Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
GENERAL NOTES.

GEN. JEFFERSON G. DAVIS, OF the reg
unr army, u veteran 81 the Mexican war
and The war of the rebellion, died of ty-
phoid pneumonia, at the Palmer House,
Chicago, Nov Both. His remains were
sent to indianapolis for burial.
A DISPATCH Of the 27th from Washing.
ton says the excess of value Of exports
over imports of merchandise for October
was $4o,0G7 1913, the largest in the history
of the country. The excess of the i'm.
ports of gold and silver into the country
over exports, from July 10 Nov. %,
amounted TO about S65O00000
A New York dispatch of Nov. 3oh
says Chnse and Atkins, MS the bankers Of
w. IL. Vanderbilt, yesterday received
from Drexcl, Morgan u Co.. representing
the syndicate, the checks of the latter for
10 900, 900, being the first installment of
and Hudson River railroad stocks recent
ly sold by Vanderbilt TO the syndicate.
A New YoRK telegram of the 2Sth says
II mas been officially announced TINT
William III Vanderbilt has sold 100000
shares of New York Central stock to VA
rious leading foreign and domestic bank.
ers, represented by Messrs. DreXel, Nor.
gun Il 70, New York, and Messrs. j >.
Morgan 4 Co, of London II was cX
tremcly Difficult to get ut the correct de.
tails of this colossal transaction the
largest single transfer on record-owing
10 The reticcncc of various persons con.
Ccrned.
A RAwlINs, Wyoming, dispatch of
Nov. 2St Ii says the troops now stationed
here to-day received orders TO 90 into
winter quarters us follows, -Four com
panics (lI X, l., and Ny Third cavalry,
under command OF Col Bracket, to Fort
Laramie; companies A, d, ID, and L,
Third cavalry, Font Sanders, and com.
panies Eand To Fort Steele. Five com
punics "a, G, X, -, and ~ Of the Fifth
cavalry, under command Of Gen, Merritt,
who will arrive here on the 29th, will go
10 Fort Russell.
A LARaELY attended meeting was held
In Chicago on the evening Of Dec. LIST
for the purpose of expressing sympathy
with the people of Ireland in their pres.
ent agitation for relief from the opposi.
ton III non resident and owners.
Speeches were made Nv the Hon. Thos
Hoyuc, Lieut. Gov, Sherman, Leonard
Sweet and others, all in u moderate tone,
but expressing the deepest interest in the
posture of affairs In Ireland and predict
ing that a benefit 10 the working classes
nf thnt island would eventuate from the
present disorder. IN address was issued
Ia the people of the United States, EN-
hndying In stronger terms, Tho ideas eN.
pressed hy the various speakers.
A DISPATCH of the 30h states that the
session of congress which met on
Monday the lst contains six new mem
bcrs namely Horace Davis, Horace Il.
Page, Rnmualdo Pacheco and Campbell
| V. Berry of California, all republicans
Waldo T. Hutchins, democrat, of New
York, vice smith, republican, deceased
and w. G.. Thompson, republican, 81
J Iowa, vice Clark, republican,, deceased
This will make fun house Of 203 mem
] bers, of whom the democrats have 100
the republicans 13i; greenbaekcrs, II
| Independent, DIR, FELTON,, Of Georgia, !
This gives the democrats Il majority q
7 over all.
A Los piSos, Colorado, special oi NOV
eSlh says that at the meeting OF The com
mission this morning, Ouray reports iii,
arrival last night of runner fron
Douglas Camp, with the information
that owing TO the vance of troops III,
i Uin,as have left the agency and reserva
tion TO join Douglas, prepared 10 fight
that the White River Utcs decline 70 re
turn, aud Jack sends word lie will No
come here until the Uintas trouble /
settled. II this Is true the work for th
commission IL ended for the present
Snmn ~ ma rnnlt II sinn dnuht tin ~
port believing II a ruse to gain time, Q
that the Mormons are at the bottom OF Il
| THE official canvass Of the vote in IN
] state of Nebraska WAS completed an,
, made public Nov. .5h. The following
. are the figures, supreme judge, Cobl