The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-16
DOMESTIC INTELLIoENoI.


William Murphy, at Edgewood, near
Pittsburgh, Pa, shot his divorced wife, and
then fired bullet into his own head.
A check for Sl4,949, ,052. 20 has just
oecn given by tho Pennsylyania Railroad Com
pany to committee representing 2,7O0 share
holders of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore road, who reside mainly in New En-
gland. Nearly $2,OO0,0OO moro will be dis-
hursed among tho stockholders in Phiia-
delphia. The Wilmington road will pass
into the hands OF the Pennsylvania on Julyl.
A reign Of terror exists in the western
part Of Massachusetts,. and in Little Compton
and Tivcrton, Il. l.. by reason Of the 'preya-
l.nce Of series Of outrages, such ~ poisoning
and incendiarism.
Twelve men were more or less injured
by the explosion OF boiler IN an iron works At
Pottsville, Pa Four OF the number cannot
POSSIBLY recover.
A freight train on the Denver and
South Park road jumped tho track near Buena
Vista, Col. The engineer, fireman and brake
man were instantly killed, while tho conductor
had an ankle dislocatod.
A whirlwind in Deadwood, Dakota,
killed one lady and severely injured three othe.
persons. Four houses were destroyed, aud
trees and telegraph poles torn mp. Hailstones
fell for two hours, one measuring twenty-five
inches in circumference.
An important Indian conference waa
h.ld at Los Pinos Agency few days ago, where
nearly 2.0OO armed Utes assembled to meet the
Commissioners Chief Sapavanaro was in
formed that the Government would enforce thu
treaty placing his people on new reservation
Chief Shavano. in towering passion, demand
ID to know who signed such treaty, and Dc
clarcd that no and Ouray's widow owned thu
Uncompahgro valley. Agent Berry notified
five chiefs to accompany tho commission to -
lcct new home, the Utes having refused K
name a committee.
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge of ODD
fellows was in session at Milwaukee last week.
Secretary Hills reported membership Of
A.i76. gain in the year Of l.6O0
The Blackfeet and Crees had battle
near Fort Walsh, in which sixteen Crees wers
killed
A dastardly outrage was committed q
few nights ago in the village Of Chesaning
Saginaw county, Mich. A gang Of men con
nected with Hilliard 4 Do Motifs show, armed
with clubs and reyolvers, made descent upor
4 crowd OF citizens attending Bowcry dance
and commenced Wholesale attack, using wea
pons unfortunately. Augustus Emery, po
liceman, was pounded to death. Fred Wenze
WAS fatally injured. ]. d. Griswoli. Village
President, was severely bruised. Charles Ho-
mcr received pistol ball in the side Of tht
face, and dozen others were cut and bruised
Five of the gang were arresied, and with diff
Guilty the people were restrained from lynchine
them.
Jay Gould and others have fled arti
cles Of incorporation for the Missouri Pacif
railway in Nebraska. 1t IL believed that the
will build a river line from Omaha to Atchiso,
or st. Joseph.
Robbers took bunch OF keys from
the pocket of the County Treasurer at pawne
City, Neb., and obtained from his safe ourren
cy to the amount OF e5, $3.50.
Clovernook, the former home of Alic,
and Ph9be Cary, near Cincinnati, has bee,
purchased by Alexander Swift who will prs
serve the homestead aud dedicate memoria
to the dead poets.
A most destructive hurricane swep
over Dickinson county, kan., in the vicinity o
salomon City. 1t swept over tract slx mile
| long and i've miles wide. dewoAshing nsayl