Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-02

Sron Goautg &egister
by ELI ID. AXE.
IRONTON, MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
TIE total loss by the Buffalo fire, on tn g
night of the 18th was $4,000, including
Music Hall, valued at 100000.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON is reported to
be recovering from his recent illness, and
will return home in a few days.
THE propeller Michigan, after being ice
bound in Lake Michigan for four weeks,
sank. She was valued at $165,0OO.
TIE uperfluous horses and carriages
belonging to the Interior Department were
sold at public auction on the eth.
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THE Ordnance Department at Chatham,
England, has been ordered to ship to In
dia all the Martini Henry rifles available.
THE Government of Burmah is sending
1000 camels to India to be used in the
transport service of the Afghan frontier.
The body of the late DR.. Carl Lued g.
king, of st. Louis, Mo-, was incinerated at
the Lancaster (Pa-) crematorium on the
9th.
THE opinion prevails at Constantinople
that if war is commenced between En-
gland and Russia it will extend to the
Black Sea-
IT is semi-officially announced at Paris
that Bismarck offered to arbitrate for the
settlement of the dispute between Russia
and England.
On the second ballot for United States
Senator in the Illinois Legislature on the
18th, Logan rece we'd 100 votes. None but
Republicans voted.
The Congressional apportionment bill
passed the Pennsylvania Senate on the
26.h. 1t gives nineteen Republican and
nine Democratic districts.
IT is a CROWN impression in New YORK
that many of the European war reports
circulated on the Stock Exchange are
manu- facuured in that city.
THE British War Department has or
dered 4,0O0, 100 pounds of canned beef from
one Chicago firm, and 5,40O,OO0 pounds
from another house of that city
JUDGE GRESHAM granted a writ of error
in the cases of Mackin and Gallagher, the
Chicago politicians convicted of election
frauds, and they were admitted to bail.
GENERAL GRAHAM expected on the 23d
to reach Tamai within few hours, and
proposed to give Osman Digna battle as
soon as possible. The latter had $4,000
men.
In the case of the United States vs.. the
San Jacinto Tin Company, involving
nearly Il ,0oO, 900, decision was rendered
at San Francisco ON the 23d in favor of
defendant.
A COMMITTEE from the Civil Service AS
ISOLATION of Baltimore, Nd, on the oath
presented Secretary Manning the resolu-
tions protesting against the appointment
of Eugene Higgins
The President has nominated General
Joseph E. johnson, of Virginia, for Com
missioner of Railroads, and Hon. Norma n
j. Colman, of st. Louis, Mo-, for Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has recommended changes in several cleo
ton districts, and it was expected the
President would nominate a number of
collectors of internal revenue before ad-
journment of the Senate.
WIN. NEAL, the last of the Ashland muir
derers, was executed at Grayson, KY, on
the 9th. He protested to the last that he
was innocent, AMI there are many who
are inclined to the belief that Justice has
not yet found the true culprits.
THE reported serious illness of the First
Assistant Postmaster General, Malcolm
Hay, is unfounded. Mr.. Hay is at his
home in Allegheny settling up his private
affairs, prior to his departure South. His
health is better than for months.
A. a. KENDALL, Postmaster at st. Paul,
Neh. has been arrested by Inspector Steen
on the charge of defalcation, amounting
to between 81 900 and s., o0J. Kendall is a
brother of the ex-C Commissioner OF Public
Lands and Buildings of Nebraska,
THE Texas Legislature passed the bill
to bring suit for forfeiture OF fran chse
against all railroad companies which
have obtained control of competing or
parallel lines by purchase of lease or 9TH
erwise in violation of the Con stitution.
THE artillery, mounted police and VOL
unteers of Winnipeg, Man., are being hur-
ried forward to Prince Albert and Carl ton
to suppress the Saskatchewan half breeds
and Indian uprising. The situation there
is critical. Serious trouble is imminent.
refused to sign the bill amending the Con-
stitution, whereby the railroads would be
taxed two and half per cent of their
gross earnings, instead of being taxed on
their property in the ordinary manner.
THE Commissioner of Pensions has is
sued an order directing that for the pres
emit, until the mass of business before the
board of review is disposed of, members of
that division of the Pension Office shall
begin work at $50 a. M. and finish at 3
p. m.
E. E. BRYANT, of Madison, Wis, the
new Assistant Attorney General of the
Post-office Department. was in consulta-
ton on the 18th with Mr. Freeman, the in
bant Of ha offica in tl,f tho 10