The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-09-12
WEST AND SOUTH.


On the I'd Samuel &. Showal.cr. aged
sixty-nine years. died ut Dayton o., from
the effects of tho elixir OF life" admin
istercd in the hope Of relieving him of
rheumatism.
The death Of Ninian Writ Edwards. son
Of tho first Governor Of Illinois and 4
brother in law of Abraham Lincola, and
an eminent lawyer. occurred at Springfield.
Ill, on the I'd, at the age OF eighty years.
JUDGE THAYER decided in the United
States Circuit Court Mt St Louis on the I'd
that the counterfeiting of union cigar
labels could not be prevented nor tho
parties punished for 80 doing.
OHIo's State fair opened at Columbus on
the second with the largest number OF en-
tries in live stock, farm products, machin-
cry and fine arts ever before made in its
history.
MONTICELLO ,Ky.) advices of the 2d say
that q young negro who had assaulted his
employers daughter was caught in the
woods by posse, tied to stake and
burned to death.
FLAMES nearly swept away the town OF
Barker, NJ. T., on the I'd and man named
Ellis. his wife and four children and three
other men perished in the flames.
The closing of J. s Brooks bank at
Lenox. Ia, caused o sensation ON the 2d
No one knew the condition Of the bank.
The patriarch OF Kansas City. NO.. John
c. Mccoy, died there ON the I'd. in the sew
enty eighth year Of his age. He was the
last surviving member of the original town
company and the original surveyor of Kan
sas City and Fort Leavenworth
ON tho Virginia Midland railroad OIL the
I'd near Accotink, Va, L. A. l.ainey and
Ashton Raincy, brothers, and well-known
cattle drovers, of Wartenton, Va. were
killed III an accident and Conductor
Faulkner was seriously injured.
SNOW fell on the I'd in the Elliston and
Ten Mile region in Montana to depth Of
six inches. materially aiding in qncnching
the forest fires which had been raging for
4 month.
SOPHIE LAwEENcE's one hundredth birth
day was made the occasion of a public
observance at Bethel, Ind. on the Sd The
old lady was in good health.
IL blasting for the now Presbyterian
church foundation at Duluth. Mimi, large
vein of copper was discovered on the 3D.
Two YOUNG men, Abraham Likes and
Jude Springs, fought duel at Malod City,
L. T.. on the I'd over young wcman, and
both were killed.
WHITES aud blacks in Bibb County, Ala.
! were arming themselves on tho Sd, and q
race war was imminent
NEAR La Porte, Ind, ten ice-houscs con-
timing l5O.tUO tons OF ice, the property OF
the John Hill Ice Company, were destroyed
by fire on the 3d.
Ina fit of jealousy on the Sd William
johnson. OF Denver, Col. aged twenty
three years, shot and killed Jennie
Schrock, his sweetheart. and then killed
himself.
The post-otfice at Moline, ILL.,. was sentered
by burglars early on the morning Of the Sd
and about ~. 10O IN cash and stamps were
stolen.
On the Sd a convention to frame consti-
tuition for New Mexico met at Santa Fe.
IN the election on the Sd in the Third
Louisiana Congressional district Andrew
Price (Dem.) defeated Henry C. Minor
(Kep) for Congressman.
+. I. JEfFERY resigned OH the 3d us gen.
eral manager Of the Illinois Central rail.
road owing to q difference with acting
President Hartman.
GEORGE DILHoF, a young man, died al
Cincinnati OH the ith while under the In.
nuence OF chloi oform admins cred hy
physicians for the purpose of making q
surgical operation.