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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
A Dramatic Court Scene.
WASHINGTON, October

WASHINGTON, October 2.
A DRAMATIC and exciting scene was enacted
in the Equity Court-to-day, during the prog
ress of the hearing of a habeas corpus case in
volving the custody of William Edgar Thorn
as, four years of age, son of johnson P. Thorn
as, who had given it over to the charge of his
daughter by former wife, Mrs. Cuttings. The
child was brought into court to-day by its
mother. Mrs. Thomas has been living apart
from her husband for some time. The father
said it was his desire that the child should be
given into the custody of Mrs. Cuttings, as his
wife was unfit to keep it, and the court made
an order accordingly. MIR. Meloy, the bailif,
was directed to turn the child over to Mrs. Git
tings, and went to the mother for that ptlr-
pose. Mrs. Thomas caught the child by
the wrist and refused to give it up.
A struggle ensued between the moth
err and officers of the court for
the possession of the child. The mother
fought desperately, and it was with the great
est difficulty the child could be taken from
her. When finally her grasp was broken she
shook her clenched fist in her husbands face
and charged him with being the cause of all
her trouble. He made some reply which added
to her rage, and as he sat down she struck him
behind the ear with her clenciled fist, Knock
ing him and the chair over The courtroom
was finally cleared, and the contending parties
went off in opposite directions The child
cvinced Il decided preference for Mrs. Git
tings, and showed pleasure at the decision of
the court. Within haf an hour another petit
ton was flied by Mrs. Thomas for u writ of
habeas corpus, requiring LIS. Cuttings to pro-
duce the child, which, she states, was placed
i'll her charge by her husband, and is now un-
lawfully withheld from her. a rule was issued
and made returnable next Saturday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
Cost Of the Postal Service.

p WASHINGTON, October 4.
THERE were in the service of the Post-office
Department the 3Oth of June, 1850, 1862 con-
tractors for the transportation of mails on
public routes. There were also 1857 special
officers, each with a mail-carrier, whose pay
from the Department is not allowed to exceed
the net postal yield of the Office. OF the pub
lie routes in operation there were Ii, liz aggre-
eating in length ;A3.s0S miles, at an annual
cost of $1s,747, 991.5 Adding compensation of
railway post-office clerks, route agents, mail
route messengers, local agents, etc. amounting
to $3,54S.27S, the aggrega cost of the entire
service for the fiscat year ended June 30, 1880,
was So, 22s6, 269. The service was divided as
follows: Railroad route, s5, 323 miles in length;
annual transportation, ~. 43., so miles; annual
cost, SO 59,21, of which amount s, 229, 2l6 was
for railway post-ofiice car service. Steamboat
routes, %, 80 miles in length; annual transport
t;tion, sos, 5:ss miles: annual cost, SsoT,2221.
Other routes on which he mails are required to
be conveyed with celc, ity, certainty and secur-
ity, 2S5,22iS miles in length; annual transpor-
tation 16,050.9g5 miles; annual cost, ST,Sel-
4y.t During the y ear railroad routes were in
creased in length ), SO miles, and in cost Sy'l,-
6S1. Steamboat routes were increased 1850
miles in length and in cost $l32,sj3. Star
routes were increased in length IS, 16S miles, at
an increased cost of S9I96i3. There was an
increase over the preceding year in total
length of routes of p, IL miles. at an increase
in annual cost of S,,02i,ls3 The increase in
cost for railway posf-o!lice clerks, route agents,
ETC., amounted to S,j92l4, making a total in
crease in the cost of the service over the pre-
ceding year of .,2Sj,3J7.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
Diphtheria in Canadian Provinces.

. In some portions of the maritime
provinces diphtheria has prevailed to
an alarming extent during the past few
years. The cause may be found in the
lack of sanitary regulations. The St.
John Telegraph says: elm the smaller
towns there are no sewers, often there
are no cutters to the streets, and little
or no attention has been given TO sur
face drainage. The streets are often
filthy, but they are really the cleanest
part of the village. Any one who has
taken up his abode for week or fort
night in one of these villages which are
just outside of the line of sanitary i'm
proponents will find it hard to escape
many unpleasantimpressions. The wa
ter from wells is fiat and insipid, having
the unmistakable faint of saturated soil.
The surroundings are simply abomina-
ble." Fortunately, the people are at
length becoming aroused, and are or
ganizing voluntary sanitary associations.
Increased attention is also, we are glad
to observe, being bestowed on sanitary
matters by City Commissioner Coats
worth, and no better measures can be
adopted than the publication of the city
for protecting it against diphtheria and
like diseases.-Toronto Mail. Sec.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
Telling Bad News.

ONE of the hardest things on earth TO
40 is to break sad news To people. You
never can tell exactly how it Is going TO
strike them. They may faint, or they
may go into a paroxysm Of grief, or
they may stand it with stony calmness.
But generally they do what you least
expect, and that is why IL makes IL so
hard TO tackle them. A Northern. New
Hampshire Deacon had q very embar-
raising time Of It recently when on ono
of these sad errands. He. called upon n
bereaved citizen, and, assuming an ex-
preston of countenance sufficiently
lugubrious to dull the edge of o, jack
knife, said: "My dear friend, don't be
alarmed" Immediately the citizen,
who had up to that moment shown no
sign of alarm, began to look scared.
Such Is the contrariness of human ma
ture. The Deacon continued: This
is a world of sorrow and tribulaiion,
and we ought to nerve ourselves To bear
its Ills" q Deacon, what're you driving
atP" asked the now thoroughly aroused
citizen. "It's always hard duty 20 be
the bearer of iii news" said the Deacon.
"Yes, yes! Go on" cried the citizen,
growing more nervous every instant.
Can you stand news Of bereavement"
asked the Deacon. Good heavens, III
try! Is it very bada Do tell me what
it tsp" exclaimed the pale and trembling
man. "You won't faintP'H "No, no,
But II you keep me in this suspense 1
shali!" And the citizen was In such n
state of scare that he shook all over and
was as white as a sheet. b" Well, bear IL
with Christian resignation, my dear
friend" said the Deacon. (" Your moth
er-in-law--now don't lose your self.
coRtrol--yonr mother-in.law il dead"
The look of Mortified anxiety, grief and
despair passed from the citizens face.
A look of supreme disgust took its
place. I" You great IDIOT" he cried.
" have you palavered around AL this
time to tell me thatp Don't you know
any better than to come here and fright
en- me this .wayP BY .Jove, sir, you act
ell SO burned melancholy and awful that
you scared me most To death. I thought
mebbe team had run over my dog aud
broke his back" The Deacon went
home di-gusted. Boston Post. di
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

AN ARRAY recently occurred between
whites and Indians, about 30 miles east Of
Los Pinos Agency, Cello, which bids fair to
lead to still more serious results. Accord.
ing to one account, two Indians invaded the
in threatening manner, which re-
suited in A. T. Jackson, 4
nephew of J. III. Jackson, shooting
Sapanovari, killing him. The next day the
party were surrounded by indians, swho de-
manded the men who did the shooting he
night before. company of soldiers had
meanwhile arrived at the scene of the
trouble and took the freighters in charge
and marched them to Kline's Ranch.
Young Jackson was then started for Gunni-
son City for trial, in charge of several men,
but the party had only proceeded about
three miles when the Indians overpowered
the guard, as claimed by them, and took of
their prisoner, whose fate has not yet been
learned. eJackson's friends are indignant at
the military authorities for not affording
them proper protection, and threaten to
avenge his death, II such, as is probable, be
the termination Of his captivity.
The Chilian forces, under the COM
mand of Capt. Patrick Lynch, have occu-
pied Chimbote, Peru, and, unless a heavy
contribution is forthcoming, which has been
demanded, the place is to be sacked. There
are large sugar manufacturing establish
ments at this place. Reports of peace be-
tween Peru and Chilli seem to be without
foundation.
VIRGINIA's population is 1,509,335,
being an increase over the population of 1870
of 2S4, 172, or about % per cent. --s
THREE cars of an expr ess train on
the Fitchburg Mass. Railroad were
thrown from the track at Littleton Station
on the night Of the 9Th. A
Mr.. Faulkner, from Aver, and Mr..
A. Vartney, the Master Car-builder
of the road, were both instantly
killed, while fifteen other persons We acA IN
jured, some of them seriously. The cars
were terribly wrecked, and the fact that
there were comparatively few passengers ON
ing wholesale disaster.
Two masked highwaymen captured
one of Barlow & Sanderso n s mail coaches.
eight miles from Denver, on the night al
the eth. Strange to say, the only thing taken
was the unregistered mail pouches. There
were two passengers on board, neither of
whom was nlDleSted, and the express PACK
ages and registered mail pouch were left in
tact. FL -
A wELL-DEFINED case of yellow fever
is reported from New Orleans, but SO, late
in the season as to cause no Apprehension of
The spread of the disease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
Religion. Of the Dakota Tribes.

s. COLONEL III. B. DARLINGTON, at the
American Association of Science, spoke
about the Dakota tribes, particularly
with regard to their religion. All ma
tions seem to have some traditions about
their origin, and these are often as
strange as the most active fancy could
invent or the strongest imagination con-
ceive. The chief of the Japanese Lega-
ton, while in this country, said: "We
have tradition in Japan that our peo-
pie came from the skies in boat, and
we have pictures that try to represent
our ancestors know enough now to
see that our people could not sail out of
the sky; but when 1 see people here,
who for the first time remind me of the
pictures of our forefathers, wonder
with awe whether America was not
their home and the ocean waves took
them to Japan" He referred to the
red men of America. Perhaps some of
the traditions will find their explanation
when the study of anthropology, ethnol-
ogy and some other sciences and sources
of knowledge has been followed for a
few years more; and, indeed, we must
admit that some of these traditions are
of such character as to indicate an ORR
gin for them which is more than mere
fancy or imagination. Colonel Car
rington includes among the tribes Of
which he speaks, not only the Dakotas,
but also the 'Pawnees, Winnebagoes,
Sioux and some others. In no case has
he found any words in the Indian Ian
guage for cursing God. The Indians
reverence for the Great Spirit is above
that of some white men who claim to be
his superior. The Indian idea of the
spirit land is that it is physical para
disc, where every taste and longing is
promptly met. If he wants food, it is
near at hand; water springs up ready
for use; ponies and game abound; bios
SONS, leaves and fruit never fall all is
perennial and perpetual. The Indian
conception of hell is quite different from
our own. There is the same profusion
of mercies and good things there, but
like Dives, who saw the happiness of
Heaven beyond his reach, the bad In
dian can not partake of the pleasures
which surround him after death. Chief
Joseph was once asked if he desired to
have schools and churches on the Wal
Iowa Reservation, He replied that he
did not, and gave as his reason that they
as the Catholics and Protestants do.
We fight each other, but we don't want
to fight about God" Their mode of
burial by raising the dead upon plat
forms beyond the reach of wild beasts,
until the dust returns to earth, is full of
strange fancies -+EsreF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
GENERAL.


IT now takes GA in Turkish money
to pay for staying over night at TURK
ish hotel.
THE new colony of the Cumberland
plateau in Tennessee, in which Thomas
HUGHES is interested with . company Of
English and American philnnthropsses,
has been named fappcopristely Rugby.
The road to the town will be hnished
soon, and % formal opening u 20 take
place. A lawn-tennis court has already
TIE art of dressing in, the common
est materials, and yet looking superior
to other women, is studied BY fashiops-
BILE Parisians. Fourteen ladies recently
entered into competition, and the prize
was awarded to a dress made Of that
coarse sacking used for packing pur-
poses. trimmed somewhat -incongru--
ously with Valenciennes lace and floral
embroidery on a gold ground, parasoi
and shoes to match.-The experiment,
however, was decidedly expensive, for
though the dress itself cost . mere
nothing, the lace was worth $500, the
handle of the parasol cost Si20 and the
embroidery Sl60, not to speak OF the
shoes.
Mr.. GEO. w. MoRRrs, the conductor
on the indianapolis and st. Louis road,
who met with horrible death the other
day, was conversing with q newspaper
man short time since and remarked
he had travelled over $4,000 miles since
entering the service of the Indianapolis
and st. Louis, and had been in several
accidents, but had never yet been in
jured. As the engine whistled for the
next station, Mr.. Morris arose, and re-
marked thoughtfully ," In our business
it comes sooner or later to us all. and
can't say how soon l may be victim.',.
He told the truth. ltsecms but ques-
ton of time with train men. alt comes
sooner or later to all" ~ .f" ''
ONCE more it was supposed not to be
loaded. a son of Mr.. Wells, OF River
head, on Long Island, fifteen years old,
pointed a pistol Mt his brother, who was
two years his senior, and pulled the
trigger. .sas he had often done before"
He pulled it once too often, the charge
with which the pistol really was loaded
exploded, and the elder boy fell dead.
1t is reported that the weapon had been
familiar plaything about the house,
because .'no one suspected that IL was
loaded" That the mere absence Of sris-
picion sufliced and that nobody took
pains to be certain that II Was not loadeu
would seem to be incredible folly, were
not such cases common O.. ..t. ....,,
A PLAINLY dressed little lady from
San Francisco recently appeared nj n
California watering place and was snub-
bed by all the ladies'. She sent home
for her best dresses and all her dia-
monds. After her trunks arrived she
went to breakfast in magnificent
morning dress made by Worth, and pro-
fusely ornamented with diamonds, and
her two little children were dressed In
the height of fashion. Every body
seemed anxious to make amends for
past Sights, but she was extremely dis
tant to one and all. She cut them In
this way for week, then packed up her
nine Saratoga trunks anil sent them
home, and resumed her plain and COM
Portable vacation clothes. '
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A NEWSPAPER in the Persian tongue
is to be published in London, for dis
semination in Persian speaking coun-
tries. . rs"1 n rIu: o't
THE London pilgrimage to Lourdes is
postponed. Cardinal Manning has ex-
pressed an opinion that it would be La
BILE to q political Interpretation.
THE latest artistic craze in England
is for dresses made of house flannel.
The effect of these is better than might
be expected. The color is usually q
cool yellow. lol'-r a' 10i -.,t fat.s no
THE Italian Government is to put up
monument to King Victor Emanuel
whose cost will amount to something
more than a million and q quarter of
dollars. .frt
WILHELMINA HELENA PAULINA
MARIA is the very long name of the
very little daughter of the King and
Queen of the Netherlands. She is to, be
called Princess Wilhelmina, and as a
girl can have no pretensions to the
throne of Holland.
AMERICAN advertising agents in Italy
have made it necessary to put up no.
tees to "post no bills :" on the very
walls of the remains of Pompeii, and
when tourist sees one of these notices
the chances are that he'll exclaim,
g Things in those days were about as
they are now" ..,.-. 81 g
OF the two most eminent dogs of the
day, Prince Bismark's Tyras and Victor
Hugo's Senat, the latter has just died,
full of years and honors, and received
interment in the grounds of Hauteville
House. With him was buried the silver
collar presented him by his master,
whose faithful companion he had been
through long years of exile.
THE Austrian Crown Prince Rudolph
and his Belgian bride will pass the first
years of their married life in one of the
most ancient and imposing castles in
Europe, the castle on the Hradschin,
that rises abruptly from the Moldau and
towers above the City of Prague. A
part of the castle is being remodeled
and handsomely refurnished for their
reception. ... -a-e.-,..
THE Princess of Wales is picture of
modest good taste as she walks the deck
of her husbands yacht. She always
wears a plainly-made dress of some
dark color, with a sailors hat, or a close
soft hat, which is exceedingly becoming
to her. Her little daughters are dress
ed in black serges or simple cottons,
and sailors hats always crown their
long, fair hair. ,....
AT the Orleans Railroad Station in
Paris, the other day, 5000 pilgrims
were gathered for trip to Lourdes. A
large number were crippled and bed
ridden. The station was blocked up
with stretchers and mattresses upon
which emaciated and helpless forms
were reclining. Babes abounded, and
their wan and scared faces were pitia-
BILE. The incapable numbered one
fourth of the entire band.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
A Japanese school. Girl.

AMONG the list Of passengers who ar
rived last Tuesday on the China steam
er was a young Japanese lady by the
name of Minci Yabu, who Is on her way
to college in the East TO perfect her.
self in English. Miss Yabu belongs To
the nobility of Japan. Her father,
Sanefusa Yabu, is a high official In A De.
partment Of the imperial household.
She was born in the old capital Of Kioto.
and although bu. sixteen years Of age
has some renown In her native country
as a poetess. Added 10 this accom-
plishment she pc ssesses that OF. an artist.
devoting much of her time TO landscape
painting. She is already graduate of
the Toxic Girls Normal (English)
School. She left here, in company with
her friends, in the, Eastern bound train
last Friday morning for the East, where
she will remain three years. In appear
ance Miss Yabu IL extremely petite, be-
ing much below the medium, of light
complexion, fascinating black eyes, and
!, the bright, cheerful conntenance which
Is generally found in ladies OF rank of
Japan.-San Francisco Chronicle. n
d 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
Lord TOwnley's Family Bible.
THE following advertisement appears
in the Windham County Comm Trans
cr;nf.
$500 REWARD.


$50 REWARD.
500 in Cash will be Paid for the Recovery of
the Bible of Mary Stevens, of Canterbury,
Conn.
Mary Stevens lived for many yerIs in Cam
terburv, Conn, and died i'll East Thompson,
December I, 1904. A short time before her
death she stated that she was Mary Townley,
of Lancashire, ana that when she left her
family Bible with her. The last known of this
Bible is that it was carried away by Robert
Stevens (husband of Mary stevens), when he
deserted her about the year 1850.
Robert stevens died at Animation Four Cor
ners, i'll Pomfret, Conn, Deccmber3, 1871. 1t
is thought that he left this Bible among his
effects. The Bible was printed sometime be-
tween 1000 and 100, and could be easily iden-
titled by the family record of the Townley
+. A. HILL, New York,
The advertiser is the key to a ro-
nance, which may be briefly told. The
Mary Stevens referred to was beauti-
full and accomplished daughter of Lord
John Townley, of Lancashire, Eng.
She was born in 1717, and while yet a
young maiden she eloped with man
named Williams. Little is known of
his history, but it is probable that his
family was of lower social standing than
the Townleys, inasmuch as the bitter
opposition of the latter to the marriage
of Mary and her lover led to the elope-
ment. To elude pursuit, when they
quit England they assumed the name of
Stevens. Mrs. Stevens took her moth
er's family Bible with her, which con-
tanned a complete family record. They
settled in Windham County, in this
State. Nine children were born to them.
Soon after the birth of the last child,
Stevens deserted his wife, taking with
him the family Bible. just before her
death, Mrs. Stevens acquainted her
youngest daughter with the family his
tory. Stevens died in Pomfret, Wind
ham County, in 1871, and anxious
search is now being made for the Bible,
which, it is supposed, he had in his pos
session at the time of his death. 1t con-
tains evidence which will establish the
claims of the heirs of Mary Townley,
his wife, to an estate estimated at lCO,-
100000. Undoubtedly the Bible is
slowed away in some attic in Eastern
COnnecticut.-NeW York San.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

THERE was a notable gathering at
Pennington, Mass, recently, when
Dexter Hemenway, sc years old, was
visited by his six brothers. Mr.. Hemen-
way played a bass-viol in the Baptist
Church for thirty years without missing
Sunday. He and his six brothers count
up 514 years between them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

THE Georgia State election, which
took place on the 9Th, resulted in the re-elec-
ton of Governor Colquitt. the regular DEM
ocratic nominee, by a majority Of some 49,
900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

By threatening a strike all along the
line, the employees of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way have secured an advance in wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

PRESIDENT HAYES VIII not return to
Washington until the week after the No
vember election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

Secretary of States Office, the Constitutional
amendment voted for at the recent election
in Arkansas, favoring scaling down of the
State deb, was rejected by majority Of $500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

The centennial anniversary of the
Battle Of Kings Mountain, North Carolina,
was celebrated on the 9th and 7th. There
was mimic fight, representing the battle
as fought between the British and American
trOoDs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

THE tramp question: MADAM. will
you please give me some old clothes? /
am so hungry don't know where shall
sleep tonight"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

THE St. Louis Merchants Exchange
has agreed to lower the present grades of red
winter wheat in that market one-half grade,
in order to make them more nearly conform
to those of Chicago and other markets. The
new system of grading takes effect on the LIST
of January next.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

The editors of the leading Russian
Journals have been summoned before Gen.
Melikof and told that their continual dis
cussion of a Constitution for Russia has
highly displeased the Gear; that nothing
more on the subject would be allowed to ap-
pear, and that during the present reign it
would be premature to discuss COnstitu-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-14

: EVERY harness maker. leaves tracas
of his work behind.