Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Southern Pacific Railroad track
is now within less than 200 miles of Ell Paso,
and it is believed the rails will be laid to that
| point by the first of February. 1881.
SECRETARY SHERMAN delivered his
first campaign speech at Pixies Opera house,
| Cincinnati, on the night of the 3Oth. 1t was
devoted mainly to the question of finances.
GEN. GRANT made brief speech at a
Republican gathering at Galena, ON the
| night OF the 9th. pledging himself to be
present there at the polls on the I'd Of No
vember and "cast one Republican vote for
| the President of the United States"
THE official returns give Kansas a
population of $4,000 Of which the First
District has 256,336; Second, 335, $40; Third,
4O4, 33A.
AN anvil with which some boys were
firing salute at Darlington, Ind, exploded,
seriously wounding six Of the party, two of
| them fatally.
GEN. BUTLER opened the Democratic
campaign in Boston, on the night of the
2sth, by a two hours speech at Faneuil
Hall.
FIVE lads, named William Maher,
John Mcnamara, Timothy Nolan, Patrick
from 10 to IS, attempted to steal ride home
from picnic near Lowell, Mass, on the
evening of the 2Sth, by secreting themselves
on the top of passenger coach Of the Lowell
and Lawrence Railroad. The train passed
| under low stone bridge, three miles from
Lowell, which swept them from the car. All
the bodies were horribly mangled
when found, and it is supposed that death
was instantaneous, except in the case of
Shinnick, who fell upon the car platform
and lived about twenty minutes. The space
between the top of the car and the bridge is
twenty-five inches, and it is therefore con-
jectured that all of the lads were sitting up
right when struck, unconscious of their dam
ger.
MARY BOYLE, aged II, of Buffalo, and
Nellie Hurbut, aged 9, of Rochester, were
drowned while rowing on the Niagara River.
DURING the absence from home of
Mr.. G. w. Ward and wife, of Lane Town
ship, WarriclS County, Ind, an inhuman
monster entered their house, the only in
mates of which were several children, and
committed a most fiendish assault upon the
eldest of them, girl ten years of age, after
which he cut her throat and left her for
dead. She was still living when her parents
returned, but unconscious, with no proba-
bility of her recovery.
Two men lost their lives by the burn
ing Of the fleece washing room Of the Pacific
Mills, at Lawrence, Mass, on the 2Sth.
IRON huts, pierced with loopholes for
muskets, are being constructed in some es-
tates in the West of Ireland, where policemen
may be stationed so as to assist the landlords
in eyicting tenants.
LIGHTNING has played havoc with
another $4,000 gallon oil-tank at Bradford,
Pa. A general conflagration was arrested
by bringing cannon to bear upon the blaz-
ing tank and shattering it so as to allow the
oil to run away.
SANFORD r. CLIFFORD, the well
known American landscape artist, is dead.
The loss of life by the Marine City
steamboat disaster, on Lake Huron, is vari-
ously estimated at from eight to thirty. The
boats books and papers being lost there are
no means Of ascertaining the names Of pas
sengers.
Two YOUNG sons of Matthew Whita-
ker, living near Alaska, Morgan County,
Ind, were instantly killed by stroke of
lightning on the Goth. A third son of Mr..
Whitaker and son of Mr.. Henry Lewis
were perhaps fatally injured. The boys had
been playing, when, at the approach of
thunder storm, they sought refuge under a
small shade tree.
THOMAS SCOTT and Mrs. Heffner,
walking on the track near Mount Carbon,
Pa, were Killed by the fast express train.
ROBERT MCCLELLAND, a distinguish
ed citizen of Michigan, formerly member
81 snI
GEN. GRANT, it is reported, has de-
cined the Presidency of the Las Vegas
Mining Company, which was rendered him
with big salary attached.
j. S. MORGAN, we'll known Cincin-
natl job printer, committed suicide on the
30th. Financial and other troubles are at
tributed as the cause.
JAMES BENNETT, q fireman on the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, was shot
and killed at San Antonio Station, Colo,
while standing in his cab, by party of
ronghs. Several arrests We're made, and
lynching party was thought likely to be held
that same evening.
THE Rev. D. M DeHughes, Meth
odist minister of Cinnamonson, N. j., and
publisher of the Christian Herald at that
jumpin" from ferryboat while crossing from
Camden to Philadelphia. He left a letter
addressed to friend, the contents of which
were not made public.
WYOMING TERRITORY has popula-
ton of q 900, as against 9,216 in 1870.
ELLA PRICE, the young and accom-
plished daughter of DIR. Price, Of Graham.
Tex, committed suicide by taking arsenic,
on account of disappointment in love.
AN Indian outbreak is reported in
Grand Valley, Cole, in which the Southern
and White River Utes, Pinos and Navajos
are concerned. On the 26th ult. they at
tackled three Wilson boys, cattle herders, $50
miles west of Ouray. Two of the boys were
killed, the other making his escape with a
wounded foot. The inhabitants of Grand
Valley, Plainfeld and Blue Mountains have
massed at Sierra Lasalle and notified all out
posts by runners.
PRESIDENT HAYES and Gen. Garfield
attended Soldiers Reunion at Canton, O.,
on the 1st.
THE Greenbackers of the Fourth Illi-