Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


WAS arrested in Baltimore, Md, for cheat
ing Rev. B. F. Schauer, Provincial OF the
Redemptori=t Order, out of S400 by means
of forged checks. He had been several times
to confession to Father Schauer, and in that
way gained his confidence.
DR.. CALHOUN, proprietor of the Foote
House, Mckinney, Texas, and his clerk, w.
p. Houston, son of Gen. Sam Houston, had
a misunderstanding, during which Calhoun
fired two shots at Houston, one taking ell
feet above the right eye, inflcting painful
but not dangerous wound.
THREE members of II Jersey City On.
j. family died OF smallpox, fourth was
not expected to recover, and two others
were taken to the pest-house.
GEORGE Fox, an acrobat, was killed
by a fall in Woodward's Garden, San Fran
cisco. He was practicing trapeze act.
N. RADLEY and Ed. Wilson were
killed at Pullman, ILL.,, being caught in a
belt while repairing some machinery.
JOHN H. HICKOX, an assistant in the
Library of Congress, has been arrested on a
charge Of purloining money from letters ad-
dressed to parties in the Capitol.
The people of Idaho are strenuously
opposed to the taking of any part of their
territory for the purpose contemplated in
the bill before Congress for admission OF
Washington Territory as State.
SEVERAL workmen were buried 10y
landslide near Superior City, Wis, one los
ing his life and two others sustaining serious
injuries.
The boiler of a saw-mill exploded at
East Liberty, Logan County, o., killing AL
bert Grouse. job Evering had his right leg
blown off, and it is thought he can not re-
cover. A number of others were injured.
THERE was a serious riot in camp
on the Mobile & Alabama Railroad, near
Atlanta, Ga. Twenty men were engaged in
it. Several were badly wounded, and
Alexander Butler, colored, was shot and
killed.
WILLIAM ELLIFF and G.. P. Sutton
were run over by a passenger train on the
Nashville Road, Mckenzie, Tenn. Elliff
was XII led outright, his skull being cut in
two. Both of Sutton's legs were so badly
broken below the knees that amputaiion
was necessary.
AN old man named Mayer and his
daughter, living near Cumminsville, Ont,
were murdered with an AK in the hands Of
Michael Rourke, the other night. Mayors
son was also attacked, but he drove the
murderer off with club.
w. H. MCLAUGHLIN, aged IS, was
shot dead in his residence, Boston, Mass.
the other night, by Officer Clarke, who was
called to arrest him for beating his sister.
Mclaughlin was beginning an attack upon
the officer when killed.
The Signal Service station at Cape
Hatteras reports the bark F. L. Carney,
from Nassau, West Indies, to Baltimore,
Capt. j. l.. 5. Merry, sunk three miles south
of Hatteras Inlet. Eight lives were lost.
C. G. Carlson, Swede, and Frank Blake
ly, colored, were rescued.
JAMES ARCHER, of New Baltimore,
Seneca County, o., went to the woods last
week to cut sled-runners. Failing to re-
turn in three days, friends made search and
found his mangled body under tree, which
had fallen on him.
EXAMINATION of the muscles of Hen
rietta Straese, of Chicago, who died from
eating raw ham, revealed 10000 parasites in
one square inch.
THERE was collision of passenger
wav, twentv-seven miles south of Charles
and an unknown colored man were killed.
VIM. Beerbridge was seriously injured,
and five others sustained slight wounds.
VIM. L. HOWE of Portland, Me-, was
killed the other day by the accidental dis
charge of gun in the hands of Joseph w.
Flint, at Hanover, n. III. The two men
were members of the Sophomore class of
Dartmouth College, and most intimate
friends.
Two young skaters, Willie Burchfield
and David Gardner, broke through the ice
and were drowned in the Ohio Canal, near
Coshocton. ON the ODD.
HUGH SCoTT, son of DR.. James T..
Scott, of Greentown, Howard County, Ind,
was found drowned in Wildcat Creek, near
his home. He was nineteen years of age
and demented. He left home the other day
to 60 to a neighbours, and the superstition is
that he attempted to cross the creek on the
ice and broke through.
A SHOCKING ARRAY occurred at John
Cavagnero's saloon in Comanche, Calaveras
County, Cal. &, on the 21st, in which one man
was mortally wounded and several others re :
ceived serious injuries. r. T. Pope, t. A.
Pope. Charles Branuock and one Wermoth,
excited by liquor, engaged in fight which
necessitated the destruction of windows,
tables, chairs and glasses. The proprietor
induced them to leave, but Brannock SUBJ
sequently re- entered the place with shot
gun and discharged its contents into Cavag-
nero's neck and head with fatal effect.
Michael Fox received charge of shot in
the face and one of the Popes bullet in his
head.
In an alteration growing out of an
attempt to preserve the discipline of a
country school in Monroe County, ILL.,, a
few days ago, Robert c. Bailey, the tutor.
an estimable young man, was fatally stabbed
bv James Emmett Mcbride, pupil scarce
II years of age.
H. A. LITTLE, guest at the St.
George Hotel, Dallas, Texas, walked up to
the desk about midnight, on the 21st, and
handed F. Parker, the clerk, package to
deposit i'm the safe. Parker stepped to the