Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-09

ny law, to the effect that
the law il unconstitutional, inasmuch
as it undertook to prohibit the
sale Of y articles which under the
amendment it could only regulate,
and that the act was further in contravention
of the Constitution because 1t undertook to
confer judiciary powers upon the probate
Court.
The annual decoration of the graves
of Northern soldiers took place on the Goth
and 30th. In New Orleans number of ex-
Confederate societies participated in the
ceremonies.
UNITED STATES MINISTER WHITE
has been given farewell banquet in Berlin.
A CHICAGO man, Mr.. John Griscom,
has entered upon forty five days. fast, un-
der the supervision Of q committee Of
physicians. He claims that he has frequent
ly gone fifteen or twenty days without food
without experiencing any serious incon-
venience.
MARY DINNEN has recovered $500
damages from Detroit saloon keeper for
selling liquor to her husband.
OFFICERS of the National Board of
Health and Of the Marine Hospital Service
have been examining reports received by
them from all points where yellow fever IL
likely to originate or occur. Reports all in
spire the board with confidence that there
will not be any yellow fever in the United
States this year. .sl.
Two children were locked up
alone in house in Alexandria, Va. During
the absence of their parents the house took
fire and one of the little ones was burned to
death. The other climbed out Of q window
and saved its life.
DEMsEY, a farmer who took the land
from which tenant had been evicted, was
fired at from behind hedge in the County
Galway and killed.
THE President has nominated Charles
Kaylor, of Indiana, Consul General for the
United States at Berlin, Prussia.
The Collier White Lead-works at St.
Louis burned on the 2Sth. More than 100 men
were employed. Loss estimated at $50. 900;
partly insured. Two men were run over by
hose-reeIs, one of whom, Michael Anslin-
ger. German stones cutter, aged %, died
soon after. Louis Cohen, a newspaper man,
dropped dead on the sidewalk while run
ming to the fire.
In Woodruff County, Ark, recently,
boy named Bonnie johnson, seven years
old, was attacked by couple of vicious dogs.
He tried to run, but the brutes quickly over
took him and knocked him down, lacerating
his flesh in shocking manner and causing
his speedy death.
THE jury in the case of Edward B.
Richard, accused of the murder of Mrs.
Selma Wilson, of St. Louis, returned yer.
RI lot nf dor int no fret
EDWARD DEzENDoRF, a compositor,
residing in Brooklyn, N. Y. shot his wife. in-
flicting mortal wound land then killed him
self. He had been drinking much of late,
and had frequent quarrels with his wife.
The boiler of Nashville & Chatta-
nooga locomotive exploded the other day.
Fireman Charles Handeman was blown fifty
yards and instantly killed. A piece Of iron
weighing nine pounds was thrown a half
mile and struck j. C. Finch, Car Inspector
of the East Tennessee, Virginia e. Georgia
Railroad, causing instant death.
Two boys, aged respectively 10 and
10, sons of prominent farmer named Will
liams, of Miller County, Ark, undertook to
fill burning lamp during the temporary
absence of their parents. While thus en-.
gagged the oil ignited, exploding the lamp
and setting fire to the clothing of the boys.
The eldest ran out of the house into the
open air and was burned to death before as.
sistance could be procured, The youngest
was not expected to live.
IT was reported on the 2Sth that the
President had determined to suspend the
Treasury officials who have been.connected
with the misdeeds of the Custodian's Office.
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