Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-05

IRoNToN, MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary of Important Events.
GEN. ScHoFIELD has been assigned to
the division Of the Pacific.
The Nebraska Republicans have
nominated J. w. Dawes for Governor.
The New York Democrats have NOM
mated Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo, for
Governor.
JUDGE HAYNoR has granted Mr.
Christiancy divorce from his wife, on the
ground of desertion.
IT is positively stated at Washington
that John C. New will succeed Secretary Fol-
ger In the treasury management.
JUDGE FoLGER, Secretary of the
Treasury, has been nominated by the Re-
publicans for Governor Of New York.
SECRETARY FoLGER has issued call
for $4,000, 900 in continued per cents,
principal and interest payable Dec. %.
THE President has appointed James
C. Reed. Fl: B. Fry and Henry Blackstone
to examine the Northern Pacific Railroad.
AHSIET RIFAAT PAsHA, removed
some time ago at the request of Eur opeans,
has been reappointed Governor Of Alexan-'
dria.
PROV. HUXLEY has been offered f1O0
for each of two hundred lectures on popular
science to be delivered in this country in
1888 and 1884.
THE Democrats of Colorado have
nominated James B. Grant, of Lake County,
for Governor, and John r. Powers, of Bent
County, for Lieutenant Governor.
THE contributions toward the Garfield
Hospital at Washington amount to $50, 200.
Consul PeXiotto, at Lyons, opened a SUBJ
scription and received $4,000 francs.
TROUBLES have broken out in the
Creek Nation. Murderous outrages have
occurred, and the Indians are greatly eX.
Citeu SoTlOuS are eXDeCIeQ.
A CAUCUS of the Republicans of the
Oregon Legislature nominated John H.
Mitchell for United States Senator. The
Democrats have selected Judge 2. P. Prime.
THE steamer Neptune, which was
sent with supplies for Lieut.. Greeley's Arc
tic exploring station, has returned to New
fOundland. Solid ice was encountered with
in two degrees of the station.
THE citizens of Washington gave a
reception to Engineer Melville, Lieut.. Berry,
and Ninderman and Noros. The address of
welcome was delivered by r. w. Thomp-
son, ex-secretary of the Navy. f.
PETER COOPER, who was born in New
York when the city had population of 81, :
900, has spent the last three months in pre-
pairing his autobiography. His health is ex-
cellent and his mind unimpaired.
AT a meeting called by the Demo-
cratic Federation in London, the other even
ing, resolutions were adopted calling upon
the government to frame measures to pre-
vent the Introduction of Chinese labor into
Great Britain.
A TABULATED statement just COM
pleted by the Bureau of Statistics at Wash
ington shows that the wheat exports from
New Orleans during August exceeded the
exports for the same time last year by over
1,O00,O bushels. ia.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
been considering for some time the advisa-
bility of issuing another bond call, for the
purpose of relieving the existing stringency
in the money market, and it is probable a
call will soon be made for extended fives.
ARABI PAsHA says all his acts were
at the instigation of the Khedfve and Sui
tan, and that he was unable to restrain the
Egyptian army from fighting. His war
office has been searched and important docu-
ments found. Thirty fanatical sheikhs have
been placed in the citadel.
ABDELLAH PAsHA's negotiations re-
lative to the surrender of Damietta are re-
garded as intended to gain time. 1t is re.
ported that he is again strengthening his
Notifications. Said Abdellah is willing to
surrender, but the black troops refuse. 1t
is believed that the Egyptians are intrenched
beyond the fort on the east side of the
river.
OFFICERS in search of Richard and
William Skaggs, the Indiana murderers,
found them at the house of their grand
father, SCOTS Hedge, in Marion County, KY.
The murderers refused to surrender and
opened fire on the officers. A general fight
ensued, in which Richard lost his life. Will
liam was captured.
The national convention of distillers
and liquor-dealers, held at Cincinnati, issued
a declaration that, while they have obeyed
the most oppressive laws, they believe the
sale of spirits should be placed on the same
footing as other merchandise; that they
favor judicious license system, aiding the
Government and protecting dealers. George
T. Stagg, of st. Louis, was chosen presi-
dent.
GEN. WOOD reached Damietta on the
23i. Abdellah surrendered, but the negro
garrison fed. The Khedive has issued a
manifesto declaring that England has great
interests in Epvnf hnfh in, ri IN ho