The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-12
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Inc reported massacre Oh party OF
Chinese laborers by Apachcs on the line Of tho
Southern Pacific railroad In Arizona proves to
hayc been hoax. II II said the Cinnamon
employed IL grading the railroad arc always in
sufficient numbers to repcl an attack either By
Indians or whites.
A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona,
says that American Consul Willard. OF Guaymas,
Mexico, has received dispatch from Hermo-
sillo giving an account Of . raid by Apaches in
the district near Orava, between Bronzes and
Trinidad. A. NJ. Maynard and some sixteen
others were among the killed and wounded.
Grave abuses are alleged III the pre-
cmption OF land in Northern Minnesota, where
thousands OF acres have been located BY spccu-
lators, who, in most cases, make no improve
ments, and in others are not even United States
citizens. The Commissioner Of the General
Land Office is about to investigate tho matter.
In the cheerful city of Tombstone,
Arizona, from whence come 20 many reports OF
desperate deeds, stage-coach was attacked by
five robbers the othor day and robbed OF S6. 500,
which was in the trcasure-box Of the Wells d
Fargo Express Company. None Of the passcn-
gers were molested.
Edwin w. Stougnton, cx-Minister to
Russia, died in New York Of Bright's disease.
John Pierpont, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF Vermont, died at vergennes,
aged 76 years.
The great sngar refinery Of the Hon.
Theodore A IIayemeyer, located in Brooklyn,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is stated At
$500. 600, and the insurance at about
$500, 900.
Hon. Richard n. Dana, Jr., died re-
Gently at Rome, Italy.
In consequence Of recent warning,
tho tomb Of Napoleon at Chiselhurst will bo
connected with tho priests house BY an electric
wire
The Khedive Of Egypt has been no
titled that England and France, which placed
him on tho throne arc determined to maintain
his authority against any attempts to create
disorder.
Intelligence from Accra confirms the
report from Cape Coast Castle, in November
last, Of the massacre Of 200 young girls by or
der Of the King Of Ashantee. Tho girls were
the neighboring tribes.
A st. Petersburg dispatch states that
Admiral SAulkowsky, who sailed in the Russian
man-of.w war ChasseuI in search OF the Jeanette,
has informed his Government that he had
been in company with the Rodgers, search ves-
eel, which ho left Aug. 9returning to Irkutsk.
and that tho Rodgers had sailed for Herald
island, having heard that one Of the Jeannetts's
boats Containing corpses) had been cast ashore
there.
The National Board Of Health re-
ceivcs word OF the continuous spread Of the
smallpox. II il proposed that all Postmasters
and Government employees be vaccinatcd. The
addresses Of all proprietors OF bovine-virus
farms are asked fer.
The star-route sureties were before
tho Police Court at Washington, aud gave bail.
excepting Barringer, Hoyt and Donohoe, who
were committed to Jail in default Of bonds.
Boone was released on sl5,O00 bail, and the
others ON $4,000 each.
It is stated that George 81. Pendleton
10 formally in the field a. the civil
candidate for 1884.
The movement to curtail the power Of
the Speaker is growing in strength. Republican
members OF tho House, who are dissatisfied
with tho organization OF the committees, now
recognize Orth ~ their leader. Mr.. Orth will
introduce = resolution transferring the power
Of committee appointments to the House.