The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-08-27

The Office of ut Journal at
Golden, ILL.,, was .nl,e.. destroyed by firc
Aug. Il.
II. A. Frety, the absconding express
and railroad o sew Albin. Ia, now
In Jail at Wa. Travelled over four thon-
sand miles j. -. Territories and British
America bciw - the date OF his flight in
January las, III. his arrest IN Dakota few
days since.
Since Marcl, !, 1866, 900 hogs have
been packed in III. West, us against :, So, 900
during the corresponding period Of last
year.
Postmaster General Villas left Madi-
son, Wis, last week. Tor Ashland and bay
field, whence. after attending to sorl. busi-
ness interests. he will g INTO camp on the
Blue River. in Northwestern Wis onsin, ind
indulge in trout l-h:ny.
Forest fires are raging among the
Montana mountains, in tho vicinity Of
Helena.
The wife OF Ex-Governor L. Glatz
Brown. OF Missouri. /. Ell u. Lake .;innc-
tonka, OF apop!ex-,
By the first count If the census the
population OF south a.n.. il ~isen ut
26l,5G0 Tha olcal coaat o Mort Dakota
places the population At l5:.l, ,ank ns the
total Of the lerrtory i!3.T.a u ai.ist ly.., IA
in 1885,
Three members of one family at
Spencer vile. ;,h, wee 20 81 drink
ing impure w.i.-@aic.. 7 . n them arc
dead, and the thist; is III ':r.tsa condition.
The comedy season a. McVicker'e
Thcater, tli,ugo. has he II ron.ht 10 q
close, and this wet. william Gili's latest
production. ..I;lui:," /. rms the attraction.
The company comprises such popular and
talented arti. t. as Carries Bswser. one of
the best comedians in til country: Miss Jean
Delmar, a charmin Alitt 20 /, r,ttc, an OK.
ccllent s.ngc.. actress and dancer; Mr.
Charles Hayward, said 20 lie thu hest female
impersonator in the MOrl |, and 4 num or Of
other wel.-known artists. li'c play, IN add
ton to possessing an inter sting and cohcr
ent plet, is full to the brim OF a!i the mos
pronounced musical successes OF the day
A Detroit baby escaped premature
alarm OF the mourning relatives, and is nov
in better health than for some time past.
Maxwell. the supposed murderer o
Prellcr, was arrai2ncd for trial in st. Louis
but the case was postponed to Sept. 2, I,
| await the return Of the Judge Of tho Crimi
nal Court.
Indians Of the Devils Lake Agenc,
havo raised 60, O01 bushels Of wheat.
George Wilson, life convict in the
state Prison ut Waupan, Wis, was pardonct
| by Gov. Rusk. lie had been under scntcnc
for ten years, and was prdonea be .ausc
had turned out that he WAS innocent Of tn,
crime for which he had leen convicted
All the iron mills in the Mahoninl
Valley resumed operations ut The Amalga
mated Az ociation scale. The strike Of th,
| coal-mners It ;anvilc ILL.,. Is ended TIL
mon returning 10 ~Grx u; the wages ofYcrel
them six months ago.
Acting May.r Walknp, of Emporia
Kan, having tel under circumstances
showing that be va poisoned, h bride of
month, whom he me, In Kew q loans unde
somewhat romantic cirN unlstanccs, has leo,
! held on crcuMsta la evidence To answer
| to the chargs using hef husband'l
death.
| Leonard Gardner had been arrestct
| was reie .sel on bal. procured two revoly
crs, an started on a hunt for tito two police
men who hrd arrested n;m-ofcers wi liam