Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

Ity.
Eleventh Democratic majority, l.
1858.
Twelfth--Neal, republican. 2,073 ma
jority.
Thirteenth-Warner, democrat. 1913
majority.
Observation-Disclosures democrat. g.
2S7 majority.
Fifteenth-Geddes, democrat, 4,57S
majority.
Sixteenth : McKenley, republican,
1924 majority.
Seventeenth = Monroe, republican,
2 ,76S majority.
Eighteenth Updegraff, republican,
1869 majority.
Njneteenth-Garfeld, republican, g.
613 majority.
Twentieth-Townsend, republican, 81
$40 majority.
THE IOWA ELECTIONS.
1t was reported from Burlington,
Iowa, October 10th that Chair
man Duncan, of the democratic con-
gressiOnal committee, has decided not
to call convention to nominate can
didates for the November election, be-
ing advised to this effect by prominent
lawyers. The legality of the October
election will be referred to congress.
FAILURES OF 1878.
New York advces of the 10th inst.
says the authentic figures Of
actual failures all over the
United States during the third quarter
of the year have been awaited with
more interest than usual, owing to the
large numbers who sought to avail
themselves Of the national bankrupt
law prior to its expiration on Septem-
Der LIST. Statistics for each quarter for
the first nine months of the year are
now furnished by the mercantile agen-
cy of Dun, Barlow & Bro. as follows:
Number of failures for the Sd quarter
of 1873 were 1858: the liabilities for
the last quarter are 5000 900 as COM
pared with $42.OOO,OOO for the same
period of 1877. For the first nine
months of 1873 the failures numbered
S,76S as compared with 6,565 for same
period in 1877. Liabilities for first nine
months of 1873 were $197 100000
against $141 100000 for nine months of
1877. 1t is admitted that the petitions
in bankruptcy filed in the period named
considerably exceed the figures given
above, but it must be understood that a
large number of applicants for relief
were either those whose failures had
been previously reported or those
who had gone out of business or were
not engaged in mercantile pursuits, and
hence not included in the mercantile
failures. The above figures refer to
failures only among those who were in
active business and suspended payment
during the period under review The
agency considers that the number of
actual failures was not as
large rs might have been antic-
ipated, among 100000 traders
reported in business, and in view of the
temptation offered to certain relief
from past misfortune or anticipated
The trade Of the
country is believed to have survived
what threatened to be a serious shock
to the confidence and to the credit
growing out Of the circumstances of the
repeal of the bankrupt law; and ex-
cepting the unfortunate epidemic in the
south, the general conditions Of trade
are mare healthy than at any time
since 1878.
IOWA ELECTION LAWS,
An associated press dispatch from
Des Moines under date of Octo-
Der 10th says the republican
state central committee met in Des
Moines to consider the question of cleo
ton in November as proposed by oppo-
sition parties. The question was wheth-
er or not the constitution of the state
requires an amendment in order to
change the time for the election of state
officers, so as to conform with the pro-
visions of the federal law offs providing
for uniform congressional elections in
November. The subject was thorough
ly discussed by several of the leading
state lawyers and it was unanimously
decided that the October election was
legal. The republican party will in no
respect recognize as legal any elections
held this year in November.
ONE OF RED CLOUDS PROMISES.
A Chicago dispatch OF the 10Th says:
The Times has a special from its cor
respondent with the military expedition
which is now pursuing the renegade
Cheyennes. to the effect that a confer
ence was had Sunday, with Red Cloud
and his chiefs. Red Cloud promised to
arrest and deliver the Cheyennes, ex.
pressed great desire for peace, and
promised to promote it by all means in
his power. The utmost good feeling
prevailed at the conference, which was
closed with banquet.