Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Colonel A. d. Jaynes wss buried at Sc.
dalia with distinguished honors.
The st. Louis court>n artial ordered tc
try the miiitiamen connected with the
wine~stealing affair, had to adjourn sine
die because there was no provision for its
expenses.
During the week ended the 10th, there
were 1876 births and 172 deaths in st.
Louis. Seventeen deaths were from diph-
theria.
The st. Joseph Board of Trade has elect
ed n. R. W. Hartung president and the
following directors: /. NJ. Frazer, w. A. P.
Mcdonald, Il. T. Marney. Dudley Smith,
j. W. Walker, Henry Krug, Jr., C. A.
Shoup, R. T. Davis, j. c. Gregg, a. C.
Dawes, E.. L. L. Sommer andJ. W. Hings-
ton.
Susan Surnehardt, Annie SurFehardt
and Jennie Forgy were detected in the act
of shoTliftin in Barr's dry goods store in
st. Lotus few days ago, and a lot of
miscellaneous plumber was found in their
possession. A search of their residence
revegied several trunks filed with the
prosseds of their pred atory excursions.
Collector Barnum's report of internal
re<enue collections in st. Louis for the
week ending October 16, is: Lists, $17.99;
beer, $25. 1898 spirits, $50, 4S7.90; cigars,
s., 396.25; snuff. 5000; tobacco, $56. 746,9o;
special taxes, 1891 tee; total, $3.50, s04. 80.
The neighbors of Mrs. Kelly, a woman
diving alone in st. Louis, discovered her
I'd lead in bed a few mornings since. The
corpse was very much 'decomposed, and
indicated that the woman had been dead
several days. The 'neighbors stated that
he hoA 1rnor,
weeks, and death is supposed to have re-
suited from natural causes.
Thomas l.. Fletcher, formerly one of the
most successful business men in ST Louis
and member of the pork-packing firm of
Fletcher d. Co., was arraigned in the st.
Louis police court 'on charge of petit
larceny. Fletcher lis 'ffty-four years of
age ANA has been going down hill very
rapidly off late. He was charged with
taking some jewelry from the person Of
an intoxicated brakeman with whom he
was drinking. Twenty years ago Fletcher
was worth 100000.
Michael Davitt is to lecture, in the great
musiciha in st. Louis on November 5.
George Cress, a tailor. committed suicide
at st. j os eph:a few days ago.
st. Joseph is ito have new stock yards OF
padking-houses.
Mrs. Mary ,Rice's baby died in her arms
AT the st. Louis dispensary;a few days
ago.
g. NJ. Hite was killed few days since
by train on the Kansas City Elevated
railway.
The Missouri Anti Horse Thief Associa-
'tion met in. convention at Chillicothe last
week and elected officers.
Experts have found fine indica tions of
natural gas in the vicinity of st. Louis.
The new typographical map of Missouri
to be made after the geological survey, is
TO be made on scale of two miles to the
inch.
John and Kate Adams, accused of kid
mapping the six-year- old son of Peter
IDolan, of st. Louis, were arrested a few
days-since at Topeka, Kas.
The bodies Of the four men drowned at
st. Louis recently were recovered. Two
other bodies were also taken from the
river, but had; not been identified.
Governor Marmaduke is tramping
around the hills with party of st. Louis
friends, hunting and fishing. Immedi-
ately en- his return to jefferson City he
will begin work on his triennial mes sage
to the Legislature.
Mrs. Henry Ewings, of Lexington, met
with an accident a few days ago which
will cripple her for life, if it does not re-
suit fatally. She was on her way home
in a light conveyance, driven by Mr. Ed
ward Gutter, and while crossing bridge
near town the horse became frightened
and backed the conveyance off into the
ravine.
A suit of clothes was found on the bank
on the river at st. Joseph few DAYS ago,
which, on being searched, showed their
owner was Thos. Marren, a compositor.
1t was supposed that the young man had
committed suicide, although his body had
not been found. Marren had for some
time been on a spree. He was addicted to
somnambulism, and the theory of his
friends is that during fit of sleep walk
ing he went down to the river, disrobed
and walked into the water
The bull ding occupied by the quarter
masters department at Jefferson Bar !
racks. st. Louis, took fire a few nights
ago. The building is four-story brick, i
and,was built in 1884. The entire roof
was on fire when the ,Carondelet fire de-
partment arrived, but the officers had a
large force at work saving goods and
Fl lighting fire. The fire was, confined to the
roof and fourth story, and the loss will
not be more than $4,000. ALI the stock !
was saved. i
The military convention advertised to |
assemble at Jefferson City last week did |
not organize as contemplated, owing to i
the absence of so many officers. Those
present were Colonel II. Hunt, Seventh
Regiment, Kansas City: Colonel VIM.
Bull, Inspector General, st. Louis; Cap
tain r. w. Good. Judge-Advocate, First
Regiment, st. Louis.
AT Blue Mills POST office, east of indie.
pendence, few days ago, the body OF
John Van Zandt, a well-known mulatto,
vasifound murdered. His death is a pro-
sound mystery; but recently he had re-
turned from New Mexico with a herd of
ponies, which he sold in Kansas City at a
rofit. He may have been killed for his
money. In July, 1888, he shot and killed
another negro, Parker Armstrong. He
was sentenced to hang, but the Supreme
court granted stay, and finally a new
rial, and he got off with Jail senten ce.
An avenger may have killed him. Hewas
n deep ravine, aud had been dead for
several days
The st. Louis carnival is ended.
Captain Roemer of the st. Louis Busch
lruaves received a telegram from Dallas,
Tex. few days ago inviting his com
'aRy to attend the State fair to be held at
hat,point during the week beginning DC.
ober:25, for the purpose of giving exh ibi-
ion drills. In addition to paving the
ompany's expenses the management
greed to pay the Zouaves bonus of ST.