Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1883 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Mifflin E. Bell, of Des Moines, lowa, has been appointed Supervising Architect of toe Treasury at Washington. In a quarrel at Reading, Pa., about

local politics. Congressman Ennentrout was knocked down in the street and beaten by George Smith, a Democratic loader. The Speakership canvass is now one of toe principal topics of interest in Washington. Carlisle, Cox and Randall are all working like beavers. A Democratic member said toe other day he would not be surprised to see toe contest over toe Speakership protracted for several days, and in tLat event a dark horse he believes wijl win.