The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-04-12
Iiale.llreed HwMAis,ss.

Tr rppsrhensionn hitherto entcr-
tninca regarding the nnt~mHble nature
III the buffalo, anil that The chNrMctcriw.
tics NJ this branch of tho bovine family
wonll br CERTAIN ~ crop out through ~.
definite crossings, npl.nrs tO l@ totally
vrnundle@s The buiinlo. or NOR. prop.
crly ihs American hi.on. II beinR uscd
extensively In portions ot III. State ~
Nebraska, l,or.lsriug ON the wild plains
oi tho far West, for stock purposes. and
half anil unnfter.bre.l females Of the
bison family yield MI abundant supply
III rich milk. A semafkahln feature eOn.
ncctel with this cross ol the bison viii,
doinrstic cattle IN the fact that the color
of thu bison, mud the najoriiyof itn dis.
tinpnishing characteristics, disappear
after successive crossings. Iis outward
In n preat degree lost Aight of. The
hnl,ch Or lump of he~l. covering the long
spino,is proecss III the dorsal yerttMM
becomes diminished with eacll sueeeen.
lvr cross. ani will, do,lhtlcsH disappear
entirely ~ tha original type becomea
merged Ia the domestic animal. - T1yJ.
Flefd and Farm.
senator COMkltng and the President.
senator Conkling Indignantly rpels
all iiliimation. that e IN nctnatcd hy 4
spirit ii faetlullNnssx iii hls treatment
III nominations TINT nr. referred ~ his
committee, and thni ln IL only ton lc
airon. to bc supplied Will, pig npon
which 10 l,aDg An objection In order to
antagonixe Hayes nominations, md II
possible defrat favorable report. H.
rdmits TINT he WA personally Interested
In the defeat NJ Tho nominations of
Roosevelt and Prince for Collector nnl
Surveyor ~ NV York respectively, lint
Tint waH question III life and death
with him; mud betiles, he considered
those nominations n. inspired hy feel.
Ing III personal hostility 10 hlm, md
with tho design NJ NO weakening hts In.
hn.nce nisd tho influence of his follow
erH ~ ~ ruin his prospccls for rc.rlec.
tion ~ thu Senate. Aside from these
personal matters, Conkling says h0 hns
no other desire than 10 deal fairly with
thu Presidents nominations. - WaxhinQ.
ton tete0ram.
Canadian ktAtesm,eM 81 Pistlcalls.
IN thu Canadian House u Commons,
while MIR. Ijmnster, member tOr BSitish
Columbia. WAN speaking, Mr.. Chcyal, 4
French Canadian member, began plny.
ing q jewrlinfp, aud initiating tho cry of
u rat in distress. The British C0lnm-
binn became outraged, and slArs.l thu
owner III The musical instrument 10 meet
him outside. They met shortly after.
ward In opr of the corridors, when thc
hifsulc British Columbian struck ChevAl
savage blow on the aide of th~
head. Thc plncky little FrcncllnAn
Aeixe.l hin hurIy MAsnilHnt by the beard
With hjs left hand and vigorously struck
out with his right. Tho Noise attracted
The members, who riselld out and sepa-
rated the pugilistx. the Frcnchman nar.
ryipg oiY ~ his trophy a huge bunch of
iSnnsters hair. i,s,nster il tho msmbcr
who brought In the resolution thAt no
inches long should llH employed ON tho
Canada Iariiic railway. = Gffdra ((an-
ada telegram.
Killed ~ Her Urothsr.
A most .listst ssing affair Ot,Cut1otl -
tho northeastern portion III The county
recently, which resulted In the death VI
an entimnhle young 1A4ly, the daughter
III Mr.. Thomas Patrick, VI the J1DunA.
dale neighborl.ool. II seems that frc.
anent .irpre.lAti0na upon Mr.. pxtsick's
poultry yard had bsen made " latc, and
thnt his sou, a young man u about 70
ycnrs of aga, haI been watching fJf tho
thieves anil on The night referred -
tho Young lady went out to tho coop -
get chicken % prepare for breakfast.
and tho boy, hearing tho cries ol tho
chicken and not dreaming TINT III. sia-
ler Or any inembrr ii tho family wss IN
the yard, rushed out. and picking up .
briakbal hurled II in thu direction 81
thu noisc, anl with such unfortunate
precision ~ ~ strike Ills sister In the
hcnd, inilicting 4 wound TINT rcsnltsd
ia her death alter few hours of snfies.
ing. Harden tMiss) TDts.
CLOCK. WoNk has been successfully NJ.