Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.

A Summary of Important Events.
TIE President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Frederick A.
Tritle, Nevada, Governor of Arizona; Leo
pold Markbreit, United States Assistant
Treasurer, and S. A. Whitfield, Postmaster,
at Cincinnati.
CHICAGO's cable railway enterprise
was publicly tested on the 2Sth. The cars at
present can only run as fast at the horse
cars. The latter will be withdrawn as rap
idly as possible, and the cable will be run at
the rate of from six to eight miles an hour,
and faster if the Council permits.
ENOCH PRATT, one of Baltimore's
millionaires, has signifed his intention of
erecting free library, to contain 600
volumes. The building, which is already
in course of construction. is to cost 1925, 900.
Mr.. Pratt proposes to deed this to the city,
with further gift of 1888, 3333 SO upon the
completion Of the building: provided the
city will grant an annuity for the mainte-
nance and support of the library of SOC, 200
annually forever.
THE Secretary of War has transmit
ted to the Indian Bureau the following dis
patch from Col. Mackenzie, commanding
United States forces in New Mexico: 'van
Smith reports the Apaches making gen.
eral war on Mexicans in the State of Sonora;
that there is general effort being made by
the Mexicans to drive them out, in which he
thinks they will succeed. Mana is reported
by him as not dead. Will take the neces-
sary precautions here, and transmit infor-
nation to Gen. Wilcox. The Indians are
caiI h Col, -, ;,,f la af Co
nOra.''
A NUMBER of boys and girls were re-
Gently warming their hands at small fire
which they had kindled in vacant lot in
New York City. Benjamin Burns, aged IA,
picked up what appeared to be tomato can
filled with some substance that looked like
grease or tallow and threw it into the fire.
The instant it struck the ground terrific
explosion occurred. A cloud of fine ashes
rose and completely obscured the scene of
the disaster. When it drifted away ten lit
tie bodies were discovered lying on the
ground, one dead and the others badly hurt.
Four of the children injured were of one
family, named Jones, and Burns, who was
instantly killed, was cousin.
The President is said to be the hard
eSt-WOTkeO HAL III tue Onlleu StateS lie
dimes at 1880 and is hearty eater. He gen.
orally has friends to dinner, and wine and
good stories are not lacking. This meal and
cigars end about 9 clock. From that to
II he accords to appointments made during
the day with various individuals. After
these are over, or about II o'clock, he goes
into the library and looks over the newspa-
pers arranged there for him, and disposes
of such public business as must be trans
acted without interruption. This occupies
him until 2 OF O'Clock IN the morning, and
sometimes it is or = before he creeps into
bed. He breakfasts next day at 10.
THE appointment of John F. Cahill as
Minister to Mexico is thus urged upon the
President by Missouri delegation of fifteen
Democrats, Republicans, and Greenbackers
"We, the Senators and members of the
House from Missouri, being deeply inter-
ested in the extension of our commercial re-
lations with the Republic of Mexico, unite,
regardless of party. with the Merchants,
Exchange of st. Louis, the Board of Trade
of Chicago, the Board of Trade of Cincin-
natl, the Merchants Association of Boston
a., and other commercial bodies and individ-
f1als. whose Endorsements are already on
de- in the Department of State, in recon-
rMexico John F. Cahill, Esq, of st. Louis, a
gentleman familiar with the commerce, Ian
guage and customs of that country, and who
can render most valuable.services, not only
in the cause of inter-republic commerce,
but in promoting more intimate political
and social relations"
THE anti-polygamy bill reported from
the Senate Judiciary Committee provides
that "every person who has a husband or
wife living who, in Territory or other
place over which the United States have eX-
elusive jurisdiction, hereafter marries an
other, wheIhe married or single; and any
man who hereafter simultaneously or on the
same day marries more than one woman in
a Territory or other place over which the
United States have exclusive Jurisdiction, is
guilty of polygamy, and shall be punished
by fine of not more than $500, and by i'm
prisonment for term of not more than five
years" The last section Of the bill yacates
all the registration and election officers of
every description in the Territory of Utah,
and devolves upon board of five persons,
to be appointed by the President and con-
firmed by the Senate, each and every duty
relating to the registration of voters, the
conduct of elections, the receiving or rejec
ton of votes, the canyassing of the same, land
the issuance of certificates Of election until
new territorial Legislature shall have been
elected.
HEAVY gale from the northwest, on
the 9th, did much damage in portions of
Maine, Massachusetts,, New Hampshire,
New York, and Vermont. 1t was very Sc
we're at Pittsfield, Mass. The Congrega
tional Church steeple was blown down. an
other steeple badly damaged, and much loss
occasioned by tearing up of trees, fences,
chimneys, signs. etc. Three persons were
injured, Mrs. Godfrey probably fatally. At
Adams and Cheshire thousands of dollars
worth of property was destroyed. At North
Adams a one-story brick buiiding 500 fee
long was blown entirely from its foundation
and the bricks scattered in all directions. At
Rochester, n. H., the large exhibition