The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-13
WESTERN.

The Chief Magistrate Of the nation
was most royalty entertained BY tho Chit
cAgoans, and. from all indications, had a
Jolly good time In tho Garden CITY, The
presence of the distinguished visitor In the
city was 80 extensively advertised by tho
local press that there was fcvcrish excite.
mcnt and constant anticipation by people
who wanted To see real live President.
The FIRST evening ef his stay he
accepted personal invitation from
the veteran comedian and manager,
]. IL Mcvicker To attend his
thoatcr. When tn party, consisting af
President Arthur, Secretary Lincoln, ten
Sheridan and others entered the thea,er,
the audience rose and arrlaaaei The play
Was the ~Hanchhack,s AMI Miss Mathor the
star At theen Of the third act. when Miss
Mather was called before the curtain with
Mr.. Lcvick. she had hank OF flowers In the
center of which in vlolcts were the words,
To the President from Margaret Mather. "
She handed this 10 him. and he bowed in ~.
turn while che house anplaudcd At the end
Of the fourth act the President asked 10 b.
presented to Miss Ma,h,r, and sho VAS nc.
companicd to his box by her manager, Mr.,
MIL The rrcsiden, thanked her personally
and said he had been delighted by her act,
Ing Miss Mather replied briefly aud grace.
fully, thanking the President for the honor
he had bestowed upon her by his presen'c
The party sat the play cut and when il was
over the audience halted ON the stairway
"a. N. al H.. a n
cut and cheercd him as he was driven
AWAY, The next day the President visited
the beard OF Trade, made a short speech,
and devoted an hour or 50 watching the
wild antics of the bulls and bears A dense
crowd assembled To see tho dis.
tingniShed visitors The President was
next driven 10 the rooms Of the
League Club, where me lunch was served
In the evening two hours were devoted TO
public reception NJ the Grand Pacific Hotel,
and thousands Of citizens asailcd themselves
Of this opportunity to see tho nations ruler.
The President left NJ midnight, expressing
himself highly pleased a, his sojoarn in the
Western metropolis
The Cincinnati Exposition was opened
on tho sth inst by procession which came
upthe Ohio river on ten decorated steamers,
marching to the building amidst salules BY
artillery, whistles aud bells The Chicago
show quietly opened its doors on tho same
day to tens Of thousands in manner be.
coming an American city
Near Waldron's station. ON the Gin.
cinnati, Indianapolis St. Louis and Chicago
railroad, one freight train ran into another,
and also hreke through bridge 4 brake.
man already wounded and brakeman ON
duty were killed
At Riverton, near Springfield, ILL.,:
Nm Hoyland, aged ~, and two grand
children, years and 4 months old, respect.
lively, were burned 10 death in frame cot.
tagc
Two chnms in San Francisco had a
prolonged spree last week. one of them,
named Thomas Mullen, put tho masxle Of a
revolver In his mouth and urged his friend
TO pull the trigger The drunken fellow
did - requested, and his partner went of
to Join his ancestors
Frank James was acquitted nj Gal.
latin, No, of the murder of frank NcMil.
Ian and participation in the Winston train
robbery. iells and cheers greeted the
verdict Of the jury. and the entire town
shouted itself hoarsc for an hour afterward
The Toledo Produce Exchange has
Endorsed the project for the construction by
the Government Of postal-telegrarh lines
on the basis Of tho proposed hill of Senator
EdmundA
Rev. I. II. Oakley, delivery clerk
In the Cleveland postotsiee, has been arrested
Cor selling stamps which Ae had removed
from packages delivered, and has confessed
bis crime lie Is 70 years Of age, aud pleads
poverty, Is he received only $500 year,