Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.

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a Summary Of Important Events.
: AxAx has accepted the French proposal
without modification, and places itself
under the French protectorate.
In New York eight veterans of the war
of 1872 celebrated Independence Day by
having a parade and dinner.
G. f. HuxrINGroN's check for 81 600 was
received on the 1st by the Young Women's
Christian Association OF San Francisco.
ArroRNEY-GENERAL BREWSTER submit-
ted an opinion on the Cd to show that the
Fitz John Porter bill was unconstitutional
EXTENSIVE preparations are being made
for the meeting of the Society of the Army
of the Tennessee at Lake Minnetonka.
MINI.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany goes to
Gastein, Austria, July Is, and will meet
the Emperor Francis Joseph at lsche or
Latzburg. H.
SENIOR RAMAN BARRENTo, chief OF the
Supreme Court Of Cuba, and others were
fined in New York on the LIST for disorder
ly conduct.
THERE were three additional deaths from
cholera at Marseilles and four at Toulon
on the 1st. The people are refugeeing in
all directions. III ce 80. -
THE fiftieth anniversary Of the incerpor-
alton of the city of Toronto, Ont, was
celebrated by trades and industrial
parade ON the Cd. -. -. ..s.5. ..,.,..l.
Earl. GRANVILLE received q dispatch
from General Gordon ON the 1st giving as
surances of his health and safety. There
was no date to the message, however. 81 2
CAPTAIN R. w. ANDREws, aged ninety
three, of Sumter, s., c., who started May
z to walk from Sumter. to Boston, arrived
at the latter city the morning Of the soth.
DURING the first quarter of the year 1884,
as compared with similar period in 1888,
there was decrease in sales of postage
stamps, amounting in the aggregate to
81 ,051 ,110. IS $50 n. - i'fe''
CoMPTRoLLER CANNON reports that the
decrease in National Bank notes outstand-
ing during the month of June amounts to
LAS, 717, and for the year ending the Goth
81, 49,, 007. .,s,'s..
AT conference of members OF the
Lords and Commons ON the Sd it was
unanimously resolved to INTRODUCES the de-
ceased wife's sister bill into the House OF
Lords at once. it4
THE decrease of the public debt for the
month of June was about $1,000. coo. Re-
duction for the fiscal year ending the 30th,
uI,< arod Wi A..
s23,253 for the previous year.
COLLEGE students at Amherst, Mass,
who tried to ''paint the town red" were
seized by citizens and turned over to the
authorities. Charges of drunkenness were
preferred and their conduct expels them
from college.
THE House Committee on Foreign Az
ia irs informally agreed to report q reso-
luton expressing the sentiment of the
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Canada. ~
JAS. OsrERMEyER and Henry Hofer,
pleaded guilty to charge OF counterfeit ;
business for SIX years, making dangerous
counterfeits OF halves and quarters.
TIE failures for six months ended July
]. 1884, are reported to number $50, com.
pared with 1857 for the first six months of
1883. Liabilities for the first half foot up
to the enormous sum of $124, geo 900, COM
pared with SOC, 900 900 same period last
year, or nearly double. .5 $40 LS:.ss-
SPECIAL AGENT WINES, of the Census
Department, says that Congress. had
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census work, which will continue it for
the next fiscal year. He says the work
is continuing, but when it will be COM
plsted he can not tell. ,ssil !,lta,.. mare,
JAKE GAUDA1R, the champion st.
Louis oarsman, won three mile race
with tura on Charles River, Boston, with
Hosmer, on the 4th. Gaudair also won the
three-mile race for q single scull. They
think in Boston the st. Louis man would
be formidable rival for Hanlan. S.
How to rescue or ransom the crew Of the
British steamer Nisero, wrecked Novem-
Der last of the Acheen coast and still held
captive by the Rajah, is not yet settled.
However, the British sloop-of-war Pegasus
pore to Acheen, with provisions and clothes
Mr.. WHrrLEx and General Norton, the
promoters of the proposed American ex-
hibision in London, are negotiating for the
purchase Of the building which the Inter.
national Health Exhibition now occupy.
It Is doubtful, hoiever. if the negotiations
can be made svfcesstul. and tie chances
are that the Americnus win arrange for
Gle occupancy of tie Crystal Palace prop.