Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-19

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BY ELI .. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of important Eyents.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has come out
In favor of Gen. Hancock.
THE Democratic majority in Alabama
Is likely to reach or exceed $1,000.
DIR. TANNER at noon on the 7th tri-
umphantly finished his forty days. fast.
The New Mexico Democratic Terri
torial Convention nominated Hon. Miguel
Otero for Delegate to Congress.
GEN. AUGUR has resumed command
of the Department of the South, with head
quarters at Newport Barracks, Ky.
GEN. WALKER, Commissioner of the
Census, estimates that at least three years.
time will be required to complete the entire
work for publication.
THE Secretary of the National Prohi-
bition Committee asserts that the Prohibi
tory party will put an electoral ticket before
the voters Of twenty States.
OHIO and Illinois are so nearly tied in
population that the official census returns
must be waited for to determine which
stands third in the list of States.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to leave
London for a period of rest, which has been
prescribed by his physicians as absolutely
essential.
THE Emperors William and Francis
Joseph met at Ischl on the 18th. The Wen
ma journals interpret the meeting as an evil
dence of a new consolidation of the Austro-
German alliance and sign Of the mainten-
ance of peace.
REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHON, of the
Fourth Ohio Congressional District, has re-
considered his determination not to be
candidate for reelection, and will accept
the nomination. The Republican nominee
is Emanuel Shultz.
IT is understood that Chill has reject
ed the offers of mediation rendered by this
Government with the purpose OF bringing
to close the disastrous war now raging in
South America, and the end is likely to be
reached only by the unconditional surrender
of Peru to its more powerful adversary.
The gross earnings of thirty-eight
railroads, reporting their receipts for July,
show gain of about 80 per cent, the in
crease in mileage being about II per cent.
The earnings from January LIST show an in
crease of % per cent. The increase is nearly
uniform throughout the list, with single
unimportant exception.
THE Commissioners of the Worlds
Fair, to be held in New York in 1883, are
making arrangements for putting the big
scheme into practical shape. An executive
committee has been appointed, who are in
structed to open subscriptions. A commit
tee was also appointed to issue an address to
the people of the United States.
THE Grand Jury of the United States
Court at New York have made present.
ment in the case Of the Sewanhaka disaster,
charging criminal carelessness and negli
gence upon the Government inspectors and
the officers and owners of the vessel. In
dictments were issued against the parties,
and they will be tried for manslaughter.
In New York City, on the morning of
the 18th, Amadee Bigot cut the throat of
Mrs. Marietta Renout and then took his own
life in the same manner. Bigot is thought
to have been insane. He was a widower;
Mrs. Renout was a widow, with seven chill
dren. He wanted her to marry him and she
refused.
THE Bender excitement has suddenly
collapsed, the two old tramps arrested in
Nebraska and taken to Kansas for idehtifi-
cation failing to meet the requirements OF
the case. The sensational confessions at
tributed to them are mostly the work of in
paper reporters. They have been discharged
from arrest.
THE Texas Democratic State Conven-
ton renominated Governor Roberts ON the
first ballot, his vote being Ala to 124 for all
other candidates. There was considerable
i'll feeling growing out of the contest, and
the usual motion to make the nomination
unanimous called forth a number Of dissen-
tient votes.
THE House of Commons, by vote of
1914 to 20, has rejected resolution, moved by
Arthur Arnold, Liberal member for Stafford,
that compulsory slaughter at ports Of land
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stricts the supply and increases the cost of
food, and recommending the modification or
removal of the restrictions. The Govern
ment opposed the motion.
Col. GRIERsON, on the American
side, and Col. Vale, on the Mexican side,
are making it hot for Victoria and his band,