The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-05

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JUSTICE NATHAN CLIFFORD, the old
est member of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, died on the 18th, at Cornish,
Maine, aged IS.
SECRETARY WINDOW has instructed
the Collector of Customs at Boston to use
every endeavor to ascertain the parties VINO
shipped the infernal-machines from that
city that were recently received by steamer
In England.
The Treasury Department ordered
the discontinuance of the manufacture and
sale of gold tokens stamped "quarter dollar
and sshalf dollar" Persons manufacturing
or selling such tokens are rendering them
selves liable to penalties of both fine and I'm.
prisonment.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
been organized at New York, with capital
of S21, OOO, 900. James r. Keene is President.
The company propose to enter the field as
competitors of the Western Union, and say
they will stretch their wires to every locality
where the latter company has an office.
The Democratic members of the late
New York Legislature have issued an ad-
dress to their constituents, reviewing in de-
tail the causes for the lengthy Senatorial
deadlock, and referring in no complimentary
manner to the methods and tactics employed
by the Republicans to settle their fractional
disputes.
THERE seems to be genuine revival
of the duelling code in Europe. Two Span
ish officers fought at Gibraltar, one of whom
was killed and the other seriously wounded.
Baron Won Geyso, a young German officer
Of much promise, has been shot dead in a
duel with brother officer. Two students
of GotteBgin fought duel with pistols, and
one was MORALLY wounded.
PROF. EASTMAN, of the National OBJ
servatory, says that the last new comet will
soon be visible to the naked eye. cit will
not be SO far north as the other. We will be
able to see it by and by, early in the evening
in the west, and early in the morning in the
east. 1t has something Of tail, which will
grow more distinct. The comet is labeled
as Comet c., being the third comet discov-
cred this year. The comet up by the polar
star is the Comet B."
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, OF Missouri,
BY proclamation, offers 5000 reward for the
arrest and conviction of each person par
ticipating in the train robberies at Glendale,
In October, 1879, and at Winston on the 18th
of July, the latter robbery being attended
with two murders. For the appre-
hension of Frank James and Jesse
W. James S., 200 is offered Internationally.
with 5000 added upon their conviction for
completely in the crimes mentioned.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
with view to effecting friendly arrange.
ment looking to gradual consolidation OF
the various Indian agencies and bringing
near together the various tribes of Indians,
now scattered over a wide area, sent out let
tiers to the Poncas, Omahas, Winnebagoes
and Lower Agency Sioux, instructing them
to send three delegates from each tribe tt
Washington by August 10. Replies were
received from each tribe declaring willing.
ness to do SO. The especial object Of thu
conference at this time is to arrange fol
some better location for the Poncas in Ne
braska, who refused to 60 to the Indial
Territory.
THERE is no little excitement in Eng
land over the reported discovery at Liverpool
Of internal machines packed in barrels pur
porting to contain cement, received b.
steamer from America. The report, thougl
generally circulated, was not credited b.
many, until Secretary Harcourt, in reply t
an inquiry touching the matter in the Hous
of Commons, said the report was substan
TALLY correct. The Home Office, on the ar
rival of the vessel referred to in the report
has sent two detectives to Liverpool, and si
machines were discovered in one vessel AM
four In another. The Home Secretar
further stated that more than three week
ago the Government was informed Of con
signments from America to England of in
fernal machines, the names of vessels bein
given. Investigations to discover the orig
inator of the conspiracy, he said, are pro
ceeding here and in America. He believe
the conspirators were connected with tn
ayowed projects of the Fenian press
America. He concluded as follows: cit
nv firm belief that the American Govern
ment is as DESTROYS as the English Govern
ment to suppress such crimes"
The condition of the President b.
came aiarmingly worse on the 2Sd, owing
the stoppage of the discharge from til
wound and the consequent formation Of
pus cavity. A surgical operation, skillfull
performed by DR.. Agnew, of Philadelphia
relieved the patient from immediate DANCE
although his condition was still considere
critical. On the morning of the 18th a SCI
ond operation was found necessary, on al
count of partial stoppage Of the dischars
from the new incision. DR.. Agnew tn
time succeeded in removing from the wour
several pieces of the shattered rib, one
them an inch long, the others smaller. II
operation was a painful one, but the Pres
dent bore it bravely, without the admin
tration of an@sthetics, and was perceptib
relieved as the pus again flowed freely. D
Hamilton. one of the attending surgeons,
subsequent interview informed report
that this latest complication did not mater
ally affect the patients chances OF recover
but other similar distractions and compl
cations may ensue, and still not cause SCI