Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07


FAlRBURY, Neb., is greatly afflicted
with smallpox. Out Of u population Of
200, eighty-seven are now down with
the disease, which il Of Il most malig-
nant type.
TIE United States marshal swooped
down upon the towns Of Peoria and
Pekin, H., Feb. 2Sth, and arrested
about fifty men under indictment for
conspiracy in the whisky frauds.
A SCHOONER run ashore near Barn
gate Feb. Is, and several Of the crew
were drowned in the surf. The cap
tain's wife also died before aid could
reach her.
THE Illinois senate by IL vote OF IS to
1G, adopted u resolution thanking sen
ators and representatives mt Washing
ton, for adoption of u law for restrct-
ing Chinese immigration.
lr is reported from Winnepeg that
the Dominion government are going to
prevent American boats running in the
Canadian waters Of the Red river this
summer.
TIE Irish Catholic societies of Toron-
| W. tttIlHiAUJ lthOlNftl w with uB tIbuul VII
81. Patrick's day this year, aud intend
inviting all Irish Protestants To join the
procession.
TIE academy Mt Lake Forest, ILL.,,
preparatory department of the Lake
Forest University, north of Chicago WAS
destroyed by fire March list. Loss
about $4,000.
A CENTENNIAL SAFE containing lot
Of photographs Of distinguished men"
was locked up ut Washington the other
day, and il is not to be opened till 1876,
and then by the president of tho United
States.
THE manufacturing property Of the
Atlantic Delaine company i'll Proyi
dence, Il. T., was sold ut auction last
week for 100000. The property cost
over S2,000000.
THE hoavy-brained youths in the
eastern colleges are distinguishing them
selves Ivy the usual rows with the iacul-
ty. Wholesale explosions of students
hnyo occurred mt Trinity college, Hart
ford, and Mt st. Stephens college,
loughkcepsie.
A BILL. passed the Illinois senate pro.
viding that persons sentenced to inn
prisonmcnt IN county jail5 may be put
to work on the ronds under the super
vision of proper officers. Thus the
conviots will be compelled to earn their
living, and tho public be benefited by
| their labor.
GlRls nre To be admitted to Haryard
college OH the same terms as boys, bat
they are not to receive diplomas from
the college, only certificates from the
professors, admitting TINT, though they
know IN much M the boys, yet they are
not entitled 10 the sumo recognition of
their ability.
A DISPATCH from Nelaonyille, O.,
states that the house Of j. NJ. Lunsiord
was burned to the ground about L.
o'clock on the night OF Feb. 2Sth. Mr..
Lunslord aud six of his children, who
wero asleep, were smothored or burned
to death. Only the wife and ono child
escaped.
TIlE uAted States district court at
Des Moincs, Iowa, has ordered the writ
of ejeotment to issue against B. +. Allen
TO Dust him from his $l50,000 bone
stead for the benefit of his creditors,
which tho court decided that no for
ieitod by voting rs citizen of Chicago.
TuE estimated cost Of the proposed
intoroccanlo canal across the American
lsthmus, Nicaragua route, ii $53 600, 600
but it il considered wise 10 regard the
actual cost, including the interest on
dormant capital, ut double that sum.
A RICHMOND, Va, dispatch says the
statc-dcbt-paymg party IN the legisla-
ture was forced 10 yield, and the bill was
killed. Nothing can therefore be done
toward paying the debt until another
legislature is convened. II is thought
tho governor will call an extra session.
TnE grand jury of Adams county,
Nebraska, has found indictments for
murder i'll the first degree against Olive
and ten others implicated in burning
and hanging Mitchell aud kotchum III
Custer county. The trial will COM
menee Maroh 81.
TuE winter packing season OF 1892
closed March lat, and the number of
hogs packed by Chicago packers from
November l, 1873 will not vary much
from 2,Si5,O00 head against 2,504 $50
for the same period last season.
A FoNp pu lac, Wis, dispatch of
March lst says il respectable German
named Helm was found dead and mu.
tihted on Horizon Marsh yesterday. His
watch, buffalo coat, and y large sum Of
money which he was known to have was
missing, No olew to perpetrators Of the
docd.
An Ottawa, Canada, dispatch says;
The contract awarded TO Morse 4 Co.,
for the sixty-seven miles of the Canada
Pacific railway between Eagle river and
Keewaten has been refused by them,
and the minister Of public works has ac-
cordingly awarded the contract to An
drcws, Jones & TO-, and has called on