Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


few nights ago, by taking dose of Rough
on Rats The reason given for the at
tempt was that her husband had been
drinking heavily of late, and she grew de-
spondent.
An unknown man was run over by
freight train on the East levee at Kansas
City a few nights ago and killed. He was
walking along the track and was not dis
covered until the train was upon him. The
top of his skull was taken off, both legs
mashed, his back broken and a horrible
cut extended across his abdomen, from
which the intestines protruded.
An American born German, twenty one
years of age, named Henry Ludwig,
living with his parents in st. Louis, visited
a club-room and committed a sensation by
committing suicide. He endeavored to
enjoy himself, but failing in his effort and
becoming respondent he drew a revolver
from his pocket, and shot himself in the
right temple. He fell to the floor after
firing the shot and expired almost in.
stantly.
At a recent brakemen's meeting in Sc
dalia it was resolved that unless the rail-
road company acceded to their demands
general strike would be lnaugurated over
tue MlSSOuFl IIOaO ne uTeIuou
and engineers and the different labor
unions are said to have determined to sus-
tain them.
H. NJ. S. Pinafore drops anchor in st.
Louis on the 10th inst, at the Standard,
with an old time crew of jolly tars and
glorious bevy of sisters, cousins and aunts.
There'll be a rushin' to watch her, We'll
warrant.
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depot at Jefferson City a few days age
was frustrated by timely discovery.
Two Mississippi County hunters recently
killed 125 ducks in one dav.
Twenty four head of Aberdeen Angus
cattle were sold recently at Kansas City
for an average of 1888 per head.
Sixty four head of shorthorn cattle
were recently sold by the Clay County
Associat on for an average of SS7.15 per
head.
Among the postmasters recently ap-
pointed for Missouri are William Groes-
beck at Independence; N. S. Heibert at
Roua; n. j. Price at Neosho; Oliver Wells
at Marshfeld.
John Burkhart, of Sedalia has failed
for 81, 900; creditors mostly ST. Louis mer-
chants
Jesse CLANCY has been indicted for muir
der in the first degree by the Vernon
County Grand Jury for killing John Keat-
ing.
Fifteen young men and one young lady
participated in the recent oratorical con-
test at Washington University, st. Louis.
The lady won.
Captain John Lindsay is the new fire
chief in st. Louis. He was serenaded at
at his residence by his friends.
The contract for stone and brick work of
the new public building at Jefferson City
has been awarded to j. NJ Rice, of Austin,
Ill.
st. Elmo Commandery, K. T., of Mem
phis, Tenn, with friends, visited Kansas
City last week and were royalty enter
tanned.
Carl Zesch, veteran of the Napoleonic
wars, aged ninety years, died in St Louis
a few days ago. The old gentleman To-
Gated in st. Louis at the aga of fifty-nine
years, and had lived there ever since.
A MASKING drummer was soundly
thrashed at Higginsvilie a few days ago
by Mr.. Charles Jones, to whose wife the
made improper advances.
During the month of April the st. Louis
Post -ofIice handled seven cen tons of let
tiers, two tons of postal cards, two hundr ed
and two tons of regular newspapers, thir-
teen tons of circulars, sixty five tons of
books, transient newspapers, ETC., and
eight tons of merchandise.
John Hall was jailed at Lexington a
few days ago plea of guilty of steal
ing two mules from Thomas Thompson, of
Dover. The mules were also recovered.
Less than month ago Hall was released
from the Penitentiary for a similar
for which he received n two-y ear
sentence. He was released under the
three fourths rule, and committed his last
theft one week after his Ii. Grafton.
The total number of Sunday schools in
the State is 3,215: number OF officers and
teachers, 267 Sunday school scholars,
1SS6G4; children OF school age in State,
I'll 313; total day schools in State, 5000;
counties organized for Sunday School
work 81; unor 5anizad, %. Out of 1,121
townships in the State only o14 are
organized; counties in good working
order, 81.
Geo. Blackwell, aged about seven years,
son OF Prosecuting Attorney Blackwell,
at Lexington, met with a serious accident
a few days ago. While dismounting from
a delivery wagon, which was in motion,
he fell in between the wheels. The knee
cap of his right leg was torn off and the
thigh bone was broken. The little fellow
bore the pain heroic ally, refus ng to be
taken into residence near by, saying in
calm tones to the driver; "I'm done up,
Andy; take me home.'
The libel suit of Rev. Father Jardine
against the Kansas City Times was in
in that city last week. 1t will be
that at the time of Father
Jardine's parochial troubles and the SUBJ
sequent investigated by committee, the
Times published accounts in the local
columns to which Father Jardine took
exception, entering suit for $4,000 dam.
ages.
Delano, clerk, in Trainmaster Flan-
ders' office. Missouri Pacific Railroad, at
SedaIia, was arrested a few days ago on
the charge of having forged time checks to
a large amount. One check is claimed to
have been traced to him direct, and it was
number of others would be I'M
earthed when the books are all checked
~, Delano was released on 500 bail
The new prison is not yet located.
The tr al of J. Harvey Mott, the Spiritu-
al;st, at Kansas City, resulted in acouittal
Of the deten liant, the Court declaring that
he did not obtain money under fal ,e pre-
fences, but the Judge denounced Spiritual
is,' as the belief of those with insane delu.
sions.
Ta St. Lou S jail report for April shows
tina there were 1tS prisons mint; ed to
Ihas institution during the month. The