Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-02
Miscellaneous Items.

The Governor has issued pardon to
VIM. p. Bruce, of Marshall, Saline Coun-
ty, convicted last March of the crime of
keeping and permitting a gambling house,
and sentenced to one year in Jail. The
pardon was granted upon tue recommen-
dation of Judge John E. Ryland, before
whom the case was tried; James Cooney,
Prosecuting Attorney; DR.. VIM. Harrison
and large number of prominent citizens.
A frightfu1 accident befell Miss Lizzie
Harris, youFy lady eighteen years of
age, row udys ago in Douglas County.
While she and a Miss Snow were looking
through a water mill owned by her BROTH
er, which was in operation at the time, her
dress caught on the main shaft. and she
was hurled around it with frightful rapid
ity, and both of her legs were broken; the
left one at the knee joint and the other be.
low. ssf4Es
The force in the Missouri Pacific shops
at Sedalia has been reduced to forty five
men. t a.. ts4t.
John Caffey, q workingman, dropped
dead on the street in St Joseph few days
ago while in state of intoxication. > He
had been on a prolonged debauch, and his
death was the result of dissipation. So sI8
The wholesale druggists of the United
States meet in annual convention in st.
Louis, Wednesday, October 2ls. They
will be in session three days and there
will be fully three hundred delegates pres
ent from all sections of the country.54 (
The Greenfield Railway Company filed
articles of incorporation at Jefferson City.
The line is to be only three and half
miles in length. s t"ts5
Dan Nomar, boy eleven years of age,
living with his parents in st. Louis, tell
under the wheels of moving passenger
train which he tried to board a few days
ago, and had both legs cut off below the
knee. r..t =..-- f.=.. IS II
John Meyers (colored) was placed In
the County Jail at Lexington few days
ago, charged with stealing $40 in money and
a railroad ticket to Chica 20 from Martha
Grant, visitor at his employers resi-
dence. He denied stealing the money
from the woman, but when confronted
with bank official who had charged the
money for him he made no further denial.
He burned the ticket. None of the money
was recovered. .t .f.55... 5sis.t.
The Governor has appointed the 1oiIoW-
ing delegates to represent the State at the
eleventh annual meeting of the National
Conference of Charities and Correction
Louis, October 18th: Bisnop c. f. Robert
IN, Rabbi Sonneschein, DR.. w. G. Eliot
a I'd Miss Phoebe Couzins, of st. Louis;
Rev. j. P. Haley Hon.. j. ". Bryant,
Francis NJ. Ferguson, Colonel Theodore ).
Case and Mrs. Clara V. Hoffman, of Kan
sas City; Ex-Governor Charles ID. Hardin
Mexico; DR.. Geo. Catlett,t st. Joseph;
Judge John w. Henry, General James l..
Minor, p. Miller and James X. Willis,
j ferson City.
st. Louis is preparing to illuminate.
Frederick Fay, painter, twenty
years of age, living in st. Louis, went into
the river to battle few days ago. he DID
not advance far into the water, merely
standing up and washing him. He sud-
denly d .sappeared from the view of sew
eral persons who were around. His dead
body was recovered. u
The Governor has pardoned A. J. sWag-
ner, of Jackson County, sentenced N NO
vember, 1881, to ten years in the fenlten-
tiary for murder in the second degree.
I From the Governors order in the case is
appears that Wagner was charged with
administering laudanum to one Bander.
The Western bee-keepers held their an
nuaI honey show in Independence.
NJ. A. Mulligan, of Lexington, recently
recovered a fine horse which was stolen
from him over year ago. 1t was found
In the possession of George Hermann, a
mover.
Seven prisoners were recently sent TO
the Penitentiary from Independence.
They were: May Sheridan, grand lar
ceny. two years: Frank Stellger, grand
larceny, four years; Sam Lucas, forgery,
two years; Samuel Roundtree, grand Lar
ceny, two years; James O'Brien, burglary
and larceny, five years; John Mygatf,
same; j. A. Chalfrant, forgery, tive
years.
Crowds continue to visit the St Loass
Exposition.