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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

enlightened and persistent Rebel De
mocracy," states as follows the objects
Of the Association:
81. To perpetuate the principles for which
its members contended while serving in the
Union army and navy. and to that end to do
all in its power to keep In asceIdancy In the
country the party which sustained the Union
when imperilled, and which now maintains
that there is still a distinction between those
who fought for the Union and those who
fought to destroy it, and who are now seeking
to gain by the ballot the ends which they failed
to attain by arms.
"2. To cultivate, promote, and strengthen
those soldierly and brotherly feelings which
bound together the comrades of the army and
navy, who united to support the national
Government in its contest with treason, and
the suppression of the rebellion in the South
ern States.'
1t proposes to accomplish these OBJ
jects by organizing i'm every town and
village'o the North clubs with the fol-
lowing officers:
mel.
1.-TWO V Vce- Presidents with the brevet rank
of Lieutenant-Cclonel.
"a Secretary With the brevet rank Of Major.
"a Treasurer with the brevet rank Of Major.
"a Recording Secretary with the brevet rank
of Captain.
"a Quartermaster with the brevet rank OF
Captain.
"a Marshal with the title OF Marshal"
The bylaws provide that the officers
of the Association shall be addressed by
their military titles. If they held rank
in the army higher than their brevet
rank in the organization, the old army
title must be added in brackets in Off
cially addressing them. The bylaws
further provide that "the command
shall make use of the tactics for the
time being in use by the U. s. Army"
Each club shall organize as a battalion
of infantry, the officers of the club
holding the respective ranks allotted to
them i'm the above schedule. The
President or Colonel, as the command
ing officer of the battalion, "shall Or
ganize as many companies as he may
deem eXpedient, and each company
shall elect u Captain and two Lieuten-
ants. Company commanders will COM
plete the organization by appointing
their nOn-commissioned officers" This
sudden metamOrphosis of political
club into battalion of infantry shall
take place ''on occasions of parade, OF
aUhen called out to aid in the suppress.
sion of disorder" ....f
What will constitute "tfisorder" "
the opinion of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
whose name appears cOnspiciuously
upon these private circulars as "Chair
man" i'm some places. ard as "COm
mander-in.Chief' in others?-Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01
S Gle I'll e s .

INDIAN CHAPTER, NJ II, r A. meets on
on the First and Third Tuesdays in every month
at O'Clock NJ. in the Masonic Hall lronton
STAROFT4E WEST ioDGe NJ 1873, A. F II A..
M meets in Masonic Hall, ironton. on the Satur-
day Of or preceding the full moon IN each month
Mosaic LODGE M. 35j. IL A VI. nie' ts
in the Masonic Hall, Cross Roads, on the Satur-
day of or preceding the full moon in each month
IRONToN ENCAMPMrNT M, 90 l D .. F..
meets in the Odd Fellows Hail. lro ton. on &c
FIRST and Third Thursdays OF every month.
Iron LODGE NJ. 107 I o. 0 meets every
Monday evening, ut its Hall i'm Ironton.
PHEBE LODGE N, $50 10 OF meets very
Thursday evening, in Masonic Hall, Cross Roads.
IRoSToN LoDGE N. &, q. q. T. me, IS ev-
cry Friday evening, at It's Hall, lronton
RELIGIOUS -EKvICFs i, H. N e. Chapel at
Arcadia College every sunday lat 10 80 O'Clock
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

The trouble with your self-constitut-
ed keeper of the morals of the nation is
that he overdoes himself. The transi-
ton from his proper sphere to one with
which he should have nothing to do, Is
So easy, and public censor is rapidly
transformed into a self consequent
tial meddler with everbody's private
affairs. Even Anthony Comstock is
becoming nuisance to our New York
neighbors. Says the New York Sun
in reference to him: zone war at a
time" was wise saying of Abraham
Lincoln, and should be needed by Mr..
Anthony CONS took, who is not the
man to levy undiscriminating HOSTILE
ties against the newspaper reporters Of
this city. Aye, there are black sheep
among tn EN-: but, striking an average,
they have nothing to dread from a
comparison, moral or..intellectual, with
Mr.. Comstock.
He rose for prayers, so to speak, in
the Baptist preachers meeting yester-
day. The brethren should have beg
ged for him the gift of well-bridled
tongue.
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Enlistm ents for the Imperial
Army. f

Republican voters are told by the
m ore pronounced organs of the third
term that Gen. Grant is a man who. if
elected, will make his way to the
White House in spite of "conspiracies"
to count him out, and in the teeth, If
need be, of the adverse decision of the
two Houses of Congress, both Demo-
cratic.
If this prophecy means anything, It
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01
Editorial Notes.

EOxtOfla1 NOtcSs
AS yet the Edmunds movement is
confined to New England.
Colorado is for Grant by large ma.
jority, according to the Leadvil]e Her.
aid.
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, and
J. Milton Turner, of st. Louis are out
for Sherman.
The Greenback committee of ALLIE
gheny county, Pa, is almost unani-
nous for Gen. Butler for President.
The A berdeen, Miss, Examiner is
authority for the statement that a
Blaine crowd ia coming to the State to
work up his boom.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune says speeches are now
in preparation by two prominent Dem.
ocrats in the House in favor of Han
cock.
The fixing Of so late date as the
twenty-eight of April for hholding the
Ohio Republican Convention is regard
ed as decided victory for Mr.. Blaine
over Secretary Sherman.
There will be strong effort to send
a delegation to the Democratic Nation
al Convention from New Jersey favor
able to the nomination Of Hon. Theo-
dore Randolph for President.
The New York Herald says the de-
tails of plan for call from the Dem
ocratic members uf the New York Leg
islature for the leaders of the Demo
cratic party to meet at Albany, for the
purpose of healing the breach, will
shortly be made public.
The Illinois Stdats Zeitang asserts
that Mr.. Blaine cannot attract the
Western German vote, because he is
IN no way identified with Western in
terests. They are also prejudiced
against him because he comes from q
State which gave the name of "Maine
lav," obnoxious to the men who like
their beer.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, refuses
to he delegate to Chicago, on the
ground that 1.-the National Convention
should be relieved as much as possible
from the appearance of being controll
ed by members of Congress, and thai
Connecticut should send a delegation
composed wholly of private citizens"
A telegram from Albany to the New
York Herald says: "The anti-Tilden
ties have started a new movement
which is likely to develop their rea
strength. 1t is suggested that popu
lar or volunteer convention for thu
whole State he. Immediately called fol
Syacruse to give expression to the an
agree on plan of action that will make
that sentiment available In the rcgulal
State convention to be called by Mr.
Faulkner's committee to appoint dele
gates to Cincinnati. The movers con
tend that they do not wish any new ir
| regular or additional political Organiza
ton, and that it is simply plan ren
dering the uuorganiZeu anti-Tilden sen
| timent of the State available in saving
the State. They do not propose to re-
sist the Faulkner organization by {
counter organization, but simply seel
to point out the way to the masses o
the party in which they can wrest thu
! regular organization from the hands OF
| alleged incOmpetents."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

a ~ IL w GO M q u ~ ID,
SCIENTIFICALLY prepared of lsalsaln
Tulu. CrystaliZeed Rock Candy.
Oad Rye W hisky and other Tonics.
The FORMULA has been made known to
our best physicians and is it highly COM
mended by them. SO us to merit their en-
dursement. We have ih', ANALYSIS of one
.or our most prominent chemists. Prof. G.
A. MARINER. of Chicago. (Which will be
found on the label of each bottle. over HE
signature), as to its purity and the inere-
dientS entering into its composition. ltis
a we'll known fact to the medical profession
that IA carefully prepared compound OF the
above ingredients, will afford the greatest
relief in following Complaints: Coughs,
Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Sore
Throat, Weak Lungs, ais" Consump-
ton. IN the incipient ann ADVANCED STAG
Es of that disease. 1t il recommended AS
a most pala.able and safe remedy to use
in the above maladies; and contains such
tonic proper ties as to render it one of the
best appelizers known. 1t is of great
service to the weak and dehilitated, Civ
ing tone, strength and acIivityity to the
whole human frame.
H5-Put up in Quart size Bottles for Family use.
Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

CIRCUIT CoURT Is held on the Fourth Moo
day in October AMI April.
COuxTY Court conveDes on the First NJ W.
day of March, June, September and December.
PROBATE tOTKT ts te q ~ the Frs NJ nda y
in February, May, August and November.
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Official Directory.

LowNDEs H. DAVIS, NJ. c., Fourth District,
Cape Girardeau.
BERNARD ZwART, Commissioner L. S. Cir
cult Court, lronton.
LOUIS F. DINNING, Judge 26.h Circuit,
POtosi
WILL r. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney,
IrOnton.
j. w BERGMAN, Representative, Arcad a.
FRANZ DINGER, Pr-sidin Juire InD'on: !:
JOSEPH L SrEPHENs, Bcileview, and JOHN KEN
PER, Des Arc, Associate Judges.
JOHN. +. 1. ED"ARDs, Judge of Probate
Court, ,,ronton z-e.-.-~.. ,xs.s.ss--
JAMES BTFoRD, Sher Il and Collector, Iron
ton
JOSEPH HUFF Clerk Circuit Court, Ironton.
u b. NALL Z ERIK County Court. I'onton.
/ G. WHIrwORTH, Treasur. Irnnton.
VIM E. EELL, Assessor, Btlirview.
JACOB T. AXE. Public Administrator, IRON
ton
DIR. n. G. GRIFFITH, Coroner, Irontop.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
Grants Romance.
How the Young LieutenantsWon Julia
Dent.

With the name of the good woman and
faithful wife of Grant there is some romance
connected While Grant was cadet at West
Point he had a friend, or "bunky," as the
"plebes" say, for whom he formed strong
attachment When leaving the academy In
1913 his young friend invited him to pay a
visit to his home, and the invitation was ac-
cepted. On being gazetted to his regiment,
the Fourth Infantry, Grant took the usual
three months cadet leave and went to see his
friend and classmate, Frederick Dent, who
lived with his father, Judge Dent, at ST.
Louis. 1t was here Grant saw for the first
time Julia Dent, his friends sister, she being
then girl of H.
The little lieutenant laid seige to her girlish
heart and soon won her consent to become his
wife. The Dents lived about four miles from
Jefferson barracks and Grant, to his inexpres-
sble delight, was ordered stationed at the BAR
racks. War clouds with Mexico were arising,
and Grant was soon ordered off with ms regi-
ment Ahl then there was fastening to and
fro with the little lieutenant, and his marriage
had to be postponed. The leaving OF sweet
heart behind is about the hardest thing in all
nature but it often happens to ofhcers IN the
army. How often have we seen pale hamiee
stalking through the camp late at night Win
an order in his pocket for the frontierl Talk OF
sickness, death in the family, the loss OF a
father, brother or sister-what are these
things compared to the blow which tears away
fond young fellow from pair OF loving
arms.
If the little lieutenant ever wept it was when
he thus parted from his devoted Julia to take
the chances of getting his head knocked OIL in in
Mexico Grant participated in 10 battles IN
Mexico, and at the close OF the war returned TO
St. Louis with his regiment and in 1S4S was
married to Miss Dent. Many people contrast
the gray-haired soldier with the boy, and Won
der what he looked like. An officer who was
at the military academy, when Grant was q
cadet there, gives the following description OF
him: 81 remember him well. He was a
small, tiny looking fellow, with an indepen-
dent air abou him, and good deal OF quiet
determination. 1t is long time ago, but
when recall old scenes L can still see Grant
with his overals strapped down on hiss boots,
standing front of the quarters. 1t seems as
hough itiwere yesterday that l saw him going
O the ri ing hall, with his spurs changing ON
the ground and his great cavalry sabre dang
limo nv his side, -
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
Place aux Danes.

Countess Danner left property to the amount
of S2O00,0O0 to found an institution to train
girls for household work.
Miss Mcclellan, the young daughter OF the
general, is describes as tall, slender and blonde,
very fair, and gifted with a charming smile.
The late Mrs H. Fits of Newport, R. l., be-
aueathed the bulk of her 100000 estate to
establish q home there for aged persons and
other charitable objects.
An exchange tells of young lady, who, in
in wiring Il {, confidential friend, stated that
she was not engaged, but that she saw a cloud
above the horizon about as large as q mans
hand.
A New York girl having received dozen Of
the most exquisite handkerchiefs as present,
the Boston Post is mean enough to believe that
she is anxious enough to acquire cold that
will last all winter
A person known for the past 25 years as
Charles Parkhurst, who led life as stage
driver and farmer, died OH Sunday morning at
Watsonyille, Cal, when it became known Tor
the first time that the deceased was woman.
Mrs Malania Brown of New York has pur-
chased the whole ! 400 acres OF the historic
island of jamestown in the river James. A
drelling house and paper mill are the only
buildings on the island which is coverd with
orchards.
You may blow your brains loose about the
women, you may hoot down the feminine fol-
lies of the world, but in nine cases out of
possible ten you will find that mans decided
will has done more damage than woman's
pensive won't.-Meriden Recorder.
There are girls who would gladly give their
lives for the men they love, but when, after
one has left her home and turned her back on
her friends forever, to elope with the man OF
her choice, he asks her to say to the man who
issues the license that she's 81 when she is only
II, he asks her to do what no woman VIII 90,
and he ought to be ashamed OF himself.
They have an amateur actress like this at
Richmond, Va: Symmetrical in form and
Ionic rather than Corinthan in order, midway
between Janauschek and Mary Anderson, with
more fixed and substantial beauty than either
Miss Herndon is the beau ideal, the very en-
bodiment of tragedy"
The world is getting better everywhere for
women. Even in France there are 200 women
writers and 2150 women artists whose produc-
tions have been exhibited in the salons. Two
thirds of the writer's were born in the prov
inces, 900, are known to be writers OF fiction,
200 are poets, and $50 compile educational
works. There are 752 modelers in wax, 6O2
painters in oil, 1893 miniature painters, and lOI
sculptors. Painters of fans, artists In water
colors and chalks, etc., number 44.
A pretty American girl in Rome went fire.
quently into the streets unattended, contrary
to the custom there The young Romans fol
lowed and annoyed her, until she invented
novel method of rebuffihg them. She pro-
yided herself a pocketful of centesimi, each
the value of fifth of cent, and when
ever man spoke to her, pretending
to utterly mistake his words, She grace
fully extended her hand and dropped this fifth
of cent in his hand, saying, in her broken
Italian. "Hungry, are you, poor man? Well,
take this and buy some brea1."
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
A Fit of PietY.

Democratic Journals in general and the
Eastern Argus in particular, are subject to
occasional seasons of piety-though it is but
noticeably small part Of the time that
they are in this desirable frame of mind.
Pety seems to be disease with the Ar
gus. That is not it's normal condition and
it is not comfortable when under the infu-
not fit it any better than Eugene Hale
clothes would fit David Davis. 1t is a sort
of intermittent distemper like some classes
of fevers; returning, however, at irregular
intervals, and remaining anindefnite length
of time. The Argus had an unusually sud-
den and severe attack in 1876, when Col.
Ingersol came here one night to speak on
the political issues of the presidential
canvas. This spasm lasted long time, and
was particularly virulent. After it had
worn its literary knees to the bone in its de-
votional exercises our neighbor recovered ;
and it has as far as we know, been entirely
free from even the remotest symptom OF
anything like reverence, till within week
or two. It has now discovered that clergy
men generally are injuring the cause of re-
ligion, retarding the spread of the gospel,
making infdels of their congregations and
emptying the pews of their churches by
preaching politics; because forsooth, some
of them, in the line of their duty, take oc-
casion to suggest that it is dishonest to
steal.
We were forcibly reminded of this abnor-
NAL condition of the Argus by an open let
'er'' from the New York correspondent,
printed in its issue of January Sd, and laid
before It's readers with as much complacency
as Col. Sellers feasted his guest at dinner
ON raw turnips and water.
The sole object and net result of this
puerile production seems to be the calling
of Rev. Dr. Carruthers and all other clergy
men of his character and ability, idiots.
The correspondent got hold of that word
''idots'' and thinking it a good thing, a
strong point, he seemed to "roll it like a
sweet morsel under his tongue" or pen,
through a column and half of as disgusting
dritel as ever disgraced respectable news
paper. The Argus doubtless understands
the tastes of its customers, and that many
IF them require this kind of literature, but
we advise il, when it again has occasion to
publish similar production, to print two
editions; one that shall be free from such
filth, for it's respectable patrons.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08

The alleged President of the alleged Sen
ate, James D. Lamson, of Freedom, was
member of the last House of Representa-
tives, and so little was he recognized by
Speaker Frank, Lieut.. Dana and the other
Fusion committee managers, that of the
thrty-three joint standing and select COM
mittees raised that session, "the old man
Lamson'' was placed upon only one, and
that the fourth in rank-his name gracing
the tail end of the list. Fox, Brown, Ingra-
ham and Homer, like Fusionists, were upon
three to five committees each.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
Herbert Spencer on Ceremonies.
From the Atheneul

From the Athenaum.
Tt must be confessed that Mr.. Spencer in his
new volume, Ceremonial Institutions" seems
to have expended labor out of all proportion
to the value of his results, and ingenuity great
lv in excess of the truth of his conclusions
What the results of his Investigations are we
shall attempt to explain as shortly as possible.
Ceremonies are prior to social, and even to hui
man. evolution. The little dog that falls on
his back and holds up his paws when he meets
big dog is performing propitiatory ceremo-
nv. He is as good as saying to the big dog:
Don't bite a dog when he is down; bite one OF
vour own weight" Now the majority, the i'm
mense majority, of human ceremonies are rel
les of a similar process of propitiatlon.
The savage who rolls on his back and slaps
his thighs to welcome visitor is not many
stages in advance Of the little dog. The lady
who kisses the Queens hand when she IS pre-
sented is carrying out the practice OF the COW
who licks her calf. The calf is licked because
that process gives the cow pleasant sense OF
possession of her offspring. From licking, kiss
ing or shifting as an agreeable ana a1tectlonate
process, came the custom OF licking, Kissing, OF
shifting as sign of affection, and SO OF propit-
alton of superior, who naturally likes to be
liked, and of that Precipitation the ceremony OF
kissing the Queens hands is survival.
Mr. Spencer traces vast number oil other
ceremonies to acts of propitiation. de Keeps
insisting that men naturally transfer services
that propitate the living to the propitiation OF
the ghosts of the dead and that the ghosts be-
come gods, and that, in this way, the religious
ceremonies of Christianity and OF other creeds
are all connected in the long run with the tim
id little dog and his prostrations: He also OBJ
serves that military society has been the
most exacting of ceremonies, so that ceremo-
nies decline as industrial societies gain ground,
till Quakers object to ceremony altogether, and
coal-mners and factory hands are deficient In
common polteness Here, then, are :he re-
suits of Mr. Spencer's industry broadly stated.
Are they quite worth the trouble they have
cost him? Is it not, and has 1T not always been
acknowledged that ceremonies are an impor-
tant form of human expression, and useful
assistance to the growth of society? Is it not a
truism that the forms of reverence due to gods
and great men are confused, so that even Burns
calls the Macallum More "the Lord their GOD
his Grace? And is it not also an accepted
fact that as society becomes more conscious OF
itself and its purposes clearly it lays less stress
on forms and ceremonies?
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
Fraud Triumphant.

Our dispatches tell the story OF yester-
days proceedings at Augusta SO fully that
nothing need be said in way of explanation
The theft of State government, so deliber-
ately planned by the brazen and unscrupu-
lous knaves who are the moving spirits Of
the conspiracy, has been accomplished, and
the thieves are clinging to the stolen goods
with the recklessness of desperadoes driven
to bay. Fraud is triumphant at the State
Capitol, and the latest chapter in the history
of the conspiracy is the blacklist. No quo
rum exists in the House; but despite that
the men who have taken seats there have
gone ON to elect a speaker and complete an
organization. For this wrong there is a
remedy, and it will be sharply applied. The
career of these lawless men will be as short
as it is shameful.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08

HARTFORD Post: SIT is well, in reading
about the trouble in Maine, to keep in mind
the real question at issue. The Republicans
elected majority of in the Senate and ~
in the House. This has been so reversed by
the Governor and Council that the Fusion
lists are given 8 majority in the Senate and
20 majority in the House. The excuse for
doing this is that there were technical errors
in the returns, and these have been taken
advantage of, not to give effect to the popu-
lar verdict, but to defeat and reverse it."
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-08
The Bribery Amdavits.

The affidayits purporting to come from
Swan and Hartman, published in the
Argus yesterday, have served their purpose,
that of influencing fusion members of the
Legislature on the day of its organization,
and will not, by the consent of the author
of them, be heard of again. They were
sprung upon the Legislature too late for
contradiction even if contradiction when nc
man is accused were feasible. They were
so cunningly contrived that no man could
specifically deny them, for no man was by
name charged with the attempt to bribe the
honorable gentlemen whose signatures,
genuine or forged, appeared at the foot OF
the indefinite affidavits.
The entire allegation is dirty partisan
trick worthy of the INSCRIPTIONS fellows
who planned the steal and are seeking to
keep the stolen goods in their hands. The
signatures by Hartman and Swan are pro-
bably genuine; for nothing in the history OF
these mems lives leads us to believe that
they would for a moment hesitate to lend
THEMSELVES to the furtherance of the scheme.
We may assume that the signatures are
genuine-and the only genuine things about
the affidavits. The Associated Press pro
nounces the story base fabrication.