The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-06-05
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lightning plays curious freak
sometimes. An instance Of til,
kind occurred on Tuesday in thu
place. The fluid passed down th,
south cast corner Of Strother 6
Kirkpatrick Store to just below tt,
second floor drawing the nails from
two courses Of the siding 1t the'
passed through, breaking the plast.
~cring off the side wall, thence passin.
down tho window casing as we'll .,
at the eud Of the shelves scattering
= stock Of boxes Of collars aud tear.
ing off the handles Of come parasols,
after which it passed through tho
floor. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was stand
ing within ten feet Of where tho cleo.
,tricity was cutting its antics, alse
others were near, but mono were
injured though Mr.. K. was, consid.
erably shocked. The same charge
Of electricity extended to the store
Of Burdick Il Gallup passing down
a lamp suspended from the ceiling
and Telling Mr. G.. who was stand
ing beneath it. 1t at the same time
severely shocked a lady in charge Of
Mrs. Donahu CHS Millinery store,
which stand. between the stores of
) & K, and Is. & G, though all arc
entirely disconnected. --T. G.
Callicott, the man who betrayed his
democratic asti:ucnts in the New
York Legislature and voted for
Edwin y. Morganfor United States
Senator for the sum of $1,000 has
just been sentenced to the penitcn-
tiary for aiding to swindlc the Gov
ernmcnt out oft: revenue on man
ufacturc Of wMskcy. Mr.. Morgan
secured him the position Of collector
Of internal revenue for Brooklyn y
Y. thus continuin. his official life in
tha:rit. after he had been t or
'oughly discarded BY his consti,u.
.rnts. Mr.. johnson attempted his
removal but the Senate refused to
confirm his successor appointed by
the Presi,lcnt thus continuing Gail
licott under tho tenure Of office act.
Yet these same men GO up to Chica-
e" aud acnouncc the President for
the rob- cries Of theiyins officials.
We wonder ii the senate still int, r
poses the tenure Of ctlicc act again It
his removal: Tho Marsh Har-
vcster can be supplied now IN any
quantity desired by G. q. Schc!lru.
ger who has received large supply
at this place. twas feared f,r a
time t!lati 4 would hc unable to fill
all tie orders for this Justly cclc bra
ted Harvester. THIS danger is now
.obviated, he hopes. Yet those whs
cali first will Of course first secure :.
prize reaper. -tirant pron'iscl
the committee that called tDs seon-
graduate him oa,s his nomination
that if.eisoted he would keep drunk
his entire term by assuring them
that his record in the past should
be his guide in the future. - The
King beehive, for which Charley
Brown is agent, is the best VIC have
ever seen in this section. We be-
licvc it has no superior anywhere.
Parties interested in the business
gill do we'll to examine these cele-
brated hives before obtaining others.
Hon. J. NJ. Broomall of Pa. :.
s;ntroduoea = bill to Withdraw the
fractional currency having the faces
of Chase and Fesscnden thereon,
probably to resume specie payments.
His home organ says:
A petition signed by number Of our
loyal citizens, has been forwarded to Hon.
John II. Broomaii, asking Congress to re-
call the, currency having upon it the faces
of 8. p.chasc and w. p. Fessenden. .
Vi yhe Press isyaliss disgustsde
Nsithsr rotunaity oF asannassaaAs
1T. =. -
Judge Chase adcfls with satisfied ro-
t.ndjtl oNr ene-dellar natioaals carSeasy
bills, While Mr.. Fessendenss lem, aaA sia-
lister physiognQmy sarivcls and twists on the
twenty-five fractieaal notes. -Aust We see
these men every time We open our peck ets!