The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-22
DOMESTIC IlsrE1L1oExoz.

DOMESTIC nSTELLIoEN0E.
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Ex-Secretary Stuart, Of the Brooklyn
Board Of Education, has been put under el0.-
600 bonds to answer for embezzlement The
amount Of the shortage 10 100000.
BY the burning of bridge over
Spring creek, on the Pennsylvania road, .
freight train was precipitated into rayine.
William Kepperly, the engineer, and Charles
Parks, tho fireman, were roasted alive.
At Albany, N. T., the Sessions bribe-
~ case has been postponed to the next term Of
court.
The will Of the late Lorenzo Delmon-
leo, Of New York, shows an estate Of &20O0,-
600. His wife is given &4O0, 900 and his house
and stables, and his nephew Charles u to re-
ceive e60O.0OO.
Gen. Ambrose T.. Burnside, United
States Senator from Rhode Island, died sud-
denly at his residence ct Bristol, r. L The
immediate cause Of his death was . spasm OF
the heart. The deceased Senator Was native
Of Indiana, and Was in his 58th year. Hesorved
in the Mexican war and in the War Of the Re-
bellon. No man in the Senate was more high
" respected and honored for sincerity and hon
esty Of purpose Frank, courageous, manly,
he won the esteem OF al his Senatorial asso-
ciates. Even in the midst Of exciting political
contentious not even his political opponents
were ever moved to utter harsh Or bitter
word against the brave. outspoksn, upright
Burnside.
Forest fires in West and South New
Jersey have caused immense destruction to
valuable woodlands. The great cypress svamps
in Delaware have been swept by flames, and
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars worth Of
timber destroyed.
A family was robbed by highwaymen
while proceeding from the Glen House to the
Thorn Mountain House, in New Hampshire.
Later tho Glen stage coach was hred into, but
the driver whipped up his horses and escaped
Bussey & McLeod's stove foundry at
Troy, N. Y, valued 1t e5O,O Was destroyed
by fre.
A fire at Oswego, n. T., destroyed
100000 worth Of property, consisting princi-
| paly Of lumber.
| Chicago is doing more building this
year than in any year since the one which fol-
lowed the great ire. Two million brick per
day are being laid.
Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, told
. man who professed to be friend Of the
/ James boys that they could have an impartial
tr,al, should they surrender.
Prof. King aud seven companions as
cended from St Paul in . balloon on tho 18th
inst, intending to make an air voyage to the
Atlantic coast The balloon vas weighted
with 500 pounds Of provisions and instruments
and two tens Of ballast They crossed
the M,ssssipp 1t an altitude Of 4, 200 feet, en-
joying glorious sunset, and obtaining magni6-
cent view Of st. Paul and Minneapolis. Soon
af,erward the wind died out and they descended
six miles from the starting-point.
The good work Of raising aid for the
sufferers by the great fres in Michigan and Of
distributing supplies throughout the burnt dis
trict il going forward vigorously and systemati-
cally. The subscriptions in Detroit loot up
over $4,000; bay City raised e2,5O0; East
Saginaw, 5000; Saginaw City, 81 500 Pom
tiac, $500; Jackson, over $4,000; Rome,
5000; Adrian, 5000; Grand Haven, over
$1,000. Other Michigan towns and cities have
contributed in proportion, and further sub
scrlptions are coming constantly.
Everett Donough, one Of the victims
Of tie recent Missouri tram robbery. has begun
suit at Kansas City against the Chicago and
Alton railroad. He alleges that he lost Sl55 in
money aud a ticket to Denver worth $50, for
which he wants judgment in the sum Of SlS5
and costs. portion Of the plumber taken by
the robbers has been recovered. II was found
in cave near Glendale.
Three masked burglars visited the hut
Of q hermit at Coilinsviie, Ohio. named John
McCavarry. bound him to Lis bed, and com.
PEELED him 10 reveal the Llding-plsee Of e6 .O0o
in currency.
The leading wheat grow ers Of Califor-
MA held meeting in San Francisco, to organ.
ixe for higher prices and lower freights to En-.
! rope. Tho amount for export was reported n
$50, 900 tons.
Gov. Sheldon, Of New Mexico. says
there Is reason to fear general PARTICIPATION
on the part Of all Indian tribes in that Terri
tory in the warlikc demonstrations Of the Nana
aud White Mountain Apaches.
While the races were in progress on
the fair grounds at Kansas City, the main hal
was found to be IN flames. and all tho exhibit
were soon reduced TO ashes. The los u ssti
mated At eeo.oo0.
The business buildings IN Beaver,
Utah, were destroyed By fire, but hard worl
saved the residence quarter.
The following appeal for aid in behalf
Of the sufferers by the late forest fres has bear
! issued by the Citixens Relief Committee O
Detroit:
! An APPEAL FUR rHK DEsTIrUTE-1o The Fso
pie Of tee t'nit.d Natss: Tho counties Of Hurol
and Sanilac. and parts OF the counties Of Tua
cola and Lapecr, in Michigan, have been visites
by dreadful calamities Forest-6res driven b.
, high winds swept over more than ], 500 squar,
! mllcs Of this region. IL portion Of Il the De
struction Was only partial. In the greater par
of 1t tho ruin Is complete. More than 100 peopl
were burneS to death in the flames or suffocate,
in the smoke. Many others who escaped wer
!. severely burned, and yet survive ingreat suffer
ing. More than Is, 900 people were made shel
tcrless. Tho greater part Of these lost all the
possessed. Their houses, barns. fences, crop
agricultural implements, furniture and clotl,
ing were entirely consumed, and they are absc
lately destitute and dependent on the generosit
Ut the humane for the necessarios Of life. I'm
mediatey that the magnitude Of the disaste
was known, the Mayor Of Detroit, by proclama
ton, called . meeting of citizens to aid tn
sufferers. At this meeting all the prominen
commercial manufacturing and banktn,
houses OF the city were represented. They ~
pointed . relief committee, consisting Of th
Hon. William q. Thompson, Mayor OF the cit,
James Mcmillan. President Of the Michiga