The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-22
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

LAIEk NEWS IIEMSs
The Greenbackers in Congress are de-
termined to join any party or element in the
Honso TINT will oppose the restriction Of tho
silver coinage. Representative tadd said,
In conversation, the other day: If
the Democrats take sensible stand on this
question they cap carry the next Congress.
The East as well as the West Is opposed to the
restriction Of silver coinage and the adminis-
tration has made big mistake In recommend.
ing II. Every Crcenback member will vote
against it,
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, in it's investigation into the management OF
the Treasury Department by John Sherman,
took the testimony Of Custodian Pitney last
week. He stated that $500 worth Of stationery
was taken from the department to furnish the
sherman committee rooms in the last CAM
paign, and that the lunch given at that time
was paid from tho treasury funds on vouchers
for candles.
In public written statement Guiteau,
the assassin, reviews his trial, with which he
says he Is well pleased. He thinks that Judge
Cox believes in his idea Of inspiration. He
holds that tho Deity compelled him to act
in the shooting OF President Garfield Just ~
Lighwayman compels man to give his money
after placing pistol at his head. The victim
might know it was absolutely wrong to give
money that his wife and children needed, but
how could he help it with pistol at his head !.
The rapidity with which France is in
creasing her armament creates some excitement
in Europe, The works 1t st. Denis are to be
doubled, and 800 new cannon have been or
dered for the navy. The Chambers have passed
heavy appropriations for ordnance
It is reported at Berlin that another
Nihilistic mine-assa assination plot has been dis
covered It the Cars palace, Gatchina.
The official list Of the victims Of the
Vienna theater horror places the number at
7el, OF whom LA were legally identified, the
remainder being burned beyond recognition.
AT Dublin the officers Of the Govern
ment made IN important discovery OF arms,
ammunition and explodcnts, aud list OF off,
GERS belonging to an old Fenian organization.
Four persons were arrested In connection with
the affair.
Gen. Reynolds, Of Chicago, one oi
the witnesses in tho Gnitean case, says the as.
sassin's memory was something remarkable
He never knew but one man like him, aud tha,
was II. G. Crawford, a sergeant in his regimen,
during the war, who il now serving under ths
banner OF the Crescent with the title oi
"Pasha."
The subcommittee Of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations having in charge
what is known as s.the sherman investigation
has decided to make its inquiry with close
I doors.
! The police Of Washington have beer
! informed that James Uteiy left O'Neill City
Neb., with tho intention Of killing George SEQ
! vile, and that q crank named Foster had arme,
himself at Pittsburgh and set ont to kill Gnit
eau. package addressed to tho ASSASSIN
was opened and found to contain : piece o
rope.
The Washington Monument Commits
SION will ask Congress for e2OO, 600 to complete
! the work.
Guiteau was called upon at the Jail il
Washington BY his divorced vito and her hus
hand and little girl, to say good-by. Mrs. Dun
mire was affected to tears. Clark Mills and hi
son induced 0uiteau to have his beard r.
moved and to submit to the taking OF plaste
cast of his head.
BY the burning Of the stores, Nos. IA
l6 and Is Crosby street, New York, 4. & L
Wallache, dry-goods dealers, lost $3.50, 600, an
Dessor Brothers 4 Co., clothiers. $4,000.
DR.. Hayes, the famous Arctic explorer
died suddenly in New York.
AT Caldwell, Kan, several cowboy
raided the town, riding up and down the priu
cipal streets-hooting, yelling and firing thcl
revolvers indiscriminately. They killed Mix
Meagher, ex-Mayor OF the city and ono OF Il,
most intrepid men on the frontier. The cit
IONS rallied, armed themselves and pursue
tho desperadoes, killing two Of them, the i,
mainder escaping into the Indian Territory.
Two desperadoes by the name of E
Patton and fellow called "Kokomo" Mall.
got drunk in Independence, COL, and. ridiu
into tho saloons, shooting It people, terrifyin
the town, and breaking mp things generally.
vigilance committee Of twenty men organize
and marched into saloon which the desper
does had taken possession Of and riddled the
with bullets.
A feud in Ashley county, Ark, Gu
minated in the assassination OF Col Edwa,
Files, prominent citizen.
Tue bodies of three Mexican thievt
were found hanging to tree near San Antoni
Texas. They we're hanged by German farmer