The Iola register., 1880-12-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

NEWS from Every TyWHeTCs
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mr.. SEssINGHAUs, Republican can
didate for Congress at the late election in the
Third Missouri District, will contest the
election of Mr.. Frost.
SIR ALEXANDER COCKBURN,- Lord
Chief Justice of the Queens Bench, died
suddenly at London, on the Goth, from heart
disease.
JUDGE McCRARY has refused to trans
fer to the courts of Colorado the case of In
dian Agent Berry.
PROF. JAMES G. WATSON, of the Wis
consin University, the eminent scientist and
astronomer, died on the 23d, at Madison. He
was a native of Canada, born in 1888.
JAMES L. PUGH has been elected
United States Senator from Alabama.
The body of Mrs. Lucia Noys, wife of
CHI. Noys, lawyer of Warren, Pa, was
cremated at the LIE Moyne furnace on
Thanksgiving-Day. There were religious
services at the crematory, conducted by Rev.
DR.. Hays.
A NUMBER of election officers of War
rem County, Miss, together with several
prominent local Democratic politicians have
been arrested upon warrants issued by
Judge Hill, of the U. S. Court, for alleged
illegality in conducting the recent election.
ALFRED GATHER, Western Superin-
tendent of the Adams Express Company,
died suddenly in New York City on Thanks
giving-Day.
B. H. LANIER, Deputy Revenue Col
lector in the Fifth Louisiana District, and
late Republican candidate for Congress. hav-
ing officially reported that he dare not leave
his house for fear of assassination, Commis-
sioner Raum has given orders for the en-
ployment of five armed assistants for the
deputy, with instructions to enforce the laws
and defend themselves at every hazard. Con-
gresham King has written President Hayes
that Lanier's statement is untrue; he says
Lanier is short in his accounts to large
amount as State Tax Collector, and has
more than once been engaged in desperate
broils, not political, resulting in the death of
his antagonist, and that he is not the kind Of
man to be intrusted with arbitrary author
ity, backed-by armed force.
Cook, Fusion candidate for Congress
in the Sixth Iowa District, will contest the
election of Cults, Republican, who was re-
turned as elected by majority Of II. 1t is
claimed that the votes of two precincts. CIV
ing some 80 majority for Cook, were thrown
out.
A DELEGATION of the Independent
Republican Association of New York, head
ed by Horace White, recently visited Gen
eral Garfield and presented him an address,
congratulating him upon his election, which
they deem most propitious for the cause Of
civil service reform.
In the contest for the possession of
the city Offices in New Orleans Judge Hous-
ton decided the newly.elected officers enti-
tied to their places. An appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court.
SAMUEL E. CARY, General Passenger
Agent of the Chicago, St. Louis and New Or.
leans Railroad, died at New Orleans on the
26th.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
SAN FRANCISCO is threatened with a
coal famine.
THE recent cold snap did not Sc
riously damage the crops in Louisiana, as
was at first apprehended.
THE completion of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad within three years is said to be
now assured, the Company having secured
in Europe funds to carry forward the work
of construction without further delay. Work
will soon be commenced upon the Western
end of the road, the rails for which will be
shipped around Cape Horn.
JUDGE WALLACE, of the U. S. Cir.
cult Court, has recently decided at Albany
that the New York State law of 1866, taxing
bank shares, is invalid.
A GENERAL strike of operatives at
Fall River, Mass, is expected soon.
THERE has been a serious financial
panic in Madrid.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
SERIOUS trouble is reported between
the American and Mexican inhabitants in
the town of Brackettville, Texas, caused by
a Mexican shooting and killing a soldier in a
quarrel. Three Mexican houses were fired
in revenge for the deed, and the Mexicans
were threatened with determination. The
commanding officer ordered all soldiers into
quarters and the Sheriff called on all availa-
BILE citizens for guard duty.
CHARLES Brown and Mr.. Heck were
murdered in bed. near Rogersville, Tenn.
the other night, and robbed of q sum of
money, which Brown had obtained the day
before for hogs.
AT Fort Pierre, D. T., recently, q
fight took place between band of outlaws,
who had been for long time terror to the
town, and vigilance committee, organized
for the express purpose Of Kidding the coun-
try Of their presence. The vigilantes we're
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