The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS 0LEANINCs.

Senator Windom's investigating COM
mittee on the Bondcd-spirits bill began It's
work by hearing Maj. Thomas. Of Louisville.
He stated that the stock OF whisky on hand il
sufficient for tho next four years; that tho re-
lief sought by tho House bill will save dstillers
from bankruptcy that he has 10000 barrels in
bond which he will be happy to sell at coat, rad
that moro than half the liquor IN warehouse
has been hypothecated.
Charles II. Reed went TO Boston last
week and applied to Judge Gray, Of tho SUI
prcmc Court, for writ Of habcas corpus for
Gntcau. Tho Judge answered that he must
wait to present tho case to his associates.
A strike compared to which the labor
demonstrations which have occurred within
tho last two months are but childfs play IL
threatened in the iron and steel manufacturing
trades, and there IL only too much reason to
believe that the conflict canno. be avoided.
For several weeks there has been an uneasy
feeling in the iron and steel trade, and fears Of
difficulty have been entertained. The Pitts
bnrgh workmcn have been agitating the wages
question, but, after frequent conferences with
their employers, have not yet succeeded in set
tling ii. Conferences at Chicago and St Louis be-
tween lives Of tho iron trade and OF tho
analgamated workers in iron and steel resulted
in failure to agreo upon tho advance Of
wages asked by tho workmen. ana il looks, At
this writing, asif stupendons strike were in
esitable.
Advices from Sonora represent that
the hostile Apaches, pursued by Mexican
troops, are now neeing IN the direction Of Ar,.
zona.
An immense number OF ioelsergs. SOME
Of them sixty feet i'll height, are outside III.
harbor Of Halifax. and drifting shorewanl.
The steamship Partisan landed III
Montreal 1000 Young English farmers, who
brought drafts amounting to s75o.o0a.
As adduced from the exhibit of Clear.
ing House exchanges for the past week, the
mercantile condition OF the conatry il not very
ilattering. Ihe depression, which was hereto
fore local in some sections has made itself fell
in almost all parts Of tho country, and the ont.
look Is deemed very unfavorable.
a more general observance than usual
Of Memorial day exercises was noticeable
throughout the country this year. The woalho,
was propi,ioas, and large gatherings paid due
homage to the worth Of the dead veterans.
The general strike of operatives in
Western iron-mills which was to have been in.
sugnratcd on the lst Of June. and which would
have thrown $4,000 men out Of employment,
las been postponed by agreement until June IL
The workmen adhere to their demand of 10 pel
cent. addition to their wages. bu, have con-
sented to an armistice Of fifteen days, during
which time negotiations will be resumed. with
prospect that some understanding will b. ar
rived at whereby tho DISASTROUS strikes may
be ayerted. Tho iron-mills of rittshnrgl
closed on tho lat inst. 10000 woskmen gong
out on strike, and in the Mahoniny valley, IL
Ohio, 10000 iron-workcrs and coal-miners lni,
work. Five thousand iron-workers a, Wheel
ing, ". Va, struck work becauso OF the refusSl
Of the employers TO grant an increase d
/ wages.
Ninety thousand immigrants arrived
| At New York during the month Of Mav. Esti
mates place tho number to arrive this yoar Al
100000.
! Gen. Fuero. with a force Of 400 Mex
/ lean cavalry, followed Ju and his foree of rene
gade Apaehes for three weeks. and surpriscs
/ them near Rosluado Santiago, At dayhseak
Thirty-seven bucks were killed aud ten capturos
and shot. The MeAieans had ono of,iecs ans
eight soldiers killed, and two otiieers an.
twelve men wounded fuero secured tift,
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sAvages.
Mercantile business at New York i
much restricted. but, with the exception u tn
labor troubles, no adverse elemcnta 10 rclan
Improvement Are apparent