The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-27
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
Dol6EsTIo INTE1IIou1o1.


The failure Of John Mahon 4 Sons,
shoe manufacturers at Lynn, u pronounced
deliberate swindle In which tho plunder WA
el5O,OOO or more. The members Of the Arm
have decamped.
An attempt has been made to burn
the steamer Bothnia, in port at New York. and
Rossa's skirmishers are suspected.
President White has given bonds TO
the Trustees Of Cornell University not to &C
cept any political Office for four years. Prof.
Moses Colt Tyler has bcen ordained to the
priesthood OF the Episcopal church.
The foremen Of the Fire Department
Of New York are being instructed In the use Of
dynamite for the destruction Of buildings, tc
prevent conAagrations in case there should bs
a scarcity Of water, which is feared.
The Peruvian Company, corporation
organized in the State Of New York, has filed
with the state Department claim against Pc
ri and Chill for $1,000, 900, arising from ths
discovery Of deposits Of fertilizers. A dozen
eminent American lawyers pronounce the de-
mand just one. The company asks the forc
bic protection OF the United States Govern.
ment
John Galloway, a farmer near Mount
Pleasant, Pa. was nearly murdered by i've rob-
bers, who secured q, 400.
A Vermont farmer, whose COW chewed
up his pocket book containing s225, has asked
Treasurer Gilfillan to reimburse him for hia
loss.
Combustibles saturated with petrole.
um were thrown into the residence Of Bishop
Mullen, at Erie, Pa, and set on fire, but the
flames were promptly extinguished.
wesA
At Lewiston, ILL.,, temperance de.
tective persuaded William Standard to procure
from the drug store OF his son small quantity
of whisky. When the old gentleman learned
the object OF the purchase he dropped dead
from excitement.
There have been 565 deaths from
smallpox in Chicago since Jan. l. mostly in
the Fourteenth ward, where there exists .
prejudice against vaccination
A Afarmer residing near Greenville, H..
named Sanford Noe. who had treated his wife
in the most brutal manner, followed her to the
house Of neighbor and killed her with .
sharpened file.
The residence Of N. Jelleitch, one
mile from Jackson, Amador county, CAL, was
destroyed by fire, Mr.. Jelleitch, Mrs. Jelleitch.
and their two children persisted in tho flames.
0outn.
A fire in Cheaney's livery stable. at
Georgetown. Ky.. spread to several residences,
infiicting loss OF $4,000.
Albert Small was tried at San Antonio,
Texas, for robbing stage, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for ninety-nine years.
Whilea stage was descending mount
ain near Alma, Ark, the horses became fright.
ened. and the drunken driver and passenger
| silled.
| For the fourth time this year the mail
coach was stopped near East Belknap, Tex,
and the driver compelled to cut open the mail.
bags.
A Richmond (Va.) banking house
have bought over &l,0O0,oO0 worth Of Con
federate bonds and are still buying. Other
| smaller dealers state that there il lively busi
ness in these relics.
A locomotive on the Cincinnati South
| ern road grew unmanageable and q collision
occurred, in which five men were killed.
A loss Of $l5O,0OO was incurred al
Lynchbnrg, Va, BY the burning Of tho Norfoli
and Western Depot, = portion OF the trestle'
work of the Richmond road and somo mercan-
tile buildings.