The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-05-26

AusiyS 1919. Al tuO uIchutlul0 Inc Vile, WHO
was living with her mother, Mrs. Blocksom,
had given birth to child. McPheeters called
at the house 70 - II. He walked into tho
room In which wcre sitting his wife, her sistor,
Miss Belle Blocksorn, and her mother. He was
ordered out Of the house, ana said he would go
~ sooii ~ he had ssen his baby. His wife went
to the cradle to show him the child, little think
ing Of tho terrible fate in store for her, and,
while in the act OF taking the little thing up,
McPhceters drew . revolver and fired. The
bali entered the right eye Of his wife,
causing instant death. She fell into
the cradle with the child in hcr arms and COM
pletely saturated it with her blood. The villain
then turned upon Miss Belle, and, uttering an
oath, fired at her. The ball entered the right
temple and penetrated the brain, causing death
in half-hour after. TO complete the tragedy,
he then placed tho revolver against his own
head and killed himself.
One Of the Stockton gang, called
"Tommy, the Kid, was killed and thrown out
Of hack by Eskridgs, another member Of the
band, while on spree ct Amargo, New Mexico.
Three road.agents stopped coach
near Lake City, COL, shot Rio Grande rail-
way engineer, and carried on the treasure pouch
and mail sacks.
The manufacture cf oleomargarine and
other olcaginous substances for butter has been
made illegal by the Illinois Legislature, ine
Of not less than e25 nor moro than 5000 being
the penalty.
By the caving of the roof Of the
Golden Terra mino at Deadwood, two me.l
we're instantly killed and eleven buried alive.
The latter were rescued with slight injuries.
jefferson Davis, ex-President Of the
Confederate States, was In Chicago the other
day. He had visited it previously when it was
. small French village.
Three Justices Of Scotland county,
No., have been sentenced to Jail for three
months for contempt Of an order OF the Unl-
ted states Circuit Court for Missouri.
Three burglars opened the safe in
the store Of J. C. Hanson, st Center Junction.
Iowa, and carried away over $4,000 in cur
rency.
Tho only liquor saloon at Lompoc,
CAL, has been blown to atoms BY . large bomb,
- was its predecessor some time ago. The
plAce WAS settled by . Temperance colony.
Following the highly -remunerat;ve
presentation OF Hazel Kirk" at Mcyickcr's
Chicago Thcatcr. the "Acmc Oliyetto Com
pany" appears. Tho Interpretation of the
charmingly-bright optra Of "Olivette" ly the
above company has proved a revelation, so far
do they s,rpass any of their predecessors in
the acting and rcndi ion Of the music. No
such gathering Of singers ard actors has before
been seen in thc opra. The principal roles
are assumed by Mr. Henry pcakes, Mr.. Mm
Carleton, Mr.. James Pcskcs, Nine. Selma
Doluro, Miss Fanny Wentworth, Mr.. jarvis
and Mr.. Olmi. The chorus is large and effec-
ti,e.
A fire. on College and Church streets,
Nashville, Tenn, burned $4,000 worth Of
property.
Capt. J. L. Kouns, famous Southern
stAaml oat man, died at New Orleans Of heart
disease.
John Schmidt, Of Richmond, Va, who
was given twenty lashcs for stealing tacon,
killed himself with laudanum because Of the
dsgrace.
From the South comes most cheering
words Of the prospect both Of cotton and sngal
crops. The season was late and discouraging
but tho fine weather has brought everything
forward rapidly.