Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-28

the championship of the National Base
Ball association: Utica, of Utica; Al
oany, OF Albany; Capital City, of AL
bany; Springfield, or Springfield; Holy
oke, Of HoIyoke; Worcester, OF Wor-
cester; New Bedford, of New Bedford;
Manchester, of Manchester and National,
OF Washington. The Defiance club, of
Philadelphia, has been admitted to
membership in the association.
SAYS New York special Of March
Goth: The next contest for the Ashley
belt IS TO take place in London COM
mencing June 10th. Articles of agree
ment to that effect were signed today
between Rowell and Ennis, the latter
depositing 9l00 with Sir John Astley's
representative. This match takes pre-
cedence Of Weston's challenges, as En-
mis- had made verbal challenge during
the late walk. Weston will probably
enter. The gate-money is to be divided
on the same terms as were made in the
last match.
A NASHVILLE, Tenn, dispatch Of
March Dist say the prolonged
struggle in the senate to-day, ter
minated in the passage Of n bill by the
majority, to settle the debt at forty
cents on the dollar at four per cent.
Subsequently dispatch was read TO the
senate and house, from Edward Kelly,
New York, chairman of the bondhold-
ers' committee, stating that the bond
holders will not abate their proposition
Of sixty cents on the dollar, and six per
cent. interest, excepting to II certain
four per cent. interest for the fint four
years. State credit men now despair
Of n settlement between the legislature
and the bondholders.
A New YORK special telegram of
March 10Th says, the condition of the
business interests Of the country, az
compared with the outlook year ago
at this time, gives promise OF profita-
BILE season, and the beginning of the
return of national prosperity. This as
surance of n general and apparently
lasting renewal of business is obtained
from reporta of actual condition Of the
trades, manufactures, and other indus
tries in the suites, and from the bust
ness centres in those states
from Massachusetts,. Connecticut,
New Jersey, and New York IN the east
to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri
in the west; from Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan in the north, and Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Louisiana in the
south.
TIE following terrible tragedy is re-
ported from Vicksburg under date Of
March 10Th: Last night q shooting AZ
fray occurred between Captain w. f.
Fitzgerald, Captain w. II. Andrews,
and w. l.. Greene. Andrews and
Greene were killed almost instantly.
and Fitzgerald dangerously wounded.
The difficulty originated about the Hi
bernian Society meeting at which An
drcws was elected president. Fitzger-
aid claimed to still be president of the
Hibernian Society, and denounced the
election of Andrews as farce. Greene
took exceptions to Fitzgerald's remarks
and attempted to draw weapon. Fitz
gerald drew first and shot Greene
through the heart. Andrews then shot
Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald shot Andrews.
Andrews was the head of the firm of III.
Andrews Il Bro, and was president of
tho Howard Association after Rock
woods death last summer. W. l..
Greene was clerk OF Andrews & Bros.
Fitzgerald is u prominent lawyer, and
was once tho republican state district at
tOrnpy.