Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

There were only ia deaths "a st. Louis
during the week ended the 18th ult., the
lowest death rate during the year. There
were 160 births during the same time.
Charles A. Wiseman, whose home was in
Louisiana, Pike County, died suddenly q
few days since at Arlington, KY. He leaves
. wife and two children.
Kansas City has been redistricted into
ten wards in place of six, giving the city
twenty Alderman instead of twelve.
William Julius Schmidt hanged himself
with clothes-line under the porch of his
residence in st. Louis few days ago.
The Belcher Sugar Refinery in ST. Louis
has resumed operations.
James e. Cox and Thomas Morris, col
ored, have been appointed letter. carrier Of
st. Joseph, vice Edward L. Butler and
Samuel Williamson, dismissed
A proposition has been made to the citi-
Gems of st. Joseph by Mr.. E. W. Mitchell,
of jackson, O., that if they would subscribe
$4,000 in stock toward the enterprise he
would remove his stove foundry from Jack
son to st. Joseph. The money has been
raised.
An opinion recently delivered by the
State Supreme Court says that County
courts are IOrDluQeu TO 0utcf iNCO con-
tracts in excess of revenues.
The st. Louis militia were called on q
few days ago to hold themselves in readi-
ness to go to Bevier to suppress a riot
among the miners at that place.
The Busch Zouaves, of st. Louis, went to
indianapolis to take part in the funeral of
the late Vice-President Hendricks.
Joseph Freeman and Zach Bynafn have
been arrested at Lone Jack, jackson
County, on charge of illicit distilling.
Pattie Jackson, colored, is mysteriously
missing from Lexington.
Mrs. Hartwig, wife of Mayor H. w. r.
Hartwig of st. Joseph, died a few days ago
at the family residence, aged forty-four
years. Mrs. Hartwig had been a resident
of st. Joseph since 1852. She was noted for
her charity, and the poor of st. Joseph viii
miss her ministering hand.
United States Marshal Elijah Gates,
successor to Marshal MCGEE, has entered
upon the discharge of his official duties at
Kansas City.
Those mentioned as aspirants for Con.
gressional honors in Mr.. Dockery's dis.
trict are Senators B. NJ. Dilley, Hon. Jas.
L. Farris, Hon. j. w. Alexander and Hon.
John M. Allen.
Hon. R. B. Smith, recently appointed
United States District Attorney for Mon
tana, was for many years prior to 1882,
practicing attorney at Charleston Missis-
sippi County, this State.
Henry Crosby, of Kansas City, has been
arrested by the United States authorities
for displaying Post -office sign in viola
ton of law, and thereby obtaining posses.
sion of valuable letter.
Thieves entered the Marrow gauge depot
at Sedalia a few days ago while the agent
was at dinner and carried away several
hundred dollars worth of tickets, and other
valuable property. There is no clew to the
perpetrators.
Michael Dempsey, a tramp printer well
known in st. Louis and other portions of
the State, was arrested recently in Sednlia
for rcbbing a room mate at the Pacific 1Io-
tel of $40 in cash and a suit of clothes. He
was taken before Justice Halstead, who
remanded him to the County Jail to await
the action of the Grand Jury. He was at
tired in the stolen apparel when captured,
and the money was found ON his person.
Fifty-six divorce cases were heard in
one day in st. Louis recently. in twenty
four of which DEGREES were granted.
Franklin w. Fleming, one of the burglars
arrested for robbing the safe of Collins SC
Co. at st. Joseph, was found guilty ard
sentenced to five years in the PenitentiarJ-.
J. H. Barre, local editor of the Louisiana
(Pike County, Press, was fired upon by
unknown assassins a few, nights ago while
on his way home. Mr.. Barre had close
call, but, fortunately, escaped unframed.
The walls of the Rock Island freight
house at ST. Joseph, in course of construc-
ton, We're blown down during heavy gale
a few days ago.
VIM. Grosch, st. Louis newspaper car
rier. committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the head few mornings
since. He was addicted to drink and had
spent all his collections ON a protracted
spree.
1t ia now thought that Oliver j. Gorsage,
who lost his life by the Metropolitan Hotel
fire, had been robbed and the house set on
fire to cover up the crime, as his brother
AYERS that he carried $500 to ST. Louis with
him and drew $500 after arriving in that
city, none of which was found ON his per-
son.
James w. Porch, of st. Joseph, has been
appointed Consul General to Mexico vice
E. B. Ewing, resigned.
ernor Marmacuke and daughter of Colonel
Vincent Marmaduke, of st. Louis, was
married few days since to Mr.. Robert
w. Cary, of Kansas City at the Executive
Mansion at Jefferson City.
Frier's feed store, Haley's warehouse and
blacksmith shop in Louisiana,
Pike County, burned a few days ago.
The Grand River Medical Society, at it's
recent semi meeting at Chillicothe,
elected the following officers F. c. East
man, President; j. B. Freeman, First Vice
Presidents; w. T. Lindley, Second Vice
President; E. Vannote, Secretary and
Treasurer; W. r. Simpson, Assistant Sec
rotary.
There were 1856 prisoners committed to
the st. Louis Jail in November, 195 dis
charged, leaving 1855 in Jail at the Begin
ming of the present month. The expendI-
lures for the month amounted to S2,301.o1
The per diem cost of each person was forty
cents.
Rev. Geo. W. Hyde, of the Central Bap
list, says: 1--WE have been credibly in
formed that some churches in this State
have become so wild on the temperance
question that they fail to observe the Lords
Supper, regarding the use of the wine as
probably misleading. This conduct, to say
the least, is Incorporate and sinful"
Santa Claus is on the road.
Ex-senator Dorsey, whose watch, valued |
at 81 900, was stolen from him at the South |
arn Hotel, st. Louis, during the Cattle |
mems Convention in 1884, recovered bis |
timepiece on his recent visit to the city on |
payment of 800 to the thief, who was I'M |
able to dispose of it by reason of the fire.
4uency with which Mr.. Dorsey's initials |
on different parts of the works