Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-15

| intendent of Motive Power Cromwell of
| the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COMPANY,
visited Wheeling, W. Va, on the 9Th,
| and gave orders for the discharge Of sixty
| machiuists and carpenters from the shops
| there.
BENZ. f. SPANDAUER, who was the
principal witness against Mrs. Surratt,
hanged at Washington, in 1865, on the
| charge of conniving at the assassination
OF President Lincoln, died, on the Sth, in
| the Maryland penitentiary.
The finding of dead bodies at Johns
| town, Pa, is yet daily occurrence. On
the sth the body Of a fifteen.year-o old
girl was found on Locust street, near the
| business part of the town, where it had
| been tramped over for months by thou
sands of people.
The Russian and French press take no
pains 10 conceal the annoyance which
seems to be felt in both countries at the
warmth with which Emperor William was
| received in England.
The Prince of Wales has entirely re-
covered from his recent severe indispo-
sition-
Ir is announced that the Italian War
Minister, General Viale, will shortly re-
sign
SHERIFF JAMES FLACK of New York
Sltys VI Tie Slihs sent W SoSA-
rane and Secretary Gilroy, Of the Tam
| many Society, his resignation as grand
sachem of that organization.
WALTER CREWS, aged fifteen, while
playing in jacksonville (Fla.) saw mill.
On the Sth, was caught ON shaft and
whirled around nearly three hundred
times in a minute. He was alive when
extricated, though both legs and arms
| were broken, and he was terribly lac
Grated about the body. He died ON the
9th.
BLoNpGS, the daring dght-rope per-
former, has accepted a wager of e. 900 to
walk on a cable stretched from the E life!
Tower to the dome of the main exposition
building in less than five minutes.
1T is officially stated that upon takiue
his departure from Osborne the Ew
peror OF Germany expressed to Queen
Victoria his utmost pleasure at his re-
ception in England He also expressed
the hope that the Queen, in response to
his earnest desire, would return his visit
by going to Berlin
The Legitime Government has deliver
ed to the United States Minister at Port.
au- Prince, 81, 600 as compensate for the
seizure and detention of the steamer Oza-
ma. The money was placed on board
the United States steamer Hears rge with
view to it's safe keeping.
The bids for four tugs for the navy,
which were recently opened at the Navy
Department., haze been referred to a
board with instructions to report wheth-
er it is better to accept any of the bids
offered or to p urchase tugs already built.
THE S. r. Vanmeter, a small steam
boat in the Lowell and Parkers burg trade,
was burned to the waters edge at Lowell,
O., on the 9TH. Captain Stowe, who was
asleep on board, narrowly escaped in his
night shirt. Loss, about 1000; insur.
ance, 81, 500. The fire is supposed to have
been o. incendiary origin.
DIR. W. S. WELSH. prominent physi.
clan Of Philadelphia. died at his Ocean
Grove IN. j. cottage, on the night of the
81, fro III complication of diseases.
THE funeral of Felix Pyatt the political
agitat tor and writer, took place in Paris.
on the 9th. without extraordinary incident.
THE acting Secretary of the Navy has
awarded the contract for furnishing the
Was hington Navy Yard with an electric
lighting plant to the Brush Electric Com
pany, for $751; ga.
THE King OF Holland had another re-
lapse, on the 9th. and his condition was
reported to be very critical. His physi-
clans were in constant attendance at his
bedside.
THE pOst-ofice at Factoryville, Pa,
was broken into and robbed on the night
of the Sth.
MRS BERTHA PICKETT. a clerk in the
Denver GCoL) post-office, has been ar
rested for forging a money-order.
A BOARD, with Captain L. A Beardslee
as senior membe-, has been appointed to
survey the United States ship Boston.
and report to the Navy Department the
extent of injuries received when she
touched bottom off Rose Island on
Mitchen Rock.
THE United States ship Alliance has
been ordered out of commission at the
Norfolk Navy Yard, and a board. of
which Captain A p. Cooke is senior
member, has been ordered to survey her.
AsTEREIL Bros. of Lancaster, Pa, the
largest dealers in millinery goods in that
city, failed, on the 9th, for $4,000.
Two of their heaviest creditors, Julius
Loeb. of Lancaster, and Effiuger Bros.
of Hoboken, N. j., had attachments
issued on the firm-the former for $11, 74S
and the latter for 80 700