Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-08
CURRENT TOPICS,

CURRENT TOPICS.
WHAT Is GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
PRESIDENT HAYES is reported to have
said that he will sign the Deficiency bill
as it passed the House, with Garfeld's
amendment providing for the equal ap-
portionment Of Deputy Marshals be-
tween the various parties. Il.
THE Duchess 81 Marlborough has
written q letter to the Lord Mayor of
London, stating there is now no fear of
famine in Ireland, but that there is dire
restitution in mountainous parts and on
the seacoast. There is great need Of
clothing and seed. #.
THE United States Circuit Court has
pronounced unconstitutional the law
recently passed by the California Leg
islature forbidding the employment of
Chinese by corporations chartered by
the State.
GEN. GRAHT and party arrived at
Galveston, on the 23d, ON the steamer
City of Mexico. The General and his
party were met at the pier by the Mayor
and all the prominent officers of the
city, and by Gen. Ord. A procession
escorted him to his hotel, where in the
evening a grand reception was held.
A RECENT dispatch from St. Peters
burg says arrests continue to be made.
Among those recently taken into custo-
dy are number of employees of the
Ministry of Ways and Communications
and some thirty students. A census is
being made of st. Petersburg, and all
persons without fixed occupation or
means of sustenance will be expelled
from the city. spfla
THE celebrated Maxwell land grant,
comprising some 100000 acres in all,
of which 6OO,O acres are in the north
east corner of New Mexico and the 9TH
er 100000 adjacent in Colorado, has
been sold under foreclosure to an asso-
citation Of capitalists, who will at once
proceed to develop the property.
THE Republican opponents of third
term have called a National Mass Con-
vention, to be held in St. Louis on May
9th. The movement grew out Of the
late anti-G meeting held in that city,
at which ex-senator Henderson made
an address. ...... ..t.... e
THE Texas Republican State Conven
ton was held at Austin on the Oath. Elk
Gov. E. J. Davis presided. A reso-
luton was adopted declaring Gen. Grant
. the first choice of the Republicans of
Texas, but deeming it inexpedient to in
struct the delegates to the Notional Con-
vention further than that they vote as a
unit. The delegation is said to stand
thirteen for Grant and three for Blaine.
During the session of the Convention q
telegram from Galveston was received,
inviting the delegates to call in body
upon Gen. Grant, and the latter also
sent personal telegram to the Soldiers
Reunion, thanking them for their con-
gratulatory address. .=f
A WASHINGTON special of the 25th
says: ssThe action of the House to-day,
referring Mr.. Townshend's bill to the
Committee on Ways and Means, it is
conceded, cut off all prospect of any
tariff legislation during the present ses-
sion. In their meeting to-day the Ways
and Means Committee had long dis
cussion over the proceedings in
the House for the last two
days, and agreed, should such action be
taken, as has since followed, that further
steps would not be taken in the direc-
ton of changing the existing tariff laws.
Representatives Wells and Tucker and
the other Free Traders on the commit
tee took issue on this subject, and de-
elared that they would make an effort
to report measure which would
at least secure vote indicating the po-
sition of parties in the House on this
question. They stated that upwards of
ninety bills affecting the tariff have
been introduced into the House during
the present session, which is sufficient
evidence of the opinions of large por-
ton of that body on this subject, and
their opinions are entitled to some rec
ognlfaon.
A PARTY of seventy-nine destitute
children and sixteen adults left New
York City on the Esd for homes in the
West. They are sent by Whitelaw Reid,
of the New York Tribune, at the ex-
pense of wealthy benefactor whose
name is not made public. The children,
unaccOmpanied by parents, go to Bur-
lington, Kansas, where homes will be
procured for them in families of neigh
boring farmers. The families viii go
to different places in the West, where
there are fair prospects of success is
life.
GEN. GRANT has accepted invitations
to visit Little Rock and Hot Springs,
Ark. naming the 18th of April as about
the time he may be expected.
PRoF. BARKER, Of the University of
Pennsylvania, Prof. Roland, of the