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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

which Will I've concurred III Ivy the SEN
ate, and within Il few days the uncondi-
tional repeal of the bankrupt law will he
effected The motion to refer the bill to
the Judiciary Committee for further
consideration WAS defeated-yeas, AZ;
nays, 145 y proposition to have
the law take effect July WAS also defeat
cd On the substitute Of the judiciary
committee, providing that the law shall
SO into effect immediately rs to involun-
tary, but extending the time for volun-
tary bankruptcy to Jan. l. was rejected,
and the senate bill, with Slight amend
ment, was passed by = large vote FOG
yeas to 50 nays.
SEVERAL STATE CLAIMS.
Associated press adviccs from WASH
ington under date Of April 9th states
that some time ago the Governor of
Illinois employed Cen Logan to in
vcstigate the claims Of the state under
the 5 per cent fund Logan argued the
case before the Department and
committee Of Congress, and the
House Public Lands Committee has
decided to favoribly report the hll.
The bill authorizes the Secretary
Of the Interior to ascertain the amount
of public lands entered hr the location
of military land-warrants i'll Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois Missouri, Michi,
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Ne.
braska, Kansas, Arkansas. Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi Florida, Oregon,
Nevada, and Colorado, where the cnab-
ling acts of admission into the Union
contains Il stipulation for the payment
of 5 per cent. ON sales of public lands.
The bill further provides that these
states shall receive certificates Of in
debtedness from the secretary of the
treasury, payable III twenty years, with
interest At 1868 per cent
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDING BILL.
The house judiciary committee to-day
decided, ~ 4 majority of one, to move
the reference of the Thurman Pacific
Railroad funding bill to chat committee
when the measure i taken from the
speakers table for action. An attempt
will he made, however To pass the hill
without reference.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
An associated press dispatch of the
18th, from Washington says the house
judiciary committee to-day reconsider
ed its former action instructng Repre-
sentative Mcmahon, one of It's mcm
bers, to move, when the senate bill re-
pcaling the bankrupt law shall be
reached on the speakers table, that
it be put on its passage and
by 4 two-thirds vote, instructed him 10
report a substitute for the bill repeating
the involuntary proceedings immedi,
ately and repeating the voluntary pro-
ceedings after January I, 1879. There
is quite a change i'll the sentiment re-
garding the bill and the result in the
house is considered uncertain as to an
immediate repeal Of the law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

Anew steamer, which great cxpecta-
tOns arc entertained, las been built for
the passage across the English Channel.
The vessel il modelled after tie Castalia,
which consists oftwo vessels placed side
IS side, and il warranted 70 90 twice a.
fast, Or Al the rate Of sixteen miles and
threc-quarters All hour. Her name is
Express, and her peculiar construction
is said % be guaranty against sea-
sickness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

MOTHER said 4 smart youth,
burning q display his borrowed wit,
( can YOU tell me what isthe only place
on earth where happiness is always to
be found n "a good conscience, my
son. Pshaw Il conscience isn't
place Then ! give Il up. The
dictionary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
Miscellaneous News.
HARr TINS.

\ Boston special under date Of april
10Th states that the MaMpan paper
mills have shut down on account of
dull times and want of orders, The dis.
patch says these mills are the oldest III
America and have not been closed be-
fore for over one hundred years.
THE PARIS EXl@SrnoN
4 Paris dispatch dated the 9Sth OF
April, states that over one hum
dred thousand had already arrived to
witness the ceremony Of the opening Of
the exposition, Wednesday neNt, May
LIST, The prices of living has advanced
hut not to the extent that was feared.
The exhibition will not lie in fill tim
until the hcgiuningofJune The build
ingS are finished hut the exhibitors are
behind hand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
oAK NElalllhnR.

Adylccs from tho capital OF the Re-
puhllcol Mexico of the 9th saysMmiSter
Foster officially announced the rcrog
milton of the Dial government hv the
United States on the 9th inst President
Diaz received Mr., Foster, officially, on
the tenth, and much cordial feeling WAS
manifested ON both sides The press
discuss the event and the Lerdo Jour.
nails denounce the Mexican government
for having, rs they charge, accepted the
recognition with insulting language from
Secretary Evarts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

Walk III lose Pit comma After
IN and how tnc sense VII Ge al-
tered
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

The Monthly Weather Rcueu of the
United States Signal Office for February
gives as the most prominent features
the continued high temperatures ~ the
Upper Mississippi and the Lower Mis-
souri, valleys; the general dininution Of
rain east Of the Rocky Mountains, and
its excess Oh the Pacific coast; The ~.
markablc wind velocity Of 80 miles
per hour nc Mount Washington; the
severe thunder storms " the Goth; and
the forwardness of vegetation III tie
Wcstern States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

No winter 80 cold rs the last has been
known il Northern China for nearly
twenty years. The severity Of the
weather has greatly intensified the sui.
fcrings Of the people in some ofthe
faminc-stricken provinces. Even ~ far
south MS Shanghai the thermometer
has been for y long time during thesea-
son ten Or more degrees below freezing
point al night
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

Although ~ YET there has been no
glimpse Of it, n lumor il Paris informs
the public that among the jewels lent
BY Queen Victoria to the exhibition the
word.iamCd diamond koh-i-no0r forms
the centre Of u diadem composed OF
cightv-siX enormous gems. The kau-
davassy, formerly one of the ewes ofan
Indian goddess, valued III E12O,O0O, and
which has only lately come into the
possession Of her Majesty, is the centre
~ another dladcm. An emerald neck.
lace, said to be lhc finest in the world,
is also among these jewels
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

a Bismarck dispatch of the 18th
states that there were distinct shocks of
earthquake 4, Glcndonc, on the yellow
stone. on the 10Th. They occurred II
intervals of half an hour The ground
opened for distanceof 500 wards, with
i strong smellof sulphur 'fhccrrvec
revealed Il coal vein five feet thick.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
The Potato-l,ug In England.

The London Spectator, Of April g. re-
ports this bad piece of news concerning
the introduction Of the American 30
tato-bug into England.
"a Colorado beetle, it is said, has
made good his landing on the coast of
Ghmurgnushire a Cardiff housc-dr-
corator, Alfred John, took one last Sun
day which had hccn observed by his
wife on \ potato, 70 the police station,
and there the hcalth-oilicer, Dr. Pain
declared the beetle To be Of the genuine
Colorado type. The insect is supposed
To have Travelled by Il vessel now III
port with Il large cargo. II may well
turn out that the successful landing OF
this eNpcditionary force on the coast of
Wales viii, rs Sir Wilfrcd Lawson long
ago predicted, be more disastrous for
England than the landing OF any naval
or military force which We could ration
ally expect. Indeed, the beetle may
prove far more formidable in Wales
than the Bashi- Baxouks in Thessaly. 1t
is not 50 cruel, but it is oven more m
pacious; and the law Of the increase of
its population is in itself only too for,
mld4ble
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

1t is strange that so many people can
not be made 10 realize that, in matters
pertaining TO health, what is safe and
well for ono person NAV 10 ruinous 10
another In regard 10 diet, it is fire.
qucnty an absolute truth that what is
one mans meat is another mans pois-
on The same principle il true respect
ing exercise, clothing, bathing, aud nu.
mcrous habits Of life; and il is folly for
Il person u conclude that because II
friend il benefited by, or endurcs, Ger
tain course of Treatment, that he him
self may safely adopt it. Each one
needs 70 study his own constitution, and
to follow such hygienic practices rs are
found 70 best suit it. lnllcxiblc rules
persisted in for thc.purposc Of harden
ing the constitution" have Killed many
II tender child and delicate invalid
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03
nrAnMnnn MOONS.

AdviceS from pcadwood under date
Of April 18th, Says the warm weather
for the past few days has caused the
rapid melting of snow in the mountains
which has swollen the dangerously
high creeks that run through Dead
wood This evening il rain storm set
III, and II is feared that Il portion of the
business centre of this city will hc Serl-
ously damaged by the flood.
The district court was adjourned
to-day ON account of water
flowing into the court ROOM
All deeds and papers arc being rcmov-
ed from the recorders office which hes
in the path Of the raging waters, 10 II
place Of safety Largo gangs Of men
are at work tearing down bridges and
small buildings that ohstruct the free
passage of the water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

inst, says that nearly al tho
operatives nj Burnley whose notices
expired last evening, have joined in the
strike. Thousands If oilers III Black.
burn are wandering the streets, some
of them becoming very clamCrouS.
Employers III TIE Lancashire district
say arbitration is out Of the question.
rHI ANGRY WIND.
a Sioux City, Iowa, dispatch dated
April 18th, states that tho storm Of
Sunday did greater damage than
anticipated in previous reports. In the
vicinity Of Wall Lake hardly II house
or fence escaped injury. The Catho
lie church ii CorroI was completely
demolished. The house of Daniel
Lett was blown down, and y child torn
from its mothers arms ~ the WIND was
found IN n marsh east oG the house,
while Mrs Lett was found half n mills
west. The ground WAS Strcwn with dis
emhowlcd dead ducks, geese, cte,
many heads of cattle were killed
VIM. llollcn, while trying 10 drive
the cattle from his barn, MAS borne up
into the air with the barn and cattle
and has not been seen sincc. 4
boy, last seen driving cattle home,
has also mystcriously disappeared
VIM, Beach and two sons, near Sac
City, were killed. Peter lampman
near Ida City, WAS instantly killed
In the same locality ten horses we're
DESTROYED and five persons killed and
ten wounded
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

-Olll SUITES llldl pTctlDaGkS nave hctll
purchased III that city for gold coin III Il
premium of 81 cents on every 81 600 i'll
notes Secretary sherman, wishing to
transfer some currcncy-cXchangc to the
East without disturbing the volume Of
grccnbacks in San Francisco, drew
checks upon himself in sums Of 5000
and $4,000, payable III New York.
These checks were forwarded TO sub
treasurer sherman of this city. Parties
here wishing to remit currency 70 the
East, and finding il to their nd
vantage to use these checks in-
stead Of purchasing drafts at the
bank, have taken their grccnbacks 70
the office Of the sub-trcasurcra and made
the exchange. As the sub-treasufer
could not give out checks for gold coin,
and as grccnbacks in the open market
are for the moment quito scarce, the
small premium had TO be paid TO Sc
cure them in Il sufficient quantity to
cover The checks sought III exchange
CANADIAN FAILURES.
Toronto telegram under date Of
April goth says the last circular of
Messrs. Dunn Wimper q Co, shows
that the number Of failures in the
Dominion Of Canada iii the first
three months If 1873 Was 555, with
liabilities amounting to $9lO0,929.
The numbcrof failures nthe first three
months of 1871 WINS So, With liabilities
amounting 10 $7516,5ll, and the
number in the first three months Of
1876 was A., with liabilities amount
ing % $7,4l7,23S, showing That tie
amount Of liabilities has increased year
by year. The past winter is said to have
been the worst that has been experience
ID for twenty years III its effects upon
the general retail trade Of the country,
the results anticipated from the
abundant crops not having been realized,
while the shrinkage Of resources dur.
ing the past six months has been simply
enormous.
AFRICAN GOLD AND SILVER MINIS.
Alexandria, Egypt, adyices Of the
Goth inst. say that Captain Burton,
the celebrated African traveller, com.
handing tile Khediyal expedition u
survey mines in the Land Of Median,
arrived here 90 Ills return, bringing
twenty-five tons of specimen ore, conn
prising gold, silver, copper, Tin and
lead. Capt. Burton found three sui
phur centres, three turquoise mines,
and extensive deposits 81 gypsum, salt
petre and rock salt He goes 70 Eng
land "a arrange for working tic mines
for the khediYe.
TIL STRIFE AT MANCHESTER.
i London telegram of the 2Gth
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

Mark W. Musgrove, who started the Ware
Miner, at Ward, about eighteen months ago
has again retired from the newspaper bust
ness. D. NJ Brannan succeeds him as pub
Usher of the BellevilIe Times
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

The White Pine News says. Spring court
ing has broken out in Hamilton in full force,
and the "boys" are running each other
merry string for the inside track to the young
ladies' affections. Pity there are not few
more of 'FGod best gift to man in this
ton, so as to give the cold bachs. show.
At present "Beauty" and ''WIt' mOnopolize
| the track and seem to go it neck and neck,
with Just the faintest advance in favor of
Beauty" Go it, "boys," and may you all
win some fair prize
And only two girls in the town! What a
nice time they must have, always in demand
and lots of attention. Think of it, girls
The statue of Cen Lee, by Milmore, will
be of bronze, the base and pedestal Of Rich
mond granite, and trimmings Of Tennessee
marble. 1t will be completed in two years
and half 1t will be in the form of heroic
statue, Gen. Lee being represented on horse
back, with his martial cloak around him,
and sabre in hand
In Michigan on a narrow gauge railway, the
mails are carried by a velocipede. The two
main wheels run on the same rail, while
small guide wheel reaches over to the other
rail and keeps the velocipede on the track.
The greatest speed is fifteen miles an hour,
The Fourth Annual Fair OF the Nevada
State Agricultural Mining and Mechanical
Society will be held at Reno in October next,
commencing on Monday the 9TH, and contin-
uing to and including Saturday, October 10
Mark w. Musgrove, who started the Ward
Miner, at Ward, about eighteen months ago,
has again retired from the newspaper bust
ness D. NJ. Brannan succeeds him as pub
Usher of the Belleville Times
The Countess of Derby is relative of Ma
dame Ignatietf the wife of the Russian diplo-
matist, and there is talk in England of her
influencing her lord against war with Russia.
Judge John D. CORN died at Tuscarora
April 27 He at one time held the office OF
District Judge Of Lincoln county by appoint
ment- Ward Reflex,
c. c. S. Wright has sold his interest in the
Tuscarora Times Review to Samuel Nc
Elroy.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

LYNCHED. - Germantown, Colusa county,
Cal, was the scene of lynching about
o'clock on Sunday morning. On the night of
April 80, Chris Nutchler was detected in the
act of setting fire to saloon and was wounded
by pistol shot While trying to leave town
quietly, he was arrested and brought back,
and failing to get bail was turned over to Con-
stable McLane. At the time mentioned four
house, dragged the prisoner out of bed and
riddled his body with bullets. Mutchler beg
ged for mercy on his knees, The affair crea-
ties great excitement
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

Victor Hugo's last work is a terrible ar
raignment of Napoleon Ill whom he treats
without mercy. He says that as Emperor he
was entitled to the thunderbolt, but he re-
ceived the blow in most undignifed way
he was thunder kicked behind I"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

THE LOVERS TELEGRAPH.-A crowd ofnen
amused themselves the other day, ON Main
street, says the Sentinel, with homemade
telephone, constructed with a cord about fifty
feet long and couple of lamp chimneys, the
broad ends of which were made into drums
by stretching pieces of parchment over them.
1t wasn't the genuine telephone, but merely
the ''lovers telegraph" as Edison telephone
works by electricity, while on the Main street
affair vibration produced the sounds.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

Shortly after 7.o'clock yesterday morning,
the wind, which had been blowing from the
southwest, changed from light to brisk and
high, and at 2 P NJ, according to the self
recording thermometer at the signal Office, the
wind moved from the west at the rate of A
miles an hour, which is the greatest observed
hourly velocity during the past ten months.
Further than the unroofng of few sheds the
gale did no particular damage, that we have
heard Of Silver State
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

The Fourth Annual Fair of the Nevada
State Agricultural Mining and Mechanical
Society will be held at Reno in October next,
commencing on Monday the 9TH, and contin-
uing to and including Saturday, October -
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

hEFVkN,
sec With pleasure that Senator Dorsey of
Arkansas reports to the Republican Congress
sional Committee that our noble President,
duly impressed with the Importance of having
a majority of the party which elected him, in
the next House of Representatives has not
only agreed to an assessment upon his own
salary, but has intimated that he will wink with
m amicable spasm of the eyehd upon such
Federal office holders as shall see fit to copy
after his example. l always knew that
Rutherford was joking when he pretended to
frown upon the efforts of the members of the
civil service to keep the party from dying OF
starvation! He was joking about that; and
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08
n o Z &c T. =.

sHHE COP ARTNER COM "0SFD OF
: 2. 4. Wagner and John G. Fox, under the and
style OF p A. Wagner Co. OF Carson City, Nevada
dsS lived by mutual consent May l. 1873, Mr. Charles
Slder having purchased the entire interest OF Mr. John G.
Fox therein
The business will hereafter be carried on by the under
sign Il, Chare Sadler and F. A Wagner, under the firm
mime ri ! Wagner Co. who will collect all dues and
pay debt. of 2. a. Wa yncr Il Co.
p. A WAGNER,
CHAS. SADLER.
Carson, Eegada. May :. 1875 m
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

u
he was in earnest; but | knew him! "Your
lion always knows your true prince" The
fact is, if was ever wholly absorbed in admir-
alton of any one man, that man is Mr.. and
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes-also Burchard,
likewise the Cabinet. Let us all join hands
and waltz gently along to the sweet and
soothing strains of the music of the Era of
Good Feeling!
PERSONAL.
Hon. William Hayden, late of Utah, and
formerly Judge OF the Lyon and Esmeralda
Districts leaves here tomorrow for the Black
Hills. He will mako side track at Eko
for Tuscarora; but his ultimate destination is
Deadwood. hear that the Judge would &C
cept position on the Bench of Decotah or
the projected new Territory of Lincoln. Good
timber for the Judiciary in Hayden.
| hear some injurious whisperings against
the Majesty of Denmark The busy tongue
of rumor has it that his Excellency, Governor
Bradley, being crossed in love, is gradually
relinquishing the vigor of his rugged intellect.
Indeed and indeed, oh man of the capacious
and cornuted brow, you must heed the voice
of the wise and the experienced and beware of
the widders
am told, with much satisfaction, that Col.
j. G. Fair has returned from Pasa Robles
greatly rested and much improved in mind
and body.
Aren't birds properly ''persona{ If they
are not, they ought to be. l used to have
some vain and foolish notions of studying
law. (What lawyer ! would have made)
But now | have more pronounced fancy for
ornithology, botany and (as the reader has
observed), surgery, therapeutics and materia
medica. Id give anything to know the
names and classes and groups and families of
the beautiful trees and shrubs in our jardin
here at the maiSon. And should feel vastly
better acquainted with the birds that are SO
busy mating and counting, nest building and
singing, fitting and feeding under our trees
among the branches and amid the grass and
the flowers if but knew their names. Some
of EN- are perfect strangers to me, but none
the-less pert and clipper l note some wee
- u '.-''''
olroS ana a SIZE S'"alIer imam "tehS' lheSe
are very busy, very abundant and very tame
Bold robin redbreast comes iumpine along, at
his old sorcv craft rarav;,,, bis i,o,,a,,n,,;.l
'''S O'' ''''N' So
cqualn'auce. also recognize my J7"h'y
friends, the blackblrds,
1t is great treat to sit here in the baImy
shada ,f tI..ss 5aIiciorz Nav, ,ft.rn,,,rs r...4
in., t1t eve on the pr,frv. Green ,},,,..s and
takino IN t),. gently t4m,,prrd sea .hrprza 50
full of life and baoI+h think will c,3dIa
49,, .I,r,l, ,l- md s4,,. l.,, al S,,,,,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

c. c. S Wright has sold his interest in the
Tuscarora Times Review to Samuel Nc
Elroy
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

Judge John D. CORN died at Tuscarora
April 27 He at one time held the office of
District Judge of Lincoln county by appoint
ment, Ward Reflex,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

The Countess of Derby is relative of Ma
dame Ignatietf, the wife of the Russian diplo-
matist, and there is talk in England of her
influencing her lord against war with Russia.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-08

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.