Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

ting tired of this nuisance, and propose
to take the matter into their own hands.
A large amount of poultry has been
stolen, estimated at the value of 5000.
ADAMsoN Work, an old anti-slavery
advocate, who served three years in the
Missouri penitentiary for assisting in the
operations of the underground rail-
road" died at Hartford, Conn.,, July 9th,
aged so years.
A CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, dispatch Of July
9th. says that the old banking house of
d. Gardner e Co., has failed. The
president states that the liabilities of
the bank are $4,000, of which $4,000
are secured. Assets are placed at
$4,000, largely unsecured.
AN Omaha dispatch, bearing date Of
July 2nd, contains an abstract of the
latest census of Nebraska. These fig
ures show that for the year ending
March 81, 1879, the increase was z, 500,
almost double the increase of any pre-
ceding year. The population at pre-
ceding dates of taking census was as
follows: 1855, 4.494; 1860, 28,94l;
1870, 1898; 1876, 257,747; 1877,
271, SOL; 1878, 313,74S.
A DISPATCH from Washington, dated
July 4th, says from various causes los
lives were lost on steamboats, the past
twelve months, against 102 the preced-
ing twelve. During the past twelve
months 81 lives were lost by accidents
ashore; the previous twelve months, AZ.
In 1875 the number of lives lost on
steamboats, was COZ; in 1876, 1894; in
1877, 224; in 1873, 202. The steady
decline is attributed to the increasing
efficiency of steamboat inspection.
SAYS New York dispatch of July I'd,
during the six months ending June 30,
366 failures were reported In New York
city, the gross liabilities of which
amounted to $l1, 582,656, while the as
sets were valued at SIS, 99O,346. This is
a very good exhibit compared with that
OF the correspondence six months of 1878,
when there were 514 failures, with gross
gross liabilities of $39 $780, 95, and assets
of $11 ,012,G62. The failure. have been
mainly confined to small traders, but
several large and old established firms
were forced to suspend.
A DISPATCH from Virginia, New dated
July 4th, says about the fire in the I'm.
perial and Bullion Mines Five men
were putting in a bulkhead in the in
cline above its connection with the $40
foot level. This will shut off the gas in
the incline, and the current Of pure air
from the Imperial coming through the
1,S40-foot drift will make the incline so
it can be entered above the point where
the bulkheading is now being done.
Bodies of men are working with sponges
over their faces, and the air is so bad
in the incline that the candles 60 out
Immediately. Men work in five min
u.es shifts in light thrown from the
station above.
REPORTS from various parts of Mime
sofa, up to July 9TH Indicate that the
crops suffered less from the late storm
than was anticipated. Wheat that
was beaten down is rising, except
occasional very heavy pieces, and pre-
sents Il fine appearance. The single
serious exception is in Blue Earth and
WatonWau untleS, where severe hail
storms preceded the rain. On strip
embracing two or three townships hail
fell us large rs hens eggs. beating down
all vegetation, stripping the bark from
large trees, and killing small animals.
A Madela special to the Pioneer-Press
gives list Of losses by farmers aggre-
eating 800 acres of grain totally destroy
ed, and says this is only small part OF
the loss.