Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-17

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BY ELI D. AXE.
RONTON, MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
TIE Texas Health Officer declares
yellow fever epidemic at Brownsville.
JUDGE WYLIE refused naturalization
papers to q Chinaman in Washington the
other day.
A GRAIN overflow is anticipated at
New York, and measures are being taken to
meet the emergency.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR and the Secreta-
~ Of the Navy favor strict enforcement of
the eight-hour law.
GEN. GRANT and VIM. II. Prescott
have been nominated as commissioners to
negotiate commercial treaty with Mexico.
THE coinage of the United States
mints for July was 50, 1853. $50. OF this sum
more than two-thirds are standard dollars,
The Secretary of the Treasury est.
mates that over 500. 0O0, 900 of bonds will
be surrendered for exchange into new 8 per
cents.
SECRETARY TELLER emphatically de.
MES the report that he advised the passage
of the river and harbor bill over the Presi-
dents veto.
THE attendance at the Concord
school Of philosophy is discouraglngly small
this year. 1t Is proposed to locate it at some
place in the West hereafter.
The loss to the Ohio Central Rail
large. The damage to public and private
property is estimated at 100000
AT mass-meeting of the harmony
Mills operatives, at Cohoes, n. Y, attended
by four thousand men and women, it was
decided not to return to work on the 7th.
OFFIcE-sEEKERs in Washington are
made the victims of swindlers who claim
they can procure places in the departments
for them, and thus secure loans of various
sums of money, which Of course are never
repaid.
POLICEMEN were summoned to main.
tain order in Jewish Synagogue at Mon
treal, Quebec, on the 9th. Prominent mem.
bers of the orthodox party took exception
to several statements made by the officiat-
ing rabbi, and openly expressed dissatisfac-
ton.
IT is alleged that secret society has
been discovered in Ireland, the object OF
which Is the dethronement of the Queen
Limerick has been proclaimed under the
repression act. Any one out after sunset is
liable to arrest. The Irish constabulary are
discontinued because Of low pay and slow
ness of promotion. Between five and ten
thousand threaten to resign.
LEADING German papers acknowledge
that England acted wisely in occupying
Suez. The Austrian Cabinet is using its in
fluence to bring about an understanding be-
tween England and Turkey. Advices from
Madrid say general satisfaction is felt at the
report that all the powers except Turkey and
England admitted the claims of Spain to be
consulted in regard to the protection of the
canal. A dispatch from Paris says the
company adopted a resolution that as the
Khedive could not authorize the making of
the canal without sanction of the Sultan, he
has no power to interfere with it.
THE British made a reconnaissance in
tered force Of Egyptians near Ramleh.
After a brief resistance Arabi's advance
guard retired to the intrenchments at Kafr
ell Dwar, where there was some steady fight
ing. Having ascertained the strength and
position of the enemy, the English forces
withdrew. Admiral Seymour's report shows
the loss Of four men and the wounding OF
twenty-five. Lieutenant Vyse, of the Six
tieth Regiment, was killed at the COM
mencement Of the fight. Gen. Allison esti-
mates the enemy's loss between 200 and
800. One officer and IA men were taken
prisoners. The captured officer states that
Arab Pasha is collecting large force on the
Sweet water at Morhorad, near Ismalia, con :
sisting of 5000 regular infantry, 5000 Bed
otlins, 1000 cavalry, and has twelve Krupp
guns.
THE Indiana State Democratic Con-
Sention met at Indianapolis, Aug. 2, with
Hon. John r. Coffroth, Of La Fayette, in the
chair. Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks,
from the Committee on Resolutions, report
ed platform which denounced the Republic
can party and declared allegiance to the prin-
ciples and teachings Of Thomas Jefferson. A
stand was taken against sumptu2ry legisla-
ton, but it was recommended that the pro-
posed probibitory amendment be submitted
to the people. The Illinois Greenbackers as
sembled at Peoria nominated Daniel Me-
Laughlin, Mayor Of Braidwood, for State
Treasurer, and Frank II. Hall, of Kane Coun-
ty, for Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
The platform adopted demands the SUBJ
mission to the people Of the prohibition and
woman suffrage questions. Sympathy was
expressed by resolution with Arab Bey in
his contest against England. The Iowa
Republican State Convention at Des Moines
nominated the following ticket: Secretary
of State, j. A. T. Hall, the present incnm-