Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-22

new trial Is not granted. II anew trial
is granted, there will be no pardon.
HARD TIMES Is SPAIN
A Madrid dispatch of the 18th says
most Of the papers discuss the cause of
the crisis in tire manufacturing districts
Of Catalonia and in the business eenters
on the Mediterranean coast, where
numerous failures have taken place.
One hundred and nineteen factories
have been closed, and 5000 workmen
thrown out of employment. Ministerial
papers advocate the policy Of entering
into commercial treaties with rcciproci-
ty and to open new markets Us the best
remedy for the crisis.
CORNER o. SILVER BULLION.
A New York dispatch Of the 10th
inst, says silver bullion Is now held ut
j higher price i'll SAN Francisco than in
London. II looks as though the mine
owners, who are few IN number and
who control the supply in California
and Nevada, arc putting up the price
on the government, now that the
silver bill has forced the treas
ury to be u regular purchaser Of
Il fixed amount. The secretary. il is
understood, has not yet had occasion
to buy in the san Francisco market,
and he will doubtless buy in the cheap
est market, wherever that may lie, but
# the country sees that the Nevada
mlne-oMncrs mean to use the silver act
TO make corner silver, il will not be
inclined patiently to submit to this
OFF FOR LIBERIA
4 New York dispatch under date
Of March l4th says that the Penn
sylvania colonization society has all-
thorized the American company to
send ut lis expense fifty emigrants to
Liberia. They will leave the first Of
MAY, and will locate 1T tile nourishing
settlement Of BreWervillc ten miles
from Morrovia. 1t was named III
honorof Chas. Brewer, Of Pittsburg, by
whose generosity many emigrants have
been enabled toreach Liberia
THE MARSH HARVESTER BANKRUPTCY.
A Sycamore. ILL.,, dispatch of the 4th
says the Marsh Harvester Company
has gone into bankruptcy Although
doing u very extensive and profitable
business-a business that has been we'll
managcd-yet, i'll consequence Of its
connection with the collapsed agricul-
tural implements ilrm Of j. D. Easter
4 Co., Chicago, it has found il necessary
to 50 through the process ofliquidation.
Its creditors will not lose seriously. and
the company will soon lie I'LL right
again.
RETURNS COMING IL.
A Dover, Il. H., dispatch under date
Of March 18th, says all but eighteen
towns have oeen heard from These
last year gave Prescott 1915, Marcy
1897, scattering ), Should the vote
come in rs last year Prescott Will have
plurality over Mclean Of / ,556, and
majority Of 1,017. Tho list Of rcprescn-
tatives returned are: republicans, 202;
democrats, III.
STUDENTS IN TROUBLE.
A Hanover, New Hampshire, dis
patch Of tile nth inst, says that the
hazing freshmen Of Dartmouth, arrest
ed yesterday for assault with intent to
kill, to-day were held III $500 each, and
the ringleader III 81 600 for trial,
BLOCKADE RAISED.
A Cheyenne dispatch under date
Of March 18th, saws that NIL railroads
to this place are now open except the
Colorado Central which has about
miles OF hard packed snow 70 clear.
Loss af life from the storm will be con-
siderable Slockmen here anticipate
only Il small loss in cattle, probably :
per cent and in sheep . per cent.
Weather fine today, clear and warm
81. Il,