Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-29
PERSONAL AMP GENERAL.

Thomas GIynn. set IRE TO John CRUCES
shirt-front with piece of red hot IRON,
on the 10Th. and then held his victims
arms and prevented his removing the
garment until he had received very seri-
ous, If not fatal, injuries.
THE family Of William Morgan, a white
farmer living near Summerield, Ala,
for dinner prepared by negro servant
The negro was arrested, and confessed to
poisoning the food
THE President, on the Goth, appointed
Jos. W. Congdon to be captain in tho
revenue service of the United States,
to fill q vacancy caused by the death Of
Captain d. C. Constance.
JOHN Ii. MUELLER's Bueua v ista Free
stone works, on Front street. Cincinnati.
were destroyed by fire on the goth. The
fire spread to the Mueller residence, and
Miss Carrie Kerber and Mrs. Mueller were
seriously injured by jumping from the
second story.
THE steamer Traave, which arrived at
New York, on the Goth, from Bremen, re-
ports q stormy and rough voyage, but
without accident Of any kind
OFFICIAL returns from all the counties
in the State of Pennsylvania show Har.
Iison's plurality to be 1851, and his ma
jority, 81, 95S.
POSTMASTER GENERAL DICKINSON has
decided, in compliance with the request
of the citizens inaugural committee, to
defer the removal of the Washington city
post Office to the great hall of the PEN
sion building, in order that the inaugural
ball may be held there, as 1t was four
years ago.
THE Secretary of the Interior, on the
10th, rendered eighty decisions allowing
q inat 30 rf4~ l., IL.
demnity limits of the Northern Pacific
railroad in the eastern part of Washing
ton Territory and the western part of
Idaho Territory.
THE subscription to the inaugural guar
antee fund reached $25 900 on the Goth.
The Berlin Freisineg, of the Goth, as
serts that the prosecutor of the Liberal
newspapers is Emperor William himself,
and that the fact is equivalent to an ac-
knowledgment on his part of the au-
thenticity OF his fathers diary as pub
lished.
WALTER E. ScHUDDER, Of New Jersey,
clerk in the Government Printing
Office, accidentally shot and killed him
self, on the Goth, while drawing cart
ridge from his revolver.
THE joint committee of the National
League and American Association, on
the Goth. adopted the proposition to give
the striker his base on four balls, instead
of five, as now. They also decided to de-
clare the batter out on three strikes.
1T was reported, on the 21st that the
whole plan of the blockade of Zanzibar
has been changed so as to include the
whole coast.
THE Supreme Court Of Ohio, on the
Goth, granted leave to file bill of excep-
lions to the rulings of Judge Shredder of
the Common Pleas Court in directing
the jury to acquit in the case Of George
take the case before the higher courts Cor
review.
THE Indians on the Sioux Reservation
are anxious to form the acquaintance of
General Harrison. They realize that he
will soon become the ''Great Father"
and they desire to meet him and present
their claims regarding the proposed OPEN
ing OF their reservation.
THERE was no change in the trunk line
situation, SO far as rates were concerned
up to the Goth. No meeting of trunk-line
officials had yet been called.
THE thermometer registered eight de
grees below zero at Montreal, Can, on
the 21st
SEVEN members Of a gang Of danger
Ous counterfeiters have been arrested by
Ne
Y. Their imitation of silver dollars and ]
was so perfect that none but
experts could detect their spurious char
acter.
Mr. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was en-.
tertained at a banquet by the Philomathic
Society of Liverpool, on the evening Of
Of the 21st and sailed for America on the
I'D.
JOHN STRATHER, living near Arcadia,
La, was waylaid and shot dead, on the
10th, by unknown persons, while on the
highway going home to his farm. He
leaves two children, who reside in Geor-
yia.
THE opinion is widely prevalent in Ger
many that it will be necessary to hold |
another election for members Of the |
aeichstag next autumn.
THE elections for members OF the Ser |
Tian Skuptschina, on the 21st, were pro- |
luctive OF great excitement and much |
'ioting, particularly in Belgrade, where |
he people came in collision with the SOL |
liery several times. Many persons were |
INJURED. some of them seriously.
The German Government despite the |
complaints of Switzerland, has discon- ]
inued the customs Office at Lucille, be.
ween Alsace and Jura Bern Disc, intend.
ng to establish forts there should France |
Erection.
The birthday anniversary of ex-Em-
PRESS Frederick was quietly observed at |
Windsor, England, on the Dist She re-
,eived scores of congratulations, and
many German officials called bearing
PRESENTS for her.
Mr.. EDWARD HARRINGTON was fined |
800 by Presiding Judge Hammer of the
'arneu Commission. on the 21st, for con-
empt of court ia publications rejecting
lpon the judges.
THE funeral of six unidentified victims
# the Rochester IN. W Steam Gauge
nd Lantern works fire took place on the
LIST, attended by procession a mile and |
half long.
WIN. II. BREASTED, aged thirty five, a
on the Brooklyn Elevated rail-
Dad, fell to the street. while crossing the
racks, on the 21st and was killed.
The Anti-Saloon Republican National
committee met in New York City, on the
LIST, and discussed plans for future cam.
,aign work.
THE slave owners of Zanzibar have
United in q monster petition against the
of the law regarding the
lave traffic, which they assert has been
n practical allegiance for many years.
THE trades display, Oh the night Of the
list, given as feature of the Charleston
8. c. gala week, was the finest street
ever witnessed in that city.
SIMON DINNINGHAM, an inmate of the
National Soldiers Home, at Hampton.
Ia, committed suicide, on the 22d, by
uttiug an artery and bleeding to death.
THE New York State Board of Arbitra-
ion met on the 22d, to investigate the
ecent street-railway strike in Bro oklyn-
The annual report Of United States
treasurer Hyatt was made public on the