The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
WESTERN.

An old man who reached Cleveland
the other day drove at once to the residence
If Mrs. Garfield, on Prospect street. and
twice cndeayored to secure admission by in.
auiring for Mrs. Fifer For hours aftcrward
he kept close watch on the house, and when
this grew tircsome Mrs. Garfield caused his
arrest. A revolver was found on his person,
aud he was sent to jail for contempt i'm re-
fusing to answer questions i'm the Toice
Court
Five of the Cleveland co. Judges
met last week to hear arguments in the case
brought by the Cleveland iquor-dealcrs TO
prevent the County Treasurer from collect
ing tho liquor tax under the Scott law until
Its consttu,ionality had been passed upon by
the state Supreme Court. The Judges failed
TO agree. The liluor-dealers' attorney then
took non-suit and Immediately appealed to
the Supreme Court.
industrial school for Indians, with
accommodations Tor 400 pupils, has been
opened at Lawrence Kan.
A fire originating in Moore's planning
mill on High street, Detroit, spread to Grand
River avenue, destroying the Reed block and
other property valued ut $4,000.
Charlie, Francis Adams, Jr., presi-
dent of the Union Pacific Road. reports that
for the year ending June 80 the surplus in.
come OF the company amounted TO So. per
cen on the capital stock. The fixed charges
o! the system are s.a3.oo, per month.
A train on the Indiana, Bloomington
thrown IRON the track near Farmer City.
Illinois, by IA broken rail. Hon. Thomas A.
Hendr eks was passenger, but escaped I'M
harmed. Eight persons were SO seriously
In ured as TO be helpless, while several others
received bruises.
The steamer Daeotah sunk in the
Missouri River near Providence. She was
valued at $4,000.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Northern Pacific Road, net
earnings Of Sa,i.5,s20 were reported. The
capital stock is SIS, sos,oss, and the funded
dett Sio,2ss,000. The unsold lands east of
the Missouri River amount to 4,0.a,955 acres.
which are dedicated to the extingushment
OF preferred stock.
A La Crosse Wis. newspaper init
IN aies that the damage to wheat by rust is
very serious, and that grain has been sold at
certain points on the basis of - and 80 cents
per hushel. Elevator men complain of work.
ing in the ears, the heat smells so badly.
In the Blaine Sentinel libel suit at
Indianapolis the defendants on Sept. Is filed
a bill OF discovery. After rcciting alleged
facts previous to Mr.. Rlaines marriage,
they claim that no record was
made OF the marriage; that the
officiating minister has been dead for
years, and that as Blaine is himself
cosnizant of all the occurrences, and as ii
will he necessary for them to prove illicit in-
tereourse with the person to whom he was
subsequently married TO Justify the publca-
ton complained of, they demand that the
plaintiff answer the interrogatories previous,
ly propoundei; that the proceedings be
stayed until answer is made; or, if no reply
is returned to the questions, that the case he
perpetualy restrained.
Isaac jacobson, the Finlander who
murdered George Bedell. North Clark
street business man, was hung in the Jail
at SHltaGo Inc HHl0TlHHdtf IHdu s1NiHcu
to have completely broken down before his
execution.
Judge Drummond has telegraphed
the President asking to he relieved at once,
before the October term Of court.
Several towns in Michigan, Ohio,
and Indiana we're shaken, on the afternoon
of Sept IL, 10y an earthquake of few
seconds duration, the oscillations being more
rereepiibe in the upper stories OF structures.
Tableware was dashed To the floor, furniture
disturbed. and windows wrecked, alarming
the inmates, who, in many instances, fled
panic 10 the streets. AT Detroit the
quake was severely felt and the river
rose some inches. The Methodist Conference
and Ladies' Missionary Society, In session
ut Defiance, Ohio, hastily quilted the build.
ing which they occupied; and the d sturb-
ance almost caused panic at reunion In
Ottawa, Ohio. Children In the schools at In
dianapolis became alarmed, and occupants OF
railroad depots i'll the sections visited imag.
ined that locomotive had coIlded with the
buildings. rumbing sound was heard in
some places. resembling a distant explosion
Tremors were also felt in portions OF Canada
kentucky, and West Virginia, ana were SC
severe in the suburbs of Cincinnati as to ter
riiy tue children in the schools.