Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

No little excitement was caused in Kansas
City, OH the morning Of Sunday, The 10Th, by
threatened attempt on the part Of the Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company To tear down
the Kansas City Elevator. The building is
situated on ground leased by the Railway
Company to the Kansas City Elevator Com
pany, and the intention was to GUST the
lessees by force, a large posse Of railway
employees taking possession of the
building and ground for that purpose.
Mayor Chace, i'm view OF the formida BILE ma
ture of the proceedings, teegraphed Gov
Phelps Information regarding the affair and
asked for the support of the State authori-
ties i'm preventing mob violence. The Gov
ernor replied, instructing the Mayor to pre-
serve the peace at all hazards and to call
upon all male citizens If necessary to assist
in doing so. A large squad of policemen
were detailed to prevent the demolition OF
the building, and meanwhile Judge Cowan
granted an injunction to restrain the Rail-
way Company from interfering with the Ele-
vator Company's property.
The cornerstone of the new brick church
of the Methodist congregation at Boonville
was laid on the 21st, in the presence Of a
large concourse of people. Rev. DIR. Me-
Anally, of st. Louis, delivered the address.
DIR. Palmer went into Jennings's store,
fivemiles from Stewartsvile, Buchanan Coun.
ty, and being somewhat fuddled with whis-
ky, began smashing crockery, etc. Jennings
told him to desist, but he would not. and at
tempted to draw a revolver, when Jennings
reached for a gun and shot him through the
heart. Palmer is said to have been hard
character. Jennings gave himself up to the
authorities.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton for the Ninth District will be held
at st. Joseph on the oath of August. The
basis Of representation is fixed at one dele
gate for every 80 votes or fraction of IS i'm
excess thereof east for David Rea in 1873.
This cuts the number of delegates down to
100, of which Buchanan County will have 81.
Elder Moses C. Lard, for many years q
well known and popular resident of this
State, and one Of the most prominent
elders of the Christian Church in the United
States, and the author of large and valua-
BILE commentary on the Bible, died recently
in Lexington, Ky. Elder Lard was the
father-i law of ex-Gov. Silas Woodson and
DIR. II. d. Shannon, State Superintendent
of Public Schools.
The citizens of st. Louis have held a meet.
ing and appointed a committee to cooperate
with the Census Supervisor in securing o
full enumeration in that city. There is
plenty of evidence to show that large part
of the work of the enumerators has been
done in bungling and unsatisfactory man
ner, hundreds of names being
omitted in some localities, and in
the aggregate many thousands. The census
of 1870 gave St. Louis population Of &c.,
600, and it is stated that the returns of the
present enumerators as handed in will show
but little if any increase over that number,
whereas it is claimed that a fair enumera-
ton would add at least 100, 900.
Under the readjustment of postal salaries
Just made by the Post -office Department,
the following changes are made in Missouri
Offices: