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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
Donest c News,

r g. Ingersoll has been engaged to argue
the case of the condemned Chicago an
archisis before the Illinois supreme court.
Canadian Pacific officials are reported as
saying that that road will be running into
Boston before May 1, 1857. The road will
use the bridge now building over the Lach-
inc Rapids and enter Boston via the Boston
& Lowell railroad. Cars are now being
built and other equipments have been pre-
vlded for. Inc celebration Of the Two Hum
dred aud Fiftieth anniversary Of Harvard
college commenced in Boston Nov. s. The
strike in Chicago has fallen through, Arm
ours men declining to 60 out when ordered
by the local grand master. Two freight
trains on the Cincinnati, Washington +
Baltimore railroad collided Friday evening
near Loveland, o., and Al. Musaelman, .
brakeman, was killed. The accident was
caused by improper orders by train dis
patchers. Frank James has received some
money from . man wko signs himself Jim
Cummings" and the detectives think IL IL
. clue to the recent train robbery. Brad
streets agency reports business all over
the country as elack and dull, the reasons
being the elections and warm weather.
John I. Middleton = Co.. Baltimore cotton
merchants, made deed Of trust for the
benefit Of creditors.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

The Duke de Ia ROchefoucauld is ex-
pected to spend the winter in Washing
ton, and this furnishes sufficient basis
for revival Of the rumor Of his engage
ment to the daughter of Senator Mitch
ell of Oregon.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

The trade in millstones of all kinds
has decreased markedly from the in
PRODUCTION OF roller-mills. The total
value Of the Esopus millstones in New
York and Cocalico stone in Pennsylva.
mia did not exceed $780, 900 in 1885.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

Miss NELLIE +. SHEDD, Of Pough-
keepsie, N. T., who now receives q
salary of 1900, is the highest paid
lady in the Interior Department. She
is stenographer and typewriter, and
has been in the department sixteen
years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

MofYat Rep, and in the third, Snyder
Dem, are elected; the sec ond and fourth
are in doubt; the Democrats Rave ma
jority in the legislature.
The reports from the Southern states,
not mentioned are meager and scattering
but indicate no political changes regard
ing their political status.
THE NEXT House.
II appears that the house Of representa-
tives chosen on uesday, and which will
assemble in December, 1887, will probably
consist Of l66 Democrats, 153 Republicans
and Labor men.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

NEW York WORLD: The west is the
land Of poesy. A Minneapolis paper
says: 'Corn. the friend alike to poet.
peasant and speculator. hovered low
iDgly q moment at 43 cents and then
alighted with pink-doved feet at "A. :"
The man who wrote that apostrophe
must have been cOrned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

THE production of metallic aluminium
increased from 1,8OO troy ounces in
1884 to 3,4OO ounces in 1885. valued at
$3.50. Aluminium bronze, containing
10 per cent aluminium, was made to the
amount of about $500 pounds. valued
at g 800.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
A Friend In Need.

Two men made acquaintance from
their habit of eating at the same
restaurant. One of them was we'll
served. The other had to take his
chances very often.
Il say said the unfortunate to the
fortunate. '.how do you manage it?
You always get the best and l the
worst. see the fellow, too.
II DON'T"
lis that why he serves you So well?"
mo. ! went to college with the
waiter. San Francisco ChrOnicle.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

Michael Davitt, the Irish Patriot had an
enthusiastic greeting at st. Paul and
Minneapolis and addressed immense
audiences in both cities on Sunday. n.
and Nine. Bartholdi and other members Of
the French delegation, except n. De
Lesseps. visited Niagara Falls, returning
to New York on Wednesday. De Lesseps
went to Philapelphia. VIM. II. Dennis, an
adventuresome Young fellow 10 making .
trip In . small clinker-built beat from
Buffalo by way Of the Miami canal, the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the Gulf of
Mexico, Atlantic ocean, Hudson river and
Erie canal TO Buffalo. He 10 now At
Memphis, Tenn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

LAST year probably two hundred
tons of '.black tin" ore were made at
the concentrating-works at the Eta
Mine in Dakota. No smelting-works
have yet been erected.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

FORTY million barrels of lime were
produced in 1885 with the uniform
price Of fifty cents per barrel at the
kilns. This was increase Of three mil
lion barrels over 1884.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
weather Probabilities


Rochester Democrat: The magnetic
needle is quite as sure an indicator Of
the condition OF the sun as storms or
telescope observations. There should
be observers throughout the country.
They will appear in time. They will
find it the most interesting study they
ever entered upon. We would advise
all to provide themselves with large
magnetic needle. II observers do not
care to obtain anything elaborate. an
old file that is not too heavy, say four
t6en inches long, may be employed.
The cutting portion may be ground of
if it can be done conveniently. The
pointed end for attaching to the handle
may be broken off up to the point
where the cutting portion begins. This
file should be thoroughly magnetizcd
and suspended to q box turned on its
side, the open side being covered with
glass, although this is not necessary.
A tube of brass or long wooden box.
say twelve or fourteen inches long, can
be fastened on top of the box over the
center Of motion of the needle and
through this the thread for suspending
or balancing the needle should run.
Loosely. twisted silk is best, as there is
little torsion. The string is made quite
long to avoid torsion. The point Ol
suspension should nearly correspond
with the middle OF the file.
The box with the needle inclOsed
should be placed where it is not sub
ject to jarring. II the iron rod i.
placed in perpendicular position te
the right or left of one of the poles oi
the needle the needle may respond
more readily to the earth currents
The rod Of soft iron has polarity, acted
upon by the earth currents. and be.
comes an electric magnet. When tht
earth currents are strong it attracts tht
pole of the needle strongly. and wher
the current falls releases it. The rod
is not necessary, but its ordinary at
traction is constant force, 50 only th,
changes in the earth currents car
change its attraction. Iron in tn,
vicinity of the needle should not be dis
turbed. and iron articles should not b,
carried near it. A small glass mirror
say half inch in diameter, may b
cemented upon the centre Of the fla
needle so motion may be detected BY
the shifting Of the image of distan
object reflected from the mirror 10 th,
eye. II will be interesting to Watcl
the behavior Of heavy needle as abOv'
described before and during an a.lyanc
ing storm. Great disturbance may b,
seen in the needle for several days be
fore storm approaches the place o
observation. There will be regula
motions of the needle at sunrise. at tn
time the sun crosses the magneti.
meridian, and at sunset. Observation
will show what are usual and unusua
motions if proper precautions ar
taken. Until the sshabits" of tn
needle are observed for some tim
there is danger of false alarms.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

GEN. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY, of Kentucky,
although an octogenarian. recently
addressed the Lincoln Club of Gin
cinnati for an hour, and commanded
close attention.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
NOTES OF TIL e TIM ES.

Ex PRESIDENT HAYES, as President
Of the National Prison Reform Associa-
tiOn responded to an address Of well
come to that body at Atlanta, Ga, last
SATURDAY..
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
New Astoroids.

New Ast0roide.
A cablegram from the Association Of
European Astronomers announces the
discovery Of two new asteroids 269 and 26S,
by DIR. Palisa. The discovery 1o.itions
are as follows: 262, Nov. =, Al. s I'm. y ..
Greenwich mean time; right ascensions,
2h. Is m. 81 g.; declination north Is deg.
2 m. II g.; motion slow north, 263, Nov. 8,
4h. 9m- IS B.; Greenwich mean time; right
ascension, . b. II a. IS s g.; declination, IS
deg. ~ N. IS g.; daily motion in right
ascension, minus u sec. in declination
south So. Both are Of the twelfth magni-
tude.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
News Echoes.

The business failures during the last
seven days reported to r. q. Dun 4 Co.,
for the United States, III; for Canada, Is;
total, 166, as compared with total OF 2l5
last week, aud l9S the week previous. The
bulk in the United States occurring this
week are reported from the Southern and
Western states. Msj,r Mackenzie has
raised \ breeze in the war department by .
report that the high bridge without . draw
now being built at Dubuque is OF . pattern
totally different from that authorized by
congress, aud that no plans therefor have
been submitted. Francis McCabe, one Of
the indicted alderman Of New York, has
been declared insane, the result OF an
injury to his head received some time. ago.
John r. Hoke, the embexxling bookkeeper
OF the Merchants National bank of Peoria,
was arrested in Montre lby Chicago detec-
tives. His extraditiOn ON the charge of
forgery will be asked. Postal clerks named
Gibbs and Flynn. running between Logans-
port, I0d., and Keokuk, Iowa, have been
suspended for helpless intoxication on .
recent evening, when no mail was delivered
by them 1t any point on the route. I. ".
Powderly avows him ELF protec .ionist Of
the most radical type.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
Prominent People.


Gen. sherman says he never voted and
never will. The king Of Portugal has re-
Gently bestowed on the baby king Of spain
three military orders. President Dwight
u Yale, says: my answer TO the question
how was educated ends where il begins; /
had the right mother" Mrs. Long, wife OF
Ex-Gov. John ,. Long, Of Massachusetts,
will pass the winter IN Washington and
assist Mrs. Logan ut her receptions. Mrs.
Cleveland proposes to give series Of
four dancing parties the coming season, to
which only her personal friends will be
invited. Rev. James White, OF Cincinnati,
is the Oldest active preacher In Ohio. He
ID Q Presbyterian, and has been preaching
moro than fifty years, and recently cele-
brated his S5th birthday. Mrs. Parnell has
arrived ct the old homestead In Wicklow,
Ireland, near the Vale Of Avoca, immortal
ised by Moore in the Meeting the Wat
ers. She has been received with filial ton
derness oby her illustrious son and her
daughter, Miss Anna Parnell, who has
been mistress Of the homestead since Mrs.
Parnell lett Tor America, many years ago.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

damaged by fire to the extent Of SoO,OOO or
$4,000, the cupola and sulphur house being
destroyed. Des Arc, Ark, was on Sunday
visited by . fire which destroyed property
to the value of 4lJO,OOO, about 0ne-third
covered by insurance. Ennis, Texas, had
. 125, 600 fire, on the 31st ult. and one man
lost his life trying to save his money. The
insane asylum at Hamilton, Ont, was
damaged by fire $50, 200 Oct. 81. Marshall's
foundry ct Pittsburg, Pa, burned on the
3lst ult., loss 5000. Three acres OF coal
OF the Standard Mines, Mt. Pleasant, Pa,
had been burning three days on the 1st
inst, and no success had been attained In
stopping It.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
WISCONSIN.
Shot to Death.

Henry Levy . lawyer Of Eau Claire, Wis,
on Nov. 1, was fasally shot at Rock Falls,
by Charles Steinho6 on whom he was serv-
ing papers. The ball entered above the
right temple.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
rne Brakeman Respons,ble.

The blame Tor tha Rio accident is
placed upon brakeman Wells, who is in
Jail at Portage.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

The happy woman who was cured Of
chronic headache BY using salvation Oil II
onthuaiastic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
German AMAirs.

Prince Bismark will not return to Berlin
until the middle of December. His wife is
ailing. The oldest citizen In Germany,
Marcus Jord0n, q resident OF Bielefeid
celebrated on Tuesday the one hundred and
seventh anniversary OF his birth. His
health IL good and mind clear. omple
ted statistics show that the years increase
in the value exports to America is 3l7,O o.
600, including $4,OOOOOO worth Of sugar.
Compared with the exports in 1876 the in
crease amounts to $5,OOO,OO0 The total
exports for the year are placed at 3,OOO,-
OJ6, 600 marks, Of which Oper cent. went
to America. The frankfort Zeitung an
objections of the Berlin city council, In
tends to promise Germany's support to the
Paris exposition, regarding it - guaran-
tee Of peace.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
Earthquakes.

Nov. 5th, There was another visitation
in the earthquake bolt. At Savannah
Ca, sharp shock Of earthquake was felt
Just as the CLOCKS were striking II. Tybes
Island reports It the heaviest felt since
Aug. 81, and preceded by loud rumbling
Il lasted 30 seconds, and people all rushed
into the sere.ts. No damage was done b.
yond the cracking Of glass. At Augusta
Ga, there was also the severest shOci
since August 81. At Charleston, 3 G..
Raleigh, N. G., and Washington. D. c.,
slight tremors were experienced ut The
hour of 1873.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

crime In Kerry, owing partly to landlords
reductions and partly to Gen. Buffers
system Of closely watching suspects in
stead of guarding persons liable to attack.
The new sy stem has been 90 effective that
the demolition Of the police protection
huts has been commenced.
Rev Mr.. Kane aud Barrister Smith, who
have just returned to Dublin from Q trip to
America In behalf OF the Irish loyalist
coined by large crowds Of people, accom-
panied BY bands Of music. Mr.. Smith, in
q speech, said he was sure, judging from
their meetings In America, that II money
were wanted for the loyalist cause in Ire
land large sums would be sent across the
Atlantic
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11

Two unknown Italians, who were walt
ing on the track, were struck BY freight
train near Pine Greek, on the West Penn
sylvania ,ailroad, and instantly killed.
The Ore bank owned by D. w. Cox, at
two men and injuring several Others. K
freight train on the Oregon & Pacific r. r !,
ran into rock slide near Alkali derailing
the engine and Is cars, killing three men
and . wrecking train going to their assist
ance ran into another rock slide killing one
man. Eva kliOtt OF Redwood Fails, Mimi,
was killed at Macalester, . suburban sta
fiOn Of st Paul on the Milwaukee road, be-
ing struck down by . locomotive as she at
tempted to board Q train for Minneapolis.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-11-11
Another victim.

Lawyer John Mcdonald Of Detroit, Mich,
left for Minneapolis Tuesday night. From
telegrams received it appears that he was
ON tne train wrecked ct Rio. Wis, and il
one OF the victims Of that disaster.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-25
A Victim of the Gun.

John W. Davenport, son of the late
Benz, Davenport, of this place, and for
several years engaged in business in
Barnesville, committed suicide at his
boarding house. in Baltimore, by taking
laudannn, on Tuesday night of last
week. Deceased was 4 salesman in the
wholesale dry goods house of Holiday &
Co., OF which firm his brother James 5.
Davenport, Is member. He was about
As years of age. and was a married man,
his wife being daughter of VIM. Meek,
Esq, or Columbus, formerly of Barnes
vile, and was in Columbus at the time
of the death of the husband. The Balti-
more American of Saturday, gives the
following account of the unfortunate
affair:
A sufficient time elapsed between the
hour that he took the poison aud the time
when he died to enable him To give sume
explanation of the act. He stated that
the cause was his inability to release
himself from the habit of drinking Mr..
Davenport went to his place of business
Monday morning last, but left about
noon, and did not return that day. A
young man employed by the firm was
sent TO demonstrate with him and to get
him to return to work on Tuesday Mr.
Davenport promised to do so, but when
Tuesday morning came, instead of going
TO the store, be went elsewhere, and, pre-
sumably, bought bottle of laudanum
at a neighboring drug store. Returning
TO Mrs. Garrison's house, his boarding
place. in an hour IT two, he retired to
mis- room. Tne young man from the
store called again, and learned that Mr.
Davenport seemed to be sound asleep,
judging from the heavy breathing IN his
room. Thinking that the Sleeper'S ap-
pearance was peculiar, he sent for a
doctor-Dr. Brewer. Before the doctors
arrival note was found, in which Da-
venport stated he had taken the lauda-
nun with suicidal intent.
DR.. Brewer succeeded in bringing him
to consciousness. and he then confessed
to the attempt at suicide. saying that he
was tired of life. not being able to rid
himself of the habit of drinking. He
also said that on FIVE previous occasions
he had attempted suicide. Davenport
relapsed into an unconscious condition,
from which nothing could rouse him, and
he died dt ten o'clock in the evening.
On the same day his wife was notified at
Columbus, Ohio, by telegraph, but she
could not reach Baltimore until Wednes-
day evening. The remains were taken
to Barnesvilie, Ohio, for burial, the same
night, accompanied Dy his wife and
rOther. Mr.. Davenport had been in
Baltimore about seven years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-25
UNIONTOWN.

Mr.. 5. NJ BOWMAN, of near Pittsburg,
accompanied by bis friend. Mr. G W Ca
rey, came over last Friday, to visit his
sister, Mrs Ella Lyle; they are GENTLE
men of culture and pleasant manners,
and those who have had the pleasure of
their acquaintance trust that they Will
fully enjoy their visit to Ohio.
Mr.. AND MIS- BAKER, of our town,
are the happy parents Of a baby boy, and
having a name ready. they fastened ii
to him at once. He answers to Roy
Fulton Baker; Mr. Baker is "at bone" to
his friends, who extend congra ations.
Mr.. JOHN GossKTT, who has been Sc
riously i'll, is now much better. and is
pronounced out of danger by his attend
ant physician. Mr. Gossett has the best
wishes of all who knew him.
Miss EMMA MCFADDRN and Miss Jes-
sic BarricklOw, two handsome and lively
young ladies of Cadiz are the guests of
their classmate. Miss May Hays, of this
vicinity. The above named ladies are in
attendance at Franklin College.
Mrs. IRWIN, of Charltan, Iowa, who
has been on a visit to relatives in this
vicinity, returned on Tuesday last.
MRS. MAGGIE THOMPSON is very un
well, and has the sympathy of her many
friends, who hope that she may soon be
restored to health.
REV. J. L. WEAVER conducted servi
ces during the past week at Bannock.
On Friday evening and on Saturday, Rev
c c Hays, of Bridgeport, filled the pull
pit, and on Monday evening Rev c
Scouller. The meetings have been well
attended.
Mr.. EDGAR HENDERSON. one of our
most successful and eBterprising teach
ers, closed his term of school at "Lvles'
last week. H.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-25

bonds, prohibiting pay for insane In
county intirmarieS.
Bills introduced: For manufacture of
gas for Columbus at Ohio penitentia>
~; for the warden rather than sheritfs
to be hangmen under the Levering "a"
prevent appeals from probate to COM
mon pleas courts in condemnation cases;
liking penalties for adulteratlng candy.
House Consideration of general ap-
preparation bill occupied the whole day.
MARCH I7-Senate-Clncinn police
bill pOstpoLed for one week.
Resolution offered asking Congress to
put all injured sol1iers on pension rolls.
Bills passed: House bill changing time
for courts; Senate bills allowing hus'
bands aad wives to testify for and
against each other in certain cases.
Bills introduced: Re-eDacting Scott
liquor law; authorizing school boards to
purchase rights of way.
House Resolution offered to investi-
gate charges of corruption in state insti-
tutions. and to proceed with 1nvestlga-
tion of Toledo house of refuge.
Bills passed: House bills making gen.
eral appropriations of S2.O0O,00O, pro-
hibiting payment of wages in script.
MARCH STANDARDIZATION to con
firm Foraker's appointments lost.
Bills passed. Senate bills fixing pen
alties for fraudulent gas bills, creating
state board of health, amending ditch
laws. providing that teachers shall not
be employed prior to April /; House bill
increasing funds for teachers Institutes.
Bill introduced: Authorizing Guern+
sey county to improve National road.
House-Bills introduced: Approprla>
ting S52. .272 rs for deficiencies; prohibit
ing lottery advertisements; fer state in
spector of elevators; preventing trans
Ter of property six months after its
mortgage; requiring mortgages to be re-
corded where m0rtgagor lives.
Bill passed: House Dill repeating law
for recording names of all partners.
MARCH l9-The Senate was In session
but a few moments. and only two local
bills were introduced in the House, when
the Legislature adjourned till Tuesday
at d. %,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

MARCH 15-Senate-Bill introduced
Amending The law relative to the en-
ployment of persons furnishing evidence
of property improperly omitted from
tax duplicate.
HOuse-Bills introduced: Requiring
advertisement in cities of third grade,
second class, in two papers of opposite
politics; enabling railroad and telegraph
employees to incorporate associations;
liking penalty for trapping and netting
wild ducks or geese.
Resolution offered: To make only ap>
preparations at adjourned sessions.
Communication read from Gov. Fora
ker showing necessity for transferring
boys from Toledo to Lancaster Reform
school.
MARCH 16 Senate Bills passed: Sem
ate bills appropriaiing ground for Gem
eteries, extending time for turnpike