Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-26
Miscellaneous News
ERnM MEXICO CITY.


pany Of merchants and manufacturers
Of Chicago intend 10 meet in this city
next October. The foreign merchants
here are inclined to nnder-rate
the efforts Of the Americans to
supplaEt them. They claim tina.
they can control sixty millions OF
scyenty-six millions annually. The
Germans arc monopolizing the import
ing trade. They are charged by Eng
lish and French merchants with cor
ruptly manipulating the custom service.
The yellow fever has been very fatal
1T Vera Cruz and Yucatan.
MINNESOTA WHEAT.
A St. Paul, Minnesota, dispatch Of the
22d says special dispatches the Pioacer-
Press from the heaviest wheat growing
counties represent probable loss to the
crop from rains and hot weather Of from
20 TO 40 per cent. In Goodhuc, the first
county in the state IN amount Of wheat
produced, the damage from blight is
estimated 50 TO Is per cent, and many
fields will yield only 8 to 10 bushels to
the acre. Harvest commences to-mor-
row III many places.
CUSTOM HOUSE CHANGE.
A New York dispatch under date
Of July goth says that at i O'Clock
this afternoon Collector Arthur trans
ferred his office to Gen. Ed Merritt,
VINO thoreupon entered on his duties us
collector Of the port. The first duty Of
the new collector was 10 swear IN his
4 t.l,,k I1f
him for that purpose. The following
named deputy collectors were reap
pointed to their POSITIONS; Richard
Wlnchon, 1th division; Wm A. Nor
ris, 9Th diyioion; Benz. i. Wyman, 9th
division; Dudley i. Phelps, 9Th division;
Sam'l M. Blatchlord, SLh division; and
Knox McAfee deputy collector in
the rotunda. John r. Lydecker,
deputy collector in charge of the third
division was not reappontcd. In his
place Collector Merritt appointed John
]. Osborn lately deputy collector in the
roIunda. He also appointed General
Nelson G. Williams an entry clerk, to
fill the vacancy caused by the promo
ton of Mr.. Osborn. When deputy
collector Dcsangcs was removed from
the third division in the spring of
1873 on exposure Of his completely in
silk smuggling frauds, Mr.. Osborn was
his successor. lnSeptcmber
last, after the number Of deputy col
lectors was reduced, Mr.. Osborn was
removed by Collector Arthur in
order TO provide II place for
Deputy Collector Lydicker who
would otherwise have boon com
PEELED to retire. Mr.. Osborn was then
appointed deputy collector IN the
rotunda. His present appointment is
simply reinstatement in his old posi-
ton.
Gen. Chns Is. Graham, of New York
City, was to-day appointed by the pres
of customs ut this port,
vice General Il. A. Merritt appointed
collector of customs. Hon. james
Tanner was appointed collector Of
taxes.
THE oRANGEMEN' Is TROUBLE.
A Montreal dispatch of July Goth says
tho leading Orangemen of the Domin,
ion, who havebc dcliberating here III
connection with the recent Orange
troubles, have adopted the line Of action
Coreshadowcd in last nights dispatch
The Supreme Grand Lodge will direct
I'LL further movements of the Montreal
Orangcmcn. Eminent counsel have
been secured, and II fund is TO he raised
to test the legality Of the Order III the
Province OF Quebec. The delegates
left for home tonight. To-day counsel
for the volunteers in connection with
the recent troubles caused II warrant To
be issued against Cunningham, ono Of
Mayor Bcaudry's special coustablcs,
who, il is alleged, while he was intox.
icNted, arrested private OF the Fifth
Royals on pretended charge of carry
ing arms.
SHOOTING FRIENDS.
a Baker city dispatch Of July 10Th
says the Umatilla Indians under Fer
sythc struck the hostile camp last night
about two miles and half from Stark S
rancho. Daley Road, killing seventeen
warriors and capturing twenty-five We.
men and children and sixty or seventy
head OF horses. The hostiles arc much
Gemoralizcd, and captive Squaws report
that they are breaking into small bands,
with the evident intention of fleeing To
the Weiscr, and making their way to
the Bannocks, Of the buffalo country.
Last evening Ne1 Perez scouts, under
Lieut.. Williams, accompanied by
white scouts belonging to Col.
Sanfords command, went into
camp on the North Powder.
While sitting around tho campfire,