Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-12

@AogOAAIy thC NoIc SlduulLS III IS.
A. p. WILLIAMS, Republican, hes been
elected United States Senator from Cali.
fornia to succeed Senator Miller, de-
ceased.
THE King of Portugal, who is on a visit
to Queen Victoria, arrived at Plymouth on
the 9Th. He was received by the Duke OF
Connaught.
The London police, 1t is stated, have in
formation of extensive intrigues by Irish
and Russian dynamiters against the En-
glish Government.
THE reduction in the public debt during
July amounted to 5000, JOB. The net cash
balance in the treasury ON August 1, was
6,2O5, 325, an increase of five millions
during the month.
THE President held quite Congression-
al reception ON the 9Th. Fifty or sixty
Senators and Representatives called on
him, making farewell call before leaving
Washington for the summer.
TWENTY-FIVE new cases Of typhoid fever
and three deaths were reported on the
South side of Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 5th.
AT that time there were over two hum
-dred cases and many of them were Sc
rious.
PAMPHLETS and circulars containing an
appeal to the people to cast off the Castil-
ian yoke and proclaim the ancient king
dom have been widely distributed in Cat
dlonia. The police are Selling the docu-
ments.
The Cabinet was in session about three
hours on the Sd arranging the affairs of
the departments in anticipation of the
speedy adjournment of Congress. The
Cutting and RasuIes cases were also con-
sidered.
THE Government receipts from all
sources for the month of July amounted
to 500, 636, 971, or fully three millions more
than in July year ago. While expendi-
lures were $29, 403, oil, or four millions less
than in July, 1885.
COLONEL NELSON PLATO, ex-collector of
customs at Corpus Christi, Tex, convicted
of embezzling Government funds and sem
fenced to one years Imprisonment at
Chester, ILL.,, has been liberated ON the
Presidents pardon.
THE Frenchman, Lordidews, and two
italian brothers named Vecchi, who were
charged with treason in disclosing secrets
in connection with the maritime defences
of Italy have been acquitted. The public
is gratified at the verdict.
The complete returns from the elections
for conseilleurs genereaux in France show
SAT Republican and All Conservative can
didates were successful. In 1T districts
there will have to be second ballotings.
The Republicans made IS gains, the Con-
servatives SO.
AAoNG the clerks recently dismissed
from the patent Office was Miss Esther E.
Meikleham, who is the granddaughter of
Thomas Jefferson. She is about forty years
of age, has no regular income, and has
long been the support of a brother who is
a paralytic invalid.
The cholera returns from Italy on the
9th were: Bologna, 6 new cases and Z
deaths; Ravenna, II new cases and 10
deaths; Verona, 8 new cases and 2 deaths;
Venice, 4 new cases and 1 de ath; Padua,
10 new cases and 2 deaths, and Al new
cases and 10 deaths elsewhere.
THE Republican members of the House
of Representatives have subscribed for
the purchase of handsome testimonial
evidence of their appreciation of his fair
ness presiding officer and his recog-
milton of the rights of the minority.
THE utterly ruined condition of the hop
crop throughout New York State, by lice,
has created sudden advance. Growers
have repeatedly refused thirty-five cents
for those picked in 1885, and on the Sd a
grower of Minden sold last years crop at
forty. cents which is the highest price paid
in three years.
SOME of the manufacturers at Salem,
Mass, are fitting up barracks for their
lnon-union employees that are expected
from the provinces. One has building
with thirty hunks, a dining hall, kitchen,
etc. The men will be kept in first rate
style. The Knights keep sentries out for
all new men that come in.
REPRESENTATIVE COLLINS, of Massa-
chusetts, on the ID, introduced in the
House bill authorizing the President to
deny all commercial rights, including the
right to transport vehicles or cars in the
United States to such foreign countries as
may deny commercial privileges to citi-
zens of the United States.
THE French Government has intimated
to the Vatican that France will maintain
her right of exercising a protectorate
over French missions in China, leaving
the Holy See responsible for the results of
the appointment of an apostolic delega-
ton in Pekin. The Pope replied that he is
ready to undertake the responsibility.
IT'was announced in lie Paris on the 4th
that a meeting of all the Bonaparte FAM
lily, except Prince Victor, would be held
on the 18th instant, at Pranings. Prince
jerome will preside. The object of the
meeting is to unite the Rsyalist party.
Prince Victor declines to attend on the
ground that he alone represents the en-.
pire.
The Canadian propeller California ar
rived in Chicago on the 9th frem Mont
real, with about forty passengers. Among
them were five from Cleveland. The car
rying of passengers on foreign vessels be-
tween two American ports is violation
OF the American coast laws, the penalty
for which is fine of two dollars for ca I'll
passenger.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER LYMAN, ,
of New ork. on the 9TH decided to extra
dite Frederick Schnscke, who absconded
to this country after having, az alleged,
swindled several clients in Kiel, GERMANY.
out of several hundred thousand marks.
He was discovered in a gold-poiishing
shop in North Attleboro, Mass, where he
had been since September last.
THE animal mpafinu nf the Natl o1