Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
miscellaneous Items.

| murder iE the second degree, at st. Louis
the other day and punishment was assessed
at ninety-nine years in the Penitentiary.
The Forty-fourth Annual Convention
of the Diocese of Missouri of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church of America opened a few
| days ago, in st. Georges Church, at St
Louis.
The Missouri Medical Association
which closed an interesting three days
| session at Jefferson City a few days ago,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: DIR. E. H. Gregory, of st. Louis,
President; Drs. o. A. Williams, of Morgan
| j. D. Griffith, Jackson, jill. Duncan, Boone
| I. j. Norris, Mason and G. H. Hughes, St
Louis, Vice-Presidents; Drs. D. V. Wall
! and A. H. Ohman-Dumesseil, st. Louis,
Recording Secretaries; DR.. N. F. Essig,
Clinton, Corresponding Secretary; DIR. G.
A. Thompson, Jefferson City, Treasurer.
| The next annual meeting will be held at
| Sedalia.
| Writs have been issued against the
| Rails County Judges for refusing to obey a
mandamus from the United States Courts
ordering them to levy tax to pay certain
railroad bonds. Judgment on the bonds
| was first obtained in the United States
Circuit Court at Jefferson City in 1878, and
was affirmed on appeal by the Supreme
Court. The writs are returnable on the 4th
of June. The amount of the judgment
against the county is $4,000.
The residence of William Offield, OF
Sampsel Township, Livingston County,
was entered by burglars the other night
who succeeded in robbing Mr.. Offield of
$3.50.
Billy Amier, German forty years
old, oppressed by business troubles, COM
mtted suicide at ST. Louis the other day by
| opening the arteries of one leg and arm.
What was supposed to be an incendi-
airy fire destroyed King & Younts' Touring
mill agency near st. Joseph the other
morning. The mill was new and cost
| $4,000.
Governor Crittenden has committed
to a term expiring July /, 1888, the sentence
| of James H. Arnold, who in June, 1880, was
| sent to the Penitentiary from Clay County
| for seven years for grand larceny. He also
| commuted to a term expiring two years
| from date the sentence of Hugh McGory,
who was convicted at the December term OF
the st. Louis Circuit Court for robbery, and
sent to the Penitentiary for ten years. He
has pardoned George W. Steele, who was
convicted at the November term, 1879, OF
the Circuit Court of Oregon County OF
| murder in the second degree and sentenced
to ten years. Steele was suffering with
consumption, and had been in the hospita
of the prison for some time.
The Mayor of Kansas City is making
a determined effort to stamp out the opium
"joints - which infest that city.
David Cox, farmer, living near
e,f oil 81, bod f,,. L,,,<
in his employ the other night, during a
quarrel about some stock Cox gave him.
self up.
The largest freight train that ever
went into Kansas City arrived few days
ago, consisting of eighty-nine cars, drawn
by one engine.
1t has been announced that the first
annual meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of the State of Missouri
will be held in Kansas City, June p
and %.
Lexington, Lafayette County, has a
very unfortunate man. In the last five
months he has injured himself severely no
less than six different times. He fell off
stable, had his ear bit off by vicious
horse and liked to have bled to death; was
kicked by another horse on the leg and laid
up some time, sprained his ankle once, and
about ten days ago fell while climbing
through corn crib door and injured his
back SO badly that he was confined to his
bed for several days. r.
1t is thought that valuable quarry
of Autograph stone has been discovered
near Saverton, Rails County.
Several hundred dollars were col |
lected in st. Louis few days ago for the
sufferers by the recent cyclone.
Twom committed suicide at ST Louis |
recently on the same day. Joseph Kes, af- |
ter jumping in the river and being pulled
out, finished the work by cutting his throat |
George Vogel shot himself.
j. d. Storts, Representative from |
Shannon County, had controversy on the |
street in West Plains few DAYS ago with |
j. M. Minningham, Prosecuting Attorney |
of Howell County. Storts pulled his pis-
toll, and in attempting to kill Minningham,
shot an inoffensive citizen named S. Hurd. |
Hurd would probably die.
The report of the National Bank of |
Commerce, New York, received by the
Fund Commissioners at Jefferson City the
other day showed the amount of State
bonds redeemed since the first of January
last to be $543,200, and interest coupons
paid, $345, 210: total, $SSS, 41O.
The city physician of Kansas City has
ordered all school children to be vaccinated
before they can attend the fall term.
In the United States Court at St.
Louis the other day Judge Treat sentenced
James j. Mason and William Dunman to
the Chester Qll.) Penitentiary for coun-
terfeiting.
A wild bull escaping from the car
from which number were being unloaded
created considerable excitement at Kansas
City the other day.
Joseph Hoffman, of st. Louis, was in
love with his cousin and objected to the
attentions paid the young woman by his
roommate, Stephen Hinchley. While the
men were under the influence of liquor,
early the other morning, they quarreled,
and Hoffman shot Hinchley in the breast,
killing him instantly.