Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-16

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SEVERAL important changes in the
administration Of the New Orleans Custom.
house, are recommended by the commission.
srs who 1o,h have been investigating it,. 70 ~,
TIE King Of Corea, In order to insure
the loyalty of his, subjects, has issued an
edict acknowledging that the recent rebel
Hon was due to his own misgovernment.
LOCATIONS have been already secured
at San Antonio, Texas, by astronomers OF
the United States and Belgium, for observa-
ton Of the transit Of Venus, the 9th of De-
q cember. 2h' 81"
THE Garfield Fair directors report
everything in reference to the coming exhi-
e4ition as promising in the extreme. Thus
farth greatest interest In the enterprise Is
manifested in the Southern States. 115i 81
IT is rumored in Washington that, the
! United States will be invited to select the
!, president fCrhe international commission
= organized to determine the value OF proper
ty destroyed at Alexandria, Egypt 20 49,,
J pa Two heavy failures are reported from
New, York-Henry Grzff, boot and shoe
manufactures, with iabilitiesof $1,000, 900,
and Richardson, Boynton & Co., stove man
ufscturers, whose preferences amount to
S634, 200. 'tH rH'qfJH 'ni are
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AT the Ministerial Council in Paris on
the 5tfii it was decided to declare at the
opening Of the Chamber of Deputies the me-
.cessity was very strong that the Govern
ment should. suppress the increasing ten
dency Of the people to social anarchy.
THE Russian works at Grajo have as
sumed such formidable proportions, Ger
many has considered it necessary to fortify
the contiguous territory. The frontier
ornaments of both empires are nearly com
pleted, and have grimly. suggestive ap-
pearance. [i-'- iai
- VIENNA dispatches repeat the re.
ported determination Of the Sultan TO dis
i pitch h Commission to Egypt, with a naval
demonstration. u Rassia is supporting Tur-
Il key against England in seekinglito obtain a,
revision of the Berlin treaty, together with
q Russian protectorate over Armenia. TT
j., NEGOTIATIONS in Egypt between the
Government OF England and France seem
to be making no progress in the direction Of
. feasible and mutually acceptable under
standing. Or the contrary, the divergence
of views is becoming greater than before,
and diplomacy has Hitherto been employed.
In vain. & -
- A DISPATCH from Alexandria, Egypt,
on. the 9th says the forces of the False
Prophet in Soudan made five attacks ON the,
town Of Obeid, but were driven back with"
great loss, Obeid remains invested and the
4 Prophet continues his advance upon Khar-.
toum, for which there 10 no hope of success
full defense. .h,asiE;.t 4aajJF'D >
The Senate Judiciary Committee has
been discussing the question whether the
land grants of the, Northern Pacific, Texas
Pacific, and Atlantic g. Pacific railways have
been forfeited by failure to comply with the
provisions Of the granting act, and is under
stood to be divided eight TO seven nfavor Of
the railroads. 'l+ Il b. 's,s' H}''@
- THE Prince of Wales has consented to
act as Chairman Of the Longfellow Memo
rial Committee In his letter accepting the
craftsmanship he expresses much satisfac-
ton In acceding to the request, and adds
that he was very glad that an opportunity
has been afforded to show the high respect
he entertains for the memory Of the greatest
Of American poets, and his appreciation Of
the value and excellence Of Longfellow's
works. -,,,--.f...j a,it .aT- gas ~
THE Attorney General has decided IN
regard to the office of. Assistant Surgeon
General Of the Army, made vacant by the
appointment Of Col. Crane as Surgeon
General, that none ofthe officers in the rank
below have an ihchoate right to it, but that
the senior surgeon who now holds the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel is entitled to the rank
Of Colonel, and any of the surgeons Of the
rank Of Colonel may be designated to act as
Assistant Surgeon-General. |
g NEARLY all the annual reports of the |
Treasury Department are ready for the Sec |
tary. GENERALLY speaking the. reports this /
year are comparatively unimportant, owing |
to the liberal appropriation of Congress for /
the last fiscal year. The Secresary's order
that no reports be made public until afterthey
are carefully considered by him viii have |
the effect Of delaying publication. Comp
troller Knox says his report will be COM
paratiyely runimportant and confined to |
routine business. le4tA 1n5 = fgb!fA
al NoTwrrHsrANDINGK heavy diseurse-
ments on account of appropriations and the |
redemption of bonds, receipts at the United /
States Treasury continue so large that the
surplus is increasing, at the rate OF $40, 900,
600 a month Coinage executed in the /
United States MINIS during the month Of |
October.e Gold, ss.47f,OO0; silver. 81, 371,-
600; minor coins SIS, 100. Total. s.. 9a4, 100.
Plates for theinew issue of gold certificates |
recommended by Assistant, Secretary New
are being prepared at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
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THERE are rumors among the acquaint
ances of the Seguin family in New 1ork that
the recent tragedy was the result Of srelig-
ious differences between DIR. and Mrs. Sc
gum. The doctor was a skeptic, While his
wife ,was, q profess cyl, Christians. and the /
theory advanced is that, having failed in her
effort to bring her husband to accept the
doctrines OF the church, and fearing lest her
children shnnld irraI;rrio,aS She