Iron County register., 1883-08-09
PERSONAErlND GENERAL.


break up the practice.
The Ward Iron Company, of Nile:
and New Philadelphia, O, has failed, will
estimated liabilities of $780, 900. The avail
| able assets were said to be less than 5000
ANOTHER batch of the Sprague prop.
erty was sold ON the 9th at Central Falls
r. l., for SoOO, 900.
A STORM which prevailed the othe,
night in the vicinity OF Fort Worth, Tex.
has proved to have been a very serious one
throughout wide extent of country
AT the election in Denver, Colo,
Robert B.. Berth, of Philadelphia, was
| elected Connander-in-C Chief Of the Grand
Army of the Republic on the second ballot
The national encampment Iclosed on the
18th. The next encampment will be held
at Minneapolis, MINI. ..... -...
The death of Hon. Montgomery
Blair occurred at his residence, at Silver
! Springs, near Washingtoi,, D. c., on the
9th. D. @ -..-
The body of John Meininger, of Gin
.cinnati, O., was cremated the other day a,
! Washington, Pa. ..s.
SUITS have been begun, against the
| patrons of private letter express in New
! i VI n tAe ohlUetl postal laws.
LIEUTENANT HoCKwooD, of the Mil
waukee (Wis.) police, force was shot and
beaten by burglars whom he intercepted
| the other night while they were trying to
| enter residence.
| The annual report of Captain W. II.
| Haner ON the. progress of the work of the
/ improvements of the South Pass of the Mis-
| sissippi River indicates that the channel at
| the mouth of the Mississippi is now better
than ever before. ......,i
The bank of Leadvilie (Colo.) has
| failed disastrously, the assets being stated
| at S22s, $50, with liabilities of $40, ,129.
Fears Were entertained for the solvency of
the other banks there on the 9th, as they
tad labored under heavy runs in conse-
4uence of the panic among depositors.
AT Fulton, n. Y, the other day, in
presence of five thousand persons, Haalan,
Hosmer and Lee rowed three-mile race,
coming in one second apart, Hanlan win
ming.
Ten business buildings were de-
stroyed by fire at Lincoln, Neb, on the 10Th.
The loss was estimated at $780,
ABOUT thirty thousand persons at
tended the Grand Army reunion at Column
bus, o. The principal feature on the 9th,
the closing day, the grand parade,
which was participated in by repre-
sentatives of the wars of 1T16, 1872, Semi
mole, Mexican and rebellion.
By an explosion in a mine at Caltani-
setta, Sicily, ON the Goth thirty-five miners
out of seventy were killed.
SENIOR DoN Francisco BARCA, Span
ish Minister to the United States, killed
l.
York on the 29th. His debts caused it. He
leaves wife and one daughter who were
with him in New York, and one daughter
in Europe.
THE death of ex-Congressman W. z.
Lansing, of New York, occurred in that
city on the 10Th of heart disease.
DURING frightful storm a box-car
was blown from the siding onto the main
track Of the Rome, Watertown s. Ogdens-
burg Railroad at Carlyon, N. Y, ON the
morning of the 2Sth. A few hours after
ward an express train loaded with passen-
gers dashed into the freight-car, and a
frightful wreck was the consequence, some
twenty persons being killed and about
thirty injured
THE body of Captain Webb. the IA
NOUS swimmer who lost his life in an at
tempt to breast the Rapids of the Niagara
River, has been recovered.
A BOTTLE picked up in the Gulf of
Mexico few days ago contained note sig
nifyinS that the ship Cape of Good Hope
was helpless wreck near the coast of
Cuba.
AN earthquake completely destroyed
the Italian town of Casamicciola, near
Naples, on the night of the 2Sth. The num-
ber of people killed was estimated at three
thousand. Two other towns, Forio and
Lacceameno, were also terribly shaken up.
NELSON w. FULLER, a veteran jour
nafist, who established the first anti-slayery
paper in Wisconsin, died at Sturgeon Bay,
in that State, few days ago. .-.
THE Reputation by Mexico of debts
due to Spanish subjects was said to have
brought about the recent recall of the Span
ish Minister ,and serious commercial trouble
was expected to result
A DESPERATE attempt was made to
rob bank cashier of $4,000 on street
car at Hoboken, N. Y, the other day by
three villains who struck him over the
head with lead pipe, but the attempt was
frustrated and the rascals captured.
THERE were forty-eight deaths from
yellow fever at Havana, Cuba, during the
seven days ended on the 18th.
A CADET has been summarily dis
missed from the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils for hazing.
THOMAS WEAVER. charged with horse
stealing, but out on bail, shot to death
by mob in the western part of Coryeu
County, Tex, the other night.
ONE man was killed and two others
were seriously injured by boiler explo-
sion which occurred in a saw-mill near Rus
sellville, Ark, few days ago.
A MAN named Terry safely crossed
the English Channel the other day on
floating trycicle.
THREE desperadoes entered store
near Hudson, Wis, the other day and or
dered Charles Crandall, the clerk, who was
alone in the store at the time, to hold up his
hands. Instead of complying Crandall re-
piled with his revolver and one of the
scoundrels dropped to the floor with