Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
GEN ERAL NOTES.

A CINCINNATI dispatch of the 2lst give
the official vote of Hamilton county, in.
Guiding Cincinnati, at the late election as
follows: Foster, 29,616; Ewing 25,97l (;
Piatt, national, 159; Hood, socialist, 451 ;
Stewart, prohibition, %.
A CHICAGO dispatch of the 2lst states
that dispatch has just been received
from Lake. Indiana, as follows: "a pack
age Of papers was found on the beach
here, this morning, thrown out of the bal
loon Pathfinder. +"
AN Akron, Ohio, dispatch of the 10Th
inst. says the body of Miss Mary Stowe,
Young woman who died in the year
1856 and was inferred in the old cemetery
here, was taken up for removal. Upon
opening the coffin it was found that the
body bad not decayed or changed in the
least. Every feature was perfectly rec
ognizabe, and no change in the color of
the face had taken place, being as
natural as in life. The garments were
equally as well preserved.
News from Washington and from
military headquarters at Chicago and in
The Indian country up to the 2lst inst.
points to the fact that the war between
the war and interior departments has
again broken out and promises to be-
come hotter than the Ute war. Gen.
Sheridan seems to be displeased with
about everything done by the interior de-
partment, while Secretary Schurz does
not seem to coincide with the war
measures of Gen. Sheridan in suppress
ing the Utes.
IT is stated in dispatches of Oct 18th
that the report Of the commissioner of
public lands will contain an interesting
comparative statement of the disposal of
public lands Of the United States to
actual settlers during each of the last
five fiscal years. The total range from
about 100000 to 100000 acres each
for the fiscal years of 1875, 1870 and 1877,
to 7,1G6,9H acres for the year ended
June 30, 1870, and $3.50, 1l9 acres during
June. The totals of entries under the
homestead and timber culture law con
trast as follows: For the fiscal year of
1877, 2,60S,771 acres; for 1878, 62SS,779
acres for 1879, 8,026,5S5 acres The cash
sales show a decrease of 900 acres
since last year, when they aggregated
about 877, 900 acres. But the net increase
in the amount of land taken by actual set
Tiers during the last fiscal year is found
to have been nearly 100000 acres.
The colonial state governors met in
Philadelphia on the 18th to arrange for
the celebration Of the surrender of Corn
wallis at Yorktown The meeting adj
journed to Independence Hall, where
Mayor Stokely and Gov Hoyt welcomed
the governors to the city and state, Gov.
Hoyt, from the committee on resolutions,
reported the following, and they were
unanimously adopted:
ReS0lced, That we, the governors and
representatives Of the original colonies,
convened at Independence Hall, Phila.
delphia, this 18th day of October, 1879,
knowing that the purposes for which we
have assembled meet the hearty appro-
baton of our constituents, do hereby
commend to the people of the United
States such celebration of the centennial
anniversary of the surrender of Corn
wallis at Yorktown as shall betit the his
torical significance of the event, and pre-
sent the greatness of the nation.
Resolved, That a committee of one from
each state, nominated by the governors
of these states, of which committee Gov
Holiday shall be chairman, be appoint.
ed to make proper arrangements for such
celebration.
The meeting then adjourned.