Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

Ocratac nominee, by majority OF some A..
600.
ACCORDING to returns on file in the
Secretary of States Office, the Constitutional
amendment voted for at the recent election
In Arkansas, favoring scaling down of the
State debt,w was rejected by majority of 3,66O.
The centennial anniversary of the
Battle Of Kings Mountain, North Carolina,
was celebrated on the 9th and 7th. There
was a mimic fight, representing the battle
as fought between the British and American
troops.
PROF. RILEY says he has reached a
stage in. the management of the cotton worm
when there is no longer any excuse for its
ravages and that the caterpillar and the boil
worm will cease to be cause of anxiety to
intelligent and enterprising planters.
THE St. Louis Merchants Exchange
has agreed to lower the present grades ofred
winter wheat in that market one-half grade,
in order to make them more nearly conform
to those of Chicago and other markets. The
new system Of grading takes effect on the LIST
of January next.
THE St. Louis Fair opened on the 4th
with fine display in nearly every depart
ment and large attendance. The annual
pageant of the Yelled Prophets, which came
off on the night of the 9Th, was magnificent
affair and was witnessed by hundreds of
thousands of spectators.
D. P. DEVICES, the Greenback candi-
date for Judge Of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, in a published letter, with
draws from the canvass, for the reason, he
states, that Gen. Weaver is using his inf1u-
ence as the head of the National ticket, in
favor of the Republican candidates.
The editors of the leading Russian
journals have been summoned before Gen.
Melikoff and told that their continual dis
cussion of Constitution for Russia has
highly displeased the Gar; that nothing
more on the subject would be allowed to APP
pear, and that during the present reign it
would be premature to discuss COnstitu
ton.
THREE conductors and baggagemen
on the Kansas Pacific Railroad have been ar
rested, charged with systematic scheme for
swindling the company by selling forged
tickets to passengers, who were instructed to
leave Denver on certain trains whereby the
bogus tickets were taken up by one of the
conductors engaged in the conspiracy. 1t is
not stated to what extent the scheme had
been worked.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has been officially informed by Collector
Clark, at Atlanta, Ga, that body of thirty
armed men entered Dalton, w hitefield Coun-
ty, Ga, and forcibly rescued property seized
for violation of revenue law. Commissioner
Rogers has instructed the Collector to OBJ
tain warrants for the parties engaged in the
affair and to use such force as may be nee
essary to secure their arrest.
THE Anglo American Syndicate has
divulged its full designs, which are to build
a road from Red River, in Lamar County, to
the Rio Grande, in Kinney County, Tex,
an extreme distance of 800 miles. Its name
is the Chic ago, Texas and Mexican Central,
and the capital stock 100000. A charter
has been obtained and officers elected. In
the Board are five Texans and four Chicago
citizens. Work on the road has already
commenced.
ANOTHER bogus diploma factory has
been discovered in the East. 1t is known as
the "New England University of Medi-
cine and Surgery" and purports
to be located at Manchester, N. H.
Its manager is one "Doctor' Harry G.
Stickney. said to be former pupil and as
sociate of Buchanan, of Philadelphia. The
institution is known to have issued a large
number Of diplomas, although it exists only
upon paper.
IT is reported from Mazatlan, Mexi-
CO, that ex-Gov. Rubi, who was captured at
the battle of San Vicente, has been shot by
Of ha mil aIpthorifioS IT ia also
stated that Col Ramirez, chief of the Sina-
loa revolution, had entered Mazatlan in dis
guise with the intention Of taking steamer
bound for San Francisco, that he had been
betrayed by his guide, and his capture was
expected every hour, when he would I'M
doubleday meet a similar fate to that of Gov.
Rubi.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
caused in political circles by the publication
of an alleged interview between
Gen. Grant and the Rev. c.. II.
Fowler, in which Gen. Grant
speaks somewhat disparagingly Of Gen.
Hancock. The latter. in an interview with a
newspaper correspondent, said he could not
believe Gen. Grant to be guilty of the
discourtesy to brother officer attrib
uted to him in the publication referred to,
statements referred to were the utterances
Of Gen. Grant, he should not long neglect to
give the public his side of the questions at
issue.
OoR excess of exports of merchandise
stated in specie values is as follows For
the month ended August 81, 1880, SIC, 917,-
1S9; same time 1879, $15,5s9, 1919. For eight
months ended August 81, 1880, $50, SIS, 5O7 8
same time 1879, $256,953,535. The
excess of imports over exports
Of gold and silver coin and bullion
was as follows: Month ended August 81,
1880, excess of imports, So, 2Ss, $50; same
time ia 1879, excess of imports, So .935, AZ
Eight months ended August 81, 1880, excess
of imports, SIC, 434 ,616; same time in 1879,
excess of exports, 81 ,64S, $50; same time in
1880, excess of imports, SIS, 459, 4s1. Twelve.
months ended August 81, 1879, excess OF
imports, S555,4S