Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

The "Mikado," Gilbert and Sullivan
fastest operate success, is having a sue
cessful run in st. Louis. 1t is presented
by Ford's Opera Company at Ukrig's
Cave.
VIM. Nash, serving a ten-years' sem
tence for murder, was released from the
jefferson Penitentiary on a writ of habeas
corpus.
2. D. Wash burn, Justice of the Peace,
has sued the ST. Joseph Herald Company
for $50. 900 for libel
Governor Marmaduke vetoed the selec-
tion of the Kansas City site for the branch
Penitentiary.
Louisiana, few nights ago, and loaded
the safe so heavily with powder that the
explosion awakened the whole town.
w. A. Morgan, alias j. T. Hunt, who
was char ged with writing indecent letters
to Mrs. West at SedaIia, had a jury trial
and fine of ten dollars was assessed
against him. He was sent to Jail.
Mr.. Clarence Vivon and Miss Jennie
Warren were married at Higgins vile, La
fayette County, a few days ago. Mr..
Vivion is City Attorney at Higginsville,
and his bride is the daughter of Elder j..
-. " dTTeH, d pTOLuiuoub minister tHoTes
The popular belief that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place was con-
tradicted at Lexington a few days ago,
lightning striking the dome of the Central
Female College. 1t was pretty badly
splintered, but no serious damage was
done.
Governor Marmaduke has ordered ma
tional salute to be fired at Jefferson City
Al Is
The citizens of Sedalia have offered SUBJ
stantial inducements for the holding OF
the First Regiment encampment in the
vicinity of that city.
Emmett King has been held for trial a,
Ssdalia on the charge of grand larceny Of
$4,000 from the Sedalia Savings Bank.
Other charges are pending.
Frank NJ. Brown, reporter of the Supreme
Court, now has the eightieth volume of
reports out, the Gig hty first in press, and
is working on the eighty second. He has
voluntarily increased his own labor by in
sertng synopses of the briefs filed in all
cases wherein decisions are published.
When he received the appointment last
winter, Mr.. Brown fou nd the reporter two
years behind the court, but is gradually
catching up.
Chris John, a laborer, at a farm near the
asylum at st. Joseph, was Frustrated by
heat a few days ago while driving a
wagon. 1t was thought he could not re-
cover.
DR.. and Mrs. Austin were arrested in
st. Louis on a charge of uttering counter
felt coin, and a search of their room dis
closed about $400 in bogus dollars and a
set of implements used in making them.
In professional parlance tn ey were caught
''dead to rights.''
Governor Marin aduke has designated
Colonel Robert McC ullough as agent for
Missouri to confer with the Governor of
Wyoming with reference to removing
quarantine established by that Territory
against Missouri cattle.
The Mexican editorial excursionists,
who were to have been entertained by the
st. Louisans on their return trip, took
umbrage at some rather pointed utter.
ances Of the daily papers of st. Louis and
declined to be entertained.
The effects of the recent hot spell have
been quite serious in st. Louis, the death
rate from sunstrokes going as high six
day. The refreshing showers of the
latter part of the week were highly ap-
preciated after fourteen days of toridity
ranging from % to 102 degrees.
There was not a theater in the State
outside of st. Louis before the war, while
now there are one hundred.
Michael Hallahan, laborer died few
days ago at Kansas City police station,
whittier he Ahad been carried from the
Mound City House, where he was over
come by the excessive heat He was
stranger, about thirty years of age.
The Kansas City street railways have
sustained serious losses in stock during
the recent heated term.-
Policeman Hugh Stewart, of st. Louis,
figures among the fatal cases of overhead
ing in that city.
The st. Louis Police Board have brought
a hornets nest about their ears by their
order requiring private licensed watch
men to wear a uniform, and to report
daily at police stations. The employers
are indignant, and aver that they will
not submit, or allow their employees to
submit to such an assault upon the rights
of the citizen until such time as the afore-
said Board pays the salaries as we'll as is
sues the orders.
A brakeman on the Chicago & Alton
named j. f. Patton, accidental
ly fell between the cars on the east bound
early freight train, near Higginsville,
Lafayette County, a few days ago, and
was instantly killed, the wheels mangling
him in a horrible manner. He was buried
under the auspices of the Brakemen's
Brotherhood.
There will be an imposing memorial
pageant in ST. Louis on the day of General
Grants funeral, Saturday, the Sth inst.
1t will be participated in by the G. A. r.
Posts, National Guard. regulars and civic
closing with funeral grafton.
John Galpin and E c. Craig, living in
the northern part of ST. Joseph, acct
lentally riddled with fine sho OF the head,
face and left shoulder of a ten-year- old
BOY named Tom Tracy few evenings |
since. Galpin and Craig are neighbors.
md have been bothered bv q cat which |
steals their chickens. They laid in wait |
with shotguns for the feline, and the boy !
coming by at that time, walking in the |
;all weeds, they fred recklessly, think |
ng it was the cat. It was thought the |
BOY would recover, but he was very bad
y shot.
1t is estimated that between $1,000 and |
&, 900 persons will participate in the re-
lnion of Shelby's men at Higginsville on
he 25th. Elaborate preparations are being |
made to make the affair a success.
Where will the branch Pen. go now?
The premium list of the twenty fifth |
ST. Louis Fair has just been pub
ished. There are twenty three depart
nents enumerated in the catalogue. Cat
lie will not be excluded this year and
particular effort is being made to secure a
h avhihit Pram1ma ara off,rad |