The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-22
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.


Col. John w. Torney died Of Bright's
disease Of the Kidneys at his Philadelphia homo.
lic WA unconscious for two or three days pre-.
rc,lms his dcmisc Col Forney had passed HE
Ga,h year,
Within three years New York has
doubled hor commerce with southern ports.
The Savannah line alone runs two passenger
and four fvight steamers each week.
Tho creditors committee Of the A. w.
slsssac estate have published a statement
showing the total liabilities to he tS,sl2, 81,
and tho asacts ss,oa2,&si.
The B,sarl of Trade of New York has
adopted resolutions fasoring an appropriation
by Congress for the H,nncpn canal
The cordagc manufactory Of John +.
natlcy \ Co, covering square Of ground in
olsoso street, Philadelphia, was swept away BY
tire The loss is estimated At $2oo,oo0.
The frigate Constitution has been
finally put on, or commission at the Brooklyn
n,vs~yard
The State Capital Mutual Relief Az.
see,aucn Of Harrisburg. rcnnsylvania grave.
yani insurance company, has followed tho
/ sau,hsm Association in asking the court 10
orler its dissolution. During the past year it
\ has done business II over tlA0oo,Oo0. Tho
D.n,soss have been indicted for conspiracy.
West.
A frightMl accident occurred in
/ rfest.r \ vgel's tanacry, milwaukee,. Five
cmp,oN~ took their placcs on the elevator,
wh,n Tho non rope slipped On tho drum AMI
! ,he elevator descended about forty feet At 4
flga,fal rate, striking ON the ioor with thad
tha, sloek the entire building. -Four Of the
K unfortunate passengers were killed, the nfth
K msfaeulcasly escaping.
\ The packing house of Rose \ Broth.
\ srs, In Kansas City. took dre frcm the bursting
4 et a lard tank and was entirely gattsd, the loss
hing ss0uNA
Tao men, James Walker and Thomas
: Esgy. were Killed and three others were wound.
\ cl II Ds~lWcca Dak, TER, BY tho falling o. 4
] shelf of cemca, in tho Esnacralda,
The Indians in the pcmhina mount
AIMS alc eaid to he starving because their sul'-
plses sm cut on hy the quarantine regulations,
Richards Jennings Of Austin, New,
who kslsa John A. Hsne,t in cold blood, va
taken frem jail by party ot masksSl men, and
hunk nNm the balcony.
The Garfield Monument Committee o,
Cleveland announces that residents Of that cit,
have subscribed over sal,csN, and ~, 900 hav,
been forwarded tloM sarions sections Of TIL
81 \ nN,.>~ - kAs1l
Statistics show that the total number
es tsm,l,es turncl out by the terrible Michigan
,irss ,Ast fAn WAS i,lE. Tho insurance CT
aMela,.gs, harns> stores and shcps was eSSa,
o.. Amount cf relief, including money, cloth
ing, agricultural implements sccd wheat, etc
III tar, Ia placed At sssaooo. The total loss i
stated at Sa,Sl6ash. and there were destroyes
l,lss dwellings,, lsa starvs aud oslisss, s. schoo
hesse~ lshotcls. churches and - saw mills
Cel. John 4. Cr,sp. q wcll.known pom
tsraan u Kansas city, wao i known all over III
West, has been Indicted by the Grand Jury tc
stealing turkeys srem neighbour Col Cras
claims the whole ta.ng IL plot Of h,s politics.
caMMscs h prejudice the case in Texas, ~hcr
Ac h under indictment Ter murder committe
during the war, tho victim hcsng soldier .
Cstsns command. IN atfAT causes a grcs
deal OF comment throughout the county.
Forty salooa.keelers of Omaha hav
,ak,a on, honses At sl,o,N each under n
klssoMh law.
The kailrad Commissioners III Mis-
soaa have ssnt letter to Manager asult, q
tho WstSsh nal, declaring the eca,.r span q
tho ST. Charles lasace mai, Tor the transpo
,atsea II passengers with reasonable ssfcs,
aua n,sainuS It's sosoa>nae,.oa ef wrought
irca er sscel.
South.
Frank Hall was hanged ut Little Roc
for the murder ef rsal Sander, negra.
A Nashville fTcnn.l lawyer, J. !. Nel
trcss, shot State Senator Saai,se because u
latter had called him lar N the Senate
I.eonl.las Trirlet. and Arthur Dav
had fight al wsrnn,en, Va. pas,s 10, Tn
! let's head under his ann and deliberately bl,
on, his brains.
Oscar A. Rice. the a, d,taulting sevenu
collector at New Orleans, licsded guilty TO "a
bssslement. lie was naca SiA.sai and Sc
snesd to two years at hard labor.
Near FL Paso. Texas, band of rol
hers entered the express car Of = Southern
eltic train, disabled Messenger Bausard vi
the hntt cf a revolver. and took from his -
sanau in cash and 81. 100 in valuable pro
er,s. A the train slowed mp at Rogers Stat,
the thieves dropped OF. ana doubtless cross
into Mexico.
Dallas, Texas, is hereafter to he Il