Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-05
George MEsEsyE a wcii-snoxsn Adj

IOuus1Ch OIlSeEs WHO IOT S6V0Td1 years
has been at Paul Smiths, will go to
Washington as coachman for President
Cleveland.
A MAN named Griffith, residing in
Butler county. Kas., went with his
wife to visit a neighbor, on the night of
the 21st, and left their three small chill
dren at home. While they were gone
the house caught fire and burned up
the three children.
A. BYRLEY, whose father is a wealthy
farmer at Agency, Ia, was found dead
a. the Laclede hotel in Ottumwa, Ia,
on the 2sth. He had turned on the gas
while endeavoring to turn off the cleo
trio light and went to sleep without de-
tecting it A servant heard him moan
ing, but thought him sick. and rescue
came too late.
j. L. GARRETT. of Battle Creek. Ia,
went into the Journal Office at Sioux
City on the evening of the oSth, and
after telling a romantic story of his life
to a reporter, drew q bottle of laudanum
and attempted to swallow it The re-
porter caught his hand and, after q
hard struggle, prevented him from TAX
ing the drug. Garrett was arrested.
FIRE was discovered under the stage
of Palmer's theater at 2:15 o'clock on
the morning of the Goth. 1t seemed to
be under control, although the smoke
playing upon it
San Joaquin valleys show that the dam
age by flood will go above 1000, 600.
The capital city is safe, but all along
the river fine wheat land is covered
with water. In Suffer county, a few
miles below Colusa, the levee broke on
the 2sth, and SO, 900 acres of the most
fertile lands in the state was inundated.
CAPT. j. G. BoURKE, Second cav airy,
had an interview with Adjt--Gen. Will
liams at the war department in Wash
ington, on the 2Sth, and left at once
for his station at San Antonio, Tex. 1t
is understood that he conveys secret in
structions for the guidance of Gen.
Wheaton in the conduct of his cam
paign against the Mexican revolution
lists.
AN explosion at 1870 o'clock on the
morning of the 10Th, in the hall leading
to the suite of offices between the ground
floor and second floor of the Paris
prefecture of police, caused a sensa-
ton. The authorities are not decided
as to whether the explosion was the
work of an incendiary or merely an ac-
cident caused by leakage of gas.
THE station house at Brighton, five
miles east of Sacramento. Cal, was
burned. ON the 2ath, and the remains of
Miss E. A. Aiers. the agent and opera
tor, were found burned almost to a
crisp in the ruins. It is believed Miss
Aiers was murdered, as she is reported
to have had considerable money about
the station.
Bob SLAvIN, the comedian, died sud-
denly in Toledo, O., on the Goth. He
was once one of the most popular min
strel men in the country, but for years
had had nothing but hard luck, and his
sad death was caused principally by a
broken heart
PETER REUTER- died on the night of
the 2sth, at his home in Indianapolis.
Ind, aged 81. For many years he was
the leading architect and contractor of
the state. He built more than /, 800
houses, and was one Of the state capitol
contractors.
JOHN R SHARPsTEIN, associate Judge
of the supreme court of California, died
at San Francisco. on the 29th, from the
effects of q paralytic stroke. He was
60 years of age and had served thirteen
years on the supreme bench.
WHILE party of men were blasting
rock on a coal stripping at Milnesville,
Pa, on the Goth, three of them were
dangerously and six less seriously hurt
by the premature explosion of charge
of dualin.
CAPT. JONES of the British steamship
Galileo died, on the 18th, of heart
disease. He was buried at sea on the
Goth. He was ~ years old and q native
of Bristol.
Mrs. LILLY LANGTRY, who is i'll in
England. was, on the Goth, reported to
be worse and in imminent danger of
death.
THE Hamburger Nachrichten denies
the statement in Milwaukee newspa-
per to the effect that Prince Bismarck
has an interest in Milwaukee street
railway company.