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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-11-15

A writer on style says: 1T is the
fashion in France for ladies TO take
tea in their bonnets and gloves" One
objection to this is that some OF the
bonnets do not hold much more than
than a lump of sugar.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-11-15

It is very dangerous for man to
find any spot on this broad globe that
ia sweeter to him than his home.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-11-15

Joining in the amusements Of others
is, in our social state, the next thing
to sympathy 10 their distress:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

The business outlook is very en-
couraging, indeed. At no time
since 1873 has the prospects for a
revival in all branches of trade been
as bright as at present. The wheat
crop throughout the West has been
very large. Barley, oats and flax
also give an abundant yield, while
the corn crop promises to be the
largest ever gathered in the West.
The crops in the South, with some
exceptions, are very good. There
will be large foreign demand for
our products, as in nearly all the
countries of Western, Middle and
Southern Europe the crops will be
shorter than they have been for a
number Of years past. In wheat
alone those States will show a de-
ficiency of some 275,000,000 bush
els, of which amount the United
States will be called on to supply
about 100000 bushels, to say
nothing of the vast quantities of
corn, cotton, provisions, and other
products which we will have to send
over the Atlantic.
Trade has opened up in New
York and other larger cities with
unusual activity, for this season Of
the year, and in a short time the
regular fall trade will be under full
Roadway, the prospects and sur
roundings of which, it is said, are
more favorable than for many years.
The future looks bright for the
country, and il is to be hoped that
the long season Of depression which
has prevailed is nearly at an end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15
Democratic County Convention

A Democratic County Convention
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to attend the Democratic State
Convention at Madison, Sept 9th,
will be held mt Dodgeville, ON
Friday, August Goth, 1870.
The several towns will be entitled to
representation as follows:
Arena Z; Clyde 3; Dodgevllle II;
Eden Z; Linden o; Highland 8; Milf
ilinr 9; Mineral Point town 8; Mineral
Point city, 1st ward, I; Mineral Point
city I'd ward o; Moscow 8; Pulaski Z:
Ridgeway 10; Wyoming 3. VALID
wick 4. BY ORDER Co. COMMITTEE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Three fourths of the members of
the Groenback State Convention
held Mt Watertown last month were
formerly Republicans. The ticket
was made up, without u single cx-
coption, of men who have hereto
fore worked for the success Of the
Republican party. Democrats APP
parently Ind nothing to do with
the Watertown Convention. This
fact would be cheering indeed, were
it not for the still further fact that
there are hundreds of Democrats
throughout the State who have been
deluded into u belief of the Green.
back hcresies and who are Mt pres.
ent indirectly contributing to the
success of the Republican party.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Inst week we departed from ON
usual custom, and by way Of joke
alluded to writer in tho Tribune
Nh an "italic ass" The writer re,
ferred to took our remarks to heart
and reads us II nice little lecture
through this weeks Tribune. WI
shall hereafter adhere to our usual
custom and never allow ourselves
to DO again caught copying after
the Tribune. Nearly every issue Of
that paper contains personal fling
at somebody. The lecture we re-
ceived was II mcrited one, and we
shall try to profit by it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Henry Watterson observes that in
Ohio tho negroes say they control
10000 votes and have always acted
with the Republican party and
worked for the Republican candi-
dates, but they have never heard q
Republican say anything about
placing negro on State or Con
gressional ticket. That is what's
the matter in all Republican com.
munities. The Republicans never
fancied negro ollicc-holdcrs in the
North.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

During the past year no less than
100000 acres Of government land
have been taken up or sold by the
government to settlers. II is csti-
mated that fully five hundred
thousand people have settled on
these new lands. 1t is thought that
even n larger number will move on
new lands during the coming year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15
Starving Refugees.
ST. Louis Globe Democ rat.

1
Immediate attention is demand
cd to the new aspect of the colored
refugee question.
At Union Hall there were last
night about fifty negroes, of all ages
--gray-haired old "uncles " and
"aunts," and babes Mt the breast.
They sat around quietly, with n de-
meanor Of perfect resignation to
their lot. And their lot was hard
one. They had not had anything
to eat for thirty hours. To put the
matter plainly, there has been gross
mismanagcment somewhere in re-
lation to these people. They came
hero. two weeks ago--rehigooa from
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Rev. Mr.. Lack, of the Provident
Association, and Mr.. James Il.
Ycatman sent them to Kansas out
of contributions made on behalf of
the unfortunate colored refugees.
The "relicf board" had nothing to
do with their transportation, and,
indeed, it seems that they were sent
to Kansas against the rcmonstran-
COS Of that body, which had received
instructions from the State authori-
ties Of Kansas and from different
colorcd committees that MS many
colored refugees were within the
confines Of the State as could be
conveniently taken care of during
the coming winter. The "relief
board" wanted them to be sent to
Nebraska or Iowa, rs applications
had been made here for colorcd Ia
Dor ON the Burlington X Missouri
railroad, and at Portsmouth, Neb,
and Burlington, Ia. However, the
refugees were sent to Kansas City.
Had il not been for the action OF
the authorities and citizens there
they would have starved. No work
could be procured, for Kansas had
already absorbed more than 1000
or 5000 refugees.
| Particular indignation is express
Ell against Rev. Benjamin +. Wat
son, n leading colorcd man of Kan
sas City. lie told the people that
he had received dispatch from the
relief board of this city, directing
shat they should be sent to st.
Louis. The "relief board emphat-
ically deny having sent such dis
patch-the board knew nothing
whatever Of these parties. On the
strength Of the representation of
Rev. Watson, owing to the inability
to otherwise provide for them, the
State and city authorities paid their
way back TO st. Louis. Rev, Wat
son accompanied them to East st.
Louis, left them at the Ohio and
Mississippi depot on Friday morn
ing, and told that he was going to
inform the committee Of their arri-
val. lie went to the relief board
stated that he had brought fifty col
orcd people from Kansas City and
then skipped In the meantime
tho refugees had nothing to cat.
Farmers came down and offered to
hire many Of them, but they could
mot -, as their household effects
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15
Buy Your Plants
AT HOME
Where you can have a Large
Variety to choose from and
can get them as Cheap as
anywhere in America.

beg TO infOrm the people OF MinerAl Point
that my collection Of greenhouse plants Ia the
largest In south western Wisconsin. Ny sys
has been 30 complete that am enabled to sell
plants this spring cheaper than ever. will
not be undcrsold. MY collection Of plants con.
Amarylliecs, BouyartiAs, Begonias, oAllas,
Oarnstions. Dusty Miller, Coleue. Cigar Plants
Chryanthomums, EnOnims, Fcrns. Fucias
thirty varieties, Fewerfcws. GerAniums q large
collection, Glad,olus, Heliotrope. Wax plants,
lvies, Coprosmas, Cyclamens. Fiboniins. Ian :
tOnians, LAbellas. Moses. Mnst plants, Artit-
terry plants, PAssion hewerr, rerhtropius,
PepernoniAs, Petunias, PomegrAnAts, Prim-
roses. Relargoniums, Rosee, Smila, Sweet
Alyssum, Salyias. Tritomas. Tradecontias,
Vincas, VeIbenan, VeronicAs etc. am pre- .
pared to sell most OF the absva plants M rs cts
each, 4 for 90 cents, 10 for 800. Large plants
scarce plants and novelties 81 equally low
prices, My plAnts are In nne condition, are
true 10 name, and can be relied npon to give
satisfaction. ISAAC BUCKLEY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Our Republican friends have
rather hard work of it trying to OK
plain away their record on the qucs-
ton of States rights. They were
for States rights i'll Wisconsin in
1859, but say that they temporarily
took the wrong course to sustain
the personal liberty Of citizens In
1875 they were again for States
rights because it was necessary to
temporarily take n wrong course
in order to count in q President
who was never elected by the PEG
pie. They are now opposed to the
doctrines because If the States are
given their rights it will result in
the overthrow Of the Republican
party.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15
Democratic State Convention.

A Democratic State Convention will
meet at Madison, on
Tuesday, September 9th, 1870,
at IL M, for the purpose OF nomina-
ting candidates for State officers, to
be chosen at the next general election,
and to transact such other business as
may properly come before the con-
vention.
Each Senate and Assembly district
in the State Is entitled to two dele
gates in the convention.
JOS. RANKIN, Chairman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

were put together in a car which
had not yet arrived. The mayor
Of East st. Souls drove down, in.
quired into their condition, and
gave them q round of rations. He
then drew on the contingent fund
to pay their way.
On getting to this side somebody
told them to 60 to the old Eagle
foundry, on Main street, which
place, during the height of the exo-
dus, was used as temporary stop
ping place. But they could not
get into the Eagle foundry, and a
policeman directed them to the Of
flee of the relief board. The secre-
tary of that institution did not
know what to do with them; but
VIM. r. Lawton, vice president of
the board, and president Of the st.
Louis Union Society, opened the
Union Hall for them.
A meeting Of the Relief Board
was called for last night, and only
three members turned up. Nothing
was done beyond requesting the
Globe-Democrat reporter to make
an appeal for the starving refugees,
as the board has not a cent in its
treasury. The three members Of
the board present think this is a
case where the mayor ought to draw
upon the contingent fund.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Senator Conkling can now speak
from personal experience Of tho
the shotgun policy, since ex-Gover-
nor Sprague chased him away from
his house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

The Board of Normal Regents
elected, at their annual meeting
last month, Prof. A. ]. Hutton the
conductor of Institutes for the
Platteville Normal School. He fills
the place made vacant by tho pro-
motion Of Prof. McGregor TO the
presidency Of the school. Prof.
Hutton is graduate Of the Platte
vile School, and has been engaged
for several years as the principal
of high school in Eau Claire. He
given instruction for some time in
our institutes. AS n teacher he has
shown himself to be vigorous, di-
rect, well-informcd, discrete and
popular. Many of the old gradu-
ntes Of the Platteville School, and
other prominent teachers in the
State, united in petitioning mem
bers of the Board to appoint Prof.
Hutton to this position.-Journal
Of Education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15

Much "Okalona States" hath
made our Republican exchanges
mad.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Prisoner i'm the Jail Tries to Take
His Life.

On the Sd of September last man named
George Hohweiler was committed to the
County Jail in default of bail in the sum
of $500, he having been arrested on the
charge OF burglarizing the Office of Frank G.
Jobson.
After his incarceration he would fre-
quently be found in what seemed to be cpl
leptic fits. These spasms, however, were
found to be spurious and liberal applica-
ton OF ammonia dispelled the conjecture
that there was anything serious.
About noon to-day Hohweiler attempted
to strangle himself with strips torn from
his shirt. When discovered he had the
cloth tightly drawn around his neck. The
rags were cat by Jailer Birnbaum, and the
mans life saved.
Some fifteen or twenty minutes later
Hohweler made second attempt to stran-
gle himself with strips torn from sheet.
In this attempt he was also frustrated by
the vigilance of Jailor Birnbaum and
Turnkey Knollenberg.
If he tries it again he won't be interfered
with, at least SO says Mr. Birnbaum, who
is in favor of giving every one q chance.
The poor fellow seems to be demented, and
ought to be in Longview Asylum instead
of the Jail.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
LEADVILLE LIVELINESS
Stage Coaches Halted and Robbed
by Highwaymen.
One Gambler Murders Another
in an Opium Den.
Special to the Star.

Special to the Star.
DENVER. Col, Oct. 17.-Tribune specials
from Leadville state that two of the stage
coaches were stopped just at the city limits
by mounted highwaymen last night. All
the passengers were forced to dismount and
were robbed.
All the robbers, four in number, were
captured within few hours, and threats
were freely made of lynching them.
John Monahan, alias Brocky, bunko
steerer, has been hunting Charles Camp
bell, gambler, for several days about
Leadville with a revolver, as they had
quarreled on account of woman who had
previously lived with Campbell number
of years, but who married Monahan some
three months ago.
Day before yesterday Monahan came up
with Campbell in an opium den, when
Campbell took the drop on him and fired
two shots in Monahan's breast. The wound
ed man died in five hours, and Campbell
surrendered to the police.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
THE LABORERS.
Meeting at A ArbeiterH Hall

The striking Cabinet-makers held regu.
lar mornings session at Arbeiter Hall to.
day, Mr.. Herschel presiding.
A report was received that the workmen
of Schuetter & Herberger could not be
moved to join the strike.
The two workmen at Closterman's have
again laid down their work.
The laborers at Feldkamp's resolved to
stop work and stick to the strikers, until
the 15 per cent. increase was given.
1t was resolved to increase the Strike
Committee by an addition of fifty men.
The same was done. and the Committee or.
ganized at once in Room No. II.
The report that the laborers of Kreimer
& Bro. had stopped working and that they
would strike until the fifteen per cent. was
given was received with applause.
The men from Streit 4 Schmidt struck
again this morning. and the report to that
effect was received with loud applause.
Steinman & Co. offered an increase of
ten per cent. but, as the men wanted fif-
teen per cent. advance, they struck.
Mitchell & Rammelsberg's men will hold
another meeting next Sunday.
The men from HenshaW& & Co. resolved
to stick to the strikers until their claims
are acknow edged.
The names of all persons and corpora
tions aiding the Relief fund will be after
this published by order of the Committee.
Adjourned
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
PLUCKY PUP.
An American Dog Wallops a
British Brute.
End of the Courtney Hanlan
Hand.SaW Contest.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New YORK, Oct. 17.-rhere was hot
fight between the English dog Jack and an
American dog ON Long Island Wednesday
for $500 side. The american brute un-
tremendously shook the English brute out
of time after half-hour contest. The bat
tie was fought in the same pit in which the
American dog Coachman fought, whipped
and killed the famous English dog Gas,
some time ago. The victor on Wednesday
is son of Coachman. .....
HANLAN-coURTNEY.
MAYvILLE, N. Y. Oct. 17.-At nearly 4
o'clock Blaikie, referee, accompanied by
John David, of Windsor, Ont, Judge for
Hanlan, members of the press, time-keep-
ers, &C., called at Courtney's quarters.
Blaikie sent word to Courtney that he
wished him to come out and row in john
sons or one of Hanlan's boats, even at the
loss of the race. He absolutely refused to
come, as did his backer and judge. The
boat then steamed to Hanlan's quarters,
and he was on the lake. all rugged out and
ready for the start and at 16 minutes to 8
o'clock, after clearing the course word was
given. Hanlan started amid cheers row.
ing at the rate of tbirty-two to the minute.
The stroke was only slightly varied through
out the row. The course of five miles was
rowed in thirty three minutes and flfty-six
and one-fourth seconds.
Blaikie requested Charles M. Calvin, of
the New York Clipper, to act as judge for
Courtney, which lie assented to, and at the
close of the race declared Hanlan winner Of
the race ard purse.
The time made bv Hanlan is the best FIVE
mile scull by 1:14L.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
Local Personal.

]. Chandler Harper has been admitted to
the practice of law in the U. S. Courts.
The joint Committee on Light and FL
nance failed to get a quorum last night.
Mr.. Thomas Desmond. ESQ.,. of Philadel-
phia, prominent business man of the
Quaker City and one of the most cour-
teous of gentlemen, is paying Cincinnati
visit.
Mr.. Michael Maley, of Avondale, and
Miss Katie Leonard were married at st. An
drew's Church, Avondale, last evening, by
Rev. Father O'Meara, Misses Mary Huston
and Nellie Curley acting as bridesmaids,
and j. Tighe and p. Kirkley as groomsmen.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
City Commissioners.

The recommendation of the Superin-
tendent of the Water Works that Samuel
s. Brown be instructed to deliver an addi-
tional 1850 tons of coal according to his
contrect made with the Board last July at
the same price bid at that time was adopted.
A resolution was adopted that the pro
rata due NJ. Burns & Co. on the Kinsey and
Reakirt property in the improvement of
Mcmillan street, amounting to 81 ,13S 45,
be paid.
A petition for gutter crossing at the in
tersection of Hunt and Abigail street was
referred to Mr.. Rowland.
Jacob Knecht & Bro. complained that the
Improvement of Third avenue, Camp Wash.
ington, caused the water to run into their
slaughter-house, and asked that the Board
take immediate action to remedy the dam
done them. The matter was referred tothe
Engineer.
The Consolidated Street Railroad Compa-
ny made application for permission to ex-
tend route No. 2 to Center street, Camp
Washington. Referred to Committee on
Railroads
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

MORMON MISSIONARIES.
Still Canvassing the South for P0lyg'
amOuS Converts.

Special to the Star.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE Nor
mon Missionaries have not been discon-
certed, as was reported, by the killing OF
one of their number in Georgia some
months since. Several Mormon Elders,
branching out from here, have been Wig
orously making converts in Tennessee,
Alabama, Georgia and even North Car
olina and Virginia. .u
This city seems to have been selected as
shipping rendezvous, and twenty six re-
cruits for their polygamous ranks have just
been shipped from here to Utah. These, it
is said, were joined at Nashville with other
patches of converts from different sections
of the country. These emissares accom-
plish their mission in an insidious manner,
and although bitter feeling exists against
them they do not remain long enough in
one locality for their opponents to organize
and act,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
Colored Baptist Convention.

The Colored American Baptist Missionary
Convention, which is holding its thirty
ninth annual meeting at Zion Baptist
Church, on Ninth street. elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year yesterday
afternoon: President. Rev. Amos John
son, of Missouri Recording Secretary, Rev.
William Gray, of Lexington, Kentucky;
Treasurer, William Troy, of Virginia; Cor
responding Secretary, Rev. R. De Baptiste
the subject, Perseverance of the Saints" !"
At the forenoon and afternoon session to-
day letters and reports from the different
churches and associations throughout the
United States were read and discussed.
This evening Rev. Allen Allen will lecture
on the subject, Getting Along in the
World"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
German Schuetzen verefn.

The German Schuetzen Verein yesterday
instituted series of prize shooting at Ross
Lake Park. Dr. Keck, President of the
Society, distributed the premiums as fol-
lows George Ref, first premium, gold
medallion and all Ulster overcoat.
Louis Fey, second premium, one dozen
bottles of Rhine wine.
Max Schwoerer, third premium, eight
bottles of Rhine wine.
John L. Buerger, fourth premium, bar
rel of -four.
DR.. Keck, fifth premium, set Of harness.
Hon. Charles f. Fleischmann, sixth pre-
MUM. silk title" from the firm of George
Thill & Bro, of 626 Vine street.
jacob Moerlein, seventh prize box of
cigars.
W. Guhman, eighth prize, cask of wine.
Jacob Krebs, ninth prize, firkin of lard.
Nine other minor prizes were given to
Messrs. VIM. Fey, John Hogrebe, F. Tuerst,
Joseph Rohr, F. Rau, John Schneider,
Conrad Meyer, DR.. Werner and Louis
Ertel.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

Gerhard Burke, German about 30 or
go years old, who lives with his wife and
6 children on Locust street. in Newport,
KY, met with sudden death about 7
o'clock this morning Burke for the last
18 years had been an emplo,e of Charles
Moser & Co.'s White Lead Works, Nos. SO
and 61 Main street. A few minutes after
7 o'clock he was engaged in oiling a por-
tion of the machinery and while standing
with one foot on post and the other on a
projection of some shelving, suddenly
dropped his can of oil and without saying
word fell to the ground.
He must have struck a portion of the
machinery as he was not caught in the
betting. as little boy named John Kelp
who saw the man fall testified to. Burke,
when picked up by two fellow-laborers, was
found dead lying in corner. There were
external wounds on the forehead and back
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
Fourth Edition.
In. Brief.

Rational Associated Press to the Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 17..-Adams & Ray 8
shoddy mill burned last night. Loss $31, 600.
BosToN Oct. 17.-Redpath, the missing
lecturer manager, has gone to the West In
dies.
San Francisco, Oct. 17.-General Grant
left Portland to-day, and will reach here
Monday.
MADISON, IND, Oct. 17.-Ex-Treasurer
Howard. shot by Editor Simpson last night,
ID thought to be mortally injured.
ORANGE, N. j., Oct. 17.-William r. Whit.
tingham, Protestant Episcopal Bishop OF
Maryland, died here this morning.
M1LLEDGEvILLE, GA. Oct. 1.-THE Geor-
gia Tigers continue their desperate deeds,
burning property and threatening lives.
The authorities have determined to capture
them.