Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

The Coates Opera-House. Kansas City,
has been condemned by the superintend-
'ent of buildings. A portion of the wall
has settled.
appointed a special agent at five dollars a
day in the General Land Office at Wash
ington.
There are 10000 special taxpayers in
my district" said Collector of Internal
Revenue Barnum recently, E'an increase
of 5000 over last year."
The safe in the store of Bolts & QUEEN
berry, at Santa Fe, Monroe County, was
blown open few nights ago and robbed
of 500 in money and $1,000 in notes.
E. M. P. Hemming and Alfred Rhodus
gre under arrest in st. Louis to await fur
Their investigation into their alleged use
of the mails for fraudulent purposes.
Governor Morehouse has appointed
George D. Underwood Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Maries County, to fill a vacancy
caused by the death OF Louis c. Rowden.
Rev. Winthrop Hartley Hopson died re-
Gently at Nashville, Tenn. He was for
merly resident of st. Louis, and was
engaged in evangelistic work throughout
Missouri for number of years.
The remains of J. D. Cox, who left Clin-
ton March % to go hunting, and who had
been missing ever since, were found a
few days ago among some drift in Grand
river about five miles southeast of the
town, Mr.. A. Douglas attention being at
tracted thereto by the strange actions of a
dog.
A thereafter named Sommers died at
Usage City few days ago as the result of
injuries received in fall during a sparring
bout with one of his companions.
Father John A. Verdin, S. j., recently
1abr fad of hic clerical inb hi
lee, having been fifty years a member of
the Jesuit order in that city. He was
given reception by the Marquette club.
j. B. Cotton, a citizen of st. Louis, has
not been seen since April 4, and is be-
lieved to have been killed by the cars at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Governor Morehouse has appointed
VIM. F. Pfeister presiding judge of the
County Court of st. Louis County, to fill
a vacancy occasioned by the death of
Judge Nolte.
Major N. G. Kouns, who was removed
by the Supreme Court from the office of
State Librarian, has been taken to the
Insane asylum at Fulton. His friends are
hopeful that he will speedily recover the
use of his mental faculties. His insanity
is of a mild form.
Louis Bulling, the wife murderer, was
sentenced at st. Joseph to be hanged June
10, and unless the Supreme Court inter-
feres he will meet his fate on that day.
He was cool during the sentence, and to
all appearances the most unconcerned
person in the courtroom.
The farm house of w. H. Hancock,
about five miles north of ST. Joseph, was
totally destroyed by fire few nights ago.
There was $500 in cash in the house at the
time. which was lost. The fire originated
i,,t hoe IN,
the house at the time but a young lady
and little boy. The total loss is about
$500: not insured.
Mr.. Charles Teussig, one of St. Louis
oldest and best known citizens, died few
days since in the siXty-sixth year of his
age. He had been afflicted with pneu-
monia for some weeks and finally sue
cumbed.
The Washington public school at st.
Joseph was burned few nights ago. The
fire was the work of an incendiary. Loss
about $4,000; insured for two-thirds its
value. People living in the neighborhood
who were in their yards just before the fire
broke out, saw man jump out of win
dow down stairs. The fellow appeared in
a hurry, and running across the yard,
started down the street.
Mr.. Lon V. Stephens, Receiver of the
ceived authority from Comptroller Tren-
holme to institute proceedings against the
late directors. The Comptroller has COM
promised with the Elliottsville Mills, at
Danielsonville, Conn.,, for 3 800 cash, col
laterals for 5000 and the release of note
indorsed by the bank for $4,000. The en-
tire Indebtedness was $4,000.
The wholesale grain and seed firm of
Baker & Crosse, at Kansas City. assigned
to Alfred J. Hertz, and the large stock is
nav in the hands of the assignee. The
firm was rated at $4,000. Hertz says that
the total liabilities will be as high as $10,-
coo; others place them as high as $4,000.
The assets are fully $500. The principal
creditor is Cleveland & Co., New York, a
seed firm.
Fred Schumann, forty-four years old, a
stockman, who went to Kansas City few
days since with some cattle, shot and
killed himself in the Colorado House.
Early in the morning Schuman was up
and around the house. Soon after he
went to his room, and later was found
dead in his room, with bullet-hole in his
forehead.
NJ. L. Crockett, postmaster at Watson,
was arrested and taken before United
States Commissioner Durham, at st. Jo-
seph, a few days since, charged with ap-
propriating $500 belonging to the Govern
ment on deposit to pay money orders.
James l.. Petit was appointed temporary
postmaster and Crockett was bound over
to the next term of court.
The convention of homoeopathists at
Kansas City rejected an applicant for
membership on his statement that he in
tended to advertise specific RENE dies in
his practice. The following officers were
elected: President, W. H. Hall, st. Jo-
seph, Mo-; vice-president, G. E. Fisher,
Austin, Tex; secretary, M. F. Runnells.
Kansas City; treasurer, H. w. Westover,
st. Joseph.
j. o. Lystrom, an old Swedish carpen-
ter, who owns much property in Kansas
City, quarreled with his wife few days
ago because she refused to sign mort
gage and drew revolver on her. She ran
and he fired once at her and then threw
the weapon at her. Then he went to hitch
his horse for ride, but being unable to
do so, gave it a fearful beating and a few
minutes later went into the stable and
shot the animal three times. Then, when
his wife returned home, he forced her at
revolver's muZzle to go after beer. Final
ly he was arrested and two loaded re-
volvers were found upon him.
Nose Fraley is pulling together again.
George Collins, a negro. made raid on
Horace Voss' boarding house in Kansas
City few nights ago, put on Voss' new
suit, ransacked every room and started
for Kansas. He was captured within three
feet of the State line with a bundle con-
tanning several hundred dollars, a dozen
revolvers, several watches and other
vol uab1as