The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-06-17

Beanlon, Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics Of
the Department, relative to the pork indus
tries Of the United States. This report Gov.
ers an phases Of the pork trade, and its state
ments are substantiated by European and
American experts, dealers, packers, hog
raisers, shippers, health officers, inspectors.
railroad men, etc. The pamphlet Is intend
ed for distribution in Europe, its object be-
ing to set at rest the existing prejudices
against tho wholesomeness Of American pork
products-prejudices that have in many cases
been fostered for pecuniary reasons by those
inimical to the American trade.
THE centennial of the birth of George
Stephenson, the originator of the railway
locomotive, June 9,was celebrated in various
parts of England, the chief observance being
at Newcastle-on-Tyne Stephenson's birth
place, where there was procession Of rail-
way locomotives, nearly every railway COM
pany in the United Kingdom being repre-
sented in the line by its most powerful en-
gines. In the afternoon there was process
sion of trade societies, q hundred thousand
persons participating. The occasion was
also celebrated among the railway employees
in various parts of the Continent.
COUNTY JUDGE HARRIS, of Perry
County, Ark. and John L. Mathews, editor
of the Perryville Times, have been forced to
leave their homes on account of threatened
violence. The trouble originated in the
prosecution, by order Of Judge Harris, of
two delinquent Deputy Sheriffs, Green Myers
and James Isham. The Times published
a. r1o1s
quents, soon after which an attempt was
made to burn the printing office. The Judge
and the editor then received written notice
through the Post-office to leave the town
within fifteen days, under the penalty of
death. They left. Judge Harris arrived at
Little Rock and had an interview with the
Governor, who promises him all the assist
ance needed to protect the lives Of threat
ened parties and to maintain the law.
THE first fifty miles of the lula Cen
trail Railroad, Mexico, was opened on the
9th, to Cuantla. The Monlos Railroad has also
been opened.
The boiler of the steamboat John II.
Hanna exploded on the Sth, near New Or
leans, scalding and otherwise injuring eleven
employees, all colored. Five of them died
soon afterward from their injuries, and four
others were not expected to recover. One
was drowned. The Hanna and st. John
are said to have been racing at the time the
explosion occurred.
M. j. WALDRON, Superintendent of
the Railway Mail Service of the Southwest
ern District, with headquarters at Memphis,
has been indicted in the Federal Court at
that city for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
eminent in securing mail contracts. The
indictment was found on the testimony of a
bidder of river route in Louisiana, to
whom it is alleged Waldron offered to secure
a contract if paid a thousand dollars.
THE Post-office and MONEYS and
Bayliss's stores, at Washburn, Barry Coun-
ty, Mo-, were robbed on the morning of the
9th. One thousand dollars worth of stamps
were taken from the Post-ofice and $1,000
in cash from Bayliss's store.
A TERRIBLE riot occurred at Cork,
Ireland, on the 9th, while the races were in
progress. The mounted police charged the
mob. There were 4 number of casualties
on both sides. Twenty rioters were ar
rested.
Two wife-murderers were sentenced
in the St. Louis Criminal Court on the 9Th
VIM. Mcqueen, two years in the Penitentia-
ry, and James Banks, colored, for life.
AN East-bound Ell Paso stage was
stopped and robbed by one man, who over
awed four passengers, including soldier.
The mail pouches were emptied.
Rev. FATHER D. F. HAGER, Catho-
lie priest, and his brother were smothered
to death at Corcoran, Hennepin County,
MIMI, on the Sth. The gentlemen were
stopping with friends and slept in close
room with an imperfectly burning lamp.