Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

New Orleans during the Exposition.
SENATOR SHERMAN on the 10Th intro
duced a bill to pay sos to each non-com-
missioned officer and private of the Greedy
expedition, or their representatives, this
sum to be in lieu of communications of fu eli
and quarters and extra duty pay.
The Freemdn's journal of Dublin says
that no party suffers SO much by the at
tempted dynamite ontrages as the Parnell-
ties
THE Blaine libel suit against the Indian
apolis Sentinel has been dismissed under
instructions from Mr.. Blaine, the principal
ground for this action being that he could
not get justice in Indiana.
THE tanners annual conference began
at Cincinnati, o., on the 18th.
CALIFORNIA is enjoying the long-needed
rainy season.
EIGHTEEN inches of snow fell at Bays
vile, Ont, and vicinity, on the 17th.
A HEAVY earthquake shock was felt at
Laconia, N. H, ON the 18th.
w. B. WARREN, an old and wealthy citi-
zen of Terre Haute, Ind, dropped dead ON
the 18th.
The programme for the Washington
monument dedication is an elaborate one.
MACHINERY molders of Pittsburgh, Pa,
will not accept the proposed reduction in
wages.
GOVERNMENT property in London, En-
gland, is being heavily guarded against
dynamiters.
IT was decided at Philadelphia on the
18th to send the old Liberty Bell to the New
Orleans Exposition.
REV. T. B. MILLER, Bishop of Niagara,
died at Hamilton, Ont, on the 18th from
blood poisoning, the effect of an accidental
wound.
The iron mine-owners of the Lake Su-
perior region are opposed to the ratifica-
tion of the Spanish treaty.
A TERRIBLE snow storm was raging in
in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, on
the 18th, and railroad traffic was sus-
pended.
THE President of Mexico has appointed
a committee to report the best means for
the conversion of the National debt.
JAMES I. HARRoHAN, General Manager
of the Louisville s. Nashville Railroad, has
rendered his resignation.
WAR clouds hang over South America.
Brazil is equipping her navy, and the Ar
gentines are ready to fight when Dom
Pedro gives the word.
The farmers convention of Connecticut,
on the 18th, passed congratulatory resolu-
tions respecting the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton.
THE Western Associated Press met at
Detroit, Mich, on the 18th and re- elected
Mr.. Medill of the Chicago Tribune
being chosen President.
EDITOR KIRK of the Birmingham (Eng.)
Dart was assaulted on the 18th by roughs,
because of an editorial criticism of
President of the Board of
Trade.
A METHODIST minister is said to have ar
ranged for an interview with Abe Buzzard,
the Pennsylvania bandit, and will try to
him.
THE special Congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the alleged miscon-
duct of Marshal Wright, of Cincinnati,
the examination of witnesses
on the 18th.
THE flies in the Metropolitan Opera
house, New York, caught fire the night of
the 9th, but the flames were extinguished
before any great damage was done. The
audience knew nothing of the occurrence.
In the Anarchist trial at Leipsic, Reins-
dorf confessed that he was in the plot
to take the Emperor's life. He said there
was no good in being sentimental, and he
had simply done his duty as an Anarchist.
If he had not been i'll he would have assas-
sinated the Emperor.
THE trial of Sullivan and Greenfield,
charged with engaging in a prize fight in
New York, resulted in verdict of not
guilty.
THE widow of the late General W. Fl.
Markle committed suicide at Greensburg,
Pa, ON the 18th.
The Sheriff of Athens County, O., on
;he 18th asked the Governor for troops, but
his Excellency declined.
FIFTEEN Cuban insurgents recently cap
ured were condemned to be shot at
Havana.
FERD Wards fine library was sold at
auction in New York, ON the 18th, the books
ringing good prices.
CHAS. BRADLAUGH has been granted a
lew trial by the English Court of APP
,eals.
RoBT. B. MUM, one of the bondsm en- for |
he Ladner Bros, Philadelphia, the bank
rs who recently failed, has disappeared. |
REV. II. CoLELAZER, an aged Methodist |
minister and one of the founders of the |
Michigan University, died at Philadelphia, |
Pa, ON the 18th.
ALPHoNsE MIcHEAUx, who killed Mat
inc Sager at Baltimore, Md, and then
Tiled himself, was buried in the same |
,rave with his victim.
ENGLISH crown officials are guarded by |
police on account of the dynamiters.
THE Bishop of Meath has been elected |
Archbishop of Dublin, vice Archbishop
Trench, resigned.
A MASKED man went to the house of
,o,.r na6 Har
J., the night of the 18th, and because he
efused to give up money, he m ordered
i'm and dangerously wounded his wife.
he murderer is known.
The Treasury Department ON the 18th
purchased 5000 ounces of silver for de-
VERY at the Philadelphia and New Or
cans minis.
THE President has approved the joint
esolution relating to the ceremonies Incl
ent to the Washington Monument celebra-
ion.
A FAST line train on the Pennsylvania
was wrecked near Christiana,
a, on the 18th, and the passengers badly
haken up, but none were seriously in
1red.
SEVEN thousand barrels of oil were de-
.royed by fire at Phillips City, Pa, on
ne 18th.
JOHN G. BENNETT, supposed to be of
oronto, Ont, tried to commit suicide in
t. Louis, Mo-, on the 18th by taking NOR
hine. He was sent to the hospital.
A CONDEMNED murderer at Marshall,
ex., on the 10th, passed his hat around
,e courtroom for the benefit of his wife
nd six children.
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