Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The United Safes District Court at 81
Louis has adjourned until September ID.
i A fine vein of coal has been struck on
the farm of George Shepard, in Pettis
County, fifty-eight feet below the surface
| Paimore, the man who few months age
| killed Jerry Edwards in Cooper County
was captured recently at Fayetteviiie
Ark.
! Vim. J. Lewis. claiming to be newspa'
| per correspondent, was arrested III ~
| Louis a few DAYS ago on a charge of TOT
gerry.
| five-year-old child of Frank u. rem
hart, living on the Clayton road, st. LOUIS
| was drowned a few days ago in clSterh
The French citizens of st. Louis cele'
brated the anniversary of the taking Oh
the Bastile.
John Williams, colored. of ST. Louis,
| stabbed his wife, Carrie, nine times ie"
| evenings since. She died within an hour.
| The murderer escaped and had not peeh
| arrested.
| Prof. Richard A. Proctor and 1amiiy
| have arrived in st. Joseph from London,
| with the intention of making that city their
future home. The party consists OF froi.
Proctor, Mrs. Proctor, Miss Mary Proctor
and three younger children, and Miss Bet
/ tie Thompson, daughter of Mr.. Chas' NJ
| Thompson, and sister of Mrs. Proctor.
The Governor issued requisition Few
| days since on the Governor of the state OF
| New York for the arrest OF Charles u.
| Newman, alias Parker, who is charged
| with having obtained gold watch ana
| chain, gold seal ring and pair OF gold
and stone sleeve-buttons, all valued az
| 1857, from the Mermod & Jaccard Jeweiry
| Company, st. Louis, by fraudulent repre-
| sentation and by use of a trick and conn.,
dence game. Hugh O'Neil was appointed
| State agent to go after Newman, who was
under arrest in New York city, awaiting
| his arrival.
The Governor recently granted pardon
| to Edward Bryant, sent to the Penlten-
| tiary from Greene County in November,
1873, for twenty gears for burglary in the
second degree and larceny. Bryant atthe
time of the commission of the offence was
an ignorant negro boy about eighteen
years of age, and with several others
broke into store at Springfield. The
Governor in ordering the pardon says:
81 consider the sentence excessive and
oppressive. If Bryant had been white
man I much doubt if the sentence would
have been over five years. He has been
in prison for nine years and has behaved
in an exemplary way. Many of the lead
ing citizens of Greene County considering
the sentence much too severe have asked me
to pardon him. L do so from a sense of
Justice"
The chain-gang in Sedalia is said to be
increasing.
There is talk of new railroad depot be.
ing built at Lexington.
The Capital Star mills of Jefferson City
now turn out 300 barrels of -four day.
Miss Georgia Page, of Lexington, fell
from tree few days ago and broke three
ribs.
Albert johnson was recently sent to jail
at Lexington in default of 500 fine,
having been found guilty of pawning AL
bert Waters watch.
Ten thousand dollars have been sub,
scribed in Jefferson City for the establish
ment of shoe factory.
Mack Mansfield, of Sedalia, has been
sentenced to two years imprisonment for
stealing a pair of boots from Ed. Jones
while Ell. was drunk.
The newly Incorporated st. Joseph &
Southeastern Road has elected the follow
officers: President, j. w. Bailey; General
Manager, w. B. Johnston; Secretary, Chas.
1uCouhCS 4lCdSuicI, ". a. EodIluuSkys
Rev. George Koenig, of Lexington, has
a copy of the Mary Journal and Baltimore
Advertiser, dated August 20, 1773. In one
of the advertisements, George Washing
ton offers 10000 acres of land to lease on
easy terms"
Frank James, with his wife, is visiting
his cousin, R. w. James, at Marshall. He
will soon be arraigned for trial at Boon.
vile.
There proves to be no truth in the report
that Lon Linnean recently stole horse at
Lexington.
Messrs. Thomas G. Hadden, hardware
merchants of Sedalia, have made an as
signment for the benefit OF their creditors
to Geo. P. B. Jackson of that city.
A Cleveland and Hendricks. club has
been organized at Lexington.
Charles Pulte, fare collector ON bridge
trains at St Louis, was knocked by a train |
into the river a few days ago and drowned. |
Fred. Scherrmeister, workman at |
Pope's Theatre, st. Louis, was fatally in |
jured few days ago by falling wall.
The State Grand Lodge of Good TEN. |
plars held session at Springfield last |
week.
j. H. Castill, VIM. Schrimpser, James |
B. Lauck and j. Porter were arrested |
at Lexington few days ago for tearing |
down the house of James Peake.
A few nights ago six horses were stolen |
from farmers near Mound City. forty
miles north of st. Joseph. Two of the
horses were recovered, but the other four
were not. 1t was believed that they and |
the thieves were in st. Joseph, and officers
were on the lookout for them.
The following patents have been recent.
ly issu ed TO Missouri inventors: Bryant |
w. AMMAN, Hannibal, for a cartridge |
loading machine; Ellen A. Bailey, st.
Charles, CORSET protector; HughJ. Bailey.
Glencoe, church; James H. and l.. <.
bailey, Sedalia, hay stacker; George w.
baumhoH, st. Louis, turn-table for street
car; George c. Beach, Eureka, shoe; Fran
els L. Chew, st. Louis, mining machine;
Frederick q. Nedringhaus, st. Louis, at.
taching spouts to vessels of enameled sheet
iron; Joseph Reisdorff, Cottleville, fire.
escape; John c. Rhodes, Westborough, |
shoe fastening; Thomas w. Rudolph, st.
Louis, minnow bucket; VIM. e. Smalstig, |
Springfield, device for converting motion;
Stephen d. Stout. novelty hand cultivator;
Richard D. Thackston, st. Louis, self.
closing hatchway.
New wheat is in the market.
Eli Sheer swore out a warrant few
days ago before United States Commits
sloner Scott at Sedalia for the arrest Of
Mary Z. White and husband, charging
them with obtaining II $40 pension money
belonging to Harriet A. West, now Mrs.
Sheer, by false pretenses. They were
lodged in Jail to wait trial by the United
s .ates Court.
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