The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-30
NEWS OF The WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.

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AMERICAN ITEMS.
East.
The cattle plague has reappeared In
the vicinity OF New York. herd Of thirty-ons
infected COWS was recently exterminated In
Putnam county.
Henry q. Rodgers, United States Min
lister to Sardinia under President Van Buren,,
and one Of tho three surviving members Of the
Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Of
1887, died 1t the Lancaster county (pa.) alms-
house.
The death is announced Of Capt. Otis
Whitcomb, Of swanzey, N. H., the old farmer
after whom Den Thompson modelled his char
actcr Of "Josh Whitcomb.' Nineo his eighteen
children are living.
The Massachusetts Legisiatnre passed
bill permitting women to practice as attorneys.
at-law.
BY the strike and lockout at the Pa
cifc mills, Lawrence, Mass, there arc stopped
$4,000 cotton spindles, 25,50O worsted spin
dies, 4,50O looms and other machinery, throw
ing fully $500 employees out Of work.
The Grand Jury ct Newport, r. L,
found three indictments against William H
Dnrfec, ! leading merchant, for forgeries ag-
gregating $4,000.
ID. 7. Lawson has successfully proved,
by his experiments with boiler explosions near
Pittsburgh. Pa, that they occur, not from low
water, but BY sudden bursting Of water into
steam
The tug-boat Henry 9. Spratt ex-
ploded liz boiler Il the Philadelphia wharf
killing four men. George Scully, the Captain,
was blown over the housetops in Water street.
Immediately following the explosion flames
broke out In al directions. Pier No. 8, occu-
pied ~ . passenger aud freight station BY the
Philadelphia and Atlantic City railroad, took
fire and was destroyed. The tug Ella, lying at
the wharf below, also took fire, and sank after
being we'll burned. Windows we're shattered
in Ill directions for squares. Three dead
bodies were found in the street. The front Of
the ferry-house building was blown out, and
the watchman came near losing his LIE. The
loss 10 *50,0OO.
At = combination sale Of trotting
horses in New York, lO7 we're sold It IN aver.
age price Of ssl6.es each.
The Proctor House, at Kearsage
mountain, New Hampshire, valued at e75.OO0L
Was swept away by fiamea
Rear Admiral Gustavus III. Scott, on
the navy retired list, died in New York.
Judge Nelson, Of Brooklyn, decides
that, suitable schools having been established
for colored pupils, the latter cannot attend the
public schools provided for white children.
West.
Two murderers we're hanged by the
outraged citizens Of Dallas. Oregon.
The body Of Frank Saltwater waa
found beside the railroad track near Tomb.
stone, Arizona, riddled with rido bullets
and buckshot. He WAS brother of the famous
scout, Texas Jack.
Barnes & McGill's elevator at Hawley,
Mnn., together with large amount Of whsat
were consumed by fire, involving loss ol
S2OO.OOO.
The Leavitt Street Congregations
Church, Of Chicago, has expelled r. G. Rossiter
by vote Of los to l, for making faces ct II,
pastor during services.
Ripon, Wis, has been visited by ,
disastrous fire, which destroyed oil the build
ings on the west side Of the public square
The loss is estimated At from 4l25,000 t'
el50NOO.
In an affray near Emmetsburg, Iowa
Charles Cornelian killed Fred Miller and oom
mit.ed suicide. A tragedy precisely sinlila
VIM. Cans and J. G. Weinberger.
The Wisconsin Legislature refused b
pass q bill to restore capital punishment in u
State.
A loss Of $4,000 was incurred .
Leavenworth by aour-dust explosion in th
Novelty mills Five men were seriously burned
The Minnesota Senate. sitting q
court Of impeachment, found Judge z. 9
Julian Cox guilty Of drunkenness and condut
unbecoming Judge, after trial lasting ssv
eral weeks The sentence d removal froa
Office and disqualification for judicial ofaos Il
three years.
A great meeting, attended by l,60
representative citizens from every section IN
county Of Ohio, was held ct Columbus = url
upon the Legislature the enactment OF h
suppressing the Sunday whisky traffic.
w. p. Southworth's extensive grocer
establishment in Cleveland. and two adjoauir
stores, we're swept away by flames. Total 10
about s27o, 600.
Grow Dog, the Indian chief who kille
Spotted Tail, has been convicted In tho FEEDER
court at Deadwood, and sentenced 70 deatl
Tho people OF the Black Hills charge that u
result WAS reached BY perjured testimony. ~
they propose to appeal to tho Supreme Court
South.
The oyster pirates captured not Ion
since by tho Governor Of Virginia have bss
tried and sentenced each 70 one year in u
penitentiary. Their vessels ware condsoAtsd.
At . sale Of the Montgomery Whit
Sulphur springs, in Virginia, the porch Of Y
hotel fell, killing one man and injurins twelv
Texas reports forty-one oomplete
railroads. with capital stock Of &2A7, ,0O0, 900
Elder Morgan, presiding elder OF th
Mor1aon church for tho cotton States, has =
Chattanooga for Salt Lake with nearly aoOo
yerts.
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Democrats of Rhode Island N,
in convention at Providence and nominated
full ticket for State officers, headed by H.
klmball for Governor.
The Railroad Committee OF the Ne
York Assembly will report tho Baker bill, viii
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