Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-17

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BY ELI D. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
! ANAM has accepted the French proposal
without modification, and places itself
under the French protectorate.
COLONEL INGHAM CoRYELL, prominent
in New Jersey politics for many years,
died on the 9th at FleHnington, in that
State.
TIRE Choctaw Nation authorities have
requested the Cherokee officials to coop
crate in an effort to stop crime in the two
nations.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has made
an advance payment of 1895, S33 to the
President Of the Worlds Exposition at
New Orleans.
LoGAN's letter of acceptance is ready,
and only waiting for that of Mr.. Blaine
before being made public. Both will be
given to the public in a day or two.
The Spanish Minister at Washington
says the reports afoat of the proposed sale
or transfer of Cuba by the Spanish Gov.
eminent are untruthful and absurd.
in session at Richmond, Va, on the 9th, is
sued an address to the country, congratu-
lating the colored race on its progress.
By an oversight no appropriation was
made by Congress 60 carry out the treaty
provisions for the survey Of the boundary
line between tho United States and Mex
leo.
THE National Association of Commercial
Travellers in session at Boston on the 10th,
elected Thos. A. Young President, and L.
r. Trask, of st. Louis, Mo-, Vice-Presi.
dent.
THE settlement or the difficulties an
nounced between the whites and Southern
Ute Indians in Eastern Utah, will be left
to the Seventh Infantry, stationed at Fit.
Lewis.
FIFrY-sEvEN deaths from cholera are re-
ported as having occurred at Marseilles
during the twenty-tour hours ending the
18th. Unofficial reports place the number
at seventy-four.
CLEVELAND and Hendricks ratification
meetings were held the night of the 18th in
agreat many towns and cities of New Eng
land; and there was a grand display in
San Francisco.
SENAToR-ELECr BLACKBURN, of Ken
lucky, has gone to the mountains of Vir
ginia for a few weeks stay, in hopes of
recovering his health, which has been
quite poor of late.
THE Thurman supporters at Chicago ap-
peared on the oh with red bandana
handkerchiefs around their white hats, and
passed through the hotel corridors cheer
ing for "the odd Roman"
THE National Democratic Committee Sc
lected Ex-Governor r. B. Hubbard, of
Texas, Tor temporary chairman of the
Chicago Convention. Mr.. Prince, OF Bos-
ton, was elected temporary Secretary.
The name of General B. F. Butler was
not presented before the convention on the
9th at Chicago, but it was declared by. his
friends that the Massachusetts irrepressi-
BILE had not Withdrawn his hopes as a dark
horse.
JUDGE TREAT in the United States
Court at st. Louis, Mo-, on the 11th, de-
cided sections 1S4, 1S5. 1S6 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States un.
constitutional. These sections relate to
summoning witnesses in pension and other
cases.
The Agricultural Departments cotton re-
port shows that the general average con.
dition Of the cotton crop is one point
higher than when the last report was
made. The corn and wheat reports are
also favorable.
GEORGE VIM. CURTIS, editor of Harper's
Weekly, on the nomination of Cleveland:
az regard the nomination.as the wlsest one
the Democratic party could have made, and
believe 1T will be satisfactory to the in
dependent voters"
THE independent Republicans of Boston,
who oppose Blaine's nomination. are ar.
ranging for general conference Of INDIE
pendents, so soon as the Democratic NOM
nations shall have been made. 1t will
probably be held in New York. --...
j. B. ROSE, Harry Jasper and Vincent
Angelo, members of the Modoc Rowing
Club, st. Louis No., were drowned the
evening of the 11th in the river by being
run into BY a ferry boat at the foot OF
Spruce street. Jos. w. Miller and VIM. B.
Hazeltine, Jr., who were in the same boat
were rescued.
THE National Democratic Convention
met on the Sth at Chicago and was called
to order by ex-senator Barnum. Ex-Gov-
ernor Hubbard of Texas, selected as tenn
porary chairman, made an address that
created enthusiasm. Committees were
appointed, and the convention adjourned
until the 9th.
TIE National Democratic Convention al
Chicago completed its lahors on the 11sh
by nominating, on the second ballot, Hon.
Grover Cleveland. the present governor oil
New YORK, as their candidate; and Hon.
Thos.s A. Hendricks, of Indiana, for Vice
Fresffient bv a unanimous vete of the Con