The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-11
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The plague in Wise County, Va,
which swept OF nearly three hundred persons,
Is decreasing IN Intensity.
Fire swept away the business portion
OF the village OF wcst Randolph. Va. The
loss is estimated at sG5,ooa. with $4,000
snsarance.
The death rate in Chicago for No.
MEMBER was ia.s to the l.0,o--the lowest OF
any OF tie large cities OF the world.
II is rumorel that the London
Telegraph has purchased large trac, OF land
In to Motave desert on the Pacific coast. Ia
use tn, yucca plant In the manufacture or
paper fc pula to hc shippcl to New orleans
TOR Ltvcrp,ol.
Francis Murphy, the temperance TO-
sisalisa exhibits Twenty-Five hundred sigma
tar,s To the rlciec as the result OF week
", rk NJ Pittsburgh,
During terrible wind and rain storm
At Trenton, N. j., nrc broke out In the Home
rubber Comrany's Works, which were entire.
~ consumed, involving a loss of $4,000.
Nearly 100 deaths from smallpox
have recently occurred IN the village OF
5000, 100 miles cast Of Toronto, and other
sufferers are dying for lack of attendance.
George Snyder, a farmer of Darr-
town, near Hamilton, ontario, is In JAIN, nc.
cascd OF the murder Of his mother, aged IS
years, the object being to secure certain
mortgage which she held on his farm.
Ii is SAID that after Mr.. Cleveland's
resignation of the Gnbcrnatorial o1hcc he
viii extend an invitation to the Democratic
party leaders TO visit him In Buffalo. The
mos, prominent southern aspirants for cab.
met portfolios arc Money OF Mississippi, Gar
iani of Arkansas, ani Harbour Of Virginia
The res, have dropped out.
Some excitement IL caused in Lon.
don by rumors to the eject that English mcr-
chan, vessels are fitting out. and loading
with car9oes, intending to run the French
blockade OF the Chinese ports French papers
express great indignation at the scheme, and
say thar the humiliation that was visited on
England for her course IN breaking the
Amerieaa blockade during the rebellion may
he repeated II Is said that the English Gov.
eminent viii no, do anything IN the way of
preventing tho coasummaton OF such a
scheme unless there Is n formal declaration
oil war ec wcen the two bcllircrn,s,
The marble cap.stone and pyramidal
apex Of aluminium were set In place unon
| the Washington Monument on Saturday, the
9th OF pcccmbcr, completing the talcss
structure In the world created Ivy human
LANDS, The ceremonies were quite simple,
the pfvat rAlrArnttan hriur rrSrrxpd for
Washinxson's birthday. AZ soon rs tho
cap stone was set the national flag was
spread upon the hrccsc at hctgh, OF To-
| feet. battery az guns In the White House
| lot tired salute. and the people on the plat
form 40 tee, above the ground sang thu
"stsr~Span1lel Banner" The Washington
| Monument Society, rcrchci on the platform
aaor, Il resolution vcngra,uiating thu
American people "on the completion of al
| enduring monument OF our Nations graft
tade To the Father OF his Country"
Masked robbers boarded a railroad
train near Little Rock. Ark, and secures
| $4,000 In cash aud valuahlcs. bloodhound
| were nu, on the trail OF the robbers, and 81,
| mcn were soon captured In the city. Tire,
| OF them were identified.
The i. l. Case Plow Company. O
Racine, Wis, has made an assignment for IL
Saa,aeota sso,ooo, and The assets nearly $50,
co.. The heaviest creditor Il ]. I. Case, Pres
ident OF the company. Other large credit
| ars are iron and steel dealers OF Pitts
hurgh, Pa.