Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The coal operators at Lexington have
notified their miners of reduction to four
cents bushe1 for mining after the 10th
inst. They are now getting four and a half
cents.
A few nights ago Leonard Wendell,
President OF the Wendell & Wirthlin Man
ufacturing Company, st. Louis, shot and
| mortally wounded his wife at the family
| residence. The tragedy was the culmina-
| ton of family quarrel.
The Governor has pardoned Ben Car
son, sentenced from jackson County for
ten years for robbery in the first degree.
The pardon was issued upon the recon-
mendation of the Prosecuting Attorney and
Judge who presided at the trial of the case.
Carson was a member of a gang of hood
lums who committed several robberies in
and about Independence. The others, who
are represented as being more guilty than
Carson, were let of with a two-year sem
| tence, which has now expired.
The Executive Committee of the Mis-
souri, Press Association is to meet at Soda
liza March Is.
The Governor has commissioned the
following officers ON the staff of Colonel c.
Crebs, Major and Regimental Surgeon;
Emory II. Prosser. Captain and Chaplain.
Fred Leroy, aged forty six, employed
at Krueger's Coffin Factory, st. Louis,
while standing on lumber pile by quar-
ry few evenings since, fell into the quar-
~, distance of forty five feet, fracturing
his skull. from the effects of which he died.
The North Missouri Conference of the
n. E. Church commenced its annual ses-
sion in st. Joseph on the 9Th inst. One
hundred and fifty ministers were present
Bishop Foss presiding.
The Clay County authorities recently
made application to the Governor for a
requisition for the rendition of James Cum
mings, the noted outlaw, said to be under
arrest in Wyoming, to answer an indict-
ment pending in Clay County for horse
stealing in 1874 The Governor declined to
issue the requisition, giving as his reasons
that the fund for the extradition of fugi-
tives from justice in other States is nearly
exhausted and must be husbanded for the
rendition of such fugitives as are charged
with greater crimes than grand larceny.
a true bill against Steve Bonnet, col
ored, for criminal assault, was returned by
the Grapd-Jury at Lexington. By his at
torney Bonnet entered plea of not guilty
when arraigned. His trial was set for the
18th inst. The prevailing opinion is that
Bennett is the right man, but that it would,
from appearances, be extremely difficult to
prove his guilt
Mr.. William Hynes of the Giesecke
Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company at
the State Penitentiary at Jefferson City,
took dose of oxalic acid a few days ago,
mistaking it for salts. Both the drugs are
kept on hand for finishing shoe soles and
somewh at resemble each other. A messen-
ger behind a feet trotter was dispatched at
once to town and returned in a few mo-
ments with DIR. Thompson, who immedi-
ately administered the proper antidotes,
and although for a time it was struggle
for life, yet the sufferer was finally pro-
nounced out of danger. Fortunately the
dose was swallowed before the crystals had
fully dissolved or the result would have
been fatal.
The little city of Odessa, La Fayette,
County, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire few nights ago. The followingis a list
of the firms burned out: Mattingly & Boz
mer, groceries; Emerson's restaurant;
Geo. Townsend, furniture: Max Rosenthal,
clothing; j. Hurt, photographs; Brough-
ton bTOS., ndTu"dTe, III. V. IOWeli, uFy
goods and Post-office; F. Freedman, cloth
ing; James Peddicord, dry goods; S. R.
Smith, groceries; Mrs. Simpson, milliner;
A. P. johnson, dentist: w. t. Anderson,
real estate, and the large new three-story
Opera-house building. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Odessa had made rapid
strides the past year, and had only day
or two previously been voted city of tho
fpurfh ela Har off f,,Il Of viz
and the town will certainly be rebuilt. 1t
is said said the total insurance is only S1O,-
000.
A sensation was occasioned in Kan
sas City a few nights ago by the suicide of
w. H. Oyler, city agent of the Continental
Fast Freight Line. Oyler had been drink
ing heavily for several weeks, and his COM
pany, finding him incompetent to attend to
business, requested him to resign. He for.
warded his resignation and Immediately
afterward went into small store, ostensi-
bly, to purchase revolver. While looking
at orty-four-caliber bulldog he suddenly
placed the muzzle against his right temple
and pulled the trigger. The ball passed
through the upper portion of the brain, in
ficting wound from which death resulted
in few hours. Oyler went to Kansas City
y
Continental line agency, and was at that
time quite prominent among railway men.
He was addicted to drink, however, and
has gradually gone down hill until, crazed
by ill-fortune, he sought relief in death.
He leaves a wife in destitute circum-
stances.
The largest sale of corn ever con-
summated in the st. Louis market was
made few days ago. Mr.. Joseph Sherry,
Western representative of Messrs. Gill e.
Fisher of Baltimore, Nd, purchased 1900
cars of corn, equal to about 1000 bushels,
fer shipment East. 1t was first said that
the grain was to be taken out of the ST.
Louis elevators and shipped over the o. &
NJ. Road to Baltimore. This announcement
created the greatest excitement, and for
while it looked as though prices were to be
sent way up. On investigation, however,
it turned out that the corn which had been
purchased from st. Louis dealers was to
arrive and would be shipped direct on to
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