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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
Three Weeks Full Of Horrors.

Three weeks of the new year have elapsed,
and they have literally been three weeks
crammed full Of horroRs. On the cd fiat
boat sunk on one of the North Carolina
rivers, drowning eighteen convcts, and O.
similar accident in Germany drowned thirty
five persons, while by the floods in Germany
and Hungary, about the same time, no less
than l4O persons persisted. On the 9th the
fine steamer City of Brussels of the Inman
Line, was sunk by collsio in the harbor
of Liverpool and twelve lives were lost, and
on the 9th the ship British Empire was
burned at sea and sixteen persisted. On the
next day, by the explosion OF q mine at
Coulterville, in this State, ten were killed On
the 10th occurred the dreadful disaster in Mil
waukee, occasioncd by the burning of the
Newhall House, by which at least eighty per-
sons needlessly persisted. Four days later q
still more terrible calamity occurred in the
burning Of the circus at Berditchcff, in Po-
land, where PCS persons were roasted in the
flames. On the 18th gunpowder factory at
Meriden, in Holland, exploded with terrific
force, unroofing almost every house in the vii
lage, breaking glass eight miles away i'll Ans
terdam, and killing forty persons. Day before
yesterday came the news of the dreadful dis
aster on the Southern Pacific Road, near Te-
hichipa, which resulted in the death of twenty
persons. and the awful horror in the German
Ocean. How many lives were lost by the sink
ing of the Cimbra is not yet known to a GER
tainty. but it is probable that over 400 persons
were drowned. 1t adds to the horror of this
disaster that the victims were Germans, on
their way to this country, who had saved up
enough from their scanty earnings to seek
home in the New World and try to better their
fortunes. The last horror to be noted is the
powder explosion at Point Clement, CAL, by
which thirty Cinnamon were killed.
The rapid succession of these disasters
seems to confirm the old saying that great ca
iamities occur in cycles. In some of them it
is clear enough that they might have been
avoided by the exercise of ordinary care 9th
ers could not have been avoided by any pre-.
cautions. And yet at the same time it is not
creditable to the race that such terrible disas-
tiers on land and sea should follow each other
so rapidly. In the progress of civilization and
the increase OF the methods of enjoyment, as
well as OF the demands of business and daily
IRE, suihclent allowance is not made for the
life.-Chtcd0o Tribune January "a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the United States Senate on the
30th ult. the 500, 900 appropriation for the
| Census was agreed to. Consideration of the
metal schedule of the Tariff bill was COM
pleted, and the Senate proceeded with
sugars. In the House bill was introduced
to defray the expenses of the Sessinghaus-
Frost contest. The Postal bill was reported.
and the amendment appropriating $lS5, 900
for special mail facilities was non-concurred
in and conference committee would be ap-
pointed. The Tariff bill was further con-
sidered.
A BILL has been introduced in the
House of Representatives at Washington to
give the widow of Lieutenant De Long q
pension of fifty dollars a month.
LATE German papers suggested an
international court to deal with collisions at
sea.
THE furniture in Engineer Melville's
house in Sharon Hill, Pa, was seized by the
Sheriff the other day to satisfy Mrs. Mel
ville's creditors, and mortgage OH the
property held by Miss Polish had been
foTeclosed.
SWITZERLAND has rejected the nat
uralization treaty which was offered her by
the United States.
JAMES F. BROWN, store-keeper of the
Philadelphia (Pa.) Aims house, and con-
federate of Phipps, was the other day con-
victed Of forgery.
The fall of mass of earth near
Bucksville, Pa, few days ago buried four
laborers beneath the debris, killing them all.
THE death was announced at London,
Eng, a few days ago Of Frederick Martin,
formerly Carlyle's amanuensis.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR was reported re-
Gently to.have openly declared that unless
the revenue from the tariff was largely re.
duced he would call another session of Con-
gress.
A BALLOON which was ascending at
Madrid, Spain, a few days ago, was crushed
by collision with house top, and the
aeronaut lost his life.
A SMALLPOX panic was said to pre-
other day because of a rush of frightened
lumbermen toward those towns. Both
cities had placed armed guards on the
thoroughfares.
THERE was excitement at Nanticoke,
Pa. the other day over a sensational and
mysterious murder. James McFarlane,
whose brains were beaten out, was sup
posed to have been murdered by Samuel
CIauser, night dispatcher on the Lacka-
wanna & Bloomsbury Railroad.
THE County Medical Society held
special meeting at New York the other
evening, and, by a vote of 147 to go, adopted
the new medical code, which allows allo-
paths to consult in cases of emergency with
regular homeopath practitioners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
The Package for Miss Hubbard.

In 1s5ea package containing daguerreotype
of young lady was sent to Miss Fannie Hub
bard, care of Eber Hubbard, Chicago, ILL., On
November Z, 1859, the package came to the
Dead-Letter Office, after fruitless search Of
the postal authorities to find the person to
whom the package was addressed The pack
age remained in the Dead-Letter office until
a rev days ago, when Mr.. Mochler, .
.Ebenezer," and sent postal card recitin9
the above facts tn Mr.. Ebenezer Hubbard.
chicago. A prompt reply was received, in
which Mr.. Hubbard stated that his daughter
was no longer Miss Fannie, but was married.
ana added that If the package was sent to him
ne would iorwardit 1t was forthwith mailed,
and the missing picture has thus reached the
person TO whom it was mailed twenty.three
years ago.-Chicdgo Times,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

600 worth.
PHILIP MOORE, wealthy farmer of
Dubuque County, Iowa, pulled his gun
from under the bed the other day with the
usual result, the contents entering his body
and killing him instantly.
AMONG the heavy business failures
announced January Goth were Robert III.
May & Co., carriages, harness and leather,
Atlanta, Ga. Assets and liabilities each $780,
900. A. Schenker & Co., cotton factors,
New Orleans, La, desire one, two and three
years in which to pay their debts. Assets,
$243, 900; liabilities, 1904, 900. William III.
Dudley & Co. gave their liabilities at $134, =
coo: actual assets. $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

A RECENT telegram from Washing
ton stated that report had reached the
Interior Department that number of West
ern people contemplated making another
attempt to settle in the Indian Territory.
1t was claimed that nearly 900 men were
preparing to make an invasion. Secretary
Teller, who was informed Of the contem-
plated action, said that all who attempted
TO make q settlement in the Territory would
be elected by the army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
A RECENT telegram from Dublin

A RECENT telegram from Dublin,
Ireland, stated that important evidence had
been obtained in regard to the preparation
OF outrages the last two years in the west
OF Ireland. The police it was said antic-
pated capturing all members of the organi-
cation which promoted the crimes, also per-
sons concerned in the murder Of Lord
MounimorriS,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

IT was announced at Washington on
the 25th that Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby
had been ordered to command the United
States naval station in China, and that Com
modore Temple would be ordered to COM
mand the South Atlantic squadron.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The State Department at Washington
fhe other day made formal request of the
Canadian authorities for the return of Hall,
the New Jersey fugitive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THE Piute Indians in the northern part
of Nevada and near the line of Oregon were
reported to be in a starving condition the
other day. The intense cold had prevented
them from hunting. There were said to be
about 500 Of them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, il

GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, in
company with Secretary Teller, held con-
ference with Senator Hale at Washington,
d. c., the other morning, during which a
plan was agreed upon to expedite the clos
ing Of the work of the Census Bureau.
General Walker would assume charge of the
Bureau at once, and said that il granted
the necessary money, he would bring the
whole business to close during the current
year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

DAvITT, in a speech at o meeting of
the Land League ut Dublin, Ireland, re-
Gently, said that if Gladstone could give a
legislative blow to landlordsm his name
would be revered by every generation Of
the liberated victims.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

LYONS, France, was reported in a
state of great excitement January 2Sth. 1t
was rumored that Anarchists intended to
storm the prison OF st. Paul, where Prince
krapotkine was confined. Troops and po-
lice were posted in the neighborhood of the
prison, and other precautions We're taken.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

II was reported at Washington the
other day that the claim made by Red Cloud
for compensation for ponies taken and sold
by the Indian Bureau revealed the fact that
no record could be found to show where the
money went.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The number of entries made under
the forestry laws in the States and Terrific
ries of the Mississippi Valley for 1882 were
17,157, embracing 256, 66S 900 acres. Since
the passage Of the timber culture act OF 1873
the number Of filings were 95,246. covering
1851 ,146 acres. One-third of these filings
had, however, been abandoned or cancelled,
which leaves about 1000, 200 Of acres under
the timber act.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THE Kentucky courts lately overruled
motion to quash a murder indictment on
the ground that the jury was chosen in ac-
cordance with the State law from whites ex-
clusivelv. The United States Supreme
Court has reversed the ruling.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
AT the Trades Assembly meeti,

AT the Trades Assembly meeting at
Cincinnati, o., the other night it was
stated that the difference between the mol
ders and stove manufacturers, which began
with the year by proposal to reduce wages
fifteen per cent, had been adjusted by ar
bitration, and work would be resumed with
out q reduction in wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

1Twas reported from Nashville, Tenn,
on the 9th that the accountant had found
the deficit of NJ. T. Polk, late State Treas.
urer of Tennessee, to be 1922, 427.10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The British Government has fur
ntshed Irish informers with iron huts for
their protection.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

&. A MASSACHUSETTS Legislative Com
mittee has reported in favor of municipal
euffrage for women.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The Judiciary Committee of the
Maine Legislature has reported against
changing the time of holding the State cleo.
lions from September to November.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
FRIDAY, January %.

In the Senate, concurrent resolution
skiing Congress to withdraw the armies from
the frontier, and providing for the cnfran-
chisement OF Indians and Mormons, was in
troduced. Several bills were introduced 4
lengthy discussion was bad over the recon-
m!tment OF the concurrent resolution Sub
hitting to the qualified voters an amendment
to the Constitution concerning the Judicial
department" The resolution was again re-
ferred.
In the House, the Committee on Judiciary
reported back Senate bill for the relief of the
Supreme Court, recommending its passage,
and it was made the special order for We'd
neSday. The bill authorizing Judges of Pro-
bate to approve administrators and execu-
tors bonds in vacation passed. The
Committee on Labor reported favorably the
bill establishing the bureau of labor statistics
and Inspector of manufactures and mines.
Many bills were introduced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

A PORTION of JUS band of Apaches
We're committing depredations near Del Rio,
160 miles west of San Antonio, Tex, the
other day, and Indians in large numbers
were reported on the Mexican side.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THE Court of Claims, in session at
Washington, D. c., the other day rendered
Judgment for $50, $50 in favor of the eX-
ecutors of James Green for the use of the
Mansion House, at Alexandria, Va, during
the war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THOMAS M. BOWEN and H. A. w.
Tabor were elected United States Senators
for the long and short term respectively, on
the 9th, by the Colorado Legislature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The American Peace Society has
hcome into possession Of $4,000, bequeathed
by Rev. George c. Beckwith.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

The business failures in the United
States for the seven days ended on the Goth
were 277, against 274 for the seven days
previous. Seventy occurred in the Western
States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THE British troops engaged in ma
neuvers at Alexandria, Egypt on the Goth, in
imitation of the siege of Cairo. The dis
play gave rise to rumors among the natives,
creating some excitement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08

THE death of Henry E. Lightner, at
the age of eighty-tour, occurred at Balti-
more, Nd. few days ago. He was the
hero Of Keys "Star .Spangled Banner.O
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-08
NEWS and NOTES.

A Summary of Important Events.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23
General.

CHEESE to the amount OF lUo,ooo
boxes per month are being shipped 9It to
the seaboard, at 60 cents per hundred
pounds, mainly for European consump--
ton Three drunken Indians at
Harrisburg, Alaska, killed MAJ. GlV1ns
and liquor dealer named hennle.
The citizens shot one OF the murderers
and hanged another, and Col. Barry
executed third one.
THE great business boom started IN
the spring of 1880. The bank clear
ings began to pile higher and mg goe1
until one week, early in the year ar 1922 &C.,
thew reached nearly $l,SoO'ooO,oGO'
Last weeks returns showed the small
est business of any week, as guaged by
the clearings in three years. One year
AGO the exchanges at New York CITY
alone were larger than the total for the
whole country last week. Two years
and half ago New York city exceeded
the total for all the cities last week by
$500 900 900. Twenty eight clearing
houses last week exhibited exchanges
amounting to only 1896, 5oS,2S3.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23
Washington.

AN attache of the Mexican Legation
at Washington says commercial treaty
has been recently signed between this
country and Mexico, containing no
offensive and defensive provisions.
The widespread dissatisfaction of the
lower classes in Mexico in regard to
the American railway projects, he says,
has totally disappeared, and capital
from the United States is welcomed by
all.
Ii is rumored in Washington that a
treaty offensive and defensive has been
recently made between Mexico and
Germany, the latter guaranteeing the
integrity of the republic. The Ameri-
can Minister in Mexico, Philip Il. Nor
gan. demonstrated in the strongest
terms. and came near having personal
difficulty with the German envoy be-
cause of the success of the latter over
the attitude Of the United States.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23

in the political field is as completely
gone as that of either Hill or Steph-
ems, lying in the grave, He is still,
however, power at the bar, and is
leading, or sole, counsel in many cases
before the higher courts, from which
he realizes large income, varying,
it is said, from $4,000 to 100000
per annum. But the impress of
Senator Brown is recognizable upon
well-nigh every matter of public i'm
port. He is the Richeieu of Geor-
gia's political affairs; the back of his
hand is the doom of any aspiring man
OF measure-its grasp surety of sue
cess. He has attained every honor
for which he has reached. In 1868,
upon the occasion of his defeat (while
running as a republican,, for the
United States Senatorship, he was
burned in effigy on a public square
in Atlanta. Some of the Identical
men who took part in thatproceeding,
in 1880, voted to make him senator.
The recent decease of Ex-Governor
Charles j. Jenkins, and of Judge
Martin j. Crawford, of the supreme
court, removed two other distinguished
Georgians from public service. General
John B. Gordon's removal to Florida
is yet tanother notable subtractio
from the states list of public men.
Senator Colquitt is popular, but not
remarkable for intellectual force.
When the "fiery spirit of the scythe
and glass shall have removed Robert
Toombs and Joseph E. Brown from
the public gaze, Georgia's giants will
have all departed her coasts. Her
great quartet is not likely to be dupli-
Gated within her borders out OF the
present generation.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23
Josh Billings Guide to Health.

Never run into debt if you can find
anything else to run into.
Be honest, If you can; if you can't
be honest, pray for help.
Marry young, and if you make
hit keep cool and don't brag about it.
Be kind toyour mother-in-law, and,
if necessary, pay her board at some
good hotel.
,Bathe thoroly once week in soft
water and kasteel soap, and avoid tlte
boots.
Exercise in open air, but don't saw
wood until you are obliged to.
Laff every time you feel tickled,
and laff once in a while anyhow.
Eat hash washing days, and be
thankphull, if you have to shut your
eyes to do it.
Hold the baby half the time, and
always start the fire in the morning
and put on the tea-kettle.
Hon't jaw back-it proves that you
are as big a phool as the other phello.
Never borrow what you are able to
buy, and always have some thing you
won't lend.
Never git in a hurry; you can walk
good deal further in day than YOU
can run.
Don't swear; it may convince you,
but it is sure not to convince others.
If you have daughters, let you wife
bring them up; if she has common
sense she can beat all your theories.
Don't drink too much new cider,
and however mean you may be, don't
abuse a kow.
Luv and respect your wife emmy
way; it is a good deal cheaper than
to be all the time wishing she was
somehow different.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23
Political.

T. PRoCToR KNOTT was elected GoV-
ernor of Kentucky by an apparent ma
ioritv of $4,000. Henry Clay, a grand
son of the statesman, was defeated Tor
tbe LEGISLATURE in the Louisville d1s-
trict An election riot occurred at
Bryantsville, resulting in two negroes
being shot dead, two fatally wounded,
and three other persons 1.-TWO Whlte)
seriously injured. Nv. w. McNalf'
nominated for Governor by the laCe
Minnesota Democratic State ConVen-
tion. declines to accept the nomination.
A DISPATCH from Salt Lake, otah
saws. The election in this Territory,
being the first under the Edmund,s law,
was one of the quietest ever had III l.. Inc
Territory. The Mormans and Gentlles
had tickets for Members OF the Leg
islature, Territorial, county; ana pre-
cinct officers, but there had oeH'' no
campaigning OF canvassing onthe stump
or in the press. The Gentiles accepted
as a foregone conclusion, that their de-
defeat would be overwhelming, ana the
Mormons realized that victory was
certain. The Gentiles practically az
stained from voting. Their ticket was
not Seen at many precincts until late in
the day. The returns all show une4,
pectedlv large Mormon maJorltles: III
is probable the Gentiles carried sum
NIT county. All other counties nave
certainly gone for the Mormons. Inns
city gives about four Mormon votes tG
one gentle. No polygamist voted
and no polygamist ran for once
though the many-wived ruled IN the
nominating conventions and made mp
TIE Mormon ticket.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23
A Telegraphic Blunder.
Boston Commercial.

Telegraphic anecdotes being in Or
der reminds us of a dispatch which
some years ago a business man in
this city sent to his correspondent in
New York, requesting him to have a
room reserved for him at the hotel,
as he should come on that afternoon.
Arrived late at night he stood sere-
nelly behind the crowd at the old AS
tor House who were registering their
names, even till the clerk began to
turn applicants away for lack of room
assured that his dispatch in advance
must have secured accommodation,
but was surprised and indignant to
find that no order for a room had
been received and was obliged to hunt
up lodgings for the night elsewhere.
Early next morning, in response to
the demand if his dispatch had been
received, his correspondent replied in
the affirmative and that a storehouse
had been hired for him in Beaver
street as ordered.
"A storehouse! l never ordered a
store-houye.
The dispatch was produced. 1t
read: Shall be on tonight; have
room in a store-house secured at
once"
Application at the telegraph office
revealed the fact that the young wo-
man who received the message as II
came slowly from the wire, supposed
the operator had been abbreviating
and she therefore corrected % the
spelling OF the message, which origin-
ally read: Have room in Astor
House secuted az once" The divi-
sion Of A-stoT and addition Of an =
produced quite a different result than
was desired.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-23

strong force, and state OF siege was
declared.
AN Alexandria dispatch says; "One
hundred and ten British soldiers have
died from cholera in Egypt since the
outbreak of the disease. The general
spread of the disease is now no longer
doubtful, and G reat anxiety prevails
Business is suspended. Agriculture is
neglected. Judgment against the fell
laheen is not to be executed for two
months. The railway service is reduc-
ed to a minimum. The postal service
is greatly upset. The custom receipts
are failing. The Egyptian officials IN
the different branches of the admins
tration are disorganized. Persons ar
irving from the interior report that the
cattle plague is worse than ever, and
that the diseased meat is consumed by
the natives as heretofore"
The Australians have presented to
the British Government their reasons
for desiring an English conquest OF
Oceanica. The most plausible OF
these is the alleged fear OF the estab-
lishment of French penal settlements
in the debated territories. -. The Onl-
ted States consul at Smyrna reports
that the disease which has ravaged
Damietta is malignant local distem-
per, caused by the filthy condition o.
tbe TOWN and the unclean habits OF the
.eople. The Indian Government has
decided te send to Egypt seven physi-
clans and forty assistants. The Yves,
tern Land, the largest vessel ever built
on the Mersey. was launched at Liver
rool. She is made of steel, is 400 feet
lone and has accommodations for l.
$50 passengers.