The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-18
NEWS Of THE week.
DOMESTIC INTELLI0ENOE.
East.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGEN0E.
Hast.
Gale, the pedestrian, finished at New
York, last week, the greatest feat ever attempt
ed in pedestrianism. He walked 6,000 quarter
miles in 5000 consecutive periods Of ten min
dtes. After fnishing his task he offered to
wager $500 to el 900 that he could walk 500
miles in six days In addition.
The main Exposition building at Phil
adelphia has been sold for e97.0OO to IN agent,
II il believed, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The building originally cost u l,6OO,-
600.
Judge James D. Colt. Of the Supreme
Court OF Massachusetts,, Was found dead in his
Office at Pittsheld recently, having committed
suicide. He shot himself through the head
with pistol.
The residence Of DR.. William Bowen,
OF Scitnate, r. L, was burned, few nights
ago. Flames subsequently appeared in his
barn, which led to the discovery Of IN Internal
machine operated by clock work. The doctor
has been very active in securing the enforce
ment Of the Liquor law.
The Laughlin nail-mills, near Wheel
ing, W. Va, valued at $50. 900. have been swept
away BY fire.
Maud s. at Rochester lowered her
record to 2:l0H, beating BY quarter Of !
second the time she made 1t Pittsburgh few
weeks ago.
A lamp in the hands Of the janitor
fred the organ in st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
at Erie, Pa, and caused > damage Of s100, 900.
Gen. Grant has bought . $95, 900
house on East sixty-sixth street. New York.
A food at Central City, COL, swept
away property valued It 100000, and caused
the drowning OF two persons.
Western railroad officials blame Van
derbilt for getting up the trunk-roads war, and
say that il he does not stop II they viii unite to
divert business from his roads.
The wooden mill Of the Mclean Nam
ufacturing Company, ct Janesville. Wis.,, was
totally destroyed BY fire, causing loss Of ESQ.,
600.
A frightful explosion, resulting in the
death Of five persons, occurred in st. Clair
county, III. Laborers ON the farm of Henry
Young prepared to return to work after break
fast, and we're approaching the steam thresh-
ing machine, when the boiler burst, scat
tering destruction in every direction. Five
men were killed outright, and Ave others we're
| 80 seriously injured that their lives are de-
SPARED Of The machine was shattered in =
thousand pieces, and the wheat took fire. which
| spread to all the surrounding property. The
| stock yard and all its contents were consumed
| in the flames.
The mercury in st. Louis one day last
week rose to los in the shade, the highest
point reached for forty-fvs years.
The killing Of Spotted Tail by Grow
!; Dog was cold-blooded assassination. and the
latter will be tried for murder.
Hon. O. Fl. Browning, ex-Congress-
man and Secretary OF the Interior during the
administration Of President johnson, died at
Quincy, Ill, last week.
Il. r. Williams & Brother, . grain
| commission house in Toledo, are charged with
issuing fraudulent bills of lading to the amount
Of $4,000 or moro. Their suspension is an.
nounced, and both have fed. :
Gray, the person who shot and killed
| Theodore CLANCY, editor Of the Santa Barbar,
| (Cal.) Press, some time ago, escapes with
! twenty years Imprisonment.
Rev. DR.. H. w. Thomas, the distin.
guished Methodist divine, is to be arraigned
for heresy next month, at Chicago. He II
charged with denying the truth Of the doc
trines OF inspiration and atonement taught BY
the church, and teaching the doctrine Of pro
baton after death for those who die in sin
thereby antagonizing the doctrine Of endless
punishment for the wicked. The trial will ex
cite Widespread interest.
Late advices from New Mexico report
great alarm in that territory over atrocities
perpetrated by renegade Indiana. party o
sixty or more killed seven persons near Elrita
Another band OF twelve fired into camp o
Atchison railway men near Rincon.
| During violent thunder storm ut st
LOUIS, lightning struck the Atlantic mills, a
the corner Of Main and Plum Streets whicl
were quickly destroyed by fire, five employee
being killed aud several others burned. Tn
flames then spread over two blocks c: woode,
buildings. The loss aggregates $2oO. 100, o.
which there is $4,000 insurance.
The Supreme Court Of Nebraska In
rendereda decision to the effect that the high
license liquor law by the last State Legislatur
is constitutional in every particular. It CON
pels saloon-keepers to pay $1,000 license IN
give bonds in the sum Of $4,000 in cities q
over 10000 people, and in cities Of under 10
600 the license il $500.
A terrible horse disease has broker
ont At Camden, Ohio. II comes on suddonl
and proves fata, in nearly every case. Grea
lumps raise on the bodies OF the animals afte
death.
The wheat crop Of Nebraska is pro
nounced failure. Barley, oats, rye and ia
will prove fair crop. Owing to the excess
lively hot weather and the total absence Of raj
recently the corn crop will not be near an ave,
age.
The fall-wheat crop of Illinois, &C
cording to the State Agricultural Department
shows falling on Of about 50 per cent. fror
the crop OF last year, and is probably the won
in quality and quantity grown in the State fo
twenty years. The crop Of this year will nc
dishearten the farmers OF the State, however
aud it is probable that . larger area will
sown this fall than ever before.
South.
A training-stable on race-co.lrse nea
| Iax;nCton. Ky waa DESTROYED by fire. Out G
sixteen horses preparing for the fall meeting
Bowen's Carrie Hanson and Eagles gray co
Knox were burned to death, and the Other
were greatly injured by dashing madly aroun
the course.
Deputy Marshal Marks, of Arkansa.