Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-08
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


almost entirely DESTROYED by fire.
The first through car to Port Royal,
s. c., over the Cincinnati Southern Railway,
with the Port Royal delegation from the
great railway celebration, arrived on the
21st, in thirty -four hours from Cincinnati.
SAMUEL III. MYERS was hanged at
Cleburne, Tex, on the 10Th, for the murder
Of Mrs. A. Hester, in February, 1877.
JOHN QUINN, aged So, a leader OF the
Fentan invasion of Canada in 1858, hanged
himself at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 21st.
AT Marshall, Tex, on the 22d, Frank
Lewis, proprietor of boarding house, poi
soHed his twelve-year old son and then took
fatal dose himself. Both died. Lewis had
for some time exhibited symptoms of in
sanity.
THE Grand Shereef Of Mecca has
been assassinated by Persian fanatic,
dressed as Dervish. The agitation among
the Musselmans on account of the crime is
said to be intense.
A NEGRO was recently lynched near
Honeyville, Page County, Va, for killing a
little son of his employer, at whom he had
become enraged for some trivial offense.
Il
man named Aaron Thompson, who lived in
the second story of "a small frame building
In the western suburbs of st. Louis, were,
burned to death on the evening of the 23d.
The explosion of a coal oil lamp in the apart
ments fire to the building. colored
woman named Mrs. Kennon. who lived in
the lower part of the house, made an heroic
effort to save the children, but was unable to
do so. She was'badly burned.
THE President has nominated James
B. Angel, of Michigan, Minister to China.
vice George f.. Seward, recalled. Also,
John F. Swift of California, and William Fl.
Trescot, of South Carolina, Commissioners
to China to'negotiate treaty.
AT Lawrenceville, Pa, on the oath,
Sidney Green killed his wife and then shot
himself dead to avoid arrest. No because
stated.
A SEVERE snow storm prevailed
throughout the Eastern States, extending as
far West as Ohio, on the oath and 25th. Rail-
roads were blocked in many localities.
PARLIAMENT was prorogued on the
oath. Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice
left for Germany on the day following.
Mr.. E. d. STAMFORD has resigned
the Presidency of the Louisville and. Nash
vile Railroad Company, on account of i'll
/ health.5~Mr. H. V. Newcomb, former Vice
President, succeeds him, and Mr.. E. H.
Green, former Second Vice-President, is
promoted to fill the vacancy. 1t is stated
that all differences between this company
and the Nashville and Chattanoo-
ga have been amicably adjusted.
THE Interior Department has been
informed that a large number of Sitting
Bulbs band have applied at Fort Peck. for
rations, Offering to surrender their arms
and ponies. These surrenders, Secretary
Schurz says, will have to be made to military
posts. -rl.t sE:z r
The Rhode Island Democrats have
ernor.
THE Tennessee State Greenback Con-
vention will be held at Nashville ON the 9th
of May, to select delegates to the Chicago
Convention.
The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
way Company has ceased to exist, its entire
property and franchises having passed into
the hands of the newly organized New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Company.
SENATOR BALDWIN, of Michigan, re-
ferring to the Christiancy scandal, says tina
both parties are more or less to blame, but
not criminally so.
SENATOR TELLER has given notice of
an amendment to the Ute Indian bill, pro-
viding for certain yearly allowances to Mrs.
Meeker, her daughter and other sufferers by
the White River massacre.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Minnesota has been called at St. Paul on the
Goth of May.
Two Texas colored murderers were
hanged on the 26th: John Henry, at Corsi
cana, for the murder of Alonzo Winterman,
also colored, in January, 1879; and Allen
Towles, at Fairfield, for the murder of his
wife. On the same day George Jackson was
hanged at Dallas, Ga, for the murder of
Jack Moss. ft.set
Z AT ST. Louis, on the Goth, Jacob Frey,
an Alsatian, cut his wife's throat and then
his own. Both were taken to the hospital
and both may recover. The old couple had
quarreled good deal about money matters,
and this is the only known cause for the
crime.
HOMER WELLINGTON, the wealthy
young merchant Of Cambridge, Mass, who
was arrested a few days ago on suspicion Of
having poisoned his wife and child, by rea-
son of being infatuated with another wom-
AN, has confessed that he poisoned his wife,
but denies having poisoned his, child.
DIR. LECOMPTE and Capt. C. B. West
ern, 14th Infantry, engaged in a street duel at
Fort Douglass, Utah, the other day. Both
were wounded, and it is thought that West
ern will not recover. The difficulty is said
to have been about q woman.
ANOTHER secret printing establish
ment has been discovered at St. Petersburg,
and sixteen compositors engaged in it have
been arrested.
THE Colombians are said to be much
exercised over reports from Washington
that the American Government will oppose
the construction of canal by foreign COM
pany. They say they want no protectorate,
neither French nor American, and will SUBJ
NIT to neither without striking back as hard
as they can. lst
EIGHT persons, nearly all Mexicans,
were recently massacred by Indians, sup
posed to be portion of Victories band, near
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