Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

l ALFRED FAINTER, proprietor OF tne no.
tel Windsor, at Toledo, o., who was shot
through the abdomen by Henry A. Miller
died on the Goth. Miller is in Jail.
SEVERAL sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt at Hartford, Conn.,, on the 10Th
between 4:30 and $3.50 q. M.
FIRE at the Peacock coal mine, near Min
eral Ridge, o., on the Goth, destroyed all
the buildings, causing a loss of $4,000 and
throwing 100 men out of employment.
AT midnight on the Doth fire broke out in
the cargo of the steamship Ryerson, loaded
with cotton, at New Orleans. The extent
| Of the damage was not ascertained.
The German press hailed with pleasure
the announcement of President Grevy's
reelection, which they regard as an assur.
ance of peace between France and Ger
| many.
THE London Standards correspondent
at Vienna says that an attempt was made
on the 9th to destroy Vereshagin's IA
nous pictures and that one of them was
injured,
THE marriage of the infanta Eulalia Of
| Spain has been postponed until February
9th, on account of the mourning for King
| Alfonso.
JOHN BONE and VIM, Bindley, of Rush
Run. O., became involved in a fight on the
Goth, over the ownership of a wagon load
| of corn. Finally Bone seized q half a
fence-rail and struck Bindley on the head
killing him almost instantly.
| SANTA TAYLOR killed Edward Purdue on
the 10Th with knife. The parties lived on
adjoining farms near Yankeetown, Ind.
and are members of influential families.
Purdue leaves a wife and child. The muir
der is the result of a quarrel over stock
NINE frame residences and stores burned
at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 10Th, caus-
| ing loss of $15, 900; insurance, 5000. The
| losers are: R. E. Peoples, John Sully, J. P.
| Mcmillan, Sons and Daughters of Zion and
| r. V. Brennan.
FIRE broke out in the store of John
| Hageman, at Juliustown, N. J., on the
29th. The store, with it's contents, were
destroyed, as were three dwelling houses.
1t was found that much of the goods were
missing, creating the impression that the
store had been robbed and then set fire to.
MCMURRIN, the man who a month ago
attempted to assassinate Deputy Marshal
Collins at Salt Lake City, Utah, and was
shot in the abdomen by the deputy, from
the effects of which he has bed ever since,
disappeared on the 18th. He was wanted
as witness in the Collins examination
The Hay tain Generals, La Conte and
La Roche have taken refuge at st. Thomas.
CAPTAIN PoLLEYs, for a long time
American Consul in Cuba, committed sui
eide recently at Barbados.
JOHN HARRINGTON residing in New
York, had quarrel with his wife on the
29th. He seized Ratchet and struck her
in the. head, killing her on the spot. Har-
rlngton was arrested.
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the professorship of didactic and polemic
theology in the Western Theological Semi
nary in Allegheny City, Pa, on account of
il-health and in obedience to the impera-
tive order of his physicians. He has start
ed. for the West Indies for rest and recu-
peration in that mild climate.
THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-sEvEN
patents were issued from the Patent Office
at Washington on the 18th.
REV. FRANCIS HARRISON, rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, at Troy, N. V,
died on the 18th, aged forty-six. He was
very prominent churchman, and his
name was a few years ago mentioned for
the then vacant Bishopric of Indiana. He
was a member of the committee on revi-
sion of the book of common prayer.
JOHN T. MORTON, colored, of Arkansas,
the Office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has intimated
his desire to aid in the erection of the pro-
posed monument to the late Vice President
Hendricks.
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR JAMES
BAILEY died on the 10Th at his home in
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
DR.. SLADE, the spiritualist, was arrested
at Weston, Va, on the Goth, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses, in
giving seances for pay.
GENERAL SHERIDAN and Secretary Whit
ney issued orders to army and navy Off
GERS in Washington to assemble in full
uniform New Years Day to pay their
respects to the President of the United
States.
INDIANA teachers began State conven-
ton at Indianapolis ON the 30th.
THE new comet discovered December
Goth by Prof. Brooks, of Phelps, N. Y, is
visible through medium sized telescope,
and is increasing in brightness.
HANNAH KEENE and Josephine E. Ruet,
two women arrested at Springfield, Mass,
charged with disturbing meeting of the
Salvation Army, pleaded guilty in the
Police Court, and were fined and paid $4.22
each.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has decided to elimi-
nate from the House Committee list those
on Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay, Public
Health and the Tenth Census.
THE rope of an elevator in a store in
Philadelphia, Pa, broke on the Goth, pre-
cipitating Christian Stapleton, aged thir-
ty-five, and Frederic Fisher, aged twenty
two, to the basement and seriously injur-
ing them.
THE City Council of Vincennes, Ind, has
bounced the entire night police force, Eu-
gene Crandall, Jacob Metzger, Gotlieb
Woke and Tom Shay, whom Mayor Will
helm and the Committee on Police found
off duty one night recently between twelve
and one O'Clock.
AN eruption has occurred at the volcano
of Colima, Mexico.
JOHN TEEMER, the oarsman, is to visit
Australia in the spring, where he will row
with Beach.
FREDERIcK FooTE killed Andrew Brink
at Fenton, Mich.
A RAILWAY train, with three engines and
a snow-plow, was reported on the Both i'm
bedded in snow in Caithness, Scotland.
THE Indiana State chess tournament was
won by DR.. Leech, of Waveland.
AN immense slaughter house is among
the projected industries to be established
at Miles City, Mont.
THE British had a skirmish recently
with the rebels in Egypt and came off vic
torious.
ORANGEMEN and Catholics are engaged
in active hostilities again at Conception
Bay, N. F.