Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-26
THE Thomas block at Brazil, Ind, burned

THE Thomas block at Brazil, Ind, burned
on the 10Th. Loss, So, 900.
The Grannis block was nearly destroy ed
by fire in Chicago on the 10Th. The loss Is
very heavy.
In a wreck on the Virginia Midland Road
on the 10Th, caused by a collision, several
persons were killed, the cars set on fire,
and both trains were burned.
The Medical Record, of New York, cor
reefs the sensational reports about the
sickness of General Grant.
PHILADELPHIA was visited by disas-
trous conflagration on the 10Th. A num-
Der of stores and warehouses were de-
stroyed, involving loss of 100000.
SIX hundred cattle were sold at Superb or
City, Wis, on the 10th, to an Englishman
for $4,000. They will be shipped to En-
gland.
Mr.. GLADSTONE declares that the policy
of the British Government to evacu ate
Egypt eventually remains unchan ged.
A BILL has been filed at Pittsburgh, Pa,
in view of the recent explosions, asking
an injunction to restrain natural gas COM
panies from bringing gas into the city.
JONATHAN J.. WRIGHT, ex-Assoca ate
Justice of the South Carolina Supreme
Court, and the only colored man who
ever held the office in that State, is dead.
SINCE the fall of Khartoum and the
death of General Gordon, the British
Government have deemed it expedient
to change the whole plan of the SoudaD
campaign.
THREE THOUSAND Golfers are on strike
in the coal mines at Mons, Belgium.
70 of H,1r To
burned on the Goth. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $40, 900.
Ell MAHDI is said to be making arrange
ments for heavy attack upon the En-
glish.
AT Sturgis, Mich, on the Goth, an at
tempt was made to blow up a building
with an Internal machine.
GENERAL SIR HERBERT STEWART, who
was wounded at the battle of Abu Kela
wells, is reported dead.
THE Bessemer steel production in the
United States last year was seven per
cent. behind that of 1888.
THE Marvin Safe Company's factory, a
huge eight-story building in New York,
was destroyed by fire on the Goth. Loss,
nearly $500, 900. Over 200 men are thrown
out of employment.
THE Prince of Wales addressed and re-
viewed the Third ttalion of the Gren-
they were about to start for Suakim. The
Queen sent an autograph letter.
The Mansion House at Boston was dam
aged $4,000 by fire on the Goth.
A BOTTLE Of gunpowder was exploded
ON the , TIL at the entrance to the Italian
Parliament. No one hurt.
Tt III,
British rever>es in the Soudan, and one
of them hopes that success may shine
upon Ell Mahdi's banners.
THE Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrews-
bury, Eng, has issued pastoral letter
in which he denounces dynamiters as
"pests, scourges, enami s of God and man,
and assassins striking in the dark"
ROSWELL MILLER has been appointed
general manager of the Chica 90, Mil
& st. Paul Road, vice S. S. Mer-
rill deceased. Jos. Tucker has been ten
dered the position of assistant.
THE British Government has become so
alarmed at the situation in the Soudan
that the reserves are to be sent out to as
sist General Wolseley.
IT is now said that the President elect,
by including Mr.. Bayard, intends to give
The South three members of the Cabinet.
JAY RIX, of Cleveland, O., whose wife
eloped with skating rink man,
VOWS that he will follow the cou pie and
kill the man.
AN engine on the Iron Mountain Road
exploded on the Goth, killing Engineer
Kline. and probably fatally injuring Fire
nan Fred Smith.
GENERAL BUTLER, who had to retire at
rom Gubat, is intrenched at Abu Klea
wells finding the enemy in too strong
orces to continue his retrogade movement
without serious hazard.
In an accident to an Ohio & Mississippi
train near North Vernon, Ind,
IN the Goth, Mr. Edrige, of Jefferson,
Tex, and one other person were killed,
and a number injured.
REPORTS from Korti declare that the
Mahdi is bolstering the spirits of his fol-
overs by heralding British defeats.
THE Illinois Legislature took additional
ballots for United States Senator on tn
,0th but made no choice.
THE coke pool of Pennsylvania has been
signed by all the parties intere sted.