Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-21

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BY ELID.Z AXE.
IRoNToN, MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
BRADLAUGH, the Radical Commoner,
has been reelected.
THE Pennsylvania House of Repre-
dorsing President Garfeld's Administration
and instructing the Senators from that State
to vote to confirm his appointments.
JAY GOULD has purchased Of Col.
Thomas A. Scott the controlling interest in
the Texas & Pacific Railroad and succeeds
the latter as President of the company. Mr..
III. M. HOxie has been chosen Superintend-
ent.
THE Denver Republican is informed
that the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Com
pany intend importing 10 900 French labor
ers and q corps of French engineers to work
on the extensions of the AIRLINE in Mexico
and Utah.
THE new railroad route to California
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road has served notice that it will not re-
ceive freight for the Pacific Coast. This is
regarded as move on the part of Jay Gould
to retain the business for the Central Pacific
Road.
TEE Chicago Labor Union, an ex-
tensive and powerful organization, adopted
resolutions calling upon tenants to refuse to
give mp their holdings on May 1, or to rent
others, or pay any advanced rent. Steps
Will be taken to raise funds and employ
counsel to defend the action of the tenants
under this resolution.
JELIABOFF, in speech at the con-
clusion of the trial of the Nihilists, asked as
n favor that his last speech in his defense
might be printed and published word for
word. Sophia Pieoffsky asked that she be
dealt with regardless of her sex. The pris-
oners received sentence with perfect calm
ness and indifference.
THE trial of the Nihilists arraigned
for the murder of the Gear terminated on
the 10th. After three hours elaboration
the Court returned a verdict of guilty against
all, and sentence to death by hanging was
pronounced. Sophie Pioffsky's sentence
will be submitted to the Car for confrma-
ton because she is of noble birth.
LEADING members of the Land League
disclaim sympathy with Coleman and his CO.
plotters who attempted to blow up the Man.
sion House in London. They say all such
schemes are entirely without the sanction of
the League, and only result in great injury
to "the cause" While Leaguers may look
forward to the ultimate independence of
Ireland, the use Of force is not at all COM
pretended in their present plans.
Hon. HIRAM PRICE, of Iowa, recently
nominated for Indian Commissioner, has as
stunned control of the Office as far as he can
under the circumstances until he is con-
firmed. He can not sign official papers, but
rior Department, and therefore his Indian
policy will be at once put in force. He will
undoubtedly be one of the first confirmed
when the Senate deadlock is broken.
DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY BLISS, of St.
Louis, has had q conference with the United
States Attorney General in regard to the
prosecution of the parties connected with the
extensive Missouri land frauds recently dis
covered. The Attorney-General decided
that the proper course is to prosecute ac-
cused persons before the United States
Court, and not before State Courts. Mr..
Bliss will accordingly prosecute the accused
vigorously.
PARNELL, addressing Land League
conference at Dublin, characterized many
OF the provisions of the Land bill as illusory,
particularly the provisions for securing free
sale. The bill, he said, would not benefit
tenants dn arrears. Dillon said the bill, if
passed, would destroy the power of the
Land League, and warned the tenant farm
ers against being led to accept it. A reso-
luton passed declaring the bill inadequate.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: A
movement to unite the Republicans, Green
hackers and Independents of Mississippi in
opposition to the Democrats in the approach
ing State election has been organized. Ex-
Congressman Mckee has been appointed to
organize the Fusion Committee and he will
be its Chairman. Ex-Governor Aleorn will
be the candidate OF the Fusionists for Gov