Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-12

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BY ELI D. AXE.
IRoNToN. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of important Events.
THE Democrats of the Third Missouri
District have renominated Hon. r. Graham
Frost for Congress.
WIscoNsIN's population is reckoned
Is not far from ,3O5, 600, which is gain OF
251 900 since 1870.
GEN. WEAVER, Presidential nominee
Of the National Greenback-Labor Party, has
issued circular to members of the party
appealing for contributions Of one dollar
and upward to aid in defraying the ex.
penses OF the campaign from now until No
vember.
The joint track of the Denver and
South Park and Denver and Rio Grande
Railroads was completed into Leadville on
the LIST, when both companies began running
regular through trains. Their track is also
completed and opened to Hortenze, twelve
miles from Buena Vista, on the Gunnison
extension.
A LIMA letter gives particulars of the
most horrible atrocities committed by the
Gillian troops on the taking Of africa and
Tacna. Both cities, it is alleged, were given
up to sack and pillage; non combatants and
wounded soldiers were mercilessly slaugh-
tered, and women and girls were subjected
to the most infamous treatment
GEN. GARFIELD and party arrived at
New York City on the 4th, to attend a con-
ference of the leading Republican managers
In reference to the campaign. At various
cities and towns along the line of the road
from Ohio to the East, the Republican NOM
tnee for President was met by congregations
of citizens, whom he addressed briefly as
time would permit.
The debt statement of Aug. 2 shows
the decrease of the public debt during July to
be $5,576, 053; cash in the Treasury, $19S, =
800, 4O5; gold certificates, 81, 1874 > 600; silver
certificates, ST., 6S9, 290; certificates of depos-
it outstanding, $15, 535 ZOO; legal tenders,
$346,6S1 oil; fractional currency, 81, 2O5, 40;
refunding certificates, 81, Isl, $50; debt less
cash in Treasury, $1,9a65s6, al.
CAPTAIN PAYNE, the leader of the
Indian Territory invasion, is to be handed
over by the military authorities to United
States Marshall Dell, for trial before Judge
Parker Of the Western District Of Arkansas
At the term Of Court now in session at Fort
Smith. Others of the invaders who have
been once before arrested for the same Of
tense will be tried at the same time.
A LATE dispatch from Austin, Texas,
says: The Department of the Rio Grande,
Grand Army of Occupation, that is to be led
into Mexico by Gen. Dalrymple, has its head
quarters in this city. Gen. F. w. James has
been assigned to the command of this de-
partment, which embraces Texas, California
and the Territories of Arizona and New
Mexico. They have 800 men enrolled In this
county, all under experienced officers. The
movement is assuming alarming proper
tions, and If not checked by the General and
State Governments is going to cause serious
trouble.
A REPORT comes from Youngstown,
O., of an involuntary balloon ascension taken
by a couple of young folks from the rural
districts. A man named Henry was giving
short excursions from terra frma by means of
q captive balloon. The couple mentioned had
taken their places in the basket when in some
unexplained manner the air-bag broke loose
from its moorings and shot upward with great
rapidity. When the balloon had reached a
high altitude, it drifted in a northeasterly
direction. It was followed by many people
with telescopes, and finally it disappeared
from sight.
A FIRE broke out in husk mattress
factory in Philadelphia on the Sd, and owing
to the inflammable nature of the contents of
the building it was threatened
with speedy destruction. During the
panic incident to the first alarm, two
young women, named Emma Banes, aged
%, and Ellen Oglesby, aged %, jumped from
the fourth floor, on which they were at work,
directly into the brick-paved yard at the
rear Of the house. Miss Banes was badly in
jured about the head and body, but will
probably recover. Miss Oglesby's injuries
were fatal.
The first State election of the year
took place in Alabama on Monday, Aug. 2.
Besides State officers and Representatives
in Congress there were chosen men,
beers of the Legislature that
will elect United States Senator. In
opposition to the regular Democratic ticket
was one made by fusion of Republicans,
Greenbackers and Independents. Returns
from the principal cities and towns. received
up to midnight OF tue I'd, indicated that the
straight Democratic ticket was chosen by
about 5O,coo majority. No disturbances
were reported.
A DISPATCH from Gen Grierson,
dated Eagle Springs, July 81. says thai Vic
toro's band of Apaches, estimated Mt Sky
or more, attempted t. pass north and were