Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-04

Grassland. The match ended at II ..
M, June 2Sth.
THE funeral OF Miss Annie f. Kerr, a
Chicago Journalist and literary editress
of the Times. occurred June 29th. she
was promising and widely known wo-
man.
THE ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway changed the gauge
from broad to standard on its zoo miles
of road between sunrise and sunset
June 2Sth. Three thousand men were
employed in the work.
A SALT LAKE, Utah, telegram of
June 9th says: The anti-poly-
gamy society have prepared a
letter to Pres. Hayes, exposing some of
the misstatements in Delegate Cannon's
letter and asking that Reynolds, con-
victed of bigamy and now serving
term in the penitentiary at Lincoln,
Neb., be not transferred to the Utah
penitentiary.
A MINNEAPOLIS dispatch of June Goth
says, Willie Britton, II years old, son of
Robert Britton, committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by hanging. The boy
received an injury some time ago which
crippled him for life, and which proved
upon his mind. He made an attempt
by poisoning short time ago, but
failed. When found yesterday he was
hanging by u BEDFORD, with his feet
touching the floor; having produced
strangulation by main strength. The
act was done in the barn, and the body
was discovered and cut down while still
warm.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch says the
festivities of the Northwestern Sanger
bund closed Sunday, June Goth, in the
usual and annual meeting. According
to the report submitted by the secre-
two societies in good standing, with Az
active members. Of the societies four
are new organizations. The following
officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President, John G. Ludwig, OF
Milwaukee; vice-president, C.. Aren-
burg, of Watertown; corresponding-sec-
rotary, Ii. Gertner, of Madison. Ii was
decided to hold the next festival at
Madison.
SAYS n Davenport dispatch Of June
9th: This vicinity is having its annual
visitation of tramps and haryesters.
They began to come from the south on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
trains u couple Of days ago, ana since
then have been pouring in by the
hundred. Wednesday night POO Of
them got to Rock Island, and last
night 400 came. on one train
and 800 on another. BY this mornings
steamboat from ST. Louis 200 came in.
Large numbers of the fellows are har-
vesters, but there are very many thieves
and roughs among them, who rob the
more respectable ones. As soon as they
reach Rock Island the police of that city
drive them over to Davenport, conse-
quently this city is overrun with them.
A PTrsBURG, Pa. special of June Goth
says the lamp-chimney makers strike,
which has existed for eighteen months
or two years, is almost at an end The
blowers struck against the task for the
days work, add also against the patent
crimner, and SO atoutly did they hold
out that two trims engaged in making
chimneys had 10 remove to Chicago.
One hundred thousand dollars of capi-
tai invested in the gas and lamp CHM
ney houses has been dormant for nearly
two years, and the suffering of the men
has been very great. Quietly negoti-
ations have recently been gong on for
resumption, the employees agreeing to
work the crlmper, and tomorrow there
is to be general meeting of the CHM
ney-makers to consider the matter,
and their decision will be submitted to
manufacturers on Saturday. If ac-
cepted, the resumption Of all chimney
factories will take place at once.