Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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. keeper in North Springfield, was
John Vaughn. The murder was committed
apparently without any provocation: The
murderer escaped from town, shooting at q
negro woman on his way, fortunately miss
ing his mark. He was arrested soon after,
and it was with much difficulty that the
crowd was restrained from lynching him af-
ter the Coroner's inquest 1t was also re-
ported that another man was killed several
miles south of Springfield the same day.
The meeting Of the State Immigration So
ciety will take place in St. Louis on the 18th
day Of March next. 9J '.t.T'-n .,
In al, ARRAY at Gainesville on Christmas
Eve, at masquerade ball, Jared Conk was
shot and killed by Judge Benjamin b.
Price. @
Near Holden, on the 29th, w. p. Brownlec
was killed by Burrell Clauneh. Both farm
/ ers. .i .. s5-.t t-rs f1.a.r -.
Julius Beck, aged %, son Of DIR. j. G.
Beck, one of the founders Of Sedalia, while
out on hunting expedition, on the 2Sth,
with three other young men, was accident
ally shot with a double -barreled shotgun
in the thigh and bled to death in one hour
afterward. He was a machinist in the NJ.
X. and T. shops and member Of the Silver
Cornet Band.
The Fund Commissioners on the Goth ult.
ordered the State Auditor to draw his war
rant on the State Treasury for $l2O,54O in
payment Of the July, 1879, and January,
1880, interest on the 1909 bonds of the State
held in the School fund. This amount, when
added to the percentage due from the Gen.
| eral Revenue fund to said School fund, will
constitute the sum Of school moneys for dis
tribution the coming year. An order was
| also made for warrant to be drawn on the
Treasury for $500, being the January, 1880,
interest 122 on bonds belonging to the State
Seminary money. it.-
The President and Secretary of the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph Railroad Company filed
on the 30th ult. with the Secretary of State
their certificate of date December "a, Of the
assent of the stockholders Of said company to
the execution Of a lease of that part of said
company's road lying between Cameron and
Kansas City to the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Company for 25 years. This agree
ment was assented to by resolutions of the
stockholders Of the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad Company at the annual meeting
held November 8 at Hannibal. At the same
meeting a resolution was also adopted au-
thorizing the Board of Directors to make ar
rapgemcnts and contracts for the operation
of the company's road by or in connection
with any other road, or for the leasing of the
whole or any part of their road to any other
company owning or operating connecting
line, or for pooling the earnings of their road
with any other company's as in their discre-
tion might seem best for the interests OF
their road. -f.t Fl. .'
Reinhardt Fischer, who lives with his aged
parents some seven miles from jefferson
City, had an old stove i'm his room which he
had used for some time as a receptacle for
odds and ends. During his absence from
home on Christmas Eve his parents built a
fire init, first removing,as they supposed, all
the rubbish. A few moments afterwards.
they being at the time In an adjoining room'
a terrible explosion occurred, blowing the
window out some 90 rods and the chinking
from between the logs, and scattering the
burning material in every direction. For
while it seemed as il it would be impossible
to prevent confagration, but by hard work
the old folks succeeded at last i'm subduiny
the flames. The explosion was caused by a
flask of powder which their son had placed
in the stove, and which, in clearing out the
rubbish the old people had overlooked.
The damage consisted of q complete wreck
Of the stove and every thing else in the room.
The receipts into the State Treasury dur
ing December amounted to over S6O0,O00, be-
an increase of about $50, 900 over the receipts
of December, 1878. There was now money
enough on hand to pay all outstanding war
rants and still leave surplus of about $6O,-
coo to commence the new year with.
In the Seventh Congressional District, on
the 3Oth, an election was held for a successor
to the Hon. A. NJ. Lay, deceased, and result
ed in the choice of John +. Philips of Sc
dalia. The ballot, taken by counties, was as
follows: Lafayette-5 I2 for Philips, 8 1-2
for Belch; Pettis--S for Philips; Johnson-9
for Philips; Cooper--S for Philips; Coles
for Belch; Camden-2 for Belch; Millcr-2
for Belch; Morgan for Philips; Benton
for Philips; Moniteau--5 for Philips; |
Hickory-1 for Philips; Polk for Philips:
Dallas-2 for Philips. The result was 40 IL |
for Philips, and IA IL for Belch. IA
During the delivery of sermon at re-
vival meeting in Cameron by the Rev. DIR. |
Robert West, on the evening Of the 10Th ult., |
the subject of which was The eternal pun
ishment of the wicked" he announced car
nestly that "No drunkard shall inherit the |
kingdom of heaven" At this point in his |
UlSCOuTse, young Iuhn ltlt MS seat III tne i
hall and passed out. He went at once to q
saloon, and in less than an hour he shot him
self in the head, and died at midnight. He
had been drinking for several days.
1t is reported that Horace Means, a young
lawyer Of Windsor, Henry County, was en-
gagged to be married to Miss Ida Shepherd |
of the same town New Years night. Ex-
tensive preparations were made, the guests
the minister was in waiting and |
the bride on the floor, when q messenger
whispered something in the brides ear.
She turned pale and had to be led from the
room. 1t afterwards transpired that Means
had forged two notes, one for $500 and an
other for $150, which he had sold and the
fraud had Just been discovered. He hired
horse and rode to Green Ridge, eight miles
west on the NJ, K. and T. Railway, and
there bought ticket to Clinton, but did not
use it, as it was mere blind. He left the
horse hitched in front of store, and has
not been heard from since.
The extensive stock dealers of Howard
County, known under the firm name Of Todd /
and Tinsley, have failed. Liabilities, 10000;
assets not yet ascertained.