Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-01

ter 10 fortugal, presented his credentials
| to the King at Lisbon on the 25th.
The board of officers to examine appli-
cants for appointment as superintend-
ents OF National cemeteries met in
Washington ON the 18th.
The funeral Of the late John ). MUIR
ply, the celebrated trainer and driver of
trotting horses. took place from st.
Jerome's Roman Catholic Church. New
York City. on the 18th. and was largely
attended by prominent horse fanciers
and sporting men. Robert Bonner and
Gabe Case WERE among the pail bearers.
The United States ship Galena was
docked at New York, on the 25th. for the
purpose of being cleaned. She recently
returned from Hayti.
SPEAKING of the proposed new post
office building in New York. Postmaster
General Wanamaksr, on the 25th. said:
<'The building OF the new post off CO in
New York City is a matter of ten years
o. more after Congress has acted on it.
What we have to do now is to put the old
bQilding in condition for USE"
HENRY s. IVES obtained writ Of ha-
beas corpus, returnable to the Supreme
Court OF New York City ON the Goth, re-
quiring cause to be chosen why he should
be longer detained in Ludlow-Street Jail.
He and his partner, G. H. Stayner. have
been in confinement six months.
In the debate on the royal grants in the
British House of Commons, on the 18th,
Mr.. Gladstone said he was adverse to
practicing any economy which would
impair the dignity and splendor of the
crowu. at his age he coald look back ON
long career as a representative of that
crown with feelings of unaffected pride
THE soc of Marshall H. Mitchell, the
United States Consul at Kingston, Ont,
was arrested for hoase-breaking On the
25th. He is thought to be insane.
THE Denver, Texas & Fort Worth rail-
road eE the Goth, made a reduction of
eighteen cents per hundred on first-class
freight from Denver to New York via Gal
weston and the gulf, and promised an adj
ditional reduction of four cents in a few
days Arrangements are also being
made to extend this reduced rate to
Utah Montana and all Northwestern
points. The matter is causing nc little
CONSERVATION in railroad circles.
THE English syndicate has purchased
five of the six breweries in Paterson, N.
j., for an aggregate of $3.50, 900. The
former owners retain one third interest
in the concern.
AT the Detroit Mich.) Driving Park. on
the Goth, Guy was driven with a running
mate to beat Maud SIS time but failed to
| do it, making the mile in 2:121z.
HUTCHINsoN, OGDEN s. Co., wersted
yarn spinners, of Philadelphia. assigned
on the 2Gtlr; liabilities about $4,000. tits
thought some arrangement will be made
by W. ich the firm can continue business.
THE contract with the Union Iron.
Works of San Francisco, fer the con-
-struction of coast, defense vessel was
signed on the 26th, by Secretary Tracy.
The contract price is 500, 00e.
ABELATED south bound Midland pas
-senger train ran into an extra freight
train near Waterloo, Va, or the Goth, de-
railing five freight cars and badly wreck
ing them and the en- zine. Engineer
Matthew Acton, OF Alexandria. was badly
injured and an unknown tramp, who was
stealing ride, was killed
EX-SENATOR STEPHEN W. DORSEY APP
peared at the Office of Thompson, Acker-
ley & & tufmann, in New York, on the 26th,
and supplementary proceedings were at
once begun before Mr.. Kaufman. 1t was
announced that no information would be
given to the press unless the matter was
filed in court.
Two-THIRDs of the cotton spinners of
England have reached an agreement TO
run on half time for one month.
THE yellow river has again burst its
banks in the :Shang Tung district China.
"A large SLretcn OF territory rs inundated,
and great loss of life aud property is re.
ported.
GENERAL EMMONs CLARK has de-
clined the appointment as Emitted States
Consul At Havre, France.
JAMES MCCALL, of Troy. y. Y, kicked
his wife to death on the 2eth.
FOREST fires were raging in the neigh
borhoOd of Helena, Mont, on the 18th.
A MOVEMENT will be inaugurated in
Virginia to secure Congressional; aid to
pay the State debt.
AN English syndicate, it rs said, has
purchased seventy-eight grain elevators
in the Northwest.
TIE personal property of -ex- Editor
West of the Chicago Times was levied on
by the sheriff on the Goth.
AN exhaustive inquiry shows negro
labor to be growing in value in the South.
THE Richmond Paper Company, of
Providence, K. l., suspended on the Goth.
The valuation of Indiana railroads for
taxation has been raised over - s00,O0o.
Two SMALL sous of Fred Dwenker were
killed by train near Chicago, on the 18th.