Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-10-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

for three year-OldS was beaten at Napa,
Cal, on the Sd, by Gold Leaf. Time, 2:15.
ANOTHER Tascott suspect was arrested
at Kingston, N. ". on the I'd. He close
ly answers the description of the alleged
m urderer of Amos j. Smell, of Chicago,
and was jailed and held for investigation.
On the I'd Judge Hoffman, of the United
States District Court San Francisco, re-
fused to issue any more writs of habeas
corpus to Chinese who arrived by the
steamer City of New York. on the ID
Mr.. CHARLES V. RILEY, the entomolo-
gist, was appointed by the President, on
the 1st, to be assistant to the Commits
sioner General of the United States to the
International Exposition to be held in
Paris in 1889.
THE American Board of Commissioners
of Foreign Missions began its annual
meeting in Cleveland, O., on the Ist A
large number of eminent divines and
laymen of the Congregational denomina-
ton were present.
SENATOR GLIB Ross died at Quebec,
Can, on the I'd, leaving fortune esti-
mated at between eight and ten million
dollars. He owned forty-five sailing yes
sells, over one hhndred square miles of
timber land, and immense blocks of i'm
proved real estate.
The employees Of the Omaha (Neb.)
Herald contributed $145. 80 for the relief
of the Jacksonville lFla.) yellow fever
sufferers.
In the Eleventh Massachusetts,, district
Republican convention, on the Sd, 3o1
ballots were taken without choice.
The Conway Manufacturing Company
of Milwaukee, WIS.,, made an assignment
on the I'd, with heavy liabilities. The fail
ure was caused by the destruction of the
oompany's works by fire.
ON the I'd the President sent to the Sem
ate long list Of naval promotions, and
the nomination of James Petigree Le-
seste, of South Carolina, to be United
States Consul General at Melbourne,
Australia.
The American Bankers Association
convened at Cincinnati on the I'd.
THE Acting Secretary of War. on the
Sd. transmitted a report OF Major Lydeck-
er on the alleged defects in the Washing
ton tunnel, in which he states that so far
defects, to remedy which will cost s., 600.
have been discovered. The Government
ors, and will hold the same until the de-
fects in the construction and work on the
tunnel are remedied and the work done
to the satisfaction o. the Government.
CHARLES BROWN, notorious horse
thief, threw snuff in the eyes of the turn
key of the county Jail at New Lisbon, o.,
on the Sd, and escaped. His intention to
Eberate all of the prisoners was thwart-
ed by the alarm promptly raised by the
turnkey.
WHILE fishing outside the Golden Gate
at San FRANCISCO James McGrath. Peter
#. Reeans, Andrew Olsen and f. Nelson
were drowned on the 1st, their boat being
capsized by the swell from the steamer
Queen of the Pacific, bound out
DENNIS GALLAGHER, of Buffalo, n. ",
defeated Lucien Mons Christol, OF Gin
cinnati, in a three-round Greeo-Roman
wrestling contest in Rochester. n. z.
on the 3D., for 500 side. Christol won
the first bout, and Gallagher the next two,
easily.
REV. DR. ,SroRRs delivered the annual
address before the American Board OF
Commissioners of Foreign Missions. in
session at Cleveland, O., on the Sd
A COMMISSION of the British Assoc fa-
tion, which has for some time past been
discussing the matter of liquor traffic
among the native races, announced. on
the Sd, that in 1886 Holland sent to Africa
]. 09s, l46 gallons of spirits, and in 1885
the city of Boston at one time sent ~, $50
gallo zee 1888 Hamburg and
Br6 Africa 80, 000, 500