Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ing herself with a plow-line. She was n
daughter of W. T. Cox, recently defeated
candidate for the Legislature, and was so
mortified at her fathers failure to be elected
that she didn't want to live any longer.
VIM. MATToCKs, an inoffensive old
white man, was brutally murdered near
Donald's Depot, S. c., the other night. Two
men asked for lodgings, and, being denied,
entered the house and demanded his money.
Mattocks resisting, they killed him and took
500.
SERGEANT BYRNE, of the Leadville
police force, on the night of the 18th at
tempted to arrest two thieves at the Denver
and Rio Grande Depot. One OF them drew
a revolver and fired at the officer, but missed
his aim. The latter then fired in the dark
ness at, his adversary, and unfortunately
shot a woman, Mrs. Murdoch, wife of one
of the railroad employees. The wound is a
serious one and not unlikely mortal. The
thieves escaped.
THE St. Louis Smelling and Refining
Works, located at Cheltenham, in the south
western suburbs, were entirely destroyed by
fire on the 10Th. John Williams, engineer Of
the works, lost his life. Property loss,
about 500, 900; insurance, $4S,7O Some 80
hands were employed. The work of re-
building will begin Immediately.
Col. A. B. MEAcHAM, the Ute Com
missioner, was arrested in Denver upon his
arrival from Washington, as an accessory to
the murder of A. D. Jackson, who was killed
by the Utes in September.
A BOILER in O'Neil's mill, near Stew
enson, Ala, exploded on the 10Th, killing
outright Tom Cowan, James Davis (col-
ored), and two boys. Two negroes were
scalded and bruised, one losing his arm.
JAMES NEvERsON and Edward Quer-
ington, D. c., on the 10th, for the murder OF
George III. Hirth, a young merchant, in JAM
uary last.
D. r. JONES, Secretary of the Miners
Association of Pennsylvania, has been ar
rested for conspiracy in calling meeting and
distributing bills.
A GILLIAN squadron has sailed from
Valparaiso with troops to besiege Lima.
Another attempt to assassinate the
Car was recently made at Livadia, his coun-
try seat. No particulars have been made
public.
A BRITISH regiment at Halifax has
received orders to sail for Ireland.
AN express train on the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, when near Ewing,
Ind, on the Goth, struck wagon in which
four men were riding and killed them all.
The names of the victims are John McAsker,
John L. Robertson, Freeman, and Beverly
Richardson. The three former were killed
instantly, but Richardson lived several
hours. The parties were returning from a
funeral. They attempted to cross before
the train, the horses baked, and the wagon
was struck before the men could make their
escape.
LAURA, daughter of Judge Robert H.
Lamb, of Indianapolis, was fatally poisoned
by taking deadly mixture by mistake for a
dose of medicine.
THE wholesale drug house of Lord,
Stoutenburgh & Co., Sc Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, was destroyed by fire, together
with its entire contents, on the Goth. One
girl, an employee, was probably fatally
burned. The fire originated in the chemical
department, and was caused by the eXplo-
sion of bottle Of sulphuric ether. Total
loss about 500, 900; insurance, $160, 200.
ANOTHER mine explosion has occur
red at Mons, Belgium, causing the deaths of
IL men and the injury of as many more.
LAYCoCK, the Australian, won the
final heat in the international regatta On the
Thames; Ross second; Hosmer third; Smith
fourth. Laycock has challenged Hanlan.
AT St. Louis, on the night of the Goth,
man known as Michael H. Donley shot twice
girl named Annie Greaser, and then shot
himself, dying instantly. The girl will re-
cover. The shooting took place in disrep-
utable house of which the girl was an in
mate, and was the result of jealousy. DON
ley was until recently soldier, belonging to
the First Cavalry. His real name is said to
have been Rehacek, his parents being Bohe
mians and residents of ST. Louis.
DIR. THOMAS WoOD, an eminent sur
geon of Cincinnati, died few days ago from
the effects of blood poisoning, caused by at
tending to the wounded in a recent railway
accident while suffering with chapped
hands.
SIR ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Lord
Chief Justice of the Queens Bench, died
suddenly at London, on the Goth, from heart
disease.
ARTHUR LIEBERMAN, a Polish jew,
who recently committed suicide in Syracuse,
N. Y, was actively interested in the Mill
list movement in Russia and was compelled
to flee from that country on account of his
ineendiary publications. He was native Of
wilma, and man Of fine natural powers and
literally educated.
A FIRE at Adrian (Mich.) College, on
the 21st, destroyed the entire north wing,
containing the department for 1S5 theologi-
cal students. Loss, $10,0 600; insurance, ST.
600.
DURING October 61,312 immigrants
arrived in the United States.
THE British steamer Mildred, from
New York to Marseilles, foundered in the
Atlantic. The crew, % in number, were
drowned.
THE number of deaths by the Mime
sofa Insane Asylum fire is now fixed at
twenty seven.
PASSENGERS in sleeping-car passing
through the Baltimore tunnel, the other
night, were robbed of $1,000 in money and
valuables in the most mysterious manner.
JUDGE MCCRARY has refused to trans
fer to the courts of Colorado the case of In
dian Agent Berry.