The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS.


Cigar-makcrs Of Montreal to Tho
number Of go. having failed to carry ,
strike. have left for the American side.
Recent deaths: A. NJ Harrington
of Geneva. Ill. who was District Attorney q,
Chicago under President Buchanan Hon +
r. Hawn, late Secretary of State of Indiana
and veteran Of the Mexican war; Hon
James Cockburn, cx-speaker Of the Cana
dian House Of Commons; Hon. George Mars
ton, late Attorney General of Massachusetts,
Mexican advices report that in tho
town Of Nacori, Lieut. Moreno command
ing detachment Of Mexican troops, had I
battle with a band of 80 Apaches who had
killed Ave Of his ricketa The troops rar
out OF ammunition and were compelled Il
retreat
The commerce and amity treaty
between Mexico and Germany provides tina,
Germans are TO pay no taxes not levied or
Mexicans, and are to be exempt from mill
tary service, and from the payment oil
forced loans
Bonanza Mackey was elected a
Director Of tho Postal Telegraph Company,
taking the place Of Joel D. Ehrhardt
The Americans won the International
cricket match ., Toronto by an inring and
forty mine runs
There are $50 delegates in attendance
on the Social Science Convention at Mime
apolis In the section Of geography Prof.
ropeman showed marked recession In the
falls Of Niagara during the last thirty -four
years
William Weihe, of Pittsburgh, has
been elected Presidect Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron and steel Workers
John Jarrett, who declined a reelection
was presented with solid silver tea-service
and gold headed cane
The long strike Of the telegraph
operators came to an end on the 18th Of
August On that day the Executive
Board Of the Brotherhood II Telcg.
rarhcrS sent an order to members to re.
turn to work, and expressing regret at the
failure Of the strike. Tho manager OF q
Boston Office told a committee Of the Broth.
operators from the strikers One of the lat.
ter, with destitute family, took desk at q
reduction Of s5 per month committee
called 1t the War and Postoffice Depart
mcnts At Washington and asked the dis.
missal OF clerks who were spending vaca.
ton by working wires for the Western Union
Company in Philadelphia Master Workman
shaw, Of st. Louis, is said to have prc-
dicted that the Brotherhood will be renewed
and a second strike occur within six months.
In Chicago a striker named Adam Smell
IL held in $500 bonds for brutal assault
upon John B. odell, employed by the West.
ern Union Company. In New York the
brotherhood voted to give the girls the hrs,
opportunity TO resume work. Twelve oil
them secured situations, and forty five men
were taken back, all of them signing IN
agreement TO abandon their organization
There were III business failures in
the United States eight more than the pre-
ceding week, and an increase Of twenty six
over the corresponding period in 1882
The Sheriff at Chicago closed the
strip house OF Alexander 4 Taussig, No q
River street, on an execution in favor OF
the First National Bank OF that city. This
was followed by an assignment, showing
liabilities OF $4,000 Next came the failure
Of Taussig 4 Hammerschieg, of New York,
caused by Endorsements for the Chicago
House They are believed to owe about
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