Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-16

gro,l County gegister
BY ELI d. AXE.
RONTON. MISSOURI
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of Important Events.
JOHN e. OWENS, the noted comedian.
died at Baltimore, Nd, on the 7th.
GOVERNOR LEE of Virginia has refused
to interfere in the case of Cluverius and
he will have to hang.
JAMES q. BLAINE, JR., made successful
debut in journalism on the 7th as report
er on the Pittsburgh (Pa.I Times.
THE President was somewhat improved
in health on the 7th. and was able to pre-
side at the regular Cabinet meeting.
QUEEN VICTORIA has forbidden the ad
mission. within the precincts of Windsor
castle, OF newspapers containing reports
of the Campbell divorce suit.
STATE Department officials continue tt
express great satisfaction with the adrol
and successful management of the fishery
cases by Consul-General Phelan at Hall
fax
HENRY GROVES, CongreSSman-elect from
Perry County. Ind, was thrown from ms
carriage on the 4th, and was so severely
injured that his recovery is very much IN
doubt
IS CONGRESSMAN SwINBCRNE, OF New Y ork
has served notice upon Congressman-elec'
Nicholas T. Kane that he will contest his
seat in the Fiftieth Congress on the
ground of fraud.
THE loss on the Lyons mansion at Lyons
Falls. N Y. which was burned on the nj gh,
ofthe 5th. will amount to over $50, 900 ;insur
ance 5000. 1t was one of the finest resi-
dences in the State.
THE President has accepted a section Of
forty miles of the Cascade branch of thu
Northern Pacific Railroad in Washington
Territory from the 125th to the 165th mills
west from COtQmDla river.
IN Mexican diplomatic circles it is be
lieved that grave questions will soon arist
between Mexico and the United States
owing to the position taken by Presiden
Cleveland in the Cutting case.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that Canadian postal cards imported int
the United States are dutiable at rate o
five cd
edmatter not specially provided for.
Two members of the British Parliament
Messrs. Bruce and Buchanan, were on tn
floor of the Senate at Washington on tn
9th, having been extended that courtes,
by an order from Senator Sherman, presi
dent pro tenn.
THE Secretary OF the Treasury has sen
to Congress the estimates of appropria
tions required for the fiscal year endin:
June 80, 1888. The total amount estimated
as required for all expenses of the Gov
eminent, is 1926, 1S5, 794.
NJ RIBEAu, for a number OF years, chair
man of the committee on appropriations o
the French National Assembly, was on tn
floor of the Senate at Washington on ths
9th. and was presented to a number o.
Senators by Senator Allison.
THE issue of standard dollars from tn
minis during the week ended December
was 1851, oil. The issue during the CORE
spending period of last year was $685., 1873
The shipments of fractional silver coli
during November amounted to S747, 49l
THIS Government has received, through
the British legation in Washington, an OF
fetal invitation to participate in an inter
national. exhibition, which is to be held il
Manchester, England, next year, to cele
brate the jubilee of her Britannia Majesty
reign.
THE Comptroller of the Currency say
that Mr.. Serbia was asked to resign on &C
count of his incompetency. The Comp
troller regrets that Mr.. Scriba's persist
ence should make it necessary to revea
the true cause of the desire to make
change.
ARTHUR A. THOMAS, who has been ar
pointed a member of the Utah Commits
sion, is the present Secretary of Utah Tel
ritory. He succeeds ex-senator Paddocb
who resigned for the reason that his pr
vate interests demanded his presence i
Nebraska.
HENRY G. FLEDDERMAN, sheriff of Bait
more, Md, has been presented by thu
grand jury for attempting to bride a CO.
ored voter at the polls of the Third pre-
,cinct of the Tenth ward at the recent cor
gressional election. F1edderman decie
the charge.
THE threat of the helpers and engine
'men in the local yards of the Burlingto
Il Missouri railway at Omaha, to ceas
work if their wages were not raised, wa
put into effect on the9th. A force of me
place of the strikers.
Mr.. T. MERCER, the celebrated Alaskan
5raveler and explorer, is in Ottawa, Ont
on business connected with the geological
survey Mr.. Mercier spent fourteen year
III Alaska and has attained wide reputa
ton for research in the history and Gus
tazns of that countr-.
e WOMAN at Brussels revealed tn
place where number of the letter
recently stolen from the Ostend expires
had been hidden. They were found in tn
Rue .Blanchissere In drain. The Englis
police know who stole the mail and are O.
the track of the robbers.
TEE steel dispatch vessel Dolphin lief
Hampton Roads on the 10th with Rear At
mirrl James E. Jouett and the rest of tn
board of inspection on board, to steam ou
side the capes of the Chesapeake to TT
her machinery for speed, and to exercis
the new. battery recently placed on board
LIRUrHNANT-GENERaL SHERIDAN has is
hot no