Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-08-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Lugs-uark 10 Orlynt, S5.OJ 10 -. Ns con-"
| mon to good dark leaf. 81. % to $3.50; COM
mon to good red leaf, $500 to SO; common
to good half-bright wrappers, $40 to SIS;
medium bright do, $40 to $e5; good do, $50
to $40; fine do, $50 to $50.
John L. Sullivan, an escaped murder
er from Wyoming Territory, has been ar
rested near Boonville, while on visit to
some friends.
Several St. Louis hotels using electric
lights have been compelled recently to shut
them off on account of the great clouds of
insects attracted by their brightness, and
which proved an intolerable nuisance 10 the
guests.
John Jost, aged twenty-six, a painter
by trade, but for some time following the
avocation of bar-keeper, shot himself in La
fayette Park, st. Louis, on the LIST. The
bullet penetrated the brain and he died soon
after being removed to the Hospital. He
leaves wife and two children. Ill-health
and want Of employment are supposed to
have been the cause Of the deed.
The farmers of Northwest Missouri
are being victimized by another swindle.
This time the scythe- grinders are used. A
fellow comes Along with sample and offers
the farmer the agency and agrees to give
him one for every five he sells. The agree
ment is made, an order taken for number
of dozen, which the farmer signs. Soon
after another man comes along for the mon
ey, and shows the order. The farmer gen.
orally compromises rather than have a law
suit, paying from $40 to 500 to be let OF.
Two little daughters of Mr.. George
Tanning, Of st. Joseph, twins, aged about
five and half years, climbed into a carriage
left standing unhitched in front of their
house by some people making a call. In
some manner the horse became frightened
and ran, and in turning the corner a block
away from the house, threw the little ones
out. One of them, in falling, caught in one
Of the wheels and was whirled round and
round until life was almost extinct. She was
taken up in an unconscious condition and
died soon after. The other was quite badly
injured, but will survive.
The prisoners confined in the st. Joe
Jail made an attempt to dig their way out
the other evening, which was so far success
full that they gained the roof, and but for the
opportune discovery of some boys would
have gotten out of the Enclosure. As it was,
two or three made dash for liberty, but
were soon overtaken and returned to their
cells.
Henry Willis, a prosperous farmer,
living near Wallace, Buchanan County, set
fire to his wheat-stubble field, and went on
about his work. In short time the fire be-
gan to spread. A sharp breeze came up,
the flames were driven toward his wheat in
the stack, and his entire crop, consisting of
forty-four acres, or about 800 or 1000 BUSH
els, was consumed. The straw was very dry,
and the stack went in a twinkle.
Judge James R. Coffman, of Haynes
vile, Clinton County, died on the Sd from
injuries received by being thrown from his
wagon by a runaway team. Judge Coffman
was one of the old landmarks, having come,
in company with his mother, to the farm
where he has ever since resided, in the year
1880, just fifty years ago this spring. In 1858
he was elected Judge of the County Court,
and served four years. Two of his sons,
James and Sam, have gained some unenvia-
BILE notoriety on account Of their connection
with the James boys, but the Judge has al
ways borne a good reputation. He was 81
years old at the time of his death.
On several occasions during the past
year the st. Louis Depository of the Western
for various amounts from an unknown
friend, who is a resident of Missouri. In
each case instructions accompanied the draft
to apply the money to some one Of the
benevolent societies of the church. Last
week this friend sent draft for 1874 for the
Missionary Society, with the following note
appended: "This little amount will be fol-
lowed by the prayers of the giver that the
Il hiatt a1uo fhov, h<
could.''
Peter Dougherty, an employee at
Goodin's saw-mils in Blue Bottom, Jackson
County, was very dangerously If not fatally
injured by a log rolling upon him. The tim
Der was being rolled down a steep incline
and in saving child from being crushed he
was caught and the log passed entirely over
him, breaking his right thigh in two places,
also one Of his arms, and terribly fracturing
his breast bone, besides bruising his whole
body in horrible manner.
Phineas Selby, First Mate of the
steamer Matte Belle, was stabbed and al
most instantly killed by roustabout in an
encounter on the boat near Rocheport. The
negro was arrested and lodged i'm Jail st
Columbia.
DR.. J. A. Brooks, President of the
Missouri Prohibition Alliance, has called a
State Temperance Camp meeting, to be held
at the Mineral Springs, near Plattsburg,
August lila.
Gen. John A. Clark, Land Commits
sioner Of the Fort Scott Railroad, died at his
residence in Kansas City on the 9th.
A Chinese revivalist is holding meet
ings in st. Louis.
William Mckinney, grocery clerk at
Fourteenth and Pine streets, st. Louis, was
stabbed, it was thought MORALLY, by one of
party of young roughs who had gathered
in front of the store and were insulting the
passers-by. The assassin was identified as
VIM. Leslie, who was arrested, together
with some others of the gang.
Charles Schlieger, employed in St.
Louis bottling establishment, killed himself
on the LIST, after drunken carousal.
A St. Louis yeast mandatory is
charged with using large quantities of bones
in its preparations, and it is alleged that the
bones brought TO the factory are frequently
covered with putrid flesh, causing unpleas-