The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-21
General News Summary.


General News Summary.
CoSsrASrINoPLs telegrams of the 18th
nv great battle was in progress At Kara.
In official dispatch stated that the Dugs
Pass had finally been forced. and that the
fontenegrins were 10 full retreat. A Rus
ian spy had been captured and shot at Ruts-
huk.
On the 18th, the deatk Of Ludwig III,
Grand Duke Of Hesse, was announced.
TIE Sultan issued an irade, ON the 18th,
allpg upon Turkish subjects. Of every creed,
o prepare for immediate and active service
Or the maintenance Of the integrity Of the
Ottoman Empire -
AoooRDISa to an Erzeroum despatch Of
he 18th, more than 10000 Turkish soldiers
lad died in the military hospitals In that city
ince the Asiatic army was stationed there.
CoSsrANTrSoPLE kilograms Of the 14th
bay the fighting in front Of Kars had resulted
b the discontinue and repulse of TIE Rus
ians. The version of the latter, according
% St Petersburg dispatched the game dste,
vas to the effect that The sortie Of the Turks,
nade to dislodge the Russians, was disas-
rous defeat to the former.
On the 18th, the Ottoman Commander
Chief issued an order directing that every
eumanian soldier taken prisoner be put to
eath.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Pesth, Hun
barry, of the 18th, says the Porte, fearing that
ervia would sign Convention permitting
be passage Of the Russians. had decided to
ccupy the principal positions in that coan-
b. with Turkish troops.
ACCORDING to Constantinople dispatches
the 18th, pressing orders had been sent
pr the pacifcation OF Montenegro, so that
be troops might be sent to Thessaly and
pGus as soon as possible.
A coRREsPoNpENT of London paper
elegraphed from Constantinople, on the
9Th, that the advance of the Russian right
biug, in Asia Minor, had been withdrawn,
I'd Kars and Batoum were closely invested.
ACCORDING to Ragusa dispatches of the
9th, Nicsics had been finally revictualed.
IN the Southern frontier, however, the
turks had been sigpaily defeated by the
(ontenegrins, under Gen. Petroyich.
The Egyptian contingent reached Con-
antinople on the 1c.h-
On the 10th, sanguinary battle was
buyht between the Turks and Montenegrins,
Rs noglarikx, which resulted in the defeat
the former, who left 900 dead on the
leld.
ACcoRTNG to an Athens telegram of the
9Th, 20 coo Arab h0rsemen had revolted in
yria, in the district between Damascus and
sleppo.
SERIOUS Indian troubles were threat
ped at Okla, Canada, thirty miles from Mont
pal. on the 18th. 1t seems seven Indians
I'd been arrested and lodged in Jail Cor tres
assing on lands claimed by TIE Catholic
eminary at St. Suipice, aud the Catholic
hurch, the priests house and the farm
nildings were AL subsequently burned by
hdians> A large majority of the Isdians in
bat section are Protestants. and strong
pirit of sntagonism is said to exist between
lem and the seminary.
! OK the 18th, the Porte demanded Of
ervia an explanation Of the object of Prince
llan's late visit to the Gar
ACCORDING to Calcutta dispatches of the
th, proclamations had been circulated there
lling upon all true believers to come to the
of the Sultan.
On the 18th, the Turkish Chamber OF
Equities voted an internal loan Of 5000. 600
hrkish pounds, and were Immediately
hereafter dissolved
ACCORDING to Constantinople dispatch
the 18th, the late battle near Kars proved
be serious defeat of the Turks. Seven
ussian spies had been arrested in the Turk
b ranks and shot. They claimed to be
ewspaper correspondents.
TIE engineers who made the geological
kplorations and soundings for submarine
bnnel between England and France report
}, on the 18th, that the enterprise was en-
RELY practicable, as there was 3 continuous
halk- bed between the two shores.
| ON the evening Of the 18th, the Reform
lub of Great Britain gave an elaborate din
er 10 ex-Pfesident Grant 1t was attended
b the notabilifies of England.
On the 17th, President Mac Mahon sent
Communication to the French Senate an
puncing that be intended to dissolve the
ssembly, provided the proposition was
enctioned By the Senate.
DOMESTIC.
A RECENT Washington dispatch says
be books Of the Treasury Department show
hat the total amount of one and two-doilar
otes then in circulation was s51, ,4O4,5 ,51;
mount Of such notes in the Treasury once
md reserved for use, SO, 0,lS3. .3S7; amount In
he Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, pre-
pared or nearly ready for delivery to the
Treasury, t9,304, ,g72-
THE Virginia City (Nev.) CAsonick Of
he 18th publishes an account Of an inter
biew on the Mormon question with w. W.
Bishop, who defended John D. Lee He
>tates, from intimste personal knowledge of
Mormon affairs, Il Brigham Young thnks
e can stand trial and get clear there sill
De no resistance: II he apprehends con-
5iction he viii unquestionably fight His
followers viii stand by him to the
ast man. Higbee, Haiehf and Stewart can
bnly be taken BY luperior force Of United
hates troops. Under the present tuy sys-
|em. it is simply impossible to convict any
n the other assassins rush. Lee w2s con
5ic.ed only because Dist- Any Howard snc-
keeded in making Young believe that by the
Conviction Of Lee, Utah would be admitted
bto the Union - State, wbefeupon Youn8
>rdered his conviction for The good q the
5hurch.
A WASHINGTON telegram d fhe 14h
bays the Syndicate had given notice thatfrom
his da and until July 10, At three p. n,
)hey will receive subscriptaous for the 4per
eent funded loan d the United etstes atpax
Ind accrued interest IN gold coin. The bonds
Ire redeemable after thirty years from July
] 1877, and carry intsrestfrom thatdase, PAY
hble quarterly, and sre exemptions paynen
pf taxes or duties 10 the United states. -
veil as from taxation in any form, By or nm
der State, municipal or local satbosity.
viii be for coupon bonds Of
ESQ and e100, and registered stock IN Aenom-
nations of go, 500, 600, q 90, 1900 and
10000. Forms of application viii be fur-
nisbcd by the Treasurer at WashinGton, the
Assistant Treasurers throughout TIE CONN
try, and BY National Banks and banken gen
orally. Two per cent. Of tho purchase money
must accompany tho subscFiptior-
On the 11fh,: the First National Bsnk Of
Mount Vernon, nj. seht . package contain
ing es 100 per Adams ExWess to the Third
National Bank Of 81. Louis It didnct reach
its destination, but On the 18Th packags q
brown psper IVES delivered Instead
THE Common Council Of Chicago have
passed an ordinanee prohibiting ~ reteihna
Of fireworks In the city.
THE covered hrides ovsr DE- Cunnecti-
cut River, betveen Norfhampten snd Hadlsy,
sM blown oyer " huErieans - ~ s1seF-