Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

Territory.
WEDNESDAY, the nth, was observed as
holiday at Boston, being the anniversary
OF the battle of Bunker Hill
QUEEN VICTORIA arrived at London from
Balmoral on the 18th, and proceeded to
Windsor Castle.
FRENCH papers show fierce hatred to-
ward the late Prince Frederick Charles, Iof
Prussia.
The well-known poet, Richard b. Stod-
dart, of New York, goes as Consul to
Athens.
A POWDER magazine in Pueblo, Col,
was blown up on the 18th by a man shoot
ing with rife at a mark on the door.
RUMoR says the naval board appointed
to test the Dolphin recommend the rejec-
ton of the vessel.
RUSSIA regards the Conservative ascend
ancy in England with suspicion and dis
pleasure.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw was elected Presi-
dent of the New York Central
NJ. BoURKE will replace Roustan as
Minister from France to Washington.
J. j. COREY, of st. Louis, Mo-, was Sc
riously injured in a stage runaway acci-
dent at San Angelo, Tex, ON the 18th.
A FRENCH mission will go to Spain to
study the origin and progress of the
cholera epidemic.
AFFAIRS are improving at Plymouth,
Pa The relief committee announce that
no more money is needed.
THE Treasury Department purchased
go, 600 ounces of silver for delivery at the
Philadelphia mint, to be coined into silver
dollars.
Of fho in
Plymouth County, Iowa, give two men
and a child kille ed and a number of per-
sons more or less seriously injured. I'm
mense damage was done to stock and
crops, many orchards being irreparably
ruined.
INSURANCE companies and societies in
carried policies, doubt his death in Chat
ham, Ont, and insist on proof.
IT is stated that NJ. Roustan, present
French Minister at Washington, will be
given the Chinese mission, replacing NJ.
Patenotre at Pekia.
EX-SENATOR JAMES N. NEsM1rH died
at his country place, D eery, Polk County,
Ore, at noon on the 18th.
LOCAL Eastern passenger agents in Chi
cago met and agreed to abolish commits
retain one depot ticket Office for each line.
The President has amended rule 10 of the
Civil Service Commission so as to include
deputy Naval Officers and deputy Sur
veyors of Customs in the class of office
exempt from examination.
THE Michigan Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
ERNoT REDBURG, an ex-Mexican war
Al
Grand Army of the Republic in the United
States died at the Sisters Hospital, at
Vancouver, W. T., on the 18th.
Ex-senator Roscoe CoNKLING will sail
for Europe on the Goth. He is going to
visit Carlsbad for his health, which has
been sacrificed to hard work as a lawyer
since he left the Senate.
RACINE, WIS, has a mad dog care, and
has it bad.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL is spoken of
for the Presidency of Cornell University.
FRANCE will send reinforcements to
Madagascar.
FERDINAND Wards case at New York
was again postponed on the 18th until the
22d.
The English Court has gone into mourn
ing for Prince Frederick Charles, of Prus-
STA
YORK, ENG, was shaken up by earth
quake shocks on the 18th.
JOHN Q. TAFTs, Indian Agent at Union
Agency, Indian Territory, has resigned.
JOE BARBOUR and Horace Terrill were
hanged for murder at Charlottesville, Va,
on the 18th. Barbourconf essed.
THE resignation of the members of the
Italian Ministry were sent to King Hum
bert on the 18th.
A FREIGHT and passenger rate war is
being waged at Louisville, KY, on roads
to the East.
IT is said that Mr.. Parnell will visit
America to raise funds for the campaign.
The American Train Dispatchers' Asso-
citation was in session at Denver. Col, on
the 18th and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year.
THE Southern Pacific Railway Company
will dispense with the services of several
important officers, economy in running
expenses being absolutely necessary.
A HUNDRED miners were killed by an
explosion of fire damp in the Pendlebury
coiliery near Manchester, Eng, on the
18th.
A PHILADELPHIA company has sent
schooner to Vigo, Spain. to attempt to
raise treasure sunk there in 1902.
GENERAL WESLEY MERRITT is to be
from West Point to a new
field of duty.
THE labor strike at Brunn, Austria, is
spreading, though the riots have been
GEO. A. PYERs, for whipping his wife
in Baltimore, was sentenced on the 18th
10 receive fifteen lashes and to be confined
four months in Jail.
THE sunken dredge in the Suez Canal
has stopped traffic and caused enormous
oss to shipping interests.
The French dispatch boat Renaud foun-
Tered during a cyclone in the Indian
Ocean and 127 lives were lost.
AARON 8. GOTHAM, of New York, has
been appointed chief of the special exam
nation division of the Pension Office,
" Washington.
A coLoRED man and an Italian had
difficulty at Evansville, Ind, on the 18th,
over a bottle of whisky and mortally
each other.
GENERAL CACEREs, with 400) men, is
exported near Lima, and a battle with the
government tr oops is imminent.
THE acrimonious expressions of the
French newspapers on the death of Prince
Frederick Charles have greatly irritated
the Germans in Paris.
BERNARD MAGooNAUGH, an armless vet
Gran of the ordnance service, has been
designated by the Secretary of the In
terror as custodian of the Detroit arsenal
at Dearborn, Mich, vice j. A
Patrick, resigned.
1T is rumored that General Alfred
Pleasonton will be appointed Governor of
the Soldiers Home at Hampton. Va, to
succeed the present incumbent.