Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

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| pension bills were passed.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
| announced, on the 10TH the reduction in
| rates on iron from Pittsburgh to Phila-
| delphia to thirteen cents a hundred weight
for carload lots, and sixteen cents for
| less than that quantity. This is cut OF
| nearly thirty per cent.
REPORTS of a settlement of the cable
| war were received in the New Y ork Stock
Exchange, on the 10th, and several houses
having London connections received dis
patches from there stating that an agree
| ment had been signed on the 9th, by the
managers there, to advance rates to twen-
ty-fve cents per word.
Mrs. FREDERICK SPIrTLEHoUSE, Of Eliz-
| abeth, n. j., while carrying a lighted
lamp in her rounds to secure the win
dows before retiring. on the 9th, was
! seized with an apoplectic fit and fell to
| the floor. The lamp exploded, scattering
the burning fluid over her clothing. She
was burned to death.
There are 10000, 900 acres Of growing
corn in the United States the present sea-
son.
SIR MORRELL MACKENZIE said in an in
terview, ON the 10th, that the report of
the late Emperor Frederick's case, which
was published, on the 9th, by the German
doctors, was composed of falsehoods.
Amy specialist of laryngeal diseases, he
said, could see from a review of the case
that the charges against him were ridi-
culous.
The New York trunk line passenger
agents, on the 10th, fixed special rates of
one-fare round-trips to all clubs Of TWEEN
~ I,nr 70 oil ~,
to welcome James g. Blaine on his return
to America on July 81. A great demon
stration is looked for.
JOSIAH WILDER, aged sixty three,
dealer in agricultural implements, at No.
ISL West Sixth street, Cincinnati, COM
mitted suicide, on the 10th, by shooting
himself through the temple with a re-
volver at his home in the village of Col
lege Hill. He leaves a widow and six
children.
The Republican State committee Of
New York, at its meeting on the 10th, de-
cided to hold their State convention at
Saratoga on August % next.
The Department Of Agriculture makes
the July general average of condition as
follows: Cotton, s6.7; winter wheat,
1873: spring wheat, $50; corn, SO; oats,
95:2; barley, 81; winter rye, 95.5; spring
rye, 96.S: tobacco, manufacturing leaf, 90.
NJ. GOBLET, French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, presided at banquet in Paris,
on the 10th, to celebrate the abolition of
slavery in Brazil.
DICK, the seven-year- old son of Jas.
Sacre, fell off a fence at his brothers.
ranch, at Oakland, L T., on the 10th, and
broke his neck.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL was confined to
his room, on the 10th, from an attack of
hny hAy1
prevented any serious results. His p ny
stefan has directed him to remain at home
for several days.
A MESSENGER who arrived at Suakim
from Handowuth, on the 18th, reports that
he saw letter written by the Khalifa to
Osman Digna, dated June %, which
stated that the White Pasha in Bahr Ell
Gael had advanced three days. march
nearer Khartoum and was building
railroad. The Khalifa had ordered the
Shaggios to resist him.
MIR. PATRICK O'BRIEN, NJ. p, was re-
leased from Tullamore Jail, on the 18th,
his three months term in that institution,
on account of speech delivered at Cores
Bridge, January 8, having expired. He
was at once escorted to Kilkenny Jail to
undergo similar term in prison for in
citing tenants not to pay rent.
The half-breed residents of Batoche,
Man.. the scene of the former rebellion
have issued a manifesto, acknowledges
Dumont as their leader, and threatening
the government If they do not get thei-
rights. Those who took part in the for
nier rebellion demand that their properly
be restored to them.
The New York State Republican club.
in session at Saratoga, participated in Z.
street parade on the 18th, in which thoy
presented a fine appearance.
FORTY horses and two men were cSe-
mated in a livery stable fire in Buffalo, ".
Y, on the 18th.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL was reported
slightly better on the 18th.
MARK II. DUNNELI., of Owatonna, Mimi,
was nominated for Congress by the Re-
publcans of the first district on the 11th
The Republican National committee
met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
City, on the 18th.
THE Sultan is very anxious about EN-
peror Williams visit to the Gear. It is
said he fears Turkey will be made to suf-
fer more humiliation.
JOHN STONE, a prominent citizen of
Gibson County, Ind, and a member OF
the gun club, was mortally wounded by
discharge from his gun, on the 10th, he
having dropped the weapon while carry
ing it,
PoSr-OFFIcE INSPECTOR SMITH arrested
Chawles FL. Wight, assistant superintend-
emit in the mailing department. OF the De-
troit (Mich.) post-ofice, on 1.-THE 10th, for
stealing letters.
PRoFs. BERGMAN and Gerhardt of Ber-
lin, were, ON the 18th. decorated with the
high class order of Hohenzol1ern.
FOURTEEN blocks in the town of Alpena,
Mich, were destroyed by fire, on the 18th,
the sixteenth anniversary OF the great
conflagration which laid that place in
ashes in 1872.
THE Lake Shore roun6-house at Ashta-
bula, O., was burned on the night of the
11th. Eight locomotives were totally de-
The origin of the fire is unknown:
loss, $4,000.