The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-11-13
A ship load ofpeanuts arrived at
Boston last week.

A ship load ofpeanuts arrived at
Boston last week.
The Mongrels talk Of Democratic
frauds in New York. Why, take
the cheating Mongrels out Of the
metropolis, and it would be SO pure
that Greeley would order his ascen-
sion robes, convinced that the mil
lenium had come.
Up to halfpast IL o'clock, on
Saturday night, FIVE distinct at
empts had been made to fire the city
of DesMoines. The flames were all
discovered in time to be extinguish-
ed before any damage could be done
There will be another election in
New York city in about four weeks,
for Mayor, to fill the place Of Gov
ernor elect Hoffman. Alderman,
Councilman, &c. will also be chosen.
Says the Detroit Free Press; 'sHe
that humbleth himself shall be ex-
allied" Chandler's stamping the
State for the man who horsewhipped
him upon the streets of this city,
makes him deserving of the mission
to Hayti.
The iron for the plug railroad,
from Lyons to Clinton, has arrived
at the latter place.
An advertisement appeared in q
German newspaper in New York for
fifty men at six dollars per week, and
no less than five hundred men ap-
peared at the place appointed, the
next morning. The circumstance
develops a great scarcity Of work.
Wool, throughout Vermont, brings
forty cents per pound.
The Pacific railroad is employing
an army Of fence builders.
Mississippi has in some sections,
raised three crops of hay this year.
Straws no longer show which way
the wind blows, but where the julep
goes.
Senator NJ organ and Representa-
tive Schenck have issued the follow
ing circular:
The undersigned are of opinion
that no public exigency requires
tho attendance Of o quorum Of Con-
gress on the 10th instant.
Mr.. w. B. Wilkes, of Columbus,
Miss, laid out $75 ten years ago
in the purchase Of fruit trees. He
has, since that time, made six crops,
and Melted $1,000.
The London streets, placed in
single straight line, would reach as
far as from Liverpool to New York.
It takes three hundred and sixty
thousand street lamps to illuminate
the city at night. ....
In Missouri, negro suffrage is de-
feated by so, 900 majority. The
Missouri negroes will now know
where to emigrate.
A bill has been introduced into
the Oregon Legislature, compelling
Cinnamon to pay a license fee of S15
per month before engaging in any
employment, employers to be respon-
sible. The bill also imposes upon
vessels tax of $40 for every Chi
naman brought to the State,prohib-
it's the employment Of Chinese upon
public works, and forever disquali-
fies for holding office any officer who
shall administer the oath Of natural
ization to O Chinaman.
A decision has been rendered by
the circuit court of Henry county,
ILL.,, to the effect that judge can
not pass sentence of death for MUIR
der under the law Of 1867, unless a
jury have SO directed. In case
where a party indicted for murder
had plead guilty, there was nothing
for a jury to determine, and hence
the death penalty could not be
inflicted.
A horse fever has broken out near
Indianola, Iowa. The first symp-
tom is stupor; the eyes grow. dull,
cars lop over, the horses stand with
fore feet projecting, the extremities
grow cold, and they gradually sink
away and die. The appetite re-
mains good to the last. Nearly all
the horses feeding on section Of
prairie two miles square have died.
Secretary Stewards marriage is
said to have been prevented by the
of his family against
his ringing that little belle.
It is decided in Kentucky that
selling horse to be paid for on the
election of certain candidates is
bet, and that debt SO incurred can
not be collected.
Fifteen hundred negroes were i'm
ported into Shelby County, Tennes
see, from Northern Mississippi, and
voted for Grant on Tuesday.