The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-12-27


new volume with the January num-
Der. 1t costs only one dollar a year
monthly. Send for il to Gum Tree,
Chester Go. Pa. Every farmer
ought to have it, it treats Of subjects
Of vital interest to you. Look out
for its advertisement in our next.
--Congress called for the publ
cation of Gen. Grants letter to the
President marked Private" Il
got the letter, it only demonstrates
that he had not the sagacity to see
how the popular current was drift
INK. In any event it only shows
his want Of sagacity and statesman.
ship. The damage anticipated to
the cause Of the country, has proved
only one of the visionary dreams Of
the old smoker. The people smoked
him out and now he endorses the
popular will people Of this
town and vicinity were entertained
with a cotillion party in New Ore
gon on Christmas night and had
grand time. It is good place for
Cresco people to 60 to dance. There
is plenty Of pur, water there. and
as for suppers they are always fine.
in this instance by amateurs pro-
nounced magnificent. Brick
Pomeroy suggests to the Alabama
Convention that it form q treaty
OFFENSIVE and defensive with the
rump at Washington. A capital
idea, except that it seems nothing
can be OFFENSIVE to that body, if
done by those Of the loyal color.
The vanities, troubles and perplex-
itics Of the sanctum Of editorial
drudgery, was forgotten for a time
on Christmas, in company with Chas.
Brown, his family, and few invi-
ted guests. The music was done
by MIR. and Mrs I. w. Lee in fine
taste, not however intending to
slight the artistic skill of our friend
3. or his order on the "down beat,
sing;' the whistle was played mag
ni6cently, the supper good, and all
the company happy and agreeable.
If it was our put in we'd say
"comc again." but that is not nee.
cssary. for tho happy face and gen.
ial comforts of friend BIS house
with its hospitalitics arc invitations
Of themselves. Yankee mea mess
is displayed in the south by selling
cheap or caricatured pictures of
Stoncwall JAG kson to the negro es as
the portrait Of Gen Grant.
Flanders omnibus fell over the bank
onto the ice in the river from on the
high grade between North and
South McGrcgor one day this week.
It contained eight passengers at the
time. The Lus rolled over three
times in its fall yet no one was Sc
riously injured. We CLEAN from the
Times. The Lii passed Ly con-
gress striking the word "white"
from the laws of the District of
Columbia failed to become an en-
actmcnt not receiving the sanction
Of the President. It is probable the
bill will be again passed when that
body reassemblcs in January. With
the dctestation that body has for
white" wouldn't it be we'll for
them to remove to Africa or some
where else. where black is the pre-
dominating color. arc pleas
ed to learn that our old friend f.
W. Allen has been appointed one
Of the mail route agents on the Me-
Gregor Western Railway in Place
Of Lickspittle Pukesberry Cone 70
moved for incompetency of which
he was abundantly supplied Our
friend Allen hasn't politics enough
to hurt him for anybody. but an
abundance Of ability and tact for
the position. 1.-The gents that were
seen taking two army coats on
Thursday evening. that hung as
sign in front Of Grier's building,
will be sent for on next Thursday
unless restitution is made prior to
that time. Rump Congress
having feloniously doubled their
salaries, now propose to flch from
the public Treasury hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars in the way Of
extra mileage. Inasmuch as they
are all dead heads and ride on free
passes it is but fair presumption
that the money is TO be spent at