Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-27
Miscellaneous Items.

During the past week in st. Louis it has
been long horns and short horns, cowboys'
horns and fish-horns (Mackeral Brigade),
big horns and little horns, and often not
long between horns. Nevertheless the
visitors succeeded in coweing any ten
dency OF over-exuberance, steered clear of
acquaintance with the minions of the law
and had bully time generally, though
some return home with depleted calfskins.
The Governor has issued proclamation
offering reward of 500 for the arrest and
conviction of Rob Clark, negro, charged
with killing Samuel Davis at Birds Point,
Mississippi County, on the 18th of Septem-
Der last. The County Court of said county
has also offered a reward for Clark's ar
rest.
The Governor has appointed the follow
ing officers to fill vacancies: Pleasant =.
Gaddy, Collector of the Revenue for Phelps
County, vice A. L. Stiff, deceased: G. I.
B. Perry, Treasurer of Christian County,
vice r. II. Gray, failed to qualify.
Ex-senator Dorsey was robbed a few
nights ago at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis,
of gold watch and chain valued at s. 600.
The robbery was committed by a sneak
thief while the Senator was asleep. Cen
eral Brisbin, who was guest of the Sena-
tors, lost S120 in change in the same way
and at the same time. They We're occupy
ing the room together.
Mr.. Tom Tidswell. of Independence, in
prospecting ON the farm of s. B. Terry,
four miles cast of the city a few days ago
uuearthed q human skeleton from a mound.
There was every Indication that the bones
were those of an Indian. which have doubt
less lain for scarcely less than a century.
Themound from which the bones were taken
IS situated il valley near creek and Is
one OF many which are systematically ar
ranged in rows. Evidently fireplace was
an Indian burying ground. and it is eS-
pected that in the further prosecution of
investigation into these mounds there will
DC developed treasures which the a5orig-
iues. possibly the Pottawatomie, kaw.
Delaware or Shawnee Indians, planted
with some one of their chiefs.
st. Louis had 100 births last week.
DIR. John T. Siaiey. Superintendent of
the Missouri School for the Blind. is one OF
a commission appointed by the Education
al Department at Washington to prepare
an exhibit Of the work of the blind for tht
New Orleans Exposition.
a meeting of the Kansas City Bar As
sociation was held a few nights ago 10 dis
Sl>S Tue hA4SSi> SkSf SOu4S VI AktfSS14ss
Nothing was done, however. and the meet
Ing adjourned. J. ". Dunlap was spoken
of as the probable successor of Judge
Black on the local bench, and Turner a.
Gin and Judge John F. Phillips were men,
toned for the Court of Appeals.
There We're 100 deaths in St. Louis for
the week ended the 10Th.
The thirty-seventh Grand Encampment
of the I. Q. o. f. of Missouri convened at
SeSiaiia on the 18th instant.
The Gould system Of railways has pur-
chased a piece OF property in Kansas
City for the establishment of general
hospital for the entire Gould Southwestern
system. The property is the old John
Campbell homestead, and is spleadsals To-
Gated fer railway hospital purposes, The
buildings are 60 be erected at once. with
accommodations for several hundred pa
eleats, and is is the intention 10 make the
establishment the model one of the United
States.
The are 100 inmates in the St Louis
City Hospital.