The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-30

and married James Egan, and was upbraid
ed by her brothers for the act, cut bel
throat and cannot recover. She is pretty
and has some property.
| At Vilonia, Ark, every business house
and the barns and cribs Of the Harris
brothers were simultaneously set on fire a,
3 A. m. on the 2Oth. and everything was
burned including mules, horses, cotton
seed, corn and hay.
At Cheboygan, Mich, on the122nd, the
| city hall and opera house were destroyed
by fire. Loss, $4,000; no insurance. The
city Jail, located under the city hall, con
tanned two prisoners, one Of them an idiot
named Doggy Dumas Both were burned.
At Homestead, Pa, in Carnegie's Steel
factory the crane broke which was swinging
. ladle containing six tons Of molten steel
which dropped into the pit causing terrif-
men. The other workmen escaped
At Blue Stone Point Coupe, 80 miles
above Baton Rouge, La, at Top. m, Mon
day, the splendid steamer }. n. White took
fire in the middle Of cargo OF 1900 bales OF
| to the waters edge The loss OF life is put
| at from 30 to 6, and the scene was one OF
indescribable anguish, its horror being nd
ded to by the explosion Of two kegs of pow
der. The boat was valued at $l00, 600 and
| the cargo at $4,000.
The Catholic church and priests residence
at Bronssurd, La, were destroyed BY fire,
and Father Cunny the parish priest has been
arrested as the incendiary. He came near
being mObbed, and escaped in his night
clothes to the custody OF the sheriff. A
ysSAn ~s.~x,A L. e.
several hundred dollars is alleged to be the
motive of his action.
At st. Louis, On the 21st, Barbara g. amt,
aged II, daughter of prominent citizen
died Of hydrophobia. Some time ago she
was playing with pnFpy two months old,
ous and as the dog, SO far as known, had
never been out Of the house since the day of
its birth, and had never been with other
dogs, nothing was thought OF it. About
eight days ago, hewever, the young lady be-
two physicians were called in. The efforts
to relieve her sufferings were Of no avail, and
she rapidly grew worse and died in the great
est agony.
December 18th witnessed number Of de-
structive fires. At Marquette, Mich, the
Clifton House burned, with the loss of
ter. At North Adams. Mass, TIE four story
brick warp mill of VIC. Plunkitt Il Son
was fired by the explosion of lighted lamp
in the basement with which a workman
| was looking for . gas leak. The building
and man were burned up and 100 employees
| tial insurance. At Grand Rapids, Mich,
an extensive burial casket factory burned,
loss $25, ,OO0 At Brooklyn, N. Y, an aniline
color factory burned, loss 800, 600; one man
endeavoring to escape being burned to
death broke his leg. At Denver. Col,
$4,000, insurance, 5000.
Crimes.
At Champion, Mich, Sunday afternoon
during the absence from home of miner
named Gribbell, three masked men forced
an entrance into the house, bound Mrs.
Gribbell hand and foot and made OF with
q, 800. Attempting to call for help, Mrs
Gribbel was cut with knife by one Of the
men, and her condition is serious.
VIM. Warner skot and killed Mrs. Ella
Lynch, at Newton, Conn, Wednesday night,
and o'clock Thursday morning returned to
the house and shot himself. His body was
found lying across that of his victim. He
| left note stating jealousy as the course Ol
the murder and remorse the cause OF sui
eide.
! At Grand Rapids, Mich. Jim Matthews
was sentenced to jackson, for life for mur
dering his mistress, Nancy Curtis, Aug 8
by cutting her throat. After killing the
woman he used the the razor on himself. in
/ flicting injuries in the throat from the effect
OF which he can he can hardly speak above
a whisper. Both were colored and exces
| sive drinkers.
At Medina, Ohio, at a. M, Thursday,
five men seized and gagged the City Mar
shall, and broke into the court house and
attempted to force the safe in thu
County treasurer's Office After working
three hours and having made little progress.
they were frightened away by people he
ginning to appear on the streets, and steal
ing couple OF vehicles drove away. Tht
safe contained $4,000, money just received
from taxpayers.
The Pinkerton agency made a capture o
three men at Chicago, Dec. 25, one Of whom
is disclosed to be the man who has cut sucl
figure as s'Jim Cummings" in connection
with tho robbery of the Adams Express
car on the st. Louis & San Francisco train
on the 25th Of October last. The Inter
Ocean, of Chicago says the arrest is an un
important one, but il is vigorously stated
from other quarters the long looked op
orators have been secured. It is not claimed
that the ''Jim Cummings" is the genuin
Political and Personal.
| P. T. Barnum has built three toboggal
slides for the free use OF the people OF Bridge
port, Conn.
Governor-elect Luce, Of Michigan, ha
been unanimously reelected master OF tn
State grange.
The Cherokee Indians have sent a delega
ton to Washington to acquaint congres
with their needs.
There is a growing hostility among tn
Chicago Knights of Labor toward MI
Powderly and some want him deposed.
DIR. Guernon has been again nominate
, for Collector of Customs at st. Vincen,
Mimi, and this time he viii be confirmed.
The eldest son Of Ex-President Hayes,
lawyer at Toledo, Ohio, will marry Mi.
Mary N. Sherman Of Norwalk, Ohio, Det
80.
Ill Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, the actor, is th
only man who was been out riding wit
the President since his recent rheumatic il
, ness.
De Witt J. Seligman, son Of the head {
the famous New York banking house,
, about to publish weekly paper to be calle
!. the Epoch.
Thursday night at New York the Editt
! Of the World, gave an elegant dinner
. Munkacsy, the Hungarian artist, who r
. turns to Europe next week.
Sculptor Ezekiel has finished little fisu'
Of Robert E. Lee to be placed in front of Il