Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
VIRGINIA SCHOOL usD EXHAUSTED.

! 10th says: Gov. Halliday, inc state
treasurer and the auditor of public ac-
counts have had conference with
some presidents of banks, the object
being to obtain loan Of S250,000 for
the purpose Of paying the expenses of
the public schools. The schools have
\ Just been ro-opened but there is not 4
single dollar in the state treasury
with which to carry them on
or pay alrearages and salaries due
since last session. The teachers are
clamOring for their pay, and in some
places they have actually refused to be
gin the labors OF the present session un-
til they have received the amount due
them for the last. 1t is claimed that the
taxes levied and collected for the sup
port Of the public schools have been
perverted to other uses, but principally
to defraying expenses of the state gov
eminent. Gov Halliday set forth the
extraordinary exigencies of the occasion
and made an earnest appeal to the
bankers for the loan, pledging himself
Us the executive to see that the amount
would be paid when the legislature
meets. He was seconded by the other
state officials. The bankers did not at
the conference advance the needed
money, and il is said they are not dis
posed to make the loan without the
proper security.
CHICAGO wHIsKEY CASES.
A Chicago dispatch Of Sept. both says:
The whiskey cases known as the first
and second batch, came up before Judge
Harlan this forenoon. There were ten
cases in the first batch, two of which
were decided in favor of the govern
mcnt and six in favor Of the whisIcv
men, the Judge affirming the decision
Of the court below that the promises of
immunity relieved the defendants from
all criminal proceedings, and civil
proceedings for penalties. The nine
cases in the second batch which
included Hessing's case were I'LL de
cded in favor ofthe government, Judge
Harlan deciding that the presidents
pardon did not relieve the defendants
from the payment of taxes on their
property rs was claimed by the de-
PENDANTS, but it did relieve them from all
other proceedings.
IMPORTANT INDlAS NEWS.
A Chicago dispatch Of Sept 10Th
says Licut-Gen. F. II. Sheridan has
Just received the following from TT.
Wallace:
CAMP CHALK CREEK Sept % via TT.
Wallace Sept. GIVE found the In
dams waiting for us about 5 i. NJ. iii the
canons of the Famshed Woman's
Fork. Lieut-Col. w. III. Lewis 10Th
infantry and three men were wounded.
We got one dead Indian, II dead
saddle ponies and 81 head Of stock.
We were prevented by darkness from
following our success. | followed the
trail this morning to this point from
which | detach Lieut.. Gardner and
Surgeon Davis with % cayarymen to
escort Lewis and the two wounded men
to Wallace. The Indians | think will
cross the railroad near Sheridan station.
will be on the line of the railroad on
their trail some time tomorrow, unless
| they again lay III wait for us The whole
outfit is together. think will prob
ably cross the railroad tonight, if Dos
sible. will pull out on the trail im
mediately.
(Signcd) CLARENCE MANClG,
Capt. 4th In, Commanding.
Also the following from Lieutenant
| Gardiner
FoRT WALLACE, Sept. 29th-1o Tie
Assistant Adjutam General, Iedrenwofth,
Kansas. have Just now arrived here
and reported to General Davis. Lieut..
Col Lewis died on the route about
o'clock.
(Signed) c. GARDNER.
Lieut.. 10Th Infantry.
Gen. Davis tclcglaphs us follows
| FoRT WALLACE. Sept. rs, lS7S.-Lieut.
Gardner of the 10Th infantry, arrived
here with an escort and the remains of
Col. Lewis and . wounded men. at one
o'clock this morning. Capt. Manchs
dispatch to you by Lieut.. Gardner, de
scribesi his fight. | now know where
the Indians are and can begin to oper-
ate intelligently. Prospects good for
capturing the Indians Col. Dodge's
command must be in close proximity
to them. lie will move ut daylight for
them. Dalles' command is thirty-tive
miles south of this place, but has been
ordered back.
Signed, JEFF. G. DAVIS,
Commanding Lieut.. Col.
VIM. III. Lewis, Of the 18th Infantry,
was graduate of the military academy
in 1919, native Of Alabama, and
about 50 years of age. lie was looked
upon rs enc Of the best officers in the
service.
BOAT BLOWN TT.
4 NorYalk, Conn, dispatch of the
2Sth says: The Norwalk and New
York steamer Adelphjd burst her boilers
when II mile from hcrdock, ut S O'clock
this 4. NJ. on her way to New York.
She WAS Immediately lowed to Gregory