The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-18

the figures on the Prohibition amendment
have been gathered completely from NIL the
counties. These are not oil Official but
east was s09,335: for prohibition, 800, Ala;
majority against 1t, 9O,5Oq. Forty-six of the
| 81 counties gave majorities ranging from II
| In Wyandot to 1897 In Columbiana. In the
Western Reserve. Forty-two counties gave
majorities against II, ranging from % In
Allen To l3as4 in Cuyahoga and 4l.a5s in
In Hamilton, the latter estimated. II was
lost by n majority Of about $4,000 votes out.
side Of the Ave cities Of Cincinnati, Cleyc-
land, Dayton. Toledo and Columbus
It is reported that Mr.. Gladstone has
determined to retire from pnblic life after he
has carried measures extending the count j
franchise and rcdistricting England for Par
liamentary purposes.
The suspension Of negotiations he
tween France and China Ia complete. The
Government ut Pekin has instructed Tscng To
hold aloof until the French Ministry Is more
consolidated. The position of the French
Government toward the powers il much more
harmonious.
The Hon. Benjamin Batterworth, OF
Ohio, has accepted the appointment Of Com
missioner of Patents.
The United States Treasury contains
$4Os. go. 3ol, of which S.os, so5, NO is gold coin
and bullion.
As result Of further deliberation at
Washington, Gen. Schofcld will come to
Chicago and take command of the Division of
the Missouri. Gen. Hancock will remain at
New York, Gen. Pope will 20 to San Francis
co, Gen. Augur will have his headquarters ut
Fort Ieavcnworth, and Gen. Mackenzie will
command the Department of Texas.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
called in $l5.OOO,OOO al 3 per cents. Follow
ing are the original numbers of the bonds
called: Nos. sss 10 vi. both inclusive. and
Nos. 1904 TO !. 30-, both inclusive. Nos. COL
to 6.sl9 both inclusive. and Nos. 9.45l to
9a.Od&, both inclusive. Nos. :,565 to a.aaa.
both inclusive, and Nos. 1913 to 3.as9. both
inclusive. Nos. l..ao: TO 1874, both in
elusive, and Nos. =. $3.50 To ...Gt5. both in
elusive. Nos. .5,659 to - .U3a both inclusive.
The bonds will be paid Dec. Ii, and interest
ceases that day.
Mrs. Boniface, the well-known act
rcss. died near Boston, last week.
Mrs. Fannie Sprague, mother Of ex-
| Gov. SpraYue Of Rhode Island. died a, Groton,
| Ct, in her s4th year.
Edwin &. Walker, the colored lawyer,
has sued the Boston Post for libel. claiming
a fnr h..
been fined for drunkenness In the Charlcstown
court.
Mrs. j. w. Graves, Boston woman.
/ drove an armed burglar from her house with
u bed-slat. one of the robbers, in his flight,
shot and wounded Policeman Garland.
| Hon. Neal Dow writes from Port
lana, Me. that the trouble in Ohio grew en-
tirely out of blunder of the Republican
! leaders in refusing to submit the constitu u
| tional amendment TO the people. He says
that the temperance people Of the State have
a settled determination 10 accomplish their
purpose, and that in all the canvas there was
no Republican speaker who did not rcpudiate
prohibition and advocate license.
Snow fell the other day at Appleton,
Wis, to the depth of two inches.
The PAGER, Peter Y. johnson, with q
record of s:lo, made on the Chicago track,
has been sold To Commodore kittson, of ST.
Paul. MIMI, for $a5.0U0. The horse will
probably he taken to California by John Splau,
who will hereafter have charge Ut the fastest
| TO harness"
The Mexican Government has nego-
tiatcd q loan of slO.O00.oOo with Americana
and Germans, who take the bonds, which pay
per cent at IS cents on the dollar.