The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-09-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
VANDERBILT has ordered Maud S. to
be withdrawn from the track for the present
season.
ArrORNEY-GENERAL DEvENs is an
nounced to make several political speeches
in Minnesota and Indiana.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION of the
Union soldiers who were made prisoners
during the War of the Rebellion has been
called to meet at Indianapolis September %
and 30.
BRIG.-GEN. ALBERT j. MYER, Chief
ofthe Signal Service, died Of heart disease
at Buffalo, N. T., on the oath. He was born
at Newburgh, N. Y, in 1928, and entered
the Army as Assistant Surgeon in 1854. He
was the originator of the present system of
storm signals, and was popularity known in
connection with the published prognostica-
lions as "Old Probabilities"
The joint debate between Porter and
Landers in Indiana has been definitely ar
ranged to begin at South Bend on Sept. 2
and terminate at Boonville on Sept. 16,
taking in all the principal towns in each
Congressional District.
GEN. JAMES CRAIG has been nomi-
mated for Representative in Congress by the
Democrats of the Ninth Missouri District.
The New Jersey Prohibition Reform
Party will nominate State and Electoral
tickets to be supported at the coming cleo
ton.
DIR. GEORGE 3. JOHNSTON and Capt
John S. Wise, both prominent citizens of
Richmond, Va, have been placed under
bonds not to fight duel, the preliminaries
of which, it is generally understood, had
been all arranged. The difficulty grew out
of Capt. Wise having been black balled by
the Westmoreland Club, an aristocratic or
ganization of which DR.. Johnston is promi-
nent member.
GEN. GRANT left Denver on the 23d,
on his return to Galena.
HORACE MAYNARD, the new Post
master General, has entered upon the dis
charge of his official duties.
RICHARD o. ADAMS, the defaulting
Postmaster at Deadwood, D. T., escaped
from custody while awaiting sentence. A
reward is offered for his apprehension.
REPRESENTATIVE HATCH has been
renominated by the Democratic Congress
sional Convention of the Twelfth Missouri
District.
The Iowa Republican State Conven
ton. held at Des Moines on the 18th, nomi-
mated the following ticket of State officers:
For Secretary of State, Capt. j. A. T. Hull
(renominated); Auditor, w. v. Lucas, of
Cerro Gordo; Treasurer, E. II. Conger, of
Dallas; Register, Capt. j. r. Powers; At
torney-General, Smith Mcpherson.
THE Democratic Convention of the
Fourth Missouri District renominated Hon.
Lowndes H. Davis for Representative.
The New Jersey Greenbackers have
nominated Thomas D. Hoxie for Governor
THE Republican State Executive Com
mittee of Texas met at Hearns on the
25th and placed in nomination the fol-
lowing ticket: For Governor, ex-Gov.
E. j. Davis, of Austin; for Lieut.. Gov
ernor, E. Siemmering, of San Antonio;
for Comptroller, j. D. Wood, of
Smith; for Treasurer, James w. Thomas, of
Collin; for Commissioner, JACOB Keuchler,
of Austin; for Attorney General, j. D. Nc
Adoo, of Brennan; Judge of the Court Of
Appeals, j. B. Williamson, of Marshall.
The Kansas Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Topeka on the 26th, nomi-
mated the following ticket of State officers:
For Governor, E. G. Ross, of Douglas Coun-
ty; Lieutenant Governor, Thomas George,
of Sumner; Secretary of State. John NJ.
Griffin, of johnson; Auditor, II.
j. G.. Neumneber, of Saline;
Treasurer, Theodore Wichetbaum, of Riley;
Attorney General, A. L. Hocford, Of Nor
ton; Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Miss Sarah A. Brown, Of Douglas; Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, A. r. Wag-
staff, of Miami.
The Greenbackers of the Eleventh
Missouri District have nominated DR.. j. C.
Heberling, Of Howard County, for Congress.
W.T.. DE HAAS, the celebrated painter,
is dead, aged so. He was a native Of Rotter-
dam, but for many years was a resident Of
New York City.
A CONVENTION of Deaf Mutes was
held at Cincinnati on the 25th. Represent
atives were present from the various States
and from Canada.
4dE CO1OIcu cuIIOTS VI newspapers
throughout the United States held meet
ing at Louisville recently and organized .
Press Association.
THE Colorado Republican State Con-
vention, held at Leadville on the 26th, re-
nominated Governor Pitkin. Theremainder
of the ticket Is as follows: Lieutenant
Governor, Edward w. Robinson, of the eel.
ebrated Robinson Mine; Secretary of State,
n. Fl. Medium, present incumbent; Treas