Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-05

IRoNToN. MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
The run on the New Haven tConn.) Saw.
ngs Bank terminated on the 9th, $3.50, 200
having been paid out.
THE Baltimore s. Ohio Telegraph Com
pany has reduced rates to Mexico AMI
South American points.
THE Dominion Parliament opened at OF
fawa on the 18th, and the speech of thu
Governor-Generalw was read.
SECRETARY CHANDLER is investigating
the conduct of the officers of the Lancaster
reported to him from Nice, France.
THE arrest of Cunningham, it is thought
sn London will lead to important imfor.
rnation relative to other dynamiters-
A PARIS paper processes to know that
the official report has much understateo
the losses of the British in the Soudan-
A RESOLUTION was introduced in the
Texas House of Representatives on the
10Th, denouncing the London dynamlters
THE French are preparing for concerted
action in Tonquin, and within short
while will have 10000 soldiers in the prov.
ince.
1T is asserted that Italy is ready to send
when the emergency arises, 5000 soldiers
to Egypt to assist in the support of British
authority there.
A BILL was introduced in the Massa
chusetts Senate on the 9th to punish any
one engaging directly or indirectly In dy-
Mantle explosions.
THE majority report of the Resolution
Committee of the Silver Convention a
Denver, COL, advocates the enforcement o
the Bland act to its limit.
THE President, in message on the 18th
furnished the House of Representatives In
formation called for respecting the United
States in the Congo Conference.
THE Post-ofi:ce appropriation bill, a:
completed by the House Committee Oh
Post-offices and Post-roads, provides
total appropriations of So, 1922
THERE is a constantly increasing at.
tendance at the New Orleans Exposition
and visitors are rapidly arriving, most OF
whom will remain until after Mardi Gras.
AN imaginary Internal machine was
found in the hall in front of the British
Consul-General's office, New York, on the
27th 1t was harmless and was simply a
hoax.
SECRETARY CHANDLER has informed the
House of Representatives that when the
United States ship Tallapoosa collided she
was on one of her regular freightlng
cruises.
THE House Committee on Post -offices
and Post-roads has decided to report
favorably the bill to reduce postage on
second-class matter from two to one cent
per pound.
Mr.. RANDALL returned to Washington
on the Goth fresh from an interview with
the President-elect; and Mr.. Carlisle was
on the same day the guest of MIR. Cleve-
land at Albany.
THE will of the late Schuyler Colfax
has been admitted to probate. The estate
is valued at $3.50, 900, unincumbered. Mrs.
Colfax and Schuyler Colfax, Jr., are the
sole beneficiaries.
THE Oklahoma boomers have come to
terms, and have agreed to quit the coun-
try and go over into Kansas rather than
have conflict. General Hatch is with
drawing the troops.
FoR the last quarter of 1884 the sales of
postage stamps, stamped envelopes and
postal cards showed net decrease of
2-1O per cent. as compared with the cor
responding quarter of 1888.
THE run on the Savings Bank at New
Haven, Conn.,, was continued on the Goth.
About 800 accounts were closed on that
day and 100000 paid out. The bank
seemed to have plenty of money.
SECRETARY CHANDLER has ordered the
Pacific squadron to proceed to Ecuador, to
protect an American who is imprisoned
there for completely in the rebellion, and
whose speedy execution is apprehended.
"UN1rEp IRELAND" denounces the recent
dynamite outrages in London as the
work of men who pretend to believe they
can save Ireland by carrying on q CAM
paign against stone walls and stained
glass.
The iron manufacturers of the Mahon-
ing Valley of Ohio and Cleveland are con-
sidering the question of closing down all
their mills from February 10Th to June LIST,
on account of the high price of labor and
the low price of goods.
THE House Committee on Claims has
agreed, by a majority vote, to report to
the House and recommend the passage of
a bill which makes provisions for refund
ing to the various States the amounts paid
by them on account of war taxes.
A BILL was introduced in the New
York Senate on the 26th prescribing severe
penalties for making, dealing in or trans
porting nitro or chlorase explosives with
in the State with intent to use the same
for the injury of life or the destruction of
property.
GENERAL SLoCUM seems to think the
bill for the retirement of General Grant
can be passed if brought up in the regular
form, but it will be difficult matter to
have the rules suspended, and for that
reason the bill may not be reached this
session.
The President gave his annual State
dinner to the members of the diplomatic