Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

and killed. Gainey was dangerously
wounded in the breast and arm and will
probably die. Henry Morton, one OF
the citizens. was shot in the face by one
Of the thieves and slightly hurt. With
the robbers was captured a complete set
of fine burglars tools.
RESUMPTION day was without notable
features in any of the great business
circles. A new York dispatch of Jan.
End said that Of the $25, 900 received at
the custom house up TO noon in pay
ment of duties, the bulk was greenbacks,
and at the suh-treasury up to
that hour only $4,000 in
legal tenders had been exchanged for
gold. Treasurer Hill says the house
WAS pr repaired to meet the probable
rush for gold, but the demand was
very light, while in many instances
greenbacks were preferred. The
first demand was for $210, but not
another dollar in gold was paid out
for il half hour. Within that time
there were half a dozen applicants for
sums Of less than fifty dollars, but as no
payments are made under that amount,
they were refused. National bank bills
were also offered, but were not taken,
only legal tenders being exchangeable.
PREPARATIONS for the inauguration Of
direct steamship line between Balti-
more and barrow, on the coast
Of England, are nearly completed.
A half-dozen iron steamships are
being built on the Clyde, and
will be fitted up especially with
view to the prosecution of the cattle
export trade. Each steamer, it is un-
derstood, will have transporting ca
pacity for 1900 head of cattle In
anticipation Of this new line the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com
pany contemplate the erection Of
the extensive stock yards which
have been projected for several years.
The new line is also intended to devel-
op the exporting trade in horses. 1t has
been found, especially since the open
lng-up Of the horse railways
throughout the large cities of Europe,
that Am erican horses can be exported
and sold lower than British animals,
and blue grass Kentucky stock espe-
cially have been found adapted to ev-
cry purpose.
SEVENTEEN railroad companies, oper-
ating zoos miles of railway in Mime
sofa, report Tor the year ending June
30 last totals as follows: Passenger
earnings $1,S45,S34; freight earnings,
~, 6S1 $50; total gross earnings, 81, 413,-
1913; total operating expenses. 1885,
S72. Three companies operating
lines Of twenty-five miles or less report
losses on the years business. Other
companies report net earnings per mile
ranging from 1928 on the Merose Line
ofthe st. Paul IL Pacific. thirty.six miles
long, to ", 946 on the southern Mime
sofa, l57 miles long. The Milwaukee &
st. Paul company, OH the River and
iowa Divisions, the St. Paul 4 Pacific
on the Sank Rapids Branch, the st. Paul
4 Sioux City, and the st. Paul q Still
water, report net earnings of over $4,000
per mile. The Northern Pacific, on
253 miles in Minnesota, reports net
earnings of ~ ,42S per mile.
THE acknowledgements "unpleasant-
ness" of lastsummer is revived in new
SIldpt. II VIII DC IClIlBIHDbTGu lllbb Lie
quarrel between them grew out of q
statement alleged to have been made
by Hunton at a public meeting in Alex
andria, Va, to the effect that Alexan-
der and others approved of the law re
hitting to the special tax enforcement
net. This assertion Alexander contra
dicted, and the result was
spirited correspondence between
them. Alexander replied causticalIy,
and Hunton retorted with Il chal-
lenge, or what Alexander regarded us
challenge, the language used by Hun
ton being MS follows, ask that you
will Indicate some place beyond the
reach of the district police where de-
mand for the reparation which Virgin
ians accord in such cases can be made
upon you" Hunton also posted Alex
ander as n coward, which is also an in
oilense in this district. Alex.
ander now proposes that the correspon-
dence and one of the posters shall be
laid before the Grand Jury, when they
reassemblo III january, with the view
Of having Hunton indicted.