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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30

AT Harrisburg, Pa. youth Is years old
shot himself seven times because III year
old girl wouldn't marry him
TAzEwElL county, Ga, glories in an eccen-
trio louncer who had placed thirteen large
arm-chairs in as many stores, 30 he can al
ways have seat when he calls
Two GIRLS were In love with an Iowa man.
them, and OF course she rode past tho resi-
dence OF the other who wildly ran out and
stabbed the beast with . knife.
AHEAM ScHENcK, a blind man, was married
to Rcbecca Jane Bennett, by q Justice oil tho
Peace, in Missouri. Ahram kissed the Jus
tee, and kabeccx got SO mad that she WAS
pac.fed with great difficulty.
NAN from Bowling Green, Ky, visited
the Louisville exposition, got stranded, and,
in order to get his usual amount of Hear
Grass juice, he sold his spectacles for 81
cents. Mh ich aided him materially In getting
blind drunk.
Mis- AsHLY. OF Atlanta, Ga, who ia slightly
insane, Was found trying TO swallow kit
ten She had IT about halfway down her
thrs at and 1t was with difficulty that abe
could be induced To give IL up. Her face
badly lacerated
solE Ton was character in Washington
who picked up rags and iefuse for living,
and made no talk With anybody. Ii now
transpircs that he WAS genuine Russian
Count who has been parduned by the Cxar
and gone home 10 enjoy his castcl.ated ~,
| tate and millions Of rubles
A WOMAN A. a White Mountain hotel In the
owner OF very hand omc,y painted black
satin parasol. which she keeps open, no,
| only out oil doors but in the house. She
has IL spread over her head when sitting on
1 the piazza when crossing the hall, and ever
when ascending tie stains, probably from
absent mlndedness
/ MAN entered Center Market in New
York, walked up TO butcher stand, and
block aud chopp. q OF the lite finger Of hi
| left hanl lie'orc the as:onished butcher
/ could Learn who he was. or ask him thu
meaning OF his action, he walked away An.
disappeared, leay NJ his finger behind him
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
SOUTHERN.

Five hundred negroes and 300 whites
assembled at q colorcd csmp-meeting In the
suburbs OF Nashville. Tenn The colored
people became excited. and their demon
STATIONS while singing provoked the ridi-
Guile Of the whites This angeied the dar-
kies and words soon turned into blows A
general row began. In which knives and
pistols were used Fifty shots were fred
and when the smoke Of battle cleared away
fifteen were found to be wounded, three
fatally.
A train on the Memphis and Little
Rock road broke through trestle near For
est City, Ark. by. which three persons
were killed and fifteen injured
Representatives of every colony Of
Cherokees east of the Mississippi met re-
Gently IN Swain county, North Carolina, and
reported q population Of 3,oo0 A chief
will soon be elected, and delegates will
be sent to Washington to secure IS O0o,-
600 allowed the tribe by u late act OF Con-
gress
H. j. kimball, Of Chicago. will re-
build the Kimball House, ut Atlanta. at .
cost OF $dO,OOO
A yellow fever panic prevails at Pen
sacola, and the people are seeking safety in
flight
The newest avocation in South Caro-
lima is the destruction of Illicit stills for n
Government reward of so each 1t Is freely
charged that the moonshiners are in collu-
sion with the raiders in putting up cheap
distilleries in remote localities, to be capt
ured and credited
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30

end the sixth rope around her own neck,
and kicked the support away. The ghast'y
sight was first seen by one OF the domestics
All were dead For some time previous the
woman had been acting strangely, and was
undoubtedly insane ut the time she com.
mittcd tho deed
Three policemen were shot Mt Ban
bridge, Ireland. while engaged In eyicting
nm Orangeman from his tenancy.
Mr.. Ceilings, an English Liberal
member, announced In the Commons the
other day that at the next scssion he would
introduce resolution granting home-rule
to Ireland
The attack OF the North German
Gosettr on France has caused cor0Motion
IN Europe, resulting In decline Of prices
IN the exchanges Of Paris, Vienna and Der
lin The French press says Bismarck IL seek
ing pretext for war; Austrian journals ask
II hostilities are intended; while the En-
france, It has been oycrdone
Count de Chambord has ended his
earthly career, retaining consciousness to
within n moment of dissolution. He was
born In the Tuillcries In ISM, and was bap-
tiled with water brought from the Jordan.
He recently designated Count de Paris to
succeed him as the head Of the Royal House
Of France
Sir Stafford Northcote steps aside as
leader OF the English Tories
The steamer Ionia arrived at Ply
mouth, England forty five days from New
Zealand, with 1900 frozen carcasses Of
sheep
Something like the Bulgarian atroci-
ties which gave an excuse for the wars Of
1876 and 1877 Is reported from Turkey once
more Ninety-two Christians have been
murdered In one district Of Albania
Twenty-three villages have been abandoned.
The Turkish officials wink Mt the slaughter
and persecutc the Christian priests
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
FOREIGN.

In order to check the influence of
French Republicanism in Spanish politics,
Madrid Journals advise an alliance between
Spain, Austria and Germany.
ODonnell, who killed Informer Ca
rey, will be tried in England
A riot between Orangemen and Cath
olics occurred at Coathridge Ianarkshire,
Scotland Some police officers were seri-
ously wounded, and numbers of the rioters
We're arrested
Cetewayo hobs up serenely. Having
recovered somewhat from his wounds, he
has requested that Queen Victoria have an
exhaustive inquiry made ~ to the treatment
he received from the insurgents
As Francis Carey. brother of the late
James Carey. the iniormar, was walking
down n Dublin street ut night lie was at
tackled 10y several men Drawing revolver
he covered his assaiiants and marching them
teiore him gave them into the custody OF
the police The men have been put under
heavy bail for threatening him.
| Senator Window WIS banqueted in
1 London. Four members of Parliament and
! Senator Hawley were present
The French are in possession oi
Haiduong, Tonauin. and in the hight for ia
capture also took 10 cannon and So, au0 In
Anam money.
An unparalleled crime is reported
| by cable from Rreslan, Germany. The VIII.
OF hotel-keeper called her i've children Il
her and carefully washed and dressed then
! In their best clothes shs then led then
\ to the attic, where Fix ropes were sus-
/ pended from a beam. 4 rude bencf
had been placed underneath the i'm
proyised gallows~tree Tn this she
made the children stand while shs
/ adjusted the nooses around their neeks
After the crazy mother had made all ready
she mouated the form herself, fastened tbs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Mexican Secretary of the Treas
ury has called o conference of delegate,
from the States to discuss the modes of abe
ishing the internal Custom Houses and de-
vising more equitable tax.
For the first seven months of 1883
the Pennsylvania lines OF railroad earned
over $4,000 more than they did in the
same time during 1881 The Eastern diyis-
ion made proportionably the most money.
The Federation of Trades and Labor
Unions in session nj New York last
week, resolved that the question Of short
cning the hours OF labor was paramount
to all questions at presen,, aud demanded
the enforcement Of the eight hour rule
on general and State Government work.
Patrick II. McLogan. of Chicago,
was elected President letter received
from John Jarrett, President of the Anal
gama.ed Association of Iron and Steel
Workers, stated that the association would
not connect itself with the federation on
account of the position of the latter on the
tariff question, the iron and steel workers
being in favor of high tariff. 1t was re-
solved to answer the letter. stating that tho
tariff question should be ignored entirely
on account of the diversity of opinion on
the subject among the different trades
unions
Jack Reilly, who was accustomed to
drink heavily and then shoot off lamp chin
neys with revolver, was placed in the cal
aboose =. Stevens Post Wis, for brutal
assault The other night unknown parties
went to the Jail and shot him dead In Wayne
county, Tenn. q negro named McLain,
under arrest for criminal assault upon a
young white woman. was riddled with
bullets and the Sheriff was killed while
defending his prisoner In Kaufman county,
Texas, two negroes were lynched for a
similar crime
The failures reported for the seven
days. ending Aug %, throughout the Unitet;
States and Canada, numbered lGs. against &C
for the preceding week. The distribution
was as follows: New England States, y;
Middle, 10; Southern, 81. Western A.; Pa
cifc States and Territories i. New York
city, 4; Canada, II brisk fall trade Is
predicted by the mercantile agencies
The American Bar Association held
Its annual meeting ut Saratoga Certlandt
Parker, OF New Jersey, was elected rresi-
dent, and C. G Bonney, If Illinois. one OF
the Vice Presidents
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30

A BOLT of lightning killed twenty. seven
hogs and two cows which were seeking
shelter under tree ut Blue Springs, Tenn
JoHN M,GuRRAY, of Henrietta, Texas,
while 'acing pistol under his pillow, ac-
cidcntaily shot his wife through the head,
killing her instantly.
Ex-CouNTY CLERK ANDREW G. WARREN fell
three feet from haystack foundation on
his farm near Stan ord, n. u. and broke
his neck. He died instantly.
Two GEORGIA BOYS were In swimming. One
OF them snapped q revolver under the water,
and was greatly surprised when ii was disS
Charged and his young companion was
killed
Ak Illinois snake charmcr gave public
exhibition with copperhead The char m
didn't work, but the make did. and weeks
elapsed before the Snowman knew that he
would recover
c. C. Reynolds, Of Marietta. Ga. had n
scythe thrown over his shoulder and was
riding a mule. The animal. ir ghtened at q
passing train, threw kcs nolds 10 the ground,
and the scythe took his head or
Miss NJ WILLIAMS, OF Edinburg. Miss after
placing the 3-year, old child of George
Blocher in the s ade under tree, started Off
10 nick wild flowers Tumn r suddenly. sho
saw limb about TO blesk she rushed
back, but the limb fell, killing both her aud
the child.
wagon i'm which j. W. Mcdaniel and
wife, OF jacksonville, Fla, were riding was
q large harrow with iron teeth In passing
a tree Mrs Mcdaniel aud the harrow were
thrown from the wagon The teeth OF the
harrow pierced the womaH's head causing
instant death
JoHS HEIMAN. Of Lexington, In, stood In
the hall clearing his ear with the butt end
OF u small, still switch. screen door war
opened suddenly against him which thrus,
! the switch inside the ear Iluhe tine drum
caused the most intense suffering and made
/ Holman a maniac
sTEuBESyIiIE Ohio, has had series ol
eatastropheS. A COW got her t..il canght In
IA gate. and in her efforts 10 free herself tore
q poor mans whole front fence down. Tn.
/ following night mule got tangled up In 1
stfeaS OF lightning, and by the time he
! kicked himself loose the stable in u hieh h.
Was auaitered looked like IL rad be en- inter
viewed by a cyclone. subsequently, ther.
was collision between Il hicsele and
| sheeibarrow, In which lbs bicycle and ths
gallant rider met with crushing defeat
oSE II the wealthiest men in Texas i
Capt Hiliard, who IL now whiting st Louis
Last week he received letter from Iii
osefseer on the Nueces river telling him q
u remarkable flood there. goat h.rsio
drove about 100 goats 10 water III the river
anu while they We're drinking lust below
Lend In tile STR am Il mountain Use cam
down like solid wall of water from ten I.
fifteen feet high. Onone side OF the stream
was "A perpendicular hiuif and on the othe
ii gradual incline, but lesore the actiy
goats could yet out Of the way 3tU out o
the 100 were drowned and the hersier anl
escaped by swinging himself into d tree
where he was compelled 10 remain on hi
unpleasant Ierch for twenty tour sears
When the river went down as rapidly III
had xiSea st, Louie kspabtieaa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30

John c. New says the leading Re-
publican candidates for Governor of Indi-
ana are Postmaster General Gresham and
Congressman Calkina
The Democratic State Committee of
New York voted to hold the nominating
convention ut Buffalo, Sept -.
A joint resolution has passed the New
Hampshire Legislature favoring a Govern
ment postal telegraphic system
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
WASHINGTON.

j. b. Gardner. a wealthy citizen of
Boston. recently deceased, provided by will
that large sum Of money, bonds, and other
securities, aggiYgating In value 1881 600,
should be turned over to the United States
treasury to be used in helping pay the
national debt The bequest has been
received at the Treasury Department. and
placed to the credit Of the patriotic dona-
tons
The Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue has decided that bitters sold in good
faith as medicine need not pay special tax
as a beverage One specimen which he
caused to be analysed contained s. per cent
of whisky
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
SNAKE STORIES.

WHEN Mrs John Mcclellan. OF Mifflintown,
Pa, went TO open her kitchen stove, she
found b!acksnake in the oven
SHAME coiled itself about the leg of
Iynchbnrg, Nai negro boy and dashed the
limb severely with it, tail IL then unMound
itself and fell
An EIMfRA I'M I'D horse according to d
local print, was choked to death by = huge
bIacksnskc that cooled itself around the
eauines meek.
4 SNAKE OF the viper species. with two
small claw feet attach a to ito lods. was
killed near Eoonville, lnd. it stood perfect
In erect upon il feet when attacked.
SEAh Lsnchburg. Va, huge moccasin
snake was seen ros .bing hiids nest In q
mulberry tree After II VAS xii ed il MAS
lou ID to contain four young ealllfls q
quart Of mulbrrTies and three kittens
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
The regular season at Mcyicker's

The regular season nj Mcvicker's
Theatcr, Chicago. commenced on Monday
evening, with the brilliant young tragc-
dienn~, Miss Margaret Mathcr She opened
her engagement In the charming character
OF Juliet Alexander salvini personating
the role Of Romeo AS You Like II ".Ieah,
the Forsakcn,' and other plays in which
Miss Mathcr has achieved her wonderful
succefs. will follow. The supporting COM
pany Is strong one, including Mines
Levick, William Dayidge and Mrs Carrie
Jamtson
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30
NEWS CONDENSED.
Telegraphic Summary.


Three thousand tons OF leather are
said to be In the Maine watts Of Shaw BroS
which, II finished, would sell for sl. 100. Ooo.
Joseph F. Paul & Co., the large
Boston lumber dealers, are financially
embarrassed
Capt. William J. Howell, retired
Assistant Quartermaster, United states
army, was found drowned at Locust Point,
Md
Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out
among the cattle ut Salem, Ct Two whole
herds arc attacked by the disease Both are
In quarantine, by order Of the State Com
missioner. who appreciates the Importance
Of preventing spread Of the malady, and
having full authority will doubtless prevent
its further extension
Potatoes throughout Western New
York have been attacked by black rust, and
the entire crop of that region is in peril
The Misses Mary Kairns and Mary
Rudd, each Is years old, were drowned while
boating in Silver Lake, near Rochester N. y
The funeral OF Judge Jere s. Black
was the largest ever held in York, Pa, and
ives attended by many men Of distinction
In law and politics Gen Hancock and
Chief Justice Mercer were among the pail
bearers
A fire at Long Island City destroyed
the Empire oil-works and large amount OF
petroleum, causing loss OF $500, 900 and
injury to three workmen The large paper
mill Of J. IL Lewis. near Chester, Pa,
valued at sc, 900, was burned
Fourteen persons were drowned at
Wells, watering place on the Maine coast
They were bathing in the surf. and were
swept out by the strong undertow.
George Beattie, who had been en-
ployed by Noremac, the pedestrian, as bar
tender in q New York saloon, killed Mrs
Noremac, in her rooms in Eighth avenue.
and then took his own life. He was found
lying across her corpse It Is believed the
deed was committed in revenge for being
discharged
The annual great auction sale of cot
ton goods in New York city was attended
BY the most important buyers in the coun-
try. Sixteen thousand packages were closed
out In a few hours ut prices said to be un-
satisfactory to the mills The offering, how
ever. rs q whole, was considered to lack in
attractions, and therefore standard Gle
ments, such rs tickings and muslins, suffered
IN sympathy.
At Sunbury, Pa, Henry Stein, As
years old. tramp who was travelling with
band OF Gypsies, was bitten twice by q
Newfoundland dog, and died Of hydropho-
bia in the evening Of the same day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-30

iouNs man Of Danbnry recently ate n
piece OF cake i'm . dark room. and large
ant which was on the cake fastened 10 his
palate His friends succeeded III seserlnR
the body with pair Of shears. but still the
ant chung with dsa b like grip 10 the young
man palate, nor could il be removed with
cut the lid Of doctor The doctor could
relieve its hold only by crushing the head
Of The amt with pair ef forceps Aasfota
tlf.l Is.as.
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04

This morning about ~ O'Clock, far
mer named Deacon, from near Elkton,
left his wagon, In which was satcliel
containing some jewelry and other arli-
cles standing in front Of the Pennsyl-
vauia House, while he attended to some
business. When he returned he found
that the satchel was gone, and ascer.
tanned the description of the men who
had been seen around the wagon white
he was absent
He told officer Cannon of the affair,
and in il short time he arrested two
men who have been l,afng around the
city for some time. He found them at
Front and Market streets, but they had
disposed of all the property except the
j,wrlry. The satchel was found in pos
session ola man to whom they had
sold it for 3 cents. They will have "A
hearing before Squire O'Neill this after
noon, aud there is no doubt of their be-
ing committed, as the officer has secur.
ed witnesses who saw them commit the
act,
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04
Outdoor Exercise.

Exercise oils the joints OF the LODI
and prevents them from growing stf
II needs no money, very little time H.
tie or no present strength, One ,hingl
only does need, and that is perseyey
ance. One-third of the.tilnc often give
to the piano will more than suffice
One less study II day of those which All
to day over-taxing so many school giit
and instead judicious, vigorous, GU,
door exercise, aimed directly at tn
weak muscles, and taken as regularly
as ones breakfast, and is there aly
doubt which will pay better, and maxi
the girl happier, the better fitted fora
her du les, and the more attractivea
well. It Is az necessary to develop vigOr
Gus, healthy bodies, as it is 70 cnlriya.
the mind ; for what is mental powg
without bodily strength
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04

The fire at Chesapeake City on We'd
nesdav evening last, was a more serious
affair hat il was II first SUPPOSED to be,
The pump building is OF stone with
slate roof The latter was destroyed,
with the riItir" interior. OF course III"
machinery, which is very yd,uah," was
badly injured, perhaps To the extent Of
$2j,OOO
The Socallr,l steam pump Is not prop
erIv a pump, but consist ol IN immense
wheel, driven by powerful cngiurs,
which picks up III the large buckets IF
its paddles, II" water from Back creek,
and il flows out at It's aXlrin'O the ca-
ma. II las Il capacity Of Irar)N G,WOO,.
UOO gallons per hour. Tie pump aud
building cost the company over &loD,-
600, and was erected about jH years "a 20.
The fire originated in he boiler room
among some old barrels and boards
back of the boiler. The flames broke
out about three O'Clock, shortly after
those in hare OF the building had left
it,
The steam pump raised the water from
Back Creek to the canal, supplying the
waste from the locks and thus keeping
the water at Il proper level | nIrNs
much rain continues 70 fall to supply
the canal fee!ers, traffic Will be inter.
rupted.
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04
Pair Of DrnnNs.

Last evening word was brought to
Sergeant Hatton, that a man and a
woman were lying on Shipcy street
wharf drunk, and accompanied by
officer Andrew Moore procetde! to the
place and brought them 10 the Hail.
This morning they were introduced to
Judge C,,muins, when the man gave
his name as James McCloud and said
the woman was his wife. He said they
came from Hanmonton, y. j E, and were
on their road down the State To obtain
work, but had got drunk after arriving
here, and begged the Judge to let rhcm
Oft, In answer toa uu">'ir'l, ne SAND
that he had often been drunk before rll1
had never been arrested and the j uig
suggested; that it was probable that ht
was not accustomed TO Wilmington
whisky They were each fined 5Ucts
and costs
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04

ST. LOUIS, Aug.3-Col"nel y. y. TAI
mage, general transportation manager
of the Gould lines, returned from trip
this morning. He ,etf -. Louis ON
Friday night. Most Of tn" time was
spent inspecting the property Of ih"
company in Kansas, Ncbraskaaud Mis-
sour. The crops all through KANSAS.
Neur ska aud Missouri along HE ines
Of the Missouri Pacific never IoJk,d
better. t'rUm present indications the
corn crop wlII u" arg, both rs regards
acreage aud yield, Farmers in Ne
braska report that IN some eases they
have thrrShed over 100 Glnhrls of oats
from an acre. Fl damage TO the rail
roads caused by the floods in june has
been nearly all repaired.
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04

Considerable excitement was occa-
stoned yesterday at Kirkbride's asylum,
in West Philadelphia, by the attempts
of an alleged lunatic to escape. He
persisted in saying that he was per-
fectly sane, and gave the officials long
chase before he was recaptured.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina, told reporter i'll Philadel-
phia last night, that he is OUT Of politics
for at least one year, and intends to
take absolute rest.
The Grand Army Of the Republic in
New Jersey, have determined 20 hold
the annual State encampment at Prince.
ton Junction FROM September Bird to the
h.
A Chinaman has made application to
Mayor King Of Philadelphia to be APP
pointed Oh the police force.
Daily Republican., 1883-08-04

Mr. Elan, the wounded editor and
duelist, has returned to Richmond and
resumed his chair in the Wing office.
w. X. Akerman has resigned the
Presidency of the Illinois Central Rail-
road, alleging that he needs res after
81 years service
Miss Mary Crowell won the literary
essay prize AT the Vanderbilt Uni
versity over one hundred and twenty
one young men.
w. f. Miller, Il poor newsletter OF
Paterson, \. j., by the death OF reIa-
tives in New York, has fallen heir IT,
an estate valued at $780, 600
J. Barton Cheyney, city editor of the
Every Evening, will start to-day tol
central Pennsylvania, where he will
spend a brief vacation.
Mrs. DR.. 'ocksom leaves to-day to
attend the Household Of Faith camp
meeting at Perryvl'e
Joseph c. wilkins, a well-known
journa st Of this city, is one of the
claimants to the untold millions of the
Jennings estate.
Daniel Ross, Dept. Commander OF
the Ct. a. t., Of Delaware, photographed
from Chicago last evening that IL
would reach his home III this city TO-
mo IrOw morning.