The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-14
DOMESTIC INrEIIIouo1.

The Yale and Harvard boat race ct
New London, Ct, was won BY tho Tale crew By
two lengthG Yale's time for tho thrse-mil.
course was 22l3: Harvard's was 22:ls.
A cyclone in Tangier sound, Chess
peake bay, lasted nearly four hoars, wrecked
number Of scnooners and fishing boats, and
caused the loss Of several lives.
Two 100000 CONGREGATIONS took
place 90 night lat week-woolen mills q
Adaus, MAsA, and stove works It Spring
City. h
Gov. Cornell has vetoed the bill for
constructing waterworks aqueduct for New
York city. The Governor says: Tho city i
sufficiently supplied with water. Every effort
should b made to liquidate the present debt Of
the city, el0o, Ooo. 600"
At . special meeting Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce it was decided, g 1
testimonial Of appreciation for the noble char
acterof President Garfield, 70 raise the sum
OF e25O. 900, to be invested In United States
bonds. for the benefit Of Mrs Garfield and her
children.
Ex-senator Conkling has written to
the Attorney General suggesting that the
would-be murderer Guiteau should be meted
punishment propoetionate 10 the position Of
his victim.
The wife Of Col. Frank Bridgman, Of
Gen. sheddan's stan, fell dead Of heart dis
ease il New York.
From March l to June %, this year
the number Of Logs packed in Chicago wa.
l.225,0OO against !, $50, 900 for the correspond
ing soason hat year.
A duel was fought near New Albany,
Ind. between William Willis and Robert Bru-
nett In which the former was dangerously
wounded in the face.
The Opera House at San Jose, CAL,
valued at $4,000, and eleven other building.
we're swept away by fire.
In Cincinnati, flames broke out in
Marques carriage factory and speedily extend
I'd to aud destroyed the Unien furniture works,
Clostermans chair factory and Mcader's fur
niture shop. Charles Peat perished in th,
flames and five persons were injured. Tho los.
viii reach $500. Zoo.
The robbery Of . stage-coach near
FL Paso BY twelve Indians has already boon
announced. 1t u now learned that Thomas K.
Pugh, son Of the ex-Senator, was carried int
captivity and that John II. Comstock, Of Cali
forniA, . representative Of John w. Nacke,.
escaped in tho darkness.
A dispatch dated Los Cruces. Mexico.
says: Adyices received here state that the
Inbound stage on the Fl Paso and CHI
huahua hne WAS attacked By Apache indians
about 100 miles south Of 81 Paso, and IL -four
passengen and two drivers killed. Ono paas-
eneer escaped wounded. A report has also
reached Los Cruces 10 tho effect that tho o.
tire surveying party-thirty persous-of tha
Mexican Central railway have been killed by
Apache Indians in old Mexico. A company Of
Mexican cavalry has bean sent ont from Chi
huahua TO investigate tho report.
As . passenger train was moving Il
fair speed through tho streets OF Madison,
Wis.,, the engineer saw two little children spring
out Of the grass upon the track, few rods
ahead. The air-brakes were applied and the
locomotive reversed, but tho children went
under the tender. It was found that one had
lost two teeth and tho other received only 1
few scars.
Phineas w. Hitchcock, ex-senator
from Nebraska, died in Omaha, the direct cause
being over-exertion in the sun. He was born
in New Lebanon N. Y. in 1881, and VA
0Sn
College.
South.
Three children Of Sheriff Micken. .,
Hernando county. Fla, aged 9, II and II, were
murdered BY negro in whose charge then
~ere left. After robbing the house, the aend
endeAvored to kill tho father on his v.v hcme
but, instead, WAS captured, confessed ii.
crime, aud vas lvnched in presence Of zoe
citizens.
Two picnic trains on the Kentucky
Central road colided near Covington, Ky.. on
the 4th Of July, BY which four persons OF that
city were killed and fourteen wounded. Two
OF tie wrecked coaches took fire, and were re-
dnced TO ashes
Samuel Dnvias was hanged at Alexan-
dria, La, for the murder Of A. J. Hanna.
During a thunderstorm near de-
catnr. Ala, lightning struck barn where =
nI.nher Of people had sought refuge. -Four
we're killed and eight seriously injured.
James r. keene gave TO the poor Of
Paris 5000 francs from the grand prize won
by FoxLall
The flooring Of . chamber In barrack
OF Paris gave way, dropping 100 soldisrs into
TIE roou beneath Eight we're seriously hurt