The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-03-14

Ehcsharl fahcr. the great leAd pencil
man, has snss iitei IN New Nma. lie c~me ~
this csansf, from Germany. ani IN ise
established she mr., Iced pencil mAnaiArssr,
in America
Rev. y. Al. STRAY. ~ Lake George. n.
r.. accidentally wounded his wife with ~.
volves, which - worked npon hi. mind ,hA, he
ssrn~i the weapon arca himself sna pm, sal.
lss In HI. brad. Though ha.ll, inia~a, 10th
vii probably recover.
Leon HynrnlAn, tho veteran Mason.
author and sslisnr, has Jus, died III New Nork
Charles r. Stickney. defanlting Trcas.
arrr ~ the Manufacturers oss Company, Fall
River, Mass. has ,sea scn,enc"A 10 nss years
In the StAte Prison. one day 10 le ~olissf, rrn-
fincment
The contest over the Vanderbilt will
has bccn terminated by compromise Cornelius
J. Vanderbilt |. 10 receive el.nN,oM and his
expenses IN the suit In the Sarreme Court. aud
Mra Ia ban, now Mrs berger, like amount
aud co~ts. tAe will of III. late Commulorc Van.
derbilt ~ remain nnrontcsscd
Now York papers report TINT the ole.
ya,~d railroads Afc causing 4 rapid growth ~
population In The upper sections Of that city. a,
the cxponsc Of brooklyn and the neishborng
cities of New Jersey
Died, nj Now Britain. Ct. tthc place
of his birth, On .lr ,,sh inst Elihn Durri.s thc
distinguished lIneuns. scholar and rcforn,cr, IN
Tho dt'h year III his ago. iIc Was in early years
! blacksmith, and while working II his trade
mastered the principal ancient and modern
languages. from which fac, ho became known
~ the -learncd blacksmith =
West.
Tho town II Reno. New, haH been
oycrtakcn by terrible calamity. During the
prcvaluncc of high wind ilrc broke Oh, aud
4prcad until nearly every house In thu town
was reduced 10 Asles The tiAmeA leAlel from
house IL house and from block 10 black with
lightning rapidiiy. Tho panic stricken, half
clothed people caught handful of their most
valuable articles. and lefs All else 10 tho demon
os destruction, Tho Arcmcn ~efe helpless.
Tho Arrccness of tho wind aud thu inlonsisy
OF tho heat rendered. Il impossible 10 get close
enough 10 10 any COED. Tho gallo carried
blazing rleee~ af burning timber for miles Init
thu country. anil several farm houses we're
ouTneh IN this Way Fivo persons were burned
10 death, and many others injured Tho po-
cnniAry lo~n II estimated III ti.u0,uA. will
only ei,NtU0 Insurance.
Chicago II 10 have an elevated rail
road through ihr West Division u thu city, AN.
sncncc 10 tho suburbs " Austin and oAk Park
A Chicago jury hns dccreed TINT John
lamb shall be hanged hy ,he neck until he Il
dead. The crime for which he il 10 suffer
death MAS the murder of Police onleer lsarc, II
October last.
by the explosion of the boiler IL
Ncorse kerle1'~ naw mill, near sullivan. Ili
| tho head sawyer WAS blown 10 atoms and tw,
either men fatally injured
| Columbus. Ohio. Ii infested by .
gang of incendlAries who seen, heat upon do
stroyin. ihe city. The citizens arr great,
alarmed, And are taking measures 10 guar.
against the hr-bn.s Eight honseW wer,
simultaneously ~et on hrc ons morning re-
Gently
Fritz continues to ln drawin(
card ~ Chicago thcasers, Jcscph Emmes. III,
creator of she character, having played II Il
/ crowded houses for two weeks quito recently
Anl having now mtnrncA 10 HAvsrly's for III
present week Tho play hAs been ~ rrmolclr,
And strengthened that Il would hardly ~ rocox
nixed. tho chief interest ccntering, - u old
however, IN the lnimitxblc Emme.
A horrible accident IL reported from
/ East H. Louis, ILL., The wagon. sl,ap of Mrp
Mcnrctta nanseh took Arr and, With hsc oshe
buildings, WAS burned down. hi tho rccnn,
story ~ The wagon Shop which wA4 occnpic,
~ residence by llAn1ch there we're HlcspinI
her three children. Henry schoepperkoes,cr
. blacksmith. and Mrs ca,hAltnA norMs, VII
wAs spending night with Mrs. nAnsch, all q
whom burned 10 death. they bcing unable i
escape by reason of thu door leading io thct
apartments hoing fastened On lhc outside, Mr.
IsAusch l.Apad from window and was fatal
injured
south.
The last of tho Louisiana Returning
hoard prosecutions was reached last week 1
tho dccislon of tho hnprcma District Court I
Ncw Orleans, which Aiirmei Tho decision q
tho lower court IN lhc cAss of Anderson, ~
discharged thc Accnsed ms ends TIN Grim
Inal procoeiings instituted against tho msmbcs
Of thu hoard
| A nitro-glyccrinc explosion ~ Dutc'
OAp, near Richmond, Va, killed Ooyernmet
contractor named Hall and two negro worh
mem. and wounded several other nesrocA
| A Ncw Orleans dispatch reports a
unmis.~kAbIe case u yellow fever In that cit,
Illinois has i.H45 convicts In her tw
penlsentian1a
Twenty-Five citizens of lronton
Ohio were aFra.tei the other day and hncd
sums ranging from ~ IL eitD fcr aiding Al
abcsting chicken dispute A Justice ~ Vi