A paper called the Catholic
Knight has been criticizing some of the
acts of that dignitary and in retaliation
he has issued an edict forbidding Catholics
to read it under pain of excommunication.
This doesn't bcem to be a fiee
country, at least tho (i,000,000 Catholics
do not enjoy much liberty.
PnoiiiiiiTioN carried by neaily 500 in
Boyle Saturday, as was expected. Less
than half a vote was polled, the colored
population as a general thing refusing to
take n hand. Every precinct in the
county gave a prohibition majority, save
Junction City, and that was very small
for the other side. The result wipes out
sdoons there and places the county
rely on a dry basis so far as license is
concerned.
The democrats of the ith Massachusetts
district, anxious to defeat the author
of the infamous Force hill, Henry
Cabot Lodge, aud fearing that they had
no man in tho district that could do it,
have nominated Win. Everitt, a veiy
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popular and well-known gentleman of
another district. If theysucceed in their
laudable ambition, the honest and conservative
of both parties will rejoice and
be glad.
Although no steps that have been
made public have been taken, we hear
from good authority that for the name of
the thing and to give the candidate
at Washington with appointlnR power,
some republican will be put up for
(iov. McCreary to knock down. Those
most prominently spoken of are Gen.
V. J. Landram, Wood (L Dunlap and
Itollins Burnam.
The C.-J. says that the con. con. will
be in session till March 1. (Jood Loid,
deliver us.
NEWS CONDENSED
A mother and two children were
burned to death at Dubuque, la.
Dr. V. B. Cheatham was King and
Misr, Enid Yandell Queen of tho satellites.
