The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-17
secure reduction Of the whisky tax from 80
cents 10 80 cents gallon.

cents to 30 cents gallon.
Gen. Sherman pointcdly ignored the
instructions Of Secretary Lincoln in giving his
annual report TO the press without submitting
IL q hs should have done, to his superior, and
there y trouble in consequence. Sherman's
comments and criticisms on the engineers have
given offenss to tho engineers.
All the personal effects Of President
Garfield. stored at the White House, were last
week placed in special cars rendered By tho
Pennsylvania road and taken to Mentor. An
Alderney Gov given to tho President goes to
Cleveland, and the horses remain in charge OF
Gen. Swain.
Commissioner Raum will order an ex-
animation into the materials used in the man
ufacturo Of beer In al parts OF the United
States.
II il predicted that in his forthcoming
Message the President win recommend the
abolition Of the tax on medicines and bank
checks, with other reductions amounting to
$1,000, 900 per annnm.
In the star-rOute cases, in the Dis
trict Supreme Court Judge Cox quashed the
information aled against Brady, French, Tur-
ner and Brown, charged with frauds against
the Government, and ordered that they be set
frce. After the Judges decision had been rem
dered, Mr.. William Cook, Of special counsel for
the Government. made . long speech cxcnl-
patosy Of himself, his brother counsel and At
toensy General Macvsagh. Cook now pro-
A. IL A. S~nR~.
ct IN early date.
The various departments at Washing.
ton have completed the estimates Tor the next
Ascal year. Nearly every department will ask
for IN increase over the amount voted last
year. The Secretary Of War will ask for
O, LOOK, 900 on account Of the increase in the
rEics Of supplies. The Interior Department
win ~ for eloo, ,OOO, 900 for pensions, Of which
esE 00o. 600 ars for "accrued" pensions and
the Navy Department will ask for SSl, ,OOO, 600
for new ships. The Postoface Department is
nearly sustaining. and no demands Will b
nads on Congress for any large appropriation.
Following il tho text Of the Presi-
dents Thanksgiving proclamation:
II has long bsen ~ paous ssseo0 q Cur psoplA,
with the closing q The ysar 20 hook baok upoa te
g ..us sosns & s
giving rourcs from whom they dow; and,
although at this period, when ~ falling Isaf ad-
no.i.hss s as .h.s The a@: q our sa:ssd duty Y
Of it, great bersavsmsaA and ths mourn
ing which has nlled our hearts sun nnds eorrowful
s. sod ys
leas benefits which have shoWored upon us during
the past twelve months call Tor fervent gratituds
:na make !. ,sins thss ws should rejoice With th.nl.
signally favored our country and cur people.
Peace without and -prcspsnty Within hsve been
yoachsafsd ~ I'd 70 NJ No psssilsnes hss visssd our our
fathers left 10 In their wisdom stin In
crcasng heritage. and II In parts Of our vest domain
some action has visited our eEeehren In their for.
est homes yet even this calamity Aas been tempered
and in manner sanctined By the generous ccmpAs-
sion for the suFerers which hos besn called forth
For IN there ,hinss Il y meet that he voice of ths
nation should 20 MP to God In desout homage
Wherefore l, ChesAsr 4. Arthur, Prestdsnt Of ths
United States do recommsnd that I'll the people OBJ
Thursday, the 9lth day Of November, instant.
o. day Of national thankseiving and prayer. b
cessing far may b. from their secular lAbora.
and meeting in their several places of worshp thers
~ join in aacribing honor and praise 70 Almighty
God, whoee goodness hos been - manifest IN our
history and in our ves and Offering earnest prayers
that His bounties may continue - Ne and 70 our
children.
In witness whereof, have hereunto sst ny haad
and seal Of the United States TO Be AIMED.
Done At the City Of Warrington, this eth day q
November, in the wear Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty y-one, and Of the lnde-
pendence Of ths United States the one hundred and
sixth. CnEs1ER 4. AnTAUA
Co. Cook, Of the prosecuting counsel
in the star-ronte cases, says that the recent de-
feat does not mean that the star-route cases
will be abandoned. On the contrary, he saya
the prosecution viii be vigorously and zealously
pushed. The cases will b brought mp in the
Police Court in few weeks, when it il expected
that the ringsters will be held to the next Grand
Jury. Col Cook aud hs associates have nc
faith in the present Grand Jury.
The Commissioner Of Pensions takes
very liberal view Of the necessities Of thl
pension service. He says he will ask Congress
Tor s2O. 900. 900 to cover deficiency in the dis
tusemen.s Of the present fiscal year, whils
500, ,0Oo 100 is the lowest estimate for the nexi
fiscal year. In addition to that, he says that i,
wonld be better il Congress would make IN ap
preparation OF s2OO OO0. 900 and increase th.
clerical force % that the arrears Of pensioni
can DO speedily settled. Al, after they wer,
once settled, the annual appropriation woult
be reduced to si0,000, 900.