Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-15

IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS TN BRIEF
COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE House Committee on Ways and
Means, on the 30th, took up the Tariff ques-
ton and voted, eight to three, to place paper
and paper-making materials upon the free
list. They did not stop here, however, but
added . large list Of other articles, with the
purpose, as claimed, of concentrating the
friends Of all protected articles against the
bill and thus insure its defeat.
THE John Kelly Democrats of New
York have called an opposition State Con-
vention, to be held at the same time as the
regular Convention and also at Syracuse.
EDGARM.MARBLE, Law Officer Interi-
or Department, will be appointed Commits
sioner Of Patents, and j. G. McCammon will
succeed Marble.
The New York Democratic Union
Is the title Of an organization formed to
bring about reconciliation between the two
factions of the party in the Empire State.
THE Kansas Republican State Con-
vention, held at Topeka on the 31st, nomi-
mated full Blaine delegation to the Nation
al Convention. The resolution for the Sc
lection OF the delegates in body, instead
Of by Congressional districts, as formerly,
was carried by 1874 to 100, which represent
ed the strength, respectively, of the Blaine
and Grant elements. The Grant men pro-
tested against the action of the Convention,
and the delegates from the Second and Third
Districts subsequently met and chose con-
testing delegations to the National Conven-
tiou.
AT the recent election in San Fran
cisco the Citizens Union ticket was elected
by handsome majority over the Working
mems ticket-a defeat of Kearneyism.
SECRETARY SHERMAN, on the 31st,
made speech to his old neighbors at Mans
field, O., in which he avowed his candidacy
for the Presidency, but said that " if the
Republicans of Ohio do not fairly and fully
in their Convention express a preference for
me, and support me with substantial una
nimity in the National Convention, my name
will not be presented to that Convention
with my consent.'
The House Committee on Elections,
in the case of Donnelly against Washburne,
Third Minnesota District, have decided up
on report declaring the seat vacant and or
dering new election.
THE Nebraska Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Columbus on the 31st, elected
q solid Tilden delegation to the Cincinnati
Convention.
THE Kentucky Legislature has passed
bill prohibiting public executions.
The President has nominated John
R. McFie, of Randolph County, Supervisor
of the Census for the Eighth District of
Illinois, and George s. Houghton, of FIRE.
mont County, Supervisor OF Census, Third
District of Iowa.
THE Liberals have gained largely in
the recent English elections. Together with
the Home Rulers they have an undoubted
majority.
49, ABEL RATHBONE CORBIN, brother
in-law of Gen. Grant, died few days ago
at his residence in New Jersey. Mr.. Corbin
was forty years ago the editor Of the MIS-
souri, argus, the Democratic organ at St.
Louis, the Republican at that time being
Wing paper.
BARON FREDERICK MARTIN Won
is the guest of Mayor Overstolz of St. Louis.
MISS LAvINA GODELL, Wisconsin's
well known woman lawyer, is dead.
GEN. GRANT arrived at New Orleans
on the 31st. He was met at Morgan City by
reception committee headed by Major Pat
ton, who rendered him cordial welcome to
the Southern metropolis.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
IT is stated that agents of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company
are bringing 1900 men from Canada to work
on the Leadville extension Of that road, and
will have trains running into Leadville by
the middle of June.
THE Western Nail Manufacturers held
another meeting at Pittsburgh, on the 31st,
and resolved unanimously to continue the
suspension of all works for two weeks longer.
A stop Of four weeks is equivalent to re-
duction in the supply Of not less than $780,
600 kegs, which it is calculated will be s,lfi-
GENT to keep the prices up to card rates.
THERE is said to be great distress
among the striking operatives Of the Har-
mony Mills at Cohoes, N. Y. It is rumored
that their places are to be filled with
French Canadians, who are as obnoxious to
the Eastern workmen as the Chinese are to
the Pacific coast workmen.
THE Chattanooga brickmakers have
struck for three dollars day.
THE Panhandle Railroad Company
have issued an order restoring to all en-
ployees the wages paid prior to June
/, 1877.
MONEY can now be drawn up
on France, it having united with the Inter-
national Money Order Postal Union.
THE fight which has been going on
for some time between the Union Pacific
Railroad and the Interior Department in re-
gard to the settlement by the Kansas Pacific