Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-27

during hurricane ON the l9th
The water rose rapidly and put out tn,
fires. The vessel was kept aaoat foI
two days III bailing, ana, when sh,
was sighted bv the bark, her crew NH,
completely exhausted. Her crew came
oil in tuatS at 4. ", hut did not react
the bark until four y NJ, when then
We're i'll such an exhausted condition
that they had 10 be hoi,ted ON board.
MooNSHlNERS SEEK REVENGE.
\ Nashville special III Tie 18th SANS
An attempt was made 1T Tracy CITY Is.
day to asSaSsinate United States Deputy
Collector j, Nj. Davis, who has been the
leader OF all the revenue raids in Mid
die Tennessee during the past six wears.
lie had been attending court in answer
to charge Of having killed
Joseph Haynes near that point last
May while on il raid, and was walking
o Iii nner, when some unknown party
fired at him from cover, the ball pass
ing into the thigh of James Spears, am
other revenue man at Davis side, IA
tally wound1ng him. The Judge i'm
mediately referred the matter to the
grand jury, telling that tile assassin
must be found and punished.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS
\ Worcester dispatch of the 10th says
the republican state convention met
ut noon. Coy. Clatlin was chosen
permanent chairman. a resolution
was offered and referred 70 the commit
tee on resolutions, demanding that cor
rupt, incompetent and unnecessary OF
iieers and employees eutrcnched in the
Boston custom house and other public
offices in the state shall ut once be dis
charged, and such places as the public
good requires be filled with honest,
.God-fcaring, capable and law-ah,ilng
citizens.
Bcni. +. Butler received two votes on
the informal ballot that gave Talbot
sol, and when Buffers name was read
ii WAS received with Kisses and laughter.
On motion of Nichols, the informal
ballot WAS made formal, and Hon.
Thos. Talbot declared the nominee lor
governor, with but one dissenting
voice.
Jno. ID. Ling was nominated Tor lieu
tenant governor, Henry Il. Pierce for
secretary of state, Hon. Chas Endicott
for treasurer, and Hon. Geo. Marston
for attorney general.
OREGON SENAToRsliIP.
a Salem dispatch under date Of the
18th inst, says this morning the demo
cratic legislative caucus nominated j.
IL. Slater for United States senator.
4 ballot in each house of the legisa-
ture resulted IN Slater's election. Slater
III being interviewed said lie was not in
sympathy with the inilationists, but al
vocatcs the substitution Of lcga tenders
for national bank notes, and opposes
fiat money and demands currency shall
be on gold basis.
BOpY SNATCHlNG.
a Cleveland dispatch under date Of
the 18th inst says that ON Saturday
morning last Edwin French nj old and
we'll known citizen of Cleveland died at
the residence of his son-in-law, in Will
loughby, thlrtcen miles east of here.
The funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon, and the remains inter-
red il the Willough5y Gem etery. This
morning carly ii was discovered that
the grave had been robbed. Detectives
were at once set at work, and this after
noon the body was found in II tank I'M
derneath the lloor of the ho-
mmopathic medical college of this
city. The grave had been robbed be-
tween one and two O'Clock ut night,
and the body brought 70 the city ii i
carriage and thrown into the tank, tho
floor put back and nailed down MIR.
j. f.. French, son Of the deceased, inn
mediatcly swore out warrants, and
nearly n dozen people, including the
dean and members Of the faculty, jan
ltor and several students Of the college,
we're arrested. Tie faculty disclaim
all knowledge Of the body snatching
and say they are entirely ignorant OF
the whole affair.