The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-27

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clcs the sudden death Of Bishop J. w. Wiley,
OF Cincinnati, while on mn Official visit to the
Mrthodi I missions In China.
1t Is stated by an English journal
tina, after the passage OF the franchise bill
Gladstone will aceep. Il peerage.
A special commission appointed to
in ~ a'e the cause of the great increase OF
drun&enn 50 in Switz Rand have report ID.
The attribute the trouble entirely to the
great cheap,ess OF French hraniIess and
vines, and 10 remedy the evil recommend
the eaect ncnt of an almost UMPIRE cdentcd
proh.hi:ory 'aS. The ask that the duty OH
Iran ~ and wines he made so high rs Ia ahso-
lutcy bar them from The country. an / that
thr tax on dom"s,i' manufactures b. III Sod
80 rs To make IL r,eti ally impossible for
amy hu the very rich to procure liquor In
any form.
Nineteen Cinnamon who were put on
hoari II s!oop t. be smugyed into the United
Safes from Vic ora, British Columbia. were
drowned hy the capsizing OF the craft.
Another effort il on foot in Washing
ton looking To extending the whsky.bontc cd
period for two years.
In the opinion of Senator Allison, of
Iowa, the current session OF Congress liz not
likely ~ lie an important one from polit-
zeal standpoint. Clcveland's administration,
he thinks, will lie conservative rather than
aggressive.
Senator Edmunds is said to be pre-.
parins legislation relative to the Pacific rail.
roads. The Senate judiciary Committee has
the funding act under considera ton, and
strong influences are ut work to secure ia
vorab,e action on the House bill.
H. ID. Money, Congressman from
Mississippi is named by Southern and Calfor.
mia leaders for the Postmaster Generalship
He was offered se5, 600 by the Mexican Gov.
laws. 1t il said that Judge Gresham pro-
nounced him the best informed as to the pos
tai service of any man In the country.
The total vote of California was
1913, 73s. Blaine received lO0.sl6 Cleveland,
ss,30,: ST. John, 1910: Butler, 1875. Rlaine's
plurality l. la.500
Official vote Of Virginia: Cleveland,
l4a,ls Blaine, lss.i.t. Cleveland's major
ity, 7..l5.
A Columbia dispatch says the State
Board of Canvassers have completed the
tabulat!on Of the vote i'm South Carolina for
cratic clector received ~ 500 votes, and the
lowest 80, .6a. The highest Republican elector
received 81, .3s votes, and the lowest si,ssl.
Blaine's plurality in Iowa is l9,sos.
st. Johnrcceiyea only 1000 votes.
W. A. Pledger. Chairman, has issued
n call tor Il NEE ting OF the Colorcd National
Commit g to convene at New Orleans Dec.
II to consider the situation OF the colored
people under the Democratic party.
The Grand Opera-house, in Market
street, ST. Louis, valued ut sl.s.0ao, was de-
stroyed by fire.
The Rock Island plow-works which
have been closed for some time, have ~.
sumed. Civ employment to about 400 men,
b. G.. Winston & Co., OF st. Panl,
hardwood dealers have made an assignment
with liabilities placed at ssa, 900.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed ut lndianat oils, in behalf of the Ia stcrn
and Western Airline hallway, which Is said
to have IA capital stock OF sss,an0 oon, and
which proposes 10 constrGc, continuous
line through Iowa, Illinois Indiana, Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
An ei,igy Of John p. st. John was
the other morning found hanging In the
public square nj Marion, Ind. The Prohihi.
| tioa candidate was also hanged In ciil2y al
| Lake Geneva, Wis.
The schools at Nashua, n. H., have
closed N account of the PREV a,cnce OF scar
| let fever.