The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-11
NEWS or THE week.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

DOMESTIC INTELLI0ENCE.
East.
Hon. q. 7. Chadbourne, Deputy Sec
rotary OF state In Maine, was drowned at Kent,
RI
Hon. Grove Salisbury, formerly Gov.
ernor Of Delaware. IL dead.
BY nm explosion Of fire damp at the
PhUnix Park collicry, near Pottsyillc, Pa, sev
eral miners were badly injured.
New York dispatch says the fund
for Mrs. Garfield has reached nearly 100000.
At Asbury Park, N. J., tho rooms Of
Capt. John Bofnger and family, OF st Louis,
were robbed Of 10000 worth Of jewclry. Sow
cral Other guests at tho hotel werc also robbed.
William &. Fargo. President Of the
American Express Company and Mayor OF Buf-
faio. died in TINT city, aged G3 years.
Robert Fryer, Of New York, has
made model for an ocean steamer which will
be marine ,clocipcde on three wheels, with
whicl. hc expects to gain two days in crossing
.hc Atlantic.
Maud ). and the Vanderbilt family
races. In tho face Of strong wind, tho mare
made one mile III 2;lCal.
4 Persian rejoicing in the name Of
Mohammcd Bagairali, who has been engaged
in the jewery business in New York for tho
last six years, has made application for natu-
has applied for naturalization papers in this
country.
Nathan Orlando Greenfield, who MUIR
dercd his wife in October, 1876, at Oswell, N.
T., was executed at Syracuse on the 9Th inst.
He clung to tho claim that he was innocent.
lie was thrcc times tried for tho ofIense, at
cost 70 Oswego county Of e50,000, and spent
nearly six years in prison under the shadow Of
the gallows.
Peter Grove, Of Peoria, who confesses
having made the internal machines shipped to
Liverpool was arrested on the order OF Attor-
ney General Macveagh. Bail in $4,000 was
ton could be held in Chicago,
The result of flax-seed threshings in
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas has been
rather Disappointing to tho nax-growcrs. In
very few cases has there been an average yield.
Four and seven bushels to the acre have been
realized where ten and fourteen bushels were
expected. Notwithstanding the largely-in-
creased acreage the yield OF this year through
out the country will not equal that Of last year.
A San Francisco telegram reports the
arrival in that city from Mexico Of Ambrose
Lomprax. Of Natchtoches, La. Lomprax was
with the party Of surveyors that were attacked
by Apachcs south Of FL paso, state Of Chihua-
hua. and thirteen killed. He says he joined tho
party the day before the attack. The night be-
fore the massacre he lost horse and hired
boy, and thought he saw Indian signs. Next
day the party started on, and he fingered half
mile behind. When the party was among the
! sand hills the lighting began. Lomprax says
J the party were well armed and brave mon, but
had no leader aud did not know how to fight
Iudians. He tried to join the party, but was
/ taken prisoner by the Indians, and would have
been killed but his lost Mexican boy appeared
/ aud told the Indians he Mas wealthy and could
bo ransamed. He was secured and could not 500
the fight. The surveyors fought desperately
against the Indians, who numbered forty-five
! or farty-six, Of whom six were killed and nine
/ wounded All the whites were killed, six Of
/ them being dispatched while lying on tho
field wounded. Lomprax says the Indians
that chef very well BY sight.
! Sitting Bull wants to 60 to Washing
ton, but the Indian Commission have no use for
/ him there, and he will therefore remain at
/ Standing Rock Agency.
1t is annou ced that Jay Gould has
purchased large interest in tho National
stock-yards at East 81. Louis whose capital
stock il i,25O.0oO.
Intelligence has reached Denver from
Fort Craig that Apache Indians attacked the
Mitchell party Of ten Americans and twenty
six Mexicaas out from Chloride City on trail
in Rcd canon. The fight lasted until dark.
Three Indians were killed. Nine Mexicans and
Americans were wounded and killed, with two
missing. All their horses were taken by the
Indians.
Bishop f. o. Haven, Of the Methodist
church. died at Salem, Ore. aged 60 years.
A fire broke out in dance-honse al
Trackec, New, at an early hour in the morn
ing aud spread rapidly. destroying every bnsi.
ness house in the place except three, and many
residences. The total loss ia estimated at
ss5e.a Only about one-third Of tho loss |.
ov.red by insuranee.--A fire in the lower part
of Deadwood, Dak., burned twenty-five build,
inss, involving loss Of 100000.
The Mescalero Apaches who left their
reservation have crossed tho Rio Grande neal
San Jose. They killed two miners and herdel
thirty-six Mcxicans and Americans who were i,
pursuit Of them.
Some California militia had shan
battle at Grass valley, and lost control Of them
selves in bayonet charge, several officers AM
no less than twenty men being wounded b.
bayonets and butts Of guns.
The Northwestern road, warned b,
the experience Of last winter. has estahlishe.
commoiious coal stations along its new lines II
Minnesota and Dakota, aud will commence a
unce To supply that region with fuel. sinl
lar plan has b, en- nlaturel BY the St Paul road
Five persons tried to escape from th'
Folsom lcai.) Jail by overpowerins the guard
and securing their weapons. They were pun
sued, one of them was shot dead, another VA
slot tliensh the leg, third was drowned i
attempting to swim across u river, aud the tw
o'h.rs ariendtr.d.
South.
rne Commissioner If Agriculture ha
s,,f a!ntsd commission, consisting Of Prol
lhsasa olor,al, cx-Gov. Famaso of Mead
and I. T. Jones of Ohio 10 visit the arid 4.
t.iais af the N,st and invest :ate htthc