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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08

The siule OF New jersey obtains hy It's Tax
upon railroads ths sum Of SG77, 557 &c, mere
than t"o-;hirds enough 10 meet her en,iie
Slate expenditures, ard Gov. Ahhett op-
poses he imposition of any drec, individual
tax upon farms and other real estate aut
personal property, to furnish the balance
yearly. needed. He favoIs, rather, the Taxa
ton OF The u,her than railroad corporniyns,
doing business in The State, which enjoy
privileges quite ont uf proportion to- the
taxes they now pay. the granting OF licenses,
etc, etc. In this way he thinks a general
State ak for State revenue may DC wholly
avoided in the future, and real estate bc re-
lieyed Of heavy burden
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08

The remark * Commolure F1rtel that the
United S.s.cs navy now consists o. officers
aud water. has oesn matched by S.c,elary
Chandler, who says We have i navy for
repairs only According to a recen: report,
OF the % vessels on the nava, e-istcr, 20
were built prior 10 the rebellion, 81 duiiDr
the War, and Al since Us Close. Tuc whole
Uumbcr cost originally $40, 795 GiS, while
there has been expended IN repairs upon
them Sal 200,S22, exceeding the original
outlay Gy 1904, 2G9. Aud aEt,r uIl This ex.
renee il il asserted that uone Of them are
good for Anything foc purposes Of wa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08

Up 10 the hour Of going to press the usual
report that General sherman Is candidate
for the Presldsney bed uoA arrived.--N y.
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
A DESPERATE COWBOY.
An Exciting Fight on the Streets of Mont
rose, Col, with q Cowboy Desperate
Two Prominent Citizens Shot.

An Exciting Fight ON the Streets OF Mont
rose, Col, with q Cowboy Desperado-5
Two Prominent Citizens Shot.
MoNrRosE, COL, Feb. ..
There is great excitement in town tonight
over the shooting OF City Marshal c. B.
Murphy and Judge Edwards, Justice OF
the Peace and Police Judge, by q cowboy
named Watson, who was bound over in
July to the District Court for splitting in
the Judges face. He was fined $40 and
costs, which amounted to about S11h. About
dark the Marshal was attacked and shot in
the ankle or just above. The man being on
his horse, he fired at him, but missed. Sew
eral shots were fired by citizens. Return
ing in about half an hour, the desperate
drew his pistol on Frank Mason, when
Judge Edwards came up and drew his pis-
toll on w atson, commanding him to throw up
his hands. Watson spurred his horse, went
few feet, reined up, took deliberate aim
at the Judge and fired four shots, one ball
entering about three inches below the left
nipple. The town is in arms after the man
Watson, who has had more than a hundred
shots fred at him. At a corner his horse
fell, and persons, thinking he was hurt, ran
10 pick him up, but before they could get to
him he was up and on his horse again. The
but did not overtake him.
Not only did he threaten to kill the three
men already named, but he swore he would
burn the town, and it is feared by some
persons that he may return here yet to-
night and undertake it. It is now nearly
twelve o'clock and Sheriff johnson has just
called to see your correspondent to give an
account of the first attempt to catch Wat
son tonight. The Sheriff was returning
from Colorow, town between here and
Delta, and when about four miles north
west sfrom here he met his deputy. Mr..
Lotus, with the other officers. They had
followed Watson across the Uncompaghre
River, but he eluded them. Five armed
and mounted men were sent to Baldwin's
Cowcamp to look out for Watson, and it is
expected that If he goes there he will be
captured, as there is but one man there.
The camp is twenty-iv miles to the north
east of here, where he could get q fresh
horse and supply of cartridges, for which
purpose it is expected he will go there, as
he has doubtless made up his mind by this
time to fight long hard, and desperate
fight. Watson is probably thirty-eight
years old, a stout built man with heavy
black whszers, determined looking face,
such man as others would fear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
A Block of Houses Sink Into a ColIery.

W1LKESBARRE, PA, Feb. Z.
The Borough of Hazleton, in the lower
end of this county, town of 5000 inhabi-
tapts, was this afternoon thrown into q
fearful state of excitement by the caving
in of an entire square in the central part
of the borough. The drop was about three
feet, caused by the giving way of the tim
bers in Sugar Loaf Colliery underneath.
Three or four houses, including a hotel,
were entirely wrecked, while numbers
Of others were more or less injured. The
residence of Master Mechanic Clark, of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad shop, was utterly
demolished. Fortunately no lives were
sacrificed or anybody injured. 1t is report
ed here tonight that grave apprehension
exists in Hazleton concerning further set.
Ting of the surface, and much anxiety ex.
lists. This is the first town known to have
suffered from cave-in directly in its bust
ness center, and it naturally gives rise to
much curiosity among residents of other
undermined towns to know the exact causes
that operated in bringing about the disas.
ter of to-day. 81 BE- 81 E&a9
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
S443,1A,455
$656,250.413
MISCELLANEOUS,

The report closes with number of bal
ance sheets, showing the condition of the
several appropriations from the State rev.
enEe fund and the receipts and disburse-
ments from other funds. On the LIST of
January, 1888, there was balance in favor
of the Penitentiary of $4,000, and during
the year the receipts amounted to $780,
756.SS, making total of $152, ..56.SS; all of
which sum warrants We're drawn against
during the year 1888. The insurance de-
partment had balance on the LIST of jan
uary of g, 1oS.S0, and the receipts for the
year were $4,000. Warrants were drawn
against this sum to the amount of $15,-
1920, leaving balance on the LIST Of jan
uary, 1884, of 81 1880.
The remainder of the report shows the
condition of each appropriation from the
State revenue fund on the 1st day of JAN
uary, 1854, as expended by the various
State departments, schools, asylums, ele-
mosynary institutions, etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
SNOW-BOUNR.
A Railway Train Caught in the Mountains
of Southern Colorado-Terrible Expert
ence of the Passengers-The San Juan
Country Showed Under.

A hallway Train Caught In the MOUNTAINS
of Southern Colorado-Terrible Expert
ence of the Passengers-The San Juan
Country Showed Under.
DENVER, Col, Feb. I.
/ A special from Durango tonight says
that the snow-storm there has abated, but
the country is literally showed under.
Snow-slides between Durango and Silver
ton have completely Frustrated the tele-
graph and telephone wires, and Silverton
and all the upper portion of the San Juan
country is shut off from the outside world.
The Rio Grande train due in Durango on
Sunday arrived there this evening after
having been tied up for several days. The
train men made renewed efforts to push
the train through, and by using several en-
gines and snow-plows succeeded in getting
in this evening. The passengers say they
Jared better than could be expected under
the circumstances. ,,.-4 8-2
The train which left Durango on Sunday
evening, bound for Denver, after success
fully crossing the divide, stuck in bank a
few miles from Osier, small station on
the downward slope of the main divide.
All efforts to free themselves proved futile,
and preparations were made by the pas
sengers to pass the night on the, mountains
as best they could. Next day the train
men, assisted by the passengers, put forth
their best efforts to cut a way tn ough the
banks of snow, but they were unsuccess-
full. Provisions on the train were then be-
coming low. Up to that time the contents
OF the express car had supplied food for
the passengers. Then the fuel gave out,
and some uneasiness began to be telt.
Two of the tralnmen volunteered to at
tempt to reach Osier and get assistance.
They started out to weather the storm, with
the chances greatly against them reaching
their destination. They relate their ex
perience as being full of the greatest hard
ships and most perilous adventures. They
could not follow any trail and struck out
overland towards Osier. At times the two
men were covered over head with snow,
was capable of rendering the other, both
would have persisted. As it was, after
hours OF the greatest fatigue, they reached
the snow bound settlement of Osier, and in
formed the citizens of the perilous position
of the passengers of the delayed train. A
relief party was at once organized and men
started out on snowshoes for the train,
followed by others, and as the first relief
party has returned to Osier after having
landed their load of food to the distressed
passengers there need be no longer any APP
prehensions of their safety, as plenty of
provisions can thus be carried in on snow
shoes.
Osier is near the famous Toltec Gorge, a
romantic place, where Eastern tourists are
wont to linger in summer and drink in the
grandeur of the finest scenery in the Rocky
Mountains. All the available engines in
Denver and along the line of the Rio Grande
have been sent out to assist in the relief OF
the snow-bound passengers. *4s 80
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
A Kansas Tragedy.

ATCHISUN, hAA., FcD 3.
Jno. Pennington and wife were found.
murdered on their farm, five miles from
Frankfort, Marshall County, this AFTER
noon. 1t Is supposed that they have been
dead since yesterday morning. When
found Pennington was lying on the floor Of
his barn shot through the head. His wife.
was lying near the door of the barn in tho,
corral with her head mangled as il crushed
by some heavy instrument, probably a
day, and was supposed to have Considers
pie money about him. One OF his horses
ana saddle are missing. He had recently,
nired stranger to work for him, who il
suspected OF the murder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
Miscellaneous Items.

During recent storm at HiISborO,
Jefferson County, r. G. Hoeken was re-
ceiving message from De Soto on the tele-
phone line. He had the receiver up o his
ear and was STOPPING over to ask the opera
tor to repeat, when flash of lightning ran
along the wire and knocked him insensi-
BILE. The shock lasted few moments. He
recovered in few hours.
Mrs. Sarah M. Edwards died recently
at Floristell, in her eighty eighth year. She
was the mother of Circuit Judge w. w.
Edwards and State Senator o. II. Edwards.
She had forty-two grandchildren and forty
six grea-- grandchildren.
An addition costing $4,000 will soon
be made to the Female College at Lexing-
ton. The addition will have 103 feet front
and fortv-fve feet in depth.
The following is list of the Grand
Jurors drawn for the March term of the
United States District Court, Eastern Di-
vision, Western District of Missouri, to
meet on the third of March next: John NJ.
Hord, Fayetteville, johnson County: 1. C.
Huntington, Woodlandville, Boone County;
Jonathan Vandegrif, Teal, Cole County;
c. G. Daniel, Vandalia, Audrain County;
W. G. Carson and N. D. Robnett, Fulton,
Galloway County; Thomas Henson, Next
CO, Audrain County; Sam Dent, Hermitage,
Hickory County; Samuel L. Mexican, Mex
leo, Audrain County; VIM. M. Prior, APP
pleton City, st. Clair County; Chas. w.
Lehman, Lehman Station, Cole County;
John c. Ferguson, Linn, Usage County; w.
A. Ruyle, Beaver, Douglas County: II. R.
Walker, Whites Store. Howard County;
Francis Hale, Buffalo, Dallas County; Miles
j. Davidson, Iberia, Miller County; Jasper
N. Henley, Teal, Cote County; John Lum-
pee, Jr., Versailles, Morgan County; Frank
Plummer, Mexico, Audrain County; David
Pipes, Rocheport, Boone County; George
Horned, Vermont, Cooper County; G.. w.
Wilson, Tavern Post-c:s.ce. Maries County;
Edwin Baker, Millersburg, Galloway Coun-
ty. E -
Recent rains raised. the rivers.
: The late mild ana rainy weather eff
fectnally broke the ice blockade in the Mis-
sissippi, and steamboat men were agreea-
bly, disappointed over the amount of dam
age sustained by their craT7s. Ice contin-
ues to pass down from the Missouri and
upper Mississippi, hut no further appre-
hensionis felt on that score.
The st. Louis Post-oSce has quaran-
tined against the Post-office at st. Peters,
on the Wabash Road, ON account of the
smallpox epidemic there. The Inhabitants
Of that burg have to get their mails at
some other town.
There are between thirty and forty
creaHeries in the State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest from the State Auditors
Annual Report.

items OF Interest from the state Auditors
Annual Report.
JEFFERSON City, Feb. Z.
The following interesting facts are
cleaned from the annual report of State
Auditor Walker for the year 1883, which
has been completed and will be ready for
distribution in few days, being now in
the hands Of the printer.
STATE INTEREST FUND.
From receipts into this fund the interest
has been promptly paid, and the sum of
$437 900 transferred to the State sinking
fund and used in the purchase and redemp-
ton of outstanding bonds of the State.
BONDS REDEEMED.
Within the past year $50 United States
four per cent. bonds of s., 600 each, held in
trust by the Bank Of Commerce of New
York, for the State sinking fund, have been
sold for S. ,030 ,043.75. This amount, togeth-
er with the surplus of the State interest
and State revenue funds, has enabled the
fund commissioners to retire the following
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE flood news was decidedly gloomy
still on the 10Th. AT Whoeiing, w. Va,
the receding waters have simply Flowed
the terrible devastation to be plainly seen.
Twenty Thousand people are destitute near
there. At Cincinnati the flood of 1892 was
already surpassed and the river was still ris.
ling. Rain was reported at many points and
streams were constantly swelling. In the
Ohio the top of the rise was yet 200 miles
labove Cincinnati. The relief committees
find the demands upon them in creasing.
| MINISTER HUNT is seriously i'll at ST.
Petersburg.
| MARQUIS TsENG denies that he going
to Paris to resume negotiations.
TURKEY leaves it to England to take
the initiative in the Egyptia" negotiations.
| ADMIRAL CALDER has been recalled
from command of the French feet in NADIA
gascar waters.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is trying to effect
a reconciliation between Prince Frederick
Charles and his wife.
The steamship Nottinghill was
wrecked by an iceberg February. The
crew were saved by the steamship State OF
Nebraska.
| TIE laws requiring removal of nom
residents from the Indian Territory are to
be enforced, and trouble is apprehended.
| MORE than 4, 800 bills have been in
troduced in the House OF. Representatives
this session, and less than 200 have been
acted on by committees. f.i...
,RoNDAIRE, the French engineer, is
about to start Tor Tunis to begin work of
letting the sea into the desert OF Sahara.
De Lesseps promises success.
SPECIAL AGENT SMITH of the Post
Office Department, who was; detailed to ex-
anime the postal systems of Europe, rec
ommends important changes in the present
methods in this country with view to
economy and greater convenience. SIS -
THE New York banks at the close of
business on tls 9ln held s2I,0sj,,v00 in ex-
cess of legal requirements.
A SERIOUS riot occurred the night of
the 9Th at San Juan, Argentine Republic.
The Governor and a Senator were killed.
MICHAEL BUCKLEY and James Shee-
han have been arrested in New York Tor
killing James Young ten years ago.
D. w. KNAPP, a Western Union tel
egraph operator in San Francisco, has been
arrested for divulging the contents of
cipher messages. zi !
The Mapleson opera season in Gin
cinnati was postponed on account or the
food, the troupe remaining in Chicago an
extra week. A0
BREWERS will be interested to know
of Secretary Fo4ger's decision that rice
meal is only liable to twenty per cent. ad
valorem import duty. ~ =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
Tired of the Business.

N SPRINGFIELD, MO-, Feb. Z.
Ike Pruitt, the most noted of the illicit
whisky distillers of Texas County, this
State, Yesterday voluntarily surrendered
himself to Deputy United States Marhal
Gum Roper, at Baskets store, Texas
County, and was brought to this city where.
before the United States Commits sioner. he
stated that he had been operating an Illicit
distillery and that, he still owned the still.
but did not know Where It was. In default
OF bond be was sent to the Cole County Jail
to await trial at the March term 81 the
United States District Court at jefferson
City. Pruitt says that be is heartily tired
OF running an Illicit distillery and that he
will devote himself to some other occupa-
patton in the future. -.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
IT has been discovered by a Coneres-

1T has been discovered by a Congress
sional investigating committee that Paul
Strobridge, deputy United States Marshal
in Alabama, made hundreds of arrests ON
frivolous charges in order to get the fees
and use the money in his canvass for Con-
gress. He was defeated and then went TO
Washington and contested the seat.
The anxiety for General Gordon 8
safety in the Soudan is increased by re-
ports Of TIE detection of tribes in his route.
THE diplomatic correspondence be.
tween England and America, relating to the
sentence of Patrick O'Donnell, was pre-
sented to Parliament on the 9Th.
On the evening of the 9Th meeting
was held in Faneuil Hall, in Boston, COM
memorative of Wendell Phillips, a number
of prominent people making addresses.
The Irish societies of Boston will abandon
the st. Patrick's Day parade. and, in
stead, attend lecture, the proceedings of
which will go to the erection of Phillips
Sfqtun Afa 80 80
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
ASSESSMENT RETURNS.

The assessment returns of real estate and
personal property for taxes of 1883 on
valuations of June l, 1882, show the taxable
wealth to be 1856, 250, 413, composed of the
following items:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14


Not including bonds issued to the Hanni-
bal & st. Joseph Company, the bonded in
debtedness of the State on the first day OF
January, 1884, aggregated $13,017,oO0. as
follows.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-25
AS a Tonic.

There are thousands Of persons
to-day taking Swift's Specific as an
antidote for malarial poisons and
general debility. Among the hun
dreds of certificates as to its merits
in cases of this class, Mr.. w. G..
Wall, a well known citizen Of Daw-
son, Ga, bears the following testi-
mony:
Ny wife has been suffering for a
long time with general debility
and the breaking down Of the ner-
vous system. We have tried vari-
GUS remedies, but nothing brought
relief. I finally concluded to try
Swiffs Specific, and the very first
bottle had amost happy effect, and
the second has restored her wanted
strength, and to-day she is feeling
better than for many months. As
a tonic there can be nothing better
than S. S. s. w. G. WALL.
Dawson, Aug. 80, 1884.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-25
Foar Fore Hon. krrastea.

/
The Albany News and Adyer-
tiser, Of the 18th inst. says: The
readers Of the News and AdYertis-
er are familiar with the particulars
of the wrecking Of the special
train which started on the South
western railroad from this city
with the Albany military for Daw-
son on the night Of the 9th ul5.
Three men were arrested upon
suspicion last week, but were re-
leased yesterday for want OF sufh-
cent evidence to bind them over.
Tuesday night four morf,
all colored, were arrested upon
warrants sworn out by Mr.. w. A.
Wyley, a detective from Macon.
Their names are Tillman Greer,
Tobe Gross, Aaron Jackson and
Burrell Scroggins. Tillman Greer
lives in the city and is well known;
the other three are farm laborers
on Mr.. j. K. Kings place near
where The train was wrecked.
OF course Mr.. Wyley thinks he
has the right men, bat he keeps
his own counsel, and the circum-
stances which led TO the arrests will
not be made public until the
have their committal tri-
al, the time for which has not yet
been fixed.
Since the above was put in type
Burrell Scroggins and Tillman
Greer have been released on
bond Of 5000 each.