Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-14

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gold,
7. The repeal of tho national bank.
ing law
$, Such legislation MS shall reduce
the hours ct labor, so as To give the
working class more leisure for mental
Improvements
=, Dcpre@tc all efforts 10 punish
wronS-docrS 10y violence, and the ballot
box alone must I've looked To for Justice
IL. Demand that all government
lands I've reserved for actual settlers
only,
This platform Was adopted with ter
rifle applause.
Tho Hon. Henry :, Smith was nomi.
mated for governor.
The whole number OF votes cast for
governor was S4l, rs follows; Henry
I, Smith, 40; Henry Chamberlain, Il;
Henry :, Whiting, 70; l,mac L.
Wheeler, 10; George Willard, Z scatter.
ing, !.
lysander Woodward of Oakland
county, was nominated fer lieutenant
governor 10y the following vote; Wood
ward, 262; Ralph +. Hoyt, 60; David
Woodman, rs. G. IL. Thomas, Ii.
Goo. II. Bruce, of Adrian, was nomi-
mated for secretary Of stately acclama.
ton.
Herman +. Goshcl, of East Saginaw,
was nominated for treasurer 10y acea-
nation.
Levi Sparks, VI Bcrrien, was nomi.
mated for auditor,
John A. Elder of lansing, for land
commissioners receiving 80 votes east,
against IL for &. +, Mallory, of Bay
City
INDIAN TROUBLES.
Portland, Oregon, advices of the 9th
say the soldiers have been ordered To
Boise City Gen. Howard will start
Friday Two companies will 70 from
Fort Candy, six from Vancouver, and
Ill those ut Walla Walla. In conSc
quencc of the unsettled feeling among
. the Indians ON the Upper Columbia, no
troops will be drawn from Wheaton's
command there, Altogether about
500 effective men can he concentrated
NJ Boise, but il will take two weeks for
them to reach there. Gen. sherman
telcgraphs Gen. Howard that in the
movement to be made, department
lines viii be ignored
uNEAslNEsS Ar WASHINGTON.
Advices from Washington of the 9th
inst. state that the subject Of Indian
troubles is the source Of great attention
III tho war department. Tho secretary
Of war and general Of the army have
been in consultation to-day with refer.
ence thereto, and in brief cabinet
council this afternoon Mr. McCrary in
Dictated to the president and members
ofthc cabinet his views and those ofthc
military commanders reporting 10 the
secretary of war regarding the serious.
ness of the situation. Army officers are
convinced that there il danger ahaed.
Ii is the opinion 1T the war department
that the army force il FIR from snli-
cicnt number to accomplish NIL
| that is necessary to prevent out
breaks, but reliance is placed
upon the supports the troops
will receive from frUntiersmen. The
troubles on the Rio Grnnde just report.
ed do not cause ~ much apprehension
ns the Western Indian outbreak. Mai
Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the diyi.
sion Of the Pacific, telegrnphs Gen.
Sheridan nj Chicago, that Cen Howard
! ltIlpIlF lllll wv uiN lhiulllk
the overland stage road scvcnty-iivc
miles south of Cnmas prairie. They
have destroyed King Hill Station and
several rancho buildings. Families nro
fleeing.
SITTING BULL.
A Manitoba dispatch OF the 9th inst,
says u party Of tlme-cxpred mounted
police from Fort Walsh report Sitting
Bull cncampod ut Sands Hill, north Of
Red Deer river, and making consider.
able addition TO his force A trader
who arrived to-day direct from Sitting
Bulls camp confirms the above, and
asserts That ho has brought Clusters
horse with him.
OREGON STATE ELECTION.
Portland, Oregon, dispatch Of the
9th inst. says the election returns are
coming in very slowly. Sufficient have
been received To induce tho democrats
to believe thatWhtaker is elected to con.
gress Cnrhard, republican, is generally
conceded elected secretary Of state.
Nothing can he definitely said concern
ing the remainder Of state ticket. The
growing impression is that the lcgisla.
tllIt VIII w dclIIoCIHAtts ilt ItHull
cannot be positively stated for two or
three days.
FURTHER RETURNS.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch Of the
9th inst, says additional election re.
turns Indicate that Whitaker, demo.
crat, is elected congressman by small
majority. II IL conceded that the legs-
Sure will he democratic, the majority
- mint hnllnI hrinn estimated nj from