The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-07-19
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

In duel at Wnrzburg, a student was
shot dead by German American.
Five children at Barnsby, England,
sought refuge from a storm in cnlvert,
and lost their lives by a rush Of water
1t is said that Carey and Farrell, the
informers in the Phoenix Park trials, are be-
ing detained in Ncwgate for shipment to a
British colony
1t now seems certain that the British
Ministry will be defeated in the Commons
when that body shall be asked to ratify the
Sucz canal scheme with De Lesseps. All the
Irish members and thirty Liberals will OPP
pose Gladstone. In the meantime the Gov.
ernmcnt Is begging De Lesseps to extricato
them by modifying the arrangement
The British steamer Yarmouth. While
lying at Talnatave last. month, was boarded
by French officer, who announced the
capture Of the city. forbade passengers
going ashore, and said the cargo could only
be landed on the payment Of duty. 4
French sentry was placed on board.
The Walnut Land and Coal Com
pany of Bates county. No, with capital of
u, 0uo. zoo, has been incorporated at Jefier-
son City by Charles Foster j. Warren Refer,
Senator's Plumb and Miller, and Thomas
N. Nichol
Fire broke ont in the hotel at Cocka-
too Mimi, which spread rapidly, and con-
sumed three fourths Of the town. In the
hotel three men were burnt to DEATH and
one was injured by jumping from window.
The Central Labor Union of New
York, by large majority, refused Dennis
Kearney permission to address the meeting.
Frederick Schuldt, one of the wealth
lest citizens Of Reading. Pa, caused the ar
rest of his son for threats The young man
tore up his shirt and hanged himself in his
cell with the strips
Tom Thumb died at Midlleboro,
Mass. Of apoplexy. He was born in Bridge
port, CT, in 1858, his real name Ibeing
Charles H. Stratton He had been before
the public, on both sides of the Atlantic, for
the past thirty years, and had accumulated
fortune
Two ladies undertook to drive across
the Iackawanna track Mt Roanoke, \. T., in
plain view Of an approaching train Their
horse became paralyzed with fright, AMI
stood over the rails until struck by the en-
CINE The ladies were instantly killed and
young child was badly bruised
The Treasurer Of the Rutland vt
Railroad Company is short $4,000
Postmaster Clingan, Of Polk City,
Iowa was recently assassinated in cold
blood. Two hard characters, named Hardy
and Crawford, were suspected of being the
authors Of the dastardly deed They fed
and were pursued The assassins took To
the woods in the vicinity Of Elk Horn Grove,
Shelby county. Volunteers speedily turned
out from every village and railway sta.
ton for leagues around. and joined I'm the
exciting man-hunL The murderers were
surrounded i'll Il grove, and in attempting
to capture them one OF the pursuing" party.
j. W. Maddy, respected druggist OF
Marine. was shot and killed The assassin
was instantly riddled with bullets An
other of the pursuing posse was shot aud
seriously wounded. The other assassin
then ran into an open field and
surrendered. and. after having mar
rowly escaped lynching at the hands OF
the outraged citizens, was placed in Jail.
Before dying the murderer make IA confes-
sion OF his crime, and also gave clew to
the detection of the murderers of Mayor
Stubs, Of Polk City, year ago
The Iron Mountain train-robber>
who escaped from the convict gang at Cane
Hill, Ark. returned to the stockade, having
nearly starved in wandering about the
woods.
Fifty-fve persons died of yellow fever
NJ Havana la4t week