Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28

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IRoNTON,, MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR received the officers
of the Greedy relief expedition on the 21st
at New York.
MANY sections of the country in which
drought prevailed have been benefitted by
recent copious rains.
The trial of the Dublin scandal cases
was commenced on the 10Th. The jury in
the French insanity case failed to agree.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has cut the rate on messages between the
ST. Louis and Chicago Merchant Ex-
changes to five cents for a message of ten
words.
THE letter of Governor Cleveland form
ally accepting the Democratic nomination
for President, was given to the public on
the 10th. .GsF seN ass .2
} AN epidemic was reported raging at
Central Iowa, on the 18th which was
thought to be cholera. Physicians say it
is gray fiux. -.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Texas, nominated as electo-s-at-large,
Judge Silas Hare, of Grayson, and Jno. III.
McLeary, of Bexar. .si5i -. sfte,t
THERE were, during the twenty -four
hours ended at 8 p. m. on the 21st, eight
cholera deaths at Marseilles, and one in
the suburbs of Toulon.
THE Government launch Daphne explod-
ed her boiler at Memphis, Tenn, on the
21st, killing Paymaster Golden and Sc
riously scalding others.
EIGHTY tramps took possession OF the
town of Casselton, Dakota, on the 19sh,
and had things their own way for time.
Four of them were arrested.
VINCENT L. BRADFORD, of Philadelphia
bequeaths his law library and other books,
as we'll as his pictures, to the Washington
and Lee University at Lexington, Va.
LATEST advices from Shanghai show
there is no prospect of settlement of the
difficulties between France and China, and
war viii probably be declared by China.
THE Pope is Mortified at the results OF
the divorce law recently put in force in
France. 1t is understood that he will pro-
test to the French Government against the
measure. - .-...- --s
THE Kansas Democrats fused with the
Resubmission Republicans, and nominated
Governor Click for reelection and G. n.
Halliday, Resubmissionist, for Lieutenant
Governor. a ajT 1i-es# .at -tte .-
GENERAL Buffers letter accepting the
nomination from several parties as a can
didate for the Presidency is published.
The General hits the old parties some
hard raps.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BREWSTER denies
the reports about the extravaganza and
SNOWY manner in which he is living at
Long Branch. He says he is there for
tranquility. vn.
A. s, WARNER, President of an Albion
IN. Y) Bank, is missing, and matters are
in a very crooked shape. He is said to
have speculated quite extensively with
trust funds.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN was met at the depot
at Harrisburg, Pa, on the 10Th, and well
coined by a large delegation from Phlia-
delphia: In the latter city ne was also en-
WARRANTS for conspiracy were issued
on the 21st against all miners in camp at
Woods Run, Pa. Trouble is anticipated
, in making arrests. Strikers are returning
to work in the Third Pool.
A POWDER magazine and five Govern
ment. offices at Kason, Russia, were Down
up by dynamite on the 14th inst, and 100
persons were killed. The authorities had
previously received an anonymous warm.
ing, but had disregarded it. -.
THE joint committee of the two Houses
of the Virginia Legislature reported bill
on the 18th recommending the re enact:
ment of the old election law with the word
s'freeholder" left out. This. it is believed,
will remove all objections to Its constitu-
tionality. -
THE London Standard, in its financial.
article of the 10Th, says that all the weil.'
known facts are so dead against Erie that
English investors must absolutely refuse
to invest their money in it. MIR. King, it
says, comes from very bad school OF rail-
way management
The two French officers arrested iRt
SODlentZ, germany, lew Gays ago WnHe
sketching Notifications, have been re-
leased, the authorities having become
convinced that they were not spies, and
that their purpose in making the sketches
was an innocent one. SO FLI
THERE were 20S failures in the United
States reported TO Bradstreet's during the
week ended the I'D, compared with 264
in the preceding week, and with 179, 49,
and 20 respectively in the corresponding
weeks OF 1883. 1882 and 1881. Canada had
Il, against II the week previous.
The French Government declares that
the reason for the higher duty which it has
been proposed to put upon imported cat.
tie is the existing depression in agricul-
tural interests 1t is deemed to be sa-
cred duty to assist the farmers, and lit is
earnestly hoped mat the bill will pass.
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The Secret Service Division il in posses
sion of news of counterfeit $40 note pu
the Third National Bank OF CincinrSei.
It ipf the series of 1882, with cho6elase<
coIored back. The vignettes on the face
of the note have a coarse, scratchy appear-
arce, but tie, back lis Cve1l executed and
calculated to deceive. =. rsssssE
ASSISTANT LAND COMMISSIONERS HARRI-
son will 60 to Dakota early next moasA to
examine and sfraighten the fraue1ufent
surveys made, in that Territory. Persons
viii, Vhon1rthe Government contracted
sons Years sinee to make surveys of Gov