Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-09-14

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TIE railway system of the United
States xained ETA miles last month.
ID .C0HFKDxRArE bonds brought $3.50
peril 900 In Richmond. Va, the. other
day .a7ts-s{ tt -
WASHINGTON gossips say Secretary
Teller win be elected to his old seat in the
!, Senate, and that he win readily acceptit.
!, a~THf Signal Service gives notice that
:, > systsm Of warnings against frosts which
threaten tobacco growing sections will con-
tinue until Noys leo 8 4..i,1'u.roe.7.
A c1nc1NNATI paper. figuring, on re-
turns, from !, twelve, of the corn-growing
States, expects yield one-half greater than
last year, or l. total crop of 1880, 100000
ousnels. rii5 90 ~! afI (
In letter to the auditing board, Dr..
ID. W. Bliss asks for $25, 900 for his services
at the bedside of President Garfield, claim
ing direct loss Of $4,000 In practice and
by subsequent fl-health. -. .--..-
De LEssEPs thinks the trouble in
Egypt will last long time. He says Arab
Pasha has the whole nation at his bach, with
an army Of some thirty thousand At present
and arms for soe. 900 men. aY ofl --s
RAILWAY circles in Chicago are agi-
tated over rumor ithat the Union Pacific
is cutting rates from New York on business
billed TO Colorado, and that passes are being
freely used In the Eastern cities to secure
freights.
A DISPATCH from Port Said dated
Aug. 81 says Arabi Pasha has asked for an
eight days. armistice. Gen., Wolseley re-
fused, but offered an armistice for one day.
The Egyptians are throwing up worka. at
hassassin. e ',.s
THE Greenback Convention at Corsi-.
cana, Texas, agreed to support the indie.
pendent ticket and Endorsed for Governor
q. Wash Jones; Lieutenant Governor, d.
Young; Comptroller, j. Kennedy; After
ney General, g. Burnal.
THE acting Secretary of the Interior
Is about to sign q lease for ten years of a
certain portion of the Yellowstone Park to
company which proposes to build hotels and
supply guides, transportation, and telegraph
facilities. The scale Of prices to be charged
will remain subject to the approval Of the
Secretary. . -eT'' 80
ALL the powers, including England,
have replied favorably to the proposition of
Italy that Holland and Spain be admitted in
the collective protection Of the Suez Canal.
1t Is believed, however, that in consequence
of the recent turn Of affairs, the proposal for
collective protection Of the canal will be
without result. :. !
The Republicans OF. California have
r. Conklin for Lieutenant Governor, and
John Hunt and s. c. Denison for Justices of
the Supreme Court. The platform de-
mands congressional legislation in regard to
interstate traffic, and opposes further sub
tides to railroads. ,i'ti .'A-' .'.'-- 4
The Utah Commissioners have ap-
pointed their county registration officers
under the Edmunds' bill. The majority are
not Mormons, but some Of the latter are
given charge of counties. The Commits
sioners appear inclined to avoid offending
the brethren as much as possible, and the
opinions Of leading Mormons are givengreat
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Ar meeting of notables in Cairo,
Aug. %, at which the Governor Of Ismailia
was present, speeches were made recognize
Ing Arab Pasha as the sole ruler of Egypt.
The project of police, on hearing this, de-
clared against Arab Pasha and ordered the
arrest Of all present. The Governor of Ell
Arish has declared for Arab, and has in
fiuenced two tribes of Bedoufns in his favor.
THE police of Dublin, Ireland, were
paraded in the castle yard, a few days ago,
and 234 Of the number were dismissed.
Some of those on duty in the streets tore off
their badges and refused to do duty until
their colleagues were reinstated. Each pc.
lice station was speedily occupied by de-
tachmenfs of troops. A proclamation was
posted calling upon all loyal subjects to step
forward and undertake duty. -s
LATER dispatches from Fort Concho,
Texas, say that upward of 100 bodies Of per.
sons drowned during the recent flood have
been recovered In the vicinity. On one rafeh
thirty.one and on another twenty,one. per-
sons were drowned. Mrs. Metcalf's body
was found nineteen miles below the fort,
and her brothers. body near by, standing
upright against brushy growth. 1t is sup
posed now that nearly 200 persons were
drowned. t a; u
On the ground that they were coun-
terfeits, the chief of the secret service seized
in New York thousands OF dollars worth OF
plates for printing imitation greenbacks as
advertisements. Now Solicitor Raynor de-
cides that these false notes are issued In vio
lation Of law, but that those who use them
can not be punished for counterfeiting. This
view Of the matter will doubtless induce
many Of the sufferers to bring suit against
the Government.
RECENT Democratic Congressional
conventions resulted in the nomination OF
William II. Morrison for the Eighteenth n
linois District, j. Randolph. Tucker in the
Sixth Virginia, j. f oyd King in the Fifth
Louisiana, Nelson v. Ayers in the Second
Kansas, Fl. A. Herbert in the Second Ala
bama, Thomas Williams in the Fifth, and
Luke Pryor in the Eighth; R. P. Bland in
the Eleventh Missouri. and W. A. Reece in
the Fourth Virginia. Republicans have SCI
ected Nathan Con. Jr., In the FirstiiWest
Y.,h h. oro1t In. he i