Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31

from Maine and Quebec left to-day for
the same destination.
A NEW York telegram Of the
24ths states that the consul-general of
Spain states that subscriptions will soon
be taken In the principal cities for tn
relief of sufferers in Spain by the flood
Two thousand human bodies have been
recovered in the deluged districts.
TELEGRAPHIc advices from many
points in New England, New York and
Pennsylvania, under date of the Gath
inst, state that a severe wind and snow
storm has been prevailing in the east
The snow has fallen foot deep in many
places.
A MONTGOMERY, Ala, telegram of the
22d inst, says the rains during the past
ten days are general in Alabama, and
much damage has been done to cotton
in the fields, some cotton spelling in the
hollis on account of heat and dampness.
Water courses are up, and damage to
property will result. Thos. Williams,
member of congress from the 9th dis
trict, lost about one hundred bales of cot
ton and considerable corn.
A PITTsBURG, Pa, dispatch of the 22nd
inst. says an accident occurred on the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad about one
O'Clock last night, near Bridgewater Sta
tion, in which freight train was badly
wrecked, twelve cars being thrown from
the track. g. G. Lennon, was instantly
killed; George Fulton, fireman, and III.
l.. Knorr, engineer, were painfully, but
not seriously injured.
A New YoRK telegram of the 22nd
says the steamship Wieland, from
Europe, brought $l,413,000 in French
gold. This makes a total of $4541 ,00U
in gold that has arrived from Europe
since Saturday morning Nearly $685.
100000 of specie has come into this
country since the resumption of specie
payments, and nearly nine tenths OF the
whole amount arrived since August l.
A FALL RIVER dispatch of Oct Goth
says the property of the Nautic Thread
Company, attached on suits OF the Sec
ond National Bank, has been placed in
the hands of the trustees and an advisory
committee for dispoeal, for the benefit of
all creditors. Liabilities, $65, 600; assets,
$4,000.
A New YORK dispatch of Oct. Goth
says the steamship Celtic brought 1915
eign specie receipts since last Saturday
morning, $5,3SS,s26. Adyices received
say between $6000000 and $S,000,000 are
ahoat for the United States. The steamer
DOMAIN, from Bremen, brings 1922 800 in
specie.
A SAN Francisco dispatch of the 2Sth
says the remains of w. s. Bodie, the
original discoverer of the Bodie mining
district, and who persisted in snow
storm Nov ID, 1859, were discovered
Yesterday, about mile southwest of the
Town of Bodie. The deceased is believ-
ed to have been native of either Roch-
ester or Poughkeepsic, New York, where
he left n family.
A New York telegram of the 2Sth
says argument took place to-day in the
United States court, on the demurrer 10
the bi II of discovery filed by the govern
ment in the suit against Samuel j. Til
den for unpaid income tax. Judge
Blatchford gave decision everything
the demurrer and decided that the plain
Tiff must serve his proposed form of order.
A Sr. Louis dispatch of Oct 26th says
the body found yesterday, on the shore
OF Lake Michigan, near Miller's Station,
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dispatches, by VIM. Il. Burr, as the re
mains of his brother, Geo b. Burr, who
assembled with Prof Wise in the balloon
Pathfinder, three weeks ago tomorrow
Mr.. Burr has telegraphed TO have the
body properly cared for, and Il friend
left this morning for Miller's Station to
bring it home,
A NEW YORK telegram of Oct. 9th
says one thousand and twenty emigrants
arrived at Castle Garden this morning.
In consideration of the fact that emigra.
ton TO America is unprecedented in
numbers and that the emigration of 1880
is expected to be even greater than that
of the present year, the emigration com.
missioners, together with officers Of
socities which help to take care of the
newly arrived emigrants, have made
special efforts to gather accurate intor-
nation concerning dis riots which offer
the best advantage to settlers. During
the present year the New York emigra
ton commissioners have helped about
10000 emigrants to get to western states.
Not one has returned.