Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-08-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

sLanCly Killed ana the others probably fatally
injured.
JOHN DILLON has been released from
Jail, and it is said nearly all other persons
arrested and imprisoned under the Coercion
act, save those guilty of participating in out
RACES, will soon be set.free.
THE boiler of steam-thresher on the
Young farm. near Columbia, st. Clair Coun-
ty, ILL.,, exploded on the 9th, with most dis
astrous results. Ten men were working on
or about the machine, six of whom were in
stantly killed by the conclusion or scalded or
burned to death, and the other four were so
badly injured that there was no possibility
of their recovery. The wheat and straw
stacks took fire and were totally consumed,
and the probability is that some of the VIC
Tins, who were merely stunned, were liter
ally roasted to death. The names of the six
killed are: Christian Diehl, lessee of the
farm; Joshua Morgan, Charles Stewart,
Fred Bartheleber, Alfred Arnold and Ma
than Brown, the last two colored. The four
who survived are Conrad Linderman, the
engineer; Henry Diehl, son of the lessee;
Grant Hart and George Storm, the latter
colored. The two former have since died.
The Coroner's Jury returned verdict that
the explosion was caused by the careless
ness of the engineer. s.
AT Lowell, Mass, Edward Donnelly's
child, aged nine months, died from an over
dose of morphine furnished by Geo. Teele,
a drug clerk of only two months expert
ence.
AT Madison, Ind, Leonidas Robert
son. well-to-do farmer, arrayed himself in
his wife's clothes and sun bonnet and hung
himself. No cause is known for the singu-
lar act.
D. & J. SADLIER, the well-known
Catholic publishing house of New York, have
made an assignment.
THE. reunion of ex-Confederates at
Dallas, Texas, was largely attended.
The residence of J. w. Billings, East
Saginaw, Mich, was destroyed by fire on
the 10th. Edwin Billings, 81 years Of age,
endeavored to subdue the flames, but was
overcome by smoke, and before help could
reach him his body was burned to crisp.
His daughter in-law was also seriously
burned about the head and shoulders.
PARKER, a guide in the Adirondack
sault upon the wife Of a New York mer-
chant whom he was conveying to the camp
of some friends. The villain fed, and was
pursued and finally overtaken, but refusing
to surrender was shot and fatally wounded.
AT Lincoln, Neb., Miss Minnie Will
liams, daughter Of Prof. Williams, of Has
tings, committed suicide by drowning in Salt
Creek. Cause, depression of spirits.
A TRAINING-sTABLE on the race
course near Lexington, KY, containing six
teen valuable horses, burned the other
morning. Bowers Carrie Hanson and
Eagles gray colt Knox were burned to death,
and the others were greatly injured by dash
ing madly around the course.
THE large woolen-mills in Iowa be-
longing to the Amana Society, valued at
$50, 900, have been destoyed by fire.
THE Parry House, a summer hotel at
Beach Haven, N. j., burned on the night of
the 10th. Two hundred guests lost all their
clothing and effects, and were compelled to
go to Camden clad in bathing attire.
ANOTHER fatal boiler explosion occur
red on the 9th, on the farm of Fritz Dol
linger, near Troy, Madison County, Ill.
Christopher Schultz, owner of the steam
thresher, was killed and his body burned.
Two others were badly injured, but it was
believed not fatally.
GREW, a large village in the Canton
Of Grisons, Switzerland, has been destroyed
by fire..
PAwNEE CRY, Neb., has been swept
by fire. Nearly all the business houses were
destroyed.
REBATE tickets from New York City
to Chicago have been sold as low as ninety
five cents.
A RECENT terrible storm in the North
Shetland Islands caused the loss of sixty
three fishermen.
The business portion of Trafalgar,
by fire.
A PARTY of ladies riding near Collins
vile, Ala, were caught in a storm and
sought shelter in an old shed, which was
soon demolished. Miss Heard was killed
and Miss Cook crippled by the falling tim
bers.
GEORGE a.. LONG, President, and
Charles r. Howard, Secretary and Treasur-
er of the Alliance Insurance Company, Bos-
ton, which has of late been closing up its af-
fairs for the alleged reason that its business
had proven improbable, have been arrested
and held to bail upon a charge of embezzling
the funds of the company. Their deficit is
placed at $4,000.
Grow Doc, who shot and killed Spot
ted Tail, has been confined at Fort Niobrara
to answer the charge of murder, to which he
is amenable under "white mans law" The
killing seems to have been coolly premedi-
tated and without any other provocation
than jealousy. Spotted Tail was about
starting for Washington, having been des-
ignated as one Of the representatives Of the
Six Nations at the coming conference.
E. r. WILLIAMS & BROTHER, a prom
inent Toledo grain firm, have failed for from
$50, 200 to 500, 900, and gross irregularities
in their business have been discovered.
Both members of the firm have absconded.
AT Benton, Howard County, Mo-, a
deadly conflict took place between one Lang
ford and his wife on one side and Jackson on
the other. Langford attempted to chastise
Jackson for an alleged insult to his wife.
jackson drew q knife and was getting the
better Of his assailant, when Mrs. Langford
interposed with revolver and shot Jackson
through the breast. Both men were thought
to be MORALLY wounded. Mrs. Langford re-