Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-14
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE national greenback convention
met in Chicago March 4th.
The City bank of Oswego, n. Y, has
gone into the hands of receiver.
KASslo and Nebraska will this year
build additions to their state capitols.
MIS-. BAYARD TAYLOR and daughter
arrived in New York from Germany
March 9th.
TIE revolutionary party in llayti IS
still preserving - threatening attitude.
AN unknown disease is killing off the
cattle in Jamaica, West Indies.
TIE amount Of claims already mo.
against Archbishop Purcell amount to
$3,G00,000.
THE net earnings Of the Union Paci-
fic railroad for the year ending Dec. 81 /,
1873, we're 1881 ,672.
THE Lincoln public school at Ottum-
wa, Iowa, was destroyed by fire March
18th. Loss $40, 600; insured for 81 600.
ELIHu BURRI1T, The Learned Black
smith, died mt his home in New Britain,
Conn, March 9TH aged GO.
AN explosion Of sulphuric acid near
Pottsville, Pa, March 9th, resulted in
the death of three men.
THE new director Of the mint, Hon.
II. G. Burchard, of Ill.,, took possession
of his office March 9th.
ELIZABETH, New Jersey, is trying to
raise her municipal debt of $5,S0O,006,
and only possesa taxable property to the
extent OF $4,000, 600.
Gov. ROBINSON, Of New York, has
presented to the senate formal charges
against the state superintendent and
his removal.
GEN. w. r. SHERMAN and wife have
been very i'll Of latc--tho former Of
and the latter of eonsump-
ton.
Ara fire in Georgetown, near Wash
ington, last Saturday night, three color
ed children named Martin burned to
death.
So many attempts having been made
recently to burn the city of Columbus,
O., the citizens have formed vigilance
committee and patrol the city nightly.
CALIFoRNIA will not DO represented ia
the lower branch of congress ut the cS
ira session, the election Tor members
not being held until next September.
The Wisconsin Legislature, just adj
journed, appropriated for various OBJ
jects 5000, 177.77, about 100000 of
which went to the charitable institu-
tons.
A DISPATCH from PASSPORT, Maine,
says tho ship Turkish Empire went
ashore on Big Duck island one night
last week md was completely wrecked.
The captain and six men were drowned.
THE men selling bogus Bohemian and
other fancy-titled oats,are abroad in the
land. One of this gang hns been vic
farmers around Akron, Ohio,
to II fearful extent.
NOTWITHSTANDING the women Of Sa-
buln, Iowa, labored hard in unison with
the temperance men, to elect the tenn
perance ticket on the 4th inst, the
license men carried the days
No tidings having been received of
the fourteen fishing vessels which went
out from Gloucester, Mass, to Georges
Bank, il is believed the whole tleet was
swamped i'll the recent gales, and that
MI on board have persisted.
TIE regular session Of the Indiana
legislature failed to make the appropria-
tons necessary to carry on the state
mn extra session was call
ed by Gov. Williams to meet on the
18th.
A DIES MONIES special Of March 4th
says the city and town elections held
yesterday, SO FIR M heard from, show
decided gains for the license party over
tho prohibiiionist, this generally being
the work of exciting local questions.
TnE vefy Rev. Martin Kundig, vicar
general of Milwaukee, died of conges-
ton of the heart in thnt city March
9th, aged "a. lilo was born in Switzer-
land, came to Milwaukee in 1912, and
had been vicar-general 10 years.
New HAMrsniRE will be represented
by only one senator in tho extra session
of congress-, unless the governor shall
appoint u senator to net until tho legis-
lature can elect II successor To Mr..
Wadleigh, whose term of office expired
March ith.
In is said that tho Texas Pacific lobby
will move on the new congress, and en-
deavor TO get n bill passed ut the extra
session. Tho leaders assert that the
new congress will he moro favorable TO
their scheme than the one which has
just expired.
The republican state convention Of
Michigan met nj Lansing March 9TH,
and nominated the following candidates:
For associate judge of tho supreme
court, the present incumbent, James
y. Campbell,o. Detroit; for regents Of
the university Il. .. Grosoenors, Of
Jonesyille, and James Shearer, Of Bay
City.
TuE Nova Scotia legislature was
opened March 9th 10y Lieutenant Gov
ernor Archibald, The financial condi-
tion Of the province, in the opening
speech, was said To be unsatisfactory,
the expenditures being largely III excess
Of the income. The abolition Of the
legislative council was recommended,
and several measures were said to be
contemplated to enable the province