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

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for higher wages.
The workingmcn employed at the
| Pittsburg locomotive works struck Oct.
2nd for an advance of 36 cents a day and
proyiso that no piece work shall be done
ut the works
! A NEW York dispatch of Oct. End
says the joint executive railway commit
tee have quoted an advance in East-bound
rates to the basis Of 35 cents on grain, 30
cents on fourth class, and 30 cents on live
hogs, from Chicago TO New York, to take
effect October 18th.
A HARTFORD, Conn. press dispatch of
the 1st says Hon. Francis Gillette, who
died mt his residence in this city, to-day,
was the free soil United States senator
! for the session of lS545, for the uneX-
pired term Of Truman Smith, and Was
tho father Of Congressman Gillittc, OF
Iowa.
THE iourneymen tanners of Pittsburg,
Pa, struck work, Oct 2nd, for an advance
of 81 cents day additional wages. The
strikers, numbering about $50, paradcd
the streets and were very orderly. 1t is
probable that the employers will concede
10 the point, and the men resume work
at an early day.
! A ST. LOUIS telegram under date of
Oct. 2nd says no tidings have yet been
received of the whereabouts Of Prof.
| Wise and his companion, Geo. Burr, who
,ofl here in balloon last Sunday, and
/ the opinion is growing strong that they
have met the same fate as Donaldson and
Greenwood, who assembled from Chicago
| -four years ago,
NORFOLK advices of the 4ih state that
forest fires are raging fearfully, destroy
ing farm houses, barns and farm proper
ty, Some of the roads are impossible
on account Of fires. The loss cannot be
estimated, nor can 1t be known how
much damage will be done, MS the wind
has been blowing fearfully from the
west for the last "a hours.
A HARTFORD, Conn, dispatch Of the
It'll says quite full election returns make
il certain that the constitutional amend
ments providing for biennial elections
for the legislature, and extending the
term OF offices of judges of the supreme
and superior courts to the age f75 years,
are overwhelmingly defeated. Towns
generally elected officers. Returns as
far rs received are encouraging to the
republicans.
A TOLEDO press dispatch of the LIST
says large number of eX.prisoners have
already arrived here to attend the grand
reunion, which begins in this city, to-
morrow Among these are some from
Texas and Wisconsin, and quite mum.
Der of Pennsylvania. Gen. Northcote, of
West Virginia, is here. Among the
notapies i.i--l ie Major Morse, former.
ly of the 10Th Illinois infantry. 1t is eX-
pected that the number present will
reach UP into thousands.
A MILK RIvRR press telegram of the
LIST says Our courier, Joe Rankin, has
volunteered to carry dispatches 10
Rawlins. Mrs. Gordon, whose freight
outfit Of Indian supplies was near us
when the fight commenced, has had it
burned by the fire; also the company
wagons of Co. f, 9th cavalry, Capt
Payne had his horse killed, and Lieut.
Cherry's was also shot during the retreat
Captain Payne and Lieut.. Cherry are un.
hurt, though men were killed all around
them. About three-quarlers OF our
horses and mules were killed. Should
rcinforcements reach us in five days we
can hold out very we'll with our sup
plies and ammunition,
| A ST LOUIS special ofthe 4th says it hav-
| ing been asserted that the balloon in which
Prof. Wise and Burr left here last Sun
day, was old, unsound, ana perhaps rot
ton, and that in consequence it is likely
that some serious mishap may have oc.
Cured TO the aeronauts, j +. Downey,
son-in-law of MIR, Wise, who resides ut
| Louisiana, Mo, the home Of the profes
sor, published card, denying these as
serlions, and stating that the Pathfinder
was m entire new balloon; had never
been used before, and was one of the best
ever made. Mr.. Downey advances no
theory MS TO what has become of the voy
ayers, but says if they wesre lost it wa
not because the balloon was old or rot
ton, or the netting weak, nor because
there was not enough gas in the globe.
A Milk RIVER, Col. special OF the LIST
states that Thornburg's command was
attacked in Bad Canon mt noon, to-day,
one mile south from here, on our march
To the agency; we retreated in good order
| to the wagon-train, where we are now
entrenching ourselves as fast as possible
/ Thornburg was killed instantly during
the retreat; Capt. Paine was wounded in
two places, slightly; Lieut.. Paddock
and Capt Grimes were also painfully but
not dangerously wounded. Ten enlisted
men aud Wagon. Master Mckensey were
killed, and at least twenty-five men and
teamstcrs wounded. The command is
now well sheltered but now and then
are heard the guns Of the new hostiles
who have just arrived. Our poor mules
and horses are getting II all around. The
red devils have fired the grass all around
us to burn us out.
\ PITTSBURGH dispatch of the eth inst.
says an important decision of the supreme
court bearing IN the riot losses, was rem.
dered here to-day The court is Of the
/ opinion, and 50 decides, that Allegheny
county is liable The opinion is written
4 by Justice Paxson, and covers thirty.sev-
en- large pages is very comprehensive
and expresses the views Of the entire
bench, with the exceptions Of Justice
Sterrell, who did not sit on the ar.
gument, and Of the new justice
| tGreenl who will not take his seat until
November. The case in which this de.
csion is rendered is the county Of ALE
gheny plaintiff in error vs.. John Glib.
son, Son 4 Co defendants in error This
case, with others, was tried in Beaver
county, having been certified there from