Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-19

CHINESE merchants of New York have
addressed letter of thanks to President
Cleveland for his efforts to protect their
race.
A GREAT fire swept through the resi-.
dence portion of Galveston, Tex, on the
morning of the 18th, burning over an area
of 100 acres, destroying 400 houses, aud
rendering thousand families homeless.
The loss win reach over s., 100000.
SIDNEY DILLON has subscribed 81 900 to
the Grant monument fund, and Jay Gould
gave his check for $1,000 for the Galveston
sufferers.
J. d. PALMER, a mail agent was arrest
ed at New Orleans on the 18th for robbing
the mails.
EX-SENATOR SHARON died at his home
in San Francisco, Cal, ON the 18th, sur
rounded by his family and friends.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN BEN FRANKLIN, of
Kansas City, Mo-, will go as Consul to
Callao, Peru.
HowARD's cotton mills al Bolton, En-
gland, burned on the 18th.
A BOILER exploded in Touring mill at
Hopkinsville, KY, ON the 18th, killing
three persons.
FAILURES in the United States for the
seven days ended the 18th numbered 227; ;
for the year to date, 1927.
The Toronto, (Ont.,) Sentinel, an Orange
paper, violently opposes communication OF
Riel's sentence.
THE efforts of the sculptors to get plas-
ter cast of John McCullough's face were
highly successful.
REPORTS are in circulation that Russia
intends to withdraw her consuls from Bull
garia.
THE President, it is stated, will make the
silver question one of the principal fea-
lures of his message.
A DIVORCE has been pronounced between
Nine. Nicolini and NJ. Nicolini, by the
French courts. Now Nicolini's heart will
go piti-pat-ti.
EDWARD CoFFEY was convicted at Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the 18th, of murder in the
first degree for killing John Evans in Au-
gust last.
THE Grand Rapids (Mich.) Furniture
Company's factory fell on the 18th, killing
Henry Epping and seriously injuring three
others.
Rev. Mr.. HICKS, Guiteau's spiritual ad'
wiser, was awarded one cent damages in his
libel suit against the Washington ID. c.
| Star.
DETECTIVE A NJ. POUND, Of Omaha
| Neb., was convicted of manslaughter on
| the 18th for killing James Griffin, who
| robbed the Treasury of Nebraska last Feb
ruary.
| THE Paris municipal authorities have
| adopted a resolution in favor of the am
nesty of political prisoners.
PARsoN Downs and Mrs. Taber were
held in $500 bail each to appear at the Su
preme Criminal Court at Boston, Mass, or
| the charge of adultery.
AT a meeting of the Minneapolis (Minn.
millers and the st. Paul railway officials
on the 18th the latter declined to reduce thu
tariff on flour and wheat.
THE steamer Arthabaska arrived at Over
Sound, Ont, on the 18th, with the bodie
| of two of the victims of the Algoma disas
| ter.
| STEPHEN C.WILsoN, of Indiana, has suet
the indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield
Railroad for $4,000 damages for KILN!
his wife and daughter.
THE Vienna National Press is publishin;
| in serial form ''Austria and Hungary il
| Word and Picture' under the personal di
| rection of the Crown Prince Rudolph.
1t is announced that the souvenirs givel
| John Mccullough by citizens of New ork
| Memphis and st. Louis are missing and
| are supposed to have been stolen.
DURING a heavy storm on the morning
of the 18th, Frank johnson and his wife
living eight miles from Hopkinsville, KY
! were killed and their child fatally injured
THE Treasury Department last week pur
chased 10000 ounces of silver for deliver.
at the Philadelphia and New Orleans minis
THE health officers of Montreal were re
pulsed twice on the 18th while attemptin
to remove a smallpox patient from tn
house of one Danpierre. A crowd gath
cred and pelted the officers with rotten ap
pies, eggs and stones. Warrants were is
sued for the arrest of Danpierre and th
| rioters.
MEssRs. BARBER and Marsden, director
| of the Great Eastern Steamship Company
are charged in court with fradulently OF
tanning 5000 from the New Orleans FL
| hibition in connection with the Great Eas
| ern.
GENERAL FARNswoRTH has finally an
positively declined the Marshalship of th
} District of Columbia.