The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-05
CRUMBS SWEPT UP.

CRUMBS SWEPT UP.
The labor agitation in Ireland still continues.
Gen. Jefferson c. Davis died at Chicago Sun
day last.
Revenue tariff will be agitated in the early
days Of Congress
Chanute was visited by fire, losing dwelling
house, last week.
Agitation for protective tariff is rapidly
spreading throughout France.
Our horse-loving Presidents have been wash
ington, Jefferson, jackson and Grant.
The scarlet fever has been declared epidemic
by the authorities of sprinfeld, Illinois
Thos. A. Hendricks, of Indiana, is the choice
of the Chanute Democrat for President in 1850.
The proposition to open the Indian Territory
will engage the attention Of Congress at an carry
day.
The Commission now investigating the Ute
massacre are somewhat afraid for their own
lives.
There is a growing conviction that the Nor
mons had something to do with the Ute out
break.
Three hundred and twenty-five thousand poor
devils will be drafted into the Russian army
next year.
The probabilities are that hangings at Lead
willie were in the interest Of good order and pub
lie safety
Patti, the great singer, was too drunk to sing
at Leayenworth, and a crowded house went
home dissatisfied.
TWAS three weeks after the election in New
York before it was officially determined who
was elected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Rev. DR.. VIM Buddington for many years
pastor of the Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church il New York died sunday last.
Gen. Hooker is said to have left handsome
fortune, which Will 20 to his sisters, Mrs.
Brainard and Mrs. Wood, of WATERFOWL, New
York.
On the evening of the LIST, an explosion of fire
damp occurred in mine in SaNony, and from
seventy to eighty perspns are reported to have
been killed.
Special dispatches from Washington will be
feature of the Kansas City Journal. 1t is stroke
of enterprise, and will add to the already valu-
able features Of that paper.
At the late meeting of the Arkansas Valley
Editorial Association it was moved and second
ed by Mr. Meredith that Congress put copper
bottom in the Arkansas river.
A rigid classification of the two parties in the
House i'm Congress shows that there are l3l Re
publicans, ) Republican Greenbackers, l4S DEM
ocrats, Democratic Greenbackers and Ma
tionas.
The "Shoestring'' district in Mississippi,
contains eleven counties and is 40 miles long
Its population consists Of los, $50 blacks and
nj t,anar.l Chalmers
Fort Pillow murderer, to Congress.
General Grant latest programme is to speud
a few days in Chicago and in eastern cities, sail
ing the last of this month for Havana, from
thence to Mexico, reaching Galveston next April;
thence going to Denver and the Colorado mines,
including Leadvil!e.
Mr. J. L. Kimball, the newly appointed Gen
eral Passenger Agent of the Kansas Pacific, VIII
remain most of his time in Omaha, leaving the
Kansas City Office in charge of the popular Cor
nell who has been connected with the Kansas
Pacific since its beginning.
During the eleven months of lSs9 ending on the
30th of November there were received at the
Kansas City stock yards 2O5, iil head OF cattle,
5Is 1S3 hogs, 5. ,46i sheep and H,S.l horses and
mules making total OF .92 ,265 head Of stock, OF
an average of ~, o2i per month
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has passed
upon an old statute forbid,ling white men to play
cards with negroes, and has decided it uncoEs-
titutioual So the proud Caucasian can now 81:
down to a game of seven-up with one of the Sin
ferior race'' without fear Of fine or imprison-
ment.
IL is now claimed that the \. L. X Santa fe
and 4. 4 \. railroads have Joined their interests
TO checkmate Gould. If SO the vast interests OF
the country, SO far as railroads are concerned,
will he run by New York VS.. Boston, Chicago
vs. St Louis. The railway news grows more
interesting every day.
At the recent meeting Of the National Temper
ance Union, Governor st. John was elected
president to succeed Francis Murphy, who's;
Term of Office had expired. This places Governor
st John at the head of the temperance work in
the United States, a position which he has fairly
achieved by his conspicuous devotion TO the
cause.
The President message is long this year and
contains many things it will pay our readers T.
carefully examine. He tenders congratulations
upon the prosperity of the country ard predicts
its continuance; eNrlrins his idea of civil SER
vice; touches fiat money; speaks OF the Mormon
question; foreign Affairs, etc TIE portion re-
lating to silver coinage and legal tender notes
will receive the closest attention and widest