The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-05-10
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

lie Iapal secretary Oh stare ue-
mands an explanation OF Cardinal McCloskey
for receiving Alexander Sullivan, President
Of the Irish National League
Alvices from the Congo country are
to the effect that French gunboat visited
the station Of the International Association,
hauled down the association banner and
ho.sted the French flag. 1t is believed that
the effect of this action will be an armed
conflict between Henry NJ Strnley, the cx-
psorer, and De Brazza, who represents
France in Central Africa
Judge Richard Deasy, Of the Irish
Court Of Appeals, and Louis viardot, the
French author, are dead.
A dispatch from Tabreez, Persia, re-
ports that that city has been visited by an
earthquake. which destroyed a great many
houses and caused the death OF large mum
Der Of persons
Two hundred persons who have rea-
son to believe themselves to be included in
the category of suspects" are said 10 have
left Dublin since the beginning Of the sec
ond private inquiry into the murder con-
spiracy.
An important bill has been introduced
in the French Chambers by NJ. Tirard, the
Minister Of Finance, which will have the
effect OF lifting the Government out Of its
financial difficulties 1t proposes to convert
the per cent rentes into A. per cents
France has been paying ) per cent on a debt
of sl,ion,ooe,oo, which was borrowed
fwa1rs Susy.,f 10 ,,ax ho 20 IN,
demnity The credit of the country is now
SO good that it can borrow at and even 3
per cent
Moody and Sankey, the revivalists,
arrived in New York last week from Europe.
The Rev. Josiah Henson, who is said
to have been the original of Harriet Beecher
/ Stoves Uncle Tom, died the other day at
Dresden, Ontario, at the age of 81 years
| Thomas Brennan, honorary Secretary
Of the lish National League, has been en-
powered by the Council OF the American
League To organize branches in the United
States Hewill deivera series of lectures in
the principal cities
Gov. Cleveland has signed the bill
which practically repeats what are known as
the SUNDAY blue laws" OF New York.
Gov. Butler has requested the State
Board Of Health Of Massachusetts to re-
move sanhorn, it, Secretary, who has not
taken the oath OF his office for several
terms The Governor says il Sanborn is re-
tanned he will allow no public moneys to be
used under his direction.
Many counsel have expressed the
opinion that the great Brooklyn bridge can
not be- made tree for any kind Of travel
A branch Of O'Donovan Rossa's Irish
Revolutionary League was organized in New
York last week with membership of one
hundred Dynamite is the rock upon which
the society is built
A new metal, discovered by Boston
metallnrgist has, it is claimed, special fit
ness for telegraph wires having grca, con
ductivi,y and tenacity and being exempt
from rust 1t can be produced at n cost Of
about ) cents pound
Gov. Sprague, the famous trotting
stallion owned by J. l. Case, of Racine, Wis
died last week at Lexington, Ky. of pink
eye. The animals winnings on the turf last
year amounted q $1,000
! The Apaches have been defeated in
an engagement with Mexican troops in
Mexico, with the loss OF twenty-seyen killed
and thirty six prisoners
/ At Paw Paw. Mich, Charles l.. Mum
/ son, while sitting beside his aifianced. Miss
4 Rose Davy, pulled revolver out of his
4 pocket and blew his brains out
| An estimate of the wheat crop of Wis
consin, based upon reports from forty mine
! of the sixty four counties in the State. indi-
Gates an increase in the yield this year of
I 30 on hu shells rs compared with In 4 wear