The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-06-18

Harlow, Spencer 4 Co., grain deal
ers ct st. Louis, have mado IN assignment,
With liabilities OF seO.ooD and assets eeti-
mated at Sl05.OOo.
An elaborate programme hos been
arranged for tho entertainment Of the Mex.
lean Journalists. who will arrive in Chicago
On the eth inst.
The special Senate committee on in.
eerstatc commerce, composed OF Senators
Cullom, Plat, Miller, German, and Harris,
began its session last week. The committee
are trying 10 find out what ground exists for
tho complaints against the transportation
companies engaged in interstate commerce.
The Apaches killed four soldiers in
Guadalupe canyon, and . Mexican near Bis
bee, Arizona, In the milestone mountains.
The reported outbreak among tho Southern
ptes u denied by the Indian agent ct their
reservation.
A number Of horses have died at St
Louis from what Is supposed to be spinal
meningitis, and 1t il feared that m epidemic
will result. seventeen animals arc sick Ia
one stable with symptoms OF plcuro.pncu.
monia.
A supplementary bulletin from the
Illinois State l.onrlof Agriculture says there
10 no further doubt that tho wheat crop Of
the State this year will be the smallest raised
IN twenty-five years.
A passenger train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee nnd st. Paul afro Il was Il own
from the track Ivy violent win storm near
McCoOk, Dakota, ;i.st west III Sioux City.
There were two passenger coaches, b;,g.ng
and mail cars. III, ti.in Mas g'.inx III i:.ariy
full speed wien the j. ID s,r..ck tho train.
Every cur was Flown from til. track and tho
engine partially 80. There were between
sixty ana seventy passengers in the cars, and
most OF them nkiraculoa-y escaped with
slight injuries. l.. N. Scot. III. ex press mes
senger. Was lady hurt AMI supposed to b.
internally injured. An alL couple whose
names are not given were also quite severe
II injured, but ii Is thou hit not fatally.
Nearly every passenger ON the train suffered
from scratches bruises, or Commissions. but
save those above mentioned no ono was bad
" hurt.
In the Iowa Supreme Court, tho pe-
ution OF ex-Auditor brown for rchoaring
10 his habcas corpus case has been dismissed.
Patsy Cardiff and Billy Wilson had
. prizc-fyht near st. Paul. Cardiff winning
10 the ninth round.
Gen. Crook telegraphs from Huachu-
g, n. NJ, that Iawton's camp was attacked
y Apaches. Five Of Lawton's men wers
killed and several stores wore burned. LAW
ton was away with scouting party Ct the
time Of tho attack, and the camp was Ia
charge Of one non-commissioned ofncer And
sevon men. There wcrc twenty-five or thirty
Indians In tho band.
A mob st Osgootl, Ohio. shot and
killed Turner Ossood and wife, colore4 WIN
mado themselves obnoxious By drunkeunesl
and quarrelins.
A large section of Iowa was visited
by destructive storm. At Pulaski f0ul
persons wcre instantly killed and two fatally
hurt. Numerous personal injuries are -
ported from other points. Scores Of build
ings were wrecked by the wind and lightning
Trains were blown from the tracks. aud sew
oral bridges wero destroyed. Towns aud vii
lagos wero flooded, and MANY miles OF rail
road track submcrsed. COussoerahss dam
ago was inNsctrd upoD growing crops. 4
severe storm also prevailed IN Nebraska
Much damage was done along tho line or ID,
| Union Pacific Railroad between Omaha AND
North Platte. In tho south part OF the STAT
| . great many buildings wore wrecked b,
-A ,~A 1s-l~ A
yards were blown away.