The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-09
NEWS OF THE week.
AMERICAN ITEMS.


Enat.
Tho debut Of Mrs. Langtry in New
York was postponed for few days by tho
desl slruction by firo of the Park Thcatcr, In
which she was to III kc her first appear
ancc on tho American stage About
four hours before tho curtain should have
raised on the Jersey LILY tho theator took
ii,e from some unknown cause, AM was
totally destroyed with its contents The
loss falls heavily upon Mr.. Henry Abbey,
the lessee Of the thcater, who suffers to tho
extent OF sloO,ooo, and his insurance II but
sln,5 q. The to'al loss on the building-in
which several ~ ores were located and con-
tents Il $4,000 The Grand Opera House
was Immediately engaged by the cntcrpris-
ing manager for the debut Of Mrs Langtry
Gov. Cornell, Of New York, has ap-
pointed Jennie Turner, OF New York city, a
Notary Public. This Ii the first instance Of
the kind IN the State
Judge Endicott, of the Massachusetts
S.prcme Court has res sgncd, and will DO
succeeded by Judge Colburn, Of the Superior
Court OF Boston.
Pear trees and pea vines are in bloom
In Boston suburbs, and one gentleman picked
green peas few days ago
The skeleton of Frenchman named
Goodcnouyh, who disappeared in the vicinity
OF Mooschcad lake, Ne, last spring. was
found few days ago In a bear trap, In which
he had been accidentally caught and starved
tn death
A loaded coal-car, on which there
were number Of workmcn dashed down
IN in line from McIntyre's mine, twenty five
miles from Willamsport, Pa, rcsul ing in
the cinstant death OF three persons, tho NOR
tai wounding Of two and the severe injur,ng
Of many others
Two heavy failures are reported from
New York: Henry Graf. boot AMI shoe
manufacturer, with liabilities of sa,ooo,Un,
and Richardson, Baynton &Co., stove manu-,
fac;urcrs, whose preferences amount to
sG34,ON
Patrick Carey, New York long
shoreman, who was crippled for life by an
accident in a Cuuard steamer, sued for $50, :
NN damages, and was awarded $500 by a
jury
William G. Ru sell. paying teller Of a
Philadelphia life insurance and annuity com
pany. has ito ,amped, his accounts showing
a deficit of sah,ol
There are rumors among the ac-
quaintances OF the $ gum family in New
York, that the recent tragedy was the result
of religious differences between DIR aud
Mrs Segun. The doctor was skcptic,
while his wife was rrofesscd Christian;
and the theory advanced is that, hav ny
failed in her effort to bring her husband to
accept tho doctr ncs OF tho church, and
! fea, ing lest her cailarea saould grow up ir-
re giauS, she broodcd over the subject un-
| til her mind bee lme unbl
The Rev. Alexander G.. Mercer, rector
OF Trinity Church. Newport, Il. L., died sud
| denly of apopcxy
| The New England mackerel fleet cap
| turcd during the season :aa,G,a barrels, an
increase OF $40 barre's over last year,
| While marrying couple at police
headquarters at New York, Justice Otter
bourg had his pockets picSct
| Ex-Tax Clerk Hand. of Philadelphia,
| has made statements that 81 ,,H,,on OF state
| taxes was stolen during the term Of recent
| Philadelphia receiver.
Judge Hunter, at Salt Lake City. do.
| MED writ of mandamus to oust roygamist
I officials under the Edmunds law, and great
hns lf..l aa
s,rt hat Hunter has been purchased by the
Moimons, and demand his removal
! Blanche Gardner. aged 5, who. with
other children. was playing near saw mill
| at Waynesiield, Ohio, was killed by a log
/ which rolled on Them. Four others We're IA
tally injured.
! Snow fell for the first time this sea-
son ON the - tn ult,, in portions OF Minneso-
tn, Dakota and Montana
AS train on the Chicago and Alton
railway was pas ing the scene OF the Blue
cut robbery, the engineer saw eight men,
! armed and masked, who made motion as il
to sop the train. He went on, however
and the men ret red
There Was storm of great severity
in Davenport. Iowa, and vicinity. A few
miles east ot that city three houses and sew.
eial barns were blown down, Mrs George
Frnno being buried in the ruins of her home
and kill, IL Two other persons were mortal
ly injured, while six or eight persons sus
tanned severe bruises
j. A. Arculetta, of Pennington, New
Mexico, prominent banker, merchant and
Justice OF the Peace, went tn the neIghhor
ing town OF Consjos on business, and, be-
coming intoxicated, got into row with
Depuiy sheriff Rlanatt and killed him. Ar
cul,tta Was arrested and jailed, from whenc,
he Was shortly after taken by mob Of Mex
leans and hanged To n tree.
Isaac Newslaum closed his earthl,
career at Wabash, Ind, ut the good o.d ~,
Of ll7 y61r<
Episcopal Bishop Talbot. of Indiana
findiag himself tncapacitatci for the per
formance OF his official functions, has do
ci,,,d to offcr his resignation to the House o
Bishop.
Frank James does not bear up wei
in confinement. and is looking pale and i'll
There are three ind ctments standing aga ns
him, but il is uncertain when he will b,
brought To trial.
Reports from the States of Missouri
Kan MS, Nebraska and Iowa indicate tha
the corn and hog crops Of the present yea
will he materially larger than those Of 1881.
Judge Hayes, of the District Court o
Davenport, has ruled that the Iowa prohib
itorv amendment adopted by popular yot'
In June last has not been legally made
part Of the constitution os Iowa, chiefly OF
the ground that the records of the le gisla
ture relating 10 the amendment are incom
p.ete, and that material differences exis
between the amendment passed in the Sen
ate and that adopted by the House