Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-15
GENERAL NOTES.

The Bankers convention at Saratoga
adjourned sine die Aug. Sth.
The Exchange Bank Of Canada has
suspended, says dispatch of the sth
inst.
JOHN J. KNOX read paper before the
bankers convention at Saratoga Aug
It'll
MAJ. JOHN BRAXToN, collector of Gus
toms at the port Of Norfolk, died August
9th.
THE majority for Blackburn, democrat,
for governor, will exceed 10000, says a
press dispatch from Louisville, Ky,
Aug. IL.
A DISPATCH Of the 9Th inst says that
the New Orleans mint has received
$350000 in silver bullion TO be coined
into standard silver dollars.
IT was reported from Boston Aug. 9th,
that the Abbott democrats had refused to
unite with the Butler democrats in call,
ing state convention.
IT was announced Aug. 9Th that Mil
waukee had withdrawn from the western
circuit and the races announced for the
August meeting were declared off.
DIR. CHARLES BEARpsLEE has been
appointed Fourth Auditor Of the treas
ury, in place of Judge Tabor, resigned.
says dispatch OF Aug. 9th
A New YORK dispatch of Aug. I2th
says the number Of Immigrants that
have arrived here during the year ended,
july 31st 1879, was l03, 245 the previous
year, "A, l39.
LUKE McDERMoTT, for % years em-
ployed by Field Letter ~ Co., OF Chicago,
was found dead ia his room Ang. 7th,
having committed suicide by hanging
from the bed post.
WIN. II. VANDERBILT, says dispatch
of Aug. 1th has just given for n gym
nasium and the erection Of a civil en-
cheering and scientific hall on the
grounds Of the Vanderbilt university, the
handsome sum of 100000.
The TammaLy, N. y. committee on
organization on the It'll of Aug. adopted
resolutions declaring that under no cir
cumstances would the democrats of that
city vote for Lucius Robinson, Us u can
didate for governor.
TIE London Times, commenting upon
the improvement in the silver market on
the OH inst, attributed the fact to an ex-
preston on the part of Germany of
willingness to negotiate with the United
States concerning the hi.metallic stand
ard.
THE democratic state convention of
Maryland met at Baltimore Aug. 9TH and
nominated VIM. T. Hamilton, of Wash
ington Co., for governor; G.. G.. Gwinn,
for attorney general; and Thos. Spencer
Jones, of Montgomery, for clerk of
county appeals.
A New YORK dispatch of Aug. It'll
says, one hundred and thirty Sheffield
cutters and families arrived here, and
500 German and English cutters are ex.
pccted later. The Sheffield men say
there are 10000 men there to do the
work what 1000 can do.
The Milwaukee chamber Of commerce
says dispatch of Aug It'll, has adopted
a resolution establishing II new grade of
barley to be called extra number three,
which shall con prise barley that is
slightly unsound OF too much stained or
shr,lnicn for No ., but otherwise meet.
ing the requirements Of that grade.
The New York Public, Aug. Sth, pub.
liShed some very interesting commercial
Figures. The business of the New York
clearing house for July footed up 3d..
$4,000, 600 against S2,5S3 100000 for
July 1873. The city that kcs the lead
IN the increase of commercial transaC-
tions is Chicago.
THE Vile Marie bank of Montreal
whose suspension ON the StlI inst. caused
such great excitement, has n capital stock
OF one million dollars nearly all paid up.
II had 100000 of bills in circulation,
100000 on deposit Brokers offered ~
cents for the bills
GEO. w, DE HAVEN, Robt +, q. Miles
and Andrew llaight began a suit TO re
cover $300000 damages from p T. Bar
mum, Aug llth The compliments
charge that Barnum, by sinister means,
broke up and ruined their snow which
they called "The Congress of Nations.
The suit was begun at Chicago and Bar
mum pronounced it Il pure case Of black
mail
TnE story was revived Aug. sth that
the body OF A. i. Stewart had been re-
covered. As confederation of the story,
il is stated that men were employed to
seal the crypt with heavy stone slab,
which was fastened with cement and
sealed with lead Several watchmcn, rs
4 guard remain day and night. They
are strangers to the people of the Garden
City, who supposed they were watchmen
to look after the new church
A New loRN special of Aug 18th says
the following shipments to Europe of
fresh meats and live stock were made
Saturday BY the Henry Edge, for Ant
werp, 253 head of cattle and 4l5 sheep;
the Nindolana for Antwerp, 100 lcad of
cattle; City of London for London, 800
head Of cattle; Celtic, Liverpool, 500 tons
of fresh meat; Italy for Liverpool
800 quarters of fresh beef, 230 head of
cattle and $50 sheep; Alsatia, for London,
ia head Of cattle, 500 quarters of beef
and 115 carcasses of sheep, and the
Ethiopia, for Glasgow, 100 bullocks, 800
quarters of beef and 200 carcasses of
sheep.
RETURNS from the Tennessee election
up 10 Aug, 9th Indicate that the proposi.
ton To settle the debt at 30 cents and
per cent. interest win be rejected by not
less than $4,000 majority. Party lines
were not regarded IN the contest. The
republicans in the eastern part Of the
state voted almost solidly in favor of