The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-26

Inc TWO houses OF the llllnOD Legs
lature assembled IN joint session, on Feb. Ia
10 ballot for United states Senator, but when
the roll was called no member responded -
his name.
The State Department at Washing
ton corroboratcs the report that Minister
Aston has resigned.
Fire DESTROYED the entire business
portion OF the, town CT Bislce, Arizona.
Loss 500. 900.
New warrants are to be issued for
Couch, stafford. and other Oklahoma boom.
ers who purpose another invasion of the Ter
ritory.
At Bloomington. Ill.,, and towns in
that vicinity, coal famine prevails, and
people are in serious straits for firc supplies.
Farmers are said to I've burning fencing and
corn.
The Oliver Chilled Plow Works pur-
pose removing from South Bend, Ind, and
Logansport offers a large house to the COM
pany II they will locate In that city.
By order of the United States Court
Mt Columbus, the Marshal sold 100 sores Of
coal lands belonging 10 the Ohio Central
Company, for which the first-mortgaYe ond-
holders hid s.GOOOO. The Ohio Central Rai-
road will he knocked down April Il.
Twelve bodies of the victims of tho
snowslidc at Alta, Utah. were brought to
Salt Lake. Four or those reported dead
were rescued alive. after being buried for
hours. by other avalanches in the vicinity
six persons have persisted.
A petroleum well, gushing twenty
lve barrels an hour, has been struck In Dial.
las, Wyoming.
Bray Bros, San Francisco commits
sion merchants, failed, with 100000 liabilt
ties.
Lawrence Spoyde & Co., bankers Il
Pierceton, Ind, failed for $4,000.
The late s. s. Merrill, Of Milwaukee.
ieft On estate valued at S7sSooo. Tho viii
gives the widow the Homestead q Grand
Haven. 100000 in cash. and liberal income
besides. Two sisters and Q brother Of do
ceased will receive $500 annually, and hil
children arc to have tho income from the
bulk Of the estate.
The wine house Of G. Cavaroc, Son
4 Co., in Chicago. was seized by Deputy
Sheriff on confessions Of Judgment. The liz,
btlitics sre ss3,O5a. and the stock and 10
counts are valued Ut Sl0S, 900 Tie Cavaroc.
have been engaged IN the wine business IL
New Orleans for more than century.
Mrs. Mack, who was convicted oil
numbering her husband ut Janesviilc. Wis,
sentenced 70 life Imprisonment, and granted
new trial, has married the p i..eipal witness
against her and thus rendered him incompc-
tent to testify.
On the Palouse River, Washington
Territory, desperate named Calvin
Pierce quarrcled with Il young miner named
W. II. Ncwcomb. and subs .qucntly crept up
behind him and split his head open with 1
pickax. The murderer fled. hut an alarm
was given, and he WAS speedily captured. A
vigilance committee, composed OF miners,
he WIS Immediately hanged 10 the ncarcs,
tree. The O.dy was left suspended some
time. but was hnaliy buried.
A stock train ON the Alton Road was
wrecked 1t Sag bridge, rear Chicago, BY Z
broken rail, killing ono hundred head Of
cattle.
Tho great spectacle Of Zanita has
entc.e ell upon its fourth week At M.vickcr'l
Thenscr, Chicago. The dancing Of Senorits
l:clia, tho rcmier Of the t,0lie. has created
n p. rfcct Juror among Chicago thcat r.
go.r> The = I, says Or her. -. moro
grace tub s0H,iu. sHl ,OgOus dancer has
scl.nm h,'o,c isitcl III co: ntry: and u. ~
bias hen r.s ciseJ With more unanimuvs
praise. 4 Is mt that che accomplishcs par.
ticnlarly difficult %, startling foats hut it d
bcr natural IerleriiOn 0, motion that in tho
delight 0, IT. abandon .aitivatcs attention
and makes WHIT is extremely artir cial ap
pear to b. tho en- dMcnt Of ease. With
such gifts - hers uuitsrl To will.Iover and
Intelligence there il D rcasou ~hy she
should not Gcc0nle an,tlHg Tagltoui OF
Elsslcr."
Farmers IN tho Edwaldsville IN.
sect'on report the winter wheat plauy very
badly damaged b. the cold weather.
A we'll ut Bay City, Mich, has been
sunk to depth or ...6:O feet, with favorable
| Indications FOR salt.
An Internal machine 10 reported ia
| hsv, bscn found IN dwelling Ut Sluryis,
Mich. Tho fuse Aed loon lighted. but tailed
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