Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-09
The following shows the popular vot'
for President at the last election: -

Weaver OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 305,729
DOW. ..:..........!........ .......... 1914
ScAtttTlnS. ....s..........sH l,I93
Total. ~. .......... 8, 49,, sos
Garfield's plurality. 3,4O1
The Electoral Colleges of the several
States met on the LIST day of December, as
prescribed by the United States law, and
cast their votes for President and Vice
President. In Georgia there seems to have
been some misunderstanding regarding the
date fixed for the meeting of the Electors,
and as a consequence the vote of Georgia
was not cast.
THE public debt statement for Deem
Der shows the following totals: Cash in
Treasury, $21 ,092,676; gold certificates out
standing, s., 400 800; silver certificates, $3.50,
or ,2S0; certificates of deposit, $S,525 900;
refunding certificates, $643,35O; legal
tenders, $346, 6s1 ,016; fractional currency,
$7,163,207; United States bonds Of 80, $11,-
255,000. Decrease of debt during Novem-
Der, $3,6O9,261.
AMONG the first bills which will be
reached in the House will be the Eaton Tar
if bill for the creation of commission of
experts to investigate the Tariff and report
their conclusions and recommendations to
the next Congress. This bill passed the
Senate at the last session and is now lying
upon the Speakers table in the House in
such position as to be one Of the first meas
ures reached at the coming session..
GEORGE B. ROBINSON, Lieutenant
Governor eect of Colorado, was shot and
probably fatally wounded on the night of the
9th at Robinson's Camp, 20 miles from Lead
Vile. It seems there is a dispute about the
possession of the mine there and an armed
guard had been placed to watch it. On the
night named Gov. Robinson and the mana
ger of the mine went to visit it, and not be-
ing recognized by the guard the latter fired
at the supposed intruders, and Gov.
Robinson fell, fatally wounded. He died
within IS hours. y 1uta
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Superin-
tendent of the Census, has submitted his
regular annual report to the Secretary of the
Interior. He says that although the work of
taking the tenth census is substantially COM
plete, returns having been received from all
but seven of the total number of 31,265
enumeration districts, it will probably be two
or three weeks before the office will be able
to. present complete statistics of the popula-
tion Of the country, and he therefore consid-
ers it advisable to postpone to future report
all mention Of the results of the enumera-
tion, and also all discussion of the methods
in use as well as any suggestions which may
require to be made Of changes in the census
law with reference to future enumeration.
A TERRIBLE disaster at sea occurred
before daylight on the morning of the 24th,
near Spezzia, off the Italian coast. The
French steamer Onkle Joseph was run down
by the Italian steamer Ortiga, and cut in
two amidships, going down almost imme-
diately. There were about 800 persons on
board, of whom but 6S were saved.
The Ortiga was greatly damaged
by the collision, but arrived safely
at Leghorn. The Onkle Joseph was an iron
screw steamer of 1923 tons gross, and the
Ortiga was of / 1858 tons burthen. The pas
sengers on board the sunken steamer were
mostly poor emigrants from Catinrera,
bound for South America. 1t was thought
there were also a number Of American and
English tourists on board.
The Special Agent Of the Census
Office has completed the investigation of
ownership and distribution of and 1-2 per
cent. registered bonds. The following state
ment shows the general distribution, ION July
1, of 1858, 6S1, $50 registered and 1-2 per
cent. bonds. Total per cent registered
bonds, $52s, 1OO, individuals, $27f ,435 800;
National banks, $136, 500, 700; banks and
trust companies, $113, 800 800; foreign hold
ers,, Sc, 1871 ,450. Total 4 IL per cent. regis
tered bonds, $170, $50, 8O0-individuals, $72,-
010,900; banks and trust companies, $53, $780,
400; National banks, $39, 461 $50; foreign
holders, S., 1877 800. The Eastern States
own II 10 per cent. Of the bonds; Middle
States, 81 4-10 per cent; Western States, IA
2-10 per cent; Southern States. $40 per
cent. In the Eastern States 20 per cent. OF
the bonds are: owned by males and 30 per
cent by females; in the Middle States 81 per
cent By males and 10 per cent. by females;
in the Western States 81 per cent. by males
and 10 per cent by females; in the Southern
States - per cent. by males and p per cent.
by females. 55
THE following are in brief the prin-
cipal features of Secretary Sherman's an
nual report: The Secretary takes occa-
sion in this, which he deems probably. his
last report to Congress, to present an histor-
ical review OF resumption and its effects in
promoting the trade and general prosperity
OF the country. He refers to the large num-
Der Of outstanding bonds which are about to
mature, and strongly recommends the pres
ent Congress should pass funding act fix
ing the rate Of interest at 8 1-2 per
cent. e He favors taking away the le
BARTENDER character of the greenbacks
and funding them in short-time
low-rate. of interest bond. The gold and
silver circulation he maintains can, with the
national bank circulation, be made to meet
all the current demands of trade. He strong
ly recommends the discrimination OF the
standard silver dollar and its recoinage into
a coin Of equal value with the gold dollar.
He enters largely into the silver question,
particularly increasing the weight OF the
dollar, thus accomplishing the double
standard.