Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-28
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

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10, aged nearly 81.
A FIRE at Owenton, KY, Feb. Goth,
destroyed $4,000 worth of tobacco.
Ex-MAYoR WEsTERvELT, OF New
York city, died Feb. 2lst.
THE heaviest snow storm OF the
season prevailed throughout Nova
Scotin, Feb. 2lst.
REPORTS from western states and ter
ritories show that the immigration this
year will exceed anything ever known.
THE City bank of Oswego, n. Y, has
gone into the hands of receiver.
A BOILER explosion at Stockton, Cali
fornia, on the 22nd of Feb, resulted in
the death of six or eight men.
TIE amount Of claims already filed
against Archbishop Purcell amount to
100000.
9. w. ANGEL, the absconding secre-
tary Of the Pullman car company, ar
rived in Philadelphia on the bark
Shooting Star, Feb. 21st.
Mr.. M. STANLEY, superintendent Of
the Selma, Rome & Dalton railroad,
Ala, who was injured in the recent ac-
cident on that road, has since died.
A FIRE Mt Minneapolis, Feb. Goth,
burned the Wholesale and retail house
Of Lumley, grocery and wine merchant.
Loss S2G, 900; insured for $4,000.
THE government inspector declares
there il no contagious disease among
the cattle at the Chicago Union Stock
yards.
THE executive committee of the pro-
jected worlds fair to be held in New
York in 1889, is ut work selecting site
for tho big show.
InE North Chicago rolling mills
suffered loss by fire ON the 18th Of
February amounting to $4,000, nearly
all covered by insurance.
TIE Illinois state house commission
cr's report shows that up to date 49,
521 1893. 80 has been expended under
their direction, and the end IN not yet.
A EUROPEAN tour for clergymen il
planned by some New York preachers.
II is to consume July and August, and
the clergymcn are to be taken as fur MS
to Italy and back Mt u cost Of $500 each.
A COLLISION OF ferry boats running
between Sun. Francisco and Oakland
occurred ON tho 10Th of February
Great confusion followed and 1t is be-
ieved many were drowned
THE British steamer ZaneiJm left
New York Jan. II for Glasgow and has
not since been heard from. IL il be
lievod the vessel has sunk with al on
board.
TIE directors of tho Chicago Il North
western railway company have declar-
cd II quarterly dividend of II per cent.
on preferred stock, and have decided to
pay quarterly dividends on these
shares hereafter.
THE United Order of Workmen
report sixty-iive lodges III Indiana. with
$500 members, nh Increase of thirty
lodges md 200 members within n year.
Benefits ID tho amount of 100000 have
been paid 10 members. 5. A. Haynes,
OF Muncie IL the new Grand Master of
the order III Indiana.
Four roads centering Mt Buffalo have
expended 40 far this winter tho sum of
$4,000 for shoveling snow from the
tracks in the vicinity of that city. or
this amount $50, 900 has been expended
by the Vanderbilt lines. And still the
tracks are not FREQ Of distractions.
A FOUNTAIN CRY, Wis, dispatch il
responsible for the following: No little
excitement has been accustomed here
by tho discovery of II most wonderful
case Of somnambulism. A young man
left ms bed, sought the woodpile,
chopped Off one of his fingers, returned
to tho house, washed the wound and
started back TO bed, when his parents
met and awakened him.
A BlooMINuroN. ILL.,, dispatch Of Feb.
21st says ut 10 o'clock last night the
frame residence of Martin Reddington,
corner of Perry and Calhoun streets, on
the west side, was burned. Mrs. Rod
dington wns consumed in her bed, and
her husband so terribly burned that he
died this morning. lie was nm old res
ident of Bloomington, mn lrishman, and
employed ns Waterman Tor the Chicago
and Alton ut Chestnut street. IL was 4
most appalling accident,
A SINGLE locomotive on the Kansas
Pacific recently hauled Il train OF fifty
eight empty, and fifteen loaded cars,
with eabooso attached, from Ellis to
Brooky!lle, n distance of one hundred
and two miles, in mno hours and thirty
minutes. The monster locomotive
Uncle Dick" which was recently
taken through Chicago tnrouto to Dem
yer, Inns already achieved distinction
Ivy climbing the stccpcst grade on the
mountain division Of the Atehison,
Topeka 4 Santa Fc railroad, craving
twenty-five loaded cars.
A GAINESVILLE, Florida dispatch of
Feb. Is says tho fourth annual State
Fair commenced here to-day, to con.
tinue five days. The grounds are very
fine, we'll arranged, and considered the
finest in the south. II is their first use
FOR tho purpose. The weather is heaut-
ifnl, 70 degrees above zero. The attend
anoo il large. Tho exhibition Of fruits,
flowers, and vegetables is large, and
very interesting; also the display Of
Florida curiosities, Tho grounds have
u race-track of half u mile in length, in
excellent condition. A larpe number