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

During the month Of August Of this
year 1881 emigrants left Liverpool. or these
2.967 intended to settle in British North Amer
ica, while 1S,072 intended to settle in the
Unlted States.
A party Of forty disguised men broke
into the residence OF thres brothers named
Mahoney. near Knocknagre, Ireland. and shot
them in . fatal manner.
The Chinese have built telegraph
lins between Eoochon and Shanghai, and are
busily engaged in laying wireA
The tenant farmers Of Scotland are
agitating for reform in the Scotch land laws.
The disaffected officers Of the Egyptian
army have signed an act OF complete suDmis-
zion TO the Khedive.
The Porte has definitely decided to
send neither troops nor Commissioners to
Egypt. =
Iroquois has won another race in
England, the St Leger stakes at the Doncas.
ter meeting.
The King Of Dahomey. in West Al
rica. at the head Of his army OF Amazons, raid
Cd two villages and carried on the inhabitants,
who are reserved for sacrifice.
Three hundred Russian mobiles have
oreanized themselves under the name Of the
.Sacred LEGION" and will establish secret
service in opposition to Nihilism.
Four hundred Jews are on their way to
tins country. - their nex land Of promise.
At Bristol, England, . vessel from
Constantinople discharged . cargo Of human
bones for 4 local fertilizer company. The re-
mains, among which are skulls with hair still
attached and limbs complete, are believed to be
those OF the fallen defendes Of Pievna.
Hlphthena is epidemic in Russia. In
some parishes al the children under IS years
have died Of the dread disease. The contagion
| first appeared in Bessarabia in 1874. Since
then it has spread over the south Of Russia.
from whence il has spread towards the cast
and northwest. In the Province Of Pultowa,
which has less than 200, 600 people, there have
been 45.543 persons stricken by the disease,
and Of these Is, 765 have died
The Methodist Ecumenical Conference
ct London recommended international arbitra-
ton as : means Of settling disputes between
nations, and condemned any resort to war
The question Of the press in relation to the
church was discussed. Delegate Marshall, ol
yicksburg, Miss-, recommended the establish
ment OF 1 weI-endowed Methodist paper which
| would do for the church what the great uni
versities had done. Bishop McTyere, Of Ten
nessee, said the religious papers were too mar
row-minded. The majority, however, seemed
to favor religious newspapers.
| Gen. Ignatieff has been appointed
Minister Of Foreign Affairs for Russia.
Another series Of monster land meet
ings are being held in Ireland.
The Methodist Ecumenical Council II
London discussed the use Of the newspaper To-
tho advancement Of Christianity. Rome I'd
vocated the establishment Of wells ndowe,
church paper. Others thought such journal
were too narrow-minded
| Wilkes theory Of the existence Of ,
japanese current finds strong support fror
tho finding Of an iron buoy from the Amoo
river on tho coast Of British Columbia.
There have been fresh explosions Q
Socialists from Berlin, and an meetings j
which they are likely to participate arc prohit
tied b. the police.
| The Jews in Russia are about TO hol
general meeting, to be attended by deputil
representing al the principal jewish commr
mites. to consider their apparently hopeles
condition