Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-08
GENERAL NOTES.

HE COlOIcu pcopIc fcIy ScucIdiIy Cci'
cbrated the anniversary OF emancipation
August LIST.
A DISPATCH Of Aug. End from Centre
Point Iowa, stated that the alarming
type oc illness in that city was gradually
growing less threatening.
THE democratic convention for the
fifth Iowa district nominated G. f. j.
Boardman, of Marshalltown, for congress
July 3lst.
A wELL-to-do farmer named j. f..
Burt, living near Elmwood, ILL.,, suicided
by hanging himself in his barn July
3lst.
Ir was announced Aug Dad that Field,
Letter u Co, of Chicago, had purchased
Il fine block IN st. Louis upon which that
firm proposed to erect grand store
TnE failure of Rev. w. II. II. Murray,
of Boston, was announced Aug. ith. Mr..
Murray sunk his money in newspaper
enterprises Ills property has been at
tached.
TnE brewers and liquor dealers of
iowa held II convention at Des Monies
July Both and 3lst, The proceedings
were Of u sepai-priyate nature.
AUDITOR Needles, of Illinois, on Aug.
End produced n statement showing that
the actual expenses of the last session of
the Illinois Legislature amounted to
$273, 199.73.
A BosToN special of Aug list says
| The Grccnback- Labor Central Committee
| held lis regular meeting tonight, and
unanimously resolved that III the APP
proaching State campaign they will sup
port for office none but undoubted Green.
hackers
The liquor dealers convention of
Iowa, in session at Des Moincs, organ
| lied II state protective association Jnly
3lst and elected the following officers;
j. Il. Daugherty, " keokuk, president;
John Bauman, OF Marshall, vieepresi-
deaf; Louis Fritz, of Dcs Moines, scere.
tary and c. Magnus, treasurer
AnyGcEs as late as Aug. 18th from north.
ern Texas say that cotton is maturing
earlier Man usual this year, owing to II
lack Of rain. 'rnu yield will be heavier,
us the acreage is about II per cent.
greater, but planters fear the staple will
he shorter, from the fact that unusual
dry wcnther has forced the polls to open
before T. CIV reached maturity.
A COLUMBUS, o., special of July 3lst
says: The republican state executive
committee have received challenge
from the groonback state committee,
asking that Charles Foster engage in II
series OF Joint debates with either cX-
Governors Charles Arson, VIM. Cory or
Dom Piatt. The challenge has been
accepted and meetings will hereafter be
arranged at prominent points.
AN Eric, Pa, dispatch Of July 3lst
says: Several additional posts reported
10 the q. A. II, enc1mpment today The
veterans were received by General Neg
| lev The scmi.aunual convention was
held, ut which reports showed unprecc-
dented increase in membership the or
ganization is out Of debt, and has u sur
plus fund Comrades are urged to take
stock in the Gettysburg Battle. field As
soication.
A MADRID dispatch of July 3lst says
] a letter was recently received by III. j.
Spraguc, United States Consul at Glbral-
M, demanding that $4,000 be deposited
III certain spot on pain of death of
himself and family The Spanish author
tiles Investigated the matter and arrested
fourteen persons on suspicion, Spraguc
has since received letter containing
still more audaeious threats
A Fir. WAYNE special of Aug 4th says
| Augustus Ragnct, y strectcar driver,
| has committed suicide. While driving
/ his ear on Hamilton street he turned 10
the passengers and said "Good-by gentle.
men, and lot himself with small
revolver, the ball entering the heart.
/ Death resulted almost instantly. The
cause of the rash act was temporary in.
sanity, brought about by domestic
troubles. He leave Il wife and two chill.
drcn. lie was % years old.
GEN. TERRY received dispatch from
Gen. Miles, August LIST, dated Camp
on Rock Greek, eighteen miles south OF
the boundary saying Sitting Bulls
band Of Sioux fled northward to Wood
Mountain, leaving their property scat
tered along the line of route for fifty
miles. The SiouXare estimated to mum.
her 5000, with 1000 fighting men. Gen.
Miles says he believes he has force
enough Is deal with all the Indians Sit
ting Bull can gather.
An indianapolis dispatch Of july 3lst
saws the experts who for nearly Two years
/ have been making an examination Of the
county books and records completed their
work tonight. All the accounts Tor the
l last ten years have been carefully ever
hauled, and ii is found that $4,000 are
i due from eN.otliccrs for errors in settle.
mcut. They find the exact cost of the
new Court House to be ST APP goo. Only
Il $1,000 have been recovered from an OK.
official, while $1,000 have been paid for
examination
4 dispatch from Centre Point, Linn
Co, Iowa, July 3lst, speaking Of the
fatal disease in progress in that locality
says. The report has gone abroad that
/: the epidemic is the cholera, which is not
tic fact, although il closely resembles
that complaint 1t is wanting in the
pains and cramps attending that com
plaiut 4 leading physician Of this city,
who has watched the reports closely, pro
nounces the disease virulent dysentery
Of an epidemic nature, confined to one
il locality of people and has no fears Of is