The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
AMERICAN ITEMS.
East.

U6vvO VI I'LL UIlNs
AMERICAN ITEMS.
East.
F. J. Moses, formerly Governor Of
South Carolina, pleaded guilty to petty larceny
in New York, and WAS sentenced to six months
in the penitentary.
John s. Prince, Of Boston, rode BIZ
cycle fifty miles in hours, 50 minutes and Is
seconds, beating tho American record
West.
The negro refugees in Kansas and the
West memorabilia Congress to appropriate
portion OF the public domain for . home for the
freedmen OF the United States.
At Harris Station, No.. John jackson
and Ills wife went to church, leaving their four
children locked up in the house. Upon their
return they found the building in ashes, and
the children burned to crisp.
Hugh Riddle was reelected President
shows gross earnings Of &13, 266. GAS, and oper-
ating expenses aud taxes aggregating e7,322,-
862. About 1866 miles OF road were operated
last year.
The Indians are reported starving in
the region Of Fort Sisseton, Dakota.
Masked highwaymen robbed the
Brookfeld MO- bank Of $4,000, in broad day
light. There were four OF the desperadoes, all
masked. Three marched into the bank with
drawn reyolvers, while one stood at con-
venicnt corner and held their horses.
One Of the three who entered the bank
remained At the door to guard it, while
the other two walked up to the
cashier, John Ford, and his assistant, Miss
Nettie Scott and coolly requested tho cashier
to hand over what money he had in the bank.
This the cashier declined to do, but was finally
compelled to comply, and the robbers were
soon in possession Of nearly 10000 OF the
banks funds. They lost no time in getting out
OF the bank, remounting, and dashing out Of
town, firing their revolvers in the air as they
departed. The Marshal gathered = posse and
started in pursuit in very short time after the
gang had left the bank.
At Sedalia, No., Mrs. Jesse James
and her children, with 4 lecturer, attracted an
audience Of thirty-nine persons, three Of whom
were ladies'.
Two miners of San Bernardino, CAL,
quarreled in the streets about some unknown
matter, when one shot the other dead and then
wounded himself.
The Brookfeld bank-robbers were
surrounded IN the woods northwest OF Kinks
vile, Mo-, and surrendered. Their names are
Frank and Burt Ward, Winfield Allen and Ben
Fox. They had recently rented the farm on
which they were arrested, and their house con-
tanned sixty revolvers. Gov. Crittenden sent .
complimentary telegram to Miss Carrie Scott
the arave lady employed in the bank.
The new union depot at Hannibal,
No., which cost $3.50, 600, Was opened by BAN
quet and ball.
Near Crawford, Ohio, was celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary Of the burning ct
the stake OF Col. Williams by the Delaware
Indians.
Fred w. Newburgh, who secured
$4,000 from the OHIO State treasury by
forgeries, pleaded guilty on two out Of fifty
two indictments, and was taken to the peniten-
tiary for six years.
At Perham, Minn., crowd broke into
the jail aud dragged out John Tribbetts, the
boy murderer. They took him to the railroad
track, and. putting arope around his neck,
hung him to one Of the rungs Of ladder
placed against ielegraph-pole. Trlbbetts was
about l6 years OF age. His crime, Of which he
made full confession. was the double murder
Of Edward Washington, surveyor, and :
young German named Frederick Fehrback.
South.
A daring attempt was made to rob q
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad near Dem
ton, Texas. A north-bound passenger train
was tagged Ind stopped in . deep cut. when
four masked men sprang into the mail car, and
were greeted with lively volley. They then
started for the timber, and were hotly pursued.
one Of the robbers being shot. At Denton posse
was rut on the trail, who soon discovered dead
raider. A huge pile Of logs was found at point
= few hundred yards frsm the place where
the train was stopped. The dead robber was iden.
titled as 8. P. Spelton. the son of farmer llv-
ing fifty miles away. Another member Of the
gang surrendered. His name is Joseph Carter,
and he has recently served two years in tho
Texas penitentiary for theft He says the raid
was planned by the men still at large, who are
strangers to him.
4 distressing accident is reported from
Florida. In Orange county man and his wife
and twin children were drowned ina email lake.
The accident was caused by horse becoming
frightened and running away.
At Butlerville, Lonoke county, Ark, .
little girl named Annie Bridges, aged IS years.
WAS outraged repeatedly BY three negroes,
who left her and fed. The 6ends were pur-
sued. ovcrtaken and placed in jail A mob
broke open the prison doors and hanged al
three Of the negroes to tree.
Another Of the bandits who tried to
rob Missouri Pacific train at Denton, Texas,
was overtaken by q pursuing party and killed.
The fourth highwaymen ID still at large.
During tornado in Northampton,
Va, hailstones fell foot long and weighing
pound and half.
The boiler Of the steamer Evansville
burst while she lay at Calhoun, Ky. Two fire.
men received fatal injuries, and several others
were badly scalded.
Charles Gallino was put of train on
the Hot Springs railroad, last summer, be-
cause his excursion ticket had expired. A
jury at Little Rock awarded him damages Of
$4,000.
Two New Orleans editors-E. A.
Burke, OF the Times Democrat, and G. H. Par
ker, Of the Picayune fought duel in St Ber-
nard parish. At the fifth shot Burke was
wounded IN the thigh, and the affair termi-
mated.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Senator Windows s investigating CON-
mit,ce. at Washington, examined II. II. shu-