Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-25
seventy.Five Years Ago.

I have before me a copy If the
Philadelphia Courier issued Ju.e II,
misunderstanding my birth just three
months and eight days. 1t contains
some mighty interesting reading,
carrying one to the distant past and
renewing recollection Of accidents
and incidents forgotten in the stress
and tide of the present. Therein is
recorded as current news the destruc-
ton by earthquake of the town OF
Cape Haytien in the West Indies. !
copy the account in full:
Capt. Atkins, from Jeremie, at Bos-
ton, confirms the destruction OF the
town of Cape Haytian as complete
only two buildings remain standing
The earthquake happened on a mar
ket day: great numbers of persons
were in the city from the country, to-
gether with mules. ETC., 50 that the
loss of life was greater. 1t was esti.
mated that four thousand persons
persisted, besides great numbers OF
mules and other animals, and such
was the stencil arising from such a
mass OF dead bodies, that no person
could long remain in the place.
Capt. A. also states that Port au Platt
was entirely destroyed, though but few
lives were lost, and the mountain in
the rear Of st. Marks was rent
asunder, so that teams passed through
the aperture.
This by way Of contrast to present
day expenditure for transportation of
mails:
We present to-day some interesting
facts in relation to the post-ettice es'
tablishment: Length Of mail routes
in the United States, 155,739 miles
over which the mail Is carried by
, horse and sulkey, during the year
IL, 1s2, AS miles: by stage and coach
= 70, 299 ,21s miles; railroad and steam
boat, 3,Ss9,053 miles. Total trans
portation, 36,370,T76 miles. Total cost
50, 296 $40.
In an account OF a grand Bal Masqut
/. given at the palace, London, by
Queen Victoria, on the 18th Of May
: her costume, consisting mainly 0
gold crown, cloth Of gold and jewels
is set out at length. We are told tina
k "Mr. Washington Irving delayed hi
u departure for Spain in consequence
of a special invitation to the ball"
Have you forgotten DORIS Rebel
lion in Rhode Island? This will re
j. mind you of II:
y. From the following, which We 6nt
+, in the Evening Chronicle OF Wednes
day, the reader will perceive that tn
! difficulties in Rhode Island are an,
d thing but In a fair way to be settled
Thomas W. Dorr IL advertised lin
Proclamation by Governor King) as
fugitive from justice, and q reward Q
u one thouaand dollars offered for hi
apprehension.
ID There 10 no less excitement In on
community to-day, than Yesterday
That q movement out OF town ha
10 been contemplated, and that arm
ir and ammunition have been collecte
re and are now collected, there can be n
- manner Of doubt. II 10 impossible I
get at thp exact and true state {
D. things. There IL every reason to be
lie iieve that movements on our horde
he are not otherwise than unpaciic
their character, though by no meat
". open and above board.
y We are apt to think that the sontf
~ ern States were pioneers In rebellion
ne but New Now England, ID more tina
80 one instance, preceded Thorn In "kici
~ out the traces"
~ This old paper makes one Gotten
he porary with royal France and y
=. Majesty, Louis Phillips, together WI
y. assassination and political hell gene
= ally within the bounds Of his doma'n'
with a people restless under the rna
FIJI Of "The Lord's snointed' ana ttl'
I. scouudrsls under him. The follow u