Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A BILL was reported to the Senate and
placed on the calendar on the 18th, appro-
priating $4,000 for the construction of
an iron bridge from Fortress Monroe to
| Elizabeth City, Va.
THE Opportunist journals of Paris re-
joice over the adoption of the bill for the
scrutin acknowledgements by the Chamber
| of Deputies.
A GENERAL quarrel ended the banquet
given, on the 18th, by the Republican Club
of Madrid to celebrate the proclamation
of the Spanish Republic of 1873. The
meeting had to be quickly dissolved by
the officers.
LIE REPUBLIC FRANCAIs of the 18th says:
'We armed the Republic yesterday. We
will not disarm it tomorrow by voting
for the revision of the constitution"
LIE TEMPS, in commencing the early
presen tatiO n of the budget, says it is de-
sirable for the interest of the Paris Ex-
hibition to vote it as soon as possible.
THE Hamburg Nachrichten says that
Count Herbert Bismarck will never be-
come Chancellor.
THE Senate committee on epidemic dis
eases made favorable report, on the
18th, on the bill introduced by Senator
Harris to provide for the establishment of
q National Board OF Health.
THE hearing before the lnter-St
Commerce Commission in the complaint
of Coke Brothers against the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad closed on the 18th. President
Wilbur and John Taylor, traffic manager
of the Lehigh Valley road were examined
about coal transportation rates. This
closed the submission of testimony.
CoLoNELRoUTH GOSHEN, Barnum's giant,
died in New York City, on the 18th, of
dropsy. He weighed about $50 pounds.
TUE Ranub1ican SENATOR'S hold a Of
and rather unsatisfactory caucus on the
18th. There was not large attendance,
and no action of any kind was had.
Several matters were discussed, among
them the Texas outrages resolution and
the Chandler resolution for the investiga-
ton of outrages in Louisiana.
THE President sent to the Senate on the
18th, the following nominations: Lieu
tenant Colonel E. NJ. Heyl, Inspector
General, to be Inspector General with the
rank of Colonel; Major Henry w. Law
ton, Inspector General, to be Inspector
General with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel; Captain Joseph Ii. P. Sanger,
First Artillery, to be Inspector General
with the rank of Major; Eugene E. White,
of Arkansas, to be an Indian Inspector.
A COLLISION occurred, on the 18th, on
the Norfolk s. Western railroad, near
Pearlsburg, Va. Owing to misconcep-
ton of orders on the part Of the men in
charge of an east-bound train, two freight
trains came together with terrific force.
Engineer Lindawood was instantly kill
ed and the firemen of both trains were
seriously hurt. The trains were badly
wrecked.
THE new courthouse just completed at
Donaldsonville, La, at a cost of S20,00O,
was burned, on the 18th, and many valua-
BILE records were lost.
THE G. A. R. convention at Boston, on
the 18th, elected Geo. l.. GoOdale depart
ment commander.
The London Contemporary Review,
which contained the article on the bis
MARKHAM Dynasty" has reached its
eighth edition-something unprecedented
in journalism.
THE suspen sion of Jos. F. Rock, men,
Der of the New York Stock Exchange
since 1882, was announced on the ex-
change on the 18th.
HE liabilities of VIM. Browne & Co.,
wool dealers of Boston. are stated at &c.
600, and assets at SIO,5OO A committee
OF creditors was appointed on the 18th.
THERE Is a hitch in the negotiations for
the release of the missionaries held by
the natives for ransom at Zanzibar. and
they are still in captivity.
ON the 18th, Mrs. General Harrison re-
ceived handsome doll which had been
voted to her at a fair in PHILADELPHIA,
DUFUR, the wrestler, won three out of
| five falls and the match in his contest
with Ross at Amesbury, Mass, on the
18th.
AN electrical joint stock company will
shortly be organized at Vienna with a
capital of 100000 forms.