Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-19
Miscellaneous Items.

General Sherman house on Garrl-
son and Belle avenues, st. Louis, is being
refiEted and renovated for occupation by
the Generals family, and will be ready on
the 1st of October. The center portion has
been torn down with view Of transform
ing it into a large dining-hall, with bay
windows on both sides and a veranda on
the south side. The old portico in front
has been taken down and will be replaced
by a larger and finer one, giving an inn
posing entrace. A third story will be add
ded to the entire rear building for sevants'
quarters, and other necessary improve
ments will be made as taste and conven-
fence will suggest.
War has been declared on all camp
ers inside the city limits of Kansas City,
and over twenty-five heads of families
living in tents in the southwestern part of
the city were recently arrested and marched
to the police station. On account of their
poverty no formal complaint was lodged
against them, but they were notified to
Immediately fold their tents and move.
The action was inspired by the complaints
of residents of that portion Of the city, and
was made for sanitary reasons.
Miss Skinner. a maiden lady from
Camden Point, Platte County, where she is
highly connected, was taken to ST. Joseph
the other day and admitted to the State In
sane Asylum.
The Ford boys pistols came into
prominence again the other night, when
George Wampee, barkeeper at Kansas
City, shot and killed a teamster named
Webster. Tie pistol had been left in the
saloon by Charlie Ford. and the barkeeper
claimed he did not know it was loaded, and
thought to snap it at Webster for fun.
Emmett Jones, the negro under sem
tence of death at st. Louis, for the murder
of Antoine Vale, steamboat mate, has
been granted a stay of execution by the
Supreme Court. He was to have been
hanged July 90.
A thirtcen-year-old son of Christie
pher Missman, of Chillicothe, was drowned
while bathing in one of the many sloughs
adjacent to Grand River few days ago.
The jury in the case of John Vanzant
colored, indicted at Independence for mar
der in the first degree, brought in a verdict
of guilty the other night. NanZant shot a
colored waiter named Porter Armstrong at
Independence on April 23. The men quar-
relied over a game of cards. The court
fused to entertain motion for new trial,
and the date of the execution of Vanzant has
not yet been fixed
A petition was recently filed IN the
United States Circuit Court at Kansas City
by Mary Stevenson, who claimed 5000
damages against the Chicago & Alton Rail
way Company. She states that her hus-
band. Charles Stevenson, was, on February
-, killed by the cars of the defendant. At
ba tho accident OccOrrpl (thor1oQ
Stevenson was unloading grain from q car
at the Alton elevator.
James w. Graham had his stable at
Mayview burned by lightning short time
ago. He had not left the stable more than
thirty minutes when the bolt struck, killing
seven hogs in the stall where he had been
standing. He had about two tons OF new
hay and forty-five bushels of corn in the
stable, all of which burned.
A carload of toothpicks from Dix
field Factory left Canton Station, Me-, the
other day for st. Louis.
The receipts of live stock at Kansas
City for the month of June were: Cattle,
3l,35S: hogs, 1O9,0S9; sheep, 11,696; horses,
2 512; in all, 3,342 carloads. The shipments
East were: Cattle, 20,216; hogs, 22,554;
sheep, G,912; horses, 1,120; carloads, $50.
1t will be noted that not quite one-half of
the receipts were shipped eastward. Six
thousand head of cattle and $4,000 hogs
were packed in Kansas City during the
month
Charleston has ripe peaches.
A bold thief made an attempt to rob
messenger OF the German. American
Bank of 5000 in broad daylight at st.
Louis, the other day, but was defeated in
his purpose.
Jimmy Edwards, aged nine years, the
Youngest son of Senator E. NJ. Edwards,
was recently drowned in the Missouri
Riv.~ near Waverly, La Fayette County.
In company with his elder brother, aged
twelve years, and one other boy, he was on
the ferry-boat attempting to catch floating
wood, when he lost his balance, and falling
overheard was drowned at once
Complaints of damage to corn by
gophers come from various sections.