Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

Srom County gegister
BY ELI d. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
THE biennial session of the Socialist
Labor Congress began on the 18th at Balti-
more, Md.
ADMIRAL. CoUBET has been instructed
to follow Up his success in Sontay with the
utmost vigor.
GENERAL A. A. HUMPHREYS died I'M
expectedly at Washington. d. c., on the
night of the 9th.
MARsE1LLEs, Havre and Bordeaux are
the three ports at which American pork
will be admitted to France.
SIxTY-sIx HUNDRED miles OF new rail-
road Is Lne years TecOIus 1<ase Oni Az " e>S |
n,6OO and the year before $500 miles.
APArENr decision has been rendered |
which stops the machinery of nine of the |
largest glucose factories in the country.
FRANCE proposes to exact security for |
the discharge of pecuniary liabilities in |
Cured by reason of the hostile attitude OF |
China.
GENERAL MACKENZIE, whose health |
broke down some time since, is on his way
to the Government Hospital Tor the insane
at Washington, d. c.
GOVERNOR IRWIN, of Idaho, declines
to receive his quarters salary on the Curl
Gus ground that he has been unable to at
tend to the duties of his office.
A PARTIAL prohibition against Amer
lean salted meats will be enforced by the
French Government until the Chambers
pass on bill to be introduced.
The American Bishops deny that any
agreement was reached in Rome regarding
the attitude of the Catholic clery in the
United States towards Fenianism.
The House committee on appropria-
tions are endesvoring to prepare the Con-
sular Pension, Fortifcations and Military
Academy appropriation bills during re-
cess.
INSPECTOR DErMAR, of Chicago, shows
the falsity of the statement made by a
French official that his report indicated
that diseased hogs are slaughtered for for
eign shipment.
A FIFTY-MILE wind, with perfectly
clear, sunny sky, was the phenomenon at
Sandy Hook, N. j., on the 18th. Wrecks
were reported and considerable damage
was done at various points on land.
THE business failures in the United
States for the seven days ended the 18th
numbered pa; and in Canada for the same
time, twenty -four, a reduction of twenty
four compared with the previous week.
KING ALFONSO has invited the Comte
de Paris and the Due de Montpensier to
STAY with him in Madrid. The visit of the
Cou;te De Paris is the result of the German {
initiative of the Proclamation of all the
Spanish affairs. s
A CONVENTION of Ohio liquor dealers
met on the 9th at Columbus, to organize
measures for the repeal of obnoxious laws
passed by the last legislature. The chair
man demanded full protection for the trade l
free from all tax.
THE trial of Chief of Police Campbell .
of st. Louis, Mo-, terminated on the 18th =,
by the Board finding him guilty of all the |
charges and specifications save one, and
they sentenced him to be reduced to the
rank Of patrolman. ,,
THE Ohio River at Cincinnati, o., had q
risen to forty-seven feet on the night OF the
2Gth, and was rising two inches an hour. '
Higher temperature was melting the snow, 2
and fears were entertained that serious q
damage might ensue.
The report of the Mississippi River
Commission has been presented to the Sec
rotary of War. The season was unhealthy
and the floods unusually copious, but taken
all in all the results of the work undertaken J
were highly satisfactory.
CAPTAIN PIKE testified in the Proteus 4;
inquiry on the 9th that he told Lieutenant Q
Darlington the open water in sight to the
north of Payer Harbor was "no good" but ,
Darlington insisted on going ahead. His J
evidence was contradicted by another wit
ness.
THE Missouri Democratic State Cen
trial Committee met OIL the 18th and APP
pointed committee to confer with citi- t
gems committee regarding measures to Sc t
cure the Democratic National Convention
for st. Louis. The hall of the Merchants a
Exchange has been offered for the occa- {
sion.
The receipts of the Government are !
keeping up very well. Up to the sGth the
customs receipts were ST. 900, 900 as against
So, O0o, 600 during the corresponding period
of last wear. The internal revenue re- y