Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13


on his safe return from his long and peril
GUS expedition. tan elaborate banquet
was also given in the evening at the Ger
mania Club.
On the 9th Alden B. Stockwell, a
member of the New York Stock Exchange,
and at one time two millionaire. was
posted, being unable to meet the demands
of deal calling for $50.
THE St. Louis managers OF the Pacific
Express Company declare they will spend
as much as Tiller stole if it is necessary to
do SO in order to hunt him down and bring
him to justice.
Hon. THos. A. HENDRICKS has re-
turned to Paris, finding Italy unhealthy.
DURING the night of the 9th Frank
Rande, the "BandiE of the Wabash" COM
mitted suicide in the SOLITARY" at Joliet
nl.) Penitentiary by hanging himself
with a rope made from portions of his I'M
derclothing.
The Lasker resolutions have been re-
ceived by the German Minister at Wash
ington from Bismarck and he has turned
them over to the State Department.
A DISPATCH of the 7th from Omaha,
Neb., stated that Bishop Clarkson was
very low and beyond the reach of medical
skill
The Irish informer, Nellis, who gave
alleged information as to the murderers of
Lord Leitrim, has been adjudged insane
and sent to an asylum.
DIR. GREENMYER, Democratic member
of the German Reichs,ag, is dead.
On the 9TH General Graham COM
menced forward movement on Osman
Digna's position.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
By collision of two passenger trains
near Juliette, Ga, on the 4th, two train
men were killed and several persons badly
injured.
WHILE in a fit of Jealous passion John
Glascock murdered his wife and three chill
dren, set fire to his house and then killed
himself in Fauquier County, Va, few
days since.
By collision between the Norwegian
bark Amaiia and The steamer Bertha Off
Gibralter, nine persons were drowned on the
4th.
Oh the 4th Charles Lownsbeck, aged
sixteen, an employee of the Green Knitting
Company at Amsterdam, N. Y, was fatal
ly injured by being caught in the shafting.
His arms and one leg were torn from his
body.
A FEW days ago John Barnes, col
ored, brutality whipped to death the orphan
son of his sister, near Townville, S. c., be-
cause the little fellow, exhausted by over
work and brutal treatment, could not COM
ply with the demands upon his endurance.
The fiend narrowly escaped lynching.
UNITED STATES LUMBER INSPECTOR
JOHN W. HAWKINS, at Buffalo, N. Y, is
charged with the embezzlement of $4,000
from Nelson Holland, lumber dealer, to
whom he was also private secretary. Wheat
margins swallowed the funds.
On the night of the 4th Richard &
Burk's livery stable with seventeen horses
and three adjoining buildings burned at
North Auburn, Neb.
On the 9Th Morton Stapp, an en-
ploye in Hasselman G. Co.'s printing house
in Indianapolis, Ind, fell down an elevator
shaft from the fourth story and was in
stantlv killed.
By the lurs:ing of a boiler in J. Tree
dyeing establishment at Lawrence, Mass,
on the 9Th, John Trees, Jr., William More
land and Michael Cronin were killed and
others injured.
On the 9th the extensive Oil-cloth
Works of George w. Blabon & Sons, at
Nicetown, Pa, burned. Over five hundred
men are thrown out of employment. Loss,
over 100000, insured for $4,000.
THE fact leaked out on the 7th that
the Paymaster's safe in the G. B. & 9. Rail-
way office in Chicago was robbed on the
1st of So, coo while Paymaster Bartlett was
temporarily absent for lunch.
On the eth the crew of the Baltimore
schooner Stephen j. Fooks were landed in
Boston by the schooner Mary S. Hontvet.
They were rescued in mid-ocean at the
point of death. Captain Cranmere of the
Fooks went mad from thirst and exposure.
On the 18th four men were killed by
the explosion of boiler in j. F. Dearborn's
steam mill at Bryant's Pond, Me.
On the 9TH burglars entered the
room of Augustus Harris, manager of
Drury Lane Theater, London, and stole
check for fI,OOO, large quantity of bank
notes and diamond brooch.
THE murder mystery at Cahokia,
Mo-, has been cleared up by the confessional
one OF the participants named Brown, who
duplicates his wife and two men named
Jones and Doctor" residents of Cahokia.
The two latter have fed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On the 9Th, at meeting of the West
ern Export Association in Chicago, it was
decided to reduce the production of whisky
ten per cent. below the present basis after
May J..
On the 5th the American Base Ball
Association commenced its annual meeting
in Baltimore, Md. Fl. D. Mcknight was
chosen President and A. c. Wyckoff Secre-
tary.
AT Dartmouth College four members
of the Junior class have been suspended
and several others disciplined for dishon-
esty in recent chemistry examination.
The National Brewers Association is
taking steps to ascertain the exact political
strength of the brewing interests.
DURING the past winter the whole
number of hogs packed in Cincinnati was
365, 451, a decrease of IS, $40 compared with
the previous year.
In the lower house of the Rhode