Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-13
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
TIE MAINE ELECTION.

State that l63 towns give Common, 81 Zoo;
Garcelon. 1905; Smith, 2l,560 Connor
lacks 5,2229 Of Il majority. The same
towns last year gave Connor 2S,337 ];
democrats, 2l,I06; greenhacks, $3.50;
scattering. DO; Connor'S majority,
3,2G32. If the vote continues rs it is in
these towns, the aggregate vote will be
about 10000 The democratic vote
continues to fall of, and the greenhack
TO increase. Reed, republican, is elect
ed III the First district by probably
$500 plurality. Frye, republican, is
elected in the Second, and Lindsey. re-
publican. in tke Third. Powers, re-
publican, is defeated in the Fourth by
lood. democrats and Hale is
probably defeated in the Fifth by Mucrh,
greenback and labor agitator, although
there was democrat in the field.
MORE ABOUT TIE THAMES DISASTER.
Later estimates of the number of per-
sons drowned by the collision on the
Thames are higher than those given
yesterday. 1t Is now stated that be-
tween GOO and 200 were lost, the ma
lority of the estimates favoring the
latter number. a diver says he felt
the corpses packed four and five deep
in the cabin of the Princess Alice.
THE IRRATIONAL. CONGRESS.
The international congress on weights,
measures and coinage, has adopted u
motion in favor of universal standard
Of one-tenth alloy for gold coins The
votes We're equally balanced rs to whcth-
or the same standard is applicable to sill
Yer. The proposal for the freedom of
the minis to coin gold On silver accord
ing to the demand, was rejected 1t
was decided that the right to melt
or export coin should be unlim-
tied that no fixed rates BE
established between gold ana silver.
and that silver should not be legal
tender for debt over clio. The com
mittee unanimously agreed that
the best mode of arriving ut an inter-
national monetary unit would he to
give legal currency TO the ten-franr
piece.
THE SUGAR FRAUDS.
The customs officers who have lust
returned from another examination Of
the charges againstthe New York sugar
importers, declare that i'll many cases Il
shortage OF from zen to forty pounds
has been allowed on Il hogshead in
weighing sugar. giving the importers
from 10000 to 10000 pounds ina cargo,
while many cargocs Of the "No. ."
standard have been admitted MS "No.
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TIE MASSACHUSETTS, GOvERNoRsIIlP.
The Baltimore Sun, giving the sub
stance of an interview with Mr.. Bout
well, says Ey-Secretary Boutwell, does
not share the confidence Of many in re
gard to the chances Of General Bntler
for Governor Of Massachusetts. Mr..
Boutwell, says that he shall be greatly
disappointed if Butler is not beaten by
over 25000 majority.
DEATH OF Hon. FRANK WEIGH NJ. c.
An Omaha special of the 9th inst,
says the news of the death of Hon.
Frank Welch, member of congress from
this state which occurred ut Neigh. Am
telopc county, last night, has created
4 feeling Of profound sadness in
this city. His wife is visiting in New
York state, and was to-day appriscd Of
his death ~ telegraph. The cause Of
his death was apeplexy. Mr.. WEIGH was
i mason of high standing and was past
master Of the grand lodge Of Nebraska
TIE VERMONT ELECTION.
Latest advices from Vermont say:
OF PAL towns in this state, PIG have re-
turned the following vote: For Gov
crnor, Proctor republican,, $3.50;
Bingham (democrat), 1865; Martin
(grecnbacker), 1,GS6; scattering, 120.
lii 1876, the twenty-five towns to
hear from, gave Fairbanks ire
publican), 1858; Bingham (democraN,
2,046. In the first congressional dis
drict sixty-eight towns give Joyce,
lrep.,) 10,G29 votes. Randall, (dem.,
5000. The second congressional dis
trict seventy-seyen towns give Tyler
lrep.,) 1902 Dockey, (dem.,) 1850.
The third congressional district, sixty
six towns give GIout (rep.,) 1891;
Waterman (dem.,) 3,2l3; Barlow Bolt
er,) S,36G.
GREAT HOTEL FIRE.
Tie magnificent Grand Central Ho-
tel at Omaha, the finest structure of its
kind between Chicago and san Fran
CISCO, burned on the night Of the 4th
inst. This hotel was owned by John
Creighton, Herman Kountze, II. w.
Yates, and \. J. Poppleton, all of
Omaha: Augustus Kountze, Of New
York; and Thomas Wardell, Of
Alabama. Some weeks ago it was
sold by foreclosure to satisfy
mortgaged bonds of 100000 and in-
terest held by tile above gentlemen,
who were holders Of the bonds, they