The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-07
DOMESTIC

IT was stated, on the 30th ult., that
arrangements had been made by the Secretary
of the Treasury to receive, in payment of SUBJ
scriptions to the 4-per-cent. loan, coin or cur
rency checks drawn on banks or bankers In
New York. The currency checks will be con-
verted into coin at current rates, without ex-
pense to the owner, and any excess over the
amount due on the subscription will be re-
turned to the subscriber. Similar arrange
ments would be made, if found necessary, in
other cities having Sub Treasury offices.
The steamship Metropolis, bound
from Philadelphia to Brazil, having on board
between 200 and 800 engineers and railroad la
borers, went ashore, in terrible storm, and
was wrecked, on the North Carolina coast,
| three miles south Of Currituck Lighthouse,
on the evening of the 31st ult., and it was
thought, on the morning of the I'd, that at
least 2O0 persons had persisted.
The public-debt statement, as pub
lished on the LIST, indicates the following:
Total debt (including interest of $22 427, $40,
$2,2l5, 455,S45 cash in Treasury, Sill, 16S,-
479; debt less cash in Treasury, S2,044, 2S7,-
1856. Decrease during January, s., 66S, 076. De-
h crease since June 30, 1877, SIS, ,S57.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 1st
states that the Secretary of the. Treasury de-
sires all drafts sent him in payment of the 4
per cent. loan to be drawn payable to his order,
or they cannot be received.
THE Third Assistant Postmaster
| General has notified the Postmaster at New
/ York City that the trade dollars not being a
legal tender the latter is not obliged to receive
them in payment of postage, etc
AT Malone, N. Y, on the LIST, Joseph
| Woods was executed, by hanging, for the
murder of Stephen Woods
A DISPATCH from Gen. Miles, dated
Fort Keogh, Jan. IS, was received at St. Paul,
MIMI, on the Sd. The main body of his field
force was en- route to Fort Peck. He confirms
phe previous report that Sitting Bull was on
Ahis side of the boundary line, and was roam
lng where he pleased on American soil. Gen.
Miles inquiries Of Gen. Terry as to the status
BIZ Sitting Bull, and how he shall be treated in
NE possible event of his being met and over
lone in q trial of arms. A courier left on the
d, with reply from Gen. Terry.
THERE were fifty-two failures in Chi
sago during the month of January. The to-
al liabilities were: Secured $50, 1876; unse-
cured, s1,s41 ,s75.
ARRANGEMENTS were perfected, on
he I'd, to reopen the Topeka {Kan.) Bank and
Savings Institution, the depositors agreeing
% give six months time, all deposits under
HOO to be paid 50 per cent. on the reopening.
In examination of the affairs of the bank
bowed the total liabilities to be $40, 600, and
he assets that are good $25S, 900.
WILLIAM VIEWERS was hanged at
=. Louis, on the LIST, for the murder, over a
ear ago, Of a saloon-keeper named A. v.
lawrence. On the same day a colored man
amsd Philip Watson was hanged at Coving-
Dn, XIV, for the murder OF his wife last fall.
On the night of the 31st ult., a wave
gept over portion Of Concy Island, neal
lew York, and carried away four houses and
heir sleeping occupants. About dozen per
pms were drowned.
THERE were 100 failures in New Yorl
kty during january Liabilities, 81, 18,OasE
sets, q ,4SS, $50.
ACCORDING to Norfolk (va) specials
the Sd, the stesmcf Metropolis, which re
ntly foundercd of the coast Of North Caro-
hA, was~fn all respects unseaworthy, it's tim
rs Being like rotten punk, and, both in re
ect to its construction aud appointments
vessel being veritable death-trap. Al
kempt would be made tohold the owners ant
ptractors responsible. The vessel had OF
ard very large South American mail, tn
bit Of which was rsfled BY human ghoule
% plunde,cd the corp&cs that were thrown
xl,n bon fts.sy, 1T khai