Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-04

THREE hundred persons have been thrown
out Of employment at Pittsburgh, Pa, by
the shutting down of one of the glass fac
tories.
SENoH ROMERO, Mexican Minister to the
United States, declares that the people OF
hts country have the kindest feelings to-
ward the United States.
THE official count of the vote IN Massa-
chusetts gives Blaine 146,72; Cleveland,
122, 1862; Butler, 24,3S2; st. John, 1928;
Blaine's plurality, 1872.
THE Canadians are becoming anxious to
renew the fisheries clause in the treaty OF
Washington, and Parliament viii be urged
to take action in the matter.
DURING the first four months of the current
fiscal year the total exports of specie were
$11 1868, 115; total imports, $13.24S,SoO; ex-
cess of imports over exports, II oSO,2So.
SINCE the establishment of the National
banking system, February 18th, 1858, 1851
National banks have been organized; total
number in existence November LIST, 1854,
2,671.
THE authorities of Kiel, Germany, have
city, owing to their participation In the
anti German agitation In Schleswig- Hol-
stein.
THE Ontario (Can.) Board of Health has
decided to send DR.. Bryce as delegate to
the convention of State Boards to be held
in Washington, D. c., to discuss the choi-
era question.
THE Italian House of Deputies appointed
a committee to wait upon King Humbert
and Duke D'Aosta to express admiration
for their heroism during the cholera cpl
demic at Naples.
THE annual report of the Treasurer of
the United States shows that the net rev.
enues of the Government were $40, 16l, III
less for the fiscal year ended June 3oth,
1854, than the preceding year.
For the seven days ended the 2Sth there
were 222 business failures in the United
States and twenty-seven in Canada; to-
tai 249, decrease of twenty-eight as COM
pared with the previous week.
A NATIONAL bank, known as the Gov
eminent Bank of China, has been estab-
lished at Pekin. Its capital is half Chi
nese and half foreign, and the Board of
Management is half Chinese and half for
eigners.
OWING to.the great pressure of engage
ments, Henry NJ. Stanley has been obliged
to decline the invitation of the Geograph-
ical Society Of Vienna to deliver in that
CITY q course of lectures on his African ex-
plorations.
OFFICIAL returns from the counties of
West Virginia of the vote for President
are now complete and result as follows:
Blaine Electors, 1906; Cleveland, 67,31s;
st. John, $50; Butler, $40. Claveland's
plurality, 4,221.
THE Secretary of State has been notified
that the International Society for lmprov-
ing the Condition of the Blind will hold
congress at Amsterdam on July 2lst, to
which delegates from the United States
will be welcome.
THE North Atlantic squadron, Rear Ad-
miral Jouett commanding, will rendezvous
at New Orleans and participate in the
ceremonies attending the opening of the
Exposition. They will remain there until
about March 1st.
AvERpIcr was rendered in the United
States Court at Cincinnati, o., on the oath,
in favor of the United States against
David II. Bailey for $500, fees collected
by Bailey as Consul at Hong Kong, China,
and not accounted Tor. Bailey made no
defense.
ABOUT forty of the leaders connected
with the recent attack on Murray City and
destruction of property in the Hooking
Valley, have been arrested. 1t is feared
the action may bring on such turn of af-
fairs as to demand the aid of the whole
State military.
THE report of Superintendent Kimball,
of the Life Saving Service, shows that
during the past year there have been, in
the scope of the service 439 disasters, ALI
lives saved and 20 lives lost. The value of
property involved was $40, sos, $40; value of
property saved, 50. 161, 3o4.
Mrs. JOHN MILLIKIN, of Boston, Mass,
paid an election bet on the 10Th by ped
ding $50 worth of peanuts from a booth
near the Park street gate. The lady
cleared about 500 over the amount of her
wager, which she distributed among the
poor for Thanksgiving Day.
THE value of merchandise exported from
the United States during the past four
months was $234, ia, 249: imports, sos ,S13,-
$50; excess of exports over imports, 49,
S99,6I9; excess for ten months, ended Octo-
Der 31st, $36,655, 454; for twelve months
ended same date, SS1 s5s3,6SS.
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THE National Band of seventy-five pieces
from the City of Mexico, accompanied by
q number of cadets from Castle Chepulte-
pee and a party of civilians, arrived in
New Orleans on the 9th. After completing
its engagement in New Orleans the band
will make a tour of the United States.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has granted to
Thomas Green, of Covington. KY, the
privilege of running the cigar stand at
the entrance of the House of Represen-
tatives, made vacant by the death of
Frank Scott, who held it since the advent
OF Speaker Kerr. 1t is worth 81 900 year
net.
GREAT activity prevails at the Wool
witch (Eng.) arsenal in the preparation OF
stores and munitions of war. The indica-
tions are that the expedition to Bechuana
land will be larger than has been expected.
Several battalions have been ordered to
place themselves in readiness for foreign
service.
THE report of Comptroller of the Cur
rency Cannon will show that the contrac-
tion of the bank currency during the year
ended October 31st, was $25, OCT, 600 instead
of $50, 900 900, as was predicted by his
predecessor John jaw Knox. The loss of