The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.

ing.
Samuel Walker is after the Indian RIM
again.
Six more German editors have beer
imprisoned.
Robert Dale Ovens general health i.
improving.
The colored citizens of Boone county
will hold fair October.
In Nebraska more than 1900, 900 for
est trees were planted last year.
Ralston's salary as president of the
Bank of California was $4,000.
Twelve thousand Spanish troops are
expected to arrive in Cuba in October.
"Higher than kite" translated to the
vernacular, means two cents on q dollar
The sixth opening of the Cincinnati
Industrial Exposition will occur Septem.
Der 8.
King Alfonso has made Marquis out
of Don Julian Zulueta, OF Havana, the
notorious slave trader.
Eastern Switzerland is afflicted with
the locust plauge, and nearly all the
grain has been destroyed.
Jones and Sharon the Nevada million.
air senators, are both large stockholders
in the Bank of California.
The horses, harness, and carriages OF
William Butler Duncan sold at auction
in New York the other day for 81, 464.
The creditors of Duncan, Sherman &
Co., are rapidly accepting the proposition
for settlement on basis of 333 per cent.
Harper & Brothers have in press 1.-THE
American Revolution as seen by Horace
Walpole," edited by Mrs. c. H. Mohun.
They have way of .heir own down in
New Jersey. A warrant is out for the
arrest of the State Treasurer for .embez-
element.
The fellow that promised to hand in
his subscription in day or two has gone
to Norway where the days are three
months long.
Secretary Delano is confined to his
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and the time of his return to Washing
ton is uncertain.
The meeting Of the National Agricul-
tural congress at Cincinnati, Sept. 22d,
23d and oath, will be devoted to address
es and discussion.
A child answering to the description
of Charlie Ross, has been discovered at
Schuyler's Falls, near Plattsburg. He is
with a colored family.
Texas girls are fine steppers. One only
ten years of age recently arrived in Har-
risburg, Pa, from Austin, Tex, having
walked the entire distance alone.
A compositor in the Fremont, O.,
Journal office has the original copper
composing stick which Ben. Franklin
used while learning the printers trade.
DR.. Patterson, of Chicago denies that
he has given a certificate Cor the discharge
of Mrs. Lincoln from the asylum, and
states that her mental condition is unim.
proved.
Massachusetts, clergymen are organic
ing picnic reception for Mr.. Moody,
the evangelist, who ia now rusticating
at his old Mortified home, Franklin
county.
Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
says the mails upon most of the Western
railroads will doubtless be reweighed
within the year in order to make a basis
for q re-adjustment for the mail pay.
The Changers of Minnesota are quiet
and quite generally have
fallen back into their respective party
lines. Donrelly, the anti Monopolist
leader, seems to be losing strength with
them.
The new constitution epidemic has
reached New Hampshire, where there is |
talk of convention to revise the funda-
mental law. Biennial elections and BIZ
ennial legislative sessions are among the
reforms propose.
The British Minister to Pekin COM
plains that the Chinese officials treat him
with studied insolence, and as he asks
his government for protection it is evil
dent that he looks forward to the posi-
bility of serious trouble.
The tunnel under the English Chan
mel is to be attempted after all. The
engineers who have made the preliminary
report that the water is no
where more than one hundred and eighty
eet deep. and the bottom bed of easily
oenetrable chalk.
A perfect lawless state of affairs is re-
ported along the line of the Southern
Railroad in Kentucky, and murder is an
very day occurrence. People are leav-
ng, and the recently-elected Sheriff will ,
rot enter upon his duties because he can.
lot enforce arrests.
A terrible waterspout fell two miles
forth of Caddo, Indian Territory last
week. For two hours succeeding the
ain fell in torrents. At the crossing of
he Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad,
he water rose twelve feet in two hours.
|isplacing the bridge between Caddo and
jarey, and oseraowing the track for sew
gal miles.
1t is stated that bill for 100000 for
epairs upon a government vessel WAS
ecently passed through one of the Treas
Try divisions Of account without further
oucher for its correctness than the mere
ignature of the Chief Constructor of the
Iavy, The bill contained no statement d.
f items, nor was it accompanied by the
ontract or other evidence of authority.
The State census of Louisiana recently
AIKEN is IS follows: New Orleans, whites n
A, 72l, niggers, 57,647; total, 2O3, 1868.
his is an increase of population Of H.
Sc upon the census of 1870. The popu-
.tion of the whole state is, whites, 404,-
81, niggers, 45O,029; an excess of mig.