The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-15

both Fcnton and Morgan arc losing
ground on the Senatorship, and thai
a third candidate is :inevitable.-
The struggle between the factions
is very persistent. There Is tall
now Of ox-sreaker Littletel,nas the
coming man, some are of the opin,
ion that the contest ultimately will
DO narrowed down to him and Mar
shall .. Roberts.
John Minor Bolts of Va, died al
his residence in Culpcpper Co. or
the sth of January. ;1.l 4
Brcyct Major. Gen. Lowell H.
Rousseau, died in New Orleans
from congestion of the bowels one
day last week. He served with dis.
tinction Through the war; at it.
close was elected to Congress !. re.
scented an insult from j. Il. Grin.
nell, NJ, c., from this State, and
finally gave tho Iowa BLACKBOARD a
Gaming; was ccnsured by Congress;
in consequence Of which he resigned;
was reelected to fill the vacancy
his resignation caused; and finally,
whom affairs in La. seemed ominous
he was sent there to take command
of that military department.; his
GOODNESS, courage and good judg.
ment having won him the gratitude
Of all, as it ayertcd a war Of races
there. 80 '' ..,...-
The Chicago Times says: o:5 .. u
The senatorial contest in Wis
consin is said to have been proba-
bly, reduced to an issue between
Washburnc and Carpenter. ..' '.t',,.
\ bold attempt was made on
Thursday night oflast week to MUIR
der a member or. members of the
family Of George Estabrook, living
near the depot in Columbus City,
Ind. by firing through the window
Of bis 7sitting-room with a rifle.
Four shots were fred before = the
scoundrel was. frightened away, for
tunately without injuring any Of
tho family. ,,a'" .aGa
General Porter, Of Grants staff,
had his pocket picked of'$1, 900 at
the late army reunion. 81 .* '
It is said that Greeley will empty
the contents of a pamphlet on con-
grcss, urging an immediate return
to specie payment. I-."f;s g.. s..s.,.
All the democratic m EN- bersf of. the
senate and house have signed
petition for the pardon of DR.. Mudd
and the document has been presented
to the president. yga 1sgl .laaa.5
tits charged that the World first
nominate Grant. There is no dis
pute that the flesh and the devil
didsthe clecting, with the aid:of the
yaS 4He .H-!-at#4 .2" FL
Gen. Grant does not disguise his
hostility to the rebel schemes for
rcconstructing the reconstruction Of
Georgia. The " breakers ahead
are already in sight. y .,1 ,...aaasI
: Sir Henry Lytten Bulwer IS enc
gagged upon the - Life and Cores
prudence Of Lord Palmerston.", 5sto
: 4 liverpool paper announces
that Gen. Grant is rich, having
made his money in :. Yell-consid-
cred speculation..'' H. 49, s....%.,
The probabilities of the New
York Senatorship, are that both
Morgan and Fcnton will be with
drawn by their friends. D.. G., Lit
tlejohn is supported by portion of
the party. while the N. Y. Tribune
cditerially declares in favor of Mar
shall o.. Roberts. gte ESQ .as G.a92 4
The Milwaukee Sentinel says !: II
San important new national &.
nancial measure which is said to
have the approval Of Gen. GrantsI
and the Endorsement Of tho leading 4
New York and Boston financiers, is
soon to: Big introduced in Congress. |
We have no intimation. ofits pros
Visions. iaa oh a9y gs;e vE5 ~
Senator Ed,nundss bill to prevent
military officers from holding civil
Offices, is evidently aimed at Sccre-.l
tary Schofcld. 1T is provided by
existing laws that where q person
holds two Offices at one time he shall
draw salary for only one Of them.
There is no principle of economy,
therefore, involved in the bill. !
Probably the largest bell in the
worldlisi that. of Moscow, which
weighs about 4 wo. hundred and fifty
tons. 1t is nineteen feet high and
sixty-four fcct.iu circumference lat
the mouth. Though twoothnndrea
and fifteen years. old, n no persont
ever heard its tone, asst was never
hung. Thc next largest bell. is all
50 ut Moscow, weighing 141,0O0.
pounds, aud is somctimcslused. 6 d.
The right man in = the right, place