Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05

BY ELI D. AXE.
NEWS and NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
THE death of Rear-Admiral Thomas
Turner, United States Navy, occurred the
other morning at Glenn Mills, Pa.
VOLCANIC ashes have been falling at
Decentheim, Norway. 1t was supposed the
eruption of Mount Hecla had occurred.
THE high-license dramshop act re-
Gently passed by the Missouri Legislature
has received the sanction of the Governor.
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THE remains of John Howard Payne
arrived at Washington, D. c., on the oath
and were placed in the chapel at Oak Hill.
THE United States double-turreted
iron-clad steamer Terror, having been re-
built, was launched a few days ago at Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Chatham, Eng, recently, to guard the
naval station there against the possibility
of Fenian raid.
JUDGE JACKSON, of Louisville, XIV,
rules that the fact of a mans having read
about case in the newspapers does not
disqualify him for jury service.
THE search at the Diamond Qll)
coal-pit for victims of the great disaster
had been rewarded by the discovery, up to
the evening of the 18th, of six bodies.
PATRICK EGAN, Treasurer of the
Land League, arrived at Chicago, ILL.,, on
the oath, and would remain several days in
consultation with prominent Irish leaders.
TIE Indians of Arizona, were report
ed on the war-path on the 9th. They We're
killing white men and MeXicans around
Total Wreck. The troops We're ordered out
A SEVERE wind and rain storm oc-
Cured in Western Texas the other night,
doing much injury to crops and farm prop
erty. In some localities large hailstones
fell, creating havoc among the lambs.
A DUBLIN Qreland) newspaper cor
respondent said recently that the person
referred to as g No. 1" by James Carey in
his testimony at the hearing of the assas-
sination prisoners was known to be in
Mexico, beyon the reach of the English au-
thorities.
\. L. DUKES, the UniontOwn PaO
man whose acquittal of murder charge re-
Gently caused so much excitement, returned
to that place the other night, and was
promptly waited on by committee who
notified him to leave town within twenty
four hours.
CAPTAIN O'SuEA, member of the
British Parliament for County Glare, an
nounced his intention the other day to make
a Parliamentary inquiry of the Home
Secretary whether or not the police had
concluded that Lady Florence Dixie was
an imposter.
a STATEMENT has been prepared by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
which shows the receipts of the office for
the fiscal year to be SAG, 100000. Receipts
from July 1, 1882, to March 81, 1888, exceed
the receipts for the corresponding period
last year by 5000 900.
UP to noon on the Goth, twenty-six
bodies had been taken from the Diamond
Ull.) Coal Mines, of whom nineteen were
identified. The bodies generally were in
an advanced state of decomposition. Many
heartrending scenes occurred the bodies
We're being brought out.
A RECENT dispatch from Dublin.
Ireland, stated that counsel for the murder
conspiracy prisoners were confident they
would be able to shake the testimony of
James Carey. A committee of ladies were
soliciting funds to defray the expense of
defending the prisoners.
STATEMENTS rs to the strength of the
Apaches depredating on the border of Ar
iona and Mexico vary from fifteen TO two
hundred. Further outrages upon settlers
by the savages were reported on the 26th.
The Mexican troops in pursuit of the
Apaches had orders to take no prisoners.
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IT was reported from Washington on
the 22d that n correspondence was in pro-
gress between the State Department and
the British authorities relative to the ex-
IRENE utterances of prominent Irish leaders
now in this country regarding the recent
dynamite explosion and attack in London.
IT was announced a few days ago that
the Treasury Department would take no &C.
tion in regard to the question of ex-
porting bonded whisky into Canada
in less quantities than 100 gallons
until the matter had been brought to its at
tention officially. 1t was understood the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue favored
the proposition.
The Attorney General, in his review
of a recent proposition to build bridge
across the Niagara River, said no action had
been taken by Congress in the matter and
the President had no power to grant the
necessary authority. The Canadian Parlia-
ment has passed an act authorizing the
erection of the bridge as far as Canada is
concerned.
A MEETING of the English Revolu-
tionary League was held at London the
other day to consider the question of hold
ing an International Convention of Revolu-