Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Events.
THE international rifle match at
Wimbledon, Eng, closed on the 21st with
the British well in the lead. 1twas a rainy
day, and the islanders being more at home
In the fog. captured the prize by superior
work at the long range.
THE State Department at Washing
ton has been informed that the Royal In
stitute of the higher studies of Florence
has offered prize of 5000 francs to the
person presenting the best essay in Latin
or Italian on experimental method in
science.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN has refused
to remit a fine of forty dollars assessed
against Henry Schumacher, of Sedalia,
Mo-, for selling liquor without license on the
Fourth of July, though petitioned to do so
by number of Sedalia citizens. The fine
was the first one imposed under the new
high-license lay.
THE total value of exports OF bread
stuffs from the United States for the month
of June, 1888, was 81 ,545, 1856; June, 1882,
S9,270,126. For the six months ended June
30, 1888, $50, 1888; same period in 1892,
$64 $50, $50. For the twelve months ended
June so, 1888, 500 $40, 491; same time in
1882, SIT ,OO1 1886.
SPONTANEOUS combustion caused a
great fire in New York on the I'D, the prin-
cipal loss falling on George Munro, the
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prisoned by smoke in the eighth story of
the building, but We're finally rescued with
a rope. 1t was thought the loss by fire and
water would reach 100000.
The following was the condition of
the United States Treasury at the close of
business on the 21st: Gold coin and bull
lion, 800, I42, $50: silver dollars and bullion,
$II6,59S, 9S1; fractional silver coin, SIS, IL,
So, United States notes, $54 $40; certi-
ficates outstanding, 1895, 530, 113; gold, $751;
81, 400; silver, $73,3l1 Al; currency, $l2,-
$1,000.
THE committee of arrangements for
the Louisville (Ky.) Exposition has been
officially advised that President Arthur,
Secretaries Folger and Lincoln, and Post
master-General Gresham will leave Wash
ington July 50, in special car rendered
them. Another car will be sent to Chicago
for General Sheridan and party, who will
leave Louisville for Yellowstone Park.
A FEW DAYS ago the Secretary of the
Treasury received draft for a 800 drawn
by the Exchange National Bank of Atchi-
son, Kans., on the First National Bank of
Chicago, with the following request:
'.Please place the amount of the enclosed
draft to the credit of the United States for
the benefit of same" Signed, "Unknown
Debtor" The amount was credited to the
conscience fund.
The European powers were increas-
ing quarantine regulations against persons,
goods and vessels from Egypt on the 20tb,
owing to the prevalence of cholera. There
were forty deaths from cholera at Cairo on
the 18th, twenty-nine at Mansurah,
twenty -four at Samanoud, twenty-eight at
Ghizeh, forty -four at Chirbin and three at
Damieta. Two regiments of British troops
had gone to Suez.
"A TALKING-MATCH occurred at Og-
densburgh, N. Y, on the 18th, between Ham
Ian and Courtney, the oarsmen. The latter
charged the champion with cutting his boat
at Chautauqua Lake or hiring someone to
do it. Hanlan retorted that Courtney was
a liar and thief. In a race which took
place late in the afternoon Hanlan beat
Ross by a quarter mile, making the best
four-mile time on record-27:oI1k.
THERE was no abatement of the
strike difficulty on the 23d. In St. Louis,
Mo-, the Western Union had a few more
men at work, but there was serious dearth
of Eastern quotations on Change. South
ern quotations failed on the Cotton Ex-
change. The company claimed to be con-
Stantly increasing it's forces at most points,
and the strikers were equally positive that
they were gaining strength as the days go
by.
THE exports of provisions, tallow and
dairy products from the United States for
the six months ending June 80, 1889, were
S5a,515, 49, against $50, 10S, 1870 for the same
time in 1882. Exports of provisions and
tallow for the eight months ending June 30,
1888, Sc, OS6 $50 against SG5, 474, 1l6 for the
same period in 1882. Exports of dairy pro-
ducts for the two months ended June 80,
1888, S2,39O,413 against $2,2s0,3s4 for the
same time in 1882.
A VERY destructive storm swept over
Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southern
Minnesota and Southern Wisconsin on the
2lst. The damage to crops was very great
in many places, and large hail stones beas
the small grain into the earth. Trees were
blown down and many barns and farm
buildings were wrecked. AT Racine at
seven O'Clock in the morning Lake Michi-
gan was three feet lower than usual, fol-
lowed two hours later by tidal wave
which inundated many coal and lumber
yards.
THE telegraph strike took effect a
little after II o'clock on the 10th, being gen.
eral all over the country at the same time.
The interruption to business was tempo
rary. The strike was caused by the refusal
of the companies to agree to the operators
demands that, all Sunday work should be
double paid; that eight hours shall consti-