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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

The Sufferings Of the Crew OF the Bark
Mohawk in Long Island Sound During
Recent Blizzard.

The Sunerfngs OF the Crew OF the Bark
Mohawk in Long Island Sound During .
Recent Blizzard.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Dec. 20.
The crew Of the bark Mohawk, of Quebec,
Captain Grassland, met with terrible ex.
perience while passing through Long
Island Sound. The vessel sailed from New
York Saturday night, bound for Calcutta,
laden with q choice cargo Of merchandise,
and while passing through the sound was
In chage of Pilot John O'Brien. The crew
consisted of Captain Grassland, three
mates, two stewards and thirteen sailors,
made up OF Irishmen, Norwegians and
Japanese. To-day nine of these men lie in
New Haven Hospital, suffering from the
effects OF frozen feet, hands, ears and faces.
The injuries of three are SO severe that it is
feared amputation will be necessary. Sum
day was q terribly bitter day, and Pilot
OBrien says that during his thirty years.
experience he never saw anything like it.
The wind was north, and an icy blizzard
set in. The pilot lost his reckoning from
the steam mingling with the ice and snow,
which converted the atmosphere into an
impenetrable mist. An effort was made to
with ice and snow. None among the crew
escaped frost-bites, and some of them were
SO badly frozen that their limbs refused to
respond to duty. Several of the crew were
sent aloft to loosen sail. They crowded up
the slippery rigging onto the long
arms of the toreyard. The WORK
was nearly completed when, with
wild shrek which chilled the frozen
veins of all, one OF, them slipped
ing and fell headlong to the deck, thirty
feet below. He died three hours afterward
from broken back. The suffering of the
crew was terrible. When the weather
moderated yesterday, the frost began to
ooze from the bodies of the unfortunates.
As the frost worked out the frozen skin
would puff up and fill underneath, so
that their hands and feet looked like great
bags of water. Their agony was such
that they were unable to sleep, and there
was nothing on board to relieve their pain.
Owing to the storm of Monday an anchor
age was impossible, and it was found when
an attempt was made to clear away boat
that there were not enough able-bodied men
to man the boat. The Mohawk finally
reached New Haven harbor yesterday, and
after perilous trip in a light boat. Pilot
O'Brien reached there and notified Health
Officer Lindsay of the distress on board,
and reached the vessel this morning, and
the disabled sailors were taken to the hos
pital. Coroner BOltman visited the vessel
on tug, and viewed the remains of Sonita
Ogete, who was killed by the fall. He is a
Phillipian, and will be buried here. Those
injured are John Kimbe. japanese; Toma
James j. Hoped, Dane; Charles Fortune,
French; Henry Bache, German; Joseph
Husta, German, and Peter Flores, Domin-
go. No such terrible experience in Long
Island Sound has been euualled for fifty
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

HOUSTON, TEX, DEC. %.
This afternoon E. T. Lewis, conductor,
had hand-car and three men on the Inter-
national and Great Northern Road, return.
ing to town, having been repairing q wire
fence. While near Old Summit, a work
train, consisting Of an engine and caboose,
ran into them, killing one white man, badly
wounding negro and another white man,
and seriously injuring Lewis. A passen-
ger.train brought the victims to town, and
the wounded were sent to the hospital. The
negro recovered consciousness momentari-
~, and gave his name as Henry Bentley.
The wounded white man died soon after he
arrived at the hospital.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
A Fiery visitant During Mass.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Dec. 70.
While Rt. Rev. Bishop Hennessy was
celebrating pontifcal high mass Christmas
morning the lighted candles on the altar in
some mysterious manner set fire to some Of
the fabrics, and in few moments the altar
was in flames, projecting to the height Of
about ten feet. For time it seemed that
the whole cathedral would be enveioped In
the flames. The janitor and attending
priests quickly removed the burning fabrics
and after much difficulty and labor the
flames were extinguished and disastrous
panic averted. The church was crowded.
Mass was proceeded with after the blaze
Was extinguished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
Home for De,t,tu,. 1,,,,.-

bENSINGros, VI, Dec. q.
Inc incorporators Of the Vernon w. P.rr
Home, for destitute children and women.
nave organized by the election OF General
1onn .. Mccullough, President; Frederick
d. Jennings, Vice-President: Geo. w. Hsr.
mon, Secretary and Treasurer. The r..,
estate given by Mr.. Park comprises on
acres In this village; original cost. sa5.o0O
an amount much less than the cost 81 I'm,
provement alone. Upon the premise. a. .
fountain which throws water to the ba;1.t
OF 1913 feet, the highest sinple.tet ro,,n...s
In existence. Mr.. Parks plans for enaos-.
meut will be recognized by his heir.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
!. THE white Star steamer Celtic. which

= IHE w bite Star steamer Celtic, which
left New York for Liverpool on the 18th
had not reached Queenstown on the 18th.
THE Ohio Liquor Dealers Conven
ton declared the Scott law unconstitu
tional, and asked the Legislature to repea
it.
THERE was an unconfrmed rumor OF
the 2Sth that the French had seized ths
island OF Hainan, commanding the channe
to Hong Kong.
SMALLPOX is killing six or sever
persons day at Jalapa, Mexico.
In Mexico Notwithstanding that 9
financial crisis over the nickel money is a.
hand, the circulation of the bits and medias
must legally end on the first of the year
and they will cease to be legal tender.
THE reservoir at Plymouth, N. H.,
broke on the 2Sth. Deep snow soaked up
the water and prevented serious damage.
JAMES BUDD, of Dorchester, Mass,
was shot down in his own house on the 2Sth
by d. p. Reynolds, of New York, as the re-
suit of business difficulties.
WORK in the Boston Navy Yard is to
be suspended January Is. The League
Island yard is to be equipped for construc.
tien of steel vessels.
PADDY RYAN. VINO was to meet Slug.
ger Sullivan in San Francisco, took a sud.
den notion to go East instead of West. He
evidently has no stomach for the fray.
SAMUEL G. BLoDGETr, recently dis
missed from the Providence Savings Insti.
tuition, Providence, r. l., turns out to have
embezzled $4,000 in the past eight years.
JOHN j. MCBRIDE, who has been re-
ported as threatening Canada from Buffalo,
peddler, who does considerable labor in
newspapers to publish them.
THE latest sensation regarding Egyp-
tian affairs is a report, which is very gen.
orally credited. that Egypt has offered
to sell to the highest bidder a concession
for second Suez Canal. The offer is made,
of course, in the hope of defraying the ex-
penses of the campaign in the Sou
dan, which have threatened to plunge
Egyptian finances into state
of more hopeless middle than even
their present condition. There would be
no trouble about organizing company
without going out of London, which could
and would pay large sum for such con-
cession if there were any certainty of Tewfik
Pasha being able to deliver the goods; but
between Ell Mahdi on the one side and M.
De Lesseps on the other, this seems more
than doubtful.
The sanitary condition of Havana,
Cuba, is improving. There were only ten
deaths from yellow fever for the week
ended the Goth. The cases are scattered
among the population and not confined to
shipping and military hospitals as they
are.
CHAs. BRADLAUGH announces his in
tention of forcibly taking possession of his
seat as member of the British House of
Commons for the Borough of Northampton,
at the next session of Parliament. He
says that, having been promptly re-
elected to the House when he was
declared Ineligible, and again when he
vas expelled for not taking the oath, his
luty towards his constituents requires. that
ne should insist upon his seat, but he has
refused the offer Of some thousands of his
to come in procession to Palace
Yard and demand his admittance. =.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
XLVIIITH CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the oath, after the trans
action of some unimportant business, an ex.
ecutive session was held and an adjournment
taken until January 7....... In the House, a
message was received from the President
State and papers relating to the trial, convic-
ton and execution of the late Patrick ODon-
nell. Laid on the table for future action
The Speaker announced the standing and Sc
lect committees. The House adjourned unit.
January
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

THE biennial session of the Socialist
Labor Congress began on the 18th at Balti-
more Nd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

A WASHINGTON dispatch says: There
Is good reason for the prediction that, as
constituted, the Banking aud Currency
Committee and the Coinage Committee
will favor no legislation looking to any i'm
portant change Of the laws relating to Ma
tional banks and the coinage of silver. In.
deed, Il is altogether likely that majority
of those committees will do nothing ma.
terially to disturb the status quo so far as
the National barking system and the coin.
age OF the silver dollars are concerned.
The question Of repeating the tax on Ma.
tional bank circulation will go TO the Ways
and Means committee, and the chances are
that committee will oppose the repeal"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

SIxrY-s1x HUNDRED miles of new rail.
road is the years record. Last year it was
ii 600 and the year before $3.50 miles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

A PATENT decision has been rendered
which stops the machinery of nine OF the
largest glucose factories in the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

MARsEILLEs, Havre and Bordeaux are
the three ports at which American pork
will be admitted to France.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

THE Missouri Democratic State Cen
trial Committee met OH the 18th and ap-
pointed a committee to confer with citi-
gems committee regarding measures to Sc
cure the Democratic National Convention
for st. Louis. The hail of the Merchants
Exchange has been offered for the occa-
sion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

The receipts of the Government are
keeping up very well. Up TO the 2Gth the
customs receipts were ST. 900 900 as against
$4,000, 600 during the corresponding period
of last year. The internal revenue re-
ceipts have been $4,000, OOo as compared to
900 900 for the same period of last De-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

KING ALFONSO has invited the COmte
de Paris and the Due de Montpensier to
stay with him in Madrid. The visit of the
Conite De Paris is the result of the German
initiative of the Proclamation of all the
Spanish affairs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

AFFAIRS in Ashantee are compare
lively quiet. The people are overawed by
the recent slaughter of ex-King Koffee's
family and the daily massacre of his adj
herents, hundreds of whom have been exc
cuted. Sixty-eight of Koffee's seventy
children have been killed. One Of KoRee's
adherents, hearing the ex-king's life was
endangered, sent ninety men for q body
guard. These remained with Koffee several
days. With the consent of the present
king they were suddenly attacked and all
killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

ADMIRAL CoUBET has been instructed
to follow up his success in Sontay with the
utmost vigor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

THE business failures in the United
States for the seven days ended the 18th
numbered pa; and in Canada for the same
time, twenty-four, reduction of twenty
four compared with the previous week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

GENERAL A. A. HUMPHREYS died I'M
expectedly at Washington. ID. c., on the
night of the 9th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

The House committee on appropria-
tions are endesvoring to prepare the Con-
sular, Pension, Fortifcations and Military
Academy appropriation bills during re-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

The American Bishops deny that any
agreement was reached in Rome regarding
the attitude of the Catholic clery in the
United States towards Fenianism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

GOVERNOR IRWIN, of Idaho, declines
to receive his quarters salary on the Curl
Gus ground that he has been unable to at
fond tn the duties of his office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

FRANCE proposes to exact security for
the discharge of pecuniary liabilities in
Cured by reason of the hostile attitude Of
China.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

A PARTIAL prohibition against Amer
lean sailed meats will be enforced by the
French Government until the Chambers
mass on a bill to be introduced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

GENERAL MACKENZIE, whose health
broke down some time since, is on his way
to the Government Hospital for the Insane
at Washington, ID. G.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

INSPECTOR DETMAR, of Chicago, shows
the falsity of the statement made by
French official that his report indicated
that diseased hogs are slaughtered for for
eipu shipment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

A FIFTY-MILE wind, with perfectly
clear, sunny sky, was the phenomenon at
Sandy Hook, N. j., on the 18th. Wrecks
were reported and considerable damage
was done at various points on land.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

CAPTAIN PIKE testified in the Proteus
inquiry on the 9th that he told Lieutenant
Darlington the open water in sight to the
north of Payer Harbor was ''no good" but
Darlington insisted on going ahead. His
evidence was contradicted by another wit
neSS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

A CONVENTION of Ohio liquor dealers
met on the 9th at Columbus, to organize
measures for the repeal of obnoxious laws
passed by the last legislature. The chair
man demanded full protection for the trade
free from all tax.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

THE trial of Chief of Police Campbell
of st. Louis, NO., terminated on the 18th
by the Board finding him guilty of all the
charges and specifications save one, and
they sentenced him to be reduced to the
rank of uatrolman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

The report Of the Mississippi River
Commission has been presented to the Sec
rotary of War. The season was unhealthy
and the floods unusually copious, but taken
all in all the results of the work undertaken
were highly satisfactory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03

THE Ohio River at Cincinnati, o., had
risen to forty-seven feet on the night OF the
Goth, and was rising two inches an hour.
Higher temperature was melting the snow,
and fears were entertained that serious
damage might ensue.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-01
THE LASKER RESOLUTION.

The resolutions passed by Congress
on the death of Herr Lasker was an
expression of sympathy from the
American people to the people of
Germany. Herr Lasker was the
champion of the people in the Fa-
theriand and had the bravery and
boldness to oppose Bismarck who
more than any man living repre-
sents the idea of empire and kingly
rule. Kaiser Wilhelm placed the
crown on his own head when he
came to the throne with the remark
that he received the right to wear
it from God alone. This proud Ho-
henzollern denies that the people
have any rights and it is the iron
will of s. narck that has enabled
him to mt 4ntain this arrogant po-
sition in the light of advanced
thought and nineteenth century
ideas. Herr Lasker from his seat
in the Reischtag battled for the
peoples rights and, of course, in
CURED the enmity of Bismarck. This
arrogant and over proud representa-
tive of royalty, insulted the Ameri-
can people when he returned the
resolutions passed by Congress. He
meant it as a sheer at republican
ideas and did it to show his con-
tempt of popular government. Bis.
marck is pulled up with success and
over confident of his power.
The Austrians remember Sedowa
and tremble at the mention of his
name. Metz and Sedan brought
France to his feet and he has long
been accustomed to bully the Pope
at his pleasure. Shall the United
States be added to the list of nations
which he can insult with impunity?
Congress has it in its power to make
Bismarck bitterly repent his con-
duct in this matter and should do
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-01
SOMETHING SENSIBLE.

The Memphis Ledger has always
been an eminent low taxer. II
supported Wilson in 1880, and Bate
i'm 1882. But the Ledger is not a
demagogue. 1t is an old, well es-
tablished paper, and is not Deepen
dent on the popularity OF any par
ticular issue to insure its prosperity.
We are. not surprised, therefore, to
find the following sensible remarks
in a recent issue of that journal.
They will be endorsed by ali Dem
ocrats whose personal interest does
not make them desire a continue
ton OF party strife:
Some of our contemporaries on
the winning side keep up desulto-
ry fire on the former encampment
of respectable faction known as
the ''sky blues" There is no use
in threshing old straw over so Of
ten, and in using the smile we re-
fer TO issues, not to men. There are
but two parties in this state, and
among ourselves there IS nothing
left to quarrel about except dead
memories, Some
of our young brethren, who have
only put on the editorial toys with
in the last few years. are firing up
the democratic heart in a way not
calculated to promote harmony or
do any good. They seem to live
and revel in the recent past, when
the present and the future afford
and promise a more useful field of
effort. So far as we are concerned
we know OF but two parties in state
or national affairs, and a sky-blue
democrat who falls into line and
works for the defeat of the republic
can party counts the same as any
other democrat. We have no vo-
tiers to spare no ammunition to
waste in firing at ''last years birds
nests"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-01
THE TosAcco TAX.

Some time ago the CHRONICLE
expressed. as an important article of
its creed. the belief that the internal
revenue tax on tobacco should be
removed. We have elaborated that
Idea on several occasions since, and
we are OF the same opinion still.
That is a step towards revenue re-
form which the present Congress
can accomplish, and more practical
good would result from such a meas
ure than from cart loads of tariff
bills, introduced for political purpo-
ses, which nobody has any hopes Of
passing. All papers published in a
tobacco growing country should GER
tainiy cry out against this unjust
taxation, and we are surprised that
our city contemporaries don't aid
the CHRONICLE in making a noise
about the matter, The tax levied
on tobacco undoubtedly checks its
consumption, and to that extent the
producer loses. But that is not the
worst feature of this iniquity. 1t
restraints the liberty of the tobacco
grower, and dictates to him to
whom and how he shall sell his
crop. Such restrictions, without
any tax, placed on the grain crop
of the West, would bring forth such
howl as would jar the equinimity
of the nation. There is no justice
in discriminating against tobacco
while other agricultural products
are encouraged by exemptions in
their favor. In Virginia and North
Carolina the press is unanimous in
demanding a repeal of this tax.
The Democraticc conventions, there,
place such demand in their plat
forms, and the tobacco growers send
petitions to Congress asking for a
repeal of the unjust burden. The
CHRONICLE, in justice TO the major
ity of its patrons who are tobacco
growers, joins in the righteous cry
and asks that the farmer be allowed
to handle his tobacco with as much
freedom as he does any other crop.
We wish to see a return of those
good old times when the familiar
tobacco wagon was seen in the land;
xuhan nroduooro aOuld coll f0 con-
sumers, and the intervention of a
"middle man" was not necessitated
by law. If the tax was taken off
of tobacco numerous small factories
would spring up in this country and
thrive. The use of the "home-
spun" weed wouldn't be SO COM
mon, and the big factories wouldn't
have monopoly of the business.
Congress must take the internal
revenue tax off of tobacco.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-01
For The State at Large.
Camden Banner.

We favor Gen. J. D. G. Atkins,
of Paris, and Hon. Jno. F, House,
of GAINESVILLE, as the Democratic
electors for the State at large, in the
election of President this year.
We favor them because they are
men of large experience in the af.
fairs of the nation, have a national
reputation as men of ability, integ-
rity, and of their devotion to the in
terests of the people in every sec.
ton of this broad Commonwealth,
and because they have always been
true Democrats, devoted members
of that great party that has always
so persistently fought for the rights
of the whole people under the Con-
stitutiOn and against the rule and
ruin of the Republican party.
Besides these men are fine ora
tors and being well posted on the
great leading questions on the day
will WELD an influence in the can
vass that will bear down all oppo.
Sition.
Give us Gen. Atkins and Mr..
House for Electors for the State at
Large, and we feel satisfied that
Tennessee will give the largest
Democratic majority for President
or in any State election since the
days of James K. Polk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-01

Mr.. Emla Dickson and Miss Nun
sey Harper, Mr.. Katie Moore and
Miss Bill LAughren, Mr.. Eddie
Cooke and Mis- Burr Moore, SIR.
Eliza Collins and Miss Geo. Har-
per, Mr.. Sailie Trotter and Miss
Frank Moore, Mr.. Olive Tinsley
and Miss Clay Lyle, Mr.. Lizzie
Lyle and Mr. Edith LAu9hren and
Mr.. Whit Moore and Mr.. Eva
Williams and Miss Carey Lyle.
Every one seemed TO enjoy the
fun until late hour at night when
all retired to their homes.
OBSERVER.
Coliinsville, Feb. Is.