Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-23
NEWS AND NOTES,

NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
LORD SALISBURY has reduced the renta
on his Hatfield estate. |
LOUISVILLE, KY, has announced great
STAKE race for $4,000 for the spring meet
LIE helrs OF the Stewart estate have de
clded to sell the contents of the Fifth ave- |
nue. mansion in New York at auction in
March.
HEAVY rains are DESTROYING crops in the
northwest provinces Of India. The floods
are causing much loss Of life and damage
to property.
JUDGE GRESHAM, in the United States |
Court at Chicago, on the 10Th, appointed |
Judge Cooley, of Michigan, to be receiver
OF the Wabash railway.
GRETTA O'CoNNoR, of Donegal, Ireland, |
was given a verdict for 81 800 damages for |
breach of promise in suit against Frank |
Dougherty, returned Irish-American-
ADvIcEs from Mandalay say that an en- |
gagement between British troops and |
natives has taken place near Pakoka, and |
that two hundred insurgents were killed. |
A BANQUET was given at Paris on the |
18th, by General Pelissier to Minister Nc |
Lane and the French delegates who at
tended the unvaiing of the Bartholdi |
statue.
TRY at
thews Harris and David Sheehy were ar
rested at Loughrea, Ireland, on the 10th, |
while collecting rents according to the |
''Plan of Campaign"
IT is said Mr. Morris K. Jessup, OF New
York, Chicago & Alton director, is about
to erect a so, 900 building at Bloomington,
Ill, which he will present to the Chicago
& Alton Y. NJ. c. a.
In accordance with the invitation of the
San Francisco association the twenty
seventh international convention of the
Young MEMS Christian Association will
be held in that city early in May, 1887.
JOHN C. MILLER, the patent attorney who
was shot by George N. Walker at the Ma
tional capital on the Sth, has died from his
wounds. In his ante-mortem statement
he accused Miller with wilfully shooting
him.
THE steamer J. M. White was burned ON
the Mississippi river at Pointe Coupee, La,
at late hour on the night of the 18th,
and from thirty-five to fifty of the pas
sengers and crew were burned to death or
drowned.
GOVERNOR r. A. ALGER of Michigan will
give each of 4S7 Detroit newsboys suit Of
clothes for Christmas present The
hory hou hon nd fhn c11ifc |
are to be delivered at their homes Christ
mas evening.
YACHTING circles at the East are great
~ exercised over the secrecy maintained
in building the Scotch yacht Thistle, on
the Clyde, which is said to be the next
competitor from the other side for the
Americas cup.
THE new War Department order adding
Southern California to General Miles de-
partment, is taken on all sides as evidence
that the policy and course of General
Miles have been satisfactory to the Presi-
dent and his advisors.
IDA BALDRIDGE, young daughter of ex-
Postmaster Baldridge, of Greensburg, Pa,
was arrested at that place on the 18th for
robbing the mails. She was well and
favorably known in the town, and her ar
rest caused intense surprise.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has subscribed 81 900
: to the fund for the relief of the widows
and orphans of the life-saving men of |
Southport, England, who lost their lives
by the upsetting of their boats while en-
gagged in relief work during the recent
F., storm.
PRINCE FERDINAND OF SAxE-CoBURG-Go-
TIA, after a long talk with Count Kalnoky
no no
14th. The Prince told the deputation that
he was willing to accept the Bulgarian
throne if the Sobranje elected him and the
{. Powers confirmed his election.
.'JoHN T. McGowAN, receiver of the
Guardian Savings Institution of New
York, is 81, 600 short in his accounts, as
stated by the referee appointed by the
court to pass upon the receivers reports.
The Guardian was once controlled by Boss
Tweed and members Of his ring.
GENERAL BROWN, of Indiana appeared |
:. on the floor of the House at Washington
on the 18th, for the first time this session.
he intends securing some member to pair
with him and to get relieved from all COM
mittee ork, as owing to his wifes illness
he will not return to the capital again this
session.
STATEMENTS have recently been printed
in effect that John Roach, the ship builder,
was dying, or in imminent danger of death.
AT his home, on the 10th, Mr.. Roachs son
and physician stated that THE subject of
inquiry WAS about the house and ex-
-tremely annoyed at the reports of his seri- \
-ous condition. Il
L.IEUTENANr JOHN F. FINLEG, who was ;
recently placed in charge of the signal LIZ
service STATEN in New York, Is said to be
the largest man in the United States army |
He;is six feet four inches tall and weighs IL
$50 pounds. He does not appear Che giant
he is, however,aon account of being SO well
proportional IL
Mrs. GROVER CLEVELAND made her first
appearance at anentertainment in behalf ;
of a public charity at Plu.ribus
Unum party for the benefit of the Gasfield 1
Memories hospital at Washington the {
evenings of the 18th and 18th. She as .
sisted Mrs. William c. Whitney at one of :
the booths The lealing spirit in the en-
terprise WAS Mrs. JoI A. Logan.
AT the farewell banquet given at Del i
monicos, New York, on the 14th, by Mr. +
Henry S. Welcome te Henry NJ. Stanley,
who was about to sal! for Europe, in re- /
Spouse to King Leopold's summons, Mr.. t
Stanley said he had asked one of his
friends to bid goodbye for him TO the {
of Americans far whose kind s
ness he desired 10 make due acknowledge L
ment If