Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-10

cealed weapons, and was passed in tn
face of the fact that crime is undated
that there are not sufficient officers t,
prevent it, and that but feeble effort
are being made to suppress it.
This seems to be very unpropitiou
summer for roughs to go West, ant
consequently the city is full of thos,
who are only too glad to be protected
in their knaverv and lawlessness. One
day last week three murders were com
mitted in the city, without in the least
diminishing the number of Jesse,
crimes.
| Business here is stagnated at present
All retail men complain, and many
wholesale establishments have great
trouble in tiding over. No fear is en-
tertained for the future, however, be-
cause the large crops insure good fall
and winter business.
AS yet we have had no warm wealth
er, excepting four or five days in June.
Just now we are having fine rains.
The health of the city is splendid,
and physicians say the past two months
have been the worst for them in ten
years. All the babies seem to keep
we'll; and even green apples, water
melons, grapes, ETC., are neglecting tn
doctors and not doing their duty; for
children of all ages are seen eating
these delicious fruits daily, with the
utmost impunity.
The Oath ult. was the day set for the
trial of some of the lynchers of Har-
rington, who, it will be remembered,
was lynched by mob on April 81 for
the killing of Officer Jones. Harring-
ton was entirely innocent, and a few
weeks ago a colored man named Grant
was found guilty of theact. The Court
House was therefore crowded to its Ut
most; but the case was continued six
months.
Another railroad strike is imminent,
but it is to be hoped it will be avoided;
especially as there seems to be no hope
for the men to get higher wages just
now.
Kansas City has been agitated over
the fair question, as it was decided by
the Association to have none this year.
This was necessary evil, the Associa-
ton thought, because their lease to the
old grounds expired with last years
fair, and the choice of a new site was
so long delayed that the necessary i'm
provements could not be made in time.
The citizens however raised $12, 900 and
the Association to have fair
in the old grounds; and so we will have
the last fair In the old grounds this
year if nothing happens. The main
hall and most of the other buildings
will have to be rebuilt, as they were
destroyed by fire last year whilst the
fair was being held.
Work on the Custom House promfs-
es to progress rapidly, as five carloads
of stone are on hand, eighteen on the
way, and more stone is being cut at the
quarries. They had to dig out quite a
hill to make room for the structure, and
the windows on the east and south side
Of the second floor will look out on a
level with the ground. The great
trouble is that it Is too small, as in ten
years it will, beyond a doubt, have to |
be enlarged.
The Bluff street wall is not yet fin
shed, but it promises to be one that |
will stand for many years, when COM
pleted.
Few traces of the late terrific storm |
remain; the buildings blown down are
being rebuilt. and the damaged ones
repaired. One old man, who had the
third story blown off his building, had
, thirteen-inch wall; he is now rebuild
ng the third story with an eighteen
nch wall, saying that it makes that
story stronger and keeps the others
Town by it's weight.
The merchants are still agitated ov-
r a belt-line of railroad around the
;ity, and will probably gain their end;
hey will thereby save much heavy
lrayage from the bottoms.
The addition to the depot is nearly
and adds a great deal to its
appearance. If st. Louis could visit
Kansas City, feel sure it would try to
rade off it's sheds, &C., for the addition,
md, failing in this, would return to it's
'wn site and "sink into oblivion" till
he had depot which would at least
compare favoraaly with it. The new
,art will be occupied by express COM
,anies and railroads for offices, besides
,eing the emigrant depot. Union av-
nue., on which the depot faces, is now
quiet thoroughfare since the restora- e..
ion of rates East; the numberless seal
'ers are no longer heard, and it makes
mes heart ache to think how business ,
las dropped in this particular line. On
y now and then does feeble voice hail {
'ou with "Cheap tickets East" where q