Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

A HEARING in the contested congress
ional election case OF Bradley vs. Slemons,
of the I'd Arkansas district, was begun
Dec. 17th.
THE post olice department, on the
22nd inst, consi Ierably increased its
black list OF persons and firms TO whom
either the delivery oil registered letters or
payment of money orders Is forbidden.
IT is rumored about Washington, says
a telegram Of Dec. 22nd, that Second
Assistant Postmaster General Brady is TO
resign his positions; that William X.
Holloway, the postmaster at Indianapolis,
Is to succeed him, and that +. Il. Martin
dale, the proprietor of the indianapolis
JOuraat, is in turn to succeed Holloway
A DISPATCH Of Dec. 10Th says Major
Thomas +, Barr, judge advocate of the
United States army, has been retired
from duty at the headquarters depart.
mcnt Of Dakota, and ordered to report
for duty in the Office Of the secretary of
war. Major Barr will be Secretary
ltamsey's private secretary.
"EDaEwooD," the residence of the late
Hon. Salmon T.. Chase, and later Of
Mrs. Kate Chase Spraguc, Is offered for
sale, says dispatch Of Dec. 11ib. 1t
will be remembered that last year this es
tate was in danger Of being sold for taxes,
but Mrs. Spraguc appealed 10 congress
10 relieve her from this taxation, giving
as her reason her extreme poverty This
appeal met with considerable opposition
ri first, but Senator Conkling, after much
effort In behalf Of Mrs. Spraguc, finally
succeeded in getting congress 10 pass II
bill Now again Mrs. Sprague finds
herself unable TO support snch an estab
lshment, and by HE advice Of friends
has concluded to offer ii ut private sale.
The sale will take place next spring.
THE Joint committee on the compile.
ton Of the Washington monument, sub.
milted detailed report TO The house, On
the 10th, showing Tint $67 DOB had been
expended in the work Of Strengthening
the foundation, leaving available 1872, 007
Of the appropriation For that purpose.
$3l 1868 had been expended upon the com
pletion of the monument, leaving S63-
CAB available of the appropriation for
that purpose The total amount uneX.
pended of the appropriations and now
available for carrying on the work Is
300, 739. This amount Will be sufficient
TO complete the strengthening of the
foundation providing the iron frame
work of tho interior stairway for $50 feet,
to construct the shaft and add 1872 feet to
the height Of the monument To con
tinue the work until Oct. 81, 1881, ii will
require $500, 900 additional, and 10 com
plete the shaft to the proposed height,
500 feet, will! require $677,32l.
THE United States consul Mt Liverpool,
says dispatch Of the 22nd, in his an
nual commercial report to the depart
ment of the state, says the imports from
the United States to Great Britain for the
last year exceed those of the previous
year by over 800, 100000 The most re.
markabe increase is in provisions. In
1874 Great Britain paid the United States
for bacon, hams, beef, butter, and cheese,
1877 100000 In 1873, $G9,000,000. In
breadstufls, the increase of last year
over the previous year was $4,000, 600
Over 1874, the increase was $50 600, 900.
The importation Of horned cattle Is yet
in It's infancy; in 1875, 800 were i'm
ported In 1878, GS,003, Sheep in 1877,
numbered 1920; In 1873, 1867, The
importation of fresh beef IL steadily in.
crcasing. In 1864, 1905 cwt; in 1878,
lS3,019 cwt In naphtha there is a
marked decrease Of importation ecncr.
ally The British trade with the United
States shows an increased revival.