Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

ENGLISH politicians are somewhat dis
turbed at the tone assumed lately by the
| Italian newspapers regarding the situa-
ton in Abyssinia, caused by the death of
King John, which leaves no immediate
successor to the throne.
The Paramount colIiery, near Pittston.
Pa, operated by Morris & Co., suspend
ed on the 18th. The colliery employed
about three hundred men. 1t was old
and pretty well worked out, and had been
Improbable for some time. The liabiIi-
tles are unknown, but are thought to be
heavy.
REV. DR.. BRADFORD PIERCE, the noted
Methodist, professor, editor and author,
died, on the 10Th, at Newton, Mass, aged
seventy-seven years. He was a trustee
OF Boston University, of Wellesley Col
lege, and president of the Wesleyan Or
phan Home, and always had been promi-
| nent in the work of Industrial and re-
ligious education.
EXCISE COMMISSIONER JOHN CUNNING
HAM, of New York City, who was known
| as Honest john" for the reason that he
always turned his face against any thing
savoring of corruption, died, on the 10Th,
| from a cancer of the throat similar to
that which caused the death of ex-Presi-
dent Grant.
THE rush of emigrants from the south
| western part of Ireland is so great as to
alarm the authorities for the future of
that region. The country is being rapidly
depleted of its population. and there is
really no inducement to be offered for
people to remain.
THE steamer British Prince arrived at
Philadelphia, on the 18th, from Liverpool,
after terrific passage occupying fifteen
days. Nothing was seen of the Danmark
or her missing passengers.
A COMMITTEE of Grand Army officers
waited upon the President, on the 10th,
and asked him to attend the reunion of
the Army of the Potomac at Orange,
n. J. The President informed the dele
CATION that he could not possibly be pres
ent.
E. T. AVERY, the Treasury Department
agent who investigated the complaints
concerning the partly finished public
building at Binghamton, N. Y, made a
lengthy report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, on the 18th, in which he states
that great deal of the work is poorly
done and that deviatiOns from the speci-
fications have been made.
SECRETARY NOBLE, on the 10Th, ap-
pointed John H. Timple, of Ohio, prin-
cipal examiner of land claims and con-
tests in the General Land Office.
THE music halls and dancing saloons Of
London are having hard work to renew
their licenses under the new County
Council. The old Board of Works granted
licenses in free and-easy style, but the
council is Investigating and refusing
applications for licenses in q manner
quite appalling to the petitioners.
THREE children of Nathaniel Powell, of
Miners Mills. Pa, died, on the 10Th, with
in few bOurS of each other of fvnbOi1
fever.
THE will os the late w. J. Syms, the
millionaire SPECTATOR and contractor of
New York City, bequeaths $350,000 to
Roosevelt Hospital in that city.
Mr.. GLADSTONE scarcely ever misses
taking long daily walk, even violating
the injunction of his hysici an to indulge
in his favOrite pastime and exercise.
MARSHAL Tom NEEDLES went to Guth-
RE, Oklahoma, on the 18th, and was given
the privilege of sleeping in a tent by the
United States officer in charge of de-
tachment of troops which had arrived
only a few hours previous.
THE Dolphin arrived at Singapore,
India, on the 10Th, and sailed the follow
ing day tor Bombay, stopping at Colom-
DO. All on board were well.
JAMES WILLIAM WHITLEY, of Grove
Hill, Ala, was, on the 10Th, appointed to
cadetship at the Military Academy. Guy
Seldom Painter, of Titusville, Pa, and
Geo. Vidmer, Of Citronville, Ala, were
appointed alternates.
THEo. F. SCHUMAKER, a German gar
dener, seventy five years of age, com nit
ted suicide in Washington, on the 18th, by
shooting himself through the breast while
crazed with drink. He leaves a widow
and six children.
THERE were two cases of sun-stroke in
Pittsburgh, Pa. on the 10Th, neither of
them serious. The thermometer regis
tered 81 grees.
THE cele brated Goldman will case, at
Boston, was amicably settled, on the 10Th,
Mrs. Kimball, whose relations with Mr..
Goldman were alleged by Mrs. Goldman to
have given her undue influence over the
testator, accepting $4,000 instead of the
bulk of the estate, as provided in the will,
and the widow and children retaining
most Of the property, valued at 900.
THE cathedral at Seville, Spain, is again
in danger of falling. The structure is
tottering, and repairs of a most extensive
character will be required to save it from
ruin.