The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-25

lTIsCELLANEous 0LEANIN0s.
Henry w. Howgate, disbursing officer
OF the signal service, was arrested 1t Mount
Clemens, Mich, charged with obtaining e4O,-
600 OF Government funds by means Of fraudu-
lent vouchers. and taken to Washington.
A collision Of freight trains near
Wooster, Ohio caused the death Of brakeman
named Joseph Whitaker, and the destruction
OF two engines and fourteen loaded cars.
The whaler Abbott Lawrence, which
was towed into 81. Johns in > disabled condi-
ton, reports that during January and Febru-
ary the mercury ranged between IS and IS de-
grees below zero at Marble island. The whal-
ing season was failure, because tho ice-packs
length.
The Apache Indians are again on the
war path in New Mexico, and aro committing
fearful depredations. Prof. Porter, Prof.
Frank G. Snow, Prof. Herbert 8. Smith, all Of
the Kansas State University, son Of Prof.
Snow, and Lewis L. Dyche. . student, formerly
= resident Of Auburn, Kan., fell into the hands
OF the redskins while making collections Of
specimens 1t Water canon, N. H., recently. The
bodies Of two men were found By troops 1t !
ranch about forty miles from McCauley station
some days ago.
II is now believed that about 10000
troops, Of which SO, 900 are militia, viii partici-
pate in the military demonstration in commem-
Grafton Of the surrender at Yorktown. The
Governors Of most Of the States with their
STATS win Be In attendance, and . building for
their accommodation ID in course Of construc-
ton. The celebration bids fair to b success
worthy Of the occasion.
A report upon the salt manufacture OF
the United States, prepared BY W. 1. Rowland,
special agent for the chemical industry Of the
Census Bureau, gives some highly interesting
statistics in relation to this indispensable arti-
Gle. It shows very large increase Of produc-
ton Of salt in the past twenty years. The en-
tire product in 1860 was 12,717, 198 bushels
in 1870, l7.6O6. los; and in 1880, 29.8OO, 29d
bushels. In 1860 the State Of New York
furnished 1881, 1886 bushels, or SO per cent Of
the entire production, while Michigan furnished
but per cent. Twenty years later Michigan
outstripped New York and produced 1895
8S5 bushels, an amount almost equal to the
production of all the States in 1890, and 4lAz
per cent. Of the supply Of 1880, New York con-
tributing not quite 80 per cent Of tho aggre-
gate production. Tho average depth Of the
Michigan wells is sSl feet, while those Of New
York are put 424 feet. The strength Of the
brine in Michigan il 9lh deg. salimeter, while
New York brine is but 6s,S deg.
Railroad-building is progressing rap.
idly in this country 1t present. Thus far the
present year 3,l15 miles Of track have beer
graded and laid, and track-laying ia now pro
crossing in various States 1t the rate in the a.
gregste, Of about 200 miles week.
James G. Fargo, Of New York, ha.
been elected President Of the American Ex-
press Company, and Charles Fargo, Of Chicago
| second Vice President.
Rust has done considerable damage *
| the wheat crop in the Province Of Ontario
The bugs are making havoc among tho pota
toes Of that province.
Ex-Congressman Martin F. Conway
/ wiz. nOIIIU yC0A0 06Os OAAOs AOAASsVA SsAsNA0y
has been released from the lunatic asylum
where he has been confined for several years
The American Bar Association at Sar
atoga elected Clarkson N. Potter President
| The Executive Committee was chosen Of tn
most eminent jurists in the country.
/ Three-fourths Of the town Of Yule
| British Columbia, is . smoldering ruin, tn
loss being estimated at 1900 to 44O0.OO0
The flames started in a room in hotel occu
| nicd hy an intoxicated man, vino evidently pai,
the penalty by his life.
The American Photographers Associ
alton, at their convention in New York, electc,
Joshua A. Smith President, and J. E. Beeb
Treasurer (both Of Chicago, and John Cad
wallader, Of indianapolis, Secretary.