Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

PERSONAL AND GENERAL
THE eighth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Waterworks Association began at
Cleveland, O., on the 18th, to continue in
session three days.
GREAT activity among the Nihilists of
Northern Russia was reported on the
18th. 1t was said they were recognizing
for the purpose of shortly undertaking
extensive operations.
THE Republican State convention of
South Carolina was held at Charleston on
the 18th. Resolutions were adopted in
dorsing Senator Sherman for the presi-
dency, with Senator Hawley for second
place.
PATRICK FITZGERALD, of Philadelphia,
was shot and instantly killed by Special
Officer Timothy Bergen, of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, on the 18th, while resisting
arrest.
THE new cannula recently provided for
Emperor Frederick gave the patient
great relief.
The city courts and the United States
Circuit Court of New York adjourned on
the 18th, out of respect to the memory of
the late ex-S senator Conkling.
In the regatta at Pensacola, Fla, on
the 18th, the schooner 'Four Friends"
sloop race.
The Duluth (Minn.) Gas s. Water Com
pany has filed with the register of deeds a
mortgage in favor of the New York Cen
trail Trust Company for $4,000, which
amount Will be expended in extending
gas and water mains this year.
EWING WATTERSON, of Louisville, KY,
who was arrested in Washington on the
18th for assault with intent to kill, was
released on the 18th, the woman whom he
stabbed refusing to appear against him.
OWING to the protests of Polish Cath
olics, the Pope, on the 18th, dis
cont ued negotiations for an entente
between Russia and the Vatican.
A HEAVY fall of snow visited Adrian,
Mimi, on the 18th.
THE Republicans of Georgia met in State
convention at Atlanta on the 18th. A. B.
Beck, A. w. Pledger, W. J. White and r.
d. Locke were chosen delegates Large
to the National convention.
DIR. AGNEw, the eminent New York sur
geOn, who was in attendance upon the late
Roscoe Conkling until he was stricken
down himself, died on the 18th, surviving
his illustrious patient but few hours.
MOSES FRALEY, the most prominent bear
in the st. Louis grain market, laid down
ON the 18th, acknowledging loss of $780,
900. Later in the day he made a cash set
Element with his creditors on basis mu-
tually agreed upon.
Rev. C. P. PITTsLEY, Of Westport,
Mass, was dragged from the house of
woman with whom he was supposed to be
unduly intimate, and roughly handled by
a mob, on the 10th.
THE gross amount paid to judicial Off
GERS of the Government under the Retir-
ing act, up to March 81 last, was 1882, 964,
of which $39, $40 was paid to Ward Hunt,
justice of the Supreme Court, who was re-
tired in April, 1882, and died in March,
1886.
THE bill legaiizing marriage with de-
ceased wife's sister passed the British
Commons on the 18th.
A SUBSCRIPTION list is being circulated
in the Senate to create a relief fund for
the widow of the late Chief-Justice Waite.
On the 10Th, the Senate, by vote
of 26 to 23-on strict party lines-passed
the bill admitting South Dakota to the
Union.
w. w. REYNOLDS was shot and instant
ly killed while attempting to escape from
Jail at Trinidad, Cal, on the 18th.
NEARLY every business house in Mon
mouth Center, Me-, was burned ON the 10Th.
WILLIAM A. DAVIDSON and James Con-
fere called at the county Jail in Column
bus, O., on the 10Th, and confessed to the
murder in Beaver Falls, Pa, ON the 14th,
of a man named Doyle.
THE Thomas Railroad bill passed the
House of Representatives on
the 10Th. 1t provides for the control of
railroads by statute, and abolishes the
railroad commission.
AT Trempealeau, Wis, while five In
dams were endeavoring to drag canoe
across raft of logs, the logs parted and
all were drowned.
MINISTER PHELPS arrived in Washing
ton ON the 10Th and became the guest of
Secretary Bayard.
BY the burning of the Palo Alto stables,
in California, Senator Stanford lost fine
horses of the aggregate value of 100000.
1T was stated unofficlally on the 10th
that the differences in the emigrant pool
had been adjusted.
THE trial of VIM. O'Brien was begun at
Ireland, on the 10Th.
1T was reported on the 10Th that the
marriage of Prince Henry of Prussia and
Princess Irene of Hesse would be hurried
on account of the Emperor's ill-health.
EMPEROR FREDERICK subsists chiefly
on a diet of beaten eggs and beef tea.
JOSEPH F. BROWN, Burlington engi-
neer, was beaten nearly to death at Ne
braska City, Neb., recently, by unknown
parties.
A SENSATION has been caused at Sioux
City, Ia, by the accidental discovery of
dead body in the ice-house of the Arens-
dorf brewery. 1t proved to be Albert
Hiltz, one of the watchmen who were on
duty the night the Prohibition minister,
Haddock, was assasinated. By Hiltz's
side lay the revolver of John Arensdorf, |
the accused slayer of Haddock.
A MAN named Lathrop his wife and
three children were drowned in the flood
1T Embarrass, Wis, on the 10Th.
WILLIAM B. DINsMoRE, president of the
Adams Express Company, died in New |
Z ork Oh the Goth.
THE depot of the Standard Oil Company |
1T Fit. Wayne, Ind, containing 1900 bar
els OF oil, was burned on the Goth.
REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON, of K ansas, |
Introduced bill on the Goth for the regu-
alton of Interstate railroads, which en- |
bodies very stringent provisions. Among |
,ther things the bill provides that if a |
company fails to run its regular trains |
or seven days, the Attorney-General is |
equired to commence proceedings for
he appointment of receiver, who may |
mploy the old hands in resuming the |
BUSINESS of the road.
COPIES of the official report of the late
peech of Sir Charles Upper in the Cana-
ian House of Commons, on the Fisheries
reaty. were received by the President, rhe
,eeretary of State, the members of tue
louise and Sen ate, and other Government
ficials, on the 10th.