The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-05-17
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Ex-Reprcsentative Dezendorf, of Vir-
ginia, has written letter to President Ar
thur complaining that Senator Mahon, is
c'rru tly disposing Of Federal patronage in
that state in scandalous manner greatly
10 the de.riment OF the Republic party.
An appeal II made to the President to check
the ahu cs which have grown up under Ma
homes administration of politics in the Old
Dominion
A counterfeit - gold piece. purport-
ing to TIC c,incd in New Orleans In isi3, is in
circulation
Mr.. Charles Collins was Chief En-
CINE II Of the Lake Shore railroad The
Ashtaball bridge. which went down with
horrible loss of life Tee. ~. iS.,, was built
from p'an> made by Amasa Stone. who was
Pre- ideaf OF the roa l. AMI was constructed
un Ter the supervision OF Mr.. Collins
Both men ended their lives by
tragic suicide Mr. Collins, wrought
upon br the horrors Of the Ashsabula dis
aster, shot himself Jan. II, l>,;. lie thrust
a p's ol into his mouth and fired shot
which killed him instantly. Six years later
Mr. Amasa Stone has committed suicide.
Strange,i coincidence of all, brother OF
Charles Collins committed suicide, and
brother of Amasa Stone committed suicide
The general talk is that the suicide
was IN keeping with Mr. Stones life-secret,
dark and thorough.
Joe Brady, the first "Insincible'
convicted of participation in the Phoenix
Park butchery, was hanged at Dublin on the
mornin. of the 18th inst Reporters were
denied admission, the Irish executive and
British Home Secretary having sternly re-
solved tina. none but officials should witness
the execution. 1t was sought to make the
culprit's fate mysterious and ignomnious,
and to east all possible obloluy upon his
memory.
The British Foreign Office has been
informed that China intends to oppose a
French rrntectorate over Tonqnin
The Pope has cxactcd a promise from
Archbishop Croke tina, in future, with regard
to political events in Ireland he will low
in the wake of Cardinal McCabe. An import
ant document has been sent to al the Irish
Bishops
The Universal Fisheries ExhihitiSn
q London was formally opened ON the "A h
MS, Il vast col coarse being In altendanca
The exhibits are b. no m ans complete, and
several weeks mu elapse before they viii
he in proper condition At Berl q Inter
rational Hsgien Exhibition was opened by
the Crown Prince OF Ge msnv.
Mr.. james Gillian. who resigned the
United States Treasur.rslip last mouth to
accept the Presidency Of a financial institu-
ton In New York has. after three weeks
service i'll the latter capacity, withdrawn
from the concern, together with thren other
prominent gentlemen VINO recently entered
t. directory
Ex-tioe. Israel Washburn, of Maine,
died at Phi adelpha. where he had been un-
der medical treatment
Austin, Texas, was visited by Sl75,-
coo fire
Immense deposits of chloride and
horn-siser have been discovered in the sec
ton of country lying between the Pecos
river and the Rio Grandc, Texas
Negro miners lynched William Con-
nors, white, who killed two men and seri-
ous'y woundr two more in drunken quar-
rel at Glenmarry, Tenn
Fire DESTROYED the Anderson pressed
brick works in Chicago causing a loss of
s2Ja,0 Geo
Flames reduced to ashes $3.50
worth ef property in III, lumber district Of
Cincinnati.
Coz. Click. of Kansas, has notified
the sheriff OF Ford county that unless he ex-
crts his official power To preserve order and
Iratec, the property of citizens of Dodge
City he will be removed