Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-23
Various Matters.

The once noted trotting horse, Red
Cloud, is now doing duty blowing corn
near Edinburg, Ind.
The revival in progress at Indianap-
oils for the past three months has re-
suited in 1,750 conversions.
Prof. King, the aeronaut, is prepar-
ing for trip through the air from the
Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast.
Sunday free concerts are given on
Boston Common, at the city's expense,
and there seems to be no serious objec-
tien.
The school teachers of New York City
on the 14th celebrated 1O4th anniversa-
ry of the adoption Of the American
flag.
Winnie Ream's brother has farm
in the Indian Territory. and lives
| with the Indians, having a squaw for
wife.
Boston capitalists have subscribed
S., 900, 600 toward the construction of
the projected Duluth and Winnipeg
railroad.
A single robber stopped stage near
San Antonio, Texas, and rifled the mail
bag, while four well armed passengers
sat idly looking on.
The New, York Historical Society
will banquet the grandson of Lafayette
OF his arrival IN this country to attend
the Yorktown Centennial.
"Boss" Shepherd is supposed tohave
grown rich again from his Mexican
mines. He is going to build another
elegant house in Washington.
The Chinese Government has estab-
llshed school of telegraphy at Hart
ford, Conn. G. B. Hubbell is instruct
or, and the class numbers forty.
Jew boys are preferred to any others
as office boys 10y numbers of Christians
in New York. They are found to be
exceptionally intelligent and trustwor
thy.
Not many tourists 60 to shed tears on
the tomb of Washington, and the
managers of Mount Vernon propose
to open a deer park as al attrac-
ton.
Frank Leslie's wi low has been as
signed the charge Of his estate, and is
managing the same, including all the
l. x,.1,i nj, N
handsom. ly.
The London Standard has opened a
bureau at New York for special cables
daily. 1t is the only English newspaper
which receives regular cables from the
United States.
Mrs. Virginia c. Thompson, Postmis-
tress of Louisville, Ky, is a daughter
of Rev. Alexander Campbell, tie foun-
der of the Campbellite Church in the
United States.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale says
that the revision of the New Testament
twill end forever the idolatry of book
which has been dead weight on Prot
It is said that the check given by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
payment for the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore road, Sl4, ,949,
05o, was the largest ever drawn in this
country.
The Arkansas State Fair Association
has bought 103 acres of land near Lit
tie Rock, and having made fine mile
track and having suitable buildings in
construction, announces its first fair
October 17-22 next.
The Milwaukee Bicycle Club will
give a tournament, July od, Sd and 4th.
Large delegations from the East, Gin
cinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo,
Detroit, and elsewhere have already
signified their intention of being pres
ent.
"Pinafore" Sullivan is coming to this
country next October to bring out his
principal oratoras-"The Martyrs of
Antioch" "On Shore and Sea-" and
"The Light of the World" also new
comic opera which he will write during
the summer.
''If a doctor has the luck to find out
new malady," said Oliver Wendell
Holmes the other day, .'it is tied TO his
name like tin kettle to dogs tail, and
he goes gathering down the highway
of lame to posterity with his attach
ment following his heels"
Clara Folz, the San Francisco wo-
man lawyer, being told by the oppos-
ing counselAin court that woman's
proper place was at home raising chill
dren, retorted "A woman had bett.r
be engaged in almost any business
than raising such men as you are,
SIR"