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

THE first narrow gauge through train
started over the Erie road Dec. Both.
J. B. SMITH, an old and well known
resident OF Milwaukee, Wis, died Jan
uary Sd,
The Chicago and Northwestern freight
depot at Fond du Lac, Wis, burned on
Christmas. The books were saved.
THE board eff inquiry resumed inves-
tigation in the Fitz John Porter case at
West Point, January I'd.
JUDGE HENRY SMITH, Of Memphis, an
ex-iudge Of the supreme court OF Ten
nessee, dropped dead at his residence
Dec. 3lst.
CALEB CUSHING, the distinguished jur-
ist, died at his residence in Newbury-
port, Mass, ut IL o'clock r. NJ. Of the End
inst.
A FIRE at TT. Howard, Wis, Dec.
Both destroyed the Grand Central hotel
and barn valued at $1,000. Fully in
sured.
MORTON McMchael, proprietor Of the
North american, and ex-mayor of Phila-
delphia, died at his home in that city
Jan. 9Th.
JUDGE CIIAs. r. SHERMAN, formerly u
S. district judge, and brother of Gen.
and Secy. Sherman, died mt Cleveland,
Ohio Jan. 1st.
TIE Moflat bell punch liquor law in
creased the saloon revenue Of Virginia
during 187S,$110,000 over the receipts Of
the previous yeM.
The New York gold room was
closed as u medium Depreciation Dec
3lst. At the clearing house there will
no longer be gold exchanges.
THE sub committee Of the Potter in.
yestgation committee, and alHo the
yellow fever congr cssional commission,
met in New Orleans Dec Both.
TIE new state capital Mt Lansing,
Mich, was dedicated Jan. LIST, and
thrown open to the public. The legis-
ature OF that state also met on that
day
TIE Mexican government has made
arrangements for the payment of the
third installmont, 100000 indemnity,
TO the American citizens, due this
month.
TIE Manitoba wave that swept the
whole country, beginning on New
Years day, was the most remarkable
one for years. AS far south NJ Mem
phis the thermometer was fifteen de-
grees below zero.
DURING the past year 9l7 failures
were reported in New York with liabii-
ties Of $G3 ,05S, 4O3, and assets nj $lS,-
G95,531. This exceeds the record Of
my former year, but large number il
due to the repeal of the bankrupt act.
A NEW York telegram Of December
3lst says: One hundred and
eighty deaths the past week from
scarlet fever-an increase Of 80 upon
the previous week--impels the board of
health to take action.
THE jury in the case 81 Vim. Chase,
Of Chippewa Falls, Wis, on trial for
numbering Frank Goodhuc Dec. 31st,
brought in u verdict of murder i'm the
e rSs aaf u @ ss risSsH e was sen
TIE thermometer at Jacksonville,
Flu, fell to 80 degrees on the 9th inst,
and everything was covered with ice
ON account of DRILLING rain. This
occurrence has no equal in thirty years
of Florida history. II is feared the
orange trees are injured seriously.
TIE llonore block III Chicago, con
tanning the postoilice, Gen. Shoridan's
headquarters and several law Offices,
was partially destroyed by fire ON lanu-
AIRY 9TH. Nearly everything about the
postoilice WIS saved. Loss on building
estimated MS Sl50000; individual losses
about S25, 1000 Nearly everything, in.
Guiding the building, was very largely
insured
A SANTA BARBARA (Cal.) dispatch Of
Jan. 2nd says that 1T . 4. NJ, in the
midst OF storm Of wind and rain, Il
tornado struck the city from the south
east, and, occupying II narrow path,
tore through several blocks, unroofing
and blowing down houses and outbuild-
ings and uprooting trees
TIE Atkinson, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
railroad company, made 4 sweeping
reduction IN passenger fare, 10 take e.
feet Jan. lat. The rate IL reduced
W Genus DcI llllc VII VIC mum llllu
and all branches in Kansas, Colorado
and New Mexico. This IL u reduction
over 80 per cent.
The milling industry of tins country
is said 10 rank next to that of iron. The
number Of mills is ovot SO 900, afford
ing employment to over 10000 men,
whose annual wages arc over 10000
600, and turning out yearly about 30
million barrels Of flour, Of which 1000
600 are exported to foreign countries.
On tho night of the fifth instant, Mt
Carbon, wy, % or 30 masked men
broke open the baggage car, took out
and hung TO telegraph pole, Dutch
Charley, who was en- route to Rawlins
for trial, charged with participation III
tho Widdowiied murder last fall. lie
was notorious character, and Ind
been identified with numerous stage
robberies.
A PnllApElpnA dispatch of jan
uary 2nd says: The resump-
ton of specie payment i'll this city
caused no stir whatever. Inquiry nj
the prominent banks showed the de
mand for gold, UP 70 noon to-day, very
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