The Iola register., 1875-01-23
: NEWS or TIE WEEK.

Gerritt Smiths property amounts to
81, ,25O, ,081
American roller skates have been
introduced in England.
Gov. Porter was inaugurated governor
of Tennessee on Monday.
Germany will soon have fifty guns
on the nOtthern coast of Spain.
The severest storm known for years
occurred on the plains last Sunday.
The Iews of Plymouth church sold
this year for $58, ,S95, agsiust 1851 last
year.
Hon. Schuler Colfax is lectpring on
the life and public services Of Abrahsn
Lincoln.
M,s. Eliza White is the lady who fig
ured ~ "Katie King" in the Philadelphis
ghost show.
1t is said that seven out of nine de-
nominations of the national currency
have been cOunterfeited.
In the Pacific Mail examination on
Monday, Whitelaw Reid was examined.
He was know-nothing.
There is great excitement in Santa
Clara, CAL, over the discovery OF . ten
mile silver lode in that county.
The school lands of Texas amount to
over 100000, 600 acres, an amazing en-
dowment for free school purposes.
A telegram from Fort Larimer says
tie mercury CONCEALED at Fetterman
at 45o below by the spirit thermometer
The Georgia, formerly q Confederate
privateer, now plies as q passenger
steamer between Portland, Maine, and
Halifax.
The New York newsboys, alive to
progression, now put it: "Beecher sit
ting on the ragged edge Of despair; all
for two cents"
Gov. Cochran was inaugurated al
Dover, Del, ON Tuesday. In his inaug
ural he denounces the military interfer
ence in Louisiana.
Lieut.. Gov. Latta was inaugurated al
Harrisburg, Pa. on Tuesday. He made &
speech denouncing the military interfer
ence in Louisiana.
Judge Macarthur has dismissed the
writ oi Aabets crpus in the case of irwin
and remanded him to the custody of the
sergeant at arms.
King Ha!akaua arrived at st. Loui.
last Monday and put up at the Southern
Hotel. Kansas Csty will probably bt
his next objective point.
There are now 9O,p5O.62 miles Of rail
road in the United States, the cost o.
which, with r1uinments, &C.. fOOts VI
,e siug little sum of 81, 926, ,92G, 400
The conference committee of the North
crn and Southern Presbyterian churches
in Baltimore has adjourned having fail
cd to agree upon Il basis for the cstab'
lisl meEl Of fra:ernal relations.
Iron ships are to he built in st. Louis
4 company has lately been organized
and the irun rolled for the completion ol
one ship. One hundred and fifty men
employed.
At Fort Laramie on Monday, a fearful
snow storm was prevailing, and the ther
nome,cr fnrty degrees below zero. A
heavy snowfall is iapOrtcd throughout
the Northwes:.
The report of the reservoir commiss
si0ncrs of Massachusetts shows that
twenty seven unsa!e reservoirs and dam.
exist in the S;a:e. and that the loss by
the breaking away of these structure.
last year foots up 81, 5000.
The command sent to drive the miner.
from the Black Hills was compelled tt
return to shelter. many Of the men Wore
badly frozen. The commanding Officer
reported the weather to be 4O' below
zero OH an average.
Gov. Biddle was inaugurated at Tren
ton, y. j.. on Tuesday. In his speech
he saws there has been too much interfer
encc by United States military and
federal marshals in the work of restora
tion. and too little moral support of the
national government.
The Methodist preachers in Boston and
vicinity, to-day passed resolutions en-.
dorsing and thanking the President and
Gen. Sheridan, for their action in Louis
lana troubles; also, thanking Wendell
Phillips for his recent speech in Fanuiel
hall. Bishop Bowman. of st. Louis
drew a melancholy picture of the oP
preston Of Southern negroes, and said
1.-THE Of the disturbances In that section
had not been told.