Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A CABLE dispatch from Dundee says
that twenty-six of the crew of the Brit
ish bark Invertrossachs, which was
abandoned recently while on voyage
from Philadelphia to Calcutta, have
been landed there. The captains boat,
which contained eight men. is still
missing.
CABINET council was held in Paris
on the 18th, at which President Carnot
signed bill introducing a clause in the
penal code, making the wilful destruc-
ton of property by means of explosives
punishable with death. This clause
was introduced in the cham Der of depu
ties later in the day.
On the 18th bomb was found at the
door of the magistrate in Liege, Bel
GUM, who, sitting in assize, recently
sentenced three anarchists to terms of
imprisonment.
SUITS We're entered in the chancery
court at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the
18th, by the attorneys of the Catholic
Knights of America against the bonds
men of Maj. NJ. J. O'Brien, the default
ing treasurer of the order, whose steal
ings aggregate S75, 900. 1t is the inten-
ton to hold all of o. Brien's sureties for
that part of the defalcation that took
place under their respective terms as
surety.
THE Greater New York" bill, which
contemplated the merging of New
York, Brooklyn and adjacent cities.
was defeated in the state assembly on
its final passage on the 15th-45 ayes,
81 noes.
rTrIE To Cozoffo tho 1Sfh
published letter signed "a Member
of the House of Commons" in which
the writer expressed the hope that En-
gland would not insist upon her claims
in the Behring sea matter, legitimate
as he believed them to be, as such in
sistance would mean the humiliation
of valuable industry.
WILLIAM VINEGAR, young man with
Mormonistic tendencies, ran away from
Lincoln, Neb., with Laura Meecham,
Lille and Minnie Lobaugh, girls of Is
and l6. He also stole neighbor horse
bought prairie schooner, and when
overtaken was peacefully enjoying his
new position as head of harem.
AZRAEL GROVER died at Beaver Dam,
Wis, on the 18th, aged 81. He was the
most noted dropsical patient in this
country. He had been tapped 80 times
and 4, 800 pounds of water drawn from
him.
BARONESS Won RoQUEs, mother of
Mrs. Florence May brick, who is serv-
ing life sentence in the Working en-
gland) prison, paid visit to her daugh
ter on the 18th. The baroness subse-
quently said she found Mrs. Maybrick
broken in spirit and health.
Two HUNDRED members of the New
York Vegetarian society ate parsnips
and potato cakes at the Colum bia hotel
on the night of the 18th. 1t was the
societys first banquet. Chauncey NJ.
Depew sent regrets.
THE jury, at Shelbyville. Ind, in the
case of the state against Michael Posi-,
returned a verdict of acquittal on the
18th. He was charged with embezzling
5000 as county treasurer.
PRESIDENT CARNor of France has
signed the commercial convention with
the United States.
THE subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on appropriations having charge
of the investigation of Worlds fair mat
tiers have decided to go to Chicago to
conduct their inquiry.
THE Massachusetts, legislative COM
mittee on federal relations has decided
to make the appropriation for the
states exhibit at the Chicago fair $780,
900 instead of $4,000.
THE Prussian government interprets
the duke of Cumberland's recent letter
as an actual remuneration of his claim
to the throne of Hanover.
THE supreme court of Nebraska at
Lincoln called up the case of the state
ex rel. Thayer VS.. James E. Boyd, on
the 10th. and. on motion of Gov. Boyd's
counsel, confirmed the judgment and
dismissed the case at Thayer's cost.
This practically ends the case The
court might allow it to be reinstated,
but no steps have been taken in the
matter of applying for such procedure,
and none are likely to be taken.