultivatable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The actual amount paid into
the United States treasury from
customs collections for the year
ending June 3oth, 1877, was as
follows: Duties on imports
(coin), s127, 472, O.6e; duties on
tonnage (currency),$1 ,472, 1857;
receipts of internal revenue,
S347, 1886; customs, 1898, 1865.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

Charles Harker, cashier of the
Union National bank at Mount
Holly, N. j., has disappeared
with $4,000 belonging to the
bank.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30
Division in the Republican Party.

DIVISION IN Ino h0PuDitCdH TdTty.
There are factions in the Re-
publican party-says the Hart
ford Times-and the hostilities
that have existed among them
for sometime are growing more
bitter. The New York Times
attacks Senator Conkling again
with renewed bitterness. The
Times does not relish Conkling,
and does not mean that he shall
be reelected Senator or become
the Republican candidate in
1880. Bot this is not entirely
personal. Neither Blaine nor
Conkling like the policy of
Hayes, but they hate each other
more than they do Hayes, and
each would crush the other po-
litically, with a hearty good
will. Morton, the centralist and
demagogue, would play against
them both, had he health and
strength. But he is paralysed
and PROSTATE, and will hereafter
hardly be able to lead any fac
ton. Secretary Sherman is more
quietly laying his plans, and he
intends to have the Administra-
ton aid in his attempts to secure
the nomination of President
Notwithstanding office-holders
are not to meddle with party af-
fairs, according to official orders,
the entire crowd will be marshall
ed on the side of Sherman, if the
Secretary of the Treasury and
his malitary brother can con-
trive to control them. Then there
is another wary aspirant, lying
low, and preparing bait-ex
Minister Washburn. He belongs
to family who naturally fish
for Offices. Their lines are al
ways out, and they are careful
not to stir up the waters as
Blaine does sometimes, and as
Conkling must ifhe expects any
bites. But the differences in the
Republican party are not confin
ed to these aspirants. The rank
and file are dissatisfied and in
harmonious. They do not agree
upon well-founded principles
Some of their most efficient
workers are in State prisons,
and others of the powerful ring
men are disappointed and sulky.
Simon Cameron, king of the
rings, is sulky, and predicts dis
aster. The offce-holders are ma
king hay while the sun shines,
and are preparing to run when
the shower comes. The difficult
ties in the camp are so compli-
Gated and deep-seated that it
will be very difficult for the
quarreling and dissatisfied lead
ers to heal them. Having be-
come well-rooted, it is probable
the Republican troubles will in
crease.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

The largest libraries in the
world are the following: Ma
tional Library of Paris, 1900, 900
volumes; British Museum, Lon
don, 100000; Imperial, Saint
Petersburg, 100000; Royal,
Berlin, 100000; Royal, Copenha-
gen, 500, 900; Royal Public, Dres-
den, 100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

Virginia's nominees for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant-G Governor
have but one pair Of arms be-
tween 'em.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

Deputy Customs Collector
Walden, of Richmond, Va, has
fled, Irregularities having been
discovered in his Office.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

Princeton, ILL.,, is complaining
that the tramps are devasting
that part of the State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30
jefferson Davis.

From Southern Historical Society pap.r.,
We regret to see that in an mt;
Gle in the Philadelphia Times. G.a
Wilson revives the stale sland..
that President Davis was captu,.d
in woman's disguise. We bon...
present before long a full statemer,
OF the facts; but in the meantime =.
give, without alteration, the fol,or,
ing statement of a federal sold;.,
who was present, and which fo,,,.
offsets the statement of Gen. Wis.,.
who was not present at the captu,s.
Portland (Mainel Argus: ~
no admirer of JEFF Davis. I an.
Yankee, born between Saccaranna
and Gorham Copper; am full 81
Yankee prejudices; but l think i
wicked to lie even about him. q,
for the matter, about the devil
was with the party that captured
jeff Davis; saw the whole trapsa.
ton from the beginning. now sav
and hope you will publish it,
that jeff Davis did not have m
at the time he was taken any such
garment as is worn by women. Ia
did have over his shoulders wata,
proof article of clothing, something
like a ''havelock." 1t was not in
the least concealed. He wore hat
and did not carry a pail of water on
his head, nor carry pail, bucket or
kettle in any way. To the best Of
my recollection, he carried nothing
whatever in his hands. His wife
did not tell any person that her bus.
band might hurt somebody if be
got exasperated. She behaved like
a lady, and he as a gentleman,
though manifestly he was chagrined
at being taken into custody. Our
soldiers behaved like gentlemen, AZ
they were, and our officers like hon.
orable, brave men and the foolish
stories that went the newspaper
rounds Of the day, telling how vol.
fishly he deported himself were all
false. l know what / am writing
about. I saw Jefferson Davis many
times while he was staying in Port.
land several years ago, and I think
I was the first one who recognized
him at the time of his arrest. When
it was known that he was certainly
taken, some newspaper correspond.
emit knew his name at the time
fabricated the story about his dis
guise in an old woman's dress /
heard the whole matter talked over
as a good joke; and the officers, who
knew better, never took the trouble
to deny it. Perhaps they thought
the Confederate president deserved
all the contempt that could be put
upon him. / think 80, too; only |
would never perpetrate falsehood
that by any means would become
history. And, further / would never
SANDER a woman who has shown 50
much devotion as Mrs. Davis to
her husband. no matter how wicked
he is or may have been. I defy any
person to find a single officer or sol
der who was present at the capture
of Jefferson Davis who will say
upon honor, that he was disguised
in woman's clothes, or that his witt
acted in any way unladylike or IN
dignified on that occasion. Igo fol
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

GERS Is almost OppTeSSiVe Oy COn-
trast, and all have time-and it
is to be hoped disposition-to
devote ourselves to the develop
ment of her material resources.
In the great upheaval recently
in the North, East and West
on the labor question-there was
scarcely ripple on the surface
of society in the South, which
ought to convince every one that
we are not the turbulent people
we have SO often been charged
to be. Another lesson to be
learned is, that this is the coun-
try for the overcrowded North to
look to for the employment of
her surplus lnbor. We have in
Louisiana alone, sufficient land
unoccupied, from which could
be drawn a comforta BILE support
for twice the population we now
have, and which can be purchas-
ed for a very small price, either
for cash or on a long credit, and
there are none which yield their
increase with less labor than do
those of Louisiana.
In Bossier parish alone, we
have thousands of acres that
only need the hand of intelli-
gent labor, to make them bloom
and blossom and yield a harvest
such as the tiller of the sterile
fields of the North nerver dream
ed of. And in addition to the
lands now susceptible of cult
walton, there could be reclaimed
by sufficient levees, land enough
in Louisiana for several thou
sand plantations, as rich and
fertile as any in the world, and
which would each be capable of
yielding annually crops averag-
ing in value $4,000.
In addition, we have a climate
exempt from the rigor of the
Northern winter, and the oppres-
sive heat of the summers of more
Southern ATTITUDES. Our people
are hospitable and anxious to
welcome all new corners, and
render them every assistance in
establishing them in home on
our territory. These being facts
which cannot be gainsayed, we
can certainly reasonably hope
that the time is not far distant
when the tide of immigration
shall tend Southwark. In the
meantime, our citizens should
leave nothing undone to invite it
hither.
By reference to our columns it
will be seen that we ourself have
some land in the market, which
we will sell at prices, and on
such time, as will place it within
the reach of all who may wish
to settle in our midst. We have,
however, not written this article
in our own interests, but, if pos
sible, more in the interests of
those in search of homes, than
in the interest of the land owner.
The Republican party has not
vet reached its lowest denth
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

There are in Pittsburg 50 iron
rolling mills mot to include eight
steel rolling mills) with seven hun
dred and sixty four pudding fur
naces, and annual capacity Of four
hundred and fifty thousand net tons
equal to one-ninth of the whole ca
pacity of all the mills in the United
States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

Sitting Bull says he could whip
nineteen Pennsylvania regiments
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-30

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A Low Voice in Woman.

Yes, we agree with the old poet who said that a low, soft voice was an ''excellent thing in woman.'. Indeed, we feel inclined to go much further than he has on the subject, and call it one of her crowning charms. No mat ter what other attractions she may have she may be as fair as Trojan Helen, and as learned as the famous Hypatia of ancient times; she may have all the accomplishments considered requisite at the present day, and every advantage that wealth can procure, and yet if she lacks low, sweet voice she can never be really fascinating. How often you are irresistibly drawn to plain unassu- ming woman, whose soft, silvery tones render her positively attractive. Be sides we fancy we can judge of the character by the voice; the bland, smooth, fawning toness seems to betoken deceit and hypocracy as invariably as the musical, subdued voice indicates genuine refinement. In the social cir cle how pleasant it is to hear woman talk in that low key which always characterises the true lady. In the sanctuary at home how such voice soothes the fretful child and cheers the weary husband. How sweetly its ca dence floats through the sick chamber and around the dying bed. With what solemn melody does it breathe the prayer for the departing soul! An
 yes, low, sweet voice is certainly Gan excellent thing in woman. F.