Items Of General Interest

Capt. Couch, the "Oklahoma boomer," has gone to Washington to be present when the Oklahoma bilí comes up next week. Charles W. DePauw, the young milüonaire manufacturar of New Albany, Ind., will be married to Mrs. Lulie V. Vreedeusburg in New York uext Thursday, Feb. '3. A Paris paper has disovered that the people of "St. Louis, Dakota," are dying of a disease called "the blizzards." T-üïr.r.oiioippi sánate has eonciirred in the house bilí giving pensiona to Confedérate soldieis. The anti-saloon Republican national cotnraittee has issuod a cali for a natioual conference in New York city April 18 and 19. Gen. Tuttle, comraander of the Iowa departtnent, Grand Armj ot the Republio, has fixed upon April II and 12 for the next anuuul meeting in Cedar Rapids. Goveruor üx'esby issued a proclümation asainst cattle being brought to Illinois from Indian territory, crrtain counties in ïexas, and many of the southern statos, on account of ïexas fever. Josie Holmes, of the Fidelity Cincinnati, notoriety, was released by the court Tueeday. The prosecutions are now all ended in this case, the indictments against all except Harper and Hopkins having been nölled. George H. Corliss, the nïechanical engineer and manufacturer who built and desgned the engin used at the Centennialexpos'tion, died at Providence, R. L, Tueaday Enos G. Heen, of Iowa, has beeu nominated by the president as agent for the Sac and Fox Iruiians in Iowa. Commaniler-in-Chief Raa, of tha U. A. R., goes to Kansas this week and will spend a month among the posts of the west The workmen at the Bellaire (Ohio) Blast furnace were given a voluntary advance of 10 per cent. by the management Monday.