Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-05
GENERAL NOTES.

The trotting horse Rarus was sold Aug.
2Sth 10 II. N. Whitehead, of New York,
for $4,000
Hon. john WELSH, xU. s. Minister
to England, arrived mt Philadelphia,
Aug, 3lst.
be You've, the man who shot Rev.
kalloch in San. Francisco, was admitted
to bail Sept. list in the sum of $4,000
JOHN T.. GRoCEY, station agent at
Princeton, Ky, suicided August 3lst by
shooting himself through the heart.
Cause unknown.
TIE Chicago exposition opened Sept
Bird with the largest and finest display OF
goods and products ever made in the
west.
lr was discovered, Aug. both, that
Robert Donnei had purchased Rarus,
and the opinion prevailed that the horse
would he retired
TIE New York assay stlicc, says dis
patch Of Sept, lSt, has received $1,000
900 in gold since Aug. l2tl, from Lon
don shipments.
MAYOR HARLoE, of Poughkccpsic,
N. IL, doing business in New York, has
fnilcd, says u telegram Of Aug. 2Sth. Ills
liabilities are estimated at 100000.
Miss MAMIE MINER, Il brighteyed
brunette OF sixteen, swan across Lake
Geneva, Wis., n distance of two miles in
less than half an hour, says telegram of
Aug. Goth
A WEALTHY young man, we'll known
in Louisville, Ky, his home, suicided at
the Gait House in that city by cutting his
throat with pocket knife Aug. 3lst. No
cause assigned for The rash act.
DuRING Il race at Coney Island beach
Aug. 20lh, Mollic Mccarthy broke down
completely, and was withdrawn 1t was
asserted that the California mare would
never run again for money.
SAYS a san Francisco dispatch Of
sept list d. N. Farquaharson can
ddate of the democrats and Honorable
Bilks for mayor, having withdrawn, u
committee nominated pr W. n. Girls
void to the vacancy.
TIM National Bank and Trust Co., de
cidcd on Sept LIST TO go into voluntary
liquidation. A report from the commits
sioners showed that The capital was be-
ing rapidly impaired and that the bank
had never recovered from the panic Of
1850.
TuE trial Of Tie state OF Mississippi
". Henry j Gully, Virgil Gully, lIous.
ton Gully, and Slocum Gully, for the
murder of w W. Chisholm, Miss
Chcnua Chisholm aud J II Gilmore, on
tie 29h 81 April, 1871, began Sept. 2rd.
over 500 persons were in attendance.
4 spEcrN. from Narragansett Pier
Sept Isl stated that Mrs Kate Chase
Spraguc had fled from her home with
her three daughters, and that her where.
abous were unknown 10 Mrs Sprague
who had made frantic endeavors 10 dis.
cover them. The theory was that she
left in q yacht.
THE grccnbuck convention, of New
York, III session at Utica, made the fol-
lowing nominations Aug. GOTH For gov
crnor, llar is Lewis; for lieutenant gov
ernor, John yelling; for secretary of
state, +. Il. McCann for comptroller.
John A. Shannon; for treasurer, Julian
/ Winnie; Ton attorney general, George
Wright.
JrpaE BNRNUM, oflChicago, says dis
patch Of Sept End has delivered Il dc
{ sion to the effect that the militia law,
enacted by the last state legislature,
prohibiting the carrying Of arms by
organizations except under permission
issued by the state authorities is void.
4 The ground of the decision is that the
law conflicts with the federal statute in
\ force since li9e
ruE case sc the executors ot Brigham
\ lnnug's estate, who were imprisoned
Aug ith by Judge Foreman for con.
I tempt, WAS taken before the supreme
court Of the territory ON writ of Ger.
\ tiorari Aug 2sth. The order Of the
lower court was reversed and the pris
/ eners discharged
4 ST. Louis special Of Aug. Goth says
The state IL Missouri has brought suit
\ through circuit attorney Beach, Of this
city, against the Charter Oak Life Insur.
Anen Cn. for S60.00O-penallies for 1eO