The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-11
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uSMats
Tho Belmont Oil Works, at Philntlcl.
rhla. have bccn destroyed by irc Frank Cal
lAghAn AMI John OrcavcH. workmon, were
hurncd--she formor fatally, the latter serioualy.
io~s estimated ~ from s's.ooO " elu.uu.
There were forty financial failures In
Nov York during March. with total liabilities
of stx,, tlp, and AAsess amounting 10 e.li,.
7A
Serious riots occurred during thu
progress of tho election 81 Fiasbush. l. l.. and
half of Ae Brooklyn police wcrc summoned 10
tho sceno VI conflict
Tho extensive rendering establish
mcnt Vi hwift A White on Barron lslsnd. Now
York hArhor. burned last weok. Loss, clio, !.
go; no insurance
Tho incrcaxo of immigration 10 Now
York from foreign ports during the hras quar-.
tcr ~ issv II nearly w per cont ovor that of
tho corresponding period last year.
Tho Atlantic coaat hAs been visited
by severe gallo. and many disasters 10 ship
ping Aro reported
Several large buildings on Fourth
street, Philadelphia, nsod for variety II man.
ufAc.uring purposes. ~e,e turned lss, week.
tie reennar, los. le,nf r'a'd y, s,.a.ea.
Onc ffemsu was killed anil ifeo severely liz,
tnr"i ~ falling walls
William II. Van lerlilt hnx Just raid
tho rnm nf ~, p,u 10 the daughters of Horace
Urce'es. This WAS thc amount borrowed from
Mr.. Gf.esas many y.srs ago hy Cornelius II
Vanderbilt Ihe Commodore refused To r..
csgiifa tito claim, anil alee had character,
II II interview with NJ Greeley abous tho mat
tor. In which .hr railroad millionaire MA badly
wor-ted Ito made no provision for the ieL,
Ia his will. and thc daughters would noi have
boon ahle 10 collect TIM claim, oven had they
been disposed 10 make ono.
tkontn.
Sixteen houses In Lebanon, Ky,
have beaa destroyed BY hre. loss. esA0O
Tho negroes of Louisiana are leaving
Tor the North In largo numbers
A small craft, bound from Cape Hat.
srrA~ for Newbern, n. q. cAprlzcd In i gallo,
aud Ays pcrronm were drowned
Tho trial of Thomas Dnford for tho
murder II Ju.lgo Elliot. will begin 4, Frank.
fort, ny, April m, --.Oov. MeCrsAry hAs or-
dercd An election for Nh, |. u select sue
ce~~or 10 Judge Elliott
Al Htephcnvillc, Texas, u Telegram,
from Galveston Informs lin. -Me~.rs. lsos~
Keith, and Robinson, attempting 70 serve ~ri'
10 arrest ono Halliday, we're shot and killed
IhTce others were wounded. Another fgh
followed, resulting In TIM death of two others
West.
Southern Dakota has been ravaResl
BY terribly destructive prairie hrea. Harrow
lns tAio~ Aro told of sh0 destruction of iifo and
property. aud of Tho Hn5erings of homeless,
settlers.
Chicago elevators. M per official rc
turns, contain 7.+p.$3n bushels of wheat
| a.ai6.s4i bushels ~ corn. hOi ,as,A haAi,els 81
oats, ~ .iOa bushels ~ ryo, and tnt M
bushals u barley. mAklng ! grand total o
ii.7pi I'M bushels. against a.HN,Ug bushels q
thia period iA~s year.
| uen. Daniel Cameron. An old Chicago
journalist. and proinInsns locAi Democratic
politician. siled In thAi CITY, Last week. u con
sumption. iIo served through she lAte var
and was mAdo . BrisA.iier General for brAv,
And faithful service aen Cameron Ma
native of scotland.
/ There wcrc packed IN thu Wcst, lAs
winter, thu enormous number ~ !. .tr, III, hnGs
or marty ,0uO.QOD mora than ti.s previous seA
son.
| The Chicago Tribune prints eopioml
crop reports from yArton. Iolnss IN the North
west They represent IN the msin mo~i nat
iertng prospect Tor winter end spring wheat
Dry weather. has 10 sotne extent delayed III
sowing II sprisg grain. ba. there il plenty .
thine yei, And, what with Tho largo increase il
acreage over Last year. thu look ahcAA u mos
encouraging.
! A frc on Fifth street and Washing
ton Asenue. ~ Louis, No, destroyed npwAr,
of e'D0,0fU worth Of property Two rnen wer
Killed and several injured ny falling wall&
1 Al Chicago John Lamb lbn& been acrl
fenced 10 10 hung on thu Afh ~ june mat, II
The murder of Police otlieer itscs In the fall d
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