Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
Personal AND GENERAL.
NEGOTIATIONS between France and Chi.
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THE total value of exports of domesti
cattle, hogs and beef, pork and dairy pro
ducts for six months ending June 80, wa
$43, S37, 419 against 50, 357, 703 during thu
same period last year.
THERE was one death from cholera on tn
5th, in each of the following italian towns
Ossario, Villa Franco, Cairo, Montenotte
| Sebargo, Sesseno and Campagnino.
fresh case also occurred in the province o
Turin.
AT conference of the directors of the
African International Association at Os
tend, on the 9Th, Henry NJ. Stanley advised
| that a convention with France be held tc
settle the respective spheres OF action.
NEWS has been received at Amsterdam
from the Dutch Arctic exploring expedI
ton. William Barents anchored at the
Island of Var doe. in the Arctic, Off the
north coast of Norway, on July 10, anc
proceeded northward on the 18th.
THE report that Governor Cleveland's
letter OF acceptance would be published on
the Tth was incorrect. Colonel Lamont
the Governors private secretary, is au
thority for the statement that it will not
be given until after the 10th.
THE number of immigrants arrived dur.
ing the year ending June 30 was 500, 1874
being 2,490 less than the preceding fiscal
wear, and 960, $50 less than the year ending
June 80, 1882.
THE Catholic Total Abstinence Union
met at Chicago on the 9Th.
THE New York Aldermen on the 9Th
voted in favor of horse railroad along
Broadway.
THE Beers in South Africa and follow.
ers of Montsiva recently had a battle
wherein the Beers were defeated.
JAY GOULD has resigned the Presidency
of the Wabash. His successor is James
F. Joy.
SIX revolvers, found in dust-bin near
Covent Garden, London, on the 9Th, Gre
ated a sensation in the city.
ALEX. MERRIMAN, Pittsburgh photog
rapher, shot Benjamin Moore through the
lungs on the 9Th.
THE French Parliament adopted a reso
luton declaring all monarchic pretenders
ineligible to the Presidency.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for the expulsion of Payne and his "Boom
ers" from Oklahoma. General Hatch is in
command of operations.
ENGLAND and Holland have agreed tc
wipe out the Rajah of Tenom if he still re-
fuses to release the crew of the steamer
Nisero.
SECRETARY FoLGER will shut down on
paying gold for ordinary Governmental
expenses wherever possible.
A BENZINE explosion in drying estab.
lishment in New York on the 9th, wrecked
the building and severely scalded two EN-.
ployes.
MINISTER FERRY has opened up a CORE
spondence with the British Minister in
France with reference to Egyptian mat.
tiers. European harmony seems threat.
ened.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS addressed the
National Civil Service Association at New.
port, r. l., on the 9Th.
DEMOCRATS of the Eighth Indiana Dis
trict nominated Jno. E. Lamb for Con.
gress.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND left on the 9Th for
two weeks recreation at Saranac Lake in
the Adirondacks.
THE Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers, at their meeting in
Pittsburgh, Pa, ON the 9th, Endorsed John
Jarrett for Chief of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
VINCENT BARBER and Wilson Woodruff
of Newcomerstown, o., had quarrel on
the 9th, resulting in the former beating the
latter's brains out.
MILO p. SMITH was nominated for Con
gress by sRepubifcans of the Fifth Iowa
District
j. 8. BARBOUR was unanimously renomi-
mated for Congress from the Eighth Vir-
ginia District.
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ballots had
hoe ia an yrr, To he Of he
and still no choice was the record of the
three days ession of the Congressional
Convention of the Ell ghth Ohio District.
SAMUEL 81. DREW, ex-County Prosecut.
ing Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio,
was arrested on the 9th for the embezzie,
ment of 5000 on complaint of Mrs. EIiz-
abath Cox.
(; On W. II. COLE and John v. l.. Findlay
were nominated for Congress in the Third
and Fourth Maryland Districts, Fred J.
Nelson in the Sixth District, Barnes
Compton in the Fifth.
THE court-martial art Ft. Leavenworth,
found Lieutenant James o. Mackey guilty
of assault, and sentenced him to eight
;moxths' copfinement- within the barracks
and a fine Of $50 per month during the
time.
United States during the past fiscal year
aggregated In value al, 103, 24S.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank OF
Cheboygan, Mich, to begin business with
capital of $4,000.
w. T. CoLLEY, clerk in the Internal
Revenue Bureau, was dismissed and ar
rested on the 9Th on charges growing out
q I, ter Of fay,
ury Department stamps, called in as no
longer availablesfor postage and given by
him to another man, who sold them TO
merchants at their face value.
"A STRONG war feeling prevails at Can
ton, China.
THERE is great depression in the iron
business at Pittsburgh, Pa.
THE General Christian Sunday-school
Association held a session near Indian-
apolis, Ind, on the 7th.
The British House of Commons was en-
gagged on the 9Th in debate criticising
the Governments action in the Egyptian
Conference.
KA74E AIRY, of Oil City, Pa, endeav-
oredsIo light fire with coal oil on the 9Th,
and was burned to death.
: E SsMcMANUs, st. Paul (Minn.) con :
fideffee operator, committed suicide by
taking morphine on the 18th.
FIREMEN turned the hose on a bowling
mob in front of the chambers wherein the
Belgian Parliament was meeting on the
7th. Religious trouble was feared.
CHENEY AMEs' sweetheart went riding
with rival at Kingston, N. T., on the 7th
and Cheney shot himself to get even.
OKLAHOMA PAYNE and his people have
haas Il I~xrI
eral Hatch. Payne was arrested.
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