The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-02-26
NEWS ITEMS.

anu onnu0l sugar PRODUCTION OF CuDa
is about 500, 900 tons. OF this
amount, says q correspondent of the
London European Mail. not moro
than 50, 600 or "a. 900 are produced
in tho disturbed districts. -
A letter from New York says: The
speculative purchase Of government
bonds are on such a scale now as to
attract attention outside Of mere
financial circles. Everybody that
can scrapc money enough together to
buy bond would seem to be going
into the market. Monday, some Of
the brokers were making considers
bic purchases on account of ladies
and the savings hanks.
Senator Morgan, Of New York, OBJ
tanned a judgment in Circuit Court
at St. Louis, on Saturday. against
G. w. Thatcher. for 1917, 600.
There is now pending before con-
gress between thirty and forty
amendments to the naturalization
laws. ~
+ DR.. Frcer, of Chicago. claims to
have microscopically observed the
nuclei of human blood cells, the ex-
istencc of which has heretofore been
considered problematical.
Dean Swift is reported to have
preached the annual sermon to the
Associated Tailors Of Dublin upon
the text: "A remnant shall be saw
cd" e..
Gen. Longstrcct, it is said wants
to be Grants collector at New
Orleans. suM-..4ss. ...
Nearly SIS, 000.O0 arc annually
spent for liquor sold by retail in
godly Massachusetts,. ...
Certain radical papers say the
sheriff Of Ottawa, Canada would not
even surrender Whalan's clothing to
his widow, aud the government sup
ports the refusal. Such conduct is
contemplate; almos: as much SO as
for the U. 8. Government to refuse
to surrender tlss hsaies Of its muir
dered victims " friends.
The report that John D. Defrees
has been DESIGNATED as the next
postmaster general. is denied by the
Washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune. fsz saag . .
1t is suggested that good way t
pay the national debt would be to
impose q tax upon all persons who
ventilate financial schemes.
One of the representative men Of
Chicago is Mr.. Potter Palmer, a
heavy dry goodist. The wags 81
that town think him one Of the
noblest persons fthis hemisphere,
aud make pla yful illusions to Mr.. A.
7. Stewart as ''the Potter Palmer
of New York. > @.0s sa-.
The New York Herald calls tho
senate sthe great defence of al
official villainy." The title is about
as comprehensive AID truthful al
that mum her Of words can make it.
The Chicago Tribune il anxiou'
to know whether the rebellion woult
have been put down If Line DIN hat
been elected by tho votes Of women
It is o serious question whcthc
there are any old women in tn
country greater grannies than tn
men who elected Lincoln. 81
Grant will shortly play first 6ddl
while Congress dances 4 breakdown
He knows what tn play to max
them dance to suit him. 'tGA
! The n. Y Tribune says that "
arc to have . great administration
1t neglests to add that no expens
will be spared = a.
i Th: democratic council Of Baltimor
/ has rendered Mr.. johnson the hos
FATALITIES Of that city after he
turned out of the White House.
The earnings of tho Hannibal an
st. Joseph railroad during the pa.
year we're 81, 500, against 81. 75O
300 il 1867.
4 The SUES canal is to about 10
miles long. Pbs sea water no,
1 reaches so miles inland. The canal
finished to it's full breadth for thi
distance. 100 yards, but not to til
;,to,1ed denth PC feet. The las