The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

GENERAL HARRISON was on the 4th for.
mally notified at his home in Indianapolis
Of his nomination for President by the re-
cent Republican convention, and in reply
TO the address said he accepted the nomi.
nation with 30 deep sense OF the dignity
OF the Office and Of the gravity of the due
ties and responsibilities as altogether to
exclude any feeling OF cxultation or pride.
The Democrats renominated George
Barnes for Congress on the Sd in the Tenth
district Of Georgia.
ON the 4th q cyclone swept over portions
of Iowa. At Emmettsburg the Catholic
church was unroofcd and q dozen smaller
buildings demolished. At Belmont num-
ber Of houses were blown down, and tho
town of Angola was reported hall swept
away.
KANSAS Democrats met in State conven-
tion at Ieavenworth on the 4th and nomi-
mated Judge John Martin for Governor.
FIRE destroyed the business portion Of
Maumee, O., on the 4th.
The business portion Of Lake City, Mich,
was burned on the 18th.
A STORM visited Youngstown, O., on the
5th, washing out culverts and damaging
streets. The little son OF James Gavey
was drowned.
THOMAS BRoDERIcK, ]. A. Bowles and
John 9. Wilson were arrested on a train
when near Chicago on the 5th on the
charge of being engaged in plot to blow
up with dynamite the Chicago, Burlington
Il Quincy Office buildings In that city. Tho
men were said to belong to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
THE Republicans nominated Frank Fin
Icy, Of the Eleventh Kentucky district,
tor Congress on the 5th
On the 5th c. II. Waters, w. H. Stone ard
w. Stone, his son, engaged in . quarrel
with pistols at Hollistcr, Col, during which
Walters was killed and the two Stones
were mortally wounded.
NEARLY four thousand delegates from all
parts OF the United States were in attend
ance at the opening session ia Chicago on
the 5th Of the National convention Of the
Societies of Christian Endcavor.
THE city directory for 1883, issued on the
5th, gives Chicago o population Of $4,000,
an increase of 10000, over the previous
year.
A BOAT capsizcd on the 5th on Lake 10.
hanna, Mimi, Harry Tucker, night clerk
at the Ryan Hotel in st. Paul, his father,
aged sixty four years, and Mrs. Stephen
Dysinger were drowned.
FIRE on the 5th in the business portion
of Marysville, Cal, caused fire Of zoo, O00
On the 5th Mrs. William Elwell, aged
sixty five years, and her son, about forty
years old, were killed by train near Liv.
erpool, O.
SOME one placed number of planks or
the track of the Elgin, Joliet & Eator
railroad near Plainfield, ILL.,, on the 9th,
and work train struck the obstruction,
killing three Italians.
JUDGE A. M. PULLIAM, in his Office in the
house at Hardinsburg, KY, shot auG
killed James Miller, q wealthy farmer, or
the 9th. Cause unknown.
An express package containing $1,000
sent from Bolton. Kan, to Little Hooking
w. Va, was found on Its arrival on the 6tl
to contain nothing but pieces Of paper.
GEORGE DoBBs' farmhouse near Saul,
Ste. Marie, Mich, was burned early on tn.
| morning of the 9th, and George Dobbs
| aged seventy two years; David Merrifield
aged twenty one years; Alice Thompson
aged nine years, and another child per
ished in the flames.
The brewers strike at Cincinnati, which
was begun April II, was declared OF OF
the 9Th.
uishi mountains, Ind. 7 on the 9Th. The,
| were probably killed by Indians
Ex-GovERSoR HoUsER, of Helena, NJ. T..
says that this year the Territory woule
produce gold, silver and copper TO the value
| of 50, 900
On the 9th William Landreth was hanged
| at Dallas, Ore, for the murder of his step
daughter. Simmie Ellis Antle, and Gu.
Bogles, a bootblack. was executed for tho
murder of William Morgan ut Fort Smith
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