The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-05-03

DOMESTIC YMrRLLro.Nox.

William Orton, President OF the Western
Union Telnsraph Company. ,iici suddenly
from stroke of Aporlc ~, In New York, the
oeacr day. lie had been at tho head Of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company since 1867.
Fail River, Masa., ID agitAl<d over another
stuprndoas defAlcation. An examination Of
tho books of 0corgc r. Hathaway, Treasurer
os the border city and aAganloro mills, reveals
ashoftago IN his accounts of between $eaO, 200
and t7e0. 900, Hathaway Ii : cousin Of Chacc,
tho Union mills default.r.
The President and \ party of distinguished
gncrss wcre entertained hs thu citizens Of
Thi'Adslrhla on tho atth of April.
Tho twelfth annual meeting IL the National
Hoard Of Fire. Underwriters was held In New
York last wcek, Alfr,d q. baker. IL rh,a,lrl.
phiA, presiding. Ahou. forty.hse companies
were represented. Tho following officers were
elected Tor tho e,sning rear Alfred a.
baker. Philadelphia, President / u. Lockwood,
New York. Woo President N. Bennett, Jr..
Hartford. Secretary J. 4. Parish, rro,i,leuce.
Treasurer.
Tho Eric railroad was sold TIM other tlny A
Now York, III foreclosure xni,, by Tho rarmer.
Loan and Tlu.t Company. The road ws.
purchased for $4,000 mn by c..uuy. n. d.
Morgan, David A. Wulls auL j. I.smher
welsh. who arr Trustees for tho sttrkholiers.
hc'egatioa of Southern congressman. sen.
At"rn Gordon. Morgan and Jon.a, aud i.opru.
1entaiisor Carlisle, Ellis. icatrr, MhlttAprn.,
''ark, Hooper, Young, More. mud Gno.is VII.
tied hosson Ia bntl, lart week, A tlls s,,..t.
"f tho Commercial Club. Thor. w. much
Nrcect-'nakin., considerable gush, aud 4 cor.
dial handslaking across tho "hloosl, rha.m. j
south.
Three men, Ill colored worn hanged Il
Franklin, -. Msr.'s parish. IA, on the md oi
April.
4 freight train was thrown from tho track
and down N embAnkmcnt, on tho Iron Noun.
tain railroad near NJ. Louis tho Other iay,
Four ttamps wrro stealing ride on thu train.
and two of them wore instantly killed. aud tl,e
others badly injured.
AsAn Antonio telegram reports another raid
on the northwest frontier of Texas Ly fudlann
rom tho Fort stanton reservation. Tho In.
diana who murdered tlfseon nrrsons near Lo.
redo And captured large number u horses
made good their escape.
wOst.
Portions of Illinois and Iowa vero yisito,l hx
disastrous storm on tho 2irt Of April. Al
0alesbcrg, ILL.,, TIM hurricane was preceded by
furious fall of hail. many Of ths stones bsing
larger than hons eggs, which played fearful
havoc with window-panoa. Al romsroy. Iowa,
: small station on tho Illinois Central railroad.
forty miles west Of Port Dodge, the tornado
aAssimed frightful velocity. Several
housrs wore blown down, four or Ayo
psrsons killed. and about tweusy others
wounded. In Jefferson county tho storm dtd
Immense damage 10 dwsllings, harms aud
fencss. Al Storm Lake, Moaona county. 1
nnmber Of dwelltngs wess blown down and
several people killed. Loss Of lifs In reported
II Other localities In tho path Of tho storm.
Takcn altogether Il WAS the most disastrous
tornado ovcr experienced In tho Mate Of Iowa,
Chicago elevators contain $40, ,sos bushels of
wheat. iSs7, ,00s buahcls of corn isp, 40 bushels
ofoats. ~ i62 bushels of rye and IN, $40 bushels
Of barley. mailing grand total of ailo, MT
bushels, against 7,b2b Sp0 bushels q this period
last yoAs.
A sAn Francisco telegram says that In that
city recently small nums Of xresnbacks have
besn purchased for gold eoin q = pssuium Of
% censa on ovsty u, 900 In notes.