The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-07
NEWS OF THE week.


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Tho threat comes from Geneva that. II
sophie Peionsky Is executed, the Czar will
perish.
A rebellion Of considerable Importance
prevails It Herat, and Ayoob Khan Il virtually
beseiged in tho citadel.
A lady obtained . private audience
With tho Pope, to warn him that an hour had
boon fixed for tho assassination Of himself and
Cardinal Pecci
At monster land meeting in Tppe-
rary, Dillon advised the tenants not TO pay un-
just rents, except at the point Of the bayonct.
The Swiss Government has COM
menced IN investigation into tho movement oi
Russian refugees At Geneva Immediately pre-
oeding the butchery Of the Czar.
A page Of the late Gear hos been or.
rested ON charge Of secretly serving sentence
Of death upon his muster.
Rowell and Weston havc signed
articles for tho Ashley belt contest, which viii
take place In some English city on June 20.
II appears that Gen. SkobcletT was re-
called from tho Russian army in Turkistan Lc-
canso lle desired to occupy portion Of the
country south u Mcrv, in order to do which hs
would have to pass through tie Persian terri
tory. The Czar did not want another war at
tnis junclure.
Sophia Pieoffsky, one Of the murder
srs OF the Czar, IL daughter Of former
-
that only Jelahon and herself knew Of the time
and place for the assassination and she sent
Roussakof aud his accomplice with the bombs
to the stations assigned them.
The German revolutionary hero, DR..
Heinrich Windwsrd, died in New York re-
Gently.
President Grevy and Minister Noyes
we're among the pall-bearers at the funeral OF
Oscar de Lafayette.
The Ambassadors at Constantinople
regard with favor the last offer of tue Porte,
and will labor with Greece to secure her 20
ceptance.
Weyprecht, the explorer, who discov-
cred Francis Joseph's Land, died 1t Vienna
The latest ukase at st. Petersburg or
ders IN election for 22s members Of tempo
rary connei; TO assist tho commandant Of ths
city. All landlords aud independent tenant,
may vpte. Tho lato Gear had projected III,
extension Of this plan TO the whole empire.
The experiment Of lighting the streets
with electricity has been successfully tried II
London.
Greece is to be warned by the power.
that il she rejects tho proffered compromls,
they will not intervene. In the mcantim,
Greek battalions in every part Of the kingdom
have been placed In readiness to march to thu
lronticr.
A violent quarrel is reported to have
broken out in the imperial family Of Rnssia
The Grand Duke Constantine, being suspectel
II Nlhilism, Is to resign the post Of Grand Ad
miral in favor Of Alexis. He Is said to have
been refused permission 70 visit st. Petersburg
after the assassination.
1t is announced that England will not
seni representative to the monetary confer
ence ut Paris.
A French expedition in North Africa
recently encountered terrible experience
Til, party partook Of some poisoned dates pre-
scnted to them BY natives, and twenty-tisht d
them died from the effects Of the poison Th.
remainder were then set upon by the 6erc
natives aud many Of them massacred. The
remnant, ut last accounts, were beyond al
hope of snccor from civilization.
Twelve Baronies in tho County ol
Cork have been proclaimed in state of dis
turhance.
Some officers who were serving eiec.
tons in tho County Mayo, Ireland. were at
tackled by tho peasantry, aud two men killed.
st. Petersburg is surrounded by mil.
itary Gordon, aud no one Is allowed to cater o.
leave tho city.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided I,
apply tho constitution and Press laws to Cubs
and Porto Rico.