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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

luton was placed on the calendar with
the adverse report.
After the passage OF number OF
bills on the calendar, consideration was
resumed Of unfinished business, being
the bill to create sinking fund to pay
the Indebtedness due the government by
the Kansas Pacific railroad. After a
brief discussisn, the bill passed.
FRIDAY. June 14-House.-A bill passed
authorizing settlement Of claims of
the estate Of the late Admiral A. G..
Dahlgreen. Mr. Burchard moved
to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution reclting
that the forty-fouth congress in joint
meeting declared r. b. Hayes and W.
A. Wheeler respectively elected presi-
dent and vice president, and declaring
that no subsequent house or congress
has power to reverse that action. and
that any attempt 70 annul or disregard
such action or title Of the president
based thereon, is revolutionary, and is
hereby disapproved by this house,
which was agreed to-yeas 2l5, nays u.
The mays were: Blackburn, Bliss,
Boone, Brigg, Cooke, Cox IN. " J, Elan,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hardenburgh,
Hcnckle, Henry, Hewitt IN. W, May
han, Phelps, Pridemore, Robertson,
Smith (Ga.), Springer, Southland and
Warner. The following il the resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the second house of the
44th congress having counted the votes
cast for president and vice-president of
the United States, and having declared
Rutherford B. Hayes and William a.
Wheeler duly elected president and
vice, president, there is no power in any
subsequent congress to reverse that de-
claratlon; nor can any such power be
exercised by the courts of the United
States, or any other tribunal that CON
gress can create under the constitution
SATURDAY, June 15-Se,,ate. The
senate concurred i'll the house joint res
oluton to extend the session until 4
o'clock Tuesday the 18th inst. The
house bill increasing the pension of
Gen. Shields to 500 per month was
coneurred in. A large number Of bills
of minor importance passed,
SATURDAY, June 15-House-The army
appropriation bill was agreed TO as
amended by thesenate; numerous pri-
vatc bills passedand the house adjourn
ed till Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

a WASHINGTON dispatch of Juno 10Th
says the treasury balance ut the close OF
that day was $lSoooG,00 coin, and
$l2,3G5, 900 currency, including tho$l0,-
10000 fractional currency fund. An
application was made to the treasury
yesterday, by the First National Bank
Of Altoona, Penn, for 1000 silver dol
lars. This is the first application re-
coiycd by the department since the de-
cision that the express charges on silver
dollars sent TO depository banks should
be paid from the silver profit fund OF
the mint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
Feels Young Again,

my mother was afflicted long time
with Neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inact-
i've condition Of the whole system;
headache, nervous prostration, and was
almost helpless. Nophysicians or med
icines did her any good. Three months
ago she began to use Hop Btters, with
such good effect that she seems and feels
young again, although over 20 years old.
We think there is no other medicine fit
10 use in the family. "A lady, Provi-
dence, Il. |.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

THE Bannocll Indians who are making
n good deal of trouble in southern
Idaho, have evidently been posted by
Sitting Bell and Chief Joseph They
are not afraid Of Gen. Howard, and
call him "big squaw." The government
will do well to get Gen Miles out there
soon, MS nll the Indians know Inn, and
tho mention Of his name changes them
to good Indians.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

A WASHINGTON special Of the l3.h
inst. to the st. Paul Pioneer Press states
that the senate has passed tho bill
previously passed by the house Of rep
rosontativu restoring ID settlement
under the presumption and homestead
law all unappropriatcd lands in Iowa
belonging To the Mississippi Il Missouri
railroad grant, now the Rock Island
road which grant was made III 1886.
II provides that all actual settlers now
residing on the lands slnllhe permitted
to enter 100 acres for each of the FAM
ilics or each single man over twenty-onc
Years of age, embracing improvements,
III preference to amy other person. on
making proof Of settlement iii accor-
dance with rules To be prescribed bv the
secretary of the interior, and provided
that allactunl settlers now residing upon
tho lands shall be permitted to make
tile final proof now required by
law, and receive their patents Mt the cx.
nirntion of five years from their actual
settlements. The bill yet wants the
signature Of the president before II IL.
comes u law, hut il il said il Mill be
signed ut once.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

TIE will of the late Thos. Winans
who recently died leaving M estate of
over $20 100000 IN Baltimore, has been
admitted to probate. The deceased,
although always considered II very chart
table person, made no bcquests to any
charitable purpose whatever. His en-
tire estate goes to his son and daughter
and three brothers, the lnttcrall residing
III England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

THE fast freight line to carry Mime
apols -four to New York for shipment
to England is likely 10 prove u success
and If il does, il will soon be possible
for our English cousins TO breakfast on
bread made from Minneapolis flour
twelve days after il leaves the mills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

TIE falling of Of receipts Of -four
and wheat ut Milwaukee and Chicago
recently, indicates that the crop on
hand is all gone except that in the
hands of parties able to hold il until
they get their own prices. This also
indicates that prices will probably be
good for the new crop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

TIE representatives Of the great pow
ers who met in Berlin on the 18th, to
settle the eastern question, have been
thoroughly banquettcd, and now q
peaceful settlement is assured
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

IL the last fifteen centuries Japan has
had 140 destructive earthquakes. One
every ten years has been the general
average, but for the past century the
ratio has increased to one severe one
every five years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

On Whit Monday the Paris EXPOSE
tion had $4,000 paying visitors. The
greatest number of visitors in one day
during the Paris Exposition Of 1867 was
172,OOO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

Nix. ARMSTRONG has Withdrawn from
the welI-known publishing house Of
Scribner, Armstrong & Co. and the
name changed to Charles Scribncr's
Sons"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

TIE president has nominated X. =.
Fcnton Of New York, VIM. S. Groes-
beck of Ohio, and Francis Walker Of
Conn, to he United States commission
ers at the international monetary con
ference.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

II. VI. HAYNES, of Albany, VT, died
recently Of strange disease If the
stomach, and post-mortcm examine
ton discovered thirteen Well-preserynd
cherry stones At the lower end If tile
stomach.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

EMPEROR WILLIAM is fast recovering
from the wounds received ut the hands
,f the assassin MODELLING.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
GENERAL NEWS.

THE river and harbor bill rs passed by
congress appropriatcs over eight NH
lions Of dollars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

Tie Gillian and Peruvian Govern
ments intimate their willingness t.
make the Urited States the center Of
distribution for the guano and nitrate
industry. The trade thatis thus offered
70 American shippers amounts to So
100000 4 Year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

SAYS the Burlington Haukeye. a
neMy-imported Hungarian, employed
on farm few miles north of the
city, tilted up beehive the other day
to see what the bees were doing under
there. He knows now lie says they
we're making chain lightning and had
1000 tons Of iron on hand which ex-
ploded before he had time to let the
box down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
New York, June II, 1878.

TIE total cost of the Canadian Pacific
railway is estimated at 100000, 900, di-
vided rs follows: Lake Nipissing To
lake Superior, S23 100000; lake SUPERB
or to Red river, $l4.70o,000 Red river
to Rocky Mountains, $26 100000; Rocky
Mountains to Pacific, $50, 100000; Penn
bina branch, $1,3OO,000. But the vast
sum Of So 100000 has already been ex-
pended in surveys and contracts, and
all that is now to show for it is some 20
miles of track from Thunder bay on
lake Superior westward into the wilder
ness, and few miles of track from
Winnipeg, in Manitoba, eastward. The
cost Of the Union and Central Pacific
roads with equipment was about $780,
100000, and these lines are much short
err than that of the Canadian Pacific,
and for large part of the distance are
through much easier country. 1t Is
true that railways can now be construct
Ga much more cheaply than ten years
ago, but it is not mt all likely that the
Canadian enterprise will be confined to
the limits of the original estimate That
it will eventually he completed is prob
able, though not for good many
wears,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

TIE Vanderbilt will case is1still drag
ging itself along in the court with little
prospect o. coming to an end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

FERRr AIRY is the most impecunious
il is always short
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21

Vienna dispatches Of the 18th say the
porte does not contemplate taking II
stand against the declaration of indie
pendence by Roumania, Sefvia or
Montenegro. In regard to Asia, the
Turks will plead that Russia's posses
sion Of Kars would leave the great port
of the country defenseless, and that the
nationaliues about Batoum are opposed
to annexation to Russia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

Iowa is largely indebted to Senator
David Davis, of Illinois, for the passage
of the bill providing for an extra dis
trict judge for that state. Senator Da-
Wis, in explaining the bill, said that in
Iowa the work before the federal court
was tremendous, and the judgments
rendered larger than in any other state,
except Illinois. He quoted the figures
for the last four years at $20, ,446, $50 for
Iowa, and for Illinois at over $37 600, ,000
Mr.. Davis compared these figures with
the business of the eastern courts, and
said that the reason of the large differ
ence IN favor of the west was on account
of the fact that the west was debtor of
the east and that people in the east pre-
ferred to avail themselves of the privi-
lege of the federal courts rather than
submit to the delays and forms of the
state courts, as they furnish quicker
and better facilities for justice. There
were several Intellectual attempts made
to amend the bill by creating new dis
trict judges in other states, but Davis
was sharp enough to head off all amend
mentS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

AT the Minneapolis mill inquest on
Saturday, Mr.. Wallace testified that he
saw fire and smoke issuing from the
third story window of the Washburn
mill previous to the first explosion. He
testified that he heard only two ex-
plosions. Both knocked him down.
Just after the second explosion he saw
fire in the Diamond and Humboldt
mills, which were nearest to him, and
on the instant the walls of the latter
fell. c. w. Jones, second miller of the
big mill, gave the theory that the fire
originated in some way in the stones,
followed the dust pipes. and entered the
hour-dust house, which exploded. This
explosion would disturb the dust settled
all over the beams and projections on
that story of the mill, and set it floating
IN the air, whereupon it would take
fire and the rushing flames set fire to
each successive floor. The heat gener-
-ated gas, which unable to escape, ex-
ploded the mill. He recommended
that dust houses be built on the top OF
the mill, of light material, over strong
roof, and pipes run from each floor up
to the dust houses, the dust to be car
ried up by q draft of air. Thus, if the
dust honse exploded, no harm would be
done. The inquest adjourned to Mon
day evening, when experts will be
examined.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23
YELLOW JACK.
Horrors Of the disease at Rio JaneirO.
New York Sun.

Yellow fever was at its height in Rio
Janeiro when the British steamship
Glen Sannox left Brazil's capital a
month ago. On shore the mortality
was frightfully large, and yet, continued
the steward, the streets were not desert
ed nor did business languish. Men did
not drop down and die in the streets, as
they did three years ago, but they went
home and died next day. Old residents,
even, were dying with the epidemic.
The dry weather and heat continued
longer than usually. A Brazilian news
paper said that in the last thirteen days
of February the mortality of the city
alone was 162 from yellow fever. The
newspapers, however, account for only
the deaths recorded in the city obituary
registry; whereas, not fourth of the
dead are recorded. Water was so
scarce in the city that official notice
was given that any one having foun-
tain playing would be entirely deprived
of water. The Ctaahe1,se newspaper. of
the province of San Paulo, tells the
story that, in consequence of the ex-
treme drought, the parish priest organ
lied a procession to carry the munich
pal miraculous images from Bos Visto
to Cunha, and that on February 18th
the prayers were begun, and such were
the faith and fervor with which the lit
anles were intOned that rain began at
once to fall. The city of Rio Janeiro is
surrounded with mountains, and in the
sickly season there is scarcely any breeze
until afternoon, when the wind rises
seaward. In the morning it is a dead
calm; miasmatic vapor lies on the city.
A sailor then never goes ashore without
his coffee and brandy. The first thing
on rising in the morning he is given a
glass of Guinine and rum, then coffee
and brandy and then breakfast. The
decks are carefully sprinkled with car
bolic acid. The first thing the officers
do In the morning is to count how many
flags are flying as signals of sickness In
the shipping around them. Every
morning from twelve to fifteen signals
could be counted There were, when
the Glen Sannox was there. nearly a
hundred red vessels in the harbor
Some had been there for six months,
captain and many Of the crew dead, and
unable to procure a new master or to
fill out the crew. The captain of the
British brig Agnes, while sick with yel-
low fever, attempted to place the second
mate in command. The first mate re-
sisted and the crew took sides and
fought. Three seamen were hurt in
the fray, two seriously. Another Brit
ish brig could get no one to replace the
captain, who had died of yellow fever,
and a new master came from England
to take the position. The captain, mates
and entire crew of the British
Princess we're in the Lazarette
hospital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

declared there can be no serious idea
OF the retrocession of Kars, the same is
not true of Batoum. The advantage to
Russia of the acquisition of Batoum is
SAID to have its reverse side, inasmuch
as millions will have to be expended in
the construction of convenient lines of
communication and proper Qualifications
before the possession of the place could
be rendered of great Importance. In
the peaceful current of general indica-
tlons, favorable significance is attached
to the fact that the right of sale in the
street has been withdrawn from the
GoIos which had lately. adopted warlike
tone, while the Bourse Gazette AMI Neu
Times which recently observed an atti-
tude favorable to peace, had that priv
ilege restored to them. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23
objects are Christian charity, unityland

objects are Christian charity unitvand
mutual benevolence.
Resolted, That our respect for civil
law and our admiration of the free in
stitutions of this free country are stead
fast and undying as our devotion to the
church whose traditions and teachings
we so much revere
Ias-. al MINING TROUBLES. rtff'T
Belleville, H., dispatches of the 18th.
state that since the failure of an at
/ tempt to get a settlement with the ope-
rators, on Monday, the striking, coal
miners of st. Clair and Madison coun-
ties have begun to manifest strong
] disposition to be troublesome. The
apprehension felt here early In the
strike has been renewed. The news
/ comes IN that several bodies of the
strikers have been marching about, the
| past two days, compelling the entire
cessation of work at the few shafts still
being operated. There is no coal being
mined between East St, Louis and Cen
terville. At Freiburg, last night, one of
the gangs, numbering nearly a hundred,
boarded a Cairo Short Line train, which
was bound west, and demanded of Con-
ductor Woodward that he run back to
Bellevllle for their convenience. The
railroad man showed good deal of grit,
refused to turn wheel in either direc-
ton, and threatened to telegram to
Bellevllle for the sheriff and posse.
lie then held a parley with the strikers,
telling them it would cost him his place
if he gave IN to them, and Furthermore,
the act of seizing train would bring
down upon them the condemnation of
all friends of good order The most of
the strikers finally left the cars in which
they had already taken their seats, and
Woodward, seizing advantage of lull
IN the excitement, ran his train out
couple of miles, and then, summoning
the train men about him, went over the
cars and forced the other free-riders to
leave. Trains of coal for the st. Louis
market from the south ern Illinois mines
continue to pass through here daily, and
the miners are plotting to stop the ship
ments. All engineers are under in
structlons to run with the greatest care,
as it is believed attempts will be made
to block the road "'s t.st sat 81 s@
.ya THE COMMUNISTS. .EI
A Berlin dispatch under date of May
18th, says vat it is reported in view of
the attack ii de ON the emperor, the
government . rs resolved to propose, or
Introduce by administrative DEGREES,
serious restrictions on the freedom of
the press and the right of public meet
lngs. Efforts will be made to bring
about an action on the part of Germany,
Prussia, England, the United States and
other countries where socialist or COM
munistic symptoms have lately ap-
peared.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

New YORK advices say the specie i'm
ports for April amounted to $5,316, 139,
while the exports We're only So, ,194, ,254,
leaving balance in our favor of more
than $2,000,000. Last year at this time
specie was going abroad at the rate of
about $3,000,000 week, the exports
for May, 1877 amounting to So, ,955, ,000
The bank reserve in specie is now more
than $4,000,000 greater than it was on
May II, 1877, Notwithstanding the syn
dictate has paid the United States treas
ury for $25,0O0,OO0 on government
bonds in gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23
Miscellaneous News.
THE NEz PERCEs PETITION.

LIZ -NE1L EINSI@o IblllION.
A Washington telegram under date
of May 18th, states that Chief Joseph
and his tribe of Nez Perces Indians,
now prisoners of war at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, have sent to the president,
through General Sexton, of the army,
an application to be released and trans
feri ed back to their old agency in Ore
gon. They claim that their war against
the United States was provoked, and
that it was conducted on their part &C
cording to the rules of civilized warfare.
They recall the fact that they took no
scalps, that they buried the dead that
fell into their hands according to civ
ilized mode, that they treated
their prisoners with generosity. and
that they did nothing except defend
themselves against the military, and
when they surrendered it was uncon-
ditional, and with the intention of re-
naming forever the peaceful subjects
of their conquerors. This petition was
discussed at the cabinet meeting TODAY
and favorably considered. 1t was the
original intention to locate Chief Jo-
seph and his men III the Indian Terri
tory, but the senate struck out of the
Indian appropriation bill the provision
of their removal. Secretary McCrary
intends to tempt some of the Nez Per
ces young men away from their tribes
by offering to educate them at Hamp-
ton university, Vac
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs.
At Boston on the 18th the national
convention of the ancient order of
Hlbernlans unanimously adopted the
following resolution: fsAfz
WHEREAS, We, the Representatives of
the ancient order of Hibernians of the
United States of America, in conven-
ton assembled, are unanimously
agreed that there is nothing either in
the letter or spirit of the written or
unwrltten law ofsoUr organization that
conflicts with DEGREES of the council of
Balemore or the doctrines of the Holy
Roman Catholic church; but not being
theologlcans and being earnestly de-
srous as an organization of com
plying with the laws of the church
from which we all derive spiritual con-
ISOLATION; therefore, rf7se ss1gI
Resoted, That if there is anything in
the order at present in opposition to the
doctrines of the church we, as her
are willing to rectify it as soon
as her decision is properly announced,
but until that decision is enunciated we
deem any attack upon the principles
and object to the order, no matter from
what source it eminates, as unwarranted
abuse of an organization whose only
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23
A Good Account.

To sum it up, six long years of bed
ridden sickness and suffering, costing
500 per year, total, 81 ,200-aH Of
which was stopped by three bottles of
Hop Bitters, taken by my wife, who
has done her own housework for year
since without the loss of day, and I
want everybody to know it for their
benefit" JOHN Weeks, Butler, N. Y"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

The democratic state convention OF
Ohio has been called to meet at Column
bus, June Goth. The Illinois republican
state convention will meet at Springfield
on the same day. The Iowa democrat
state convention will meet at Cedar
Rapids on May 25th
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

THE senate has not yet taken action
on the river and harbor bill, but the
latest advices from Washington indicate
that the gross amount of the appropri-
alton is more likely to be increased than
diminished by the senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

, SUCH determined opposition to the
Roach Brazilian steamship subsidy has
been brought about at Washington by
Boston, New York, and Baltimore par
ties, that the bill may ds we'll be con-
sidered dead for the present session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

II is now announced from st. Peters
burg that Count Schouvaloff has sue
ceeded in convincing the czar that it is
better to concede to Europe the de-
mands of England than to engage in a
War