Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

otnerS nad an almost miraculous escape.
The accident was caused by the escape
OF compressed air, which was relied upon
to help sustain the roof. The falling OF
the roof closed the air-lock into the tun-
mel, and the water rising rapidly cut off the
escape of the twenty men who were at work
in the shaft at depth of sixty five feet. The
eight who escaped were in the air. chamber
when the water began to rush in. and Just
saved themselves by running up the ladder.
A LATER report regarding the result
of the election in Mexico saws that Gen.
Gonzales has been elected President by i
large majority. While the President elect
was on a balcony at Guanajato receiving an
ovation, some person shot at him from the
street. The bullet missed its intended vic
tim, wounding two other persons in the
party.
SECRETARY THOMPSON made a Re-
publican speech at Denver on the Goth.
TROUBLE is reported between he In
dians and whites in Eastern Oregon and
Washington Territory, owing as alleged to
the Entertainments of settlers.
A RECENT storm in Monroe County,
Mich destroyed many vineyards filed with
the choicest grapes and also ruined grain of
all kinds. The aggregate loss is 100000.
CAPT. JAMES ID. HAMILTON, one of
the oldest pilots on the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers, died at Louisville on the 2lst.
A MOB at Lincoln, n. Mex, have been
Kidding the country of malefactors by taking
prisoners out of the Jail and Kidding them
with bullets. They also served the Sheriff
in the same manner, because he objected to
this summary method of disposing of his
prisoners.
JUSTIN HOFFMAN, shoemaker living
near Pittston, Pa, while crazed by drink
shot and fatally wounded his wife and young
child, and seriously wounded another child
named Hooke, who was standing by. He was
locked up just in time to save his being
lynched by an Infatuated mob.
REPRESENTATIVE HOOKER has been
renominated by the Democrats of the Fifth
Congressional District of Mississippi.
THE marriage of Miss BERTHE Ord,
daughter of Gen. E. O. c. Ord, command
ing the Department of Texas, to Gen. Ire
vino, Commander Of the Northern Division
of the Mexican Army, was celebrated with
unusual ceremony in San Antonio on the
Doth. The bride is % years of age; the
groom Al. The newly married couple will
take up their residence in San Luis Potosi.
A VERY perceptible earthquake shock
was experienced in New Hampshire on the
evening OF the Goth.
The Egyptian obelisk to be erected
in the City of New York, presented by the
Khedive, arrived on the Goth in the steamer
Dessouk, Lieut.. Gorringe, commander. The
pedestal is 70 feet long, eight feet square at
the base and five feet three inches at the top.
The pedestal weighs 43 tons and the founda-
ton "a tons.
A SAD drowning casualty occurred at
Atlantic City, n. j., on the 10Th, by which
three lives were lost. Mrs. L. j. Nesmith,
wife of Lieut.. Nesmith, United States Army,
Miss Bessie Fanshaw, aged twelve years,
daughter Of Mr.. j. R. Fanshaw, Secretary of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and
Miss Bessie Deakon, of Philadelphia, were
the victims. Mrs. Nesmith was a fine swim
mer, and she led the way into the water, the
girls following her until they got up to their
arm pits then Miss Deakon and Miss Fan
shaw became frightened. The lady turned
to assist them out. The water being deep,
and strong eddy having formed where they
stood, all seemed to loose their footing, and
we're carried beyond their depth.
JAMES DONEGAN, who shot and killed
Policeman Criego, at Santa Fe, n. NJ, was
hanged by mob on the morning of the 18th.
THE Texas cattle fever is reported as
prevalent in some localities in Southern
Kansas.
Two Leadville police officers, John
GABRIELLE and Stewart, were shot and it was
thought both fatally wounded, on the night
If the 18th, by desperate character named
Blackwell, whom they were trying to arrest.
MAJOR THOMAS WOODWARD and G..
NJ. Munden, two prominent citizens OF Prin-
,ess Anne County, Va, got into dispute on
he 18th in which pistols were used. Wood
ward was killed and Munden fatally
wounded. Both were partially intoxicated.
RICKLEY, the Columbus CO., Bank
President, who was shot at few days ago
Dy an irate creditor, is recovering. He will
ose the use of both eyes.
AN excursion train from indianapolis
% Put-in-B Bay, was ditched near Knox's
Siding, o., on the 10Th, on the return trip
over the Wabash Railroad. Edward Stew
,rt, Of Noblesville, Ind, was killed, and
about twenty persons were injured, among
hem the following, none of whom it was
thought could recover: Walter H. Rivers, of
private secretary Of Hon. w.
4. English; John s. Gum, of Westfield;
Steward Hurst, of Peru, and Herman Min
,en, of Athens.
Mrs. DENNIN4 wife of Rev. B. V.
Oenning, pastor of the NJ. E. Church at
Council Grove, Kansas, was fatally burned |
IN the 18th by her clothing taking fire while |
he was getting supper. She was alone in
he house at the time, and made desperate |
,ut unsuccessful attempt to eXtinguish the |
lanes by wrapping herself in shawl and
olling upon the floor. Her entire clothing |
vas consumed, and she died within few |
minutes after help had arrived.
The Princess Louise is going to the |
German baths, by order of her physicians.
'he has never fully recovered from the in
uries received by her at Ottawa last winter. |
Prince Leopold will accompany her home to
england.
TURKEY is making extensive prepare
ions in case of war with Greece. It is re-
ported from Berlin that number of German
taft officers have, with the consent of the
Emperor, engaged to go to Turkey and re-
rganize the military institutions. They will