Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-01
Personal AND GENERAL.

o., the other day, and one man was killed
and several others were severely injured.
A DIRECTOR of the Canada Manu-
featuring Company, which failed recently,
says Thomas, the absconding Manager, took
from $15, 600 to 10000 in cash with him.
Four gamblers had dispute over a
game Of poker at Rock Springs, Utah, the
other day, which resulted in one Of them
being shot fatally and another being lodged
in Jail.
A FEW days ago Henry Russell Green
wood and Henry Harding were arrested at
Louisville, KY, on . charge of obtaining
money on false pretenses. Soon after it was
learned they were wanted at Detroit, Mich,
to answer to charge of robbery and at
tempted murder, and they were turned over
to the Michigan authorities.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Harry p. Dill, of Maine. to be
United States Consul at Guelph, Canada.
In the star-route case at Washington,
D. c., Rerdell, one of the defendants, I'M
eXpectedly entered plea Of guilty on the
18th.
The authorities at Bayreuth, Ger
many, have voted that Wagner's funeral
expenses be borne by the city.
The Governor of New Jersey has
signed the bill recently passed by the Legis-
lature legalizing labor strikes.
A NEW volcano has broken out within
fifty miles of Yokohama, Japan.
A BROKEN rail ditched a Grand Trunk
train near Flint, Mich, the other day, and
one passenger was killed and number in
jured. three it was thought fatally.
In the Dublin Oreland) conspiracy
cases it was said on the 18th that the identi-
| fication of the four Phoenix Park assassins
who rode in Kavanagh's car had been made
complete.
THREE lives were lost in an accident
on the Cleveland Il Columbus Railroad the
other day near Gallon, Ohio.
FIVE cars were thrown off the track
of the Panhandle Road, near Steubenville,
O., recently by broken axle. and Charley
Bridges, brakeman, was killed.
AN official of the Treasury Depart
ment was said to have stated that $500. 900
in gold lately coined at the New Orleans
(La.) mint was short to the amount Of $25
on each 81 900.
STOVE manufacturers at Albany, N.
Y, who were said to be paving sixteen per
Ctut IuOTc "hSeS tudu NcStClu
turers, asked a conference with mOlders Of
the union the other day to rearrange wages.
A FORCE of German marines landed
from two frigates at Annoy, China, few
days ago, and seized goods which had been
confiscated from German subjects by the
Chinese customs authorities.
THE telegraph wires were reported
out of gear nearly everywhere from Buffalo,
N. ", to Omaha, Nebr., and from st. Paul,
! Mimi, to Cairo, ILL.,, on the 18th, owing 20
the weather.
ITwas reported on the 10th that an ar
rangement had been effected by which
France maintains protectorate over Ton
quin.
Mrs. MARTHA FORREST died at Phil
adelphia, Pa, a few days ago at the adj
vanced age of 104 years.
SIX business houses were destroyed
by fire at Plattsmouth, Nebr., a few days
ago.
A FREIGHT train went through a
bridge near Rochester, N. Y, the other
day. The fireman was killed and the eng;-
neer seriously injured.
a FIRE-EsCAPE inventor was fatally
injured recently while testing his machine
at Chicago. Ill.
The failure of J. V. Ayers & Sons, a
heavy iron firm of Chicago, ILL.,. has been
announced. The liabilities it was thought
| would reach 81 100000.
Two young women, Mrs. Belle Cas-
person and Miss jamie Smith, were drowned
in the Little Miami River, near Wright's
Mills, o., a few days ago. A skiff in which
they were riding upset.
Ex-Governor STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD,
of Iowa, died at Dubuque the other day.
He was the last Democratic Governor of the
State.
ITALY will resume specie payments
April IS.
A TELEGRAPH operator forgot to hand
his orders to the conductor and in conse-
quence two freight trains collided about the
middle OF Franklin Tunnel, near Franklin,
o., a few days ago. One man was buried
under the wreck and two others were so
badly ijured it was thought they would die.
The family of Martin Cushwa, of
Frankfort, Ind, were poisoned the other
morning by eating diseased pork in the
| shape OF head-cheese. The wife and son
were not expected to live.
EDWARD GRIFFIN, miner, was res
| cued recently after a fifty hours imprison-
ment by cave lin in n lead mine at Bing
ham, Utah.
AT Bracket, Tex, four small children
of Michael Mcdonald were burned to death
recently from the explosion of lamp left
burning by the mother for the return Of her
daughter from ball.
WILLIE MEYER, Willie Howe and
Alice Franks were killed and Alice Mettram
seriously injured at Wallingford, Conn.,,
the other day by the sleigh In which they
were riding being struck by a locomotive.
CLARENCE E. BLoDGETT, son of a
prominent merchant of Stevens Point,
Wis, was arrested at Denver, Colo, few
days ago on a charge of embezzling money
at the former place.
THE Fox River Iron Company at
Green Bay, Wis, made an assignment a few
days ago, said to have been CEASED by the
recent failure of the Union Steel Company
of Chicago, Ill.
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