Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

fEhSONA1 AND 6CNEHA1s
AN oil well has been struck in . coal
field near Canon City, Colo, which is yield
ing from five to eight barrels per day.
JUsTUs G. RAMSEY, brother OF the
Secretary Of War and prominent citizen Of
st. Paul, was found dead in his bed on the
| morning of the oath. He committed suicide.
In the United States District Court at
Charleston, S. c., VIM. L. Webb, white, OF
Georgetown County, was tried on the charge
OF voting twenty one ballots at the last cleo
| ton. The jury returned verdict of guilty,
with recommendation to mercy.
THE leading Republicans of Arkansas
have signed letter to General Garfield rec
ommending Hon. Miff1in W. Gibbs, col
ored, Register of the Land office at Little
Rock, as a suitable candidate for Cabinet
position.
A REGISTERED letter-pouch from
Rochester, N. Y, received at the Chicago
Post-ofice on the 10th, was found to have
been cut open and seventeen out of twenty
one valuable packages distracted. The value
OF the missing packages was at first rumored
to be $15O, 600. The postal authorities say
the loss will not exceed $500
DANIEL BLAKE, second clerk of the
steamer Annie P. Silver, was shot and in
stantly killed on the 22d, by an insane pas
senger named Kirk Merch, as the boat was
nearing New Madrid. Merch got on at Mem
phis and bought ticket to New Madrid.
He became very sick soon after getting on
board and was given the best attention. Just
before reaching New Madrid he rushed out
on deck with his valise in one hand and re-
volver in the other, and insisted that
he had been carried past his destination.
Meeting Blake he first fired at him, the bail
striking him in the forehead; he then aimed
at the pilot, but Captain Silver seized the
maniac and after a desperate struggle dis
armed him. In the scuf1e the revolver was
discharged, the ball striking one of the Cap
tain's fingers and grazing the pilots head.
Merch is farmer and resides near New
Madrid, where he has the reputation Of be-
ing an Industrious and quiet citizen. The
murdered man was about 26 years old and
resident of st. Louis.
The Office of the South Chicago Iron
and Steel Works, on Ashland Avenue, near
Thirtieth Street, was robbed on the night of
the 23d Of over SIC, 900 in cash, most of which
had been put up in pay-envelopes
for distribution among the employees
on the following day. The night
watchman's story is that three
masked men came to the Office, forced an
entrance, and having overpowered, bound
and gagged him, proceeded to break open
the safe, which they accomplished after
about two hours work. There are a num-
Der of suspicious circumstances, Indicating |
that the Waterman was party to the crime, |
and he has been placed under arrest, to- |
gether with his son.
THE Keokuk Northern Line Packet |
Company, which was already in the hands
Of receiver, has made an assignment of its
property to Charles Green, of St. Louis.
The concern owned fourteen steamboats, and
thirty barges; and its liabilities are 5000, 900.
AT Terre Haute, Ind, on the 23d,
while Mr.. Butler and wife were driving to
church, their horse became frightened and
ran over high embankment, killing Mrs.
Butler and badly injuring Mr.. Butler and a
sister from Ste. Mary's Convent, who was in
he carriage with them.
THE German Admiralty has resolved
o dispatch war vessels to the west coast of
africa for the purpose of Furnishing the ne
,roes who lately plundered the German
teamer Carlos when stranded on their shore,
nd who maltreated the crew.
PETER P. PITCHLYN, for many years
he delegate of the Choctaw Nation at Wash
ngton, is dead. In his younger days he was
principal chief of the Choctaws. He was a
Mason, having taken the degrees
With Governor Sam Houston of Texas more
han twenty years ago.
THERE are snow-drifts thirty feet high
a the vicinity Of Kingston, Ont.
THE President has approved the SEN
ence Of Paymaster j. H. Nelson, of the
Army, for embezzlement, which is dis
lissal, two years at hard labor, and fine of
800.
GRAY VARNELL, a respected citizen of
[emphis, doing business as grocer at
-uction and Fourth Streets, Chelsea, on the
9Th was found lying dead in his store, his
kull crushed in with hammer. Ransom
enyard, colored, is suspected of the MUIR
er and is under arrest. Robbery was not
ne incentive, as an open safe, containing
25O in cash, was not molested.
THE recent fall of snow throughout
ne South is the heaviest since 1852. New
rleans reported three inches, Mobile five
,ches, and points near the Atlantic coast
ill greater depth.
THE steamer Minnie exploded her
oiler near Pensacola, Fla, killing the ,
aptain, engineer and fireman.
BY boiler explosion near Long Prai-
e, Mimi, Frank Oliver, the engineer, was
lied and several others were injured. I
WHILE the Ohio Editorial Association
as seeing the sights at Washington, 81. B. !
ely, of the Allen County Democrat, died at !
Is hotel of apoplexy. ,
THE country around San Marcial, N. {
:, has been raided by the Apaches. Fifteen
srsons are reported killed, several wound |
|, and number of others missing. The I
paches headed northwest. Companies ct (
oops and citizens of San Marcial are in
lrsuit. The band number from 40 to go.
A PAssENGER-CAR on the Cincinnati,
CUNT Vernon & Chicago Railroad was +
rown down an embankment near Millers.
lrg, o., on the 26th, seriously injuring
ouis Garnes, conductor; Dr.. L. Firestone, :
olumbus; Mrs. Lydia Who'll, Clinton; John :
Deetz and wife, Berlin; John G. Weld
n, Cleveland; w. s. Erb, Cleveland; Mrs.
'lvester Days and her two children, Doyles.