The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-26
IOWA STATE NEWS,
IcnyNzo scfnrcKER, the wealthest citizen
of nnvAnnort In dand


Of Davenport, Is dead.
WILLIAM N. JoSEs, who voted at the first
Territorial election In Iowa, died Of apo
plexy ut Des Moines
DEs MONIES IL bound not to be behind any
Of the other metropolitan cities, and so has
opium joint In full blast
The sum Of ssl2 was allowed at the late
me ting Of the Dubuque County supervisors
for bounties for wolf scnlps
MRS MARTHA Bacon, wife of o prominent
grocery dealer OF oskaloosa, committed
suicide She was about rs years of age. No
cause is assigned for the deed
DUBUQUE will celebrate the emi-centen-
NAL Of the first permanent settlement Of
Iowa on the occasion Of the Old Settlers
meeting, and fund for that purpose ID be-
ing raised
The Iowa Railroad Commissioners have
decided that no road IL obliged to accept
travelling mems samples on first class trains,
and that when they are carried on passen-
ger trains the rate may be regulated by the
tariff In use for express packages
JAMES FAaAN, Of Des Moincs, Just to gel
his friend Hall, confidence man, ont OF
JUL, went on his bail. To make himself nc
ceptable bail he swore that he owne ely hty
acres Of land In Warren county He didn't
own the land and Is likely to go up for per
jury
PECULIAR lawsuit has been commenced
In palo Alto county. Pierce Shortall has
filed petitions in two suits in the Federal
DISTRICT Court against klewert Bros, VI
Milwaukee, for the recovery Of $a,1s.-and
$685. being money paid for liquor sold him
by the defendants since 1871.
Ar Durango, ten miles north Of Dubuque,
Mrs Fawks, wife Of the pastor of the Con-
gregational Church, went to m open swim
dow to close 1t during storm, when she
was struck by lightning and instantly killed
No traces Of the electricity could be found
upon the window or elsewhere in the room
Ar Davenport Mrs Doris Rober, a German
babe, aged ~ days, and, standing in front
Of mirror, cut her throat from ear to ear
In most shocking manner She died al
most instantly. Insanity from puerperal
fever is assigned as the cause.
KEAs 4 SULLIVAN, of Dubuque, recently
lost peculiar silk dress pattern by theft,
and yesterday one of the firm discovered q
lady wearing the dress, and accused her OF
stealing. it She confessed that her mother
was the thief, and was let off by paving the
full value, s3s The parties implicated are
quite prominent
CAPT Toni LEEyANs, the veteran steam
boat Captain and lead miner, died in Du-
buque He il said to have had more remarka-
BILE escapes from death by broken bones,
bad air. gas from the powder used In blast
ing the mines, and falling shafts than any
miner in Iowa He left considerable fort
une.
The Iowa Railroad Commissioners have
decided that when purchasers Of second
class tickets secure berths i'll a sleeping-car
and the conductor demands the difference
between second and first class fares, pas
senger must pay hrst-class rates for the
first Glass accommodations, aud that sleep
tng-car fare does not include transporta
ton.
The last will and testament of the Late
Bishop McMullen, bequeaths all his propert.
real, personal and mixed-in the State o.
Iowa to the Rt REV. P. J. Ryan, Coadjutol
OF the Bishop of St Louis; the Rt Rev
Spalding, Bishop of Peoria, and Bishop
OConnor, of Nebraska, share and shar,
alike Bishop spalding, of Peoria, is ap
pointed sole executor of the will.
7. A. AND ORgS SEAGER. father and brothe
of the man who suddenly became insane a
Des Moines, have arrived in that city. The,
eay that they never knew OF Henry beins
troubled with anything Of the kind before
He had had some trouble with his wife, sh
being a Catholic and he Protestant, an,
they think that is the cause Of his ma,
freak They are large, fine looking men
and are farmers in New York state
A CHI. IL years old, applied ut the May
cr's office in Atlantic recently for place t
stay About two months ago she was sen
out from New York city with other home
less children, and given place to work a
farmers house. five miles below Griswold
When leaving her temporary home she aske
for 10 cents, which was refused The caus
OF her leaving l. not stated She was care
for by the officials
roR some time Mills county has bee
troubled by horse-thieves Last week
stolen horse was seen grazing near Ma
vern. When man came to catch the horse
both horse and man were captured by cit
xens The man was taken before q Justice
where he gave away the names Of four con
feterates who were In the town watchtn
the examination. These were quietly n
rested The Sheriff, with y strong posse
has gone to the den Of the thieves on y
island In the Missouri, near Plattsmoutl
where ii il reported there are number (
stolen horses guarded by members Of th
gang
r. l. CilNaAN, ut Polk City, was murdere
late one night recently The particulars, Z
far ms known, are these: As Mr. Clingal
with his clerk, D. G. Hanger, were closin
the store for the night twomen came to tn
door, saving Good evening. gentlemen
drawing revolsers at the same time, ant
without any warning. one fired at Clingal
the ball taking effect just below the LEI
collar bone He died instantly. II
whole county adjacent to Polk Cit
: v,as aranSal and Snuads of man n