Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
Miscellaneous Items.

| Miscellaneous Items.
About three months ago J. d. Hall,
of Blue Spring, Jackson County, lost 80.
in gold. About the same time James
Sweeney came into the possession of a
large sum OF money through the death OF a
relative in Virginia, and by his free use OF
the money suspicion was cast on him as the
| thief. A few nights ago a party went to
| Sweeney's house, called him out, read a
warrant charging him with the crime and
started for the nearest justice. When
| about forty rods from his residence a rope
| was placed around his neck and he was
told to make confession or they would
hang him. He refused, was hauled up
| three times, and each time professed his
| innocence. He was let down the last time
| more dead than alive, and his pockets
picked OF all they contained. The high
| waymen then left their victim in the snow,
mounted their horses and rode away.
When Sweeney was found by his family,
| two hours later, he was almost dead. The
authorities were endeavoring to find the
bandits.
| Apples stored at Lexington, froze
during the late cold spell despite all pre-
| cautions. One commission man lost 900
bushels.
Chief of Police Harrigan has COM
menced a vigorous raid upon the thieves,
| hoodlums and Migrants infesting S.. Louis.
Ralph Sellew, a well known CAPT.
| talist and business man of ST. Louis, died
suddenly of apoplexy a few days ago
| while sitting in chair in the rotunda of
| the Lindell Hotel.
A subscription is about to be started
in Sedalia for the benefit of the fire depart
| ment of that city.
The subscription to the fund for the
| st. Louis firemen had reached $4,000 on the
| 10Th.
DR.. T. {. Flanner, formerly promi-
nent citizen of Springfield, died recently at
Hancock. Mich.
Missouri is credited with two lynch
| iugs out of I35 which occurred in the
United States in 1888.
Chief of Police Swearingen of Lexing-
ton died from the effects OF the wound re-
ceived b. him from his own pistol while
searching prisoner recently. He leaves
wife and three children under fifteen years
of age. The chief was member of the A.
o. U. W., the Odd-FeIlows and the Knights
of Pythias, and was insured in each.
Governor Crittenden has reappointed
H. H. Craig and j. c. Dunlap Police Com
missioners of Kansas City for three years
from February s, 1884.
The case of Orth Stein for killing
George Frederick, remanded from the SUI
preme Court, has been continued by con-
sent to the May term of the Criminal Court
in Kansas City.
A fire at Higginsville, La Farette
County, a few nights ago, totally destroyed
the residence and household effects of Ed
Buckner, a thrifty colored man. He and his
wife had gone to prayer meeting, leaving
three children at home in bed, and had the
discovery of the fire been delayed few
minutes they would have persisted in the
flames, being nearly suffocated when res
cued by Mr.. Moss, who discovered the fire
and kicked the door in to rescue the chill
dren. The flames We're prevented from
spreading to the smoke-house, in which was
stored 500 pounds of meat. Buckner's loss
is $500.
According to the recently published
report of the tenth census the capital in
vested in manufacturing and business en-
terpr1se in the State amounted to $3.50, 49,
600, distributed among 26,257 firms, or an
average of 50 $40 to each firm.
ST. Louis has balance of 81, 1861
927.uo in its treasury.
St. Louis capitalists are agitating the
question of forming banking institution
of mammoth proportions.
The Kansas City Hospital College
has begun mandamus proceedings to COM
pei the State Board of Health to recognize
it's diplomas. A damage suit has also |
been fled.
Frank James is getting better.
Governor Thomas T. Crittenden, |
Judge John W. Henry, Hon. Phil. E. Chap
pell, Major J. M. Clark, Colonel William |
O. Dallmeyer and General John B. Wad- |
dill have been selected as the committee to |
take charge of the matter of contributions |
from the citizens of Missouri to the pedes- |
ta1.fund of the Bartholdi statue of Liberty, |
presented to the United States by the peo-
pie of France.
Ernest Thiessen, child two years |
of age, was ia ally injured a few days ago |
by kettle of boiling soup being over
turned upon it at its home in st. Louis.
Hog cholera has appeared in portions
of Lafayette County