Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-21

JAMES l.. HAMILTON was sentenced
in New York city, on the 14th, to die
by electricity ut Sing Sing, in the week
beginning August %, for the murder
of his wife.
THE president, on the 18th, signed
the Indian appropriation bill and the
post office appropriation bill
THE Tribuna, the Italian government
organ, states that the budget of 1928
will show deficit of 90, 600, 600 francs.
exclusive of $4,000, 900 francs already
agreed upon as necessary for the new
| railways and for which special levy
is required. according to the new policy
of not paying for such works out of the
revenue.
The black pox has broken out among
the troops at Krasnoe-Selo, Is miles
from St Petersburg. Several deaths
are reported.
Mrs. VIM c. P. BRECkINRIDGE,of Ken
lucky, died in Washington on the 18th.
She was Miss Desha, and came from
| a historic kentucky family. She was
| a frequent visitor at the capitol, and
| never missed an opportunity to hear her
brilliant husband speak
LIEUT.. SAMUEL c. LEMLY was, on the
14th, nominated by the president to be
| judge acknowledgement of the navy,
vice Col William L. Remey of the
| marine corps, retired. Lieut. Lemly is
one of the brightest young officers in
| the navy.
THE Missouri, Kansas & Texas pas
senger train No. 2 was held up and
robbed at Adair station in the Indian
| territory, about seventy miles south of
Parsons, Kas., on the 14th, by the no
| torious Dalton gang. The safe in the
| express car was blown open and robbed
| of its contents.
B. j. WOODWARD. the farmer who
| started from San Diego, Cal, to sail to
New York in balloon and was sup
posed to be lost, landed safely twenty
three miles from that place He says
| he will make a fresh start.
THE farmers in Boone county, Ind,
| have perfected an organization by which
| the threshing of this years wheat crop
| is to be let by contract through COM
mittees appointed, who will also make
sales for sea board deliveries. They ex
pect to realize better prices on account
of being able to fill large sales.
Mrs. JAMES LANE, who lived near
Herbst. Grant county. Ind, while crazed
by protracted illness sent her children
Deriving. on the 14th, then sent her hus
band after medicine. and during their
absence jumped into well and was
drowned
ADvICEs from Chin Tu. China. convey
the intelligence of the death from chol
era of the wife of DIR. Kilburn, medical
missionary of the Methodist church.
She was the daughter of Prof. James
Fowler, of Kingston, Ont, and was
married last August
CHRISTIAN COURT, young and
wealthy farmer living in Whitley coun-
ty, Ind. was killed by binder on the
14th. His team ran away and he fell
in front of the knives, from which he
received fatal injuries.
Mr. W. III. WILSON. the well-known
horseman of Cynthiana, KY, who had
been i'll at Cincinnati for few days,
died on the 14th at the Cincinnati hos
pital. His trouble was obstruction of
the bowels. A surgical operation was
performed for his relief, but too late to
save his life.
SHERIFF HERZOG of Ashland county,
o., who has been living at SIC, 900 rate
on 81 900 salary, has met the usual
end and is IS. ZOO short in his accounts.
and has departed for parts unknown.
EX-GOv. NEWTON BOOTH died sudden
ly at Sacra Cal, on the 14th. He
was formerly resident of Terre Haute,
Ind.
DURING a severe wind storm, on the
night of the 18th, the amphitheater at
the State Fair grounds at Des Moines,
Ia, was completely demolished. 1t was
two-story building, with a seating
capacity of 10000. Loss. $4,000; insur-
ance, 1000. A new and better build
ing will be erected at once.
THOMAS COOPER, the famous English
chartist, died in London on the 18th,
aged 81.
AN election was held in Fort Wayne,
Ind, on the 18th. to vote on an appro-
priation of $3.50. 900 in aid of the Find
lay, Fort Wayne & Western Railroad
Co. in consideration that its shops be
located in that city. The measure was
defeated by a ma jority of 500 votes.