Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-01

WILLIS, the presidents coachman,
who succeeded the more famous Albert
Hawkins about four years ago, was
stricken with paralysis, on the night
of the oath, and is believed to be in q
serious condition.
A SHOCKING accident occurred dur.
ing battery drill in honor of Gen. Rug
giles at Camp Douglas, Wis, on the
Goth. Gun Corporal Thomas. of piece
No. 1, after having fred one charge,
was loading a second time, when the
breech block of the piece blew off, al
most severing the right arm from
the body. His eyesight was also de-
stroyed.
THE Scotch peers met in Edin burgh,
on the cath, and elected sixteen of
their number, all unionists, to repre-
sent them in the house of lords in the
nominating parliament
THE coming event in Paris is said to
be the marriage between James Cor
don Bennett, the proprietor of the
New York Herald. and Mrs. Amen
kow, the divorced wife of Gen. Amen
kow, the Russian engineer. who con-
structed the Transcaspian railroad.
Mrs. Annenkow is said to be one of the
richest women in Paris.
AFTER an absence of nearly ten weeks
the United States cruiser New York
arrived in New York harbor on the
25th, and anchored in North river.
Capt Evans expressed himself as being
highly pleased with the ship, and said
with no little show of pride that she
was the "boss of her class"
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the murder of three school trustees at
jefferson. Park county, Col. was, on
the 25th, sentenced, at Buena Vista, to
be hanged at the penitentiary at
Canyon City some time during the
week beginning August II.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, colored, was exc
cuted shortly after midnight, on the
morning of the Goth, in the annex of
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus for
the murder of Isaac Yoakam, an aged
farmer of Franklin county.
GUERRITA, a famous Spanish bull
fighter. may give performances in the
City of Mexico. and may even consent
to GO to Atlanta, Ga, in October. His
terms are higher than PATHS, as he
asks $50. 600 for each performance.
This would require an entrance fee of
So.
THE Swedish storthing, on the Goth,
adopted the proposal of the military
committee for an extra grant OF 49,
600, 200 kroner for the use of the naval
administration. OF this sum, 5000, OOC
kroner has been devoted to the con-
struction of two ironclads.
THE III. P. Nail Works Co, of Cleve-
Ill, IL =, 4
mill on the 21th. The strike commit
tee gave the company until August 1
to decide whether an advance of 1873
per cent, would be given the men. The
lockout was the response.
LADY FRANCES ROSE CUNNING, widow
of the late Rev. Sir Henry Cunning.
bart, and daughter of Rev. Hon. Will
liam Henry Spencer, was arrested in
London, on the 25th, upon an eXtradi-
tion warrant charging her with for
gerry.
Up to the Goth 333 conservatives. 81
liberal -unionists, 164 liberals, 65 Nc
Carthyites and IL Parnellites had beca
returned to the British house of com.
mons. The net conservative-unionist
gain thus far was sc.
FIRE in the fiber warehouse of the
Deering harvester works at Chicago,
on the Goth, damaged the stock to the
extent of so, 900 and the building $500.
Rio JANEIRo dvices, of the Goth
stated that the British consulate there
was guarded by police TO prevent an
attack upon it by citizens. British
Minister f'hipps retired On board the
cruiser Retribution.
Four children of John Hicks were
cremated in the burning of their home
near Big Stone Gap, O., on the night
of the 25th. Hicks and another child
were proba bly, fatally burned.
CHARLES RIcKsRECKER, aged "a years,
committed suicide in SHORTS grove.
near Canton, O., on the Goth, by drink.
ing carbolic acid. His wife suicided al
the same spot at the same hour and by
the same means last November.
SECRETARY MORTON has abolished
the seed division of the agricultural
department, to take effect on the LIST
of October next.