The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-09-24


ssDuring the last ten days, Apaches have
murdered sir citizens in Grant County-a
rancher named Brady Pollock. near Ell
Mancho; Evaristo Abcytia, q Mexican near
San Lorenzo: two sons Of John 1ckenn on
his ranch near Gallino Creek; George Horn,
Q .wood-chopper, near Georgetown. and
Mexican sheep-herder. near Lake Valley.
name unknown. The sasages also destroyed
Mcknight & Keith's ranc..-ioascs, near Lake
Valley
A compromise has been effected be-
tween coal miners and operators in the
Bcllevile lll.l region, and no further
trouble is apprchendcd.
Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio,
was reopencd last week, after having bSen
closed for twelve years. and the event was
celebrated with fireworks. u procession, and
. public meeting.
Bishop John Sharp, the Utah di,
rector of the Union Pacific. and one of the
weaithiest and most influential Mormons
living. appeared in court al salt Lake City
and pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation.
He claimed that The piurai marriage was en-
UtEcU lutO lucIS Va uH3 stutulG
against it, and that the marr ;i.c vas con-
tracted in good faith ace riding to the Nor
mon religion. blu: ne Recognized the suprcm-
acy Of his adopted coantr.'s laws. and
would live within them henceforth. He
would not advise any one else to break them.
He was fined 500. and discharged on the
payment.
Thorough investigations have been
made by the Government directors OF the
Union Pacific Railroad and by the repre-
sentatives of the Chinese Legation at Wash.
ington into the causes OF the recent anti
Chinese riots in Nyom ns. The former
telegraphed 10 Secretary Lamar that the
existing condition of affairs Is critical and
calls for prompt acton. The Chinese Cow
rage. The BODIES Of twenty-five Cinnamon
have been recovered. and i Is believed the
number Of killed reached forty.
The Illinois State Fair was one OF
the most SUI ccssful exhibitions OF the kind
ever held in Chicago. The gross receipts
are estimated at s3o,Oo0, which will fully
cover the expenses. Over $4,000 people at
tended the fair.
Rush & Sprague's touring mnls,
Leavenworth, were burned, the loss amount
ing to $4,000.
st. Louis has in one of its elevators
10000 bushels Of weavilly wheat.
A whisky war is imminent between
Cincinnati and ieoria. The latter is selling
spirits at sl.O3 and the former at Sl.O6, and
an attempt TO form y pool 10 take Pcoria's
product has ia led.
st. Paul and Minneapolis have been
raised by the Posto.sce department to the
first grade in the frce-dei livery service.
The bones of the Cinnamon found in
o California cellar were turned over to the
Chinese Consul. and hy him shipped 10
China.
A most singular death from blood
poisoning is reported from Appleton, Wis.,,
the victim being Is. I. i,cecrs, leading
citizen, who smashed one Of his fingers in q
piece Of machinery.
William Bedford, of Evansville, Ind,
wellknown in leading circles throughout the
Union. was terribly injured by u mad bull,
and will probably die.
DR.. A. w. Powers, 20 years old, ac-
cused of poisoning his neighbour cattle and
burning property belonging to one Of them,
was hanged by a mob nj HOLSTER, Cal.
The Marquis de Mores was acquitted
ut Bismarck, d. T.. of the murl.r OF William
A. LufIscy at Little Missouri june 70, 1853.
Jacob Shipley, Town Trustee of
Morgan County, Indiana, has been indicted
for issuing fraudulent warrants. A. O.
English. Trustee of another township in the
same county, who is charged with similar
offense. has disappeared. and is supposed to
have gone to Canada. Enoch Norton and
George w. Boyd. Of Fountain County, have
been indicted for completely in the frauds.
Thomas Hubbell. of Monclova. Luz
cas- County, Ghio. died-as was supposeG-in
that place thirteen years ago and was buried.
Letters recently received by his wife from
IN inmate of Michigan insane asylum,
signed with his name. led to the opening OF
hts q ave. which was found to contain an
empty casket. Tho theory is advanced that
his body was stolen for medical college;
that while on the dissecting-tabie life re-
turned, but that the shock dethroped his
reason, and he was then placed In the asy-
lum OF which he is now an inmate.