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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

ported to have been destroyed in the neighbor-
hood of Parry Sound alone.
The boat race for the 81, 800 stakes, at
Toronto, was won by Wallace Ross in two
straight heats Conley came in second both
times and Courtney third.
Hanlan, champion oarsman Of the
world, has challenged Wallace Ross, or any
other man 70 row three Or four-mile race for
from ~, 600 to 5000 side. After the race he
intends retiring from the boating profession.
The timber limits and lumber camps
along the scoot river, Ont. are being devas-
tated By fire. Immense quantities OF manu-
factured lumber have already been destroyed.
The steamship Wyoming brought to
New York ESQ Mormons, en- route to Salt Lake.
Now that the Supreme Court Of Min
nesota has decided that the repudiated bonds
can legally be psid, Mr.. selah Chamberlain, of
Cleveland. Ohio, who owns the greater portion
OF them, rencws his offer to compromise for
30 cents Oh the dollar.
Henry Willard has been elected Presi-
dent OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
The widow Of Jerome Napoleon Bona
partc died the other day at Baltimore, aged g.
She was the daughter Of Benjamin Williams,
ut one time wealthy shpping-merchant Of
Baltimore. She was married in November,
1929, when but II years Of age, to Jerome Ma
poleon Bonaparto. the son Of Jerome Bona
parte, Who was the youngest brother Of the
Emperor Napoleon the Great.
Secretary Blaine has been requested to
take President Garields place at the Yorktown
Centennial ceremonies
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him in : minced state. The temperature Of
the patient averaged 98 at the lowest TO 9o.2
at tho maximum, with corresponding respiIa-
tion from 20 to ~. Tho physicians, In yes-
tcrdays bulletin, admitted that their %
ticnt Ii suffering from blood poisoning,
weeks. They announce, however, that in spite
OF various "septic accidents" the patient has
made some progress toward cOnvaicecence sinco
his trarsfer TO Long Branch. Dr. Hamilton
thinks Ave weeks will be required TO overcome
the effects Q. poisonous blood.
Loso BRANcH, Sept. II.
At the close OF the eleventh week the condi-
ton OF the President causes tho deepest anxi-
ETY.. The pulse during tho past twenty-four
hours has fiuctuatsd between lO4 and l25. The
discharge from the wound II less abundant
and not quite 10 healthy In appearance.
Small bed-sores have again made their ap-
pearance, and there = continued suppu-
ration Of the parotid gland. DR.. Boynton
weak from blood-poisoning, and that very
gradual but sure descent is noticeable. DR..
BLISS admitted that the patents condition
last night was more hazardous than q
any time since ho has arrived at Long
Branch. Col Swain admits that tho
brief periods. Tho bulletin sent TO Minister
Lowell states that the different symptoms are
almost al slightly aggravated, and that thereis u
sensible increase OF anxiety. Tho members
OF the Cabinet were last night notified by tele-
graph by Attorney General MxcVeagh Of the
Presidents serious condition,
LoNa BRANCH, sept. H.
The condition Of the President has again bc-
come critical. On Saturday the patient was
attacked by Q pyemic chill, which lasted
half an hour, and which was followed hy
high pulse and fever, pr0fusc persl ration
and nausea. The pulse went up to l3S, ana
the temperature and respiration also roso
freatly The patients stomach was unable
to assimilate food, or at least IN suf-
ficient quantities 10 supply the waste caused
By the lever and the suppuration from tho
wound. and the physicians resorted to the ad-
minstration of beef blood by enema. Artificial
means are reaOrted 70 III order 70 keep up the
temperature OF the patients extremities. Dur
| ing yesterday his condition WAS slightly I'M
proved, but low pulse and temperature and free
dom from cough we're indicative OF his extreme
weakness In tho evening the patient had an
other rigor, lasting about ton minutes, causing
great alarm to his physicians and other attend
| ants. DR.. Boynton believes that portion OF
the Presidents right lung il hepatlzed; that IN
every instance his slight improvement has
been followed BY relapse which left him on
lower plane OF vitality thaA bcfore-a feature
or the case peculiar TO chronic pynmia. Tho
patient is resting quietly this morning. DIR.
pancoast, OF Philadelphia, declares THAT tho
President Is vibrating upon the line between
life and death.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22
Cotton, Corn and Tobacco.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Sent. Is.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept l5
The cotton reports Of Sept show :
very heavy decline in the condition SINCE the
last report, owing to the protracted drought
which prevailed in al sections Of tho cotton
belt. The condition - reported il u, do
crease Of l6 per cent. during August, and, 10
last year, 10 per cent. less. The number OF
counties and the State averages arc - fol-
lows:
North Carolina, two counties, average n
South Carolina, Twenty-Five counties, aver
age 68.
Georgia, ffty-nve counties, average z.
Florida, fourteen counties, average 81.
Alabama, thyty-three countieA average so
Mississippi thirty-seyen counties, average
n
Louisiana, fifteen counties, average 76
Texas, sixty counties, average So.
Arkansas, fhirty-one counties, average IS
Tennessee. twenty-one counties, average 81
The general average condition Of corn Sept
! Was 90, being II per cent. lower tnan tho
month previous, and 81 per cent. lower than
last year ct the same date. From Missouri and
Kansas como serious complaints Of ravages By
the chinch bug, which were added 10 BY tho
prevailing drought. The injury to the corn
prospect 10 shown by State averages, which aro
B, - and IS respectively.
Tobacco returns give very serious decline
in tho prospect for the crop, being some % per
cent less than month since. With the excep-
ton OF the States north OF the Delaware river,
and Wisconsin in the West, the unlvereal COM
plaint il drought Kentucky end Illinois each
report but little over half . crop. while Tcn-
nessee and Missouri report less than two
thirds. The average for the whole country il
only 65, against s. last month, and 81 Tor the
same date last year.
The cause OF the low condition existing IN
almost every section Of the country N drought
New England has been less affected by il than
any other section east Of the M.ssiss ppi, and
reports IN average Of 50. In Wisconsin, MIN
nesota and most Territories il has been nlorv
ueasonable weather, and the condition OF thu
crops il correspondingly better; but In al othei
sections the reports show the effects Of an m
nanallv dry aeaROn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22
Underground Life in England.

The discussions about the Channel
tunnel. and as to the probability Of its
being generally used by passengers when
made. have prompted inquiry into the
extent Of underground roadways a.
ready existing in Great Britain, and the
Of persons in the country who
are habitually employed at . much
greater depth beneath the surface than
that to which travellers under the Straits
Of Dover would have to descend. The
number Of persons employed under
ground in all the mines in Great Britain
is 378, Isl The length Of underground
tnnneling in which they work is not lees
than s.. 744 miles. This is the estimate
of Messrs. Higson, the mining engln-
GERS. As regards depth. the channel is
nowhere deeper than $50, aud the lowest
part Of the tunnel would not be below
200 feet from the surface, or 66} yards.
The greatest depth Of the underground
tunnels connected with our coal and
other mines is about 2, feet, and prob
ably the snallt st depth 800 feet. From
an engineering point Of view, then. the
question Of the channel tunnel seems to
be one of adding, roughly speaking.
only one-thirtieth Of per cent. to the
existing underground passages. .-Scicn-
tifc american.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

The peppermint crop Of the United
States has for the past few years reached
the amount of 900 pounds per year,
of which about 80, 900 pounds were an
nually exported. Two-thirds Of the pep
permint oil of this country is produced
in New York, and about one-t third in
Michigan. The best oil comes from
Wayne county, New York, where it is
carefully prepared by man named
Hotchkiss, whose name it bears, and
usually brings 20 cents more than the
common. The plant is q perennial one
and is planted in the spring. The next
year it Is ready for cutting and generally
may be cut for three years. The best
yield is given in the first and second
years Of cutting; in the third year the
plant becomes bitetr. After the plant
becomes four years old it is not cut. and
the field is plowed over and new crop
planted. The usual method Of plant
ing is in rows, and in August the plant
is ready for cutting.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

A colored "scho0l marin" in this
county has number of men with fami-
lies attending school-one forty years
old. Among the number is the man
with whom she is boarding, and one Of
the first to receive the rod Of correction
was her landlord. He says she is right,
and if, while he attends her school, he
disobeys her commands or fnils to COM
ply with her regulations, that she ought
to whip him, and his duty is to submit
to the chastisement without complaint.
---Mari0n 60. (Ga.) Argus.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

In the special election held in the
Second Hewi1ton) Congressional district Of
Maine, to fill the vacancy caused by the elec-
ton Of Mr.. Frye to the United States Senate,
ex-Gov. Dingley was elected by large major
ity.
Charles s. Wolfe, defeated candi-
date for the nomination for State Treasurer
before the recent Republican Convention IN
Pennsylvania, has announced himself an inde-
pendent candidate for the Office, on the pat
form death to Bosses" and will stump the
State in his own behalf.
The Prohibitionists Of New York State
held convention ut Utica and nominated can
didates Tor State offices.
lGIsCELI4ANEOUS GLEANIN00.
The steamer Protens has arrived at
st. Johns nom Lady Franklin bay, having ac-
complished her work. She brought back the
members Of the expedition party regarded Is
unit to endure an Arctic winter. There il
much ice in Lady Franklin bay. There are no
tidlngs Of the missing Jeannette or the search
parties.
The Ontario farmers are suffering
much from the continued drought. Their past
nres are parched, and cattle instead OF fatten-
ing are falling of in flesh. The winter stock Of
fodder 10 being drawn on to keep them in con-
dition. In some places cattle are dying for
want Of water. and the ground is 80 hard that
fall plowing is SO far impossible. Forest fires,
especially IN the neighborhood OF Parry Sound,
strarord and Otterville. have done great DAM
age. A million dollars worth Of timber il re-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22
Not Healthy.

A rather seedy-looking customer came
into restaurant on Austin avenue, and
said to the proprietor What do you
ask for nice cooked beefsteak, well
done. with onions twenty-five
cents" "And the gravy?' "Oh, We
don't charge anything for the gravy"
"lou don't? That's liberal. How
much do you charge for bread?' We
throw in the bread" Us it good
bread 2" "It is" so you throw in
bread aud gravy?' Certainly" "Then
bring me some bread aud gravy. It's
not healthy to eat meat in summer"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

- assmh this Company OWNS al Reads shown ahs u hasvy ass
1mT
IT'S AZ @ooes"
MAGNIFICENT sndas PARI0R
The nnesti In the world
InRAHROAD HOTELS HALLS excellence
and Adams Streets cic" nhe most eksam
Anc dhyhs to u TINE LEADING LINE
n n W., 4. vi CARPENTER j. n PAGE
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

WHEN Mr.. Reed. one Of the English
Commissioners, was in Manitoba. he
was asked what he thought Of the conn-
try. He answered that he was an En-
glish farmer. and his thoughts were
those Of the lamb in the presence OF the
butcher,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

The Baltimore and Ohio road has
1900 miles Of telegraph wire, and George w.
Frick has been chosen General Manager
thereof.
Jane Campbell. colored woman, liv-
ing near Dyke Mills, La, killed two children,
aged respectively 10 and IL. The woman beat
ont their brains with pine knot for some triv-
ial net Of disobedience. After the inquest, and
when the canse Of death became known, 1 mob
Of whites and blacks dragged Mrs. Campbell
from her cabin tied her to stake, and, despite
her screams, literally roasted her alive.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

IT is said that dwarfs die of premature
old age and giants Of exhaustion,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

which he Il prepared to trim and furnish on short
notice. and in euch etyie and manner - ordered q
ts,s moat reasonable prices.
Thanking the public for favses anA II conAdencs
IN the past be bsgs to his friends that hs u
determined more than ever 70 merit their ccn0.
1saes, respect and continued patronage.
G.. nEvERDEN.
Hlnannn HAna N Na78
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22

A lynching mob numbering about 100
surrounded the Jail at Dardanelle, Ark, and
took therefrom two mnrderers named Taylor
and Bruce, put ropes around their necks,
dragged them into the streets, and hanged
them.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14
CLIFFORD's MANUSCRIPT.

1t is reported by way of st. Louis that
the late Judge Clifford left in manuscript
a complete and detailed history OF the
proceedings Of the Electoral Commission,
of which he was a member, and that 1t
would be published after his death, I'M
less his wife, who is the custodian Of the
manuscript, should otherwise decide.
Governor Crittenden, to whom the IN
formation was given, was also told that
its publication would create a sensation
throughout the country. The official re-
port of the Commission, including the
open sessions and consultations, will fill
a volume of 300 pages, in the form and
size of the Congressional Record. But
this is a very small part of the history;
and no one was certainly in a better posi-
ton to supply the unwritten chapters
than the distinguished President of the
| Commission. Of the members of the
Commission Judge Clifford is the second
who has passed away, Senator Morton
| was the first.
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=

They seem to have an interesting way
If Touring out damages after a railway
accident in Mexico to Judge from a para
graph in a City of Mexico contemporary
concerning the probable cost to the COM
pany of the shocking Morelas disaster, in
which the dead and wounded are duly
itemized and appraised. One "adminis-
traitor" killed is setsdown at $40. 0OO, be-
ing the most expensive article OF traveller
known; dead captains bring $4,000 and
wounded ones Sc, 200; lieutenants and
civilians are classed ali~ke-$S,00O and
a. OOO-so that contrary to proverbial
analogy a dead officer is worth twopekins.
Sub-lieutenants are quoted dead at $1,000
and damaged at 5000, wLile soldiers
only bring 81, 900 and $500. 1t is regret
able to notice that dead seniors and senor-
itas are quoted at $500; there is no quo
tation for those that have been injured,
while the "machinists, employees, etc.
are Jumped as miscellaneous against
the sum Of 800, 900. The classification
il somewhat odd and arbitrary, but on
the whole the idea is one that might with
profit be adopted by our own companies.
There would be a good deal of ingenuity
required in preparing a schedule begin
ming with members of the criminal class
es and the Legislature at st cents apiece,
but this is only a detail, and the consid-
Grafton Of difficulty in this matter should
not blind us to the advantages OF the sys-
tenn as compared to that now existing,
under which valuations are arbitrary and
unjust, and a useful and valuable man
often fails to bring more than a citizen
only qualification the Island orthe United
States Senate.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14
IN AMERICAN PARLIAMENT.

1t may be interesting to remember, in
these close and sweltering days Of August,
that the first and only Parliament ever
held in America was dissolved by reason
of just such a heated term, precisely 262
years ago. The General Assembly con-
vened at James City, in Virginia, July
80, 1919, consisting of the Governor, the
Counsel of Estates and two Burgesses
elected out of each Incorporation and
plantation" was made up Of "a burgesses,
who represented three cities, three hun
dreds, four plantations, and n Gift"
and they met in the choir Of the church,
1.-THE most convenient place they could
find 10 sit in" Laws were enacted
against idleness, gaming, drunkenness,
excess in apparel, and on a variety of
other subjects, and orders were made for
the planting of corn, mulberry, fax,
hemp and aniseed; but ''before they had
30 much as put their laws to the in
grossing' the excessively hot weather
came on. one Of the burgesses died, and
on Wednesday, Aug. 4, ''by reason of
extreme heat, both past and likely to en-
sue, and by that means of the alteration
Of the health Of divers of the General
Assembly, the Governor, who himself
was not well, resolved this day should
be the last of this first session." Ac.
cordingly the Governor, Sir George Yard
ley, then prorogued the Assembly until
the lst Of March, 1920, land in the
mean season dissolved the same"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14
Especial to the SENTINEL


DUBLIN, Aug. 13.-In compliance with
the request of the Chief Secretary for Ire
land, in his reply to the deputation of
Irish farm laborers which lately waited on.
him, O'Leary has forwarded to the Secre-
tary a statement of the position and
grievances of the Irish laborers. O'Leary
has Travelled in the United States and. Can
ada to obtain information in regard to the
condition of the working classes, and has
travelled nearly all over ireland on foot.
He urges the appointment of several COM
missioners to inquire into the labor ques-
ton, and advocates the dispatch to Ireland
of properly qualified lecturers to lecture
in the rural districts on matters affecting
the welfare OF the peasantry. Cottage gar
dening, improved methods of agriculture
and the rearing of live stock, he SAYS,
might also be treated. O'Leary thinks a
healthy and natural flow of emigrants,
who cannot get along in Ireland, is wise,
but he is opposed to promoted emigration,
and points out the wretched accommoda-
ions for emigrants in most American
ports. Forster replies that there are some
matters in O'Leary's letter which at a later
date he would wish to discuss with him.
MONTREAL, Aug. ia report reached
here last night that a dreadful outrage and
murder had been perpetrated across the
line. in Altoona County, New York, by six
men, who outraged three young girls and
then hanged them. Two of the victims
are said to be dead and the third is lust
alive. The scene of the outrage is oppo-
site H~uckleberry Rock, in this. province.
There being ne Geographic connection
with he place, no veriication of the
alleged tragedy could be obtained up to
the latest hour.
ROCKVILLE (Ont.), Aug. 13.-The ex-
press from Montreal ran off the track two
miles west of Prescott this morning. The
driver. John Howerth, was instantly killed,
and it is reported that the express messen-
ger and baggage nan are in a dying condi-
ton.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-Five rifles were de-
posted at an early hour this morning
among the cotton bales ON Nelson Dock,
Liverpool. The man who brought them
escaped, after a struggle with the watch
man. The affair tended to revive the Fe-
MAN scare in Liverpool.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 13.-The ministerial
crisis has been temporarily allayed by the
dismissal of the Minister of War, at the
demand of officers of the army. Darud
Pasha succeeds him.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-Bradlaugh's e~rysipe-
las has further increased. He will leave
town to-day by order of his doctors.
London advices from Rio Janeiro Of the
26th ult. state that a dispatch from La
paz, Bolivia. that the Bolivia
decided to continue the war
Chilli.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14
THE sPoILs SYSTEM.

General Jackson has generally been
charged with having i~naugurated the
apoils system in politics. Such, how
ever, is not the fact. The system was
i~naugurated by Alexander Hamilton. He
was always an advocate of increasing the
power of the Federal executive, and he
favored the spoils system as necessary to
increase the executive both in Congress
and the country. During the admins
tration of Washington, Hamilton was
held in some restraint, but upon the &C.
casion of John Adams to the Presidency
he carried the doctrine to the most ex-
treme lengths, turning out all petty Office
holders in the various departments who
were not Federalists. Jefferson abolished
the system as soon as possible after his
election. He did not turn men out of
Office because they were Federalists, and
applicants were appointed with reference
to their fitness without regard to whether
they were Federalists or Republicans, as
they were then called. He only required
that oficeholders should be honestly in
favor Of the Constitution, and giving
local self-government a fair trial. Since
the days of Adams and Hamilton the
spoils system has been carried to
such extreme lengths. until the accession
Of General Grant to the Presidency. The
bssalt Of JsHsrsoa's policy was, that the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14


The Springfield en- correspondent of
the Chicago News gives some interesting
facts in relation to the widow of Presi-
dent Lincoln, now residing in that city,
which would indicate that she is not
really SO sick as has been reported. The
writer, indeed, says: 'Mrs. Lincoln is not
really sick. She does suffer from a slight
trouble, causing this hysterical condition,
and, Of course, her general health has not
been improved by her six months con-
fnement to her oom and her general
mode of life. But her sufferings are al.
most imaginary, and she may at any time
conclude that she has recovered. All of
her fancies and whims are INDUCED to
the fullest extent by her friends, and this
may be said to comprise the whole course
Of treatment adopted" Even before the
terrible tragedy which made Wilkes
Booth a murderer and Abraham Lincoln
. martyr, the Presidents wife had dis
played vagaries of character which were
the cause of serious chagrin to her hus-
band. When the assassination took
place, her whole nervous system received
. shock from which it has never recov.
cred, and it is evident, from what can be
gathered that she has now become a con-
firmed hy~pochondriac. 1t is a sad spec
tacle, but it is well that the lady whims
leads her to confine herself to the house,
for the honor and respect in which the
Nation holds her dead husband would be
shocked by a public exhibition of the &C.
centricities of the stricken widow.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14
The High License Law Declared
constitutional.

OMAHA, August Il. 1.-The Supreme Court
at Lincoln to-day rendered a decision to the
effect that the high license liquor law is
constitutional in every particular. 1t COM
pells saloon keepers to pay 81, 900 license
and give bonds in the sum Of $1,000, in
cities Of 10000 inhabitants, and in cities
having a population of less than 10000 the
license is $500.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-14

FULL DRESS.

The hotel-keeps at Saratoga have start
ed out to compel men who wish to dance
in the evening to wear what they call
'full Dress" and as a consequence, out of
1000 people at the Grand Union the other
night, about. a score of men appeared in
the ballroom, while hundreds Of women
adorned the unsympathizing wall and
scolded their recreant gallants.