Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-04

to-day the Mexican AFFAIRS We're
the subject Of much conversation,
though nothing new was presented, and
no definite results followed. 1t is pos
sible the question Of recognizing Diaz
will be formally considered next week.
The cabinet also gave attention to the
wishes Of the Nez Perces. Indians to
return to the United States government,
and await further advices before final
action.
CAMERON AND THE WIDOW.
1t will be recolected that about II
wear ago u widow named Oliver brought
suit against Hon. Simon Cameron for
breach of marriage promise. Nothing
has been publicly known concerning
this suit until to-day. 1t now appears
by il statement in tho Erening STR that
it was abandoned in January CT Feb
ruary last, the widow having waived
further proceedings i'll consideration of
the sum of $4,000.
LARGE DISBURSEMENTS.
Since the passage of the army bill
the United States treasury has paid out
over thirty millions of currency the
greater portion of which was paid as
compensation to officers and men Of
the army. The treasurer is now paying
out over twcnty-three millions III gold,
on account of interest on the public
debt, due on the LIST Of january next,
making in all over filty-three million
dollars discussed within the past six
weeks.
LINCOLN TERRITORY.
The subcommittee Of the house
committee on territories to-day heard
an argument from Delegate Corbett, of
Wyoming, i'll opposition to the bill for
the establishment of the Territory of
Lincoln. Mr. Corbett based his oppO-
sition mainly upon the argument that
the population Of the Black Hills
country it not of u permanent charac-
ter. He also opposed the bill because
Iitproyides for including portion of
Wyoming within the boundary of the
proposed new territory.
THE SIOUX CITY LAND OFFICE.
Tho president has issued an order
disseminating the Sioux City land Office
and directing its business and archives
to be transferred to Des Moines, Iowa.
There are now less than 1000 acres of
public lands i'll Iowa fully subject to
disposal by the government.
TIE PACIFIC RAILWAYS.
A Washington correspondent under
date Of Dec. 30th telegraphs that the
first suit of the government against the
Union Pacific railroad, brought by d.
rection of the act of congress approved
January -, 1874, will be called i'll the
circuit court i'll Boston next week,
Tues lay. 1t may be postponed week
but will probably be decided within a
few weeks This is one of several suits
brought against all the railroad com
panies which the Pacific railroad bills
required should pay 5 per cent Of their
net earnings to the government, and
the suit against the Union Pacific is for
per cent Of the net earnings from the
time the road was completed to the
date when the government began to
withhold payments to the roads under
act of March 3, 1878 The Union
Pacific have made great efforts to have
one of the other suits, for instance, that
against the Kansas Pacific, advanced,
and decided before its own case. This
the government will not permit, since
none of the other suits cover all the.
points embraced i'll this.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
There was Il short meeting of the
cabinet to-day, at which the Mexican
border troubles monopolized attention.
Secretary McCrary submitted telegraph
ic reports from the officers ut the scene
of the late riot in FL Paso county,
Texas, which state that il careful inyes-
tigation shows that at least one-half of
the party Of rioters who killed Judge
Howard and others and attacked the
militia were Mexican citizens. A more
detailed report is on its way iii the
mails, and no action will be taken till it
arrives The United States govern
mont can don no more than demand ofthe
Mexican government the punishment of
the men implicated in this riot; but
while it makes this demand it must
punish its own subjects who were also
engaged, and rs the investigation shows
were the leaders of the affair. An at
tempt will be made to find out whether
the Mexican authorities at the place
from which the marauders came were
aware beforehand Of the proposed at
tack, and if 50, whether they made any
effort to prevent it. This affair turns
out finally to be the most serious that
has yet occurred on the border, and
while members of the cabinet do not
admit that future trouble Of an interna-
tional character will grow out Oft, they
are not willing to venture an opinion
rs to how much trouble can be pre-
vented
STRENGTH OF THE SILVER BILL.
A careful canvass Of the senate,
made by correspondence or by person
al knowledge Of senator's views, makes
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