The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-26
NEWS OF THE week.
AMERICAN ITEMS.


Thomas A. McDevitt md Christian
Price, the two star-route conspirators con-
vcted Mt Philadelphia, have been sentenced
respectively to twelve and six months In the
pententiary and to pay ines of 500 and
$780,
Col. Bowen, special agent of the De-
partmcnt OF Justice, who was accused by
Foreman Dickson of attempting to bribe the
star-route Jurors was arrested In Philadel-
phia, at the instance Of hotel proprietor,
for leaving tho house without paying aboard
and wine bill OF SA. He WAS held in $3.50
bail by tho magistrate The constable who
made the arrest found Bowen In conference
with Attorney General Brewster
Pleuro-pneumonia has made it's APP
pearanee In Lancaster county, Pa.
A hill has been introduced in the
Legislature of Vermont to provide that per-
sons condemned to the gallows shall be rem
dered insensible before execution.
President Arthur was Mt Princeton
College Inst week. and addressed the stu
dents from the steps of DIR. McCosh's resi-
dence His son has entered the class Of lssS
Frank Queen, proprietor of the New
York Clipper, died at Philadelphia Of paraly
sis Of the brain, aged 6a
A bill before the Legislature of YER
mont imposes n fine Of so for offering boy
under u years of age cigar or cigarette.
james H. Corey, tho Long Branch
landlord who demanded q. 500 from his sick
| guests last summer, has been indicted for
robbery, riot, extortion, assault and main-
tanning nuisance
r. Y. Storrs 4 Co., manufacturers
of woolens at Dcdham, Mass, have failed.
Their liabilities are S43 200, with nominal
assets Of s...5,ooo
Marie Prescott, the actress, who sued
| President Tousey, of the American News
| Company. for criminal libel, by circua ing
a dramatic sheet containing \ scurrlous at
| tack on her, has obtain. 4 u verdict from the
| jury for 81, 800 damages
Freight trains on the Hudson River
70 ID CO 'lided Mt Rhinccliff, by which an
engine and twelve cars were thrown into
the water, causing a toss of $4,000.
West.
The funeral of Col. 4. w. Slayhack,
who was slain by Editor Cockerell, was the
| largest ever messed in st Louis Gov.
Crit.enlen went from Jefferson city to at
tend the ceremonies The floral offerings
were very fine. Congressman Frank Hurd.
OF Tolelo, who Is an o.d friend OF the homi-
eide, journesea to the Missouri metropolis
to offer his sym, athies, and was en-
gagged by Col cockcrell rs ch ef
counsel for the defense At the Corener's
inquest. Morris Michael, a pawnbroker tes-
titled that the pistol found in the f"st- Dis
patch office after the tragedy was one he had
sold to Col Slayback about four months
ago This, it is believed establishes the fact
that Slayback was armed when he was killed
The Vanderbilt party, in a special
tra' n of six cars made the run from Bnrling-
ton to Chicago in Tour hours and eight min
ute, which eqsals fifty mine miles per hour
when allowing for stops
A desperate shooting affair occurred
at Menden, Kearney county, Neb. Jack
Woods, Sheriff of Hitchcock and Dundy
counties, found at supper in hotel three
men who had stolen horses, and tried to
make an arrest. The fellows pal, sitting
across the table, then dew n revolver on
Woods, who turned and was shot through
the back. dropping dead The two men and
two more of Their gang jumped up, and, in
the melee, killed two citizens The bandit.
then iied.
Twenty Mormon elders have left Salt
Lake for missionary work in the Southern
States, and seventy five for TIM Europea,
field.
At Cincinnati William Saube. 6t
son. sgeda'. lay in wait for him on the
premises, shot him deal. aad then Wen. NJ
in barn lot and cut his t!roat with a razor
Tho Younger Saabe leaves WIFE and sevcra
children
At San Carlos, 4. T., Gen. Crook, i,
4 conference with the head men Of tn
Apaches, in ormed them that they would b
counted every day, that they could not b
permitted To leave the reservation, and
found out ,si,le It's limits would be treated q
hos ileS lie prohibits the manufacture Q
thci, ,vor!te in oxi'ana
John 4. Cockcrell, who killed Col
Siashack ut 81. Louis was hailed in slo,o0
The Grand Jury indicted him for murder
the second degree.
A car Of new corn from Parson.
: Kansas, sra.liag M. :, sold at auction in =
l. ! is for = eeass per hu hei
The Michigan crop report for Oct'
ber states the average yield of wheat in u
State In Is Al 100 bushels per acre and q
aggregate product - estimated a. 81 ,6s9,
bu shells
. Hog cholera is playing havoc wit
the sw NJ in the region of Iowa City, low
On. farmer lost over 400 head within IL
days
Five negroes, including one woma
were hanged a, Eastman, Tia for comnl'
ity i'm a terrible riot which occurred al
camp meeting at that place in August Ia
The outbreak had its origin in the arrest
the City Marshal of a negro gambler, wi
upon resisting and attempting TO eseape.
shot and XII led This innamed the Negro
10 furious pitch. and they wreaked th
: vengeance IN the most horrible manner up
n voun. man named Harvard. whom I'll
killed and mat'lated In an encounter VII
fol owed between tn white citizens and !
riotous negroes three of the latter VI
Hi led. The eolore people of the region
rar,ied the punishment as out OF all prop
ton to the crime committed, and III
were app, ehensiens of trouble at the exe
ON hut n ne occurred, and the fvs iiegr
were hanged without any attempt at iesc
Near Mineral Springs, Ark, POI