The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-12-18

He says, Il have seen many a time
when I would swap a minister for
rascal not only for che vote but for
whole session.
Carroll County, Mississippi, which
voted $500 majority against the
new constitution, is among tao
counties thrown out by tho Gibbs
"pcoclamation."
A Chattanooga paper states that
a French gentleman named Bryant
has purchased land on Mission
Ridge, with the intention of estab-
fishing there a colony Of French wine
growers.
Prominent authorities insist upon
the immediate resumption Of specie
payments by the . Government.
What if an individual, owing
million of dollars and possessing two
or three hundred IN gold and silver,
were to advertise the immediate re-
sumption of specie payments? How
long would he last
About 1000 acres of land were
broken up in Biuo Earth county,
Mimi, the past season. Next year
not less than onc-fourth as many
more acres of land in Minnesota will
be in cultivation than was cultiyat-
ed the past year.
A revival of religion has been in
progress for the past two weeks at
Emory and Henry college, Virgin
ia. There have been about sixty
conversions. Out of one hundred
and eighty students, one hundred
are professors Of religion.
The New York Herald urges con-
grcss to establish national railway
bureau and to pass q code Of gener-
al laws for the regulation of all the
railroads in the country.
The Second Alventists in New
Albany are quite confident that
mundane affairs will be wound to a
conclusion on or about July 10,
next. None Of them, however. in
view Of the grand event, are willing
to sell their property or goods be-
low current prices. The final con-
sumation'' they fear. may slip uE
on them.
Eggs sell at so cents per dozen in
Minneapolis.
The receipts of the Catholic fail
at indianapolis, last week, were
81, 500.
Troy N. Y, claims population
of 70, 900.
Ripe strawberries were gathered
on the J James river, Virginia, az
late as Nov. Is.
Massa chusetts has 496 Congre
gational churches.
Hartford is to have a Grecial
bend ball, with premium of ST.
for the largest bend.
A Yankee doctor has recently go
up a remedy for hard times. /
consists of ten hours hard labor
we'll worked in.
The recent accident on the Ohio river
whereby so many lives were lost will result
in an effort to get bill through Congress
prohibiting passenger steamers rom car
rying petroleum.
1: is believed that the Suprem,
Court will declare the lagal-tenlel
act to be war measure, and tina
on the proclamation of peace i
ceased to be in force.
Wendell Phillips says: "Tbt
South creates an ideal Yankee
he does not exist he never did ex
list. The North creates an idea
Southerner; he never existed. The
United States lavishcs thousand O
millions Of dollars in an endeayo'
to deal with an ideal Indian /: b.
never existed
Adyices from Georgia state tina
Hon. Alex. II. Stephens is willin!
to accept the Professorship of Belle
Letter, in Georgia" University
and that he will be elected.
Statistics show that 10000 citi
zens stand disfranchised in Nilsson
ri, 122, 96S in Tennessee, and 50,
400 in Texas total, PSI, 363. 0
course they are not colorcd people
"Whom the Lord loveth he chas
tie acth, says a Southern editor
abiding to the defeat of the Demo
cratic party in the recent election
The Boston Post says: A Sun.
day paper says it is in favor O.
women vsting, if they want to. We
should like to see the man who could
make them vote if they didn't want
to.
Grant has 80, 900 Offices to dis,
pose Of among his party friends,
and there are at least 600, 600 who
expect some Of the Offices. The
consequence is there will be more
swearing out than sw caring in
among these expectants.
Secretary Seward and several Of
his friends are making preparations
to visit Europe Immediately after
Grant takes the Presidential chair.
Three gentlemen have planted
200, 900 trees on 1000 acres Of land
at Ridgeway, N. c., which they
claim to be the largest orchard of
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