Iron County register., 1885-04-23

grntl Gonutg 8egister
BY ELI d. AXE.
IRONTON, MISSOURI.
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.
GENERAL DE LIsLE telegraphs that th'
Chinese attacked the French after notice
of the cessation of hostilities.
THREE columns of British troops wer.
to move on the 18th in the endeavor to cap
ture Osman Digna at Deberet.
THE Niagara reservation bill, which pro
vides for free park around the falls, hal
passed the New York Legislature.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, New IorR
paper says, wants it understood that his
Cabinet accepted for the full term.
THE British Government decided to pur-
chase four more steamers similar to the
America and will equip them as cruisers
THE clerical forces of the Government at
Washington are said to be doing more
work than ever before in the history Oh
man.
IT is semi officially announced at Paris
that bismarck offered to arbitrate for the
settlement of the dispute between hussia
and England.
FrrJ. particulars of the terrible scenes
at AspiuwaIl and Panama have been re-
ceived at Washington. Uncle Sans ma
rines did much toward putting down the
revolt
SIR PETER LUMsDEN has occupied a
strong position at Tirapul. He is believed
now to be able to prevent the Russians
from attempting a coup de main In the dl-
rection of Herat.
THE Royal Clan OF the Scottish Clans
met at Cleveland, o., on the 16ta, and Il.
r. Scott, of st. Louis, No., was elected
Royal Chief, and j. c. Dodds, of st. Louis,
Royal Secretary.
THE Gar informs England, through an
ambassador, that war would be most de-
plorable to both countries, and hopes an
arrangement of the present difficulties
may be brought about.
THE steamship Alert, of the Greely re-
lief expedition, will be taken from New
York to Halifax, where she will be re-
turned to the English Government with
the thanks of Congress.
Ex-SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN's con-
tiition was unchanged ON the 14th. All
through the day and evening he lay in a
state of stupor, and was unable to take
the slightest nourishment.
An evening paper of Chicago declares
that after Carter Harrison receives the
certificate of election as Mayor he will re-
sign, as he does not want to be subjected
to the expense of contest.
JUSTICE ANDREW WYLIE, of the United
States Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, has notified the President that
he desires to be placed on the retired list
Justice Wylie is seventy-one years of age.
PERMISSION was granted the colored en-
ployes of the War Department to be abb
sent on the 18th to participate in the eman-
cipation celebration. The time will be de-
Quoted from their thirty days leave of
absence
Irwas rumored in Washington ON the
18th that Captain Howgate, the fugitive
signal Office embezzler, had been seen on
the streets of the city. Detectives were
on the lookout, but they regarded the re-
port as q hoax.
DURING the royal parade at Cork on the
18th the Nationalists Kissed and made
hostile demonstrations. Loyalists fol
lowed and cheered to the utmost extent
OF their lung capacity. One Jealous Ma
tionalist threw a vegetable at the royal
carriage.
RED CLOUD. the indian chief, and the
notorious Indian Agent McGilllcuddy, will
have a war dance in the Interior Depart
ment in Washington in a few days, and
will try to scalp each other. Red Cloud is
awaiting the arrival of his victim, who is
on his way.
FIFTY-THREE gold deposits, amounting
to 1880 ounces, were IN a ie in the Helena,
Mont, assay office up to March 31st, 1884.
Up to March 31st, 1885, 169 deposits were
made, amounting to %, 507 ounces, show
ing an increase over 1884 for the same Pc
riod of 10, AT ounces.
THE office of the Buffalo IN. W Express
was totally destroyed by fire on the even
ing of the 10th, caused by the carelessness
of the porter in lighting one of the lamps
in the composing There were many
narrow escapes, but no loss of life. Loss
about $3.50, 900.
A TELEGRAM from Santa Fe on the 14th
announced shooting scrape on a train,
and it was thought that a young English
man who acted in a mysterious manner,
and who somewhat answe s the descrip-
tion, may be Maxwell, charged with the
Southern Hotel crime at ST. Louis.
THE Supreme Court of the United
ence to the liability of MARI led woman
for certain debts contracted by her hus-
band, nominally as her trustee, and holds
that the wife is not responsible unless she
contracted the debts in her own behalf.
Ex-GovERNoR HUBBARD of Texas and
Mr.. Rufus Magee, of Indiana, the newly
appointed United States Ministers to Ja-
pan and Norway and Sweden, were at the
State Department on the 18th and received
their instructions. The former will leave
for his post of duty the early part of May.
0