Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-20

THE British House of Commons passed
the deficiency bill on the 18th appropriate
ing money to defray. the expenses of the
Nile expedition.
THE British Government has ordered the
formation of an irregular mounted force OF
five hundred men, for service in Bechuana-
land, South Africa.
LrEurENAsT GRERLY called at the War
Department on the 18th. He is gradually
regaining his strength and viii soon COM
mence writing his report.
The Paris tribunal which recently grant
ed decree Of divorce to the Marquis de
Caux, husband of Adelfna Patti, con-
denaned the diva to pay the costs of the
suit. ~ =
TIE British Consulate at New York an
nounces that an International Inventions
Exhibition will be held at London in 1883.
It promises to be an event of great IN
terest.
In his forthcoming report to Congress
Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch, it is
intimated, will make some important rec
concentrations in regard to q revision OF
the tariff. -
COLONEL BURNSIDE, indicted at Wash
: ington, D. c., for embezzing Post-ofhc
Department funds, has been placed in the
Government Insane Asylum by order OF
= Secretary Teller. sos s
THE magazine of giant powder factory
near Toledo, o., was blown up on the 18th
: by an explosion that was terrific, being felt
over radius of hundred miles. Severa
men were injured To-
e, HON. Roscoe CoNKLING has consented
to act as advisory counsel on behalf of the
Democratic managers in any controversy
that may arise in the final count OF the
vote of the State of New York.
IS DANIEL MANNING, chairman of the New
York Democratic State Committee, is to be
married ON the 18th to Miss Mary Marga-
retta Fryer, of Albany. They will sail Tor
Europe ON the following Saturday.
-, THE official report of the French harvest
returns for the year show the following
Weld: Wheat, III Hiss hectolitres,
against 1OS, 1853, 426 in 1888. Rye, 2o,4S'
hectolitres, against "a ,s42 ,652 in 1855.
A LATE dispatch from the Mudir of Dom
COLA states that one of FL Mahdl's chlef
Ieutenants is marching against Dongola
with 1000 mon, and another with 9,Ooo
men is advancing on the Kabbabish tribe.
SENATOR A. P. GoRNAN, Chairman of
!. the Democratic National Executive Com
mittee, makes a statement denying that
William H. Vanderbilt contributed any
money to the Democratic campaign fund.
IN SALMON. chief of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry, has submitted to the Com
missioner of Agriculture his report upon
the contagious diseases among animals.
The report contains many valuable sugges-
tions.
A NUMBER of prominent physicians
petitioned the Secretary of the Treasury
ON the 18th to see that old rags coming
from foreign countries are thoroughly
disinfected before being received at United
States ports.
GENERAL LORD WoLsELEY has received
a letter written by General Gordon on No
yember 4th, stating that he had learned OF
the murder of Colonel Stewart, Mr.. Power,
the correspondent, and Mr.. Herbin, the
French Consul.
THE free postal delivery service dur
ing the last fiscal year, handled ], o4o, 5o4,-
III pieces with $3.50 carriers, at cost OF
$3.50, 2O6, or $1,2I3,27S less than the
amount ATT, 4s4) received for postage
on local matter.
GOVERNOR ST. JOHN and c. NJ. Stone,
editor of the st. Johnsbury ColedOHidR,
and candidate for Governor on the INDIE
pendent ticket, were hung in effigy from
telegraph pole at st. Johnsbury, VT, on
the night of the 18th.
The people and live stock of portions OF
West Virginia affected by the recent
drought, are said to be affected by a
peculiarly fatal fux, caused by drinking
water from the partially dried-up streams
which has become heavily impregnated
with mineral matter.
THE corporation of the city of Limerick,
ON the 18th, by an overwhelming majority,
refused to pay any attention to the second
writ for extra police tax. They also passed
q resolution denouncing the Government
for the appointment of George Bolton as
Crown Solicitor of Ireland.
THE next House of Representatives will
consist of 1872 Democrats, al Republicans,
one Greenbacter and one Fusionist. DEM
ocratic majority over all, thirty mine. This
shows a loss of nineteen Democrats and
four Independents, and gain of twenty
two Republicans and one Fusionist.
The critics who We're present at the
Paris Comique when Miss Van Zandt was
obliged to retire from the stage recently,
have formed committee to learn the true
character of the prima donna's indisposi-
ton, with view to protecting themselves
from libel suits. They said she was drunk.
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DURING the month of October 36,44I inn
migrants arrived in this country, and 1000
citizens of the United States returned from
abroad. For ten months ended October,
1884, the total number of immigrants COM
ing to this country was Ala ,324, against
sol, 037 during the same period of last year.
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GOVERNOR CLEVELAND transmitted to
the New York State Board of Health on
the 18th a communication from the Ma
tional Board of Health on the subject of
cholera. Immediately on its receipt the
State Board of Health appraised the local
health officers that the rapid advance of
the cholera in Europe threatens an in
yasion in this country, and asking the
establishment and enforcement of quar-
antine.
The work of canvassing the vote OF New
York Was continued ON the 18th, and ac-
cording to reports received quite number
of changes were made in the footings in
the first eight of the twenty -four Assembly
Districts of New York County, caused by