Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-18
--i.ERSOSAL AND GENERAL.

phia, Pa, of hydrophoeia. The lad was a
cssh.boy in a dry goods store and was Bit
ten on the hand by small biack-and-tan
dog belonging to a lady customer. The dog
was perched upon one of the revolving seats
provided for shoppers, and snapped at and
bit the boy as he was passing along the
aisle. ----------=---
THE other day Charles Smith, Adulla
and Sam Smith, boy, were drowned at
Toronto, Cana, while skating. Four per-
time were saved. 81, t 49,
THE burning of the conservatory of
the Golden Gate Park at San Francisco was
announced the other night. 1t was said a
valuable collection Of exotics was ruined.
and it would take wears to replace them.
THE famous jockey, VIM. Barrett,
who rode Parole in England for. Lorillard,
and also rode many other famous horses,
died at Long Branch, y. j., the other after
noon of consumption. ....- .s,,
Nj The extensive crockery and fancy
Brooklyn, n. V, was destroyed by fire the
quarter of a million dollars. Adjoining
aged to the extent of Sc, 600. +.'
q WILLIAM EBNER and Daniel Carson,
ex-County Commissioners, pleaded guilty to
embezzlement at Williamsport. Pa, a few
days ago, and were sentenced to pay q fine
of $3.50 each, and to be imprisoned in the
Eastern Penitentiary.
The failure of the builders of the new
law courts in London, Eng, was reported
recently. s+
Two wooden mills at Newburgh, N.
Y, the other day shut down until the
market improved, and three others it was
said would reduce the wages Of employees.
Two hundred men were thrown out of en-
ployment.
A COLORED waiter of a Long Branch
hotel was arrested in Philadelphia, Pa,
few days ago with several thousand dollars
worth of diamonds, which were stolen last
summer.
II was said four indictments for en-
bezzlement and forgery were found in New
York against George j. Rice. ex-President
of the Utica, Ithica & Elmira Railroad
few days ago.
A FEW days ago the cashier of
National bank at Muncie, Ind, received
package from an Indianapolis bank by eX-
press, supposed to be 5000 in currency. 1t
was found to contain slips of muslin and five
Il bills, the seals being in good order.
A MUNICIPAL bank at Sapojok, Rus
STA, recently suspended payment, having
only twenty mine rubles in its vaults. The
liabilities were said to be well up into the
millions.
RECENTLY Philadelphia (Pa.) editor
was indicted on a charge of stealing records
from the prothonotary's office.
LIZZIE MCDONALD, Sister of Chari-
ty, was the other evening married to a Mr..
Moore. in the Cathedral at Baltimore, Md,
by Father Devine. She had spent eleven
years as a member of the order, and taught
in schools at Milwaukee, Wis, and Chicago,
III.
THE steamer City of Brussels, Captain
Lamb, from New York for Liverpool, was
run down in the Irish channel by the Glas
cow steamer during fog the other day and
zen persons were drowned.
The death of William A. Seaver,
editor of the "Drawer" in Harper's Maya
zine, occurred at Mount Vernon, n. Y, the !
,ther day.
A MEDICAL student named Roderic
Meignon, of Montreal, Cana, was arrested
With body stolen from the cemetery in his
possession the other day. The student was
IN his way to Bishops College when cap
ured.
Two butchers were arrested by the
at Reading, Pa, the other day,
charged with selling the meat of three hogs
which were bitten by mad dogs and died of
'abies. 1t was alleged that number OF
persons became sick after eating of the
,ork.
NEAR Glendon Station, Pa, one man
vas killed and two others were seriously |
rain few days ago.
A MuLATTo farm laborer at Roches- |
er, VT, named John Edwards, abducted |
he young daughter Of Charles Marsh, his !
Employer, the other day by calling at the |
chool- house with a double sleigh. They |
pent one night at a Montpelier hotel as
Tohn Andres and wife. Citizens were in /
earch of them from Rutland to the Canada |
inc.
FoR two years the wife of a Toronto,
ANA, druggist named Robert Coombe, had |
'een of unsound mind, and the other day
Ter three grown daughters became SINH |
arly afflicted.
EIGHTY citizens of Cheney, Washing
ngton Territory. took from Jail China
nan, arrested for killing and robbing a
,hinese woman, and hung him to a tree
ew days ago.
A THOUSAND dollars was received at
D. c., by Treasurer Gilfillan
few days ago, contributed by the citizens
( Lyons, France, to the Garfield Hospital
und.
RUPERT SPENCER, who recentlyleaped
rom the fifth tier of cells to the basement
( the Baltimore tMd.0 penitentiary, died a
ew days ago, surrounded by his family.
he event, it was thought, would be fol-
owed by the death OF his venerable father,
Tho was lifted from his carriage into the
rison. Young Spencer had large fortune
{ Us own. In an outburst of passion he
hot political opponent at the polls.
HENRY RICH, New York merchant,
recently since which time his
life had been deluged with letters and per-
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