Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16

There were 13S deaths in ST. Louis dur
ing the week ended the 4th, six less than
| those of the revious week and seven in
| excess of those occurring during the cor.
| responding week last year.
| A collision occurred on the Missouri Pa
cific Road at Little Blue, six miles east of
| Lexington, few days ago. The damage
| to the engine and the cars constituted all
the loss. All traffic was stopped Tor six
, hours.
| John Lavelette, nineteen years old, gave
| himself up to the authorities at st. Joseph
few days ago and was committed to
jail He had had quarrel with a German
| named Herman 1Iecksrt, when the former
dealt the latter two blows on the head
| with q cudeel, fracturing the skull, caus-
| ing his death. Lavelette claims that he
simply acted in self defense, as deceased
| was making for him with a shovel when
the blows were administered.
| Messrs. John c. Shea and Joseph Sher-
lock, vestrymen of st. Mary's Church,
| Kansas City, who have led the opposition
| to the rector, Rev. H. D. Jardine, were
forcibly elected from a meeting of the
congres alton held few nights ago tor the
purpose of electing members of the vestry
for the ensuing year. The troubles in this
for nearly a year, and have frequently
been the subject of investigation by Bishop
| Robertson of ST. Louis.
| The election at Sedalia passed off quietly
with the following result: Mayor, John
3. Richman; Register, Snyder: Collector,
| Pil IN, ton; City Attorney, Shaw; Treas
urcr. Witt; Assessor, Logan, all Demo
Gratis.
| Indications as far as received pointed to
the election of John w. Moore for NJ .yor
| of Kansas City, to ,ether with most of the
| other Democratic candidates.
The case OF Charles Allen, indicted for
forgery to large amount, was concluded
| in the CIR .minal Court il Seialia few
days ago, AMI resulted in verdict of not
guilty. Allen has, since h arrest, olce
attempted to jump his bond and tw &c at
tempted suicide.
The Democrats swept S.. Louis.
The wife of Ex-Governor Fletcher of
Missouri received dispatch from San
| Anton o stating that her husband was a
Fra Ringgold, Tex. He has since re-
turned home.
a COW attached to the Gubernatorial
| mansion at Jefferson City having been
MIXED Tor five years by convicts, now re-
fuses to allow any body in citizens dress to
aprro ch her.
Jann r osenham, well-known locomo-
I've engineer of Sc ialia. died few days
nGo Of consu nption, after illness of
two years. The deceased leaves a wife
and three children.
The st. Joseph dime museum closed for
want OF sufficient d mes.
The repor5 of the Carrier Division of the
st. Louis Post-offi 9 for the month of
March shows: Registered letters deliv-
cred, 1o,0G0, falling off of ST.; mail pos
tai cards delivered, SO ,223 falling off of
15,0S9; newspapers AMI circulars deliv-
cred, 52o,266 a falling off of %, 365. The
increase in other deliveries was, in mail
letters, 1873, 932; local letters, 800; local
postal cards, 2O,023; and in collections:
Letters, 241,793; postal cards, 62,05S;
newspapers and circulars, 22,59a.
The Democrats carried the greater por-
tion of the city ticket at the election in In
dependence.
A Mormon conference met last week at
Independence.