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

THE match trotting race at Belmont
Park, Philadelphia, on the 18th, between
j. L Cases brown stallion PhaIlas and
W. c. Francis bay gelding Harry Wilkes
for purse of 81 600. was won by Wilkes
who took the first, second and fourth
heats in 2-16, 2:2O and 2:1s 3-4
The French Chamber of Commerce
protests to the Government against Ger.
man pretensions on the coast of Africa.
A STORM of almost unpr ecedented
severity visited Saratoga, N. Y, on the
18th. Four inches of rain fell within 6
few hours, doing an immense amount Of
damage. Several persons were pros
trated by lightning. One man and 6
team of horses were killed.
THE Craig Hotel at Dresden, O., was de-
stroyed by fire on the 14th.
HENRY FREEsE, colored, was hanged a,
Catlettsburg, KY, on the 14th. for the
| murder of Chester Hounker last May.
TEXAS is rreparin, to make vigorous
war upon illegal grazers.
THE Western Union Telegraph office al
Cleveland, O., was destroyed by fire on
the 18th.
THE British Parliament stands pro-
rogued until October 2lst.
THE Southern Exposition at Louisville,
KY, was formally opened on the 18th.
ENGLAND has prohibited the importa-
ton of rags from France.
THE presses will begin work on General
Grants book in few weeks.
WESTWARD mails were delayed twelve
hours on account of the recent washouts
in the East.
RUSSIA has sent fresh proposals to En-.
gland for the settlement of the ulfikar
Pass dispute.
FIRE at Franklin, O., on the 18th, de-
stroyed tho agricultural warehouse of G.
Eldridge.
JAMES j. MULLIGAN was found in Bos .
ton on the 14th suffering from cuts, and
died soon afterward. No clew to the as
sassin.
SPECULATION is still rife at Washington
as to who was the subject of the Presi-
dents recent famous letter.
THE claims of German subjects to the
protection of their home Government
are acknowledged by the Sultan of Zanzi-
bar.
REPRESENTATIVE BARRY, of Michigan,
has been.arrested at East Saginaw on
charge of melting a conspiracy.
THE Government purchased 295, 600
ounces of silver on the 14th, for delivery
at Philadelphia Ato coin into STANDARD
dollars.
SIR JOHN KIRK, British Consul General
in Zanzibar, is accused by the German
press of intriguing against Germany.
The people of Camden, N. j., are excit-
ed over death from what is thought to
be genuine Asiatic cholera, which oc-
Cured on the 18th.
WILLIAM and My Man Hamilton,
Chickasaw Indians. were convicted at
Fort Smith on the 14th of murder in the
Indian Territory.
HIRAM FIR ANTI, a notorious desperate,
was captured at Middletown, Pa. on the
14th and in trying to escape was NOR :
tally wounded by an officer.
FoREPAUGH's circus was badly smashed
up by collision on the rail near OF
tumwa, Ia, on the 14th. Several per-
SONS were severely injured and consider
able damage was done to property.
A SYNDICATE of Council Bluffs Ua.)
citizens proposes to pay the whole ex-
pensess,of the town If granted exclusive
privileges in the matter of saloons and
gambling houses.
REPORTS to Bradstreet's show more
hopeful condition all over the country.
There is improved trading and better
prices in dry goods. The splendid crop
prospect in the South makes the business
outlook especially bright in that section.
THE schedules of the assets and liabil-
tiles of John Roach have been filed. They
show the liabilities of Mr.. Roach to be
g %, S7Z.71. The nominal assets are stated
to be s., 10S 09S. 81 aud the actual assets
81. 4sl, 47S2a
DR.. CYRUS EPSON seized 1000 pounds
of decayed fish and six tons of bad fruit
in the Hebrew market about Hester and
Ludlow streets, New York, on the 14th.
The stuff was dumped at the offal dock.
CARTWRIGHT, McCURDY & Co., pro-
prietors of the largest Youngstown (O.)
rolling mills, signed the scale on the 18th,
preparatory to a start on the 10Th.
THE acting Secretary of the Treasury
has received a report from the Superin-
tendent of Public buildings in New
York to the effect that the Custom
house, Post-ofice and appraisers office
are each in very bad condition and
in great need Of immediate and extern
sive repairs.