The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-10-24

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The PEACEFUL Lie Of Farmer Da8X 0rCSts
iy u ~turbfd.
OTTAWA. Ont. Oct lS.-The neighDor-
hood OF Clarendon has been thrown into >
great state OF excitement over the doingD
Of some hidden. and it is believed EupeF-
natural. hand The mysterious agency has
wreaked the full force If its vengeance
upon the household OF George Dagg. A
few days ago a boy n.med Dean
was discharged from the Dagy
family. and In taking his DEPART
ure invoked the vengeance OF the spirits
upon the household OF his late employer.
Shortly alter his departure the window
st hes commenced TO sh kc and nrarly
every pane Of glass in the house was
broken Mr. Dagg stat that his hrst tlll-
preston was that an earthquake was pass
Ing. but on going into the gable end OF tho
ho .se he discovered 1t to be on fire. Tbs
Gre was cxtingiushed That night after
the family la retired Mrs. Dagg was
awakened TO find her bed on fire. This was
put out. when 1t y as found anos her tire had
last been started downstairs. which was
80 put out 1he strangest part of the
affair. Mr.. Dagg states Is the mi acu-
lous removal of articles from ono
part OF the houss to another A spinning
wheel upstairs was taken apart and tho
portions pluced in opposite corners OF
the room An ink Lottie locked In o
cupboard changed its location and
was found on table IN an out
house. It was restored to its place In
the cupboard, and although the latter was
guarded closely by one of the parties
presently the bottle took wings and
again transported itself to the clubhouse.
The boy Dean was taken in custody,
-. *SAl
chief, but the evening OF his arrest Me-
Dagg returned from Plumb Hollow,
where he had been consulting an old
woman known az the witch of Plum
Hollow. from whom he had learned sufti-
cient to convince him that young Dean vas
innocent He accordingly appeared before
The mag strate AMI withdrew the charg..
The boy says he has not been near Dagg' q
lice the tricks began, but has during Tie
interval since been engaged with Mr.. Ohm
stead OF Lsichtle.d Dagg says he was told
by the o q lady At Plum Hollow that tho
mischief WIS being done by woman and
her two children through tie medium OF
black art and that it is to cease in No.
/ ve,nber.
THE FiFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
4 porte 4 Interview with Secretary ltIai -
TIA. Tap,ii' = ..-,ion Paramount
WASHINGTON, Oct ls-The Washington
Press. the only Republican paper now
printed here, says that Mr. Blaine IS re-
ported TO have said to friend that the
| first thing the Republicans in Congress
will undertake at the coming session would
be the passage OF tariff hilL
| This friend. in the couise OF conversa-
tion with the Sec. etary OF State. asked hi,sl
| ii there WAS likelihood of the Republic
ans passing a Federal election law with q
view to stopping the frauds on the baiio,
/ and suppression OF the negro vote In the
south
| Mr Blaine said the tariff question ouyh,
to receive attention first; that 1t had been
the ssae OF the late campaign, and there
was no reason why the Republicans should
allow I'll IN elves now to be turned aside
from 1ating with it. The pass; &c Of Z
Federal election law cou d wait
This Is especially significant taken in CON
nccsion with the remark the Presi.
dent is quoted US making to a SEN.
ator who was complaining OF It's
j slcwness in removing Democratic inteins.
] revenue officers Ill his State
Well" the President said, there's nt
use b, tlering me about them; they will be
/ logisiated out Of office this winter
4 The most intel esting feature Of this
'rosnostication il that it points clearly Il
an az nism by the administration OF Mr.
keeas aspirations to the Speakership. Mr.
Reed is from Mr. Biaine's State, bur they
are not friends, and it has always been re-.
garded as good poiit G. to have the Speaker
I OF the HoGs in sym, ,,athy with the Admin.
! istfation when possible.
| Reyenu. legislation is not the only ma,
+. ;er that will occupy the lime OF Congress
| There are soMe International question,
which may b. proposed, AMI il woud
| b. more agreeable to Mr. Blaine Il
have a Speaker with whom he could
| talk over tho situation from time Ie
| time Having Ii ID experience through
three Cong esses or Speaker. ha thinks Ia
| knows wnat would be most advantageous
] to lhs Administration. now that he Its Al
/ tin right ot the President III Cabinet ses
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