The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-16
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whose engagements for the season have been
Cancelled on account OF his illness-an afhic-
ton that threatens insanity--bccame excited
At st. Louis, and made q desperate encrt to
get on board train 10 80 to New York,
knocking down the conductor. He was with
diffculty removed 10 the Southern Hotel,
and Is in the hands Of kind friends.
At Newaygo. Mich, John Armstrong
found boardcr, George Bates. In his wifes
room, and scil,ng an AK, rushed In. The wife
held Armstrong while her paramour went In
search OF pistol, but he broke from her
grasp, aud killed her with the AZ. Hasten
ing down stairs, he met Bates ascending, and
slew him with one blow. Armstrong then
surrendered to the authorities.
A cigar peddler in San Francisco.
named John Jacobs. has official advises that
property in England of the value Of a, 900
900 awaits his orders.
Two men and their wives were muir
dered by Mcxicans Al RafYerty's Ranch. In
Arizona. Rafferty, Is missing, and IL also sup
posed TO have fallen victim to the depreia.
tors from Sonora.
A terrible disaster occurred south Of
Chicago in Lake Michigan, Just opposite the
Hyde Park Water Works, by which ten men
lost their lives. Fifteen men were employed
by the contractors I'm constr ucting an inlet
tunnel to the water works. They lodged
IN shanty constructed on piles at
the crib about mile from shore. 4
furious gale came up during tho night,
which washed the snanty on, and with II
three OF the men. Ono OF the three drifted
10 shore on plank and was saved. OF those
who chung TO the piles eight were suese.
qnently swept on by the waves and drowned.
The four who managed to cling TO their
places were rescued by the life-eoat, which
hraved very dangerous sea In order TO save
them.
Flames swept away st. Patrick's
Church NJ Eau Claire. Wis, causing a loss OF
Sss,o0o.
Near Marysville, No., bridge col
arly all q which were drowned. The engi-
neer was killed. and the brakeman and Are.
man badly injured.
A freight train ON the Union Pacific
collided with wild engine NJ Elkhorn, Neh.,
by which fireman and engineer were killed
and another fireman lost both legs.
During Democratic meeting a,
Clinton, Ohio. = cannon exploded. killing
Lewis Baker and terribly mangling twt
others.
Smallpox has broken out at Brook
ngs, Dakota and Is spreading rapidly.
is thought that II was introduced into tn
place by immigrants.
The wholesale and retail dry good
firm of Day Bros. & Co., Of Peoria, H., hs
made nm assignment. The liabilities ar
placed Mt sl2:.000 and the assets Al $4,000
There are Isl creditors, the principal one
being New York and Philadelphia dry good
firms.
Mrs. Walls, little woman, found
thief in her room in the 81. James Hotel q
81. Louis, and sending word by n friend 70
help, slipped into the apartment, locked tn
door, and threw the key through the transon
Then she took from the sneak the money an
valuables hc had appropriated, and whe
people from the Office opened the door
handed him into their charge.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar
Society of the N. L. Church for the Nortl
west In session at Jacksonville, ILL.,, electe
Mrs. J. l. Hit, OF Evanston, and Mrs, T. 4
Hill. of Chicago. President and Recordin
Secretary respectively and will meet mex
year In Kalamazoo.
The Third Presbyterian Church G
Chicago, located on the corner of Ashlan
and Ogden avenues, was Quilted by iir
OF some timers at work on the roof. Tn
loss ~ nearly sioe.ooe, and the insurance
ssI,aeo. Rev. nr. ki,tredge had intended I
accept call 10 Philadelphia, but IL 10 undo
stood that he will remain until the Thir
Church IL again ready Tor Use.
Charles W. Butler was hanged q
Columbia City, Ind, Tor the murder Of h
wife. He was the son Of an honored MI
wealthy physician Of Columbus, Ohio. u
the scanold the condemned man predicte
that all connected with his execution woal
experience regret.
Near Troy, Ind, the nude and heat
less body OF Mrs. stilwen Henderson, vi
found In a cistern, aud, Suspicion resting G
the family, the husband and bis Two sons,
ii. and william Henderson,, we're arresle
Al the investigation, n. III. Henderson, 4
kno~ledaed killing his mother, but the o
man also criminals himself. aud both Vel
held, while William Was released. ms
lynoAed the eldest son, and started 20 striI