The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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East.
mister Morton drove the first rivet
in Bartholdi's statue Of liberty, at Paris, In
presence OF distinguished representatives Of
both nations. The figure Ii 100 feet high,
made Of hammered copper, and is to be pre-
scented by France to ornament tho entrance to
tho harbor OF New York.
Blanche Douglass was taken before
the criminal term OF the Superior Court Ut
New Haven, and charged with the murder Of
Jennie +. Cramer Jointly with tho NIalleys.
For some weeks sho had lain in Jail for per-
Jury.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has
withdrawn from the editorial management OF
the Christian Union.
Pink-eye and pleuro-pneumonia are
oil the rage among tho cattle and horses in
Philadelphia and vicinity.
The temperature on Mount Washing
ton was degrees below zero.
Fire destroyed the large dry goods
store ef Weschler Abraham, in Brooklyn,
n. T.. involving loss Of s25o,0
At Graham, near Dallas, Texas, the
hanging Of = man drew an audience OF thou
sands Of people, who came from miles around
with their lunch baskets, as il for picnic
Allen johnson, colored, was hanged
at Charlotte, N. c., for the murder Of blind
negro, PANIED Crump. for few cents.
The safe in the grocery store Of Abra.
ham Greenwood, at Hutton, Pa, was blown
open and robbed Of $1,000.
Ezra P. Cook and wife, old people Of
Bellows Falls, Vt, were found dead in their
honse. The husband was evidently poisoned
by his wife, who then killed herself with q
knife. She had been partially insane.
As the Treasurer Of Beaver county.
Pa, Mr.. William Dawson, was opening his safe,
the other morning, he was knocked down by
two unknown men, who took from the safe
200 Of the county funds. The robbers had
during the night concealed themselves in tho
court in which the safe was situated.
West.
J. X. Fisher, a stock broker of Chi
| cago. was married to Miss Annie Forsythe and
set out for San Francisco on tour of tho
globe.
| James E. Anderson, who became no.
torious in the Tilden campaign In Louisiana,
and has lately been editing o daily journal in
Eureka, New, was beaten over the head with
. revolver by w. J. Penrcse. and badly injured.
! Senator David Davis told Acting Sec
rctary of the Senate Shober that he might be
! assured Of his support that lie should ccr-
tainy not vote to displace him. Mr.. Shober
can therefore retain his place until there Is .
change in the political complexion of the
Senate.
Twenty thousand kegs Of beer were
spelled at Aurora, Ind. by tho burning Of tho
Crescent Brewery Company's lager factory.
Loss. sl75,O00 insurance, s55,0cO.
/ Gen. A. B. Nettleton has become sole
owner Of the Iriiu.e, Of Minneapolis, and
David Bskely takes charge of the Minneapolis
. office OF the Pionsr-Pess.
! Jacob kit died at Wabash, Ind, aged
| 1O2 years. He was born in Yorktown, Pa.
Tho Mississippi River Improvement
| Convention commenced its session in st. Louis
on the 2Gth ult. Mr.. Michael McEnnis. prcsi-
! dent Of the Merchants Exchange and Of the
local Executive Committee called the meeting
to order, and, after tho cal had been read,
delivered the opening address. In it he elo-
qnently stated the need Of united action and
! OF energetic measures 10 induce the Govern
! ment to improve the great river, not in parts,
I but as whole AM at one and the same time.
The September fires in Huron and
saniac counties, Michigan, burned ont 2,O53
/ families, comprising 1854 individuals, and
their loss Of property il estimated at Il, ,5s3,-
OSl. The losses on churches, schools. manu-
featuring establishments, ETC., are estimated
at $3.50, 900. The aid received in money and in
goods aggregates S.,0O5,6 ,632
| Four cowboys for several days made
themselves obnoxious at Tombstone, Arizona.
The City Marshal demanded their arms, when
street battle commenced, in which three Of
the rufians were killed and the other wounded
in the shoulder.
| The Fire Relief Commission of Michi.
gan had on hand, on the 2sth nlt., sl75, ,O00
with liabilities OF $4,000. It was believed that
May.
The Peoria (nl.) Sugar Refinery has
! been destroyed by fire. The iiro started in the
drying-roon,, wooden structure at the corner
OF the main building, which was q seven stor,
brick, and in ono hour the entire pile was
mass OF ruins. Loss $500, 900. Two hundred
and fifty men were thrown ont Of employment
The steamer Jennie Gilchrist, stern.
wheel packet, left for LeClaire, fifteen mile.
above Davenport, Iowa, with twonty-eight per
sous on board. She had in tow two barge.
heavily loaded with freight, and was strug
Cling hard against the current. Wher
about sixty rods above the draw O
the Government bridge at Daven
port, for some reason unknown
her engine refused to work. The boat imme
diately swung around and dtifted heivless.
against tho bridge, was carcened, filled wit!
wster, ana the lights extinauished. The ter
rlb,e screams Of the passengers attracted th
attention of the guard at tho awLriase, VIII
sounded the di-tress-ssnai Skiils were IN,
mculately sent oGt, anu succeeded IN pickn
up several passengers and the crew. Six 0
seven persons arc known to have found water.
grave.
Six firemen Mt Danyille, ILL.,, hay,
beea arrested fer incendlarsn, extending ose
three months, their evident object being la
creation Of paid department.
Safe-b,owers took nearly s2,0aO froa
the store OF Brill Connolly, at L,ckpon, lnd.
and set fire to the building 10 conceal th.i
crime.
While riding together into Baird
Texas, James Ivy killed. his eousin. G,ofs
Witfold. for retit eiiu. o.. the character cf III
wife.