Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
Miscellaneous Items.

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Frank Gordon is suing the Pacific Rail-
road at Sedalia for $4,000, on account os
| broken leg.
| The annual celebration of the battle OF
| Lone Jack, August 1G, 1862, was held at
| Independence very near the battle ground.
| Rain fell in torrents until noon. Thereaf-
! ter the grounds soon filled up, and the
crowd numbered only 7,0JJ where 10000
I had been expected. The rain kept away
all the prominent speakers. "@ >f5i
|, AT the Lime Jack picnic near Indepen-
dence. few days ago, on. the grodnd OF.
thatsanguinary ba; tie, Miss Annie CongeI,
seventeen years OF age, was accidentally
shot by target gun with a twenty two
calibre ball. Her condition was CRITICAL.
"A, chbishop Ryan left for Philadelphia
on the is II on special car of the Wanda
liza Line. A large number OF ladies and
gentlemen saw him off and gave him many
a hearty good wish. Among his,eld friends
there present were Chief Harrigan, DIR.
Thomas O'Rei.ly. John Shields, Frank j.
Donovan, NJ. J. Murphy, Joseph LIMBS and
Henry j. Spaunhorst. The Archbishop
was accompanied by Father E.cock, rector
of the Cathedral at Philadelphia Father
Herman, director of the Eccles iastical
Seminary; Father Brennan. Secretary of
the Philadelphia Diocese, and the foil low
Ing st. Louis pries's: Revs. David s. Pne
Ian, Co1sta ntne 2. Smi Ii, Thos. Arnbsose
Butler, VIM. II. Brantner, Charles +.
OLeary. Nj. j. Gleason, P. j. Talon, j. J.
Harty, Edward Fenlon, NJ. w. Tobyn.
Michael O'Reilly and f. p. Gallagher.
The police of st. Joseph recently arrest.
ed two men named I. C.. Curtis and Frank
Mack, on suspicion. Upon examination,
IN their possession were found three gold
'ches, fourteen gold rings, three fine
pearls and pair or fine gold sleeve-but-
tons. Curtis was found to have copy of
a ST. Joseph paper in his pocket with
news item marked giving an account OF
the murder of man named Woodbridge at
Wichita, kas., about year ago, and
description of the murderer, which, ans
swered Curtis to the smallest detail. He
was held on suspicion of being the right
party. -stE...f5.s fff5{1.
Exposition opens September Sd.
VIM. Cassidy, a white waiter in st.
Louis, sharpened a knife few nights ago
with whic h to cut Sarah Huber, a coloreo
woman; but Sarah seized the knife and
cut Williams throat from ear to ear. eaus.
ing his death.
Henry Evans, a colored barber, OF st. |
Joseph, was shot and killed by DIR. Il. D.
kirschner, County Coroner, a few days
ago. The latter surrendered to the police.
The killing was done ON account of Evans
abusing the doctors father, sixty -four
years of age. The general impression is
that it was justifiable homicide. Evans
was an ex-convict and a dangerous crank.
Watermelons bring $50 per acre in Mis-.
sissippi County.
Eight prisoners made their escape from
the County Jail at st. Joseph a few days
ago. The Jail is a rickety old concern, and
dozen attempts at escape have been
foiled in as many months. The names of
the prisoners are: Chas, Scott, John
Lyon, Charles Page, John Michaels, VIII.
liam Stouffer, Frank Jones and Sam King.
Parties were securing the country in search
of them.
Governor Crittenden has pardoned Bates
Talbot, who was convicted of sodomy as
the December. 1882, term Of the Andrew
County Circuit Court, and sentenced to
ten years in the Penitentiary.
A woman's suffrage agitation is stir
ring Clay County.