Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1877 — CURRENT PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

CtonwA boo entirely broken off diplomatic relatioia with Spain, the depute growing out ot the Cuban Coolie question. T— marriage of King Alfonso, of Spain, aad the daughter of the Duke de Montpen•ler is announced forth* end of April. Gen. Jonh McAbtbub, Postmaster at Chicago, felled on theMth. Bis indebtedB*aa to th* Government la understood to be about >40.000. fhAMK W. Pause*, formerly editor of the Chicago fofar-Oewm, ha* been appointed and confirmed Postmaster of Chicago, to succeed Gen. McArthur. Tuu lowa Institution far the Deaf and Dumb, at Council Bluffs, was burned the other day. No lives were lost The damage to the State was about >IOO.OOO. Th* following are the officers elected by the Ohio State Grange at it* recent meeting: & H. Kilis, Warren County, Master (rejected); T. J. Joy, Delaware, Overseer; J. W. Ogden, Lecturer; J. B. Goudy, Morgan County, Steward; & G. Baldwin, Butler, Treasurer; R. Stevenson. Secretary. There was a meeting in Cincinnati, on the 23d, of the wool-growers of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, at which it wm decided to erect a capacious storehouse at Steubenville, Ohio, far the purpose of storing their product and assorting tt before placing it upon the market. They are Grangers, and will dispose of stock directly to manufacturers. The State prohibition Convention of Ohio net at Columbus a few days agd, and adoptfifit pin**T rm. wriag a prohibition of the liquor traffic; against the employment In the public service of persons who sell liquor or are addicted to the habit ot drinking liquor; demanding female suffrage and compulsory education; favoring the use of the Bible as a text book in the public schools, and the observance of the Chrinian Sabbath. The following ticket was nominated: For Governor, II A. Thompson; Lieutenant-Governor, Arsa Aiderman; Attorney. General, D. W. Gage; Supreme Judge, D. C. Montgomery; Clerk of the Supremo Court, George Dodd; Member of the Board of Public Works, Amos Miller.