Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,

". P. Bentley, of st. Louis, has entered
the race for reelection as chief clerk Of
the State House of Representatives.
Henry Taylor, roustabout, was struck
on the head by Smith Brown at st. Louis
a few days ago, and died at the city hos
pital a little later.
A large number Of business houses, in
Guiding livery stable and fifteen horses,
were burned at Versailles few days ago,
causing loss of $4,000.
Celia Monroe, a colored centenarian,
died at Kansas City a few days ago. Her
relatives claim that she was one hundred
and twenty-fiv to one hundred and forty
years of age. At any rate she leaves an
octogenarian son. She was born in Gull
pepper County, Va.
Collector Barnum reports the foil lowing
collection of internal revenue in the ST.
Louis district for the week ended October
90: Lists, $50; beer, 500 $50. 95; spirits, $751;
176.40; cigars, $,,156.25; snuff, $3.50; to-
bacco, $55,037.24; special tax, $229.5S. Total,
$125.3 7S.5S.
An elegant banquet was given Mr.. Jo-
seph Specht at the Mercantile Club in st.
Louis a few nights ago by his associates
of the joint advertising committee on the
fall festivities, in recognition of his indie
fatigable efforts to make them what they
have been-a grand success.
General W. T. Sherman was in ST. Louis
the past week on a brief visit. He at
tended the banquet of the Loyal LEGION.
A. A. Mellier & Co., the st. Louis drug
gists, have made an assignment. Liabil-
tiles, 100000; assets, $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Yackey died in ST. Louis
few days ago from an overdose of NOR
phine, taken with suicidal intent.
Jane Raney, reputed to be one hundred
and eight years of age, died in st. Louis
few days since.
The grand jury drawn for the Novem-
her term of the United States District
Court in st. Louis has been notified not to
appear until November 16. The petit jury
has been summoned for the third Tues
day, November 60, instead of the second
Tuesday of the month, as formerly.
The Lafayette County Thoroughbred
livestock Association will hold it's third
annual public sale at the fair grounds in
Higginsville on Thursday, November "a.
The cattle to be sold represent some of the
finest families of short-horn and Gallo
ways.
Hubert Primm, aged about fifty years,
a well-known S.. Louis druggist, died
suddenly few NIGHTS ago, Immediately
after sitting down in a restaurant. The
cause of his death is supposed to have
been apoplexy.
A tbree-months old child of j. H. Mitch
ell, of Kansas City, fell out of he'd few
nights ago. landing in bucket of water,
in which it was strangled to death before
its parents became sufficiently awakened
to rescue it.
An epidemic of diphtheria seems to pre-
vail in st. Louis, which the Board of
Health of that city is endeavoring to cir
cumscribe as much as possible. Five hun
dred virulent cases have been reported re-
Gently, many of which have been attribut-
able to carelessness of parents in permit
ting their children to attend public funer-
ais of victims of the disease.
Mrs. A. NJ. Mereness, a highly respected
laly of Missouri City, was suddenly
stricken with paralysis few nights ago.
The use of her limbs and body is partially
lost, while her power of speech is entirely
gone. She is about sixty years of age.
John McDimiard, carpenter engaged
in the conversion of the old Lathrop
sch DOL building into business house, fell
-
lance of thirty five feet, few days ago,
breaking his upper jaw-bone and nose,
and so badly injuring one eye that it is
feared the sight will be permanently de-
s royed.
D.. David Phillipson has been called to
the office of rabbi of Shaare Emeth He
brew congregation in st. Louis as success
sor to Rev. DR.. S. H. Sonneschen.
G. inf of ~ ~
House barber shop at st. Joseph, are de-
PENDANTS in rather peculiar suit. Harry
E. Moers, young newspaper man of that
city, alleges that last January he had a
hair cut and shampoo in defendants shop
and that the barber who waited upon him
used some preparation on his head that
caused him great bodily pain and caused
his hair to,come out, permanently disfigur-
ing him. He places his damage at 81 900.
Rev. R. r. Pierce, a Methodist minister,
who had been attending the recent con-
ference at Independence, while in Kansas
City few days ago, attempted to alight
from cable car. Just as he was about to
step off another train was approaching in
the opposite direction, but Needless of his
danger or else hewidered, he stepped off
on the north side, just as the two trains
met. He escaped the grip car of the APP
proa ching train, but was caught under the
wheels of the rear car, both of which
passed over his neck and head, killing him
instantly, his brains being scattered over
.he track.
Assistant United States Treasurer A. G.
of st. Louis, recently shipped
in one day $250,00) from his vaults. Of
silver dc1l,rs he sent $1,000 to Cincinnati,
O., and $2G 600 TO different other places OF
mutilated money he sent to Washington
$14 900 in United States notes and 5000 in
silver certificates. The balance of the
money was sent in payment of accounts
of various kinds, and also in small lots to
d ifferent cities.
The Busch Zouaves, of St. Louis, were
Dali IS CTex.) fair grounds. When they
appear ed for their daily exhibition drills
in front of the grand stand they received
tumultous applause by the assembled
and are watched admirincly in
every evolution. Captain Romer is said
to have cantivatel all as a commander
and drill off ,er, and GLEASON in his in
dividnal lightning exhibition drill re-
ceived an ovation. The company became
n firm favorite with the people, because Of
its srl 'ndid discipline AMI department..
Thanksgiving Day, November 25.
The victorious St. L us Browns were
G iven reception on 'Change a few days
ago, and several of the ball tos sers made
brief speeches in response to calls. Kelly
AMI Williamson, Of the Chicagos, were