Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

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By ELL d. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events. =
CONGRESSMAN HENLEY, of California,
proposes to stir up the Alaska Seal Com
pany.
THE Philadelphia Pa-) letter-carriers
think they ought to have additional pay
for extra work.
THE shoe manufacturers of South Fir am
ingham, Mass, are reducing wages and
hours of labor.
A FARMER near Dresden, o., has recent
ly lost fifteen head of cattle by disease
thought to be pleuro-pneumonia.
v1cE-CossuL WINsLow writes from
Guerrero, Mexico, that there is great de-
mand for American lumber there.
A MALIGNANT epidemic of diphtheria Is
causing serious mortality in portions OF
East and West Sandwich, Ontario.
TIE committee of the French Chamber
of Deputies have decided upon the in
crease in duty on foreign grain and -four.
IT was rumored on the 9th that the
Western Union had absorbed the Postal
Telegraph, but later the rumor was denied
THE fishermen of Gloucester, Mass, are
strongly opposed to the restoration of the
fisheries clause in the treaty at Washing
ton.
THE executive committee on the i'm
provement of Western water ways will
meet in Washington, ID. c., on January
18th.
GENERAL BRIERE DE LIsTE informs the
French Government that he expects to run
all the Chinese out of Tonquin within two
months.
THE electoral votes of the several States
were received by the President of the Sem
ate ON the 4th, the first to arrive being that
of Pennsylvania.
The Chinese troops in Tonquin are
playing hide and seek with the French
troops, endeavoring to draw them into
the mountain passes.
THE Secretary of the Chinese Legation
at London is said to have submitted pro-
posals to Earl Granville, British media
tor, that France can accept.
DURING the seven days ended the 9TH the
business failures in the United States
numbered 264; in Canada, %, an increase
of seventeen over the preceding week.
THE rate war resulted in cut to fifty
cents for first-class fare between st. Louis
and Chicago on the 1st. Some OF the
roads were examining designs or chromos.
THE opposition to the Mexican treaty
bill in the National House of Representa-
tives promises to be quite formidable. Its
principal opponent is Mr.. Morrison, of ILL
uois.
DURING November there was coined at
the various United States minis gold coin
to the value of 81 ,535, 700, and silver coin,
a,504, 600, of which &, 45O, 900 was in stand
ard dollars.
The Citizens Committee of Chicago
have offered reward of 5000 for the de-
lection of the perpetrators OF the election
frauds in the second precinct of the Eigh-
teenth Ward.
The report of favorable mention of the
Nicaraguan Canal scheme in the Ameri-
can Congress, has caused great satisfac-
ton throughout Nicaragua and neighbor-
ing Republics.
IT is announced that Mr.. Cleveland will
resign the Governorship Of New York jan
uary 9Th, and will then turn his attention
to matters of National import, such as
Cabinet-making, etc.
ALL is quiet in the Hooking Valley, but
no compromise seems probable. The oper-
ators say it is merely question of time
when the miners will be compelled to sur
render to their terms.
THE movement in favor of placing Gen
eral Grant on the retired list of the army
has been revived, and a strong effort will
soon be made in the House to pass the Sem
ate bill for that purpose.
SECRETARY TELLER, Postmaster General
Hatton, Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen, and Railway Superintendent
Thompson will form party to attend the
opening of the New Orleans Exposition.
BUSINESS men of New York held meet
ing ON the Sd and passed resolutions urg-
ing on Congress the immediate passage of
the bankruptcy law drafted by Judge
Lowell and passed by the United States
Senate.
THE proposition to adjourn Congress and
that ali hands go to the New Orleans Ex-
position does not meet with general favor
among members, many of whom think
there is too much important work needing
attention.
TEEMER, the oarsman, has had quarrel
with his hackers and managers. He says
that of the niue races rowed the past sea-
son, only one was Tor a stake as adyer-
tised. He is particularly anxious to row
Jake Gaudaur again.
THE question of improving commercial
relations with America is exciting much
;,tar.st in tba british West Indies and