The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-18
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

1t twas resolved by the Leaf Tobacco
Board of Trade at New York to protest
against the ratification OF the proposed
treaty with Spain.
All London was intensely alarmed
the other day by an attempt to blow up Lon
don lridge with dynamite. The attempt,
however proved an utter failure, as far ms
the design to Gem dish the structure was
concerned. About ESQ worth OF window.
ga s was broken in the vicinity. The bridge
Itself escaped without injury. 4 strong
focc OF police was put on guard, and others
sent oft to seasch for the parties who
p AIMED the destruction of the bridge, but no
ar. eSts were made or clew discovered. Ow.
ing To the excitement and the fear of u
repetition of the explosion, traffic was sus.
pended for a time.
Hezekiah Brown, q colorel school
teacher, was lynched by masked men in
Howard County, Maryland, for intimacy with
white girl names Fannie Shultz.
Indictments for willful murder have
been returned by the Grand Jury ut New
Orleans against Recorder Thomas j. Ford
his lrother, Patrick Ford, Court-Officers w.
L. Caulaeld, Charles Baker. and W. III. Buck.
ley, Police Officer John Murphy. and Baptiste
J. Favelto. Recorder Ford and gang OF
followers, including those named, set upon
Capt A. II. Murphy in the street Dec. and
Xxi led him.
Senator Bayard is said to prefer the
portfolio of the Treasury to the Secretary
ship of State.
George d. Robinson has given
score of ambitious Republican politicians
early notice that he will not run for Governor
Of Massachusetts next year.
Elisha Hyatt, President of the late
banking house of Hyatt, Levings 4 Co., of
Washington, Ind, has assigned. Assets,
$4,000; liabilities. 100000.
An oil-refEing firm of Cleveland has
obtained Judgment against the Lake Shore
Road for 81, 900 for discrimination In freghts
and $1,000 for damages.
A Detroit dispatch says that 10000
men are out OF employment in that city, and
the wases Of a large number of those EN-
poyed in the various industries have been
reduced.
The American Socialists Of Chicago,
after listening to the statement Of q miner
fresh from the Hooking Valley, passed reso-
buttons to arm themselves to resist the capi-
talistc class. and declaring the employment
OF all means OF warfare not only jus,ifabie
but necessary.
Boston capitalists have contracted
for 5000 tons of steel rails for the Arizona
Mineral Belt Railroad.
Lieut.. Greedy will be appointed As
sistant Signal Officer. with the rank of
Colonel.
A leakage in gas-pipe in Montreal
mansion was followed by an explosion which
injured three servants almost fatally and
nearly wrecked the building.
The recent suicide of Commander S.
Dana Green, Of the United States navy, was
caused by his anxiety to combat the state.
ments put forth by an officer of the Confeder-
ate iron-clad Mcrrimac, which was destroyed
by one of the earliest monitors. at Hampton
roads, Green being second I'm command of
the latter.
The Calumet sewer-pipe works, near
Toronto Ohio, valued n 500, 900, were de-
stroyed by tire. The principal block ut
Erookvillc. Ind. was burned, the loss being
$4,000. Twelve buildings at Belvidere, ILL.,;
the Rarrey Opera House and hotel at
Gornin@, N. Y, and the oIcra-honse and
several other buildings II, Chippewa Falls.
Wis, tcii prey 10 fiames.
Gen. b. nj. Prentiss, who recently
visited the battlefield of Shiloh, urges that
the bones of the unknown Confederate dead
he removed To the National Cemetery and
their las resting place be properly marked.