Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-10

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nominees Of the
lower house Of the Maine legislature for
governor. was elected by the senate by
a1vote of 81 to 10, January Sd. At a
convention Of both branches for the cleo
ton of state officers, the nominees of
the acknowledgements caucus were
elected as follows: Secretary of state.
Edward III. Cove; state treasurer, Cnas.
A. White; attorney general. VIM. a.
Mcclellan; adjutant general, Samuel
ID. Leavitt
TIE Manhattan Savings Institution
apparently has not been able to obtain
fiom the burglars the originals of the
bonds stolen, and have made application
to the treasury department for the issue
Of duplicates under the law passed
just before the recess. Since the act
was passed the thieves are understood
to have renewed negotiations with the
bank, but the terms were such that the
bank would not entertain them, and has
applied for the issue Of duplicates.
The excessive cold weather was sig
na!ized by large number of fires and
great destruction of property. The fol-
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Osceola, Wis. four dwellings, loss Sc 600;
ut Columbus Ca, Rankin House, loss
$50, 200; at Chatiield, MINI. post office
and seven adjoining buildings, loss $12,-
900; at ST. Louis, second Baptist church
and st. Mary's institute, loss large; at
Portland, Maipe, loss $3.50, 900; Mt School
craft Mich. five stores, loss $4,000.
A Norwich, Conn, dispatch Of
Jan. 3rd says The sensation in
the Cobb trial to-day, was the APP
pcarance on witness stand of Wesley A.
Bishop, alleged paramount Of Mrs. Cobb.
His testimony corroborated the story
told in his confession already published,
to effect that it was settled between
them. that she was to become free by
burying her husband, and he by getting
II divorce from mis- wife. He purchased
for Mrs. Cobb, aconite and arsenic which
she administered to her husband.
A DUBUQUE, Iowa, dispatch of Jan.
End says the large stone Touring mill at
Rockdalc, 2 miles west Of this city, was
burned to the ground As no other DOS
sble cause can be ascertancd for its
origin, it il believed the fire originated
from flour gas in the patent flour APP
partmcnt. There was n large quantity
Of grain and flour in the mill, all of
which was destroyed. The mill was
valued at $25 900; insured Tor $17 600
Tho mill was the only building remain
ing in the little hamlet of Rockdale on
the morning of the great flood, July,
1876, in whicl 40 persons were
drowned.
A CHICAGO telegram Of December
31st says Considerable excite
ment has been manifested among
Bohemians since last Saturday night,
when they discovered that their GENE
terry had been violated, and the remains
of II twelve year old girl, named Mathil-
police tonight discovered the remains
in the rooms Of the Chicago medical
college, but nothing is known rs to the
perpetrators of the outrage.
A FIRE Mt Charleston, 5. c., on New
Years destroyed the large cotton-press
warehouse of the Union Cotton Press
company together with 1921 bales of
cotton. The property contained four
cotton presses. Only two presses
We're running. The buildings and
presses were valued at about
100000 insured, 100000. The lev sss
Pie IN c f2is03nf.d Il Smoants to $472, $50.
Several frame dwellings in the neigh
borhood damaged about $1,000, most Of
which is covered by insurance.. The
fire was the work of an incendiary.
A COMPREHENSIVE review Of the pro
IL i,nIn .,F NJ ilua l. rnr 1k-S xfh
The receipts Of wheat, flour, and coarse
grains show II very considerable IN
crease over the two preceding years,
while the receipts and manufacture OF
flour aggregate larger amount this
year than ever before. The live stodk
tables show an unprecedented increase
in the business done. the receipts Of
live hogs being nearly double, and
those Of cattle IL third larger than last
year. The receipts Of cheese reached
the enormous aggregate OF l3,263,0OO
pounds, All increase Of nearly 5,O00,0W
pounds over 1877. The receipts Of
wheat were 21 100000 bushels, and the
receipts of flour 2,266, 900 barrels. The
shipments OF flour were 100000 bar.
rels.
BEFORE the yellow fever commlsslona
sitting in New Orleans Dec. 3lst. DR.. 9.
B. White, formerly president Of the
board Of health, testified that persons
may come here from All infected district
and may even die of the fever without
causing spread of the disease, and be-
Iioves yellow fever can be imported;
docs not believe in the given theory;
quarantine strictly enforced would di-
minish the fever epidemic. Here the
fever of the past summer was similar
to the previous epidemics, except u
larger number of children were ut
tackled lie gave his experience i'll re-
gard to dsinfeeting; favors both quar-
antine and local disinfection. Mr..
Hooker requested DR.. White to furnish
the committee with such data as could
be obtained from his reports.
THE C6mier-Jonpdi special dispatch
of December 3lst from Harrods-
burg, KY, says nj n village called Cards
Vile, III Mercer county, on last Satur-
day night. Mrs. Dickerson in attempt