Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14


Lafayette. Ind. on the 9th, during the
performance of Barnum e Bailey's
show. The work is supposed to have
been done by professionals who follow
the circus.
THE British steam schooner Eliza Ed
wards, charged with smuggling opium
into the United States, was captured at
San Diego, Cal, on the eth, after a sew.
eral days chase down the coast from
Vancouver.
On the evening of the Sth Neuhausel's
dry-goods store, one of the oldest anG
largest establishments of its kind in
Toledo, O.. was completely destroyed by
fire Loss, s150,Oe6: insurance, 500. 900
The most disastrous fire in the his
tory of St Johns. n. F., broke out, on
the Sth. duringa heavy gale, in a small
wooden building on Tongo hill, near
the top of the mountain. The high
wind carried live embers in all direc-
tons and soon a score of CONGREGATIONS
were spreading destruction throughout
the devoted city. a long list of costly
public structures were among the
buildings destroyed. and over 5000
persons were rendered homeless. The
loss reaches up into the millions.
THE transatlantic steamer Mareche
Canrobert was sunk, on the sth, in col
lision with the French ironclad
HOche off Planter, nine miles south west
of Marseilles. There were eighty-fve
passengers on the'deck of the Canrobert,
watching the maneuvers. when the
Hoche, which is the flagship of the
squadron, crashed into her side. All
but seven were rescued, though the
Canrobert sank almost instantly.
On the Sth Rudyard Kipling and wife
arrived at Victoria, B. c., from Yoke
hama on the Canadian Pacific Co.'S
steamship Empress of Japan
THE senate, in secret session on the
18th, confirmed the nomina ton OF
Ernest G.. Timme. of Wisconsin, as fifth
auditor of the treasury.
W. II. LAMONT, residing near Hamil-
ton, Ill. arose from bed on the morn
ing of the Sth and went out of doors.
An hour later his wife went out to the
barn and found his lifeless body hang
ing from beam in the hay loft He
was 40 years old.
NEAL JACKSON, the man who muir
dered Alex. Holden in Fort Scott. Kas.,
about three months ago, was. on the
Sth. found secreted in closet at his
mothers house by City Marshal Robin
son. He was lodged in the county jail
charged with murder IN the first de-
gree.
A CENTRAL railroad section boss
named w. j. Mcdonald tried to extort
check for $1,000 from Judge J. II. Clute
at Albany, y. Y, on the Sth, at the
point of a revolver. The judge grappled
with Mcdonald and held him until an
officer arrived and arrested him.
EX-CoUNTY TREASURER CHARLES Fl.
PAUL. who was tried in the district
court at Hastings. Neb.. on a charge OF
embezzling S64, 900 as treasurer of Ad-
ans county, was found guilty, on the
sth, the jury after being out two days,
recomm ending him to the mercy of the
court.
MARTIN TROLL. one of the oldest bust
ness men in Sullivan. Ind, committed
suicide, on the sth, by taking strych
nine and laudanum. He opposed the
doctors effort to save his life, and re-
joiced that he was more successful this
time than when he attempted suicide
several years ago.
INITIATING the DR.. Parkhurst crusa-
ders of New York. band of Norwich
Conn., citizens have organized them
selves into a law and order league,
whose purpose it is to expel summarily
all the keepers of disorderly houses
from the city.
THE American friends of Charles Will
liam Riggin, who was killed during the
assault upon the sailors of the United
States cruiser Baltimore by the Val
paraiso (Chili) rioters, will be permitted
to give him an American burial on
American soil. Intendente Reujito of
Valparaiso has issued permit for the
exhuma ton of the murdered sailors
body in response to the request of the
American minister.
ROBERT LINCOLN ORRIEN, of the re-
porters' staff of the Boston Transcript.
has received the appointment as private
secretary to ex-President Cleveland.
and has entered upon the performance
of his duties at Gray Gables, Buzzard's
Bay.