The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-02

Liberty, Ohio, was compelled to suspend be-
cause the cashier loaned nearly oil the avail
able funds to one drm.
Frederick 7. Nichols, chief editor
of the Memphis Ardidnchs, died suddenly at
Davenport, Ia, from paralysis of the brain.
He was in his 54th year. He formerly re-
sided at Davenport. "
Twenty-six thousand acres near Las
Vegas Springs, N. NJ, have been purchased
by New York parties, upon which an Episco-
pal colony Of Eastern people will he formed.
and an educational institution established.
A collision occurred on the
Alton Road. near Pontiac. Ill. John
L. Zeublin, a telegraph Superintendent ut
Chicago, was severely hurt. Two sleepers
and fifteen freight-cars were burned. caus-
ing loss Of $4,000.
After ransacking the house of a
wealthy resident of Pana, H., the other
night, the burglars retired to sleep in one Of
the bedrooms, came down in the morning,
procured and ate breakfast at the table. and
coolly left the premises when discovered by
q servant.
The disease which has broken out
among the cattle In the Leavcnworth tkan.)
district is pronounced by the State veteri.
marian to be Texas fever. 1t was communi-
Gated by herd of Texas cattle driven
through the district. 1t will be speedily
stamped out.
Ore-docks 1,40O feet long and forty
six feet wide are to be constructed by a rail-
way company at Ashland, Wis.,, at an csti-
mated cost of $500. 900.
The cashier of the Las Vegas IN. NJ
National Bank discovered that the vault of
the bank was being tunneled from the out
side. and guards were placed. The masonry
was noticed to be sinking, and volunteer
who intended to search the cellar met a man
on the stairs whom he shot dead. He proved
TO be the mason who built the bank vault
The robbers he'd after time, and the tunnel
was explored. II Is six feet long, well con-
structed and provisioned, and must have
taken months to build.
After easily winning the three-minute
trot at Cleveland the mare Baby Mine was
expelled from all tracks Of the National AS
ISOLATION. II was shown that she was
''ringer," and had record barring her from
the class.
James w. Nesmith, who was United
States Senator from Oregon from 1861 to
1867, has become insane, and was placed in
an asylum at Portland, Oregon.
DIR. Paaren, State Veterinarian, Wis
tied the farm of NJ. J. Clarke. near Geneva,
ILL.,, and caused two Jersey heifers to be shot.
An examination clearly showed the existence
of pleuropneumonia, and the appraisers
hxed the value Of the animals Mt $llU. Ten
others OF the herd have died within six
months.
Incited by hatred of their six-year.
old brother, Carrie and Bessie Waterman,
twelve and fourteen years, respectively, re.
siding at Ottawa, Kan, tied rope about his
neck, and then beat him to death with sticks.
They are held on the charge of murder.
Gurler Brothers butter and cheese
factory, At Dekalb, H., was destroyed by
IRE. The loss is $4,000.
The idle miners in the Hooking Val
ley are charged with killing cattle in the
fields for food. The Cambria Iron and Coal
Company, in Pennsylvania, has ordered a re-
duction of 10 per cent. in wages. which
would allow some of its employees only 81
cents day.
John Mccullough has been playing
during the past week at Mcyicker's Theater
Chicago, appearing every evening before
large and enthus astic audiences in his grea,
character OF "Sirginlns, the Roman Father. -
His magnificent rendering OF the noble par,
II direct contradiction OF the reported fail
ing OF Mr.. McCullongh's physical and menta
powers. This week he appears in number
of his favorite roles: such as 1.-THE Gladia
tor "Richelien," and '.Brutus.'
An assignment has been made by the
st. Louis Malleahle Iron Company, the bank.
refusing further aid. The liabilities ar.
about Ss5,009
A wealthy young lady of New York
Miss &. ]. Wilton, made the ascent of Long,
Peak, Colorado, with lad engaged a.
guide. They encountered a fierce snow
storm ON the return trip, and the 10y wa,
compelled to 20 several miles for assistance
During his absence the lady froze TO death
Gillie Leigh, the young Englishmar
who Was recently killed i'm the Big Horr
Mountains, was heir 10 the title and estate oil
Lord Leigh, Of Stanley Abbey, Warwick
shire.
Leayenworth has been definitel,
selected as the site for the new Soldiers
Home. The city offered $40 acres of land an
purse Of $4,000.
The directors OF the st. Louis Fai
Association, owing TO the prevalence o
pleuro-pneumonia. exclude all cattle iron
their show this year.
w. V. Esmond, the detective VIII,
figured In the zura Burns case, and was In
dicied for obtaining money by false pre-
s0nsas has dafanIfnd hls bond nj Iincnln