Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-26
RUFF MCDONAID killed E.liinh Have.

| RUFF MCDONALD killed Elijah Hayes
near Paris, Tenn, the other day, and I'M
| mediately afterward fell dead from ex-
cltement and remorse.''
SEVERAL pursuers of the murderer>
of the Polk City (Io.) Postmaster arrived
| at Des Aoines the other morning, having
| disposed of the two men-one by shooting,
the other by seeing him safely in jail at
Harlan, Shelby County.
FIRE at Cokato, Mimi. which was
supposed to have been started by a stroke
OF lightning, destroyed nearly every bust
ness building in the town the other morning,
three men being burned to death in a hotel.
The wife of one of the victims, named
Willigman, became insane from grief.
FRENCH imports for June increased
81, 100000 francs as compared with June,
1882. Exports decreased 21,000,000 francs.
The Toronto (Cana.) authorities
seized %, 900 cigars the other day for in
fraction of the revenue laws.
FOUR warehouses, containing grain,
fax and oil, were destroyed by fire at Hull,
Eng, the other day, the damage being
100000.
The Spanish Cabinet has given favor
able consideration to project for a tunnel
under the straits of Gibraltar.
THE missing ledger stolen from the
Tennessee Treasury, which was said to con
tain important evidence againt NJ. T. Polk,
the defaulting Treasurer, has been returned
without nlutilation of any kind.
THE steamer Beauharnois, with
pleasure party of 800, ran on reef in the
river at Montreal, Cana, a few lays ago,
and sank in eight feet of water. \ panic
seized the people, mostly women and chill
dren, but all were rescued.
THREE HUNDRED journeymen horse
shoers struck at Cleveland, o., the other
day for higher wages.
BURGLARS ransacked the residence OF
J. G. Rood, at Fauwatosa, Wis, the other
night, and got thousand dollars worth o.
property, including a gold certificate 70,
500.
J. NJ. kER, the dcfaultinc clerk of the
banking firm of Preston, kean & Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,, who captured in Peru, ar
rived i'll that city few days ago i'll the
custody Of a detective
\ BOILER explosion in the Glen Falls
Paperinill Company's works, at Glen Falls,
n. V, the other day, destroyed property
valued at SloO,eD0, mortally wounded two
men, and seriously injured d number of
others.
The steamer Lottie +. Merrill, of Ii
vertown, n. J., was reported lost off
Georges Bank, with all on board, on the
10th.
A BARK laden with RAGS from Alex
andria, Egypt, was quarantined at New
Haven, Conn, a few days ago.
NEWBERHY, Mich, on the line of the
Mackinac & Marquette Railroad, was visit
ed by $4,000 fire 4 few days ago.
THE Texas Land Board has decided
to receive applications from actual settlers,
who have located lands under the old law,
and from no others.
GENERAL CROOK is said to have ad-
nitted at Washington the other day that
his Indian scouts proved treacherous i'll
Mexico, and that he had to use diplomacy
to get back with his hair in good order.
PENNSYLVANIA and Delaware were
swept by severe storm on the night Of the
18th. Iowa had almost a tornado. Mis-
souri, ard Illinois caught it on the evening
OF the 10th.
THE Leigh Court collection Of pic
lures belonging to Sir Philip Niles, Leigh
Court, Somersetehre, England. have been
purchased by W lliam Ii. Vanderbilt. The
price was in the neighhorhood of $:t5o,ooo
In accordance with the resolution
ern Nail Association at Pittsburgh, Pa
every nail-mili in the West closed down or
the 10th for period of four weeks.