The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-03-12

The California papers state that
the total amount Of treasure EXPORT
ed during the year 1858 from San
Francisco to New York and foreign
countries vas $35, 444, 1856, . de-
crease Of over 100000 from
1867, and that the amount of mer-
chandise exported was $22, 900. 943
showing IN increase Of shout $780,.
600 over the previous year.
Gen Grant is in favor of rscog-
nising tho independence Of the
rebels in Cabs. He probably for
gets how much blood and treasure
he squandersd to crush the indie
pendenoe of much better ''rebelsi'
in this country.
In a recent lecture, Anna Dickin-
son said she '.knew = great many
men drunken men men Who
gambled away their own and their
wives earninss; men who reduce
women to starvation aud shame
men who take advantage Of weak
minded women and drag their souls
down to hell. |" We have long been
afraid that Anna was not keeping
Is good company As she should.
A Chicago paper concludes IN
sccount Of marriage in that city
with the declaration that .'the
parties were then united for life."
If they were. it was certainly tho
first thing Of che kind that ever
occurred there.
SURPRISING newspapers has be-
come big business in Cuba. She
can soon become = republic.
The New York Day-Book says,
It has come to light that Pestmast-
er. General Randall gave . mail
to Wells, Fargo & Co., at
a million and quarter of dollars,
when responsible parties stood
ready to take the same contract
for just one quarter of that sum. -
The people were chissled out Of
over 1857, 900 in that little opera
ton. sd 8d4 hi 80
Some of the Quakers Of Pennsylva-
MIA are advising their brethren to
resist paying the militia tax. But
The rascals bounded on the negro
war. 1t was all right for the youth
Of the country to spill their blood
10 turn the darkies loose, but it is
Ill wrong for the quakers to pay the
taxes which have como from the
war.
The negroes in South Carolina
are bothered to understand how it
IS that sheriff elected by them
selves, should collect taxes of them.
never be able to work the
Justice Of that thing through their
wool. - s..... ~ -e-s
When Messrs. Wilson and Allison
become corrupt we shall think there
IS no virtue left either III public or
private station. Chicago Tribune.
Your observation of public sta
ion in your party and of private
station ia your city should have
,aused you to suspect something Of
hat sort long ago.
The Chicago Times says:
Mr.. johnson did the radical party
me service which they should not fail
o recognize. In pardoning John C.
Brain, be effaced one Of the last
1estiges of that radical tyranny
which contrary to all the laws and
PRACTICES of our country, could keep
! man in prison for years. undcrmin-
ng his health and breaking bis spirit
Without giving him a trial on the
'hsrge for which he was imprisoned.
A Redistribution of the currency
would take from the east $50, O0O,-
700, and give to the west $35, 900,
)OO, and to the south $45, 900. 900.
A great commotion has been
,roduced in express circles by the
Of the New York and
Erie Railway company that here
lfter it will do its own exp ress bust.
less.
The president has removed 9. Fl.
Snow, one OF the publishers Of The
as government direc
or Of the Union Pacific railroad.
Snow has in course Of preparation I
'eport denouncing the construction |
Ind operation Of the road in unm cas-
lred terms. -
Rn0et1DA NOtlC0.