Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-17
CURRENT EVENTS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

M. ANTONlE AGbIollNE hEALII
sculptor, il dead.
YELLOW fever has reappearcd at Rio
Janeiro with great viruience.
THE Mexican excursionsts sailec
from New Orleans for Vera Cruz Jan
9th.
COMMODORE JoHN GUEST, command
ant al the Portsmouth navy yard, dice
Jan. 10Th.
PRoF. n. Hill was nominated by Tho
republican members Of tie Colorado
legislature Jan. 9th.
TIE funeral OF Caleb Cushing occurred
Mt Newburyport Jan. 9th. i was de
cidedly plain and transformations.
FIFTEEN hundred men were dis
charged by the Weardale Iron ano
Coal company, Eng. on the llth inst.
A NINE explosion occurred ut Pitts.
ton, Pa, January Och, by which several
miners were killed. The shock Of the
explosion was terrific.
THE City of Memphis funded $780,
600 Of her bonds under the compromise
net ut the rate Of fifty cents on the dol
lar last week.
SITTING BULL has gent twelve runners
to the United States to propose asettle-
ment Of existing troubles, and return
Of his band.
CABLEGRAMs Of Jan Eth report the
total loss Of the barque Gunhibtd, 81
New Glasgow, with Ill hands on the
Bordeaux Bar. She WAS on Il voyage
from Baltimore grain laden.
THE library Of the Birmingham and
Midland Institute, containing 10000
volumes, burned on the llth inst.
This library contains the largest Shakes
pcarinn collection in the world.
PKoF. HENRY DlERK, attempting u
balloon ascension ut JonGsboro, Arkan-
sas, few days since, fell from II trapeze
distance Of 1000 feet, ana vas IN
stantly killed.
A MEETING Of prominent irish
can citizens was held in Cooper lnst-
tuto, New York city, january Sth, TO
express Indignation ut the action Of the
council Of Cork in reference to Gen.
Grant.
THE Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road company has begun to telegraph
to al its stations daily weather reports,
thus announcing iii advance the COM
ing Of storms, etc, to nd III protecting
pcrishablc freight.
MRs. MACK, convicted Of the murder
of her husband near GAINESVILLE last
July, was refused q new trial, and was
sentenced to imprisonment in thostatc
pcnitentiary for life, with one day IN
each year (tho anniversary of the muir
dcr) to bospent in solitary confinement.
THOMAS j. CoNYNGuAM, II farmer res
idcnt Of Wilkcsburrc, Pm, who forged
checks to tho amount Of 100000 in
1876, and then fled, was captured ut
Rio Janciro, Brazil, January eth. The
Brazilian government will give HIM up
Notwithstanding there are no eXtradl-
ton treaties between tho two nations.
In his annual message to the lcgisla-
turc, Gov. Robinson, of New York, says
their state capitol, which was 70 cost
only four millions, has already cost
over nino millions, aud il is not yet
nearly finished. lie recommends TINT
building be stopped until other plans
for completion NJ n less cost thnn now
proposed can be drawn. At tile pres.
cnt ratio of expenditure twill take eight
or ten millions more.
a TELEGRAM from Newport, East Ten
nessco, states that II gold mine discov-
cred IN that vicinity, is attracting much
attention from eastern capitalists; that
several scientific and some practical
men Ind visited tho region, and were
well pleased with the prospect. They
shy il equals any thing they have seen
III California. The quartz has been
found 70 be rich III gold.
lr is mistake to attribute, rs is done
IN some newspapers, the mortality IN
congress to "the Unhealthy atmosphere
of Washington. OF the six congress
men who havo died within " year,
Leonard, of Louisiana, died of yellow
fever in Cuba; Welch, OF Nebraska,
died uf penumonia nj his home; Doug
las, OF Virginia, of intempemncc; Nll-
linms, OF Michigan, OF apopleXy; Hart
ridge, Of Georgia. of pneumonia, and
Schleichcr, Of Texas, Of erysipelas
THE Minnesota senate was organized
on the 9TH inst. under some excitement,
il appearing that the democrats and
grconhackcrs had nearly affected Goa
lition that would elect MI officers. The
republicans, however, finally elected
all the officers Of importance. The
legislature canvassed the votes for
supreme Judge on the Sth and found
that Gen. John NJ. Berry had been re-
elected.
a plsrArcn from Pcndcton, Oregon,
Oh the 10th inst ya Walla Walla
on the llth, reports the execu-
ton Of the Indians, White Owl
and Quit I. Jumps who were haEgcd
ut $50 /. IT, 4 strong guard Of rogu-
lars and militia was on duty to prevent
any possible rescue, but nothing Of the
kind was attempted. The chiefs were
dressed il full Indian costume, and
preserved throughout the stoicsm oi
their race, both dying without the death
chant on their lips.
A LOUISVILLE, Ky, dispatch Of Jam
uary 9Th says another notch III the his
tory of kentuckys dark deeds WAS
added last night, the victim being Bob