Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-22
Col. CASH. who killed Col. Shannon

Col. CASH, who killed Col. Shannon
rested on warrant from the Coroner of
Kershaw County.
ONE of the boilers in Painters Iron
Mills at Pittsburgh exploded on the 10th,
killing Fred. Cradle, engineer, and VIM.
Black, fireman.
QUITE sensation has been caused by
the discovery of large case Of rifles at Wool
own, near Loughru. Ireland. They were
seized and eonfiscated by the authorities.
The Russian journals state that there
is no truth in the recent stories about Chinese
victories over the Russian troops.
QUITE q sensation has been caused by
the discovery of a large case of rifles at Wool
own, near Loughru, Ireland. They were
seized and confiscated by the authorities.
THE President has appointed Orange
Judd, New York, of the american Agricul-
turist, to be a member of the Board of In
dian Commissioners, vice Barstow, re-
signed.
THE Democratic National Committee
on the 18th paid formal visit to Samuel J.
Tilden and presented the resolution in refer
ence to him passed by the Cincinnati Con-
vention. Ex-Gov. Stevenson made an ad-
dress on behalf of the Committee, to which
Mr.. Tilden briefly responded.
THE anniversary of the taking of the
Bastile, July IA, which under the Republic
has become the National Fete day of France
in lieu Of the Fete Napoleon, was celebrated
in Paris with great magnificence. The
Cathedral Of Notre Dame was Illuminated
in most novel manner, the entire building
being lighted up externally in such a man
ner that it resembled vast structure of
porcelain.
PRENTIS NELMS and Tom KOnkey,
both colored, charged with being concerned in
the murder of Rufus Armistead, near Horn
Lake, Miss, about two months ago, were
being conveyed from Austin to fernando.
on the 10th, when body of masked men took
them from the officers having them in charge
and cut their Threats from ear to ear, besides
mutilating their bodies in a most shocking
manner. The citizens of Austin held a
meeting and passed resolutions denouncing
the atrOciOus act and appointed a committee
of whites and blacks to ferret out the MUIR
derers.
A SINGULAR and horrible accident
occurred on the Long Island Railroad on the
laborers on board ran under a heavy wire
rope by which the derrick near the track
was sustained, sweeping the cars and knock
ing off the men. Many were manned in a
shocking manner, and several had their
skulls fractured. Six OF the number were
not expected to live.
HON. JOHN A. CAMPBELL,at one time
Governor of Wyoming Territory and later
Third Assistant Secretary of State, died at
Washington on the Nth.
JUDGE T. M. RICE, of Cooper Coun-
ty, is the Greenback candidate for Congress
in the Seventh Missouri District. Judge Rice
is of Republican proclivities.
THE Greenbackers of the Fourteenth
Illinois District have nominated J. R. Scott
for Congress, vice Col. Wolfe, declined.
GEN. JAMES 4. CHALMERS, represent
ing the Sixth Mississippi District in Con-
gress, has been renominated.
HON. JOHN A. ANDERSON has been
renomnated for Congress from the First
Kansas District.
Hon. GODLovE S. ORTIZ has been re-
nominated for Congress in the Ninth Indi-
ana District.
HON. w. H. WHITTHORNE has been
renominated for Congress in the Seventh
Tennessee District.
THE War Department is in receipt of
information that sensational reports about
the invasion of Indian territory are without
foundation. Gen. Pope says that the inya-
sion is myth; and the force of troops is
sufficient to eject any parties who may at
tempt to enter.