The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-04-02
The Memphis Avalanche say.

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Who invented the accordion, the ID
, journmcnt Of = Tennessee Radic,
Legislature is the most cheerft
reading We can conceive Of.
A compromise has been made j
Paris between tho long and sho,
! dresses. The latter are t. be wor
by ladies with small feet, while 9th
ers are to be allowed to sport trains
The Americans in Germany wan
Mrs. Lincoln to. come hume. Tn
Americans in America don't. .---
Ifyou want a hot-house, let you
wife catch you kissing the SEWN,
girl. = ...,s y. sr :>t~. f.
Brick Pomeroy thinks Presiden
Grant should now issue an order t,
have "that Galena sidewalk built ,
He has ct just rs much right to 4,
it as he has to recommend Negro
suffrage for Illinois.
Peter Cooper has given $2O,OO(
to the Cooper Institute, New York,
to purchase q complete set of me.
chanical models illustrating every
form in which power can be applied
to machinery. 49, ..8
The fitness Of women for Office
will no longer be questioned A
postmistress in Pennsylvania has
been caught robbing the nails.
The Democratic, Mem bers of the
Indiana Legislature resigned their
seats in that body to prevent the
ratification Of the 18th constitution
al amendment because that question
was not in issue in tho election OF
the present legislature. An cleo
ton was held ON the Oath Of March
to fill the vacancies thus crested
when they we're all returned by in
creased majorities. This shows how
the Hoosiers would treat the amen nd
ment if permitted to choose legis-
lature before its ratification.
One William Williams, Of Chica-
60, who is announced as a bankrupt,
is therefore called deficiency bill.
Large quantities of hops remain
on hand in Wisconsin, and tho price
is so low that a FIRST class article
will not pay the cost of picking,
drying and selling. .#4.
The proposed constitutional
amendment has been rejected by the
Delaware Senate.
A clergyman's satcbcl. full of
sermons, was recently stolen at the
Rochester Railroad depot, and the
thief explained, on being caught,
that he needed carpet bag in order
to get lodgings at hotel.
Gen. Stoncman has removed Gov.
Wells. of Virginia, and assumed the
duties of that Office himself. He has
also removed Mayor Burgess, Of
Petersburg ...
The Day Book says that: "Grant
wants to make Dana Collector of the
Port Of New York. 1t has been said
that Dana had something to do in
changing Lincoln's determination
to remove Grant" for. drunkenness
after the battle at Pittsburg Land
ing. So. although Dana never SUBJ
scribed anything to buy houses for
Grant, he did render him personal
service. and therefore is entitled to
q place.
Alady pickpocket tainted in a
gentleman's arms at Wilton juno
ton; she recovered, but the gent
has not yet recovered the pocket
book he lost on the occasion.
The Democrat" complains Of
the further development Of Presi-
dent Grants alleged ncpotism in
sending Rev. J. A. Cramer,a broth
er-in-law, as Consul General to
Frankfprt, The editor thinks
His remarkable affection for
family ties is only surpassed by the
astonishing faculty, with which he
produces relative after relative. -
n. Y. Elk.
A bachelor ssa-captain, who was
remsrking one day that ho wanted a
good chief officer, was promptly in
formed by young lady that she
had no objections to DO his 6rst
mate. He took the hint-and the
lady.