Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-16

TIE special comml,yee appointed to
make an examination and count of the
internal ravenue stanns in the vaults of
the Commissions OF Internal Revenue at
the close of business January II last, has
submitted its report to the Secretary of
the Treasury. Every stamp was found to
be properly accounted for.
Miss BLANCHE E. THoRNE, the "Rachel"
of Gillett's Held by the Enemy" COM
pany, and Mr.. David C. johnson, of APP
plebay s. Johnson, the well-known turf
ried at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis, on
the 9th, the event being a surprise in
theatrical circles.
THE wife of Clarence s. d. Bowers, a
worthless character living near Green
field, n. H, died of starvation and expos
ure on the 9th. On hearing of the death
of his wife, Bowers went off and hanged
himself.
NORRIS B. CoNGDEN was convicted of
mansaughter at CORTLAND, n. Y, on the
10th, for killing his daughters child.
A CHANGE of judges in the Cleveland
o. Probate Court gives rise to hopes
for the release of Mrs. Josephine Ammon,
confined for contempt in refusing to re-
veal the whereabouts of the prosecuted
Josie B.ann.
Virginia State Senate on the 10th to in
vestigate the affairs of the Chesapeake 6
Ohio railroad, in which the State holds
over one million and seven hundred thou
sand dollars in stock. General w. G.
Wickham, the receiver of the road, BULL
dozed the Senate into voting down the
resolution.
NOTHING of importance was developed
in the tally-sheet investigation at Column
bus, o., on the 10th; but highly sensation
al testimony was said to be Forthcoming.
A WRIT of habeas corpus was granted
in the United States District Court at
Louisville. KY, forthe members of the
Hatfield gang, on the 10th.
The war of rates on freight between
Chicago and Miss river points con-
tinues. The ST. Paul ordered another
drop of four cents on the 10th. which was
promptly met by the Burlington, Rock
Island & Northwest tern.
EDWARD A. DEAcoNs has been sen.
fenced to hang on April next for the
murder of Mrs. Ada A. Stone, at Roches-
ter, n. V, last August.
r. G. Dun Sc Co. report business
failures during the last seven days: for
the United States, 237; fer Canada, 50;
total, $50, as compared with 267 for the
corresponding week last year.
of Auglaize County, O., was discharged
from custody in Canada on the 9th.
BALFOUR made a speech in the House
of Commons on the 10th. Some hot
cross-fring was INDUCED in by Irish
members.
The Senate committee on agriculture
and labor have decided to report favor
ably q bill to provide for commission to
inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic.
THE New York jury in the suit of A.
Howard Henkie against Mrs. Jeanette M.
Thurber for $4,000 for money advanced
to Manager Locke of the America Opera
Company failed to agree.
THE rth-bound freight from Evans
vile to Princeton, Ind, on the 10th,
picked up an unknown man near st.
James. He was senseless when found,
and was taken to Evansville, where his
injuries were pronounced fatal. The
cause of his injuries is unknown. 1t is
supposed, however, that he fell off the
midnight train.
CAPTAIN ZALINsKI delivered a lecture
in the War Department library at Wash
ington, ON the 10th, on his invention of
the pneumatic torpedo gun, its shells and
fuses.
DIP. MCGLYNN, the accommodated
Catholic priest, has withdrawn from the
Henry George land movement. 1t is said
his withdrawal will greatly strengthen
the George party.
THE powder mills at Wapwallopen, a
few miles from Wilkesbarre, Pa, blew
up with terrible force ON the 10th, killing
four persons and injuring forty others,
many of whom will die. The concus sion
was felt for forty miles.
The marble-cutters of Boston demanded
a reduction of hours at full pay, which
precipitated a lockout, involving eight
hundred men, on the 10th.
FURTHER trouble is feared at the Kehley
Run (Pa.) mines when the company at
tempts to resume operations, but he
leaders are confident that they can hold
the men in check.
WILLIAM M. DONALDSON & Co., dealers
in pictures and frames, No. 113 Main
street, Cincinnati, assigned on the 10th to
Howard Douglas. Their liabilities are
placed at $4,000; assets, 100000. Prefer
ences were given to the amount of $24, 900.
THE Odessa University was reopened on
the 10th. The university at Kazan now
is the only one in Russia that remains
closed.