The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-01-24

trcmity for the most common noe
essarics of life, and while their labor
aud the articles consumed in their
fanatics are hea vily taxed for the
support Of the government; 81, 500,
600 of Shin Plaster Chase's bonds,
issued TO make the rich richer and
tho poor poorer, arc owned here
exempt from every species of
taxation And this is the Mongrcl
idea Of "thc best government the
sun ever shono upon. One that
lifts every burden from tho capital
Of the country and imposes it upon
the labor Of the poor. III
Tho Senatorial contest as will
havo been seen, resulted in favor of
the Hon. Allen g. Thurman, who
is elected to succeed the infamous
traitor and blatant dcmagogue
Wade, in the ". s. Senate The
contest in the Democratic Senate
rial caucss vas between Thurman
and Vallandigham,' the latter OBJ
tanning 81 votes in caucus. The
result was unanimously concurrcd
in by the friends of Vallandigham.
Gen. Mca Dc has removed the Gov
crnor and Treasurer of Georgia from
their Offices. because they rcfase to
pay out the money to defray the ex-
penses Of the black and tan COR
vention now in session there. In
Mississippi tho black and tan del,
ega.es rcconstructiug the work Of
men Of education and statesmanlike
qualities there, have generously 70
ted themselves . per diem Of $50
per day. This is considered fair pay
for men whom the fresdmcns bureau
has been binding out ~ field hands
At 800 . year with hog and homi-
ny thrown in. But should the, Gov
ernor and Treasurer of that State
decline to pay these little bills are
they to be removed BY the sstrap Of
the province !? These arc questions
pertinent for the consideration Of
exery taxpayer in Iowa and the
great vest. Negro conven lions arc
busily engaged in robbing the poo
pie ofthe South Of their little re-
naming subst ancc, while the over
taxed. oppressed. poverty stricken
people Of the north and west are
being taxed to support stand ing
army whose only oc-
cupation socms to be in cxtorting
money from the people Of tho south
and drawing their own pay and RAJ
tions dlched from the poverty and
distress of the north.
An extensive and most daring
robbery committed near Petroleum
Center in the oil region Of Pcnnsyl-
vania, seems to have startled the
drowsy world hercabout, from its
lethargy. About eight o'clock in
the evening four men entered the
house of an old man by tho name
Of Benchof with rcvolvcrs in hand,
and demanded the safe keys, Of
which there were two in the house.
The old man had the key to one
safe which was delivered to them,
whcrcupon they opened the safe
taking thcrefrom the sum of $4,000
in government bonds and $2lO 900
in greonbacks. The son of Bcne
hoff being absent they delayed shout
half an hour for his return, with the
key to the rem aiming safe, when get
ting uneasy at the delay. they left.
leaving over $3.50, 900 in green
backs untouched. No trace has
been found of tho robbers, who took
on their departure each, one Of Ben
eho6's best horses. lIA
Tho annual Message of Governor
Fcntou endorses the doctrine Of no
gro suffrage fully and uncqnivooal-
ly. It is repudiatcd by very many
of the leading republicans .of this
section. The governor is consist
ent while they are sapremsly hipo-
critical in their professions; for II
tho ignorant and brutal negroes Of
tho south are to kc invested with
tho ballot and al other immunities
Of citizenship Why should they be
withheld from the better educated
mule men Of N. "
Further work in the way OF recon
structing sovereign states, has been
laid before congress. The 6rst Of
fetal act Of the Legislature Of Ohio.
Vas the adoption Of ! resolution
Withdrawing its assent 70 the 18th
article, Of ths constitution. The