Iron County register., 1883-08-09

FIRE destroyed half OF one of the
finest blocks of business buildings in Min
neapolis, Minn., the other evening, causing
a loss of 100000.
| GEORGE SHEPARD and wife were
found dead in bed the other morning in
| New York, both being shot through the
head. 1t was supposed to be murder and
| suicide.
| CHARLES W. COPELAND & Co., shoe
manufacturers of Boston, Mass, have
failed for $4,000. Stedman & Co., of New
York, also suspended.
ANOTHER Vera Cruz steamer unload
ed a lot of yellow-fever patients at Havana
Cuba, ON the 30th.
The roof of the Minneapolis (Minn. }
City Hall was burned of few days ago,
and the Telegraph Company's office in the
building was damaged by waterito such an
/ extent that business had to be suspended.
| AN order of arrest was issued against
Rev. r. 81. L. Tighe, pastor of Grace
| Church Chapel, New York, a few days
| ago. j. Noblett charged Tighe with alienat
ing his wife's affections.
| AN ex-policeman and a confederate,
who tried to rob a man few days ago in
| Jersey City, N. j., have been sentenced to
/ ten years imprisonment.
| +. S. SHAW & Bros, the largest tan
ners in the world, have made an assign
| ment at Boston, Mass. Nominal assets,
5000, 900; liabilities, 100000
| A FIRE at Tulaire, Cal, the other
night destroyed property of the estimated
value of SIN, 900; insurance $4,000.
THE Arkansas outlaws were attacked
the other day by posse in Perry County,
but escaped after killing two Of the officers
and wounding another.
A CONVICTED murderer in PennsSl-
vania had not eaten for five days up to the
30th ult. He would starve rather than
hang.
NEAR Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago.
Ill.,, the other day, John Files and Paddy
Norton had a smuggling match of eleven
rounds for purse OF $780, the referee de-
claring it draw.
THE stage from Helena to Deer Lodge,
Mont, was stopped by road agents few
mails and passengers.
GILROY, Cal, reported two shocks of
earthquake there on the 3eth ult Rum.
bling sounds were distinctly heard.
SOME workmen digging gravel in the
vicinity of the Cincinnati Southern Depot
in Cincinnati, O., the other morning dis.
covered the body of young man who was
lost there last February at the time the
flood swept away portion of the depot.
MoNsIGNoR CAPEL, who converted
the Marquis of Butte to the Catholic faith,
arrived in New York few days ago. He
proposes to give a course of lectures in the
principal cities of the country.
IN tho District Criminal Court at
Washington, D. c., on the 30th Judge
Wylie rendered decision overruling q
motion to quash the indictment in the
Kellogg star-route case. Kellogg pleaded
not guilty and the court adjourned to
October s.
IT is reported that the late Peter
Goelet, of New York, who left an immense
fortune, and was believed to be bachelor,
was in 1915 married to a lady in Parke
County, Ind, who gave birth to daughter,
who now lays claim TO an estate worth
many millions.
GLADSTONE has informed the British
Commons that the Suez Canal negotiations
would not be resumed Immediately.
IT was thought probable on the 30th
ult. that the number killed by the great
disaster near Naples would exceed 5000.
1t was stated that it was not properly an
earthquake, but subsidence of the ground.
THE telegraph strike remained about
usual on the soth ult. Both sides were
still serene. Some Improvement in the
service was reported.