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

supposed TO be drowned. Inc Bonnie Lee
left New Orleans on the 7th with full cargo
of assorted merchandise.
JOHN BAILEY, who murdered his wife,
in May, 1879, on the night of the It'll was
taken from Athens, Ala, by mob of horse
men and hanged. Four previous attempts
had been made to mob him. He had been
twice sentenced to death, and each time
granted new trial.
AN excursion train on the West Jer-
sey Railroad, from Philadelphia to Atlantic
City, carrying some 1900 persons, mostly
members of St. AIMS Catholic Church,
Philadelphia, met with an accident by which
one person was instantly killed and thirty
eight others injured. The train was rum
ming in two sections, and the accident was
the result of the rear portion running into the
forward one while the latter was at a stand
still. A disposition to lynch the engineer of
the rear engine was manifested, but he dis
appeared before the enraged passengers
could reach him.
FIFTEEN of the rear cars of freight
train on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St.
Louis Railroad broke away from the other
portion of the train while it was ascending
the grade about three miles east Of Crown
Point, Ind, on the 10th. The cars ran back
against another freight train just beginning
the ascent Of the grade. The caboose, which
contained the conductor, brakeman and four
drovers, was run into by the oncoming train,
and the occupants were badly scalded and
otherwise injured. One of the cattle men,
named McAlister, of Crown Point, died al
most instantly from injuries received, and
it was thought the brakeman and engineer
could not recover.
DURING the last year S63, 493, 572 let
tiers originating in this country passed
through the United States mails, PIG, 446, rs
postal cards, 695, la, 624 newspapers, 81, 472,-
276 magazines, and SOC, S45 ,4SO books, circu-
lars, and miscellaneous printed articles.
A MECHANIC, aged twenty-six years,
condemned to four years. Imprisonment at
Ousano, Italy, starved himself to death in
thirty days.
A MEETING has just been held in Lon
don, under the auspices of Mr.. Thorold
Rogers, member of Parliament, to consid
er the formation of company for the pur-
chase and sale of land in the United States,
with view Of furthering emigration OF small
families and assisting such emigration by
loans on security of land sold and occupied.
A committee was formed to promote the uD-
dertaking.
ST. AUBREY c. ANGELO, u correspond.
ent of the Liverpool (Eng.) Courier, who has
been making tour of the West in the inter-
ests Of that journal, was found dead beside
the Union Pacific track, near Laramie City, a
few days ago. He had been run over by the
cars, and ended his life by shooting himself
through the heart. Angelo was with Prince
Napoleon in Zululand when the latter was
killed, and was a most accomplished and en-
terprising journalist.
The Republicans of Cincinnati have
renominated their present Representatives
in Congress-Benjamin Butterworth in the
First, and Thomas l.. Young in the Second
District.
A DISPATCH from Indian Territory
states that the Cherokee Indians and Creek
negroes, recently at war, have negotiated
peace, the Creek Indians acting as media
tors.
THE Republican Conference held in
New York City on the 9Th determined ssshat
the Southern States should be assisted when
ever such assistance is demanded, and that
the campaign should not be abandoned in
any Southern State" Gen. Garfield was
present but did not participate in the regular
proceedings of the meeting. Among those
taking an active part in the consultation
were Gov. Jewell, Secretary Sherman, Sena-
tors Logan, Blaine, Conkling and Blair;
VIM. f. Chandler; Messrs. Hicks and Como
yer, of Florida; Pinchback, Of Louisiana;
and number Of other prominent Republic
cans.