Iron County register., 1880-09-02

nominted Thomas u. HoXie for Governor.
HORACE MAYNARD, the new Post
masterGeneral. has entered upon the dis
charge of his official duties.
IT is authoritatively announced that
Gen. b. F. Butler will take the stump in
Massachusetts for the Democratic ticket,
but will not himself be a candidate for Gov
ernOr.
THE Readjusters of the Third Virginia
District have placed in nomination for Con-
gress Capt. John S. Wise. His Democratic
opponent is his cousin, Capt. George D.
Wise.
A NEW Atlantic cable company has
been formed for the purpose Of laying a
cable between England and the Azores, and
between the Azores and America. All the
necessary concessions have been obtained
THE Commissioners of the Freed
mems Savings and Trust Company have de-
clared dividend Of 10 per cent. and will
begin paying it on September /. The
amount required to pay this dividend is
$296,36s.
JOSEPH p MORTON, Chief Engineer
of the Auburn IN. W Fire Department,
was so much concerned for the success Of
the Firenen's State Convention in session in
that city that he became insane, and COM
mitted suicide.
THE joint debate between Porter and
Landers in Indiana has been definitely ar
ranged to begin at South Bend 90 Sept. =
and terminate at Boonville on Sept. Is, TAX
inc in fha nrircir.I tnwn in each
sional District.
THE Indian Agent at Poplar River,
D. T., has abandoned his post in conse
gucnce of the threatening aspect Of the In
dians in that vicinity. He reports Sitting
Bull within twenty miles of the Agency.
Troops have been dispatched to that point
from Bismarck.
THE Chinese Ambassador at st. Peters
burg has been informed by the Russian au-
tborities that they will consent tono further
negotiations with him, and an open rupture
between the two countries seems imminent.
The Celestial representative waits instruc-
tions from his Government.
The United States troops at Tucson
have been ordered to cooperate with the
civil authorities in suppressing fiiibustering
expeditions from Arizona to Mexico 1t ap
pears that MARQUEE, one of the Mexican
rebels, has recently visited Tucson to enlist
in his service the adventurous Of that city.
IT is announced, apparently by au-
thority, that Gen. Sherman has consented to
the publication of his part of the correspond
ence with Gen. Hancock in reference to the
Presidential deadlock in 1876. Gen. Sher-
mans letters will te printed inia campaign
life of Gen. Hancock soon to be issued by a
New York publishing house.
THE Iowa Republican State Conven-
ton, held at Dcs Moines on the 25th, nomi
mated the following ticket Of State officers:
For Secretary of State, Capt. J. A. L. Hull
(renominated); Auditor, w. V. Lucas, of
Cerro Gordo: Treasurer, E. II. Conger, Of
Dallas; Register, Capt. J. r. Powers; At
torney General, Smith McPherson.
BRIG.-GEN. ALBERT j. MYER, Chief
of the Signal Service, died of heart disease
at Buffalo, n. Y, on the oath. He was born
at Newburgh, N. v, in 1873, and entered
the Army as Assistant Surgeon in 1854. He
was the originator of the present system of
storm signals, and was popularity known in
connection with the published prognostica-
tons as Old Probabilities.
A LARGE number of Sitting Bulls
warriors are surrendering themselves at
Fort Keogh. They are promptly disarmed
and dismounted, and will be turned over to
the Interior Department and transported to
some point on the west side of the Missouri
River and as far south as practicable, where
they will be placed on reservation and
kept there by such means of restraint as may
De found necessary.
Mr.. THOMAS HUGHES, author of
"School Days at Rugby" has arrived in this
country with number Of young English
men OF good families, who are to settle upon
large tract Of land in Eastern Tennessee,
purchased by an organization Of which Mr..
Hughes is the chief promoter. The land
comprises about 400, 900 acres and is located
on the Cumberland plateau, in Morgan,
Scott, Overton and Fcntress Counties
FURTHER intelligence regarding the
recent storm on the lower Texas coast and
Mexico prove it to have been of great vio-
lence. Matamoras and Brownsville suffered
the most damage, a large number of buildings
in both places being demolished and much
other property de ,troyed. The land dam
ages along the coast are estimated at 81 ,000,-
)UO, while many vessels were driven out in
to the Gulf and some Of them presumably
lost with all on board.
THE Republican State Executive Com
mttee Of Texas met at Hearne on the 25th
and placed in nomination tie following
ticket: For Governor, eX-Gov. f. j. Davis,
Of Austin; for Lieutenant-Goyernor, T..
Siemmering, of San Antonio: for Comptrol-
ler, j. d. Wood, of Smith; for Treasurer,
James w. Thomas, Of Collin: for Commits
sioner, Jacob KeuchIer, of Austin; for At
torney General, j. ID. McAdoo, OF Brennan;
Judge Of the Court of Appeals, j. b. Will
hanson, of Marshall.
THE Democrats and Greenbackers
both held meetings in Coffeeville, Miss, on
the ed, a special election for Sheriff being
appointed for the Tuesday following. While
the Democratic procession was marching by
adifficulty occurred between negro named
Spearman, who was in the Democratic pro-