Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-06-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

of Congress, has selected two Commissioner
and two alternates, on the United States In
ternational Commission, to provide for cele-
brating the Tooth anniversary Of the treaty
of peace and the recognition of American
independence in the city of New York in the
year 1888. The names selected are Prof. s.
Waterhouse, Of st. Louis, and Gen. A. w.
Doniphan, of Ray County, Commissioners,
and Waymsn Crow, Of st. Louis. and Milton
Tootle, of st. Joseph, as alteinates.
The report of the State Auditor for the
month ending May 81 shows the total re-
ceipts into the State Treasury during said
month to be $i5,9V6.36 Total amount Of
warrants drawn, SOP ,256; being an over
draft on the State,revenue fund OF $a4,921 81
for the month, leaving the fund now over
drawn so, 1872 81. At the end II May the
State interest fund had balance on hand of
S646, 546 !66, oft of which. has since been
drawn $405, 900 TO meet the July interest on
State bonds. After paying all outstanding
warrants the real balance in the State Treas
ury, as shown blythe report. Is S62S, 5i0.02.
The State Teachers Association will meet
with the State University at Columbia, June
%, % and "A. The programme contains the
names Of many Of the leading educators Of
the state, both. those connected with the
State schools and those in private schools
and colleges. A lively meeting is expected.
DIR. A. It. Piper was arrested Ia ST. Joseph
on the 9Th, charged with bigamy. 1t IS as
serted that he has five wives, two If whom
now live in St. Joe, one in White Cloud,
Kas., and one in Forrest City, Mo. His latest
matrimonial conquest was Miss Kittie Davis,
very worthy young lady from near Stow
artsville. This marriage took place about
six weeks ago. Piper Is said to be worth
less quack. He was committed to Jail to
await the action Of the Grand Jury. ~" g
Considerable excitement has been created
by the discovery of copper ore in Salem
Township, Lewis County. VIM. Walters.
living on the Jackson farm, while blowing
recently ran hard against what he supposed
to be a-stone. 1t was taken to Lewiston and
submitted to a crucial test and found to be
pure copper. The specimen weighs sixteen
pounds. in !. -.f
There is now in Clinton County about 5000
head Of. cattle ready for the market, and
about 1900 or 5000 head OF hogs.
Diphtheria of a very fatal type has made its
appearance in the southern part of Usage
and the northern part Of Maries Counties.
Maj. Joseph III. MCGEE, of Daviess
County, received his pension certificate re-
Gently putting him on the pension rolls from
November IS, 1853, at $3.50 per month. This
entities him to $2,475 arrears.
Ex-Gov. Hardin, now in Colorado, is said
to be In very frail health. tsv
Samuel Smith, one of the oldest citizens of
Marion Township, Davies County, met his
death on the rail. In company with John
Ward he started for Chicago with four Loads
Of cattle, and having some trouble with
them at Bureau Junction, ILL.,, he went out
on top of the cars to look after them, and II 10
supposed he slipped and fell between the
cars, crushing m'beyond recognition.
Uncle "Gov." Brawley, who lives on
Blair's Creek, Shannon County, came with
his father to Missouri in 1882 and settled
near the Three Forks Of Black River. Mr..
Brawley relates that man would frequent
ly come into that section with powder, lead,
blankets, trinkets, etc., and barter them to
the Indians for silver, which was wrought
by the aborigines into bars about foot in
length and Of the thickness of mans finger;
but where the silver was obtained none but
the Indians knew.
St. Louis has in the field one hundred and
sixty mine census enumerators. Each one
receives a salary for collecting the first $500
names, and commission on all names that
he can gather for the list over that amount.
The body of an unknown man was found
on the Barrack Road, just south of st. Louis,
on the 18th, shot through the head. All the
appearances indicated that it was case of
suicide. Alady living near by had heard the
report from the revolver some time previous
to the discovery Of the body. The man was
apparently about forty years of age. He had
light hair and the same colored chin beard.
He was attired in brown wooden shirt and
dark jeans pantaloons. His appearance was
exceedingly neat and clearly, although he
had evidently been q laboring man. A Rus
sian leather pocket-book, containing 81 in
money and fifty-fve cents in silver coin, and
a note in the German language, written up
on half sheet of note-paper, were found
upon him. The appended is free transla-
ton Of the contents of the note: DEAR
SOPHIE AND SoNs-My wish is now full
filed. pity you much. Three times sor-
row has brought me to this before. Dear
Sophie and sons, am sick and tired Of life.
Don't take this too much to heart. Get to
work and console yourself, dearest. I did
this to remove an eye-sore from your sight
ana To put an Gnu 10 our tTOuDics. Live uap-
ply" The document was unsigned, and
gave no clew to the identity Of the unfor
tt1nate man. ar, "t.
An official call has been issued for the
meeting of the Democratic State Convention,
to be held at jefferson City, Wednesday,
July 81, for the purpose Of nominating State
officers. The basis Of representation is one
for every 500 votes or fraction Of 80 in ex-
cess thereof, cast in each representative dis
trict ut the general election in 1875 for the
Democratic candidate for President Of the
United States; provided, that each repre-
sentative district shall be entitled to at least
one delegate. Saturday, July Il, is the date
for holding the delegate cleo
tons. . ,.l a.t.,
David Kirk, Secretary Of the Missouri Mil
lers' State. Association, has been officially in
formed that the premium for the finest dis
play of grain and mill products at the Mill
ers' International Exhibition ut Cincinnati,
was awarded to the State of Missouri.
The State, Fish Commissioners, have de-
cided to locate the State Hatchery on the
farm of Judge Thos. A. Brown, four miles
south of st. Joseph. ~ eJ