Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-03

AAE 0CkAah 1sClShot0S 3S HuoAAhS
right ahead with the bill appropriating
1900, 900 marks for torpedoes.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in Canada wants temperance text
books introduced in the public schools.
CITIZENS of Cincinnati have been
holding mass meetings to abuse the jury
for the light verdict in the Berner murder
case.
THERE are urgent calls for materials
for repairing levees from many points in
Louisiana, and the situation continues
critical.
SEVERAL Senators have recently
started for pleasure trip to Florida, leav
ing legislation to worry along without
them.
On the 9th Montreal was reported as
expecting food.
OFFICIAL reports made to the Reich
stag show that in a single small town 4o3
persons were affected with trichinosis last
year and sixty-six died.
TELEPHONE apparatus is now so per-
feet that conversation between New ork
and Boston can be carried on in whisper.
On the 9th dynamite bomb was
discovered by the Leipsic police in crowd
ed building. 1t was loaded, but didn't hap
pen to go off.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the
National Guard Convention at Cincinnati
on the 9th, recommending the Slocum mi
lii ia bill now eeore CONGRESS.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency mediate recommending
change in the National Banking laws so
tina. directors may be held accountable Tor
IRE yularities.
The River and Harbor bill will ap-
propriate about s5,GOo,OOo for the Missis-
sippi and tributaries, and about SO 900 900
for harbors on the lakes, gulf AMI ocean.
Il will be appropriated about April 90.
NEAR Newcom crstown, Ohio, the
malady known as grub is killing sheep
by wholesale.
SEVERAL cases of trichinosis have de-
veloped in Westmo Gland County. Pa.
DURING the week ended the 2sth
Their, were I12 bu mess failures i'll the
United States and thirty two in Canada.
THE managers of all the permanent
expositions in tAe country will hold a con-
vention in st. LOUIS. Mo, June ;.
DURING Nav the United States Civil
Service Comms>iol Will hold examna-
lions in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Colorado.
THE House Labor Committee will
report bill to Congr SIS to prouibit the EN-
ploym mt of United States prisoners under
the prison contract labor system.
Oh the 18th the steamship Ly(lian
Monarch arrived in New York with tine
white elephant not long since captured in
Siam.
II was definitely decided at a mass
meeting held iD Louisville, KY, Inc nigat
of the 25th, to hold another exposition in
that city. The capital S ock of 500, 900 has
already been Subscribed.
On the 2Sth the sealing st amer
Aurora arrived a0 st. Johns, n. F., from
the ice fields with $4,000 prime seals, worth
$4,000, all taken in five days. The voyage
lasted only eighteen DAYS. Other sealers
were equally successful.
IT is asserted by the Manchester
(Eng.) Guardian thai negotiations are
pending between England and America
with a view to adding to the extradition
treaty a clause which shall cover the
authors of the dynamite outrages.
The British Government shipped bv
steamer Grecian, leaving Glasgow ior Bos-
ton, March %, go emigrants taken from
the Work House of Swineford, County
Mayo, Ireland.
On the 2Sth the steamer Balbec,
bound from Liverpool for Havre, went
ashore at Lansden and filed with water.
All on board were saved by rocket appa.