Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-28

He has gone to Europe in the hope of
having his eyesight restored by rest and
expert treatment
On the 22d, Prince Bismarck thanked
Herr Smolka- president of the Austrian
delegation, by telegraph, for his speech
OF coincidence to that body on the death of
Emperor Frederick.
SECRETARY BAYARp, owing to press OF
official duties, will remain in Washington
during the summer season, but he intends
every Saturday to make flying trip to
Wilmington to spend the Sabbath.
THE President, on the 18th, approved
the bill for thu erection of public build
ing at Hoboken, N. j., and the act grant
ing pension of 500 month to the widow
of Major-General James B. Ricketts,.
MINUTE guns were fred in London, at
Aldershot and at the other stations and
forts generally throughout England, on
the 18th, as a mark of respect for the
memory of the late German Emperor.
RUFUS E. LESTER, mayor of Savannah,
was nominated for Representative in
Congress from the First Congressional
district Of Georgia on the 21st. The con-
'vention had been in session eight days.
Hon. G. NJ. SALrZGABER, of Vanwert
County, O., was nominated for Congress,
on the 22d, by the Sixth district Demo-
cratic convention on the twelfth ballot.
The district is now represented by Hon.
NJ NJ. Boothman, Republican, of Williams
County.
NINE. DIS DEBAR and General Dis De-
Bar, who were recently convicted of con-
spiracy in swindling Luther R Marsh,
the New York lawyer, out of a'portion OF
his property, were, on the i1Sth, sentenced
by Judge Gildersleere to the penitentiary
for six months
COUNT ARco-VALLEY, the German Min
lister, sent to Speaker Carlisle, through
the Secretary of State, on the 10Th, the
thanks Of the German Emperor for, the res
olutions of respect to the memory of En-
peror Frederick I'LL by the House of Rep
Tesentatives.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, on the Goth, te1e-
graphed to President Carnot of France,
thanking him for his message Of condo
1ence on the death Of Emperor Frederick,
and expressing the hope that the good re-
lations now existing between France and
Germany may continue.
THE Tory caucus, on the 21st, which
Lord Salisbury called for the purpose Of
Investigating the recent government de-
feats in and out of Parliament, and of
suggesting certain measures calculated
to put q stop to such endorsements in
the future, was a failure.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw says that he is
trustee for more private estates than any
nifty lawyers in the world. Besides this
he is connected as president, director or
trustee with large number of great COR
porations, including the presidency Of the
New York Central railroad.
DR.. MACKENZIE left Berlin, ON the 10Th,
for The Hague, whence he will proceed,
accompanied by bis son and daughter, to
Norway. He will return to London by the
first week of July. On his departure the
edowager Empress Victoria thanked him
warrington his services to the late EN-
peror.
THE joint wage committee of iron man.
nfacturers and the Amalgamated Asso-
citation met il Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 21st.
but were unable to reach a settlement.
Another conference was appointed for the
22d. when the manufacturers expected the
workmen to sign their scale and avert
lockout.
THE remains of Beethoven were ex.
humed, on the s0th. and placed in new
coffin. They were conveyed through the
principal streets Of Vienna on the 22d, |
and inferred in Central Cemetery. The |
grave is marked by a handsome obelisk,
on which is inscribed simply the name |
Beethoven.
DR.. MARr1NEAU, on the Doth, received |
at Oxford the degree of Doctor Of Laws. |
As Martineau is the most eminent living |
English Unitarian, and has spent his |
whole life attacking orthodoxy, it is con-
'sidered remarkable sign of the times |
that he is thus honoreG by an orthodox |
center like Oxford.
IT was reported FIR ON semi ofdcia |
source, on the 10th, that negotiations |
looking to the sale of the Baltimore s.
Ohio Sleeping and Palace Car Company |
to the Pullman company had been in |
progress for some time, and were nearly |
complete. The price is 1,250, 900. Presi- |
dent Spencer will not talk about the mat
ter.
! AT the Pennsylvania company's loco
motive shops, on the 10Th, locomotive |
weighing 10000 pounds was built in |
sixteen hours and ffty-five minutes, and |
turned out ready for use, thus lowering
the record, which had previously been
twenty-four hours, the time taken by the
Baldwin Locomotive Works to build an
engine.
THE President sent the following nomi.
nasionS 10 tne senate on the Goth: John
+. Phillips, of Missouri, to be United
States District Judge for the Western
District Of Missouri; James G. Jenkins.
OF Wisconsin, to be United States Dis.
frict Judge for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin; Edmon Mallet, of New York,
to be an Indian Inspector.
GENERAL SHERIDAN's physicians, at |
nine O'Clock on the night of the 21st, is
sued the following bulletin: General /
Sheridan has had a good night aud a
comfortable day. His circulation and
respiration are improving. His appetite
is good, and he is able to take an in
creased amount of nourlshment His
sleep is quiet and restful. He is gaining
in muscular strength
THE stables and servants quarters be-
longing to the Thousand Island House at
Alexandria Bay, n. Y. were burned on
the 22d. 1t was only by the slight veer-
ing of the wind that the immense wooden
hotel was saved. The utmost confusion
prevailed among the 500 guests. most of
whom had been called to take the morn
ing boat for Montreal. The hotel fire ex-
tinguishers were found to be almost USE
less. !,