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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24
From Elm Grove.

ELM GROVE. Dec. 10th, 1885.
Ed. Regtster-As we notice you are very
kind TO print the correspondence from the
few items from this locality.
Thewriter of these items holds forth at
the above named place, from 72l to hours
each day, in discharging the duties that de-
volve upon school teacher. A few thoughts
in regard to my school first. This is Dist.
No. t3), Township No. (35), Range (3), in
the extreme northern part of the county,
The patrons of the District have a months
term of school. The enumeration of the
District is % scholars; of those attending
school between the ages of 6 aud 20 years
there are, males, %; females, 10. Total en-
rolllnent, Al. One half of the term expired
the 2Sth ult. Whole number of days attend
ed by all pupils during the 8 months, 1910;
average daily attendance, during the 8
months, % 1876; average number Of days
attended by each pupil during the months,
80 5-21. Number of days taught during the
months, 50. The attendance the first two
months was regular, but the third month
and up to the present time, the attendance
has been irregular. Parents neglect tehd.
ing their children to school regularly. Yhey
do not learnias fast as they think they ought,
consequently the teacher has to bear the
blame. The Board of Directors have not
visited the school so far. Why? I cannot
tell. What is school law! II mistake not,
it says the Directors shall visit the school
once a month. 1t is to be hoped that more
interest will be manifested by the patrons
and Directors, and a better attendance be
for the remainder of the term.
Visitors welcome.
Mr.. Riley Thomas, of Belleview, died the
18th, inst, of Pneumonia.
Health reasonably good in the neighbor-
hood.
Farmers are through gathering their corn,
killing hogs, and are now taking rest.
With the best wishes for the REGISTER,
we will close. %
A. B. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24
IrORton Lecture Bureau

Programme of Ironton Lecture Bureau for
Tuesday night, December 10Th, 1886:
1st. Music.
I'd. Wealth the Cause of National Decay.
A lecture by j. B. Walker.
Sd. Discussion of Lecture.
4th. Reading, by Mrs. Salsberry.
9th. Music.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24
Personal.

Mr.. Logan and wife, Belleview, were in
Ironton Monday.
Mr.. Target, st. Louis, was in Ironton Sum
day.
Gus. Moser is expected home Thursday.
Jim Reyburn went to Belleview Sunday.
Mr.. Bunting, St. Louis, was in Ironton
Friday.
Miss Alice Hansburo, Kentucky, is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. G. B. Nall.
A. P. Vance, Iron Mountain, was in Iron
ton Tuesday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24

80 IL Schultz and try hi
EarssT imported boss pail
a. ale. 1t is the Dos.
Ia 80 a9 drink.
rsEEs2 Il An English firm
ys5S( = 1851 has begun the man
WS5l4 e. ufacture Of casks
49, and barrels Of steel
They are lighter
than wood and more durable.
If you wish good glass of imported ale
go to the Miners Arms Saloon, kept by Geo
Schultz.
The iron making and manufacturing in.
dustries of the country are every day getting
INTO more satisfactory condition. Furnaces
are going into blast and iron works are start.
ing up. In steel rails the demand is begin.
ming to be felt.
A miners lamp has been invented that
stands an air current Of $50 miles an hour
while former lamps have resisted only from
two to ten seconds.
1t Is reported that the Iron Mountain Min
ing Company are going to open up their
mines more extensively in the near future.
Boys, if you want nice candies for yourself
or your girls, go to the Bonanza Annex and
you can get what you want in that line.
The first shipment of large bulk of steel
from the Vulcan Works at Carondeet was
sent East. New men are daily being added
to the force, and fully 1000 hands will soon
be kept busy day and night.
The total spiegeleisen imported in 1884
was $4,000 tons, and the total ore $4,000.
Seven of the large mines of Marquette and
Menominee ranges, Michigan, have shipped
by lake this season an aggregate of 1908 500
tons of iron ore.
Pig iron amounting to 1900 tons were i'm
ported during the month of October.
ay-day at the Knob last Saturday. sup
pose, to give the boys chance to make ar
rangements for Christmas.
Richard Bolitho has been suspended for
reasons better known to the mine captain.
Bill Williams is running one shift on the
holster in the tunnel.
Julius Divel is running engine ON opposite
shift to Henry Amelung, at the Shaft.
The engine got the upper hand of the en-
gineer last Thursday morning at the shaft
and let the cage with the loaded car back to
the bottom. 1t knocked the cage little out
of shape.
Mr.. Russell did not like the position of
weighmaster, as he did not stick to it long.
Nothing but 5-ton cars are run in No. 2
Tunnel now.
The new corrugated iron engine-room on
the hill is completed and ready for the ma
chinery.
Ip1esume this lay-off won't interfere with
Joe's wedding.
By the looks of the invitations the New
Years Eve Ball. to be given at the Academy
of Music, will be grand affair.
AS Sunday was beautiful day good
many visitors ventured out on the Knob.
August Rieke has caught the boys this
time. He now Keeps the genuine Arsenal
Beer, and 1 never saw such crowd at the
Halfway House before.
There is to be new holster put up on the
lill-the same one that stood on shepherd
Mountain.
The long shute in the 9th stope of tunnel
No. has been re modelled and is ready for
business.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24

For the best and cheapest Stoves in the
world, go to j. Albert's and get Bucks
Brilliant, awarded first Premium Gold Med
al at New Orleans Worlds Fair, 1885. Ev-
cry stove warranted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
NInrchInc ON 0kInhn,na.

ARKANSAS CITY. Kan, March % Gen.
Hatch has just received word By courier
from the Sac ana Fox agency $50 miles
southeast Of hera, thai large body Of col
onists passed that point on the 10Th instant,
en- route to Oklahoma, and that the main
body, consisting Of about $50 persons, were
from Coffeyyille. Kan. Capt Tom Dew5ese
with four companies of the Ninth cavalry is
already scouting in that portion Of the ter
ritory, and a courier has been dispatched to
him to intercept this colony if possible be-
fore it reaches Oklahoma and to turn it
back. Should the colony reach Oklahoma,
it is understood their stock viii not be de
stroyed, hut that they viii be compelled TO
leave, These men left the Kansas line be-
fore President Cleveland Issued his procla-
nation,
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, March 2&-Geu.
Hatch and seven companies Of cavalry are
encamped on ChiLicco cresk, watching the
contumaci1us boomers. Both Hatch and
Maj. Benton. who are Indian fighters Of ex-
Perience, credit the reports that the move
meatS Of the homer have made the indians
uneasy, and Hatch says that if Oklahoma
lands arc invaded by settlers AMI cattle
men, the United State troop, Will have to
protect them from Indians before fall \
scout just in from Camp Russell says the
Chcye1ues on Salt Fork, are holding pre-
limAavy councils and arranging for war
dances, which always precele Cheyenne
declarations Of war.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
BATTLE ON THE HILLS.
FURTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE EN-,
GAGEMGNT NEAR SUAkIM.
The Arabs Fight with stubborn Bravery
but Succumb TO Charge hf the
Irish Iancers-R Retreat OF
the Black Hordcs.

LONDON, March % Special dispatches from
Suakim state that after FIVE hours fighting
the rebels were driven from the Hasheen hills,
and retired slowly toward Tamai They re-
treated in good order, rallying to meet the
repeated charges Of the English cavalry.
They also replied with their Krupp guna
70 the firing of the Gardner field
pieces from the British position.
The credit of dislodging tie rebels
from their tenaeiously held position on the
heights fell to The British marines, whose
forward movement and attack is described
as a brilliant vancouver The battle was
bravely fought on both sides The rebel
loss in killed ana wounded is estimated at
coo The British had forty men killed.
Further accounts Of the battle agree in
stating that the rebels fought with bravery
amounting almost to desperation. The ex-
plot of the marines in driving
them from their advantageous po-
Sid1n under such circumstances is
highly applaudel, Wien the rebels hadsro-
tired to the plain The native Indian regi-
ments we're the fir t to charge, but were in
jaliciously pushed too far in advance of the
main column, and 10y flank movement the
rebels rallied and attacked them from the
| rear, throwing them into confusion. A por-
ton Of the Sikhs were cut off entirely and
being surrounded by Arabs we're mercilessly
| sfearod and their horses hamstrung. The
Bengalese showed better discipline, and
succeeded III rejoining the English. a square
| was then formed, which slowly retired. Tbs
rebels were greatly clated and yelled
furionsly as they threw themselve.
| upon the sides Of the British square. They
finally rogained practically ali the effective
| points from which they had been dislodgei
! but were unable to hold them long. After
some brisk firing on both sides, the British
| artillery FIRE became so precise aud effective
that the enomy suddenly broke and again
| abandoned the hill The English then ed
| vanced, firing steadily. Tie enemy sti
| presented a good front on lie plain, but {
| brilliant charge by the Irish lancers de
| cided tho day in favor Of the British TIL,
| Arabs scattered and retired hurr.e ny upon
! TamGi. while the En.lish retired to tboil
| camp Il is believed that Gen Graham vii
| renew the attack upOn the rebels
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23

join. It is strange thing for republl>
can ex>cabinet officer to have his official
record "ripped up" in this style and the
feelings of Mr.. Teller under the operation
are not to be enyied.
The action of these four heads of de-
partments shows US, then, that the Cleve-
land administration is to be something
else than tame imitator of republican
methods and practices. 1t has too much
vigor and independence In it for that 1t
will think for itself and cOnstrue the laws
for itself. 1t will show that the spirit
and temper of democracy are different
from the spirit and temper of republican
ism, and leave it TO the people to decide
which is the better.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
The NEWS ~ BRIEF


The Oneida community, New York papers
published in the VICINITY say, has virtually
fallen to pieces
1he Cincinnati Enquirer says Carl Schurz
is a candidate for Po-tmastor Poarsons
suoes in New York
Farmers II the Decatur, lis, section re-
port that the prevailing cold weather has
kiiiei the wheat plant.
Business failures for the week number
3l', against 20 Isst week and l92 in the
corresponding period Of 1854
rs high a. $50 head is offered to officers
Of Victoria snd Puget sound steamers to
smusgle Chinese RS the line
Tie Boston Machine Manufacturing Com
pgny's works were burned Friday night, the
loss being $4,000, and insurance sl2J,O00.
Samuel Lszlre, a frenchman, of Chicago,
died Friday from The effects Of hvdrophobia
The deceased was bitten in the hand by a
Newfoundland Cog about two months ago.
The eZtont OF the Gsstitution in Writ and
Pleasant counties, West Virginia, has, it is
said, reached the point that unless aid is ct
once given, deaths from hunger must result.
After an all-light meeting at Omaha,
Neb the Democratic state committee voted
-2l to l9-not 10 accept The responsibility
| e recommending persons for federal
Offices
The receutly-formed roller skating rink as
ISOLATION Of Chicago has adopted q constitu
ton designed to do away with the evils
which are theughtto have rendered skating
Kinks objectionable
Sadie Russell, a little G-year-oll girl Of
STANFORD, Conn, had violent chill Jan.
q and las ben very sick ever since She
did not take mouthrgl Of food from the
time Of the fir attack until last Friday, c
period Of forty-fye days.
In 1860 prcmineut Democrat of Vents
| b9ro, T. Y, took bis cutter to the black
smith shop TO have runners put on it. When
ho learned Of Lncolns election as president
he concluded not 10 take his leigh ride until
the Democracy we're again in She saddle. 1t
was & long wait, but lie has ordered the job
| completed.
a dowry Of $4,000 was given by The
duke OF Bedford to his daughter on the coca
/ sion Of her marriage with Sir Edward
| Malet. The Radical newspapers contrast
the splenlor OF the wedding pageant with
the poverty tricleH condition of the ten
ants who inhabit the slams from which the
noble dul- derives his revenues.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
ADVICE To NOTEHRs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If so,
send at once and get a bottle Of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. Its value is incalculable.
It will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it. II cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant TO the
taste. and is the prescription Of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is foI
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents per bottle.
feb-2S-m-w-s m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
DEMOCRATIC VIGOR.

One thing is clear already-the new
administration at Washington is not 0 be
an imitator Of republican prccedents. 1t
will not do things in certain way merely
because its late predecessors did them
in that way. The new cabinet ministers
are not dcmmies. Bayard, Manning,
Whitney and Lamar have already re-
veaied themselves as men who do tnelr
own blinking, without being content to
tread docielv in the foot steps Of those
who preceded them, and accept as sacred
and lmmutabe all they tud done in their
departments, Mr.. Bayard gave the first
sharp official recognition Of our interests
in Central America hat has been exhib-
tied for more than twenty yeas. and Sees
rotary Whitney supports him by ordering
the Yantic to Port Livlngton, Guatemala,
10 protect the tights of our citizens
against violence by The dictator Barrios
We have a right to infer from this that
our navy is not to go on phiandering in
gay and festive seaports rs it has been
doing for twenty years past, hut is 10 be
put 10 work, even if Its task be only to
display our flag in out Of the way places
and remind the world that there is such
power as the United States
Secretary Manning. OF the treasury. has
knocked off one fungus growth on hi, de-
partment by abohsnng the fraud roll,
as it is called, an organization of spies
and info, mers maintained and paid os-
tensibly to look after differentiation
frauds on the revenue, but really to tap
the custom house in New York for po-
litical and personal advantage. The new
secretary of the treasury. who is himself
New Yorker, understands the fraud
roll business, and knows that it's agents
some of whom are now under trial foi
collision in frauds on the revenue are
more active in instigating and hiding un,
dervaluations than in exposing them.
Mr.. Lamar, too, finds that the interior
department needs reforming, and exhibit:
the capacity to do the work. He is no
willing that it shall remain just as he re
ceived it from the late Secretary Teller
He has already annulled two of the late
secretary's orders, one for giving tn,
backbone land grant of 200. 900 acre
to the New Orleans and Pacific railroad
company, and another throwing open L
settlers the Crow Greek reservation in Da
kota without protecting the Indians on
the farms they have acquired by settle
ment In both these decisions Secretar,
Teller, 1t is asserted, acted with undue
haste, if not in gross disregard of his du-
ty--and.he has his hands full, just nov
in the senate defending them against at
tacks, in which even republican senator
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March - The New
York Ideal Opera company, which jus.
closed q successful engagement III New
Orleans, and was working its way ncrth-
ward, suddenly went e. pieces at Columbia,
Tenn, Thursday night. The company ar
rived, stranded, in Nashville Friday morn
ing. The members GllcSa bad management
and bad faith on the part Of their man.
agar, Roland Barnett He reported busi
ness bad, borrowed the jewelry Of the ladies
OF the party, pawned it and put the money
in his pocket, saying be would repay when
checks arrived from Canada. lie also Dor
rowed money from Nilsson & Walsh, pro
prietors Of Masonic theatre, Nashville, fol
which he has failed to account. Attach
ments were sworn ont, but before they
could be served Barnett skipped the town.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23

Scovill's Sarsaparilla and Stillingia OF
Blood and Liver Syrup will restore per-
feet health to the physical organization.
1t is, indeed, strengthening syrup, pleas.
ant to take, and has often proven itself to
be the best Blood Purifier ever discovered
efiectually curing Scrofula, Syphilitic dis
orders. Weakness OF the Kidneys, Erysi-
pelas, Malaria, all Nervous disorders and
Debility, Bilious Complaints, and all dis
eases indicating an impure condition Of
the Blood, Liver, Kidneys Stomach etc.
1t cOrrecis indigestion, especially when
the complaint is of an exhaustive nature
having tendency to lessen the vigor o.
the brain and nervous system.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
MAcKIN GIVEN MORE GRACE.
Isy the Efforts Of Emery =. storrs His Trip
TO Joliet Is Postponed.


TO Joliet Is Postponed.
CHICAGO, Narch E3-The arguments in
the election conspiracy case vera coEmenced
Friday in the Uli5cd Safes circuit court on
the application OF Defendant counsel for a
writ Of error AMI stay OF the seat nc1 i'm
posed by the district court Henry "
Thomson presented the case FOR the defend
ants, and James r. Doolttle replied briefly
On the part Of the government With
out finishing, the court was adjourned
until 10 o'clock Saturday morning
When court was called Saturday mora
ing, Emery A. Storrs aro,e E, and address
ing Judge Gresham, stated that it had come
t. his knowledge that there was a scheme
on foot to rush Macliin and Gallagher to tire
Joliet panitentisry Oh the noon train. This
contemplated proceeding he character
izad ms extraordinary, The c5nsumma-
ton OF The plot he said he should
consider a publ; sandal Justice de-
manded nothing of that kind. It snaeked
OF persecution. Nj. SsorGs appealed to Judge
Gresham 10 step between his clients AMI tie
p3nitantiary. Gresham seemed TO be quite
surprised at the turn affairs had taken, and
! said that lie was poWerless tostay the execu-
| ton Of the sentence imposed in the district
colrt
Judge Bloigett wasnsxt appealed to aud
( granted a stay until next Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
Morn Cold NYcat1nr.

EAsToN, Pa. March -&-Frlday night
was the coolest Of the soas,t. The Delaware
was frozen from shore 30 shore, the frs,
time tais wiator
GoUNr WAsmNGroy. y. H, March %
\ 3ecr,3c storm prevail! / Friday night The
wind vas from jhe northwest, ana had We.
locity e 100 to 40 miles ma hour The Their
monster sgis,rrai 5 below zero Saturday
morning.
CEETEALIA, E.i-., Glrrh % Until Satur
day the weather This month has becn very
nice, scarcely any rain or snow having
fallen, and the streets have become dry auJ
fine. Il BEGAN showing early in the morning
and continued till the afternoon without ces
satioG, though the fail was not very heavy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
Other ccraacretions.

BELbEFoNTE, Pa, March 2&-Fre broke
out Friday evening IN the Brockerhoif house
stables. anl communicated to half dozen
small buildings which were totally destroyed
Later another frs was discovered in
the grocery store Of Bauer & Son which de
atroyed McCure's saddle shop, Rcyro'c',
two frame buildings, Slang.ers block csu-
tanning Browns grocery store, pool-rooGl.
and opera house and restaurant, and Ray
nold's opera house building Total los
about tia 900; mostly covered by insurance
Boston. March 9L-A Ere in the store
house OK ths Continental sugar refinery in
South Boston, which apparently caught
from the sparks Of the Boston machine
shops and which blazed and sInoulderei Tor
hours before being discovered, broke ont at
3:2 Saturday morning, after the en-
s.nes hat quenched the first fire AMI
returned to their quarters. The store-hoase
was burned to the ground The loss is as.-
mated a. s25, 900.
A tenement house near by, owned by
Thomas Cornell, and occupied by six fami-
lie. comprising sixteen adults and ten chill
drsH, caught FIRE and was totally consumed
The tenants escaped in their night clothing.
One Of them, an invalid woman of 20 years,
was badly hurt in the les during removal
81. JoHS's Mich, March 23-1he Union
school house here erected at 6 cost of SIS
000, burned Saturday morning.. The fire is
supposed - have caught from sparks fall
ing from the chimney upon the roof.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
The Iowa Additionally rrsnb,c.

DEs 3io!Mzs, Iowa, Narch 2S-The ar
chives Ct the state auditors Office have been
removed 10 the new capitol unIer the direc.
ton Of the governor, Alr, Brown has served
notice on the postmaster 10 deliver no mail
addressed to him rs state auditor to any per.
son but himself This viii stop al communi-
cations from reaching the office, AMI en-
barras5 business for time Il is IN.
derstOod that Brown viii open
another Office and 60 ahead as state auditor
he has served notice on the stats treasurer
20 Pay no warrants unless issued by him.
Mr. Catt3lrs attorneys proposed to Brown
that he would 50 on and make a report to
the governor OF n full accounting 0.
the financial affairs Of his Office, as required
by law, the order OF suspension would b. re
voked. The state treasurer viii rocorniz
CattelIs authority as anl-tor. The mi.iti.
was dismissed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
DEATH RATHER THAN DISGRACE

Man of Respectable Percentage Is Ar.
rested for Horse Stealing and Attempts
Suicide.
URBAEA, Ohio March % fine horse
was stolen Friday night from the barn Of
ex-County Commissioner Runyan, Of
Mutual, and Saturday morning, when the
discovery was made, Runyan and some of
his friends started in pursuit of the
thief and animal They came upon
the objects of their search: at Quincy
Shelby county about twenty miles north
west of this city. where the horse was being
shoi The thief was immediately arrested
by the marshal OF Quincy and brought to
this city by that official and Mr.. Runyan.
he was lodged in the city prison, and after
being incarcerated, shot himself in the back
of the head with pistol which he had SO
skillfully concealed that it escaped dstse-
ton when be was searched Medical aid was
summoned, and at a late hour
the man was ftill alive, He gave his
name as Robert Mcclure, and said
he lived near Troy, onie Communication
with the authorities of tiat place ELECTED
A., '-'f'.~'a4i,s' that Mcclure comes of an
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23

excellent family. 1t is, therefore, supposed
he preferred to kill himself rather than I'M
dergo tho disgrace attending trial and pun
ishment. 1t is also learned that Mcclure has
been engaged for several months
past with a gang Of horse-thieves,
who have carried out their opera
tons systematically. MoCiure's part has
been TO dispose of horses stolen from farm
ers. On the way TO this city Mcclure
pleaded TO be released, and offered his Gus
todians a gold watch and $500 for bis re-
lease, the money TO be procured by accom-
panging him to Troy, where lie claimed 10
have influential friends who would pay well
to have the matter hushed up He gave the
names OF several officials of Miami
county as being among his friends. 1t is
believed his arrest VIII lead 10 the breaking
up Of gang in which he worked.