Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Drew County, Ark, was killed by the acci-
dental discharge of gun. She was carrying
the weapon into the house, when the trigger
caught on nail, discharging the contents
and killing her almost instantly.
THE Robinson Wagon Factory, Adam
Moore & Co.'s varnish factory and the
Queen City Varnish Factory, at Cincinnati,
were entirely destroyed by fire on the I'd.
Total loss about 100000.
REDDY MCDONALD, noted despera-
do, one of gang Of sixteen recently jailed
at Sydney, Neb., was detected in an at
tempt to liberate the prisoners, and was
taken out and hanged by vigilantes.
The boiler in a smelling works at
Leadville exploded, fatally injuring the en-
gineer, VIM. Collins, and seriously manning
three others.
SMITH T. Manson, Passenger Agent
of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, was killed
near White Water, Wis, on the st. Paul
Road, on the night of the Sd. He fell under
the cars and had his head cut off. He leaves
awife and one child.
TIE steamer Henry Frank arrived at
New Orleans on the I'd with the largest cot
ton cargo ever brought to that ports, 226
bales, beside cotton seed and other freight.
Only the smoke stacks Of the boat were Wis
ible.
Two brothers, Charles and John
Miller, aged respectively 10 and 81, were
shot and killed in disreputable house at
Evansville, Ind, on the night of the Cd. 1t
is claimed the fatal shots were fred by a
man named knapke, friend of the keeper
Of the house. He is under arrest.
A RIOT occurred at Ballaghaderin,
Ireland, on the I'd. One account says the
people attacked the police, who were obliged
to fire in self-defense. Two of the rioters
were killed and thirty-two wounded,
four OF whom were not expected to
live. One policeman was killed
and several severely injured by stones. An
other account, contained in a telegram read
by Dillon at land meeting at Clough, says
the police had fired on the people without
provocation. Two men were killed, two are
dying and three were wounded.
WILLIAM HINsLEY was torn into
fragments by the explosion of some dynam-
lite cartridges, near Wilkesbarre, Pa. VIM.
Williams, an engineer, was badly injured by
the same explosion.
q
lor, was assassinated the other night, near
Monroe, o. He was sitting with his broth
er's family reading a paper when he was
shot at from outside a window.
GEORGE SCHMIDT, aged 2 years,
died from hydrophobia at Evansville, Ind.
on the Sd. He was bitten about four weeks
previously.
The man who it is charged made the
bomb that killed the Car has been arrested
and will betried with the other conspirators.
His name is kibaltscnitisch.
A TELEGRAM from Athens, Greece,
says strong shock of earthquake at Chic,
in the island of that name, destroyed many
houses and seriously damaged nearly all left
There was considerable loss of
life. Many neghboring villages were de
stroyed. Shocks were also felt in other ISL
ands, in Syria, Smyrna and at Tseme, where
it is reported many people were killed.
THE damage done by the recent over
flow Of Dakota rivers is said to be incalcula-
BILE. Many lives have been lost, hundreds of
buildings swept away, and thousands of
head of stock drowned. Railroads are ru-
med, and all sorts of property damaged.
SEVEN lives were lost by the upsetting
Of boat on the Ashley River, near Branch
Vile, s. c., on the 9Th.
SECRETARY BLAINE is investigating
he arrest of Boyton in Ireland, but he
thinks all that this Government can do is to
lsk good treatment for the prisoner.
FRANCISCO TIMINo, a sheep -herder,
was lynched near Lompoc, CAL, for assault
ng and numbering Mrs. Sargent.
VIRGINIA ponds were frozen over on
,he night of the 4th. 1t is feared the fruit
crop is entirely ruined throughout large
portion Of the State.
The workingmen of New York are
heir wages. In many instances it has been
already granted.
B. F. HARRINGTON, an outlaw, was
shot and killed in Mount Princeton, Colo,
while attempting to escape from the officers.
THE Iowa State Brewers Convention
met at Dubuque on the 9th.
THE Khomnis and other Berber tribes
threaten some of the French settlements in
Algiers, and French troops have been dis
patched to the frontier to act against them.
A FEARFUL accident occurred at
Johnson's Touring mill, Monroe County,
Ark, few days since, resulting in the
Heath Of two men, Burrows and jackson,
md the probable fatal injury of several
others, including Mr.. johnson, owner of
he mill. The casualty was caused by the
one of the millstones. The build
ng was demolished by the force Of the ex-
Dlosion.
THE recent deaths from trichinosis at
N. j., it is now alleged were due
% eating sausage imported from Germany.
THE Parkison Hotel at Orange, Fla,
has been destroyed by fire. All the guests
escaped. The loss is $4,000.
AT Washington, Ca, F. Galloway
vas shot and killed by his brother in law,
A. Smith. The trouble grew out of busi-
less transaction. Both of the gentlemen are
connected.
Ex-CONGREssMAN PRICE, of Iowa,
las been offered, and has accepted, the office
II Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
APRIL 1.-Another day was spent by the
senate in unfruitful discussion of politics,