The Iola register., 1875-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

An eiec ion for a Constitutional Cor
vention will be held in Missouri on the
18th of January.
The Chicago Tribune predicts that
James G. Blaine will be the Republican
leader in the next House.
Six sheep owned in Cooperstown, Pa ,
have taken premiums at county fairs this
year amounting to $S,OOO.
St. Louis is dying to lave the next
Chess Congress. The old lady has heard
somewhere that among chess-players are
some Capital movers.
Mason college at Terrabonne, Canada,
was burned last week. The loss is $780,
900; the insurance $SS.000. No lives
were lost, and the pupils saved their
personal effects.
The Catholic clergy of the State held a
meeting al Topeka ON the 4th inst, and
passed resolutions expressive Of their
respect for Bishop Miege who now retires
from the episcopate.
Chandeliers election as Senator from
Michigan is tolerably secure. He ex-
poets that sufficient number Of Demo-
Gratis will absent themselves on the day
of election to give him majority.
A fire in the crockery and glassware
establishment of ]. NJ. Shaw, on Cha
than street, New York, on the 18th inst.
damaged the stock to the amount of
$1Q0, 900; insurance, $130,0OO.
Ex-Governor Thos. E. Bramlette died
at his residunce in Louisville on the 18th
inst, after an illness of several weeks.
He was Governor of Kentucky during
the closing years of the war, but has
since not taken any active part in poll
tics.
AtOmaha on the 18th inst, three teams
in charge of four men, were seen crossing
the ice from the Iowa to the Nebraska
side of the Missouri river. When about
half way acrOs the horses, wagons and
men suddenly disappeared they imme-
diately sank and were swept downward
by the rapid current. 1t is supposed
they must haye driven over place from
which the ice had recently been cut, and
which had only frozen over lightly.
At the meeting of the Pacific Mail
Investigation on the l1th inst. Congress
man Storm denied SchLmaker's state
ment that he had been offered 81 900 for
his vote.
Mr.. Albert being ordered by the House
to answer the question propoanded, said
that Reverdy johnson gave him another
opinion Saturday, to the effect that rs
he acted merely in financial character,
and not as counsel, he could answer the
question: as to whom he gave money.
He then gave list of persons to whom
he gave money, including Mcfarland
$4,000; w. b. Shaw, $1,000; A. NJ.
Randall $500; \. B. C,rwin $500 /;
J. N. Morris $1,000; J. G. Beritt 81 COO !;
G. Zant $4,000; Don riatt 5000.
Att.-Gen. Williams will, in the course
of few days, commence suit against the
Central Pacific Railroad for 81 ,S36 635,
and against the Union Pacific tor ST.
100000, and against other roads fOi
smaller sums, aggregating S3,25O, ZOO.
The demand for these sums is based upon
an act of Congress requiring an annual
report of their earnings to the Secretary
of the Interior; together with the pay
ment by them of per cent of their net
earnings to the Government. These rn
visions have been ignored and hence the
suit. The day of grace has expired. and
Mr.. Williams will commence suit forth
with. 1t is Just possible that the roads
having disposed Of their net earnings to
individuals. will feel di>inclined to pay
over their share to the Government.