Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30

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IRoNTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Events.
= FRANCE has declined Engiand's over.
lures to mediate in the Franco-Chinese
difficulty.
! MIGRANTS are said to be poisoning
cows by wholesale az Hamilton, Canada,
by feeding them turnips impregnated with
.st<ychnine.
The Whittier anniversary was cele-
brated at Providence. r. L, on the oath.
It was largely attended. A portrait of
the poet was presented.
COLONEL MAPLEsoN's contract with
Patti for the Drury Lane uondon) season
limits her fee to ESQ nightly. Nilsson's
fee is limited TO ESQ nightly.
AT the sale of Government property at
Harper's Ferry, Va, on the ed, the Po-
tomac water-power sold for $25, 100 and
the Shenandoah water-power for $50.
THE Masonic Grand Lodge of Ohio
adopted resolution that selling intoxi-
cants is Masonic offense, and should
disqualify the offender for membership
Of lodge.
EARL GRANVILLE has obtained the as.
sent of the German and French govern
ments to the proposal to limit the work OF
the Congo Conference to the settlement of
the Congo question. 81 iis "a
THERE has been scarcely any rain
around Washington for three months. AT
Atlanta, Ca, they have had no rain for
two months. Drought has been general
in the South Atlantic States. is.e.
THE riveters in the Clyde ship-yards
struck on the oath against the piece-work
system. Their places were filled with
non-union men, but the strikers attacked
the latter and drove them away.
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THE oath inst. was the centennial ami
versary of the birth of the celebrated
Hebrew philanthropist, Sir Moses Monte
fore, and celebrations in his honor were
being held. in all parts of the civilized
world. Es @s- -=.. -
DURING the progress of political
demonstration in Fort Wayne, Ind, on
the 10Th, "Belva Dear" club, composed
Of $50 drummers wearing the Lockwood
oolors, paraded the streets. creating con
siderable amusement.
THE special Postal Convention between
this country and Mexico, the execution OF
which has been pending for some time
past, was concluded on the Goth, by Post
master-General Ha5ton and M. Romero
the Mexican Minister.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND was assaulted
on the Goth by Samuel Boone, of Chemung
County, N. Y, because he refused to par
don Boone's wife's brother. The Governor
warded off the blow and passed on, and
the crank was arrested.
THE Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
reports that the value OF exports of bread
stuffs during the month af September ag.
Of breadstuffs during the past nine months
amounted to $130, 4aO, 504.
THE cholera epidemic in Italy is abat.
fng. During twenty-four hours ended the
21st only ninety.six fresh cases and thlr
ty-five deaths wers reported, which is a
UOrrrE,ssrv
records Of the previous week.
$500
THE Marine Hospital Bureau is Informed
that the paper manufacturers are now
shipping waste paper from England.
There is no opposition or objection to the
landing on American shores of waste
paper from nom infected ports.
PREs1pENr .RoBEar GARRETT, on the
part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
State exhibits of Mary land and West yir
ginia to the Worlds Industrial Expositbn
at New Orleans free of charge.
COMMODORE WINFIELD SCOTT ScHLEY
Of the Greedy relief party has submitted
bis report to the Secretary of the Navy.
He relates interesting details concerning
the discovery of the explorers and their
wretched condition when rescued.
A NEW Hebrew orphan asylum on the
banks of the Hudson River, between One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth and One Hun
dred and Thirty eighth streets, New York,
was dedicated on the sd. 1t cost $500,
900, and will accommodate 500 inmates.
THE canoe Neptune, twenty feet long,
which started from Norway some time
ago for New York and recently put into
! Falmouth, Eng, arrived at Penzance on the
I'D, and was preparing to start for Amer
lea. Captain johnson composes the whole
crew. s..t......-
THE Lighthouse Board report the re-
cent electric light experiments at He'll
Gate'to have been perfectly satisfactory.
They, however, believe that two addi-
tional lights will be necessary to render
navigation as. safe by night as by day
light.
THE Government of Hong Kong and the
British Consuls at Chinese ports have been
ordered to telegraph all evidences in their
possession regarding the reported cases of
French men-of- war searching British
ships. Premier Ferry denies the truth of
the reports. L
THE Providence Base Ball Club, cham
pions of the League, defeated the Metro
politans, champions of the American As
sociation, best two in three, and have now
only to defeat the st. Louis Unions in a
similar series to claim the cham pionship
Of the United StaAs. 81
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