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Iron County register., 1888-08-16
FOURTEEN VICTIMS.
Later Reports from tile Great Fire a
Chattanooga.

Later Reports from the Great Fire at
Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 1o.-Four-
teen people were reported as killed to the
chief of the fire department. in last nights
confagration. Out of that number the
dead bodies OF five have been taken from
the ruins this rnorning, and at eleven
O'Clock another body was discovered.
Great efforts are being made to get it out.
1t is surrounded with hot bricks. The
widest excitement prevails, and a large
force of men are trying to recover the
bodies. 1t is positively known that there
are other bodies under the ruins, but how
many can not be stated. J. p. Mcmillan,
a prominent horseman, known all over
the country, is one of the killed.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16
A Station Agents Experience with an
Escaped Lunatic.

TAUNTON, Mass. Aug. 9. - Station
Aren't Kittrell of the Whittendon juno
ton station on the Old Colony road,
Tuesday night had gone around the bend
to light the signals and was returning
when q man s7rang from the bushes,
grasped hi1d by the throat, and demand
ed three dollars. Kittrell struggled des.
perately to free himself, but was soon
rendered helpless and unconscious.
Operator Toomey, heard Kittrelps cries
however,, and his appearance frightened
the assai liant away. Afterward the fe1-
low was secured and brought to the sta
tton- He roved to be an escaped lunatio
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

HuGH MorrRAM BROOKS alias w. b.
Lennox Maxwell and Henry Landgraff
were executed in the city Jail at St Louis
at 800 a. m, on the 10Th.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

AT meeting of the Democratic State
Central committee in Milwaukee. Wis,
on the Sth, it was decided to hold the
ber 5.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

A TELEGRAM from the European Union
of Astronomers announces the discovery
of Encke's comet, on its present return,
at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good
Hope, on the Sd.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE Department Of State was informed,
on the 10th. that the Territory Of Alaska Is
to be hereafter included in the jurisdic-
tion Of the French Consulate at San Fran
cisco
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

GENERAL AND Mrs. RUCKER, Mrs.
Sheridan's parents, were shocked at the
suddenness of General Sheridan's death.
They had had no idea that he was any
worse. In fact, the prevailing impression
was that the distinguished patient had
passed the CRISIS and was on the way to
recovery.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE Miners and Mine Laborers' Ma
tional District Assembly, No. 135. met
in third annual session in Cleveland, o.
on the 9Th. Sixty thousand coal miners
Uere renresentad
Iron County register., 1888-08-16
Gold Found in tho AIeehany Mount,

Cod Found IN tho AHeghany mountains.
NEW York, Aug. liza Herald special
from Bellefont, Pa, says that q vein Of
gold quartz rock has been discovered in
the Karthaus basin, located in the Alle-
gheny mountains Indications are that
the rock will yield about 500 per ton, and
there is great excitement among the
farmers and others in tho neighborhood.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

GOVERNOR WATERMAN OF CALIFORNIA,
on the Tth, ordered all State offices closed
on the day of General Sheridan's funeral
and suggested that business houses close
duriny the honr of the funeral
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

The President has approved the bili re-
quiring land grant railroads to construct
and operate their own telegraph lines.
Representative Dockery, of Missouri, has
pressed this bill with tireless energy
since it was reported from the commit
tee on postoffices and post roads, in Feb
ruary last
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

In the British House of Commons, on
the 9th, the Oaths bill passed its third
reading by vote of 147 to GO. In the
House of Lords, the Parne1 Commission
bill was read for the first time.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

Mrs. MARY PULLIAM. who has been in
an insane asylum at Cincinnati for three
years, has produced proof that she is
sane and was put in the asylum by her
husband who wanted her money.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE election in the West Derby Division
of Liverpool, on the 10th, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of Lord
Caud Hamilton, Conservative, resulted
in the return of Mr.. VIM. Henry Cross,
the oldest son of Lord Cross, who is also
a Conservative.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE trial at Dublin of Mr.. Jas. ].
OKelly, Member of Parliament for Ros.
common, charged with making speeches
in Ireland melting to intimidation aud
boycotting. ended, on the 10th, in eonvic-
tion. the prisoner being sentenced to
four months imprisonment at hard Ia
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

REV. ]. W. HANFoRD, Indian teacher
and missionary at st. Stephens Mi ssion,
OAK, who married Chaska aud Miss Fell
lows. was thrown from a moving ma
chine, on the 7th, cutting off his right
hand, and bleeding to death before aid
arrived
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

A BOLD attempt was made, on the 7th,
to burn the town of Hampton, Va A
large frame building was filled with in
fammable stuff and set on fire, and had
the least wind been blowing the town
would have been destroyed. As it was
several hon SeS were burned.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE Cork Ireland) Er1m iaer, of the
10th, proposes that a fund be raised to
defray the expenses that may be incurred
by Irish members of Parliament in con-
nectiou with the inquiry of the Parnell
Commission into the charges made
against them by the London Tunes.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE proceedings against Mr.. Julius
Diamond, the naturalized American citi-
zen who was threatened with expulsion
from Germany, were, on the 7th, reported
by Minister Pendleton as having been
discontinued
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE committee investigating affa in
the Brooklyn Navy Yard discovered, on
the 7th, that 200 barrels of sugar issued
from the storehouse for the steamship
Vermont failed to reach the vessel.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

CAPTAIN DELoRAY and the crew of the
s1oop Mary Jane saw the sea serpent.
on the 4th, off Point Judith. The creature
was seventy-five feet long, as big arou nd
as BARREL with large eyes and jaws,
five feet long and studded with six-inch
teeth.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

THE United States vessel Antietam.
which lies imbedded in the mud with the
channel ebbing and flowing over it. will
be sold at auction at the League Island
Navy Yard, near Philadelphia, on Sep
tember &
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

PENDING settlement of her husband S
estate, valued at $15, 600, by the admins
traitor, the widow of Captain Sidney
Smith Lee. a brother of Governor Lee OF
Virginia, applied at police headquarters
in Washington. on the 9th, for relief for
herself and three children,
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

ADvIcEs from the fl ,oded districts of
Germany, on the 10th, report several
deaths. Fourteen persons were missing
IN the Lauben district alone. Herr Herr
furth, Minister of the Interior, was visit
ing the district and was in constant COM
munication with the Er,Deror
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

A TERRIFIC wind and hail storm swept
across Madison County, Ind, on the 9th.
A strip of land mile wide was laid
waste. Timber was broken off, fences
leveIed and the corn crop utterly ruined.
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

In his letter of coincidence to Mrs.
Sheridan, on the 9Th, the President said:
ssWhlle the Nation mourns its loss and
shares your sorrow, let me express to
you my personal grief and most sin cere
condolence,o
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

SUPPLEMENTARY crop reports received
from all parts Of the Province OF Ontario
show that all the crops, with the excep-
ton Of spring and fall wheat and hay,
will be above the average in yield and
rxf1a1ikrr
Iron County register., 1888-08-16

IT was stated, on the 9th, that the wreck
of an English sloop-of-war which went
down In 179s, with $40, ,OO0, 900 in gold and
silver on board, had been located by DIR.
Seth Pancoast of Philadelphia, who had
sDent So 600 in the search.
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Fearing Il FInnd

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 81 -Mucasry.
iety is felt by the settlers on the ogan-
beyond the bluffs north Of the civ becso,.
of the prospects Of an overflow hSe ;ha, Of
1881. The SNOW fall in tho Upper River
country has been very great during the win.
ter, and the warm weather is melting it ran
idly. The ice in the channel at thi. poo,
moved yesterday morning, covering the bier
of the bridge, from the cais3on Of which III.
workmen who were filling it with rorcfel.
had just emerged A gorge f1rmed ab,ct
five miles up the river and the water i: ~
ported rising there at the rate Of six iacbe.
an hour. Ia front of this c.ly, oppt T..
Prospec! Hill, another gorge extending I4rr
way across has formed, the ice being piled
fully twenty feet high. Just below he civ.
near the mouth of the Floyd, another gor.e
has formed, and the water has backed up
on the lowlauds sweeping away Mcnamara.
grading camp, where work was being done
on the approach to The new bridge Unres.
the ice gives way in short time there Il
danger of serious overflow.
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Railroad Accidents.

PITTsBURG, Mar. q "A coke train On n.
Pittsburg, Virginia AID Charleston rosd ~
into a rock near Green Spring. ten mil.
from this city, about one o'clock this mo-.
ing and the entire train was precin;to,o;
over an EN- bankment into the river .,
lance offifteen feet. Brakeman Smith a.
terribly crushed and will die. Enoi,.s.
Buchanan was painfully sclldsd but will =
cover. The others escaped Injury. H..
train was badly wrecked.
WYOMING, Ont, Mar. 2l-An emipr,.i
train going west on the Grand Truas ,,.5
collided with the Petrolja train going e., .
mile east OF this placs this mornn. r..
engineer of the emigrant train was b1i...
jured about the head ead a braken "a ,ni,.
same train had leg broken. OF The e,s..s
gers eight or ten have broken limb al .,.
more or less seriously hurt but no per-.
was killed outright Tho baggaq. NJ,
of the Petroia train had both legs br,g..
besides sustaining 9th at iojure'. Ia f..
mans hands aud (aco were injured b.,
others on the train escaped VIZ,
bruises. The immigrants are most, b..
and Germans and arc bound foI ib.i,so,
points further west
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The City Council of Richmond is consid'
ering the ACCESSIBILITY OF leasing their gas
works.
There is some tall, of establishing an cleo
trio railway from Richmond to Petersburg to
be run via tho Chesterfield turnpike.
The last report OF the First Auditor puts
the assessed personal property in Loudoun
at 81, 900, 900, whereas itshould be s.. 100000.
Ex-Cashier George M. Balm. of the Ex.
change National Bank of Norfolk, has been
taken to Albany pententiary. He is to
serve term of FIVE years.
Hon. A. M. Kelly, of Richmond, expects
to leave Cairo. Egypt, about June 1st, and
will reach Richmond July LIST. He will 60
to Paris, where his family will remain before
returning to Cairo.
Copies of the new Code of Virginia have
made their appearance. 1t contains eleven
hundred and seventy-sev pages. 10 we'll
indexed, copiously annotated, and will doubt
less prove Of great convenience.
An epidemic of measles is raging in Buck
ineham county. One family consisting of
man, wife and fourteen children are pros
trated. An old couple, aged respectively 81
and 81, are down with the disease. There
have been many deaths.
Gov. Lee, wife and party have left Rich
mond for trip South. They will travel 10
a private car direct to Jacksonville, and
thence to Tampa, where they will take a
steamer for Havana. They will be absent
about two weeks on the trip.
The truckers around Norfolk are setting
out cabbage again in many places where the
freezing weather killed the growing crops
Many Irish potatoes have rotted from the
freeze and wet weather, and nearly all the
marrowfat green peas are being ploughed up
for replanting.
The jury n the case of Chas. Savlor, on
trial at Danvile for the murder of r. l.. Co
hen, being unable to agree, were yesterday
discharged. The jury stood eleven for muir
der in the first degree and one for murder
in the second degree. at one time eight
men went over'to second degree juror on
condition that he would make the term OF
imprisonment Is years instead of 10, as he
wanted, but three held out for first degree
and hanging. The case will be reheard in
June.
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letter from Rappahannock.
Correspondence Alexandria GAZETTE


RAPPAHANNoc1 Co, March 20.-The
public schools of this county are about to
close for the term. Six months is the time
fixed upon by the school trustees, one
month more than last year, in this district.
Want of funds is the cause given for the
shortness of the term.
We are sorry 10 learn our county treas
urer, W. q. Miller, is short in bi5 account
with the Auditor, and that the latter has
taken steps to make good the deficiency by
action on the snreties. The deficit is some
where about $4,000, running through the
years since 1878. Mr.. Miller has long
served the people of this county in different
offices of trust-as sheriff, legislator, and IS
treasurer, and has served with great salts
faction and popularity. Much sympathy is
felt for him 10 the fact that his too great in.
diligence and kindness to taxpayers has led
to his getting behind.
Our people are apxiously looking for the
railroad by way of Warrenton, through this
county, on to LuraY. And from what is
said here, and the general feeling on the
subject, it seems that this route is the popu-
lar one, and that this county will give it the
subscription heretofore secured for railroad
purposes and more besides.
Our telephone line which connects US
with Culpeper, Warrenton and Front Royal,
after trial of two years, made a dividend
of 10 per cent. some time ago. This for the
first, taking into consideration the many
difficulties and expenses, shows a good state
of management.
There were few people at our March court
and less business than has been the case for
long time. The great storm was at its
height on that day. The storm although bad
enough WAS not 30 severe here as the papers
show it to have been in the State. we hear
of no serious losses or accidents, save the
leveing of fences. One large frame house
in course of construction in Madison county
was literally lifted up by the wind and part
ing ns it was swept along by the furious
blast, was left scattered in a neighboriDg
field.
Flowing is backward and the farmers can
hardly be ready for early planting.
Hugh M. Smith. of Woodvile, who has
been so seriously ill since Christmas, is still
sick, though he is slowly getting better B.
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The Capitol Struck by lightning.

WASHINGTON, March 81 At two O'clock
lightning struck the Senate wing Of the
Capitol, but apparently did no other dam
age than to brighten the occupants, AID de.
stroy teegraphio and telephone cOmmuni
cation between the building mi The
outside world, The flash wss vivid
in the Chamber itself, and caused
everybody to jump, but the source Was
known at once and the proceedings coElir
ued without more than momeniary inter.
ruption. In the lobby Of the pres gallery
the usual ball of fire" was seen multiplied
several fod. Ii appeared az if large bal
dropped FROM each chandelier to The floor
In the sub. basement IA engineer was
knocked off his Chair = cab horse outside
was knocked down The report was moi
louder than pistol shot. bat seems to haze
been heard in all quarters OF The wing a- II
each gas chandelier had made is o#o sp3-
ciel report.
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The Kentucky DefnIcation.

LOUISVILLE, March 21.-Up 10 10 o'clock
this morning there have been no startling
developments concerning the defalcation in
the State Treaaurer's office. Conservative
reports from the State capital place the
amount Of deficit at between $125000 and
$500 the former being the amount stated
By Auditor Hewitt. More sensational dis.
patches place the sum far above these fig
ures, one placing 1t at Sl97 900 and credit
ing Expert Samuels with the statement that
it will probably reach half million dollars.
Beyond the fact that Tate left Louisville
Friday night for Cincinnati nothing is
known of his whereabouts 1t is believed
that he fed from this city to Buffalo
and thence to Canada His friends
think that when his papers are over.
hauled statement from him will be
found. The republicans are claiming that
Tate's dedication will enable them to carry
the State at the next State election. They
say that Tate's shortage is but proof OF the
charges made by the republicans on the
stump that the democratic State govern.
msnt was rotten to the core. A well known
member oftherepublican party said: "When
Tate went in Office he found in the Treasury
81, 100000. He went out leaving it about
empty and carrying possibly several hun
dred thousand with him. Comment is un
necessary. The effect on the democratic
party may ba ola wholesome character, but
it will certainly cause the republicans to put
forth new energy and gather n the demo.
Gratis who believe in honest government and
it will certainly stop the everlasting cry of
democraticpurity, 80 long shouted in the ears
of tho long suffering people by democratic
stump speakers. You can say for me that be-
lieveTate's shortagewill be of much benefit to
the republican party and that five don't
carry the State for the republican nominee
this fall we will make thiogs hum at the
next State election" A dispatch from
Frankfort to q morning paper says: Start
ling developments are promised when the
private papers of the Treasurer are looked
into. 1t is said that these documents will
show loans to various high officials, among
them being $1,000 to an ex Judge of the
Court of Appeals. 1t is said by men who
are conversant with the States affairs that
more men than one knew of Tate's financial
straits and they were in a measure responei
ble in putting him to flight One thing seems
to be evident and that is the Governor
means to lay open the whole thing. There
we're many uneasy heads last night.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

DR.. Cox. of Springfield, Mo-. has been
held in 5000 bail for throwing vtriol over
Effie Ellis.
r. W. Townshend has been reuomi.
mated for Congress from the Nineteenth dis
trict of Illinois.
The New York Athletic Club has deter
mined to name it's recently acquired island
in Long Island sound Travers Island, 10
honor of the late William r. Travers.
A dispatch from Kansas City says every.
thing looks as if the Burlington strike ia on
the decline. No one who has watched the
strikers for the past few days can help mott.
ding it. The strikers themselves say it now
looks as if few of them would ever go back
or get back, even if they wanted to.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York, has sent to
the board of aldermen of that city letter
explanatory of his action in refusing to per-
init the Irish flag to be raised over the city
hall on st. Patrick's day. He concludes
that the danger line is reached where We
must decide if native OF foreign ideas are to
rule the CITY,"
The friends of Cen. Hancock who have
been active in their efforts to raise sufficient
money to purchase house in Washington
and present it to Mrs. Hancock have pur-
chased brown stone front house at thesouth.
east corner of 21st and r streets, and will
present it to her about the 1st of April, and
she will take possession of it at once.
The talk of electng Cardinal Gibbons
Pope in the event of ths demise of Leo XIII.
is premature. Yet, says the Richmond State,
"Gibbons is the favorite of the English, Ger
man and Russian Cardinals for the highest
Office in the Church when Leo dies An
American Pope would be an innovation
tt at would create lively stir in Italy,"
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NIore ly1nter Weather.

PEMBINA Dak., March 21.-One ofthe &c.
verest storms Of the winter set ia here last
evening. The fall of snow was tremendous
and damp cold wind buried it about at
such furious rate it was impossible for pc.
PEDESTRIANS to remain on the streets. Passen-
gers on the south. bound train report the
storm worse north of here. The weather is
growing colder and it is feared there will be
loss Of life on the prairies
ST. VINCENT, Mimi, March 81 The worst
storm OF the winter set in yesterday after
noon and farmers who were In town had to
remain over night. The roads are becoming
b!ockaded.
HoLBRooK. A. T.. March 21.-Snow be-
gan falling Monday night and continued
during most of yesterday. 1t is the worst
saowstorm of the season. The wind Ia from
the southwest and has drifted the snow bad
y along the roads and the track of the
Southern Pacific.
WINsLow, A. T., March 21.-With O high
wind from the southwest snow began falling
last night and is the deepest of the year.
The wind blew hurricane for several hours.
Sheep in the range are scattered and it is
feared the loss will be great.
KINGMAN, A. T., March 21.-It showed
all day yesterday in this section. There
has boon no such storm of wind and snow
for many years. The snow is drifted to the
depth of many feet in many places. Cattle
suffer greatly from the unusual cold.
EAU CLAIR, Wis, March 21.-One of the
worst snow storms of the winter prevailed
over northerd Wisconsin yesterday. The
snow was wet and of the heaviest texture
and soma Is to Is inches fell, much of it
melting as it came down. The result has
been the ruin of the roads in many of the
leg districts and little hauling eau be done
nntil there comes solid freeze.
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Maritime Notes.

LEwGs, D9l, March 2l.-Bark Wallace
from Sagua. fer ih= breakwatea, is ashore :
miles south Of Rshoboth life saving ptarioO
The crew has landed. TIE vessels leakins
She has cargo of sugar.
PHrLADELPBIa, Mar. q An nttemp.
will be made to raise the wrecking tug
Tamesi. sunk at Lswes, just as soon a the
weather is favorable. Nearly all the wreck
ing material that sue had on board hs- been
saved amounting in value to 10000
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TIE WAYS and Means Committee of the
u. S. House of Representatives has practi-
cally concluded the consideration of the
revenue bill. With the few exceptions, pre-.
vicusly mentioned in the GAZETTE, it just
as it was when presented to the committee
The democratic members of the committee
are now preparing the majority, and the re-
publican members, the minority report 1t
is expected that the bill will be reported to
the House on Friday or Saturday. That it
will be passed is the hope of all, but not the
belief of any, true blue democrats.
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Battle will. Indians.

NoGALEs, A. T., March 2l.-On The iO.h
inst. Lieut.. Col. Gonzales, with force unie,
his command, had battle with band Of
Yafui Indians in the Lalnijo mountains
Two Iodians were killed and several wound
ed. % the same day, at point called
Agusjo de los Blrras, the same officer en-
countered another band OF Indians and had
fight. in which he succeeded in routing
them,
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The Missouri River.

POPLAR RIVER, Moat, Mar. q TIE
Missouri river broke yesterday. Ice dam:
formed. the river over1)wed its banks and
the whole river bottom, which includes mil
lions of acres o: land, is inundated for 100
miles. There will be great loss Of cattle.
The bridges on the Manitoba railroad are
all right. Setilcrs living in tbs bo'tcm
lands have goneto the hills. 'rhe wafer i
the highest ever known in this vicin'y
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EarthUsiastes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2l.-Co!. Koster
litzky, in command of the custom house
guards at Bavispe recently arrived ut Her
mosl!o from that place and says earthquakes
are ofdaily occurrence in and about Bayispe
aud are preceded by loud underground
noises. Between Batepeto and Fronerss
there is place where the shocks are muct
stronger and it is believed vcIcauo vii.
soon burst forth there.