Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-13

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BY ELI d. AXE.
1RoNToN MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
YELLOW fever has appeared at Tehuan-
tepec and Mazatlan, Mexico.
s. W. TALLMADaE's final estimate of
the wheat crop places the total yield at
325, 600, 900 bushels.
Mr. HENDRICKS denies emphatically
that there is any unfriendliness between
himself and the President.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan is preparing
large force for the protection of Herat,
and will place his son in command.
O
EMPEROR WILLIAM received the EN-
peror Francis Joseph at Gastein on the
9th with much affection, kissing him three
times
THERE were reported on the Sd 3,71S
new cases of cholera throughout Spain,
and ], sol deaths from the disease oc-
CURED.
LIMERICK rejoices over the withdrawal
of Lord Carnarvon's proclamation against
that city on account Of its refusal to pay
the extra tax levy.
THE Government of India has decided
to add two companies to each battalion of
native infantry and a squadron to each
regiment of cavalry.
The visible supply of wheat, as'reported
by the New York Produce Exchange on
the 4th, was 50, 407, 94s bushels, and of
corn, 5, 75s. 3O4 bushels.
JOHN D. SPREcKLEs, President of the
Enthusiastically Company, says the Pa
cific Mail will positively withdraw their
Australian steamers on November 1st.
PROF u. E. HILaARD, the suspended
Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, rendered his resignation on the
7th, and it was accepted, to take effect inn
mediately.
THE Marquis of Salisbury says that
Earl Dufferin promised the Ameer that
he should have the Zulficar Pass, and
that the Government felt itself bound by
that promise.
BRIAN McGINNEss, puddler, was run
O., con the 7th, and John Tomkins, Fort
Wayne brakeman, met a similar fate at
Leetonia, o.
AT meeting of the Royal Yacht
Squadron on the Sd, it was determined,
on the suggestion of the Prince of Wales,
to place the flags of the feet at halfmast
on the day of General Grants funeral
THROUGHOUT Spain on the 4th 4, $50 new
cases of cholera were reported, and 1870
deaths from that disease. In the city of
Madrid the cholera Is confined to the
populous districts inhabited by the poor.
The cholera panic in Spain Is increas-
ing and entire villages have been deserted
by the inhabitants. There were 4, 294 new
cases reported throughout the kingdom
on the 9th, and 1,53S deaths from cholera.
S1R CHARLES dixie was in his place in
the House of Commons on the Sd for the
first time since his scandalous escapade
with Mrs Crawford became known. He
looked pale and haggard, and kept his
eyes continually cast down toward the
floor.
The Times, in its eulogy of Gener al
Grant, renders to his character the high
est homage. 1t says that the action of
the ex-Confederate Generals, Johnston
and Buckner. in acting as pall-bearers,
testifes to the end of civil strife between
the North and South.
OVER 100000 persons viewed the re-
mains Of General Grant as they laid in
state at the City Hall, New York. These
represented every class in life, from the
bootblack and street arab to the MILL on
aire, who all paid solemn respect to the
remains Of the depar ted hero.
THE remains of General Grant arrived
In New York on the 9Th, and were escort
ed to the City Hall by an imposing mill
tary pageant. The streets were crowded |
along the line of march, and at the City
Hall fully 100000 persons were massed.
Mrs. Grant remains at Mt. McGregor.
THE total number of hogs slaughtered |
ana packed from March 1St to August 9th |
is 8, 100, 900, distributed as follows: Chica- |
go, 1870, 900; Kansas City, 539, 600; st. |
Louis, 1913 0o0; Cincinnati, $4,000; Mil. |
waukee, 14O. 600; Indianapolis, 5000;
Cedar Rapids, 124, 900; Cleveland. 1900.
A FIRE at Marinette, Wis, on the 9Th,
resulted in a loss of $751; 900, upon which |
there was an insurance of $27, 800. Ste
phenson's Bank, the Marinette Eagle of
flee, two clothing stores, jewelry store,
drug store, Post-office and several offices !
and small establishments were destroy ed. /
COMMANDER WILDEs of the Yantic in .
forms the Navy Department that he sail |
ed on the 7th from Colon for New Orleans. |
He also reports that he seize one of |
the Panama Railroad Company's vess els |
which the revolutionists had captured |
and were using and returned it to its |
owners.
THE Post-office Department received |
on the 4th that F. B. Dunton, |
just appointed Postmaster at Center Lin
colnvilIe, Me-, was in Portland Jail, serv- |
ing a term of eight months for embezzle-
ment. As he has two months more to put |
in, the people at Lincolnville want to
know what to do about it.
QUITE q sensation was caused n the |
Smith court martial on the 9th, when in