Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-06
IT is thought military operations In


IT is thought military operations in
Tonquin are a most te minated.
An alleged Fenian named Ryan has
been playing joke on the British in Mani
toba. He advertised for 500 recruits for
military service along the international
boundary. He has been arrested.
AT Toledo, O., on the 2eth, Robert
Bailey, colored, was fined $500 and given
three months imprisonment for marrying
a white girl.
WORK has been brought to a stand
still in the construction department of the
Washington NAVY Yard.
On the 2sth fight took place on the
Berber road, nine miles from Suakim, be-
tween rebels and friendly tribes. The lat
ter were victorious.
For February the coinage aggregated
$1,l79,Su0, OF which s., 100000 was silver
dollars.
/ A SUBSTITUTE for the Morrison tariff
bill Is to be reported in Congress, combining
the free-list to salt. coal and lumber.
IT is reported by the United States
Consul at Birmingham, Eng, tina. the foot
and mouth disease prevails in almost every
county in England.
TIE Prison Conference at New York
in the debate on the 18th on the subject Of
labor, indicated a general preference for
the contract system.
On the 2sth terrible snow-storm
ragged in New y DIRK, New England and Can
ada, and many trans were a andoned.
For February the pension warrants
issued amounted TO S1l ,5U0O 900, and tne
debs reduction for the month was less than
usual.
THE forfeiture of the Northern Pacific
grant along ali tnat part of the road un-
completed July 4. 1879, is recommended by
the House Committee on Lands.
o. the 26th the ondon police found
q quantity of explosives under the Char
ing Cross Railway station. One Internal
machine was OF American make.
THE Senate has been informed by the
Secretary of the Interior that the Union
Pacific Company has not since March 8,
1878, made any mortgage or pledge on it's
pronerty or earnings contrary to law.
TIE flood in the Red River was at q
stand at Shreveport, La, on the 18th. For
10) miles above and below the city the
river plantations we've OVERT wed.
On the 29th some of the coolest
weather of the winter was experienced IN
New York. A heavy snow storm prevailed
and trains were blocked ON nearly all the
roads.
For the week ended the 2Gth the bust
ness failures numbered 193 in the United
States and forty-two in Canada, against 2l6
the preceding week.
For February the reduction OF the
public deb was over S2.00o."9I.
TIE city of Rock Island. H., has
adopted a 500 liquor license, and number
of saloon.keepers have been compelled to
close.
On the 2oth three suspects were ar
rested and quantity of dynamite seized in
a house in Clare Market, near the Strand,
London.
THE Red Cross Society of st. Louis,
Mo-, within two weeks has forwarded to
the flood sufferers eighty-fve boxes OF
clothing and cash contributions amounting
to over $4,000.
THE British Government has decided
to send a courteous dispatch to America
relative to the action of American citizens
and residents in the United States in coun.
tenancing and assisting the dvnamite-s.
Oh the 2Gth signal service predictions
indicated that the Lower Mississippi would
contin rising, and that the floods would
exceed those of latst year in the vicinity of
Helena, Arkansas City, Vicksburg and the
mouth of the Red River.
In Randolph, Mass, an Italian pea
nut vender learned on the a9th that by the
death of bachelor uncle in Italy he had
become Count and a rich man.