Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
MiSSt}ssksa STATE NEWS.

The body OF Jacob Gobart, the ferryman
at Marion, who, with his little daughter,
was drowned last week, was found aoating
down the river and was towed ashore at
Jefferson City. "a few hours later the body
of the little GIL was discovered in the
stream and also taken ashore. Both bodies
were identified and were placed in the
hands OF sthe undertaker to be prepared for
burial.
In the ST. Louis Criminal Court John
d 'nahue, indicted for murder in the sec
ond degree in the killing OF Jacob Koop In
June. 1882, pleaded guilty to granddaughter
in the second degree, and was sentenced
to five years In the Penitentiary. Koop
was a good deal OF = bully; there was bad
blood between the two, and Koop was ad-
vancing on Donahue when the latter fired.
The rivepwas steadily rising at Jeffer.
SON City, and the people were expecting
the regular June freshet.
The Queen Anne Fan Brigade of st.
Joseph gave drill recently arranged from
Addison's fan drill in the Spectator OF
1745.
A S., GOO Baptist Church is to be built in
Charleston, Mississippi County, and y, eoo
had been subscribed.
Corn is growing finely all over the State.
The State Grand Lodge of Good Templars
will meet at Springfield July 10.
The proposition to build two additional
school-houses in St. Joseph was defeated.
VIM. Hays, arraigned for robbery before
the Buchanan County Circuit Court, was
found guilty and was sent up for ten
years.
Louisa Lupe, st. Louis domestic, was
working near gasoline stove few days
ago when the concern exploded, and
burned her very seriously at'ouG the hands
and face.
The stone masons of St. Louis, three
hundred in number, struck for higher wages
a few days since and resolved not to work
for any one who belongs to the Boss
Masons' Union.
John Scully, fireman on a passenger
train on the Lexington Branch of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad, was killed few
evenings since by the engine becoming de
tached from the train. %.
The iron tank for the Lexington water
works is to weigh 40 tons. It will be Jog
feet high, % feet in diameter, 66 feet IN
circumference, built upon structure a
feet high and erected upon the highest EN-
inence around the city. 6
The Olive Branch Church, st. Louis, was
recently received into the Associa ion Of
Congregational Churches OF the city by q
special council convened for that purpose.
A young man with millionaire's no-
tions named Chas. Sandersonwas arrested
and locked up in st. Louis a few days ago,
because he could not pay for hacks,
chamt agne and other luxuries ordered at
the Southern Hotel. Acharge of vagrancy
was preferred.
John Dillon, a boy Of about sixteen
years, called upon Acting Mayor Parker
of st. Louis few days ago, and asked 20
be committed to the House Of Refuge in
order that he might escape his evil com
panions and learn trade. He was given
a commitment and wens down with it him
. self. That boy means business. sssssi
A large package of letters addressed to
persons in jefferson City, was found on
the Missouri Pacific track west OF hide
pendence few nights ago. The package
had been opened, and contained draf6s for
large amount. The letters are sup
pos ed to have been stolen from the nails.
AS Jessie Reed and Frank HUFF were re-
turning to Independence from q coUntry
dance few nights ago, Reed hit Hun over
the head and face with q club, leaving him
for dead in the woods. Huff was discoy-
cred by friends and was in q critiol con.
dition. Reed has fed.
During severe rain-stsrm which rfsiteo
jefferson City & fssv day yda the lnsnse of
Mrs. Guenther, who resides in tho WESTERN
part of the city, was struck by lightning
and her SON, Oscar II. GuentheE lad
about twelve years of age. was Instantly
killed. The boy had gone into the upper
story to close the windows against the
rain, when the bolt descended and killed
him. The house was also conaiderably
damaged, the windows being broken and
the door and embarrassing split and
splintered.
At the celebration of its anniversary by
the Lexing on Liederkranz Society, at
Tw ne IS Hall, few nights axes O. dis
turbance occurred, in which = young
German was dangerously stabb(d in the
right side by VIM. Ball, g hadk-driyer.
Bal ran away i and had not been APP
pretended. Several other perzons were
engaged in the row, half . dozen or
more being knocked down..
Farmer John D. Burch. OF Big Lake, Miss
is sippi County, sowed IL acres in tuf-
nips on the 10Th and a0th of Harch last
and the. crop has Melted himtt the rate
of $$9S56 per acre. MIR. Burch gathered
and sold seventy-seven barrels OF turnips
from this patch during the Iast week of
May and the first week of June. He sold
them to St. Louis firm and Melted
S16D per barrel, q total Of S125. 20. He
usel just .seventy-five cepts worth OF
seed on the Ia acres. Mr. Burch has
the same ground now planted in corn and
expects fair yield on same, thereby
making two crops on the same land IN
the same season.. He will try thirty
acres of turnips sf'ext spring.
Kate DOUGLASS, the colored woman who
killed her paramour, Joseph Miller, in ST.
Louis, pleaded guilty to murder in the Sec
ond degree by consent of thea Circuit At
torney, and was sentenced 70 fifteen years
Imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The
woman was tried and found guilty OF muir
der and sentenced to be hung; the Court OF
Appeals affirmed the Judgment, but the
Supreme Court granted her new trial.
She is a densely ignorant woman, not app
preciating the enormity Of suca an offense
as hers, and besides this asstrong pressure
was brought 10 bear to have the sentence
made one of imprisonment, many ladies OF
st. Louis interesting themselves in her be-
half.
The picnic season fiourishes.
William F. Wincott, Of St. Joseph, mar
ried Amanda Meredisty, of AddisoA last
February; and deserting Der, married Ma
rietta Bowyar, OF Stewartsville. three
weeks later. Wife go.1 accompany with
her brother and an oAider Hes been latteriy
hunting for Wincoit wko has disap-