Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-08

liz, where his father was a. one time suc.
cessful real estate agent, but subsequently
took to drink, became impoverished and
ended his career by committing suicide.
The unfortunate young lady was from Dun
Kirk, n. Y, where her parents now live.
She is said to have been an unusually bright
and attractive girl.
| ID. T. NEWELL, a well known real es-
tate dealer of Chicago, became monoma-
MAC, his pet hobby being a life-preseryer
which he claimed to have invented, COM
| posed entirely of lead. Afew days since he
took passage on a steamer for Grand Haven
Mich, leaving word for his wife that he was
| going out to try his invention. When about
midway across the lake he quietly stripped
| off his clothing, and, attaching his so-called
life-preserver about his body. jumped into
| the water, going to the bottom like plum
met.
. AT Paris, O., on the Goth, Mrs. Keiger,
young and beautiful widow from Hardin
| County, o., who had been on visit to the
| Zeigler family, distant relatives, attempted
| to kill VIII Zeigler, a young man, and fall
| ing in the attempt shot herself through the
forehead, causing instant death. The shoot
ing was evidently premeditated, and was
instigated, as understood, by young Zeig-
ler's efforts to break off his engagement with
the widow.
THE President has appointed Daniel
B. Dyer, Of Baxter Springs, Kans., agent for
the Indians of Quapaw Agency, Indian
Territory, vice 7. S. Kist, not confirmed
during the last session of Congress; and
John H. Sullivan, of Madison, Ind, Agent
for Indians, Moquis Pueblo Agency, Ari-
IONA, vice Milo A. Boynton, resigned.
THE army-worm has made its appear
ance in Orange County, N. Y.
THE President has commissioned Paul
Selby Postmaster at Springfield, ILL.,, vice D.
L. Phillips, deceased.
A PASSENGER train on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad was ditched
near Sargent, Kansas, on the Goth. J. J.
jenkins, of Dubuque, Iowa, was instantly
killed; Mr.. Keenan,, of Arkansas, and his
wife were both fatally injured, and at least
dozen other passengers were hurt, several
of them very seriously.
The President of the Mississippi River
Commission has informed the Secretary of
War that meeting will be held shortly to
determine upon plans for the examination
of the river above Cairo, in hopes of submit
ting report covering this portion of the
great undertaking which Congress has in
trusted to them. 1t is stated that the differ
ent physical conditions Of that portion OF
the stream will necessitate, in many re-
spects, different treatment, though where
the reaches of the river from
Cairo to ST. Louis and thence northward
course through alluvial sections, the plan of
concentration as proposed for the lower river
will doubtless be recommended. At points
where reefs intercept the channel and clay
formations constitute the banks and bed of
the stream, blasting and excavation will be
required in order to make these portions Of
the channel conform to the proposed
average depth of the alluvial Sec
lions. The Commission reports that
that portion of the stream to be
considered now presents many obstacles to
satisfactory improvement by natural forces.
and where artificial means, such as blasting
and dredging, are called in as aids, the diff
culties and expenses are largely increased.
The opinion is expressed that from Cairo
to st. Louis these impediments do not exist,
and the theory Of channel improvement
recommended for the river below Cairo
can be applied as far as st. Louis;
that above this point the most serious
difficulties will be encountered. The men,
bers of the Commission who have been in
communication with the Department, either
by letter or in person, favor active work
during the present season to cover the entire
river, SO as to be prepared to submit COM
prehensive report to Congress in December,
and thus close up their entire work against
probable contingency.