Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-08-11
The army of the Ameer of Afghanis-

The army of the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan has been completely defeated by forces
under Ayoob Khan. One of the Ameer's
regiments deserted in body during the fight
and went over to the enemy.
THE dwelling of M. Silverstone, at
Calais, Me-, was damaged by fire on the 10Th.
George Bradford was killed, Shubael Spin
ney probably fatally injured, and four others
were wounded by falling chimneys.
AT Leadville, Colo, on the goth,
Frank Gilbert and Merrick Rosengrantz
were executed for murder, the latter pro-
testing his innocence. Isaiah Walker, col
ored, was hanged at Gonzales, Texas, for
numbering his wife some months ago.
A DOUBLE tragedy was recently en-
| acted near Stonewall in the Cherokee Ma
ton. Major A. Williams, becoming fren-
zied through jealousy of his wife, shot her
through the head, causing instant death.
He then blew out his own brains. The dead
bodies were found lying only a few feet
apart.
WILLIAM A. STEWART, County Clerk
of San Francisco, CAL, has skipped out leav-
ing a shortage in his accounts of $50, goo.
Stock speculations and fast horses did it.
THE steamers Idlewild and Osceola
Belle burned at the Memphis wharf on the
night of the 31st. The fire originated in the
| lamp-locker of the Idlewild, and spread so
rapidly that the entire boat was soon enyel-
oped in flames. The Osceola Belle lay just
| above the Idlewild, and before a tug could
be got to her assistance she took fire and
| f1oated down the river burning mass. The
James Lee, lying just below the Idewild,
ran very narrow escape from destruction,
but was hauled out with her stages on fire
| and the flames extinguished. The Idlewild
had just been thoroughly repaired and was
loading for her last trip between Memphis
| and Arkansas City. She was owned by
Capt. John D. Adams, of Little Rock, and
Capt. James Fl. Reese, of Pittsburgh, and
valued at about $25, 900; insurance $4,000.
The Osceola Belle ran between Memphis
and Osceola. She belonged to the Lee Line;
was valued at $40, 900, with no insurance.
A small quantity of freight was destroyed.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Pc
| oria, ILL.,, on the night of the 3Oth. By the
explosion of an overcharged still at the
Woolner Brewery, eighteen persons were
| injured, over one half of them fatally. The
names Of the killed and those who died soon
| afterward from their injuries are as follows:
| Ignatz Wooher. one of the proprietors, and
Max Woolner, son of another proprietor;
two sons of VIM. Voehl (the father probably
| fatally injured); Henry Casing, engineer;
Henry Goetz, Charles Heppener and August
! Bret, employees; John Kukland, a visiting
brewer from Brooklyn, N. Y. August Het-
| Ter and VIM. Rice, two other employees, are
| supposed to be fatally injured.
JOHN MURRAYs and his aged mother,
who resided near Havana, ILL.,, were driving
| quantity of straw, when it is supposed the
old lady dropped some fire from her pipe,
which set the straw ablaze. She was burned
to death, and the son SO badly burned that
his life is dispaired Of.
FIVE incendiary fires at Iona, Mich,
within few weeks have destroyed much
valuable property and greatly exasperated
the citizens. On the 3Oth, the incendiary
got in his work again by firing the Congre-
gational Church, which was totally de-
stroyed.
The wife, daughter, and infant child
| of John Snyder, a planter living in Lee
County, Ark, were drowned while crossing
bayou on a flat-boat in Prairie County.
They were seated in wagon and the horses
became FESTIVE and backed it off the boat.
The entire business portion of White
Hall, Muskegon County, Mich, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the Goth.
Loss about $4,000.
KENT MCNUTT, Deputy Secretary of
State of Tennessee, was accidentally drowned
at Nashville on the 31st.