Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-17

May llth say chat in the course of his
talk tonight ut Plymouth Church,
Mr. Beecher announced the receipt Of
telegram from his brother Thomas,
ut Elmira, stating that their sister, Miss
Catharine Beecher, had ho.n ,rieken
with apoplcNy was dying,
THE FENtANS,
4 Montreal dispatch IT the 10th
INST. says the mayor received
Il letter from Massachusetts, stat
ing that the Fenians are making
formidable preparations for i raid on
Canada. On the suggestion of the
mayor a meeting Of protestant and
catholic citizens will hc held to consider
in friendly spirit the best means 10
allay existing differences.
a Syracuse dispatch Of the same
date says there is some basis for
Il reported Fcnian movement in
this locality. Probably $50 men
are engaged in claiming connec-
ton with general movement along
the frontier. Some money il raised,
and men are armed with pistols. They
say they await orders from O'Neil.
The better class Of Irish citizens, how
ever, give no sympathy to the move
ment
A New York special Of the 18th says
the local Fenian leaders rcpudiate Null
ligan. of the west. Gen r. +. Bourkc,
the trustee Of the skirmishing fund, re-
CARDS Mulligan'' utteranccs rs boSh. a
Mr.. O'Donovan, of Brooklyn, says;
/" As for hurting 100000 men. armed and
equipped, into Canada iii thirty days, il
is absurd. Not even the government of
the United States can do that. How
ever the day has gone by for saying
that England's difficulty is lrcland'S
opportunity. We have men now who
propose 70 make the opportunity Ivy
creating the difficulty. :
NOT BADLY FRIGHTENED.
The Toronto Mail Of MAY llth iii
commenting on the proposed Fenan
raid SAYS lfCanada has no more seri-
Gus peril. III the event Of war between
England and Russia, than is comprised
in Fenan raid from Buffalo, or any
other frontier localty,-a raid which the
New York Herald intervicwers and re-
porters nave known all about before
hand,-we apprehend nobody need
lose his equanimity. We shall he able
to give a very good account of the Buff
falonian nomads. But on the whole, we
do not expect any patriots from that
quarter are preparing to practice their
quick-step on Canada soil. How
ever, if they come, we reckon that they
will soon learn the double-quick-step,
conjoined, rs Paddy said, with their
front to the rear.
THE CINCINNATI WHISKY RING.
Advices from Cincinnati Of the 9th
inst. state that great excitement exists
there over the Washington reports Of
the discovery of gigantic frauds upon
the revenue ut Cincinnati. The dis
patches say that Commissioner Raum,
on being questioned in regard to the
matter, declined to take anything from
or add anything to the reports that
have been published. He was satisfied
that there had been stealing going on,
but was not sure that operations had
reached sufficient magnitude to be
called Ring, He recommended Il
change i'll the collcctorship,
and the President called for Welt
ze's resignation. Distillers and
revenue officers persistently deny
that there has been anything crooked
in the district, and say they are pre-
pared for full investigation The in
formation at Washington, however, is
to the effect that the frauds already dis
covered reach the respectable amount
of 81 ,250, 900. 1t is claimed by Wcitzels
friends that the whole dirturbauce has
been raised i'll ord er to afford an ex-
cuse for the removal Of Col. Wetzel TO
make room for Amos Smith is reward
for his political services in electing
Stanley Matthews to the senate. On
this issue the fight will be carried INTO
the senate. Weitzcl will not resign,
and, if the president names Smith in
his place, and determined effort will
be made to defeat his confirmation.
SUFFERING STRIKERS.
a London dispatch Of the 9TH
inst says the demands on charity
in the strike district are very
heavy The decision reatlirmcd at
Manchester to carry out the general
lockout will throw two thousand more
people in the streets. Last night
Il largely attended meeting Of private
cotton spinners and representatives
Of limited companies was held at
Oldham to consider the question
Of running on short time. 1t is
generally understood that four days n
week will be adopted. The strike has
had little effect on the cloth market,
which continues singularly dull and in
active.
The Canal Busisness.