Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

cent decision in the suit of the road VS.. the
State of Missouri contains as much that is
favorable to the company as unfavorable,
and leaves the amount in controversy be-
tween the State and company compare
lively small one. lie says TIE situation i:
as follows: '"The State has issued 5000,
900 of 6-per-cent bonds in aid of the road.
The road has paid the State So, 100000. The
road claims that the use of So, 900, 900 by the
State offsets The payment of interest of the
States bonds. The State claims it offsets
only to the extent of interest actually earned
on the $3,000,0j0. The question then be-
comes merely one of difference of interest.
The State has large amount of 6-per cent
| 5-2O bonds outstanding now subject to call
or liable to be called within very short
period. The Legislature passed a law last
winter for the purpose of appropriating this
| $3,000,0O0 That law required the State Off
| GERS to apply it in redeeming these 5-20
bonds. The IS, 900, 900 can thus be used,
the greater part of it Immediately, and the
| remainder of it within very short time, in
| eXtinguishing the 6-per-cent Indebtedness
| of the State. l suppose the State officers
will now, of course, comply with their own
law, and that in the meantime there will be
no claim against the railroad company, ex-
cept for the difference of interest"
The Tobacco Manufacturers Associa-
| ton of St. Louis have received a communi-
cation from the Signal Service headquarters
at Washington, D. c., concerning frost
warnings which have proved of advantage
to Louisiana sugar-planters and may be
valuable to tobacco growers in this State.
| Gen. HaZen SAYS: "Warnings could be sent
about two days in advance of killing frosts,
and if promptly circulated, would prevent
loss to planters by enabling them to secure,
at least, portion of the crop. You are re-
spectfully requested to consider this sub
| feet, and to inform me if such action on the
part of the service would be beneficial to the
| tobacco interest of your section, and the
| length of time which should be covered each
year by such forecasts. 1 have fully recog-
nized the practical Importance OF this and
similar work for the benefit of the agricul-
tural interests of the country, but [ have
not been provided with sufficient force to
carry out my views. anticipate favorSle
action by Congress during the present ses-
sion to increase the efficiency of the Signal
| Corps, and a much greater extension Of the
usefulness of this service to all interests af-
fected by the weather conditions Of the
country may be expected"
! Governor Crittenden has granted a
full pardon to Frank A. Spencer, convicted
at the September term, 1879, of the Pulaski
| Circuit Court, of murder in the second de-
gree, for killing his step father, Edward
Galloway, and sentenced to thirty years in
the Penitentiary. The facts laid before the
Governor show that Galloway drank heavily,
and that his treatment of young Spencer
/ cicto aytramplV
cruel and brutal, and that the young man
committed the crime in their defense. There
is also doubt as to whether the young man
was 16 years of age at the time the killing
was done. Nine of the jurors before whom
he was tried sign the petition for his pardon,
the other three having removed from the
State.
Samuel L. Yourtee & Co., dealers in
carriages at Kansas City, have filed suit
for damages against S. L. North. In their
petition the plaintiffs state that they enjoyed
high financial reputation in the business
centers of the United States, and that on
| the Goth day of November, 1881, North
wrongfully and without probable cause had
an attachment issued against them. Also
that the Sheriff levied upon carriages, bug
gies and other property to the value of $780,
coo to satisfy the writ. The plaintiffs
claim that they were greatly injured in their
business by reason of the attachment, that
| their customers were scattered and their
credit injured. For this they ask damages
in the sum of $40, 900.
The smoked title cases have been re-
opened in the Circuit Court at st. Joseph
These cases involve the right to a large tract
of land in the center of the city, which is pur-
por; ed to have been conveyed away from the
rightful heirs by fraudulent and forged
deeds.
Judge Laughlin, of St. Louis, granted
a motion for special venre from the coun-
ty for jurors in the case of John d. Shea, I'M
der indictment for the murder of Officer
Doran, and whose petition for a change of
venue on the ground of alleged prejudice
was but recently denied in the Circuit Court
by Judge Lindley, who gave it as his opinion
that there would be no difficulty in obtain
ing jury in the City of St. Louis who would
give Shea perfectly fair trial.
The Cooper County Court has again
made an order submitting to the people by
ballot the question of a compromise of the
straight Cooper County Tebo & Neosho Rail-
road bonds. This proposition is to refund
So per cent. of principal and accrued inter-
est, the bonds to bear per cent The day
of election is set for Tuesday, March 81
proximo.
A swindler is abroad who is receiving
S. head from people who have been in
slavery. He claims to be a Government
agent employed to pension eX-slayes. In
Holt County he succeeded in victimizing
quite a number.
A tramp recently visited the residence
of Mr.. PEPPER, Lamonte, Pettis County, and
finding no one about except Mrs. PEPPER and
her little boy, demanded all the valuables
in the house, presenting a cooked revolver.
Mrs. PEPPER disarmed the fellow and forced
him to retire.
NJ I. Couch, proprietor of an extern
sive stable in st. Joseph, became involved
beyond his depth, and has fled with his fam
ily, after executing several bills of sale.
Mr.. S. Greenabaum, of Trenton, re-
Gently shipped 10000 pounds of hides, max
ba lory 81;