The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-13

Qu0Oec reports marvellous exodus
Of laborers 90 the lumber-camps and the
Southern States.
The Trade and Labor Council OF
Toronto Is urging the removing OF all re-
strictions against Chinese immigration.
Gen. George w. Tew died at New
port, r. l.. after q prolonged illness. He
served through the war, and had been se,.
eral times chosen Secretary OF state.
At Mount Vernon, n. Y, the bank.
ing house of James NJ. Masterson Co. closed
its doors. A run on tho East Chester Springs
Bank soon followed.
Col. Lendal Pratt, of Hyde Park,
Queens County, N. ", became crazed at the
defeat OF blaine, and had to be taken to an
insane asylum. He jumped from one of the
windows and broke his neck. He was IS
years old, and had worked hard for the de-
feated candidate.
Gov. Hoadly refuses to order the
militia into the Hooking Valley until such
time rs the Sherins have exhausted their re-
straining power.
Prof. Wolf, Superintendent OF
Schools at Burlington, Iowa, Miss Ella Car.
pcntcr, a teacher, and two students were
drowned, while boatriding in an artificial
pond near that city.
Wolff Bros. & Co., wholesale dealers
in hats, caps, furs, and gloves, at Nos. Is.
and l54 Market street. Chicago, have con.
fessed judgment for $50, e93.33. The entire
liabilities win amount to about sls0, ZOO, and
the assets to sl:5,O0O.
It is believed that Judge Advocate
General Swain will object to Gems. Schofleld,
Terry, Murray, and Rochester serving on
his trial by courtmartial, on the ground of
prejudice.
Waltar Evans, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, in his annual report to the
Secretary OF the Treasury, shows receipts
from all sources Of internal revenue taxa
ton during the fiscal year ended juno 30,
1884, or slsl. 500, O39, rs compared with sl44,.
553,3A for the year 1883. The Commissioner
estimates that Sis, 200, 900 will be collected
during the fiscal year ended June 80. 1884.
Ex-Secretary Cornwall of the Dublin
Postofice threatens to make public revela-
tons involving several Dublin Castle officials.
The low price of wheat in England is
keeping out American imports, and the stock
of native grain is, therefore, being rapidly
bought up.
Lord Durham, one of the leading
Peers of England. is about to bring suit for
divorce from his recently welded wife on the
ground that she is mentally unsound.
English landlords are in state OF
impecuniosity owing to the difficulty OF col
lecting rents. Lord Spencer the Irish Vice.
roy, loudly complains on this score.
The Contest Over New York.
The excitement in New York over the close
parallel since the Close Of the war. And this
excitement spread, to q more or less
extent, all over the country The sit
he summed IN a. follows: WS,e she re,n mas
by counties from the whole State give Cleveland
a plurality of from lao to l.aeo, the New
York Tribune and the Republican National
Committee claim that they have returns which
Justify them in claiming the State for Blaine.
They also charge that Democratic frauds have
been committed which viii vitiate the returns
from several counties An Albany dispatch
says: The Clerks OF every county in the State
have sent in their returns, and the total
shows Cleveland's plurality to be l.234
The National Republican Committee issued an
address stating that every effort was being made
to ascertain II there were any errors In New
York returns, and saying that II there is not
the election OF Mr.. Cleveland will be heartily
concurred In. The New York Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee issued an address charg-
ing that the Republican managers were
tie Tism sla'e sent
dispatch to Cleveland congratulating him upon
his election The Democrats Of the en-
tire country, NJ the suggestion OF Chairman
BArnum, held meetings TO ratify and rejoice
over the election OF Cleveland on Saturday
might In every city and town Of any sire noisy
jubilati0ns were the order. Cannon doomed,
fireworks were let OF. and there was general re
lOiciug by the .unterrified !.