The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-05

ON the nth four men were killed and sin
injured by q train falling through bridge
near Tcnsas, Ala.
A FIRE destroyed the Mexican Central
freight depot in Paso del Norte, Tex, on
the 21th, and also about seventy loaded
freight cars Loss, 500, 900.
In Central Illinois, near Tuscola, ten
thousand acres Of growing corn were
flooded by the heavy rain of the 27th, and
part Of that city was submerged, fifteen
families being compelled to move.
CHARLES DEcKLER, aged fifty five years,
farmer, living at Bucna Vista, ILL.,, shot
his wife dead on the 9th and then killed
himself. Family troubles were the cause.
Nine children were left orphans.
MICHIGAN Prohibitionists met In State
convention at Detroit on the 27th and nom-
mated the following ticket: For Governor.
A. B. Cheney; Lieutenant Governor, Stew
art b. Williams; Secretary Of State, Peter
NJ. Hagcl; Treasurer, Alfred Wise; At
torney General, Lcmuel Clutc; Auditor
General, D. A. Waterman. The resolutions
adopted indorsc the platform and the can
didates placed in nomination by the Indian
apolis convention.
MARION STEWART shot and killed his wife
and his brother John in quarrel over .
game Of cards on the 28th at Harlan, XIV.
OK the 2Sth Thomas B. Lincoln, the only
man tried for treason during the rebellion,
died at Elkton, Md, aged seventy five years
AT Columbus, O., on the 2Sth Allen G..
Thurman was officially notified of his nom-
ination for the Office of Vice President by
the Democratic party.
A scAFFoLDING fell on the 2Sth on new
building at Kansas City, NO., killing three
bricklayers.
ON the 2sth the new home for Confeder-
ate soldiers at Baltimore was opened.
IN the town Of Freedom, ILL.,, Louisa
Gamback, aged eighteen years, and Louisa
Diemer, aged sixteen years. were drowned
on the 2Sth while attempting to ford q
swollen stream.
THE Official canvass Of the vote Of Oregon
ut the recent election was completed on
the 2Sth. and gives the official vote on Con-
grcssman as follows: Hermann (Rcp), 81
$40; John NJ. Gearin (Dem.). %, 4l3; George
NJ. Miller (Pro.), 1874. Hermann's plu-
rality, 7,4O7.
MICHIGAN Republicans will meet in State
convention at Detroit August and9
ON the 2sth Chubb Mccarthy, the mur-
derer of Michael Dorsey, was taken from
Jail by mob at Minneapolis, Kan, and
hanged. This made four lynchings in Kan
sas in twentyfour hours.
THERE were four indictments returned
on the 2Sth at Frankfort, KY, against
James w. Tate, late State Treasurer, for
embczzlement, the total amount set out
being $404, ,Os5S5.
Two MEN killed and six others seriously
injured was the result of a riot on the 2sth
| between members of the Mormon congrega-
tion at Bowman Ridge, W. Va.
In the San Pedro IN. NJ region miners
| were jubilant on the 2sth over the discov-
cry OF ore which ran Sis to the ton in clear
silver.
THE explosion of boiler on the 2Sth in a
mill near Vandalia, ILL.,, killed Samuel
King and Daniel Logue.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
| as follows on the 2Sth: Minnesota, Third
| district, ID. s. Hall Rep.); Indiana, Elev.
| enth district. A. N. Martin DEM }, Thir.
teenth, B. F. Shively Dem); Kansas
Second district John Burri (Dem.); Ar.
kansas, First district, W. H. Cate Dem.
Illinois, Seventeenth district, Rev. ]. l.
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