Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-02-25

vaSSal prince, as 1t Claims 20 nave done IN
the arrangement with Prince Alexander.
Mr.. GLADSTONE said in the House of
Commons on the 18th that coercion in Ire
land was abandoned, and that Salisburyss
policy in the East would be followed by
him.
THE New Jersey Supreme Court decided
the State railroad tax law uncons titution-
al, on the grounds that it was special leg
islation. About Il 900 900 in taxes had al
ready been collected under it.
BERLIN is excited over we'll authenti.
Gated reports that Bismarck is preparing
to yield entirely to the Vatican in the re-
ligious dispute waged against the papacy
by Prussia for fifteen years past.
PETER FALvEY, New York post-efies
clerk, has been arrested on the charge Of
stealing and destroying letters. Marked
bills and postage-stamps were found in
his possession. He confessed all.
JOHN B. COUGH, the renowned temper
ance advocate, was attacked with a stroke
of apoplexy on the evening of the 18th,
while delivering lecture at Philadelphia.
His condition was pronounced serious.
J. B. NANNY, late assignee of Archbish-
op Purcell, who had been confined in jail
since his recent arrest, was released on the
18th by Judge johnson, who reduced the
bail to $4,000 to appear for trial on the
18th.
THE business failures throughout the
United States and Canada for the seven
days ended the 18th numbered 286-251 in
the former and s. in the latter, as COM
pared with 275 for the preceding like Pc
riod.
REPORTS from the flooded districts of
the East UP to the night of the 18th were OF
a rather gloomy nature, indicating much
suffering and much loss. In Boston alone
the damage is estimated at over a million
dollars.
A BILL was introduced in the Iowa Sem
ate on the 18th prohibiting teachers, mem
bers of college faculties, State and County
superintendents and members of the State
board of examiners from using alcoholic
and narcotic stimulants.
YsEuLr DUDLEY, the young English
woman who was committed to the Middle
ton Insane asylum for trying to play the
Charlotte Corday act on O'Donovan Rosa
on February 2 last year, is reported to be
well enough to be set at liberty.
THE British recsipts Of Indian wheat
within tve years past were: In 1884, 49,
lis, ss7 bushels, and in 1885. q, So, 1886 BUSH
els. The estimated probable British re-
ceipts of Indian wheat January to July
I, 1886, is given at 5000 900 bushels.
DocroRs who have been examining into
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Hausmann, who is under arrest at Paris
on a charge of having attempted to muir
der Count Montauzan. pronounced the
prisoner sane. He will accordingly be
tried.
GOVERNOR FRI HUGH LEE sent his first
message to the Legislature on the 18th,
treating entirely of the State-debt ques-
ton. He recommends the appointment of
. commission to explain the nature of the
proposed settlement to the creditors Of
Virginia.
THE Knights of Labor of Bath, Me-,
have demanded an increase of from fifty
to seventy-1ve cents day in the wages
of all ship builders. The New England
Ship building Company at that place has
contracts requiring four hundred thousand
TIE Renfrew Manufacturing Company
at Adams, Mass, which is one of the larg-
est manufacturers of ginghams and table
cloths in the country, have raised the
wages of their operatives ten per cent. to
date from March I. The men had not asked
tor more pay.
THE large nail-works at Crescent, Pa,
on the Northern Central railway, were
burned on the 18th. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance Tot known. The property was owned
by VIM. Whiteman, of Philadelphia, and
operated by the Standard Nail Company,
of Williamsport.
TIE United States revenue cutter Rich
ard Rush, which left San Francisco JAN
uary for Behring sea, in search of the
missing whaler Amethyst and crew OF
forty men, arrived at San Francisco on the
18th. The captain reports having found
no trace of the missing vessel or the crew
THE Provincial government Of Ontario
has decided to raise the price of liquor
licenses, and has fixed the following scale
In cities Of over $1,000 Inhabitants, $3.50;
under % 900, 500; in towns, $50; in vii
lagos, $50, and in townships, S1c0. Saloon
p licenses in cities win be $500 and in towns
$50. Excess
THE United States District Court grand
fury at Boston has indicted Jeffrey Ger
rier, captain Of the schooner Racer, for
barratry, in casting away the schooner of
Cape Elizabeth, December g last; also for
attempting to cast her away. The former
crime is punishable by death. Gerrier
pleaded not guilty and was held for trial
JOHN B. COUCH, the famous temper
ance lecturer, died on the evening of the
18th at frankfort, Pa, as the result OF
his recent stroke Of paralysis. Mr.. Cough
was born in England in 1917, and during
his lecturing career had appeared on the
public rostrum 8 500 times. His last words
were: "Young men, make your records
Clean"
THE Lord Mayor of Dublin gave o ban
quet ON the evening of the 10th which was
attended by six hundred tradesmen and
by Messrs. Healey, O'Brien, Dillon and
other members of Parliament. Appro-
pirate toasts were proposed and cordially
drank. A number of addresses were
made in which the speakers expressed the
belief that home rule would soon be grant
ed to Ireland.
Two German, one French, one italian
and one Austrian men-of-waI have Joined
the British squadron in Suda bay. The
Duke of Edinburgh commands the hee..
The Greek Admiral will not fight if threat
ened. but win merely exchange shots and
then haul down his flag. The commanders
of the French, italian and Austrian mem
of-war have received orders to limit their