Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-14

A SHORTAGE of $34 ,030 has peer. found in
the accounts Of Colonel w. H. Webster.
late treasurer of Merrick County, Neb.
Webster offers to turn over all his prop
erty. amounting to $4,000.
The National Democratic committee
Will meet in Washington on the 26th
BELvA LOCKWOOD has promulgated her
letter OF acceptance of the presidential
nomination of the Equal Rights party.
The Austrian budget, soon to be sub
mltted will show an increased expend
itnre of 5,0oo,0 forms.
MRS. JAMES T. DALTON, nee Sallie Hol-
man, the well-known opera-singer, died
In London, Ont, on the tn. She was one
OF the leading prima done of the CONT
nent fifteen years ago. She was born Mt
Lynn, Mass, in 1852.
FIRE destroyed Bancroft's livery stable,
Mlllen's livery stable, J. B. Smiths store,
Snowden's store and Duncan Smiths
residence, at Wellesvil1e, O., on the Sth.
Loss. $4,000; partly insured.
BOND offerings on the 8th were: $137, 900
registered As, at 127 and 127zS; $24a, 500
registered AIS, at 127 and 127ll. Total
offerings, 1896, 500, of which the Govern
ment accepted $4,000 registered As, at
127: $4,000 registered AIS, at 107. Total
$4,000.
The New York aud Washington news
paper correspondents returning East
from the National Democratic convention
at st. Louis stopped over at Columbus,
O., and paid their respects to ex-senator
Thurman. Humorous speeches of intro
duction and welcome made the cold
man" and all the ''boys" laugh.
THE mother of General Sheridan, who
has been i'll at Somerset, O., had relapse,
on the afternoon of the 7th, which left
her in a very critical condition. the doc
tors expressing very little hope of her re-
covery.
WHILE a number of Italians were ex-
cavating for sewer in Even street,
Brooklyn, on the Sth, the earth suddenly
caved IN and buried Feroda Guerrefepo
and Michael Mingo. When taken out
Mingo was dead, and Guerrefepo died
shortly after.
COLONEL KING-HARMAN, on the sth, de-
MED the report that he is to resign the I'M
der-secretaryship of Ireland.
REPORTS from Newfoundland, on the
sth, say that destructive forest fires are
raging on the south shore of Conception
bay. Many families had been burned
out, and several persons had persisted in
the flames.
A BRICK school-house in Osgood town.
ship, Ont, was blown down in a cyclone,
on the 9th, and twenty children buried in
the ruins. None were killed, but all were
more or less injured and some probably
fatally.
THE whole line of the Nj caragua Canal
is now definitely located, including 1.-THE
complete through surveys of the two
possible locations on the east end, known
as the slower route" surveyed by Com
m ander Lull, in 1S72-73, and the supper
route" surveyed by Mr.. Monveal, in 1885.
DEPUTY SHERIFF ALvoRD, of Cochise
County, Ariz., had a fight with three Sonora
train robbers in the Wheatstone mount
aims, sixty miles north of Nogales, on
the It'll. The officer succeeded in kill
ing two and mortally wounding the other.
BUSINESS failures for the week ending
on the Sth, were: For the United States,
POI, and for Canada, 2S; or total of 235,
as compared with total of 205 for last
week.
MISS ALICE WooDHALL, who was ex-
tradited from England on a charge of
forging the signature of John Gill to
So, 600 worth of United States bonds, was
from custody, on the Sth, and
rearrested on another SINH
lar charge.
THE Atlas paper mill at Appleton, Wis,
owned by Kimberly, Clark Co., was
burned to the ground on the Sth. Loss,
S150, 900: insurance, 500, 900.
T. HARRISON GARRETT, brother Of Rob-
ert Garrett, while yachting in Chesapeake
Bay. on the Sth, was run down by the
steamer, Jappa, and drowned. Mr.. Gar
rett was manager OF the firm of Robert
Garrett & Sons.
RECENT meetings of temperance people
in London to protest against the COM
pensation portion of the government |
county programme, have opened the eyes
IF those who have sneered at the cold |
water fraternity to the fact that they are
not a mere handful of fanatics, but a
numerous, respectable factor in the make
up of the great city's population.
JUSTICE O'GoRMAN, Of the New York |
City Supreme Court on the sth, ordered !
hat Inspector Tunbr;dge, of Scotland |
ard, London, turn over to the receiver
appointed for Alice Woodhall all her |
in his possession. A motion was
made to vacate the receivership order,
but it was denied.
FIRE at Laingsburg, Mich, on the It'll, |
swept both sides of Main street for over
block. Loss, over 10000, with little in- /
;urance.