Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

were George Landlord and Richard Mckee,
both colored. Together they murdered
Armistead Penn, also colored, in November
last.
GILBERT Fl. COLLINS, a prominent
business man of Omaha, shot himself
through the temple, dying instantaneously.
1t is not known whether it was case of
suicide or an accident.
A SERIOUS labor riot occurred at East
Atchiscn, Buchanan County, Mo-, opposite
AtchisOn, Kans., on the 18th. The alleged
grievance of the mob was that C. III. Peck,
the contractor for the excavation work of
| the packing house of J. M. Smith, late of
Quincy, ILL.,, had employed three colored
men in his service and was paying
but $1.25 day. When his men
commenced work drunken mob
armed with revolvers and knives appeared
on the scene and compelled them to quit
work. From there the crowd, increasing
all the time, proceeded to other places where
colored men were employed and compelled
| the suspension Of all work. The Mayor of
| Atchison went over and endeavored to re-
| strain the rioters, but without success, and
the Sheriff of Buchanan County was sent for
to come and exercise his authority.
S. S. RICKLEY, President of the Cap
ital City Bank at Columbus, o., was shot
| through the head on the 18th by Andrew
Eichenberg, a German dyer. The latter then
put bullet through his own brain, causing
| instant death. The shooting took place in
the bank at noon, the only other person
present being Ralph Rickley, the Cashier,
who is a son of the President. Eichenberg
came in and asked Mr.. Rickley to loan him
az ri yI,a
latter refused, whereupon Eichenberg pulled
out revolver and fired without any warn
ing at Rickley, following almost instantly
with the shot that terminated his own life.
The man is believed to have been insane.
Mr.. Rickley is seriously wounded, but may
recover.
THE capture of africa by the Chilians
is considered death blow to the hopes of
Peru, but President Peirola still urges war
to the bitter end and is taking most ener-
getic measures.
FRENCH Jesuits have requested per-
mission of Spain to establish colony on the
Island of Fernando Pc. The request is re-
ceiving the consideration of the Spanish
Government.
CHRISTIAN PECK, a young merchant
of Littleport, Clayton County, Iowa, blew
out his brains with a revolver because his
girl Tilted him and married another man.
THE Texas and St. Louis Railroad is
now open to Tyler, 126 miles from TeXar-
kama.
THE Denver and South Park Railroad
is completed to Leadville, $50 miles from
Denver.
IT was reported from New Orleans on
~ hot two SailorS Of no howl
Excelsior, at Quarantine Station, had been
taken sick, presumably with yellow fever.
SENATOR CAMERON is lying seriously
i'll at the Virginia Springs, with no hope of
his being able to take part in the pending
political canvass.
AT S:15 on the night of the 18th a
shock of earthquake was felt in Memphis,
Tenn, its motion Migratory, coming from the
northwest, and lasting several seconds.
Hon WIN. Ii ENGLISH, Democratic
candidate for Vice-President, on the 18th
arrived in New York City for the purpose of
consulting with Gen. Hancock. On the same
day, Hon. Marshall Jewell, Chairman, and
Hon. Stephen w. Dorsey, Secretary of the
Republican National Committee, left New
York for Mentor, o., to consult with Gen.
Garfield on the approaching political cam
paign.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10Th
says Alta Cabinet meeting to-day there was
some discussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
exercise of the Presidents power to with
hold the expenditure of some portions of
the money appropriated by the last River
and Harbor bill, but it was decided that the
entire amount OF appropriations should
no cd "a the War nenarfTo N
in each particular case may consider desir-
able.
SAN FRANCIsCO's population foots up
233, O66, including 2O,549 Chinese.
SECRETARY SCHURz has engaged to
make a number of political speeches in In
diana during the pending campaign.
THE first annual exhibition of the
North Texas Pathological Society opened at
Denison on the 10th. Upward of $50 entries
of fruit were made and about the same num-
Der of vegetables.
HEAVY rains have prevailed through
out portions of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa, doing great damage to the crops. The
town of Waterloo, Iowa, was partially inun
dated, and two young men and girl were
drowned.
IT is thought in Berlin that war be-
tween Turkey and Greece is inevitable.
The Russian official organs, however, ex-
press the opinion that Turkey will abide by
the decision of the Berlin Conference, and
that all will be peace and quiet.
The wheat shipments from New York
during June reached the enormous aggregate
of IL, 676, 900 bushels. This exceeds by s.
600, 900 bushels the largest monthly shipment
ever made from that port. The shipments
for this month, it is expected, will reach
5000, 600 bushels.
HAYTI has another rebellion. A con-
spiracy against the President-elect and in
favor of pretender has been discovered.
Many of the leaders have been arrested.
Some have been banished and others execut-
ed. A rising has taken place in the north
ern division Of of the island in favor Of the
conspirators.
THE members of the firm of Christy,
Cobb & Co., grain dealers and spectators at
Cincinnati, have been arrested upon charges
preferred by two principal banks, of issuing
forged warehouse receipts which were hy-
pothecated as security. The amount in