Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Ar Grand View Hotsl, near Denver,
Colo. s. d. Rhynes1 murdered his wife
while she was aSleep. They had been con-
ducting an insane asylum on apew principle,
which proved , failure, and they became
discouraged. Rhyners' Intention doubtless
was to commit suicide, but, his nerve failed
him.
In q collision between the Marine
Brigade and the people at Killarney, Ire
land, on the 18th, several Of the latter were
wounded.
FOUR railroad hands repairing tres
te.work at Sunbury, Pa, on . truck car, were
overtaken by freight train and killed.
MARTIN KoMKowsKY,s alias Louis
Kettler, is under arrest in New York City
charged with the murder Of Nina Muller, or
Schmidt, young German woman whose
dead body was recently found in the Gutten-
berg Woods, near Hoboken, Nd.
THEODORE HARRALL, the alleged
murderer of Mr.. Marshall, has escaped from
the Bentonyilie (Ark.) Jail. He had previ-
A SANTA ,FE dispatch of the 18th
says: The mail-coach belonging to Kains &
Mcconkey's stage line, which left San Mar
cfal, on the Atchison & Santa Fe Railroad,
for Chloride City, rich and new mining
camp in the Black Range, containing one
man, two ladies and three children, as pas
sengers, and much mail and express matter,
was attacked by masked road agents twenty
two miles from San Marcial. They ordered
the driver to stop, and commencedf firing. The
driver did not stop, however, and John
McConkey, one Of the proprietors Of the line,
sitting with the driver, returned the fire with
Winchester, killing two Of the road agents.
The dead robbers, whose bodies were buried
on the roadside, are not known. None Of the
passengers were hurt, although dozen bull
lets hit the coach. The coach that arrived
at San Marcial was fred upon, but not stop
ped. The robbers are supposed to have been
led by Chilly the Kid"
A FARMER named Arnold, while en-
gagged in planting corn in his field near
Black Springs, Montgomery County, Ark,
was shot down and killed by an unknown
assassin. No clew to the murder. ~
WILLIAM P. PATTERSON, a prominent
and wealthy cattle man, formerly of Bates
County, NO., was recently killed at Colorado
City, Tex, by party of State Rangers who
attempted to arrest him for disorderly con-
duct. 80, -.,ss -f.
ISAAC H. LACEY, one of the largest
cattle raisers in New Mexico, was recently
shot and killed by a discharged employee
named Howard. The murderer fed, holly
persued by twenty men, and it was believed
he could not escape just retribution.
A DESPERATE battle has been fought
near Fort Ewell, Texas, between seven
State Rangers and band Of about thirty
outlaws. One ranger was killed, but the
outlaws were routed andtwo of them cap
tured. 1v
Il BILL EDWARDS, notorious horse
thief, has been shot and killed in Lincoln
County, N. NJ, by Sheriff Mckinley.
HEDDoN, Cashier of the First National
Bank Of Newark, n. j., has been sentenced
to seven years in the State Prison for misap-
plying funds. s'.'* ltsas a
"A DOMESTIC tragedy occurred in
Honey Creek Township, vigo County, Ind.
Alexander McPeters, Jr., killed his wife and
sister in-law, Ellen Baxom, shot at his
mother law, and then killed himself.
|
Baker, Milwaukee,, has made an assignment;
liabilities, 500, 600, including $4,000 Of city
deposits, assets placed At $50, 200, mostly in
real estate. ss#~ Is.ia-
JEROME FURLoNa, recently engaged
as travelling agent for st. Louis wholesale
house, committed suicide by shooting him.
self with revolver. Family troubles and
want OF employment were the causes which
led him to commit the rash act
/. A COUNTERFEIT 500 silver certificate
has been received at the Treasury Depart
ment. It is easily detected. 4ts
Re- THREE men were killed and five in
1ured by an accident at the Golden Terra
mine, Deadwood, Oak. A number of others
were buried beneath falling timbers. One
workman was thrown by the compression
of air nearly eighty feet out Of the tunnel
against the side wall of the open cut and
instantly killed.
WILLIAM and James Feedley, broth
ers, have been arrested for completely in the
Donnely family murder, near Lucan, Onta-
rio, in February, 1880. u
A BUST of George Buchanan Arm
strong, the originator of the American rail-
way mail service, has been set up at Chi
cago. 80
JOE STEVENS (colored) was hanged
at Edgefeld, s. c., on the Goth, for murder.
He took his place on the trap with firmness,
waving his handkerchief.
THOMAS A. SCOTT, ex-President of
the Pennsylvania & Texas Pacific Railroad,
isdead. as8
Z THE three desperadoes concerned in
the shooting of Sheriff Davis and Collector
Hatton, in Wayne County, Mo-, have been
killed or captured. James Hamilton, the
leader Of the gang, and Jesse Myers, his
companion, were oyertaken by posse of
citizens at place called Campbell's Switch.
and refusing to surrender both were shot,
the former being killed and the latter prob
ably fatally wounded. Frank Brown. the
third member Of the gang was subsequently
captured and lodged in Jail. The headquar-
tiers Of the outlaws was in New Madrid
County.
The only liquor saloon in Lompoc,
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