Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-26

srnu County gegister
By ELI d. AXE.
IRONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary u Important Events.
GENERAL PRENDERGAsr, in charge of the
British expedition to Burmah, expected to
reach Mandalay by the oath.
THE famous frankie Morris case was
again called in court at Erie, Kas., on the
18th, and was set for December eth.
The failures in the United States during
the seven days ended the Goth numbered
234; during the year up to date, 1851.
THE State Department at Washington
received official notification on the 10th of
the declaration of war by Servia against
Bulgaria.
PRINCE ALEXANDER complains to the
powers that the Servian agent in Bulgaria
withheld for eight hours Servia's declara-
ton of war.
An improvement in the Bessemer steel
process is announced which is to make it
the equal of crucible steel and materially
reduce the cost.
In the imperial speech in the German
Reichstag on the 10th the reference to the
Caroline Islands and Balkan troubles was
loudly applauded.
CONSUL CARROLL at Palermo telegraphs
to the Secretary of State that cholera is
virtually ended, and quarantine from Pa
iermo is suspended.
BOOKSELLERS at Monmouth Park races
have been indicted by the Monmouth
County IN. j. Grand Jury, and in one
case fine of $3.50 was imposed.
THE Servians have raised the siege of
Widdin, and at last accounts General
Leschjany was marching with his army
to the assistance of King Milan.
HON. LEVI P. MORTON, ex-Minister to
France, and family, arrived in Washing
ton on the Goth. Mr.. Morton says he will
take no active part in politics this winter.
THE Servian General Govanovitch has
been dismissed from his command for fail
ure to execute an order given him previous
to the repuise of the Servians before Sliv-
nitza-
VICToRIA's papa has weakened. Moro
SIM says if Huelscamp will quit driving
street-car and Victoria will abandon the
stage he will set Huelscamp up in business.
Thus true love wins.
JAY GOULD is credited with the state
ment that the present bullish movement in
stocks is speculative craze that must end
in disaster, there being nothing in the sit
uation to warrant the present high prices.
TURKISH troops and batteries of artillery
continue to arrive at Salonica, and the
authorities maintain the greatest secrecy
in regard to the numerical strength of the
forces and material concentrated at that
point.
THE President has designated Captain
s. NJ. Mills of the Fifth Artillery to accom-
pany Lieutenant Colonel LaSalle to India
as representative of the United States
army to witness the manouvers of the
British army in January.
AN examination of the brain of John
Mccullough confirmed the diagnosis made
by DIR. Engle after the actors return from
the Bloomingdale Asylum. The disease
was Thrombosis, or blood-clot of the ar
teries leading to the brain.
AT the meeting of the Cabinet on the
10Th each of the members submitted a
statement of affairs in his department
deemed of sufficient consequence to be
brought to the attention of Congress in the
Presidents forthcoming message.
THE defeat of the Bulgarians at Drag
oman Pass and the advance of the Servian
army in the direction of Sofia have Great
ed panic in the Bulgarian capital. Many
people have fed with their valuables, while
others apparently know not what to do.
THE promised clock out" in Straiton g.
Storms cigar factory at New York, in
consequence of which 1900 employees are
idle, began ON the 10th, the Progressive
Cigar makers Union having failed to re-
move the "boycott" from the goods of the
firm.
THE Excise Commissioners have recently
mad their eyes opened to the fact that the
rice liquor sold by the Chinese in New
York is alcoholic, and they are beginning
to inquire if the slant-eyed Mongolians
have been evading he laSAl payments of
taxes.
The President has selected Colonel II.
III. Laselle, Inspector General of the De-
partnent of the Columbia, as one of the
officers to represent the United States at
the British military man9uvers in India
in January. The other officer has not been
selected.
THE Servians are becoming somewhat
discouraged over the recent successful re-
sistance to their advance by the Bulgari-
ans. The latter are correspondingly stimu
lated by their victories, and are steadily
pushing the Servians back to where they
came from.
UNITED STATES CONSUL NEwCoMB at
Lyons has sent to the Secretary of State
q report upon the use of a mixture of
Stacked lime and sulphate of copper as a
cure for mildew or rot upon grapevines.
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