Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-13

ARONION, M1SSOOhA.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
IT is semi-officially announced that
England and France are in accord on the
Egyptian question.
SEVERAL Nebraska towns suffered
severely from the recent tornado. At
Madison and Stanton a large number of
houses were demolished and q number of
persons injured, some fatally.
AMONG the multitude of Cabinet ru-
mors afioat is one that Arthur has rendered
a place in his Cabinet to Judge Lapham, the
new Senator from New York. This would
leave to Governor Cornell the opportunity
to call a special session to elect Senator,
opening the way for Conkling.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, accompanied by
several members Of the Cabinet, has left
Washington for New York City. The Pres
1dent is to attend to the winding up of his
law dlfO OtACI pllvoCC OuSIuCSSs INC ACm.
bers of the Cabinet are to finish up their va
cations, which were cut short by the death
of President Garfield.
The Minnesota Republican State Con-
vention, after a short but bitter contest,
nominated Gen. Lucius F. Hubbard for
Governor. Governor Pillsbury was can
didate for denomination, but was COM
pletely overslaughed in the Convention. The
remainder of the State officers were mostly
renominated.
The London Times, commenting on
the forthcoming centennial celebration Of the
surrender at Yorktown. says: s'We have
as much reason as Americans to share their
centenary Thanksgiving, since that event only
forced the Government to acknowledge what
everybody knew-that the war they were
waging was hopeless.''
THE Mayor of Port Huron, Mich, an
nounces on behalf of the sufferers by the re-
cent confagration that sufficient supplies of
clothing, bedding, provisions and seed have
been received, but that further contributions
are needed Of tinware, tableware, and espe-
cially of money. Cash receipts up to the
9th ult. were $121, 900.
ELECTIONS for State officers will be
held this fall in Iowa and Ohio on the 18th
OF October, and in Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wis
consin on the 9Th of November. Iowa,
Ohio, Minnesota, Mississippi, Virginia and
Wisconsin will elect Governors, and the
other States named will elect minor State
officers. Legislatures are to be chosen in
all these States. United States Senator
ships will depend upon the results of the
Legislative contests in Iowa, Minnesota,
Mississippi and Virginia.
SENATOR PLATT, of Connecticut, is
suffering from cancer in the breast, and
will not be able to attend the forthcoming
session of the Senate. Indeed, it is thought
that he will never take his seat in the Senate
Chamber again. He is paired with Senator
Fair. Senator Ben Hill, who is in hospital
at Philadelphia, eXpresseshis determination
to be present at the organization of the Sem
ate. Senator Hill has lost about quarter
of his tongue, and the throat and parotid
gland have been subjected to surgical ope-
ration. His general health is reported to be
good.
THE monthly bulletin of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, issued Oct. gives the
following condition of crops, based upon
returns received up to Aug 1: Cotton-The
average condition for the whole country is
IS againt % on july and 102 Aug. 1, 1880.
The complaints of drouth are confined to no
section Of the cotton belt, but are universal.
Insects are generally noted, but as yet little
damage is reported. The plant is generally
mentioned as small but fruiting well. Corn
General average condition II, a very con-
siderable decline since the July report, which
was 80, and a much less favorable prospect
than in August, 1880, when it was SO, the
latter figure, however, being an exception
ally high average. The general cause as
signed for the unfavorable condition of the
crop is drouth, which is reported from every
section, and Of unusual severity. There is
also some complaint of insect injuries, but
only in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas are
their ravages reported as severe. The
chinch bug is the special plague in these
States, though several counties in Kansas
also complain of grasshoppers. Spring
wheat-Average condition 81, against So in
1880 and 81 in 1879. Tobacco also shows a
low average.
The prosecution of the Star-route
cases was formally begun on the 31st, by the
Hing OF information In the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia against Thomas
J. Brady, John L. French, VIM. H. Turner,
George L. McDonough and Samuel P.
Brown for conspiracy to defraud the United
States. Counsel for the Government took
this somewhat unusual mode Of procedure,
instead of the ordinary one of presenting the
cases to the Grand Jury, for the
reason that one at least of the counts
upon which they expect to convict
would have been barred by the statute of
limitation had the cases gone over until the
Sd, the date to which the Grand Jury stood
adjourned. Another, and equally potent
reason, it is intimated, was the apprehen-
sion that some of the members of the Grand
jury might be SO strongly in sympathy with
the accused as to render their action uncer-
tain; in fact, it is asserted that some of the
accused have openly boosted of having got
''a corner" on the Grand Jury. These
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