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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
SIX HUNDRED MORMONS.
The Biggest Batch Of the Year Encamp-
cd In Castle Garden.
New York Worlt

A troop of 600 pilgrims to the Nor
mon settlements were landed from the
steamship Wyoming Yesterday and
viding fence which runs through the
centre Of the garden separated them
from the unconsecratcd emigrants on
the other side, who collected in little
knots and eyed them over the rails.
The Mormon company sat down stol-
idly on the benches or floor Indifferent
~ wherever was room. When the GOO
were all seated they kept their places
as If planted there. The men stripped
of their coats and rolled them into lit
tie bundles, but the women muillcd
then selves up in their heavy plaid
shawls and eapes. The whole company
were dressed in thick, woolen clothing
wrapped about them rs if they expect
cd To travel over snow and ice to their
promised land. The air Of the Garden
was decidedly stale and warm, but they
seemed Indifferent 10 IT, Most Of the
faces were expressioness, staring blank
~ at nothing in particular and little
talk WAS talked.
This Mormon Quaker meeting was
disturbed by family in one corner Of
the room Who pulled out Of shapeless
bundle battered lin can and paper
parcel bursting with sausage. This was
the signal for general stir. Bundle
after bundle was nnpacked, and n pic
mic was soon in full progress. Bread
and sausage were the favorite dishes
Milk and water were passed around in
heavy cans.
A few Of the richer emigrants were
not content with this simple feast, but
refreshed their dainty stomachs with
pies and beer, their first taste Of the
pleasures Of the new world. AS the
pilgrims ate and drank their tongues
were looscned som ewhat, and polyglot
murmur arose, a. Swedes, Danes, Nor
wegians, Germans, English, Welsh and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
Scotch exchanged ideas on their sur.

Scotch exchanged ideas on their SUR
roundings,
A lIoWd reporter went up to the fence
to inquire Of the ob6ging gateGeeper il
Inc could point out an elder among the
company, "ElderSl YES, everybody
with silk hat on is an elder, There
goes one now" and he singled ont tall
Mormon who was carrying \ bench on
his shoulder across the room,
The elder looked like the captain of
down East coaster. Ills weathorheat.
en- Scotch face wore II pleasant express
sion, and he readily answered questions.
This Mormon company, he said, was
the third which had crossed the Atlantic
this season, and was the largest Of the
three. The members had been collect
cd from Great Britain and the countries
OF Northwestern Europe,
Arc all emigrants brought over I'M
der Mormon leadership protested NOM
berS of the Church
Mo- only u portion have embraced
the true faith heartily, hut we have
reason to hone for the conversion Of all.
No conStNint is put upou any OF them,
however, and il they do not wish 10
Join the Church or to remain in Utah
they are ut liberty TO leave our settle
ments at amy time. You SEQ we do not
object to tho efforts of other mission
aries, and he pointed 10 delegate
from one Of tho city missions who was
wandering about among the MormonS
with his arms full of tracts,
Are any Of the cmsrants skilled
workmcn or practical farmers
No; the greater part are factory
hands, In Utah, however, they will ho
distributed among the settlements, and
many will find friends and relatives who
have been settled for some time in the
country. These will help them 20 make
n start, and none of them will he left To
make their living without assistance,
Our motherly love is i strong bond,
"What do YOU do with emigmnts who
refuse TO work after they have been
transported to Utah 2"
Crowd them out" replied the elder,
with II smile, "Thoro are NO uamps
or drones in Utah. !"
The leading elder is a middle.agod
Mormon, whose namc is ii. W. Naisbltt,
He has taken charge Of the company
since il was assembled ut Liverpool, and
will guide il to Salt Lake City. He is
assisted Ivy nineteen or twenty other
elders of less dignity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
How Peter Resisted Temptation.
Richmond ya.) Wing.


A eolored brother whose eyes were
watery, and who had evidently been
imbibing experience whisky, was telling
his young friend George that he ought
to CINE too. Said George, Il would, but
de temptation to do wrong is too strong
for me-" "Whar's yer backbone, dat
sc can't rose up and stand temptation"
exclaimed brother Peter. 81 was dat
way myself once. Right in dis yere
town had chance to steal q par Of
boots-mighty fine ones, too. Nobody
was dar to see me, and ! reached out
my hand and de debbi said take EN-.
Den a good spirit whispered for me to
let dem boots alone" An you didn't
take EN- III "No. sah--not much, took
par o cheap shoes off de shelf. an, |
lett them boots alone
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
10 MORAL COMBAT.
A Hostile Meeting Between Two Mem.
brrs Of the Maryland Rar Probable,
Cincinnntl En1uIrcn

Cincinnati Enquirer
A challenge 10 mortal combat Inns
passed between two lending members
Of the bar Of Annapolis, and the qucs-
ton of hostile meeting between the
bclligorents is pending, with the pro.
spccts Of blood heinz shed before their
wounded honor is appcased The states
attorney Of Annapolis, Henry Aisqnith,
andS Thos. Mccullough arc the princi-
pals i'll the affair.
Several days ngo, while en- route to the
capital on Il train. Mi Asquith made
some remarks to II friend rejecting on
the professional ability Of Mccullough,
who, unknown to him, occupied an nd
Joining seat and overheard tho remark.
A personal encounter took place IL the
car, but the cOmhatants werO sepnratcd
Following this affair, Mr.. Mccullough
sent Mr. Aisquith u grossly insulting
letter, Of such character that nothing
short of blood would wipe out the dis.
grace, and Mr.. Aisquith ut once came
10 Baltimore md conferred with Il, Clay
Maddux, gentleman who had, ON sew
ernl former occasions, engaged in san
culinary conflicts.
DIR. Maddux Mt once consented to act
the part of second, and Immediately
sat down md indicted Il challenge in due
form to Mr.. Mccullough, informing
him that MIR. Aisquith, through him,
respectfully invited him 70 repair To
some locality beyond the limits of the
state of Maryland, where the difficulty
could he settled in the manner usual
among gentlemen. To this letter Mr.,
Mccullough himself replied, addressing
DR.. Maddux, and asking for time to con-
slider the missiye. Mr. Aisquith in the
meantime placed himself without tho
limits Of the state, and anxiollsly awaited
n reply to tho letter Of his second. This
letter Mr.. Mccullough answered. in his
own name, begging for time to consid-
or the matter, and IN the meantime, il
is alleged, he made the matter public
among his friends, even showing them
the correspondence.
After waiting some days DR.. Maddux
not hearing from Mr.. Mccullough, either
directly or through friend, reminded
him Of the character Of his missivc and
urged him 10 give mn immediate reply.
Instead Of answering the challenge
through II second TO DR.. Maddux, il is
alleged that Mr.. Mccullough addressed
most offensive letter directly to Mr..
Aisquith through DR.. Maddux, in which
he made certain threats Of further inju-
~, and thus placed himself, IN the
opinion Of DR.. Maddux, entirely out.
side Of the pale Of further consideration.
10 this lust letter Of Mr.. Mccullough,
DR.. Maddux replied, informing that his
principal would no longer treat him as
gentleman, and chat he had advised
him (Mr. Aisquith) 10 return TO the
state. Mr.. Aisquith accordingly return
ed from his hiding place At Alexandria,
Va, reaching here to-day and leaving
soon after for Annapolis. The friends
Of both parties expect M encounter or
meeting will soon be arranged
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04

EAST LrvERrooL, o., IL warmed and
lighted by its natural gas wells, ono Of
which has been running for twenty
years and sends out as strong stream
as ever. The gas gives Il lame that
always rivals the electric light in bril-
liancy, and IL costs 30 little that the
lamps III the city streets are kept burn.
ing day and night. sused in private
houses and factories alike, and cooks 4
steak or meats furnace with equal sat
isfaction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04


Bonds held 10 secure per cent. loan. 3,s5S, 4UO
u s. bouds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day. ............ aU,WU
IT, s. bonds now held for circulation,
withdrawn week ending to-day. S9a GOO
currency notes ........ -. 327, 49,, s36
--Gold notes ........ ............ !, 452, go
Internal revenue rpceints to-day - -, 1i2
Custom receipts ..............., So, OBJ
Receipts of national bank notes re.
ceived for redemption for week end
ing to-day, compared with cores
ponding period last year-loi1..... J, S6l, O00
--iS1S neutrality-suspicious.. 4.2l5, 600
Receipts to-day ............ .......... l,u3o, wv
Subscriptions tod per cent, loan to-day 5in wv
EXPERIMENTING ON SUGAR MAKING.
DR.. Collier, chemist of the depart
ment Of agriculture, has for the past
two weeks been experimenting on n
large scale on the manufacture OF crys-
talized sugar from cornstalks and sor
ghum. The aggregate weight OF corn
stalk used was 1l,237 pounds and the
weight Of sorghum 1883 pounds.
Weight of juice from cornstalk
was 2,773 pounds, and from
sorghum, 1868 pounds. Specific gray
ty of corn stalk juice was 1904; that
Of sorghum juice, 1898. The percent
age Of juice III corn stalks as they were
taken from the fields, 246S; percentage
of sorghum, 80. so; Pol pounds of corn
stalk Juice Yielded 1862 pounds Of syrup;
1915 pounds of sorghum yielded GEO
pounds Of syrup.
M'PHERsoN's SUCCESSOR.
The appointment of successor to
Mr.. Mcpherson, chief of the bureau of
printing, has not yet been made, but
the matter will be decided Monday.
RECEPTION or TIE CHINESE EMBASSY.
a Washington special Of the 2Sth
saws: The Chinese minister was this A.
W. formally received by the president.
The ceremony was private, IT having
been determined by the executive de
partment that there should be no devil
alton from the usage as to other foreign
ministers, and that il should not be
made a public spectacle. The Chinese
minister and others Of the embassy
called at the department of state few
minutes before IL and accompanied by
secretary Eyarts, assistant secretary
seward and chief clerk Brown, pro-
ceeded to the executive mansion, enter
"a the blue room in the following order.
Mr.. Evarts with Chen San Fin minister,
Mr.. Seward with Yung Wing assistant
minister Mr.. Bartlett, the American
secretary Of legation with Mr.. Yea, the
Chinese secretary, and the two interpre-
ters
THE ENLISTED LABOR ASSOCIATION.
A new association is forming here,
says a Washington dispatch Of the 9th
INST, known ~ "The Enlisted Labor
Association 1t i proposed to urge
upon congress the passage Of law by
which 100000 volunteers may he en-
listed for five years for military and az
ricultural purposes on reservations Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
WEEKLY STATEMENT.

The following is the condition Of the
treasury Sept. IS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
WASHINGTON.
NAVAL CADETS.

NAN 1AnElS.
\ Washington dispatch under date
If Sept. 30th says that the following
is list OF the cadet engineers appoint
ed at the naval academy, they having
passed satisfactory examination for
admission to that corps; VIM IL. II.
Creighton, Ohio; James III. Tits Va;
Jos. III. Pendeton, Pa, Robt. w. Gate
wood Va; Frederick +. Coley, New
York: Emil Thesis, Wisconsin; Harry
J.. Hawthorne, KY: Otto c. Santer,
New Jersey; VIM. II. Chambers, Pa;
Geo. Il. Ferguson, Conn. Robert b.
Higgins, Md; Arthur II. Clarke K. l.;
Peter Miller, rs; Charles +. Rommel,
Pa; Isaac II. Quimby, \. y; Carries
IL. Rowland, Il. L.; j. c. Leonard, o.;
Harry G. Leopold, O.; Henry !. Slmp-
son, Pa; Clarence G. Willis, Miss; Ed
ward X. Taylor Mass; Frank II. Cor
ant, Mass; Ward L. Winchell, Ohio;
Walter Il. Addicks, Pa, and Thos. \.
w. Shock, Md; There We're 1871 appli-
cants for admission examined.
FINANCIAL.
The following is statement Of the
operations Of the national bank re
demption agency for the month and
quarter year ending September
30th, as compared with the cores
ponding period of last year national
hank notes diSnoSed of.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
Attachments.

The board of abatement met at the audi
tors Office yesterday at 10 o'clock. The fol-
lowing petitions we're read:
From Maria Ryan, for abatement Oh prop
erty in Bazille & Guerin's addition. Re
ferred to county auditor with power to act.
Sarah Mabon, for abatement of interest
on back taxes for 1872 and 1876. Referred
to county auditor with power to act.
L. B. Merrill, for abatement on ST. 900
mortgage which is foreclosed. Referred as
above.
J. Lunt for H. A. Bromley. for abatement
on $500 on personal property, recommended
by assessor. Abatement made.
I. B. Duncan, assessed for ST. ,O95 person
al property in 1877, asks for abatement on
the grounds that he left the city in 1876, and
had no personal property in st. Paul in 1877.
Abatement recommended by assessor and al
lowed by the board.
abatement on lots and 2, block So, Ewing
d Chute's subdivision; lot 5, block So.
Kittson's addition, was made, being railroad
property.
a. Greve & Co. per A. Oppenheim, taxes
for improvements on lot 8, block l, Brun-
sons addition, asked to be refunded because
no Improvements exist. Petition granted.
Robert A. Smith, for abatement of inter
est on tax of 1872. Paid taxes on wrong
property, and asks abatement of interest,
which was made.
j. Villaume, for abatsment of tax on i'm
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
THE GHOST SHOW.
An Entertainment which is Unique ant
Entertaining.


An Entertainment which is Unique and
Entertaining.
An entertainment of novel and most enter
tanning character was given at Temperance
hall. on Seventh street, last evening. The
ghost show is certainly an exhibition of the
most tangible spirits placed upon the
stage, and they come and go and reappear in
the most startling manner. At one time Their
advent is as quick as thought. At another they
resolve themselves into adew. They disappear
in a flash and gather out of the filmy atoms of
aether. And yet they are veritable walking
talking, acting ghosts-ghosts with thews and
sinews of fesh-ruddy with rapid circulation,
and voices cultured by the modulations OF
pathos and passion. Hg
The performance commenced with Prof
Edwards reciting the poem of Little Jem,'
which is illustrated by the ghosts. First is
seen gathering, as it were, out Of the very air,
the little crib, with the sick
boy upon it, and his mother
bending over him. So plain does it become,
the mothers throat. She stoops in sad con-
temptation over the sick boy. The last tableau
illustrating the poem, represents the grave of
Little Jem, the father and mother kneeling on
either side, with the spirit-boy suspended in
mid-air.
Inc Haunted Man, drama performed
by Mr.. Edwards and the ghosts, shows
some startling situations; the most striking
one of which is that in which the ghost of the
beautiful but erring sister of the Haunted Man
pleads to him for forgiveness. He relents be-
fore her eloquent pleadings and holds her in a
loving embrace. As he thus holds her she
gradually looses, her material appearance be-
comes as shadow through which the audience
can discern the full figure of the brother, and
at last she vanishes, leaving the bewildered
man enfolding nothing but air.
The last sketch is funny in the extreme.
Heads appear and call out for their bodies;
headless bodies search for their missing capats.
Chairs, turkey, bread and beer, men and wo-
men come and go in bewildering rapidity,
causing roars of laughter from the audience.
The ghost show will be one of the attractions
of fair week.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
THE GRAPHIC" FRAUD.
Do Not be Deceived by This Humbug IL
Illustrated Paper.

Do Not be Deceived by This Humbug IL
Illustrated Paper.
An agent for the New York Graphic is in
the city endeavoring to humbug our business
men into purchasing large edition of that
sheet, which is to illustrate st. Paul and
publish written description of the city.
There are several reasons why our people
should not waste their money upon this af-
fair. In the first place the
patent cheap lithography which the
Graphic uses is an abortion and produces
an Illustration rough and hideous in its
unsightliness.
In the second place the agent visited Min
neapolis in time to illustrate their fair in a
cheap and uncouth way, and the paper has
been circulated as fair advertisement. It
is too late to make any such issue available
for the State fair at st. Paul even if it was
desirable.
In the third place the Minneapolis edition
was accompanied with such a glowing de-
scrlptlon Of that city as to leave nothing to
be said in behalf of St. Paul in the Graphic.
We have no fault to find with this whatever,
SO long as the catch penny affair did not
attempt to perpetrate swindle here. That
paper cannot now say anything good of st.
Iaul Wltnout dellberately repudlatlng what
it has said for Minneapolis. The
proper way is to allow Mime
apolis to have the benefit of her advertise
ment unmolested and for st. Paul to decline
to have anything to do with the cheap and
nasty secondhand wares which are offered.
1t is unjust to Minneapolis and dishonest
and indecent on the part of the Graphic af-
ter having taken the money from our sister
city, to destroy what good, if any, it has
done them, by coming to st. Paul and MAX
ing it the great city of this region.
Minneapolis has, unfortunately been
caught by the swindle, but st. Paul
can profit by the sad experience of her
neighbor and avoid the humbug. The
really proper way would have been for both
cities to have agreed that they would not
countenance the fraud, which savors more
strongly of blackmail than legitimate bust
ness enterprise.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
Il MANI4C LOOSE.
He Brandishes Knife and Foams at tn.
Mouth.

He Brandishes Knife and Foams at the
Mouth.
There was young man rushing up and
down the streets at the Park place yesterday
about noon. He held knife in his hand q
la brigand, and brandished it over his head
while he foamed at the mouth as if from SUI
preme rage. People fled from him in terror
and soon the streets were cleared of all ex-
cepting a few daring fellows who
ventured to approach the in
furiated maniac. They closed upon
him, threw him to the ground, wrested the
knife from his grasp, and held him trans
fixed. The man struggled with the strength
of demon, CRASHED his teeth, while his
eyes glared with the fire of madness. After
some little time his rage seemed to subside,
and he became submissive and docile, when
he stated to his captors that he was from the
poor farm. He stated that he is subject to
these singular fits, which seize him generally
once day. He was taken to the City Hail
by Officer Mullins, and in the evening was
removed to the poor farm.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
Navigation Notes.

The river is falling very fast, and is now
within two and half inches of the low water
mark of last year, when it was lower than
for several years previous. The lowest point
reached last year was on the 9th of Septem-
Der, when the board marked one foot two
and half inches. This, it will be remem-
bered, is not the depth of water in the chan
mel, but is supposed to be above the extreme
low water mark. Reports from Minneapolis
are that the water above the falls is lower
than at any previous time within the men,
DRY of the Oldest inhabitant. The Minnesota
is also SO low that the ferry opposite Fort
Smelling has had to stop running. Notwith-
standing this lack of water the Keokuk
Northern line, by bringing into use its
light draft boats for this end of the line, con-
tinues to make its trips with little if any loss
of time. Yesterday, at IL NJ, the Cheever
left to connect with the packet Belle of La
Crosse, taking out good trip. The packet
for St. Louis Wednesday will be the Du-
buque.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
FORT SHILLING BRIDGE.
Important Meeting Of the Commissioners
Yesterday.

The bridge commission met this morning
at the auditors Office. ALI the memke
were present except Mr.. Thornton. Mr..
Sewall, who had been instructed to prepare
map of the approaches so that the COM
missioners could condemn the land required
by them for the roads, reported that he had
not had time to prepare the map, but would
have it in readiness for the next meeting.
MIR. Sewall stated that he found that it was
impossible to get lodgings for the three as
sistant engineers near the fort, and he had
thought building to cost about $3.50, in
Guiding the necessary furniture, erected on
the spot, would be the cheaper than the men
returning to town. The building could be
made suitable for an Office also.
MIR. Dawson thought if it could be erected
on the bluff, and so that it might be sold
after the bridge was built, it would be much
the best plan.
resolution of the board was passed
empowering the engineer to erect the build
ing, the cost with furniture not to exceed
$3.50.
Mr.. Thomas Cochran, Jr., moved that the
appointment of Thomas Grace, as general
inspector of works, made by Eengineer
Sewall, be confirmed.
The motion was carried and the board ad-
journed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
AUCTION SALES,

UCT1OS-IMPoRTANT REAL ESTATE SALE.
"A A Fine Residence on Pleasant Avenue.
bsauhful Lot on Virginia Avenue, 100 feet front
An Entire Block on Dayton,s Bluff.
And the Furniture of a Family-an for one na-tv
q. 8. FAIRCHILD, Real Estate Agent corner
lnIo anu JACKSON streets, will sell at auction, with
out hnait or reserve on Monday August 26th at II
A; NJ, at his office, opposite the Merchants, lot IL
plock l3, OF Dayton & Irvne's Addition and all OF
block 16, OF Lyman Dayton's Addition to ST. Paul
Lot IL Is on Virginia Avenue, opposite Cant sind
darts, and next south of Mr. Keher,s has 100 feet
front by $50 in depth, with alley on side and rear
slopes nicely to the street, and Is in all RESPECTS
very desirable choice lot. Block 7s is 26sxs0o lies
well and is convenient to those working in the shops
and factories in the eastern part of the city
On the next day, Tuesday, August 9th, at IL A. NJ
on the grounds, Twill sell the well known residence
OF Dr. DeMontreviIe, on Pleasant Avenue. This
property embraces large lots, well filed with orna-
mental and fruit trees and shrubbery and Is border
ca all around by a fine row of Lombardy poplars
me situation is elevated, pleasant and healthfu the
view me. perpetual spring supplies the house
WIN COO, pure water without cost Pleasant Avenue
on which 1t is located, has improved more In the
past Few years than any other in the CITY, and Ia
among the incest avenues of the city, Parties want
ing TO buy are invited to inspect the premises before
the day of sale.
On Thursday following, 29th August, at 10 A. NJ.
Will sell all the household goods embracing good
piano, Of which more hereafter.
Terms of sale liberal. Cut this out for reference
that you may have the days hours and places OF
sale right. 81. S. FAIRCHILD Real Estate Agent
corner Third and jackson. 2l9eod