Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
nOPEFuL cHANGEs nANps.

| Richmond SO, OUO Tor Hopeful. Mr..
Wallace is the owner Of Darby, Triomph,
Henry, White-Stocking, and several Of
the best trotters in the country.
CAPTURE or TRAIN ROBBERS.
A st. Louis dispatch Of oct. Goth says:
Adviccs from the west received by the
Kansas Pacific railroad says the sherlls
of Sabine, Rice and Hays counties,
Kansas, with strong posse Of men at
tackled the rendezvous Of a'gang Of train
robbers west Of Brookfield on the east
crn border Of the great American desert
some twenty miles west Of Kansas City,
early yesterday morning, and captured
Mike Bourke, the leader of the
gang and a notorious desperate,
and wounded Dan Dement, who,
however, escaped. Three other Of
the gang also got away, but the posse,
started III pursuit at once, going south
towards Fort Dodge, Mike Bourke was
the leader Of the band that robbed the
Atchison, Topeka q Sante Fe train at
Kingsley, and the Kansas City, st. 10.
and Council Bluffs train at Winthrop,
some months ago It is believed that
the capture Of Bourko will break up one
Of the strongest and most desperate
bands Of thieves and robbers ever organ
lied.
CLOSE or THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
A Chicago dispatch Of the 10Th Of
October says The exposition which
closed tonight has, thanks to sue
ccssful management, been the most
interesting and largely attended Of any
ever held here. Thousands from out
side the city have visited it daily, and
the exhibition us well as spectators
have derived profit and pleasure.
CROP STATISTICS.
A Washington Associated Press telc-
gram Of the 10Th says Returns to the
department Of agriculture place the
acreage and condition OF the corn crop
mt SO, an increase of over the Septem-
Der average, which brings the figures up
to those Of August The average con
dition is 3 per cent. less than in Octo-
Der, 1877; ~ the acreage has been but
slightly enlarged, this difference may
be taken rs u fair indication Of the pro
duGtive yield. The out turn of the crop
will not vary largely from 1900 100000
w
not materially change the statistical as
poets of the wheat crop, the yield on
the whole will be in advance of that of
last year, and from present indications
will exceed 40O,000,O00 bushels.
REVIVAL or TRADE.
A telegram from New York, dated
Oct. 18th, says: The first seven weeks
Of the fall trade show that the sales
have been better than during any Of
the corresponding periods since the
panic. Since the LIST Of january there
has been nj increasing balance Of for
cign trade in our favor, equal to $50
100000 ut this port alone, and the en-
ports arc now regularly far in advance
Of tho imports. Inquiries extended
among prominent merchants elicit the
belief that the revival of trade has nc
tually begun.
GoULp's Rack FRIDAY CHECKER.
The Brooklyn Edgle Of Oct. 10Th says
the manner in which Gould, through
his stock house, Belden a. Co., has
manipulated the gold and stock markets
since tho 9th inst. is likely to be fully
exposed by investigation into the case
Of llaar 4 Co., by the courts, and pos
sibly by the Stock Exchange. Enough
is known, however, to sustain the allie
CATION that Gould planned II Black
Friday panic, and might have succeed
ed had not his plans been deranged by
Sec. Shcrman's coming To the relief Of
the market. Gould had made money
stringent Saturday, and, according TO
the Eagle, had his plans perfected to
spring disaster upon u prominent tinan-
cial institution on Monday, but that the
secretary arrived. gold fell, money eased
up, and Gould was compelled to cover
his shorts, while lIaar & Go. were left in
the cold. There was nothing sensation
nj on Change to-day. The feeling was
(cvorish, but no important movements
resulted.
now INDIAN WARS ARE INCTrED.
Gen. o. o. Howard telegraped Oct.
18th from Fort Vancouver that u
Umntilla Indian was murdered on the
2Sth ult. by white men, and that the
Umatillas have within the last three
weeks lost 500 horses, taken by whites.
lie asks, Cannot the United States
distriet-attomey he instructed by the
Encouragement to attend TO this and
other eold-blooded murders of Indians
by white men? A few examples of.
such justice would do moro for peace
than Il whole summers campaign.
The foregoing was indorscd by Cen
sherman, rs follows; "Ihe Umatilla
Indians should bo protected iii their
lives and property us far rs possible by
the civil agents, as also 10y the military;
but, after the crime is committed, the
civil courts should try the case and nd
Judge the measure of punishment
A dispatch thus indorsed was sent by