The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Mr. Blaine's reply to the interroga-
tories propounded by the defense in the libel
suit ut Indianapolis were filed in the United
States Court, at that city, last week. Mr..
Blaine states under oath that he was married
lin Micrsburg, KY, on the 30th of June,
ls5o, in the presence of Sarah c. Stanwood
and s. |. Blaine. The marriage was secret.
Having doubt subs ,auently OF it's validity
under the laws of Kentucky, which then
strngenty required IA license from the Clerk
of the County County. had the marriage
so'emnizcd the second time in Pittsburg. Pa,
on the 10Th of March, 1851, III the presence
OF John Y. Lcmoync and David Bell" His
first child, son. was born on the 18th oil
June. 1851. In regard TO the dcfacing Of this
child's tombstone, Mr. Blaine says: ~ have
not myself seen the stone since the first week
in July, but have reason to believe, and do
believe, that since that date many letters and
figures thereon have been defaccd, and that
the figure in the year ISL has been en-.
tircly removed. / have no means Of ascer.
tanning by whom this was done, but have
reason to believe. and do believe. that a pho
tograph was taken of the defaccd stone by
the procurement of one of the publishers OF
the New York Age, a Democratic paper pub
lished in this city, and that copies of said
photograph were sent to divers ana sundry
persons, including the publisher of the In
dianapolis Sentinel, the defendant of this
suit"
Harry Clay, a well-known lawyer of
Louisville, and a grandson of the great
Henry Clay. was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded hy Andy Wepler. Clay took ofrensc
AT his friend werler because the latter
would not lend HIM as much money as he
wanted to buy whisky with.
The Journal des Debats, one of the
leading Partisan journals condemns the
management Of the French navy and says it
is almost worthless. The Pail Mall Gazetse
says similar harsh things about the British
navy.
The German Colonization Society
proposes to secure land in Zanzibar for colo
nization purposes. instead of ON the west coast
OF Africa, as at first projected.
Mr.. Harrington, an Irish member OF
Parliament, in a letter TO the Dublin Free
mans Journal, the prn ciI al Irish daily news.
paper, says that he Is convinced from care.
full personal inquiry that Mylcs Joyce. who
was hanged for completely in the Maamtrasna
murders, and four other persons convicted
nj the same time were innocent.
A hotel at Burzig, Pomerania, was
recently sold 10y a man named Seavert, who
probably sailed for the United States. The
new landlord soon discovered in the cellar
the eorpses OF six travelling statesmen who
hal been guests at the house.
A cable message received at the Har-
ward College Observatory from the European
Association of Astronomy announces the
discovery by DIR. Wolf of II bright comet.
In the baseball contest for the cham
pionshp the week closed with the Providence
having the absolute assurance of winning the
pennant. The standing of the clubs in the
national league was as follows: Providence,
-: boston, 81; Buffalo and New York, 81
eaeh Chicago, 50; Cleveland, SO; Phiadel-
phia, 81 and Detroit %. In the American
Association games the following was the
standing: Metropolitan, 81; Louisville, 60:
Columbus, 50; Cincinnati, s.; st. Louis, S.:
Athletic. 80: Baltimore, IS: Toledo, 81; Brook
lyn, 81; Indianapolis, IS; Pittsburgh, Is; VIII
ginia, II.
At a conference of the lumber dealers
of the East Saginaw tMich.) district, it was
determined to shut down the sawmills about
the 10th OF October and thus curtail pro-
duction. The lumber market Is duh, and
immense quantities of saw-logs are on the
hands OF the dealers waiting purchasers.
4 majority of the Supreme Court OF
Dakota have decided in favor of the COM
mission act moving the State capital from
Yankton TO bismarck