Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-23

they can be hired for S1.25 day. To-
morrow the Joliet quarries will pay to
their laborers, for April, about $1,000.
A CHICAGO dispatch of the Doth says
the war on trunk lines has extended to
passenger rates, and first class passen-
ger tickets limited to New York, were
reduced from $17 to Sl5. Freights are
also very weak, but no quotable change
has yet occurred.
A MAcKINAw, ILL.,, special under date
of the 10th says report has been start
ed to the effect, that gold had been dis
covered in ravine on Mackinaw river
near that place. The report has contn-
ued to increase until great excitement
exists through this region. 1t is sale,
that those who made the alleged discov.
cry have taken care to obliterate all
traces of the work, and refuse to give
any information on the matter.
A DISPATCH from Victoria, b. c.,
of the 10Th, says the steamship
California, from Alaska, arrived
this afternoon. She reports all quiet at
Sitka. This war steamer Alaska is lying
at anchor in the harbor. Six Of the
Alaska's crew attempted to desert few
days ago, by swimming ashore, having
first donued life pteseryers. They were
tracked by Indian runners and cap
tured.
A New YORK dispatch of the
18th inst. says district commune
cation by cable and transandine
line between Peru and Europe, is at
present interrupted. Admiral Robelldo,
of the Cnilian squadron. has cut the
coast cable at Iquique and taken the
Gillian end on board his vessel in order
to place himself in direct communica-
ton with his government at Santiago
FRIDAY. the 10th inst, was busy
day for the hangman. Robert Cheney.
colored of New Orleans, Henry Davis,
white, Henry Andrews, white. and
Lewis Carleton, colored, all of Raleigh,
North Carolina, and j. j. West, of
Boonville, Mo-, were hung; VIM. Wilk-
enson Of Provo, Utah territory, was
shot; while Henry Cross of Salem,
Mass, hung himself; and Brotherton,
of Auburn. N. H., was sentenced to
hang July 18th.
A Boston dispatch of the 18th says,
Gardner Colby, for whom the univer-
sity ut Waterville, Me-, was named, has
left a property Of $1,500,000, of which
$46l 900 is bequeathed to public in
situations. Colby University receives
100000, Newton Theological Insti-
tuition and Brown University
and the American Baptist Home Mis-
sionary Society received $4,000 each,
the American Baptist Missionary
Union. $39, 900, and the Baptist organi
cations located here, with few nom
sectarian institutions, from $4,000 to
$1,000.
A DENVER dispatch of the 10Th
inst. says at l O'Clock this after
noon the Denver, South Park 4
Pacific Railroad reached the Kenosha
summit with the track and at $3.50 the
first passenger train reached the sum-
NIT, len thousand and one hundred and
forty feet above the sea level, the high
est point yet attained by any
railroad III north America.
All the difficulties in the
way are now overcome and track
laying will continue at the rate of
mile per day till the road reaches Lead
vile, Passengers leaving Leadville in
the morning now arrive in Denver be-
fore midnight the same day.
A WALLA Walla dispatch of
the 18th says council was held at
Walla Walla, on the steamer Northwest,
between Moses and other Indians, and
Gen. Howard and Gov. Ferry. Moses
says the reservation they are going to
put him on is not the one asked for, and
yet his own map showed where he
marked out the place that he
desired, and it was given him.
Nj. 9. Bean, interpreter, says he
agreed in every particular to accept the
reservation laid off for him between
river on the east and the
Cascades mountain on the west |
Moses says he wants the Colville reser-
walton, for that is what he went to
for. Secretary Schurz has
been telegraphed to for instructions.
the Indians and the civil and
party will proceed to Killitas
valley and await reply.