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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A GRANT MONUMENT.

st. Louis Proposes to Honor the Memory
of Her Former Citizen by q Fitting Mon
ument.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 12.-The
prompt steps taken by the ''Grant Flu.
neral Pageant" Committee to establish a
Grant Monument Association have ex-
cited the admiration of the general public
and every one is in thorough sym.
patty with the idea. There is lit.
tie doubt now but that the ap.
peals of the association will meet
with liberal and quick response. It is
the universal opinion on all hands that
st. Louis, in honoring Grant, does her.
self the greatest honor. The claim is
made on all sides that Grant belonged to
St. Louis more than to any other city in
the Union. 1t was here that he
was married.; it was here that
he formed his lifelong associations;
his army career began here and when be-
left the army here it was that he came
to reside. The citizens have always felt
a strong interest in the man, and step by
step as he rose to the highest position
within the reach of an American citizen
SO step by step did that interest
increase. In no city were
the bulletin boards more anxiously
scanned than here, and when at last the
news came "Grant is dead" the citizens
with one accord determined to honor
him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
HEROIC TREATMENT.

The West Virginia Method of Furnishing
Husbands Guilty of Cruelty to Their
Wives-A Hundred Lashes, Well Laid on
by Nce hbors.
PARKERsBURG, WA, August 12.-The
region about Greeve's Run, Writ Coun-
ty, is oyerrun with excitement over am
other Red Men attack. One Eimore
Creel, farmer on Greeve's Run, has
been the subject for vengeance from the
Red Men this time. He had been
VIGOROUSLY cruel to his family, and SO
general became the complaints that the
vigilantes took him in hand last night
Creel was in bed when q squad of mask
ed men broke into his house
and, overcoming his struggles,
tied his hands, took him to the yard and
gave him fearful thrashing with cow
hides and hickory sticks. After whipping
they united him and let him go, after
warning him that another visitation
might be looked for if he was not kinder
to his wife. Creel went to Writ County
Courthouse and swore out warrants for
four of his neighbors, who were arrested
and gave bail for their appearance next
Tuesday. About 100 lashes were laid on
Creel's back.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Tho New Postal Arrangement to lie Insug'
urated In $50 Cities on October 1st-An
Additional Ten-Cent Stamp Will Insure
Immediate Delivery of Correspondence
Instructions to Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August Ia
Postmaster-General Villas yesterday COM
pleted arrangements for the establish
ment of the special delivery of letters
authorized by the last Congress at $40
Post-offices, and issued circular letter
of instructions to Postmasters to govern
this new feature of the postal service.
The new system will go into operation
on the Ist of next October. The law au.
thorized its introduction at the discretion
of the Postmaster-General in all
places containing more than 1000
ter-General first directed his
attention to the matter he thought it best
to introduce the system in only few OF
the large cities, but he finally determined
to introduce it in all places allowed by
law. By placing the special ten-cent
stamp upon letter, in addition to the
regular postage, it will be delivered at
once by special carrier upon it's arrival
at the Office of destination anywhere
within the carrier limits OF free deIlv-
cry office, or within one mile of the
Post-otfice at other than free delivery
Offices, which are designated as
special delivery Offices, drop or local let
ters, bearing the special delivery stamp,
will also be delivered by special car
riers.
The instructions issued to Postmasters
authorize the employment of messenger
boys to perform the special delivery, at
salaries not to exceed $50 per month.
Substitute letter-carriers may also be
utilized as messengers The circular
sent to Postmasters yesterday embraces
a copy of the act authorizing the es-
adjustment of the system, and very min
ute instructions and many suggestions
respecting the Introduction of 1t at each
office, In concluding his circular, Mr..
Villas says:
"You are earnestly enjoined to give
your best Judgment and diligent atten-
ton to this system of special delivery,
now sought to be established by the
Government. It is an object of great
Importance and general desire that the
system should prove of high public
utility. Although the ends sought by it
are of unquestionable value, the system
introduced is necessarily an experiment,
and it's success depends largely upon the
Postmaster, and it's success Or failure in
any locality will indicate the Post.
masters official value"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A CONVENIENCE
Which Will be Appreciated by Transatlan-
tic Travelers-Baggage in Bond to Entry
Port Nearest to Destination.

Which Will be Appreciated by Transatlan-
tic Travelers-Baggage in Bond to Entry
Port Nearest to Destination.
NEW YORK, August 13.-The United
States Treasury Department has author
lied the American Express Company to
receive the baggage of passengers from
Europe upon arrival in New York to be
forwarded Immediately in bond, withou.
examination to the principal ports of
entry in the United States and Canada,
where the duties, If any, will be assessed.
This will relieve travellers from the delay
and annoyance of the present system OF
examination at the port of New York
Hereafter when passengers are in q
hurry to get out of New York, they have
simply to go to the ships purser any
time before the ship arrives in port and
ask chat their ultimate destination aud
description of the baggage be written In
the manifest of passengers which each
ship must carry. Then as soon as the
ship reaches the pier the baggage must
be pointed GU. to the agent OF the Amert-
can Express Company, who viii be- In
waiting, and thereafter no further thought
need be given to it until 1t reaches Its
destination
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A CURIOUS FREAK.
Six Thousand Pounds of Giant Powder
Goes Through an Ordeal of Lightning
and Fire UnACathed.

Six Thousand Pounds of Giant Powder
Goes Through an Ordeal of Lightning
and Fire Unscathed.
SILVER CITY, N. NJ, August 14.-Short-
ly after one O'Clock yesterday loud re-
port, followed by the rattle of broken
glass, startled the Inhabitants of this city.
One of the powder storehouses just west
of the corporate limits had exploded.
The powder house belonged to the hard
ware firm of Neff & Stevens, and con-
tanned between sixty and seventy kegs of
black powder, besides some 5000 pounds
of giant powder. The building
stood on hill and was struck
by lightning. Bursting into flames
it burned in few minutes, when
the explosion of black powder took
place, the giant remaining unexploded,
an incident leading to much discussion
and numerous attempts at explanation.
Buildings situated on elevated points
in and about the town were all more
or less damaged. The Courthouse suf-
fered to the amount of about $500 in
the item of window glass. The school.
house, half mile from the powder
house site, lost all its west windows.
The damage throughout the town will
probably reach $4,000, but no lives
were lost
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A Default,ng Postmaster Captured.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August H.
Assistant Attorney General Bryant, of
the Post-ofiice Department says that
VIM. Simpson, the defaulting Postmaster
who abscouded some time ago from
Louisville, Col, has been captured by
one of the new post-office inspectors.
Simpson Is now detained at Denver on a
charge of embezzlement. The evidence
of his enilt is complete, aud the misap-
propriated money has been recovered.
The United States Attorney in Colorado
proposes to prosecute the case vigorous
ly, as the postal service in that region
has been much scandalized through the
doing of some OF the POstmasters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

| A LIGHT frost was observed in Northern
Michigan on the morning of the 10th. But
little damage resulted.
In the five years from July 1st. 1880, to
July 1st, 1885, the population of st. Paul.
Mimi. increased from Al, 473 to Ill 1897, a
gain of SO, 924, or 1856 per cent. In the
same period Minneapolis increased from
46, SS7 to 129, 200, a gain of S2,3l3. or 175.5
per cent.
The Secretary of War has instructed
| General Miles, in command of the De-
partment of the Missouri, to hold troops
in readiness to enforce the Presidents re-
cent order in relation to cattlemen on the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation.
| Mrs. BAYARD, wife of the Secretary Of
State, has sufficiently recovered from her
| recent illness to proceed to seaside re-
| sort near Gloucester, Mass.
HUGH NJ. Brooks, alias Walter H. Len
Maxwell, alias 7. c. D'Auguier, the
alleged murderer of C. Arthur Preller at
the Southern Hotel in st. Louis last Easter
Sunday, arrived in st. Louis from New
Zealand on the morning of the 18th in the
| custody of Detectives Tracey and Badger
of st. Louis.
THE total exports of specie from the
| port Of New York during the week ended
the l0ln were SOo0, 0Z-.
LOUIS HENKE, member of the Atlanta
(Ga.) base ball team, died on the 18th
from the result of rupture of the
liver sustained the day previous in run
ming against the knee of first baseman
MARI of the Nashville team, with whom
the Atlantas were playing.
CHRISTINE NILSSON sailed from En-
gland on the 10Th for q Scandinavian
tour.
THERE were 1919 new cases of cholera
in Spain en- the 18th and !, 1904 deaths from
the disease. During the same time there
w ere thirty seven deaths from cholera in
Marseilles.
THE Grand Army men of Ohio are con-
sidering a project to purchase the lot at
Point PLEASANT, O., on which stands the
house in which General Graut was born.
AN audience of $1,000 people attended
the opening exercises of the Southern Ex-
position at Louisville, KY, on the night
of the 18th.
LORD CoLERlDGE, Chief Justice of En-
gland, and Miss Augusta Jackson Law
ford, daughter of the late Henry Barring
Lawford, of the Bengal Undia) civil SER
vice, were privately married at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES mother at Kensing-
ton on the 10th. This was the alternative
of heavy breach of promise suit.
The Adams Express Company threat
ems to bring suit for breach of contract if
the Treasury Department transports the
surplus silver from New Orleans by other
means than through them, they holding
valid contract executed by Secretary
Sherman in February, 1873.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

The Amalgamated Association.

WHEELING, w. VA, August 13.-The
Amalgamated Associa ton adjourned last
evening, after electing VIM. Wiehe
President, VIM. Martin Secretary, James
Penny Treasurer and Thomas johnson.
OF Bridgeport; James C. Mutt, of Youngs-
town, and z. F. Keeney, of Pittsburgh,
trustees. Vice-Presidents were also
elected, one for each of the six divisions
OF the association. The salaries of the
paid officers were reduced ten per cent,
and the question of the nailers and feed
ers read and indefinitely postponed.
Three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, scale and
annuai-were merged into one, and meet
on the first Tuesday of each year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A Questionable Propo.ition.

NEW YORK, August 13.-The Sun says:
The basis of an arrangement between the
Western Union and the Baltimore s. Ohio
Telegraph Company. which Mr.. John
Fender, acting for Mr.. Robert Garrett,
proposed TO the first named company
was, In substance, that the parties most
largely interested in the two concerns
should form a syndicate which should
price to be agreed upon, and sell them to
the Western Union at higher price, the
members of the syndicate to divide the
profitsD
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
A Doubtful Dash.

ST. PAUL, MINI, August IA dis
patch from Fort Benton, Mont, says:
"Dumont and Dumas have the sympathy
and assistance of the cowboys and other
kindred spirits, and it is rumored that
Dumont's real mission here is to or
ganize force of dare-devils, make dash
on Regina, stir up the natives, and re-
turn under the leadership of their former
chief, Riel. 1t is no great distance from
the boundary line to Regina, and the po-
lice force guarding the rebel leader is
said to consist of only fifty mounted po-
lice,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
why the Inspectors Were Dismissed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 13.-The
recent action of the Treasury Depart
ment in reducing the force of special in
spectors of foreign steam vessels to one
half the present number is due to the
fact that the inspection service has di.
minished in about that ratio since the
force was originally organized by Secre-
tary Folger. The number of steam
vessels TO be inspected is only one-half
of what it was when the inspectors were
appointed. This explanation is made at
the Treasury Department, SO that the
fact that number of officers were dis
missed may be properly understood. and
not considered as rejecting on them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
Earnings of the Union Pacific Railroad.

NEW YORK, August lathe report of
the Union Pacific Railroad for the six
months ended June Goth, shows gross
earnings, $l1,224, $50, an increase of
$230,713 over the same period of last
year. Operating expenses, $7,949, ga,
an increase of S315,75 Net earnings,
therefore, decrease ss5,037. The deficit,
after deducting Government require
ments, is $427,121 During the twelve
months ended June 30th, the gross
floating debt declined SI,25s, 527; net
floating debt declined So, lip, o9i; funded
debt declined S2,067,047.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
WHERE IT HITS.

A List of Portion of the Trespassers o,
Public Lands who, in Obedience to the
Presidents Proclamation. Will Have to
Down Their Fences-Acres BY the MIL
lion Closed Against Settlers
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 12.-The
Presidents proclamation regarding the
unlawful fencing of the public domain
farms than the action taken In regard to
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe strike. II
affects the occupation of the public do
main in almost every portion of it.
Among the companies and persons re.
ported as having 'simmense" or livery
large" areas inclosed, but specific guam.
titles not mentioned, are, the
Dubuque, Cimarron and Renells
Cattle Companies of New Mexico;
the Carlisle Cattle Company, (English),
in Colorado; the Marquis de Morales iE
Dakota; the Wyoming Cattle Company
(Scoth) in Wyoming, and the RankiE
Livestock Company in Nebraska. Sew.
eral companies and persons in Montana
and elsewhere are mentioned as having
Enclosures, with no data as to areas. a
large number of cases in the several
States and Territories west of the one
hnndredth meridian are reported, where
the Enclosures range from l, 200 to 25, 200
acres and upward. Hitherto the Land
Office could only investigate these cases
and report the facts to the Department
of Justice, whose duty it was to order
District ATTORNEYS to prosecute persons
guilty of unlawful fencing. A few cases
have been investigated and suit was
commenced against the Brighton Com.
pany. The new law, passed mainly
through the efforts of Congressman Pay
son, of Illinois, abbreviated proceedings
very much, and allows the President to
use the army if necessary to eject the
rrespassers, without carrying on several
years. litigation as preliminary.
The following is a list of the illegal in
closures of public lands of which the
General Land Office has specific knowl-
edge, which are affected by the Presi-
dents proclamation of yesterday:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE exports of merchandise from the
port of New York for the week ending the
t1th were valued at s., AS, 3S1.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

EMPEROR WILLIAM arrived at Potsdam
on the 18th in good health. He was en- :
Enthusiastically received.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE Coroner of Dubuque. Ia, is hunt
ing for the body of a stranger who said
he was going to commit suicide.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

TEXAS is sending over the State what
are called grass spies to see how much
land is unlawfully inclosed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A FEARFUL state of anarchy prevails in
Kordofan. There is famine also at the
place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

CARDINAL MANNING will issue pas
toral letter on the new criminal bill. he
says it will be no blank cartridge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE total amount received for the CIR ant
Monument Fund in New York up to the
svening of the 18th was $3S $40.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THERE were 160 failures in the United
States and Canada during the seven days
ended the 14th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events

The British Parliament was prorogued
on the 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas left
Washington on the 18th for the West to
take a vacation of three or four weeks
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

INFORMATION received from Montana
Territory shows that grasshoppers of
both the migratory and non-migratory
species are swarming in that section, and
that they are about moving east in large
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

It is estimated that not less than TO-
600, 900 acres, in addition to lands men,
toned in the above list, are illegally in
closed, of which the special agents of the
Department have not time to make ex-
animation and specific report
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

COMMODORE OSCAR G. BADGER, recent
" relieved from the command OF the
Boston Navy Yard, has been placed on
the retired list.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A HOSTILE demons tration by the Ger
man feet caused Zanzibar to weaken, and
the German claims are now acknowl-
edged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE National Society OF American
Florists met in Cincinnati on the 18th. 1t
was their first convention, and was quite
largely attended.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

DURING the week ended the Sth 120,
900 hogs were handled by Western pack
ers as against 1O5 600 year ago. The to-
tai since March 1st is 8, $50, 900 compared
with 2,73O, 600 for a corresponding peri cd
last wear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A VOTE of thanks for the services OF the
army and navy in Egypt was adopted by
the British Lords and Commons on the
18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

DIR. SIGMUNDY, the noted Alpine trav-
eler and author, was killed recently by
falling over precipice while attempting
an impossible feat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE Oklahoma boomers who have been
in camp at Caldwell, Kas, for some
months, are disbanding by order of Cap :
tain Couch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A CLOUD BURST at Hofman's Ferry,
near Amsterdam, N. Y, on the 10Th
washed out 500 yards Of the New York
Central Railways tracks, and play ed
havoc with the fences and telegraph
lines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A SMART lawyer at Longview, Tex, got
up petition and had it extensively signed
to have q prominent citizen hanged. His
idea was to throw ridicule on petitions in
general, and he succeeded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

THE appointments of foremen of tn
Brooklyn Navy Yard were made public
on the 18th. Seven Democrats were in
stalled and three Republicans were reap
fad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

IT is rumored that the Emperor and
Empress of Russia, after the meeting al
Kremsier, will go to Yminden to visit the
Duke of Cumberland, and it is likely they
will meet the Princess OF Wales there.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A JUDGMENT was entered in the Su'
preme Court of New York on the eth
against the insolvent firm OF Grant &
Ward for $31, 3SS in favor Of Elmer E.
Whitaker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

GENERAL EDGERroN, formerly OF st.
Louis, is one of committee of three ap-
pointed to inspect the New York POST
office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

DIVINE to q death at Gibraltar from
supposed cholera, Spain has instituted a
land Gordon barring Gibr altar from com.
munication with the contiguous Spanish
TERRITORY,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

TIE English Wabash bondholders will
institute foreclosure proceedings. The
scheme contemplates the purchase of the
property and to pay the debenture- hold
ers with new bonds,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

Ex-GovERNoR MOSES of Sou tn Caro-
lima is again in trouble at Boston, this
time for obtaining money under false
pretenses from Samuel c. Cobb, Fred. L.
Ames and others.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

In the twenty-four hours ended the
morning of the 18th, 6, 464 new cases of
cholera and 9, 100 deaths were reported
from $40 towns in thirty six provinces in
Spain. This is the highest number of
victins vet rapor ted
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

CHOLERA statistics from Spain con tinue
to be appalling. On the 10th 1910 new
cases were reported and ], 343 deaths from
the disease, but these figures by no means
cover the full extent of the ravages of the
scourge, as they are incomplete.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

UNITED STATES CONSUL MASON, at Mar
settles, in a cablegram to the Secretary of
State. on the 14th, said the cholera in that
place was Asiatic and very fatal, the
deaths numbering forty daily. The dis
ease was spread ing to the interior.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

The Prob bition party of Massachusetts,
will place State ticket in the field the
coming election. and will hold its State
convention at Worcester September 10th.
Ex-Governor ST. John, of Kansas, will be
present and address the convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS has received by
special message from Rome, the papaI
bulls, announcing the elevation to the
dignity of monsignor of the Very Rev.
Edward A. McColgan, Vicar-General of
the Archdiocese of Baltimore. This is
the rst time that the title of monsignor
has been bestowed in this Archdiocese.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-20

A POWDER magazine at Silver City, N.
M, was struck by lightning on the 18th
and seventy kegs of powder explod ed,
doing considerable damage to windows in
the vicinity. The building was burned;
but, strange to say. 5000 pounds of giant
powder remained intact.