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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
THE JUDGE cAvED.
An Experience With . Colored Representa-
tive of the Law.

An Experience With Colored Representa-
tive of the Law.
As we rode out from a town in Mis-
sissippi to view a plantation CONNER
cial traveller for New York house ex-
pressed q desire to go along. He pro-
cured horse and joined the party, and
his company was welcomed. A mile
and half from town we came to a no
tice, posted on board, and everybody
stopped to read it. It was notice of
Sheriff sale, and the colored man who
tackled it up was still on the ground.
The notice was badly written and worse
spelled, and the drummer laughed long
and loud over .scaf'' for calf, s'det'' for
debt, and s'sheruf'' for Sheriff.
What's wrong wild dat notisp'' asked
the colored man in very edgy voice.
ssIt's too funny for anything" was
the reply. s.Some one had better 90 to
SCHOOL,
Oats me. sab. Tn Constable an
I writ dat off. +"
..Oh. you didp Well, I hope the CAT
will be sold.
Eyes, sab. You come along wild me,
sah!''
q with your
Eyes, sab. I rest you, sab:
.sWhat forp'
Contempt Of court, sab, Come
right along III is
s'Wherep"
.'Befo' de Justiss, sab! Wen SEE
about dat caf!''
The drummer was advised against re-
sistance and finally permitted himself to
be taken before colored Justice nearly
two miles from the spot. The Consta-
BILE had picked up colored man on the
way, who made and swore to a COM
plant, and the drummer was duly ar
raigned on the charge, although his
Honor seemed very uneasy about it.
The Colonel acted as counsel for the
prisoner. When the case was ready he
said
s'Your Honor, who is this courtp''
II is, sah," was the dignifed reply.
HAS this man shown any contempt
for youa"
'.No, sab. -
ssThen how can you try him for con.
tempt of courtpn
The old man scratched his head,
opened a law book wrong side up, and
finally replied:
"De prisoner am discharged, but viii
HeV W pay one uOlldT SOStS kA -
ssBut if he is discharged because of
his innocence, where do you get the
right to put costs onto himPn asked the
Colonel.
Where do Ip Why. in de law.
book,
(which onep''
ode one at home.
II take exceptions, your Honor, and
shall carry this case to the Supreme
Court, said the Colonel.
.4Umph! Dat alters de case. De
prisoner am discharged from his fine of
one dollar, an de constable am fined
two dollars for making fool Of hisself
an gettin' dis court all twisted up in a
hard knot afore white folksr'-Detro1
Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
PlIh AND PoINT.

e 80 81 Z, - a s~x.,1nr -
They are making the new styIcs y.
collars so high that before long youns
men Will have 70 stand on tlp gCes ~ SO
amy thing at alk-N Z. urdP".c'
The baseball mans salary Is nence-
forth to be not OR $1,000. we rear
only men with common-school educa-
tions can be obtained for tins sum-
Boston Post
According to q correspondent ''the
Princess Louise Of England writes very
well. This is encouraging. We trust
she reads, too. After while we may
expect to find Processes almost as wen
educated as other people. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The United States has nearly three,
times Is many doctors as England and
nearly four times as many az France in
proportion to the population. Does
this redundancy of doctors in the Unit
ed States account for the small proper
ton of the population p Boston Tran
script.
AT q social gathering on Austin
avenue Hostetter McGinnis, who is q
great swag, said to Miss Esmerelda'
Longcoffin: ..You would not believe,
Miss Esmerelda, what conquests I've
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the Senate on the Sth, after the read
! ing of the journal, the Presidents Mes
sage was delivered by Mr.. Pruden, his
assistant private secretary, and the read
| ing thereof occupied the remainder of the
session......In the House, after the reading
of the journal, the Presidents assistant
private secretary was announced, who
appeared on the floor and delivered to
the Clerk the Presidents annual message.
The Speaker laid the document before the
House, and at the close of its reading the
House adjourned.
A "KETTLE-DRUM7 lie to be given ia
Washington ON the 10th and 10Th in the in
terest of the Garfield Memorial Hospital.
The annual congress of the federation of
organized trade and labor unions began
its sessions in Washington, D. c., on the
Sth.
THE cradle in which President Cleveland
was rocked when an infant an Batavia,
Y, has recently come to light at Pu-
laski, Tenn, under somewhat romantic
circumstances, and the President is anx-
ious to become its possessor.
. BIG volume well of natural gas has
been struck on the property of the Cleve-
land (O.) Rolling Mill Company after Dor.
ing to the depth of a,160 feet. Chief En-
gineer Latimer located it with his witch
hazel wand.
THE defaulting teller of the Farmers
National Bank of Mansfield, o., who re.
turned from Canada on the 18th, disclo sed
the hiding places of the bonds supposed to
have been carried away with him, and the
greater portion have been recovered
WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT, the million.
aire railroad magnate, dropped dead at
his residence in New York ON the after
noon of the Sth.
THE serentieth birthday of the celebrated
painter, Eerzel, was observed in an elab-
crate mana. er at Paris OIL the Sth.
WINTHROP WATSON GILMAN, one of New
Yerk's oldest merchants, died at Gilman
Station, Sullivan County, N Y. He was
born at Wateryille, Me-, in 1893.
THE st. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk Rail-
way was sold in st. Louis on the Sth, under
foreclosure of its first mortgage, for $780,
600 cash. 1t was bid in by John 1. Blair,
of Blairstown, N. j., on behalf of the bond
holders.
VICTORIA MoRosLSaScHILLING has scored
a success in the title role of the opera Of
- Amorita" at the New York Casino.
THE Daisy Roller Mills and the Empire
Mill at Milwaukee, Wis, burned on the
sth, entailing q loss OF $250, 900.
RUMoRs were current in London on the
'th of the resignation of Lord Salisbury.
RETURNS up to p. m. on the sth inf'icat-
ID the election of 324 Liberals, rs C6user-
yatives and IS Nationalists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Four Men Instantly Killed and One Fatally
Injured BY Falling Beam in the Croton
Aqueduct Shaft--A Sickening Sight Pre-
sented BY the Mangled Remains--A Total
of Eight Men Killed Within Two Weeks.
MERRITT's CORNERS WESTMINSTER
COUNTY, N. Y, December 7.-Another
accident is added to the long list that has
already occurred at the works of the new
Croton Aqueduct. 1t occurred early this
morning at Shaft No. 3, and resulted in
the death of four men and probable fatal
injury of the fifth. The men were de-
scending to work in one of the bucket
used for lowering them into the shaft.
The start was made all right, but before
the bucket had descended many feet a
cross beam or "Billy,'' as it is called by
miners, used to steady the bucket, caught
in the shaft and remained fast until the
bucket had almost reached the bottom of
the shaft, when it shook loose and came
crashing down a distance of over one
hundred feet on the heads of the unfor-
tunate man. The following were in
stantly killed: ESsS
Francis Carr, single; residence, Glas-
gov.
Fred Dresser, single, of Yorkshire,
Eng.
Lorenzo Dobbins, married; Hibernian,
n.
Patrick Moran, married; Jersey City,
NJ.
John Boardman, the other unfortunate
man, will probably die of his injuries.
When the cross-beam struck the buck
ct he was knocked out, but in his descent
fell on a shelving constructed near the
bottom and on the side of the shaft.
This, in all probability, saved him from
instant death. When found he was in
semi-comatose state, but soon revived
enough to be able to speak. The extent
OF his injuries has not as yet been ascer-
aimed.
The dead men presented q shocking
sight. Three of them have their heads
crushed out of all semblance to human
beings and but for their clothing their
recognition would be wholly impossible.
They are Dobbins, Dresser and Moran.
OF the four, however, Francis Cars
death was the most horrible When !
struck by the falling beam, he was
knocked from the car and fell headlong to
the bottom of the shaft repeatedly strik-
ing the sides in his descent. His body
was mutilated beyond description, having
been cut into little pieces.
News of the accident spread rapidly
throughout the little village, and created
the utmost CONSERVATION. Hundreds of
villagers gathered around the shaft and
viewed the CHASTITY spectacle of the four
mangled bodies, which were placed side
by side as the remains were collected by
horror-stricken comrades of the unfortu-
nate men. The Coroner has been notified
and will hold an inquest at once.
This makes a total of eight men who
have been killed at the works here within
the past two weeks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
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The Sons of America.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, December 8.-Wash-
sington Camp No. III, Sons of America,
of Norristown, have taken preliminary
steps looking to the liquidation of the
debt resting on the Washington head
quarters at Valley Forge. A committee
has been appointed to cooperate with the
State Camp with the view of having each
Camp in the State give an entertainments
on the 22d of February next, the proceeds
to be devoted to the wiping out OF the
debt and to the memorial fund. The
grand elimination of this step, should it
prove successful, viii be a State and q
National gathering Of the order at Valley
Forge OH next Fourth of July
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
An Annual Saving.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December T.
Mr.. Graves, Chief of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, in his annual re-
port, shows the expenses of the Bureau
during the last fiscal year to have been
1865, 1876; but of this amount 1882, 535 is
charged for executing work for the vari-
Gus bureaus of the Treasury and other
departments. The estimates for the next
fiscal year call for $s16,s9o. The amount
of work, he says, which it is proposed to
produce in 1887 for this sum would have
lost s94o, $50, at the rates which prevailed
In 1885. This annual saving is $124, 49S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
Parneu For Sale.

LONDON, December 8.-The result of
The English balloting is still very even.
The Liberals, according to the latest
fsnres obtained last evening, are two
members ahead of the combined OPPOSE
ton of Tories and Irish. The Liberals
expect to net four more out of the TWEEN
ty-three seats yet to be filed, giving them
a clear majority of six. Already Mr..
Parnell is beginning to hint in interviews
at what price he is willing to give Mr..
Gladstone his support, and make the
Liberal ministry strong enough to defy
any detection in it's ranks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
servia's Danger.

LONDON, December IA dispatch to
the Standard from Vienna says that a
conference on the Servian situation has
been held in that city by Count Kalnoky,
the Austrian Premier, Herr Tisza, the
Hungarian Premier, and other high
officials. After the conference, Count
Kheyenhullermetrich, the Austrian
Minister to Servia, started for Nisch, bear
ing an urgent message to King Milan that
a resumption of the war would bring upon
Servia dangers which even Austria's good
will would be poweriess to prevent.
Prince Alexander was also notified that
Austria win intervene If Nisch is cap
tured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10

AncHDEAcon FARRAR sailed on the 5th
on the steamship Umbria from New York
for England. He has vacant bishopric.
in his eye.
TIE Congressional programme, as an
nounced, contemplated adjournment inn
mediately after the completion of organi-
cation on the It'll. The death of the Vice.
President was to be announced then, and
the House adjourn. On the sth the MEM
bers were to draw their seats and the Pres
dents message then be read.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
Examination of Ward.

NEW YORK, Sept. Ferdinand Ward
was subjected to a long examination to-day
before referee, respecting the checks,
amounting to several million dollars, which
he made out for the firm of Grant & Ward
to the order of WilliamW Warner in settlements
of alleged government contracts. Ward
identified various checks as presented, and
occasionally assisted the counsel in COM
putting the amount of interest which had
been paid. The transactions Inquired into
to-day covered period from December,
1882, to the date of Grant Sc Wards fail
ure last year. On transaction of Dec.
2, 1882, Warner realized a profit
of $21, 600, in thirty days. upon $1,000.
Upon $50. 900 which was paid by Warner
on Feb. 6, he, on March 1, received a
check for $4,000. This was divided up
into eight contracts. Ward was unable to
say why it had been divided up, or who
drew contracts. He supposed there had
been brought to him at his office
by Warner contract for $50, 900 which had
paid $50, 500 in twenty-three days.
Twenty thousand on April 23, 1883, real
lied a profit of $4, Geo a month later
April 26, S27, 600 increased to $33.-
900 on May 13, 1888. On May
10, $4,000 advanced to $4S,-
600 by June Q. A contract for
$4,000 on May 2S, realized profit of
$4,000 on June 2S; payments of $3.50. 750,
on May 3, secured returned check for $270,-
900 on June IL; OH May 1, 1925. 900 real
lied a profit Of $25, 600 month later.
Fifty thousand dollars produced S29, 900
more in short time. The examination
will be continued on Thursday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
Tho Mnil Service.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Supt. Bell Of
the foreign mail service said to-day: There
appears to be systematic course of misrepre-
sentation going through some of the Repub-
lican papers of the country relative to the
actions of the postof1ice department. For
instance, to-day's New York Tribune says
that it takes five days for the mail to reach
Havana from New York. Now, what
are the facts. Under our new arrange
ments we land the mail at Cuba in three
days and a half, or twenty-four hours
quicker than it has ever been
done before. The story originated in
the fact that one mail was delayed because
the steamer broke part of her machinery,
but of course that was no fault of the post
Office department, although in some quar-
ters they would like to hold us responsible
for it. BY the way, Western people will
be interested in knowing that fumigation
of all mail matter for the United States and
from Canada began to-day, under the direc-
tion of the officers of the revenue marine
hospital service. The fumigation will take
place at the nearest statioDto the frontier
on each mail route Everything that can
possibly prevent the introduction Of small
poX into this country through the mails is
being DONE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
IHolIamd Wiu Noe T.iE

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.--James T. Hol-
land, the Texan who shot and killed Tom
Davis on yesterday, was taken to police
headquarters this morning for the purpose
of giving the detective an opportunity of
seeing him. He appeared unconcerned
and seemed to look upon his arrest as a
mere formality. Holland was handcuffed
to detective, and crowds followed them
through the streets. When asked how he
felt, Holland replied, ~Oh, am all right"
He refused to say anything about the affair
beyond the fact that Davis and his pals
had tried to rob him.
Holland was afterward taken before a
police magistrate. ''The" Davis, brother
of the murdered man, told his story, sub
stantially as heretofore given. Holland was
held without bail, and Hill in S., 900 as an
accompGce. He was unable to furnish it.
Both are locked up.
ABILENE, Kan, Sept. ii. J. Holland,
who killed Thomas Davis in New York
Yesterday, was recently saloon man here
and not known as a real estate agent. He
left here about ten days ago in company
with City Marshal Hill, stating they were
bound on some detective business. He has
no family or connections, but has many
friends who fear he has got himself into a
bad ScraDe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
READY FOR CLEVELAND
The White House Purified for the Presi-
dent and Coming Army of Office
Seekers.
Chemical Cranks in Convention at tht
Capital Entertained by the Seed
Commissioner.
Court of Alabama Claims Scandal
Becoming Serious--Other OFF,
cial Corruption.
Foraker Opens the Ohio Campaign
for Himself With a Bloody
Shirt Speech.
Growers NevvIy-Cleaned House

Growers sNeVvIy.CIeaned House.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The executive
mansion has been thoroughly renovated and
is now ready for the reception Of the presl-
dents visitors. who have been refused adj
mittance during the presidents absence.
No extensive repairs and improvements
such as were put on during vacations in
President ArthuTS time appear. The house
has been thoroughly swept and busted, and
the chandeliers have been taken down and
brushed and are again in their places, done
up in cotton like immense padded bags.
The table at which the president and cabi-
net sit during their consultations
has been vanished and the eight
chairs stand in their places with
empty dignity. The portico has had a
little brown and white paint put upon it
to hide the stains left by mourning drapery,
and the only other improvement was the
strengthening Of the stairs leading to the
presidents Office. which had grown weak
under the tramp of the heavy-foOted office
seekers. 1t is now braced with iron and
they find it as hard to shake as the deter
mination of the president. The president
is expected to reach here by the latter
part of the week, but it was thought when
he lett he WOulu De gone ulltlI Tie lnlultIS
of September. Secretary Whitney is eX-
pected here on Friday next. Secretary
Manning is also expected at the treasury
department before the end of the week.
Chief Clerk Nash of the postofice depart
ment to-day received a letter from the wife
of Postmaster General Villas, who is in
Wisconsin. She says General Villas is with
a party which includes his daughter, camp
ing to the south of Lake Superior. They
are all well.
Secretary Lamar will not leave the city,
and is the only member OF the presidents
official household now here He is attend
ing to business of the department and
working on his annual report. When his
attention was called to statements that his
health was failing on account of his close
attention to business, Secretary Lamar said
he was not aware of it, and in fact felt per-
fectly well.
1t is not known when Secretary Endicott
will return, but it is believed he will be
here early next week.
Secretary Bayard is expected to be in
Washington by the time President Cleve-
land gets here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
Lively Races at Chicago,

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The weather was
cool and the track fast at Washington Park
to-day. The attendance was good.
First Race-One and one-sixteenth miles.
In this race Gold Band had a walkover
Extra Race-Three-quarte of a mile,
$500, of which $50 goes to second; winner
to be sold at auction. Pools: Lycurgus
$50, Good Night S2S, Moonlight $50, field
500. Moonlight led, followed by Lycur-
gus and Forest close together. There was
little change to the head of the stretch,
where Lycurgus took the lead, followed by
Midnight. Lycurgus was not headed, and
won easily in two lengths; Midnight, after
a driving finish, came in second, head in
front of Forest, third. Time, 1:16. The
winner was not sold. Mutuals paid $40. so.
Second e-Three-fourthsm mile. Pools:
Kirkman, 500; Jim Gray, $50; Bankrupt,
$50; field, $50. After start they ran
punched for one quarter, when Lucas drew
clear away, with Kirkman second, Lancas-
ter third. They ran unchanged into the
stretch and then KirlSman went to the
front as he liked, two lengths ahead of Jim
Gray, second, length in front of Lucas,
third Time, 1:161@. Mutuals paid $S 20.
Third Race-Nlie heats. Starters: Effle
Fl, Buchanan, c. L. Jaynes, Little Fellow
and Vaulter. First heat, betting: Buchanan,
500; Effie III, $45; Little Fellow, SIS;
Vaulter $40. Effiie II led away in front
of the bunch, Buchanan laying three lengths.
off. There was no change into the stretch,
where Buchanan moved up, took the lead,
and won easily, two lengths ahead OF Effie
H second, who was three lengths in front
Little Fellow, third. Time, 1:441S. Mu-
tuals paid So 30
Second Heat-Betting Buchanan S25,
field SIS. Buchanan lay behind the bunch
into the stretch, where he came through and
won easily by a length, Effie II second,
Little Fellow poor third; Vaulther was
distanced. Time, 1:45. Mutuals paid $6.4O.
Fourth Race-One mile. Starters: Irish
Lass, Idle Pat, Pegasus Wellington,
Princess Chuck, Anna Woodcock, Francis,
Little Fellow and Adventurer. Pools,
Woodcock $780, Irish Lass SIS, Pegasus
$50. field 500. Irish Lass took the lead
to good start and was never headed. She
won easily by three lengths, Adventurer
second, two lengths in front, Woodcock
third. Time, 1:44. Mutuals paid $500.
Fifth Race-Two miles, over hurdles;
starters: Ascol Guy, Lord George; pools:
Guy 500, AscoH S75, Lord George SIS.
Lord George took the lead, the other two
following close together. Lord George
was never headed and won handily by five
lengths, Ascoli second. Guy a bad third
Time, 3:4919. Mutuals paid $3.50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-02
Statue To Hero.

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 1.-The cere-
mony of laying the cornerstone to the
memory of Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry of Lake Erie fame was performed
this morning, with all the pomp and ritual
of the grand lodge of Masons. The statue
is now beside the base and will be placed in
position tomorrow. The entire height of
the statue and base is about twenty-five
feet. The base is of the best Westerly
granite On the inside is the simple word:
Perry" and on the reverse side the we'll
known sentence, first heard on Lake Erie
in 1918: 1--WE have met the enemy and
they are ours" The lower tier of the base
is divided into four sections, while the top
tier is square and in one block. The figure
of the statue itself is very striking. 1t
represents the naval hero as having just
stepped out from the boat that conveyed
him from the ship Lawrence to the ship
Niagara, standing hatless upon the deck of
the latter vessel with appraised hand, giving
directions to the men aloft to so trim the
sail as to enable him to run alongside the
enemy. The statue is in bronze and weighs
about four tons. It is located opposite the
Perry mansion.