Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19

unfriendly act toward his Administration
and toward himself.
OFFICIAL information is published
that the majority Of stockholders in the ST.
Louis, Iron Mountain s. Southern Railway
have agreed with the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way Company to sell their shares to the lat
ter, receiving pay therefor in fullpaid stock
of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company at
the rate of three shares of the Missouri fol-
four shares of the Iron Mountain. 1t is un-
derstood that distinct management for each
road will be continued.
ONE F. d. Wilcox, of Portland, Ore,
but formerly of Arkansas, has commenced
suit at Denver, Colo, against ex-senator s..
w. Dorsey, for compensation for getting up
petitions for stexpedited" star mail routes
in Oregon and Washington Territory. A
large number Of alleged letters and kilograms
from Dorsey to Wilcox are published, giving
explicit directions for getting up the petit
lions and for sub-letting contracts, OF the
routes thus manipulated, one from Eugene
City to Bridge Creek was "expedi-
ted'' from $2,46s TO $21, 400; one from
Dallas to Baker City, via Canyon City, from
1888 to $72,52O, and one from Canyon City
to Camp McDermott from $2,SS8 to
&21 500. These contracts are all made in the
name of j. M. Peck, s. w. Dorsey's brother
in-law. Another "expedited' route, held by
j. w. Dorsey, brother of S. W., is from
Dallas to Lakeview, the compensation being
raised from $s,oss to $4,000.
The marriage of the Crown Prince
Rudolph OF Austria and the Princess Ste
phanie of Belgium was most imposingly
solemnized at the Church Of Augustine at
Vienna on the 10th. An immense multitude
collected in the streets through which the
royal procession drove to the church. An
hour before the commencement of the cere-
mony the church was densely crowded by a
brilliant and striking assembly. A fanfare
of trumpets signaied the arrival Of the cor
tege at the church door, where it was received
by the Cardinal Won Schwartzenberg at the
head of his clergy, and their majesties took
seats under the canopy over throne. The
bridal pair proceeded to their places before
the sanctuary rails, where they offered short
prayers. After a brief address from the Car
dfqal the marriage ceremony was proceeded
with. AT the moment the rings were ex-
changed peals broke forth from the bells of
the city and salutes of artillery were fired.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony the TIE
Deum was sung, after which the Hoffburg
choir executed the old German march. The
newly married pair, accompanied by other
royal personages, then returned to the city
palace of Hoffburg.
ONE of the developments of the star
route contract investigation now in progress
is the fact that contract was let for river
service from st. Louis to st. Paul, going in
to effect July ], 1880. On June 30, the day
preceding that date, Mr.. James E. White,
Mail Superintendent at Chicago, notified the
Department at Washington that the route
was an entirely superfuous one, being COW
cred by existing service at, every point north
of Keokuk, Iowa, far better than it could be
by the river route, and recommending that
the route be discontinued. No notice being
taken Of this, againo July Superintendent
White wrote the Department letter of sim
ilar import, adding the information that the
only service performed over the route
was the carrying of an empty mail
pouch each way, and saying in conclu-
sion-"If It is the intention of the De-
partment to have the exchange Of emp
fy pouches between st. Paul and st. Louis
continued, please so advise" This commu-
nication was likewise shelyed i'm Washington,
and the service was continued until March
81, 1851, at an expense of $29, $3.50. Postmas-
ter-General James has now sent special
thanks to Superintendent White for his
earnest protests against this fraud, and he is
Instructed to investigate another river route
in the same vicinity.
SENATOR CoNxLING made lengthy
speech before the Republican Senatorial
Caucus held on the 9Th, in which he pre-
scented with great force and perspicuity his
reasons for opposing the confirmation OF
Judge Robertson as Collector of the Port of
New York. He showed that Robertson had
been, and still continued to be, an agrees
sive foe to him and his friends, and declared
that he had worked the disruption Of his |
party at home as he was dividing it nation
ally. He (Conkiing) was uncompromisingly |
opposed to Robertson for any Federal office,
as Robertson WAS personally opposed to |
him. In regard to his personal relations
with Mr.. Garfield, Mr.. Conkling alleged |
that the President had made him certain
pledges. He had trusted in them aud he |
had been deceived in the most inexcusable
manner. When Mr.. Conkling had closed
his remarks, Mr.. Hawley rose and in tenn
perate but earnest speech defended the
President. The caucus adjourned without
action. At subsequent meeting held on
the 10th, while the gravity Of the situation
was generally admitted, and desire to har-
monize matters expressed, the caucus was
30 evenly divided 1t was deemed unwise to
force a vote, and further adjournment was