Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10

Sep. 13-A young man Of Princeton, Ind, IA
| tally shot young lady because she refused his
escort to the ia T.
Sep. 1i-Charles Klein. Fort Wayne, Ind, in
ft OF jealousy killed his wife and then himself.
Sep. 15-Andrew Ruhl, near Manchester, Mo-,
while drunk shot and killed he ghbor named
Fink and his sister and then killed himself.
Oct. "a woman OF Blue Springs, Neb., stran-
gled her two children to death and then COM
Oct. S-N. B Wade, Knightstown, Ind, killed
his mother and sister, set fire to the house and
then killed mself because OF trouble over
money matters.
Oct l6-C. Rowe, aged II, Mahome', ILL.,, shot
and killed his father because the latter accused
Oct. a4-At Nebraska City, Neb., John Hall,
while quarreling with his wife was fatally shot
Oct 26-David Sellers and wife murdered
and house fired by robbers near Mount G lead,
o.. AT Colfax w. r., David Yates killed his
wife and then himself; jealousy.
Oct. 31-Will am Harrison, Hinesvlle Ga, in
fit OF Jealousy killed his niece and fatally
wounded his sister -. Solomon Brubaker. near
Washington. Kan, murdered his mother and
then cut his own throat.
Nov. Three white men were killed and one
colored fatally hurt IN polit cal riot at Ports
mouth, Va. During a political disturbance
in Lexington, KY, five men killed and one IA
Nov lamCou5thG At Hen a,et Tex
Burckhart who afterward committed suicide.
Nov. 27-Jewett Dargenton, Amesbury. Mass,
shot and killed his wife and then himself in
Dec. 1-Robert Corrigan, aged nine years.
Cincinnati, O., fatally shot his sister Rosa; aged
Is. with revolver because she had slapped him.
Dec. S-A mob formed to lynch a murderer
named Halves attacked the jail OF Birmlng-
ham, Ala ard We're fired upon by the sheriff
about thirty others wounded, some fatally.
re 1phi1 zero ,1 r0i ,n al Wv nibaEs
Dec a6-Two whites and five negroes killed
| inc tnt T nrponr MfCS
FIRES.
Jan. 13-Several wholesale business houses
| in indianapolis, Ind; 81, 100000.
| $500 900.
Jan. 31-On Broadway, New York, s1,OOo,OOo.
Feb. 15-Business block in Providence, r. l.;
| $1,000 0.
Feb. Estate Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Full
Feb as-Unon Square Theater, New York,
| and other buildings; s75o,O0o.
Mar. Immense furniture factory in New
! York City: s1.O00,0o0.
Apr. ,5-Vlllage of Amesbury, Mass, de-
Apr. 26-Central City, D. T., destroyed--not
store shop left staEding-130 buildings
| burned and 50 families rendered homeless.
May Barrel and case factory, Shooters
Island, N. Y; sGoO,090.
Jun. 6-Tammany Hall and Tony Pastors
| Theater, New York City; s500,000.
| Jun. 1S-Town of Dubois, Pa: S1,OOO.O00.
| Jun a5-Lichtenstein Elm Bros's cigar factory,
Jul 23-Town of Roslyn, w. T., totally de-
stroyed; $4,000
Jul. s1-Bullding of P. Bsssman S Co., grocers,
Sep a-Entire block in Baltimore, Md; 81,
| $4,000
81 25o,eOo.
Nov. 13-Watson's stores, Brooklyn, N. Y;
| S55O,0OO.
Dec 27-In addition to the foregoing, destruc-
| tive connagrations were experienced during
| the year in business portions of the following
| towns: Salida, Col. Beaufort. n. c.: Louisa
| Courthouse, Va Monroe, Ia. ST. Paul Mimi;
Holyoke, Mass; Allentown, Pa: Pittsburgh,
Pa. :: CORTLAND, o.; Elmira, n. Y. Providence,
R. l.; CoIdwater, Kan Buffalo, n. Y; Sala-
| manca, n. Y; Goldthwaite, Tex; Legonier,
No; Harrisburg III; Milwaukee, I,1 Wis; Geld.
Center, Me. Winona, MINI: GoIdsboro, Pa;
| Ark; Blunt. D. T.; Goldendale, w. T.; South
Pittsburg, Tenn; Bellefonte. Pa: Fa rvIlle,
Mo; Wakenda, Mo; Langsbnrg, Mich; Glade
Mass; Suisun, Cal: Alpena, NJ CHI; Avon,
Mass; ozo, Cal: Fayetteville, Term: Rock
Newbern, Tenn: Blackstone, Va; Hampton,
Va; Litchfield, Conn: Fresno, Cal; Stanton,
Ia; Peoria, H.; Wadena, MINI: Durham; n.
Huntington, n. Y; Berne, Ind; Washburn,
Wis; Florence. Wis; New Albany, Ind; Wa
Valentine, Neb.; Lakeside. Wis, Klrwin, Kan;
Wyclife, KY; South Bend, Ind; Pokomole
City, Md: Eureka Springs. Ark; Dumont,
MISS: JOneSVlle, Va: Manchester. Kan iron
Mountain, Mich; Russell. Kan; Olmstcad. Ky:
Ma hvIiie, Tenn; Auburn, D. T.
Dec. 25-Factories and dwellings covering
| three acres of ground in Cincinnati; 100000.
-. Seven acres in business istrict of Marble
head, Mass; 100000.
Bruenn, Austria, and several women in Vienna
persisted from the cold.
Jan.4-Twenty-five sailors drowned by wreck
ing of American bark at Waterford, Ireland.
Jan. 10-During fanatical outbreak in prov
| ince of Fuk en-, China, twenty Christian
| churches burned and converts massacred.
Jan. 11-News received that 20,C0) persons in
Montenegro had been deprived OF food by floods
49,. Cholera epidemic decreasing in Chill.
Jan. GOWN. O'Brien released from Tulla-
more jail.
Jan 24-London divorce court decides a di-
! vorce procured in America valid in England.
Feb. 19-Heavy snow-sto rms in England
France and Spain News received of loss OF
1000 lives by earthquake in province of Yum
| Nan, China.
Fer. 25-Two Buddhist monks reported le-
! gally burned to death at Canton, China, for as
| saulting two nuns.
| Feb. 27-Village of valtorta, Italy, half buried
| by avalanche, and many lives lost.
Feb. 29-Mr. Pyne, M. P, convicted at Clon-
| mel, Ireland, under Crimes act, and sentenced
| to SIX weeks imprisonment. =. Great fall OF
| snow and destructive avalanches in Northern
| Italy.
Mar. IN. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-Pres-
| dent Grevy, convicted of completely in Legion
of Honor decoration scandals, and sentenced
| to two years imprisonment, 5000 francs fine
and deprlvat on OF civil rights for five years;
| Mar 9-Emperor William, of Germany. died
| at Berlin, aged 81 years.
| Mar. 10-Prize fight between Sullivan and
| Mitchell, near Chantilly, France. ended in q
| draw after 80 rounds.
Mar Pat Berlin Frederick III. formally
| proclaimed Emperor of Germany.
Mar l3-Much devastation caused and many
| lives lost by floods in AustroHungary -. Ter
| rble snow storm in Canada.
| Mar. 16-Emperor Williams funeral at BerliL.
| Mar. 1S-Thirty villages destroyed by floods
Mar I9-Advices from China say the earth
quake shocks in Yun-Nan continued three
| weeks, destroying several towns; at KEN
| Shieu 1900 persons were killed.
| Mar. 21-Bouquet Theater Oporto, Portugal
destroyed by fire and nearly 100 lives lost
Mar. 29-Reported that 1900 persons were
rendered homeless by recent floods in Ger
many; damage TO property estimated at So
| Mar. 3O-French Ministry resign.
| Mar. 31-Dau sh Ministry resign, because of
trou BILE caused by deficiency bill.
Apr. 2-New French Cabinet organized
| Apr. 1-Wllliam . Brien, Irish NJ. p, ar
rested and taken TO Loughrea jail because of a
| recent speech. Richard Howell, of England
| at Lancaster, Eng, won the first of three
| bicycle races for championship of the world
over William A. Rowe, OF America. General
| Boulanger elected to French Chamber of Depu-
ties from department of the Nord by 5000 ma
jority -. Noel, inventor of dynamite, died at
Cannes, France.
Apr. 15-Matthew Arnold, poet, critic and
scholar, died OF heart disease at Liverpool,
Apr. iS-British House of Commons passed
bill to legalize marriage with a deceased wife 5
sister.
| May5-Advices report destructive hail-storms
at Delhi, Moradahao and Racebati, India; hun
dreds of lives lost and many houses destroyed.
| Can. John Dillon. Irish NJ. p, convicted at
Dublin OF violating the Crimes act and SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment.
| May 23-NewS received of the burning of 800
houses at Olive, in Corea, and the loss of many
| lives.