Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-02

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BY ELI d. AXE.
1RoNroS. ,, MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
"A Summary Of Important Events.
TOrAL fexportsof Fbfeadstuffs for the
ten months ended April, 1881, $225, 155, s01 !;
same PERFORM 1850, $2ss, IA, 1877.
ADvIcEs from. Tunis report . ten
hours, battle at Soukelarba. Both the ma
tiyes and French lost heavily in killed and
wounded. H. as szE,gtn @s1t fata 81
Up to May IS, notices OF extension of
b-per- cent, bonds at 3 IL per cent. received
At the. Treasury Department aggregate
S441, 115, $50.
THE Revised New Testament was
given out for general circulation in New
York. on the 10th. Over 3oo, 600 copies were
delivered upon advance orders. =.
An agreement has been reached for
the consolidation Of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton and the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati 4 Indianapolis Railroads.
THE Indictment against Kenward
Philip, for completely in publishing the
forged Morey letter, has been set aside, a
mol pros. having been entered in the case.
THE Memphis Chickasaw Guards
again carried OF the first prize this year at
New Orleans for the best drilled company.
The New Orleans Crescent Rifles stood
second.
e THE centennial celebration of the cap
ture Of Fort Galphin from the British dur
ing the Revolutionary War by Americans
under Gen. Henry Lee, took place at Au-
gusta., Ga, on the 21st.
THE North Carolina colored Republi-
cans have held State Convention and ap.
pointed committee to wait upon President
Garfield to present their claims for more
generous recognition in the distribution Of
Federal Offices.
THERE is extreme agitation through
ont Italy in consequence Of the King having
intrnsted Signor Sella with the formation OF
. Cabinet. There were unfavorable demon
STATIONS at Naples, Florence and Pisa, as well
as Milan, where the military charged mob
and number Of persons were wounded.
a CONFERENCE of the friends of e1-
Senators Conkiing and Plat, held in New
York on the Dist, determined upon plans for
conducting an energetic campaign at Albany
for the re- election OF both men. It is given
out that no quarter will be given to the Adj
Ininistration men and no compromise will be
entertained.
Count Won ARN1M, the Prussian di-
plomatist, is dead. He was German En-
bassador at Paris, and was subsequently
found guilty by the High Court of State on
: charges Of betraying his country, offending
the Emperor and insulting Bismarck and the
Foreign Office, and sentenced to five years.
penal seryitude.
In q letter from U. S. Grant to Sena-
tor Jones, Of Nevada, the Presidents APP
poinfment Of Mr.. Robertson is referred to
~ follows: "When it comes to filing the
most influential Office in their State without
consulting these Senators it is great slight.
When he selects the most Offensive man to
be found, 1t becomes an insult, and ought to
be resented to the bitter end"
THE report of the Secretary of State
upon the case Of Michael p. Boyton, ar
rested in Ireland, says the case is not one
which would warrant the interference Of the
United States Government, but declares that
should 1t be the sense Of the Senate he would
counsel the President to appeal to the be-
nevolence Of the British Government in Boy
toms behalf.
AT the request of the Secretary of the
Treasury, George L. Clark, Chief OF the
Pay Division, Fourth Auditors Office,
Treasury Department, and William B.
Moore, Deputy Fourth Auditor, have ten
dered their designations, to take effect i'm
mediately. Violation of the rules Of the De.
partment, in accepting personal check in
settlement OF Paymasterss account, Is the
cause of their summary retirement.
A MAIL-COACH was overhauled by
three road agents near Lake City, Colo, the
other night. Before ordering the driver to
stop the robbers fired three shots, danger
ously wounding Frank Bartlett,a Denver and
Rio Grande engineer. They then robbed
him Of 500 and gold watch, and took the
treasure-pouch and all the mail sacks. The
passengers inside were unmolested. Citi-
xens Of Del Norte offer $3.50 and the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway $500 reward for the
capture of the robbers. s1ss e
RECENT arrests under the Coercion
act in ireland are Fenlon, vice.President,