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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

AN enterprising pronautc scientist
in Paris has constructed the largest
balloon ever manufactured and is put
ting il to practical use. This mammoth
balloon holds nearly II half million
cubic feet Of hydrogen gaS u quantity
more thnn twice ns large MS has ever
been used heretofore The construc-
ton of the balloon is SO perfect that
onco filled, tho leakage is practically
nothing, 80 that tho same gus will lust
indefinitely. II cost several hundred
thousand dollars and has been years IN
process Of construction. Fifty people
can he taken up ut Il time, and the M
rnngomcnts for sightseeing among the
clouds are most complete. 1t IS mr.
ranged III this wise al the moorlngs Of
this monster Hrinl ship is n powerful
engine used TO wind up the strong en-
bic attached to the balloon. When I'LL
is ready for tho ascent, the balloon IL
set free when it rapidly rises, unwind
ing its anchor cable. This cable
will allow il to rise two or
three thousand feet. When the cx-
cursionists are ready TO descend, or
rather when the time allowed for each
"trip oxpircs--for the balloon runs ON
timo, the signal is given and the en-
gine draws il quickly back to earth
again. The sense Of security is such
that thousands Of people take the aerial
trip to see how the world looks from
the skies. The acrouaut who OWNS and
manages the balloon is u thoroughly
practical scientist and also is fortunate
enough to BE very wealthy. The mr.
rangcmcnts are such that if by amy un-
forsccn accident the cable should break
the balloon could DO successfully nayi-
gated md brought to earth III safety,
Ii il the eighth wonder of the world
sothose say who have seen il. Its
owner is constantly nj work to perfect
the service Of aerial navigation, and
France seems destined to lead the world
i'll this department Of discovery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
4 RIn MAR.

4 Bucharest dispatch ofthc 18th inst,
says the news received from lnsurgent
sources is 70 thc effect that The oppo-
ncnts to the Austrian occupation, con-
siSting Of Rosnians, Turkish troops
Arnants and Albanians, number over
one hundred thousand men we'll armed,
and all stragctio points on the road e
ScrMoSa IRE occupied and cntrenched.
Both Insurgents and Austrians arc be-
ing reinforced daily.
A Vienna Dispatch II Aug. 18th says
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
Foreign News.
-enScrSloNs 1ocRnrE.

4 Conshntiuople dispatch &. Aug. T.
says the porte has resolved to grant
very large concessions to Crete, such rs
will be calculated 60 uaciiy the inhahi-
tants. but has determined 10 refuse the
demand Of Greece, deeming them not
iustitiahle
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
GENERAL NEWS.

FARMERS III the Santa Clara Valley,
California, have been obliged to guard
their wheat fields to prevent them from
being burned up by tramps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

Washington adyices ofthe 10th inst.
state that The cabinet was to-day again
concerned with reference to our rela-
tons with Mexico. The secretary Of
VIII has received telegram from Gen.
Ord, asking what action he should take
III ease United States troops, IN follow
inc il fresh trail after raiders that has
been made from the Mexican
side Or the river, should III fol
lowing raiders meet with opposition from
tile Mexican troops. This question, to-
gcther with tho general aspect If affairs
on the Rio Grande as reported 70 the
war department. vas the subject
of earnest attention. Il was de-
cided that there was no reason
whatever why tie former orders
10 the American forces should not he
fully carried out. and the president di-
reeted the secretary of War Is telegraph
Gen. ord, reiterating the existing Or
ders with reference to the protection
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

Excess Of exports over Imports Sl66 539s ia
This il the most remarkable showing
in American history.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

Coop strong hlow glass tnmblers are
delivered iii England from American
Glass works At pence per dozen. TIL.
makes English glass works shiYer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

of duty, and what duty must be pald on
articles that are taxed. All this infor-
nation IS, of course. contained in the
revised statutes, but it would be coll
venient for all persons going to Europe
to cut this out and paste ii i'll their
hats.
The following articles are admitted
free of duty:
Amber beads.
All articles which were manufacture
ed in the United States.
Birds, either alive or stuffed.
Books, not intended for sale.
Coins, medals, collections of an
tiquity, when not intended for SALE
Diamonds, uncut.
Palm leaf fans.
Flowers, natural.
Fruit plants.
Manuscripts.
Natural mineral waters.
Models Of inventions.
Ores of gold or silver.
Oil of palm or Cocoanut.
Specimens of Natural History not in-
tended for sale.
Horses and other animals not intend
ed for sale.
Tortoise and other shells, not man
ufactured
Wearing apparel in actual use, pro
fcssional books, tools, etc, not intended
for sale.
All works of art provided by Amer
lean artists.
On the following articles, commonly
brought home by tourists, duty must be
paid us stated:
Cotton goods, 80 per cent. of value.
Linen goods, 40 per cent of value.
Laces. 80 per cent. of value
Wooden goods, 35 per cent. Of val
lie.
Silk goods, GO per cent OF value.
Ready-made clothing, 40 per cent. of
value.
Wines and liquors, 81 per gallon, with
internal revenue tax.
Cigars etc, $3.50 per pound, 20 per
cent. Of value and s. per thousand IN
tcrnal revenue tax.
Jewelry, % per cent. Of value; preci-
Gus stones, paintings, and statualy, 10
per cent. OF value.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Washington adyicos of the 9TH inst,
state that at the cabinet session to-day
| the secretary of war said he had news
! from the Rio Grande that several Mex
lean companies were being organized
for the purpose ofrepeling raids across
the river by United States forces. Mat
tors are regarded Us becoming serious.
Raiders upon this side Of the river will
be followed into Mexico, though the
sincere wish of the government is that
there will be no occasion for any future
crossing by our soldiers. The discus
sion of the matter was interesting, but
it was not considered 1T the cabinet
meeting that any necessity whatever eX-
lists at present for any additional orders
to Gen. Ord.
THE FIGURES OF THE FISCAL YEAR COM
PLErE-A BALANCE OF $261 ,744000 IL
FAVOR OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Mr. Joseph Nimmo, Jr., the acting
chief Of bureau Of statistics, has final
| ly obtained the returns of the commerce
for June from the Pacific coast, and
has now completed a comparative state
ment Of the imports and exports Of the
United States for the fiscal pear ended
the 30th Of June, compared with like
data for the corresponding periods Of
the year Immediately proceeding specie
values. The figures are corrected to
Aug. l, 1878. They makea remarkable
showing and are as follows:
MERCHANDISE.
/ nor the tWetge months
tHdea lime 30.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16
nsllIngton.
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.

L 5. bonds to secure national bank
circulation. y. ................ $34s T0i, 400
Bonds To secure public deposits II, SO. 400
U :. bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day .......,... ., i12. 500
L s. bonds now held for circulation,
withdrawn week ending tosday ~. 3, 6i6. zoo
Nationalhqnk circulation outstanding
enrrencr notes .a.... .......... 800. 40 ps5
God notes ....-..l.. =s...s....... /. 432. l20
Internal revenue receipts to-day, ~, ola
Custom receipts .........s4....= y. As, 353
Receipts of national bank notes for
week ending to.day compared with
corresponding week last year-lei1 = 0S6. Ooa
ISIS .s........... ..........,s..... 4lls. ono
Receipts to-day ...........s....ts..... ali. 900
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
PENNSYLVANIA.
A Fatal Explosion and Its caus.

A Fatal Explosion and Its Cause.
Oil City, Sept. 16.-A special from
Bradford, Pa, says: Between 12 and l
O'Clock yesterday magazine contain
ing 20 pounds of glycerine and 20
pounds of dynamite, located on the
Curtis farm, two miles south of Brad
ford, exploded with terrible force, in
stantly killing Andy P. Higgins, J. B..
Burkholder, N. H. Pulver and Charles
s. Page. The mangled and scarcely
recognizable remains of the unfortunate
men were found in different places
about the magazine and at distances
averaging from so to 200 feet. The
cause of the explosion is unknown, not
one of the party present being left to
tell the story. On the night Of August
8, burglars endeavored to open the
magazine by inserting glycerine into the
lock and firing it with a fuse. The
attempt failed and the explosive
remained in the lock. Last Sunday
night, Sept 8, another attempt was
made to burglarize the safe and they
disarranged the lock. Pulver and his
friends were trying to open the safe,
and it is supposed fired the glycerine
in the lock
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
TEXAS.
A Dastardly Crime.

Cincinnati, Sept. 6,-The following
account Of most horrible murder is
given in the dispatches from Houston,
Texas:
The wife Of Geo. Lynch, a respected
citizen of Berkley, Texas, died some
weeks ago, leaving an infant. Lynch
had seven other children, the Oldest
Clemmie, seventeen years old. On Fri
day night the family retired as usual,
the lamp being left burning in the main
room. At midnight the father was
awakened by pistol shot, the ball
striking him in the breast. He sprang
up and saw masked man standing in
the middle Of the room, pointing pis-
tol at him. The assassin fred again,
the bull lodging beneath the collar bone.
Lynch fell UNCONSCIOUS. When he re-
covered consciousness he found himself
lying in a lane outside the premises.
The assassin, thinking Lynch dead,
seized a hatchet and put the children,
who were witnesses, out of the way
He assaulted Clemmie. buried the
hatchet in her head, and also crushed
the skull of the other children. HI
then set fire to the house. The dis
tracted father saw the burning house
fall in on the bodies Of his eight chill
dren. The bodies were exhumed and
an inquest held, when the hatchel
wounds were discovered upon the skull.
Of the children. It is thought thai
Lynch will recover. A young mar
named Boatware, with whom Lynch
had had q difficulty, is suspected Of th,
crime. ri
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

A VERY interesting election washeld
yesterday in New Haven, Conn. The
local ticket which was pledged to re-
store devotional exercises in the public
schools was elected by 1900 majority.
Even the Catholics Joined the protest
ants and worked hard for the bible
ticket. This settles the standing Of
Catholics in the East on this much dis
cussed question. As they were first
to open the discussion some years ago,
it is pleasant to know of their present
position. --'sN
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
GERMANY.
Squelching Socialism.

Berlin, Sepr. 16.-The debate opened
in the reichstag to-day on the anti
socialist bill. Herr Reichenspoog,
ultramontane leader, declared himself
opposed to the bill, but said his friends
would not act in a purely negative
spirit. He wished to have it referred
to a committee. Herr Bebel, socialist,
denied that there was any connection
between the attempts against the en-
peror's life and socialism. He declared
that the socialists did not desire the
abolition Of property, only its modif-
cation. Count Won Enlenburgh showed
that Modelling had declared himself a
socialist. The socialistic press had de-
Tended him and Hoedel and had ap'
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

In OUR telegraphic columns will be
found a brief report Of the debate in the
German reichstag on the bill to abolish
socialism. While the debate was ad-
journed before any definite shape was
formed, it is apparent that the bill will
notpass without some important amend
ments. In an improved shape the libe-
rails will support the bill. This smackc
something Of selflshness. If socialism
is abolished the liberals will gain
strength, as those now voting with the
socialists will naturally take to the
party more nearly representing their
views. The cable is silent as to the
probable numerical division Of the vote.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
A Thieving Clerk.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-N. Matson &
Co., jewellers, of Chicago, have lost
heavily from thefts during the past
year, and finally discovered that an old
supposed trusty clerk, Frank w. Mas
chisi, was the criminal. 1t was found
that he maintained improper relations
with Mrs. Mitchell, and they fire.
quently met at the office of DIR. v. c.
Secord, and that there was another
woman in the ring. Unbroken pack
ages Of spoons, etc., were found at
various places. which Matson identi-
fed, and as result Of the discoveries
Marchisi, Mrs. Mitchell, DIR. v. C.
Secord and J. F. Irwin were arrested
this afternoon and locked up. The
amount of the stealings is about ten
thousand dollars. and a considerable
portion has been already discovered.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
THAT MAINE ELECTION.

There are different ways of looking
at things, which are as diverse and
curious Kaleidoscope. Fur instance,
many democratic papers chuckle in
high glee over the result of the Maine
election. But their victory is hollow
indeed, as in the defeat Of the republi-
can party the democratic party has
been swallowed. Just see the curious
figures: The republican gain in votes
over 1877 is 1000; democratic loss,
4l,OO0; greenback gain, 10000. As
the Inter Ocean says: "Why should
democrats rejoice P''
The Boston Transcript is persuaded
that the defeat of the republicans in
Maine is mot unmixed with good, as
the struggle resulted in the practical
destruction of the democratic party in
the states.''
The Boston Traveller sees much in
the result in Maine to be thankful for.
In other words, it holds that the burial
Of the democratic party in Maine will
go great way toward compensating
the republicans for the disaster they
have encountered.
The above are all republican papers.
Now hear a greenback paper, the
New Haven Union: 'Where is the
democratic liar who is brazen enough
now to say that this national greenback
party is a tender to the republican or
ganizationsP If there is such a vile,
degraded creature left in the land let
MN be branded with a red-hot iron.
Inc democratic party has been impo.
TENT to break the republican ascenden.
cy IN New England~ 1t has remained
.or the national greenback party to d.
You pays your money and takel
your choice.''
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

ANOTHER monastery for Trappist
monks is to be built in the United
States. They belong to the most rig
orous of all religious orders. They are
not allowed to ever see females, and
are fed on the scantiest fare possible,
such things as wine, eggs, fish, and all
kinds Of seasoning being prohibited.
Mark Twain in his "Innocents Abroad, /"
speaks of them rs ''dead men who
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
| BY TELEGRAPH.
THE SUNNY SOUTH.
A More Hopeful Lookout
as to Fever.
A Revolving Record of Crime.
A Family Murdered and
Burned.
Negroes unjail a Deputy Sher-
if and XIII Him. ! !
Murder Caused by a Dog
-----f.s
Man Killed in a Street Fracas.
Extensive Thieving by a
Clerk.
Debate on the lAuti-SociaIist
e Bill. e.
The Austrians Gain a
Victory. ss. .aa
Debate on the lAnti-SociaIist
e Bill. -
The Austrians Gain a
Victory. -a
YELLOW JACK.

Heavy Mortality List. ~
Memphis, Sept. 16.-The mortality
to-day has been greater than was an
ticipated; Ill deaths reported, 36 Of
which were colored. (, Yesterday there
were SO deaths instead of 90, as re-
ported. Among the dead to-day are
E. Marshall, of the citizens' relief
committee, E. M. Gibson. telegraph
operator. and three of the Howard
medical corps, viz: T. L. Bond, Of
Brownville; DIR. Mences, of Nashville,
and J. R. Rener, Of Indianapolis. The
Central hotel. on Adams street, will be
opened in the morning as an additional
hospital for the Howard physicians and
nurses. The physicians have reported
80 new cases to the board of health to-
day.
Holding Its Own.
New Orleans, Sept. 18.-From noon
to 6 p. m. "a deaths and 1874 new cases
were reported. The mortuary report
for the week ending p. m. Sunday,
shows total deaths to be 704. OF the
total deaths sol were from yellow
fever; 474 were whites ahd 20 colored.
DR.. Warren Stone is still sick, only
overworked. Among the new cases
are F. R. Southwald, the secretary of
the Howards. and E. W. Halsey, of the
Picaytne.
Going to the Suburbs.
Memphis, Sept. 16.-Twenty physi-
clans Of the Howard medical corps re-
port. 146 new cases to-day. DIR. D. D.
Saunders is improving, but DR.. Frs
kline, health officer, is expected will die
tonight. The report tonight show
that the fever is rapidly spreading in
the suburbs and surrounding country.
Fugitive Orphans.
Nashville, Sept. 16.-R. r. Reed,
aged three years, refugee with his
parents from Hickman, KY. died here
early this forenoon with yellow fever.
Fifty-one Memphis Catholic orphans
reached here tonight and were pro-
vided for one mile out of the city.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

AS THE yellow fever hasn't decreased
perceptibly on account Of several states
having prayed for its cessation. petit
tion is being largely circulated in the
East asking the president to appoint a
day for national fasting and prayer for
the purpose Of imploring divine power
in ending the plague.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
OHIO.


Keeping AWAY the FeVef
Cincinnati, Sept. 16.--An attempt to
land some of the steamer Porter's bar
ges was made at Blandensburg, ten
miles below Gallipolis, by man who
was on them when they broke losse.
He was prevented from landing by a
man named Montgomery, who fired
several shots at him and followed him
down the river.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

proved the recent murders in Russia.
Herr Bamber, liberal, supported the
bill. He thought Bebel's speech an in
controvertible proof Of the necessity Of
taking measures against socialism. He
desired that the bill, however, should
be otherwise amended. He moved that
1t be referred to committee of twenty
one members. Debate was then ad-
iourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
KAN SAS.
The cheyennes Caught.

Leavenworth, Sept. 16.-A special
to the Times to-day from Fort Wallace
says: "From advices just received it
is learned that the renegade Cheyenne
Indians will be captured. They have
been arrested on their march, by our
troops, at APPOINT about twenty miles
distant from the fort.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
LOUISIANA.
The Negroes this Time.

Boutte, Sept. ia difficulty oc-
CURED last evening in the store Of
Chancel Caix, at st. Charles court
house, between Charles Baptiste (col-
ored) and Valom st. Martin, deputy
sheriff and son of N. N. st. Martin,
district attorney pro. tenn, which re-
suited in Baptiste being stabbed and
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

AGAIN does Lord Salisbury refuse to
influence the porte to speedily carry out
the provisions Of the Berlin treaty. He
AYERS that the porte is moi. alone in that
regard. He is about right, too. for
three Russian army corps have not
been ordered to return to Eastern Rou-
malta
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
ILLINOIS.


Chicago, Sept. 16.--A Laselle, spec
ial to the Tribune says: Herman B.
Chapman, driver of the United States
express wagon, in that city, was robbed
yesterday of $4,000, consigned by
the First national bank of Chicago, to
Matthesson s. Hegelor, zinc works in
La Sale.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

Philadelphia, Sept. 15.-In a fight
last night at the corner of Front and
Lombard streets, Walter Mcdonald
shot John Gardiner dead. Mcdonald
was arrested
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
NEW YORK.
A Horrible Spectacle.

New York, Sept. 16.-The body of a
young woman was found in the woods
near Silver Lake, Staten Island, yester-
day. It had been forced into barrel
and the features disfgured by the ac-
tion of lime. This, it is believed, has
been a case of malpractice and muir
der
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

Russia has urged Austria to declare
the annexation of Bosnia, but Austria
intends for the present to adhere to the
Berlin treaty.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
rENNEssEE.
A Dog Causes a Murder.

OoB ~@uSeS "HuHoeH'
Nashville, Sept. 16.-In Law county,
Saturday last, Shott Taylor killed Perry
Wheaton, they having quarrelled over
the fact that Wheaton's dog had chased
Taylor's cattle from the formers hay
field. This is the fourth murder in
this county within 13 months.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

THE monotony in the South of white
men taking colored men from jail and
hanging them, is relieved by the man
and brother dragging forth a white
man and riddling him with bullets.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

THE sum Of 1900 marks IA, ,500)
was raised to meet the election ex-
penses Of the socialists in Germany.
OF this sum 4, $3.50 marks were sent from
the United States.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

GREECE is still preparing for war.
But it won't do anything serious until
advised by Italy, which counsels pa.
tience for the present. Ff1
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

instantly killed by st. Martin. The
latter WIS arrested and lodged in Jail.
During the night mob of colored peo-
pie variously estimated at from 100 to
200 broke open the Jail, took the prison.
or therefrom and literally riddled him
with bullets beyond all recognition. 1t
is supposed that he received the con-
tents Of not less than fifty guns.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

CARDINAL McCLosKEy has ordered
a collection to be taken up next Sunday
In all churches in his diocese for the
yellow fever sufferers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
AUSTRIA.
Fighting After surrendering.

Fighting After surrendering.
Vienna, Sept. 18.-The Austrians
have captured Samatz, on the Savet
river. The town sent out flag Of
truce after a short bombardment, but
as the Austrians entered they met with
resistance in the streets, and were COM
PEELED to lombard the place again, be-
fore its capture was completed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

THREE more Illicit distilleries in
Tennessee have been destroyed by the
government raiding party.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17
MrDHAr PASTA win be permitted to
reside in Crete.
PABLIAMENT has been further pro-
rogued to the 30th Of November.

EMPERoR WIELIAM, a dispatch says,
is anxious to assume the reins of gov
ernment next month.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-17

A fisherman at Babalon, T.. +. took
nls ,a.. own life after trying to kill his