Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

to satisfy a claim of the National Bank
of Commerce, New York,
DIR. SAMUEL A. FINLEY, ex.surgeon
general of the army died at Philadelphia,
says special of Sept. 9th, aged 50.
THE president of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company received dispatch
Sept 4th from Yokohama, announcing
that the steamer Toxic sailed from that
city Sept. 3rd with Gen. U. S. Grant on
board. The steamer is due in San Fran.
cisco Sept 2lst
A PROVIDENCE, r. l., dispatch of Sept.
9th says, Mrs. X tharine Chase Sprague
has filed petition in the supreme court,
asking for the appointment OF trustee
Of her property and estate N South
Kingstown, in this state.
john c. GAULT, formerly assistant
general manager of the Milwaukee d ST.
Paul railway, has accepted the position
of manager of the Wabash road, says Il
dispatch of the Sth inst. Mr.. Gault will
have his office at Toledo, and the com
pany pays him salary OF $4,000 year.
Ir was reported from Aiocaliente, New
Mexico, on the 9th inst, that a party of
40 Indians had attacked the government
guard herding cavalry horses belonging
TO Capt Hooker's company camped near
that place. After killing the guard and
running off 40 horses the Indians left in
the direction of Arizona.
JEFFERSON BoRDoN, one of TIE wealth
lest manufacturers il Massachusetts, and
one Of The founders of the Fall River
manufacturing industries, having be
come involved in the detalcations of his
two sons-in law, Paine and Durtee, HAD
all his property attached, Sept 9th, to
satisfy creditors of the manufacturing
company. He will only be able to pay a
small dividend.
A New YORK special Of the 9th inst
SAYS: The Worlds Fair committee held
meeting and adopted resolutions TO
counteract the influence of resolutions
adopted by the Hilton committee which
held that the dat of the fair should not
be fixed upon until the site was selected.
Ii was resolved to hold the fair in 1883,
and recommended that Sept 23rd and
Nov. 18th, 1880 be days of special cele
braion.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Sept. 4th
says prominent colored men from the
south now say that the exodus is spread
ing among the blacks, and that next
month the movement northward Will set
in with vigor and volume heretofore un.
known. Kansas will receive about one
third of the cmigrants, while the rest
will go to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
other western states Among the Georgia
blacks Ohio is the favorte state, and il
is estimated that 5000 to 10000 will go
there this fall.
A DISPATCH of Sept. 9TH says the fine
new propeller, Avon, loaded with $4,000
bushels of grain and miscellaneous
cargo, bound from Chicago TO Buffalo,
ran aground opposite AmherstHurg,
Canada, near the lime kilns, and imme.
diately filled W til water. A portion of
The cargo was saved. The Avon was
only two years old and was the second
largest craft on the lakes, The water at
tie place Of grounding has been very
low of late, and vessels have experienced
a great deal of trouble
As an Indication Of the reviving inter
est in the iron busine II New York dis
patch of Sept It'll says that n gentleman
acting rs agent for the Southwestern
railroad recently wrote to all rolling
mills in tho east, asking for bids for
500 tons Of rails,a not one of the mills
would bid. Each and all declared they
were full Of orders for months ahead,
some of them until February next and
they could not consider his order nj all
He SAYS this was the tenor Of the replies
received from every rolling mill east 81
Chicago.