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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
GENERAL NOTES.

The new French cable company open
cd its New York of11ce for business Jan
Goth.
GEN Is GRANT and Sheridan, with their
party of friends, arrived safely at Ha
vana, Jan. %.
PARNELL and Dillon ad dressed an en-
thusiastic meeting at Toledo, Jan. 22nd.
Congressman Frank Hurd made
speech.
The Louisiana legislature elected r.
L. Gibson United States senator Jan. go
Mr.. Gibson's term will begin March 4,
1883,
THE Kentucky republican state com.
mittee met at Louisville, Jan. 90, and
called the state convention (or selecting
delegates to the national convcntion) to
meet April IA.
SAYS dispatch Of Jan. Goth; The re.
port of the New Orleans Ola. supervis-
ors of steamboats, shows that during the
past year not single death was occa.
stoned by steam explosion, fact UMPIRE
cedented in the history of Mississippi
steamboat navigation.
A CANVASS of the Iowa state senate for
the presi iential preferences of the mem.
bers was completed Jan. 90, and resulted
as follows Blaine 81, Grant 3, Sherman
2, Edmunds 2, Washburne and Garfield
| each. The democrats voted 2 for Til
den, for Seymour, for Thurman, for
David Davis. Greenbackers, for Ben
Butler. The total canvass of the lngisla-
ture, on the republican side, shows
Blaine 81, Grant 49,
A QUEBEC special of Jan. Goth says:
letter has been received by the city
police from n Mrs. j. +. Dickinson, of
Petersburg, Menard county, ILL.,, stating
that letter written by rer husband to
her address has been picked up by an
American on a warf in this city, and
mailed to her. She states that her hus-
band left home for Chicago with stock,
for which he received 5000, and that he
writes her to the effect that he was drug
ged in that city, that, when he came to
himself, lie was on a large steamer, con-
fined as n prisoner, and forced to work !;
that he had called for help, but without
success; and that the boat was, at the
time he wrote, in the river, so he intend
ed, when his letter was finished, to
brow it through window at night.
Tho poor woman very naturally express
ed the fear that her husband may be
cra2ed and in some hospital here, and
innocently inquiries if there are pirates
on the river here. His name is James
Edward Dickinson. The poor woman
appears by her letter to be in sad dis
tress, and entreats the police to make
diligent inquiries and let her know the
result. The detectives are looking into
the matter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

CAIRo, Ill Is overrun with burglars,
says u telegram of the 22nd.
JASON Z. ScRlnNER was sentenced, at
Augusta, Me, Ian. 20, 10 life imprison.
ment for tho murder OF his two children
in May, 1878.
A BURGLAR named Henry Stevenson
was fatally shot by police officer at In.
dianapolis, Jan. 25th, while attempting
TO escape from u store he was robbing,
Ir Is now believed by those best
qualified to Judge, says n Boston telegram
Of j an. %, that MIRA Beard Of Andover,
whose two children were recently burned
to death In n fire which destroyed her
house, ~ guilty of murder. After dill.
gent investigation the authorities have
reached the conclusion that the mother
applied tho torch, and that her purpose
was the destruction Of her children, who
were then sleeping, 1t IL recalled that
before the fire she mad been deranped on
religious topics, and that she had fire.
quontly remarked that parents might at
any time be called on to make sacrifice
Of their offspring. Since the tragedy
she has manifested no sorrow Tor the
loss of her boys, and tho other day,
Wnen IN OlHCeT eNnTVssVu us pIoiouhu
sympathy for her in her atlliction, she ro.
piled coolly that It WAS IAN event that
naturally awakens human sympathy
New England crimes are becoming al.
most ms unique rs those of France. Mrs,
Beard will be proceeded against.
On the afternoon of Jan 22d, man
VINO had been employed In n cigar fac
tory in Milwaukee, under the name OF
Parker, whose real name Ia William Not
tingham, appeared at the Central police
station, asking to be taken into custody
for the murder of man six years ago IN
Norfolk, Va He stated that he shot and
killed John Gaylor in street fight
though tho shot was intended for anoth
or man. During the six years he has
been wandering In all parts Of the coun
try. The face of his victim has been
constantly before him, and he now wants
to be taken back 10 Norfolk and punish
cd for the deed. lilo worked under dit
ferent names through the south and west
and says he is we'll known through Kan
sas and Texas, and was in the rebel army
throughout the war. The statement was
telegraphed to Norfolk, and an answer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

Mr.. ASA A. BRYANT, of Norwalk,
Conn, and brother of Dan and Neil
Bryant, Of minstrel fame fifty years
ago, lost the power of speech and hear
ing, on account of constant bathing in
salt water. On New Years day Mr..
Bryant was run into by runaway
horse and thrown violently against an
iron fence, and had his scalp terribly
lacerated. With his recovery from his
injuries he seems to DO recovering his
speech and hearing, and the medical
fraternity Of that part Of the state are
anxiously Watching the case. The pa
tient is 5S years of age.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

Mr.. MOODY, the evangelist, has been
at Jefferson City, Missouri, trying to get
Coy. Phelps to pardon the Rev. Joseph
Keebaugh, u proaoher-politician, once
postmaster of Glasgow, Missouri, who
is under sentence for seventeen years
for forgery. After his crime he fled to
Chicago, and there happened to hear
Mr.. Moody preach. Mr.. Moody inilu-
enoed him to return and confess his
crimes, and he told tho court that he
would rather be punished by the law
than by his conscience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

ONE Of the most pleasant and least
ostentatious of the charities Of the sea-
son is that devised and managed by a
wealthy lady of Philadelphia. That
lady last year visited the stables Of one
of the principal street railroads and
gave each driver and conductor pair
OF warm gloves and scarf. This year
abe made slight variation in her gifts.
Each married man received IN order
for s5worth Of groceries, and each single
man knit jacket and neat neck.tie,
The presents are thankfully received by
the men. The name of the lady is not
known. She is her own almoner, and
comes, thickly yelled, in her own car
riage drawn by pair Of very costly
horses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

THE new constitution of California
took effect lust New Years day, and
one defect was discovered before IL was
half day old. The code of civil pro-
cedure provides for the issue of mar
riage licenses by the clerk of the coun-
ty court The new constitution abol-
ishes the county court. If there is no
court there oan DO no county clerk, and
il no clerk no marriages without pun
ishment under the penal code of the
state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
4 Pr, fessor Of Essences.
Boston transcript.

Did ever tell you of the poet who
was called one day from his sanctum
TO see a visitor-a Professor = On de-
scending, he saw snowy wagon at the
door, and peddler introduced himself
as Professor So and SO. Professor of
WHAT" Professor of essences Try
one" He opens vial and holds il to
the poets nose. ave thought perhaps
you'd strike of an epitaph for me. I've
buried my wife; am going to have a
stone. Ill pay you in essences
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

questionSsto the supreme court, but had
finally laid the question over until Mon
day. All sorts of rumors were current
about the militia Gov. Davis ordered
three companies of infantry TO guard the
capitol, and great excitement followed
this order. A Calling gun was placed
in the capitol and things began to look
decidedly serious.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

CALIFORNIA fruit-growers are expert
menting with new variety Of peach,
which comes from China, and is called
the Peeu-too or Chinese fat peach, and
is very different from the common sort.
II ia described rs follows: "Fruit three
inches in diameter, very fat, white with
red cheek. Peels readily when ripe.
Flesh iine-grained and juicy, dissolving
with very rich, delicate aroma"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

j. LLOYD HAIaH put in one hundred
and fifty tons of poor wire for the Brook
lyn suspension bridge, and Puck re-
marks. They are going to hang the
man who supplied rotten wire for big
bridge over which thousands of people
are to pass every day. This is a lie.
We wrote it to give foreigners a pleas.
ant impression ofthe country; but we are
afraid it is too attenuated to gain gener-
al credence. The man who is to be
hanged is wretched little ignorant
Italian, who killed his wife in fit of
jealous fury. He is poor and unfash.
ionable
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

AN English critic believes that Ameri.
cans like despotism because our armies
and our railroads have had absolute
rulers at their heads. Peace or war,
prosperity or desolation always depend,
says the critic, on the will Of three or
four or half-dozen great men, and he
adds that this is tho truth in Europe
moro than In America,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

THE secretary of the Illinois state
board OF agriculture has just received
table showing the average yield in
bushels and value of the crop of 1879.
The footings show II large yield per acre
--3S busneles; crop in bushels, $07 ,4S3,-
052. The crop In 1878 WINS 250,500, $40
bushels, valued at 56,035. s4s. The
largest average was 81 bushels, in Scott
county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

was adopted. "-'N
MONDAY, Jan. 26-Asse,ably .-Resolu.
tons were offered, to prohibit the sale of
alcoholic liquors; and for an increase of
mail service in Iowa county. Among
the bills introduced were the 'followinT.
Relative to the rate of interest. relsti9e
to loan OF trust funds to the county NJ
Chippewa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

A SINGULAR case Of poisoning has oc-
cured at Rosefield,; Peoria county, Ill.
A son Of James l.. Reyes on his way
home from school picked up some
thing in the road that looked like an
artichoke. He ate some Of II, and
shortly after arriving Mt home was
taken with spasms, and in less than an
hour he was dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

DURING the New Years service at
the Munich cathedral, house FORTRESS
suddenly went insane, and made an
attack upon the queen dowager. She
was overpowered before inficting any
serious damage, and tho queen, though
greatly shocked, renamed until the
close OF the service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

A MAN in New York purchased from
florist what he supposed TO be petunia
seeds. After planting them and rear
ing the plants it was found that they
were not petunias at all, but some kind
of weed. The irato purchaser thereup,
on sued the florist and recovered $25
domauaa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

TIE keene IN. H.. Sentinel boasts
with pardonable pride that it has more
subscribers on its list who have taken
it for over fifty years than any other
paper in America, there being several
families who nave annually subscribed
for il since its first issue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

Lille Rock Gasette: 1t was the inten-
ton of a Conway man to start tenn
perance paper, but just about the time
he had ordered a peck of type all the
Good Templars in the town got drunk.
Then he thought of establishing an in
idel sheet, but just then a revival
was started by men who opposed him
and NIL the free-thinkers joined the
church. I've got EN- foul now" he
said; I'll start u religious paper" Just
as he was going to press the revivslists
fell from grace.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

The largest cities in the world have
the following population: London,
100000; Paris, 1,S5l,0o0; Vienna,
1,19l, 900; Berlin, 1954,000; Canton,
100000; Shanowfoo, 100000; and
Singanfoo, 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
Danger Signals.

Five eminent men have died within the past few
weeks Of Bright'e Disease, and many more Will
soon die OF the same fearful destroyer because
they do not take Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the only sure remedy for this and other
kidney and liver diseases.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

WINCHESTER county, Pa, has, in the
past two days, been the scene of some
rare fox-hunting. Fifty men, 100 dogs
and real fox have seldom been seen
together in the past few years in the
Northern States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

received from the authorities 10 hold
him until requisition is secured for his
removal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
Answer This.

Did you ever know any person 10 be illwithcut
nactlon Of the stomach, Liver or kidneys, or did
GU ever know one who was well when either
vas sbstructed or inactive and did You ever
now or hear OF any case OF the kind that Hop
sl,ters would not cure, Ask your neighbor this
amo question, -Tin.es.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
NEWS NOTES.

ROBERT BONNER claims TO own ten
trotters that have beaten 2:20.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

it grasp. the prosperity Of the country
right BY the crop.
The hand IF the sIeculator i, in
every ones pocket but his own.
I he hand ii an Intelligent comp..i-
tor. swinging over his case with rapid
regularity raising the complete -pr,nt-
ers devil with editorial brain work
and holding the editor up To the un-
plying gaze of the world ~ Il consum-
matte fool. II is the wors, hand
played.
The hand Of tn. manageable young
lady always stretched furth. aud just
Is you think YOU have got il COR life.
il vanishes. 'ris well. DULY few
of these species are worth having.
The hand Of an old friend. a, il
settles into yours with one long CRATE
full clasp. Nothing in this world ever
starts the tremors of the nerves from
the brain centre, and canses q thrill So
penetrating rs its grasp.
The real pretty hand, symmetrical
in every finger joint. makes the own
er just vain enough to gratefully rest
her face upon il as often a. anybody
would be likely to look at it.
The hand vi the dear old grand
mother. Wrinkled with s,.o.lness. by
az" that has tempered its DID time
severity. is now up the wri~, in bene-
6cent end kindly deeds for the Young.
All, lucky is the young scamp who
can depend On the interference of a
grandmother hand.
The hand Of Providence-but it
will take an eternity To ''size that
up"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Madame Pedrix. in the memorable
rulings If French justice. would have
suffered death as the penalty for
crime she did not commit. and Andre
Colon, her principal Accuser. would
have had the lifelong misery Of hav-
ing brought her. by his mistake. L. her
fate.
The other wife, calling herself An
gele Duvrez Pedrix, was sent To an
asylum. Her child remained in the
care Of her heart-broken father. OF
course Madame was released.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Conductor Patterson was in the wash
room. anil the first he knew he ~ss
thrown forward, the carr made three
violent plunse- and stopped still. He
looked out tO see the extent Of the
danger and then returned to quiet aud
,eassure such IT the passenger. as BE-
came frightened. \ passenger in the
smoker. who sat on the front seat, had
just time to get his head away from.
the window when
FLYING TRUCK
crushed it in like an egg.shell. The
freight engine wa> detached and drew
the train sud its passengers hack to
Julesburg. where they Law until yes
terday afternoon, when q track Was
completed around the wreck, and the
the train, made up in two sections, ~
described. proceeded ON it, way.
Young Herbert came in OH the train.
and seemed not To feel very bad over
his misfortune. After receiving the
congratulations Of his friends at the
depot he walked up town rs hriskly Is
ever. Que and all among the passen-
gers spoke in glowing terms Ut the
conduct 1T the train officials ON both
trans. but especially Of Meesrs. Seely
and O'Hsra. wh"se work they say WAS
never exceIled for heroism VI effective.
mess. 1t Was, a. stated. impossible To
clear away the wreck very fast. and
for the present tine extemPorized track
is used for passing trains.
MARK TWAIN.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

As the Waverly train was leaving
jacksonville, ILL.,, about 8 o'clock last
Tuesday night. with FIVE coaches of
excursionists. mob of about twenty
five drunken negroes hid behind pile
of ties. and rocked the train. breaking
out wiDdoxs and injuring many pas
sengers. To drive them of, those on
the train had to fire into the mob, and
it is only to be regretted that none
we're killed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Late intelligence from the Pacific
coast confirms the rumor that HAYES
and his tlead-head tourists are having
a good time. They were in Oregon at
last accounts and had received" sew
eral Sunday school receptions. In
that far of region the people do not
seem to have heard of Mr.. HAYES
political crimes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
MARK TWAIN.
The Funny Mans Latest Excruci.
aiiuG Joke.

Nee York Evening Pest
have just seen your dispatch from
San francisco in Saturday evening.
Post shout "Goll in Solution in Calls
ioga Springs. aud .bou, the proprieto.
having extracted 81 .O6O in gold of the
utmost fneness from ten barrels o. water
during the past fortnight. by a process
known only to himself. This will sur
prise many of your readers. hut il does
not surprise n,e. for once owned those
springs myself. What does surprise me.
ho~ever. i, the falling off in the rich.
ness If the water. In NV time the
yield Was dollars dipperfuI. I arr
not saying this to injure the property in
case sale is contemplated. ] am say
ing j. in the interest 1T history. 1t may
lie that the hotel proprietors process is
an inferior Que. Yes il may he the
fault Mine was IL take my uncle ]
had an extra uncle at that time On ac-
count ii his parents dying and leaving
him "n nv hands. I filed him up aud
let him stand fifteen minutes. to giveihe
water a chance TO settle. Well. then ]
inserted him in an exhausted receiver,
which had the effect Of sucking gold
through his pores ! have taken more
than 81 ,OOW Gut Of that old man in
day and hall. ] should have held onto
those springs bni fnr the badness If the
roads and the difficulty Of getting the
gold to market. CONSIDER that gol.i
Welding water in many respects remar
keabls, and vet no more remarkable
than the gold-learing air Of CA,-gui
Canon up there toward the head Of the
auriterous range. This air. or this
wind for it is . kind of trade wind
which blows steadily down through
800 miles Of rich quartz groupings dur
ing an hour and quarter every day.
sv"si,f Suu,lays). is heavily charged
with .xqui>itely fine. impslP~ble gold
Nothing precipitates and solidi6es this
gold - readily a. contract with hu-
man flesh heated with passion. The
time that William Abrams was dis
appointed in love he used to step out
when that wind wss blowing and come
in aud begin to sigh. and ] would ex-
tract over dollar and half gu, of
every sigh. He sighed right along,
and the time that John HARRISON and
Alex Norton quarreled about Harbis-
ons dog, they stood there swearing a;
each other all they knew how, and
Whist they didu't know about swearing
they couldn't learn from you and me.
not by u good deal. and at the end Of
three or tour minutes they had To- stop
and make u dividend. II they didnl
their Jaws would clog up 80 this, they
get big nire.syllabled ones
Dut at all. and when the wind was done
they cleaned up just a little
over sixteen hundred apiece know
these facts TO he absolutely true. be. |
cause ] got them from man whose !
mother knew personally. I did not
suppose a person cOuld buy the water !.
at Calistogs now at any /
price. but several good locations along !
he course ofthe Catgut Canon gold !
earring trade wind are for sale. They
ire going u he stocked for the New !
ork market. and they will sell. too.
PeOple will swarm for them As thick
y Hancock veterans in the South.
MARX TWAIN.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Edward and Harrison Hull, brothers
of Louisville, decided to settle their
quarrel by fight Edward unfasten-
ed his belt, in which there was pistol
and knife, and threw it aside, calling
VA MS n"scisary 10 discard weapons m
the same manner; but Harrison re-.
tanned knife, with which he inflicted
a mortal wound.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

N-s Haven E-yI>,-r.
The grasp of the human race is in
the hand.
The hand Of the baby. with its
chubhiness. all dimples hut the fin
gers. which wiggle in forty seven iii.
rec;ions, ish'I II innocent and pretty
And how nicely its wondrous--yesl
wner can spread butter with them.
The hand Of . small hoy, on q three
weeks vacation frum the wash ba-in,
begrimei knuckles. mourning finger
nails and q rag wound r"unl hi. SIRE
thumb. This il the hand that steals
cookies. jam and other goodies one
minute and pats the crust Of = mud
pie in innocent mirth ~i:h the next.
We were all small b,ys ones-with
perhaps few feminine exceptions.
The hand Of the young woman Of
the day. sparkling with diamonds and
other jewels, mostly other. How i,s
shapely fingers run up and down the
piano keyhard an.l how daintily does
It show its defines in embroidery.
ETC.. and how seldom is
il found 10 the bread tray or the wash
tub.
The hand Of q mother, lovingly
leading us along the pathway Of our
How gratefully We re-
its administration. even when
hey we're heavy and placed where
hey would do the most good.
The hand Of the farmer. har,i and
Iuotty, With knuckles like dOor-knohs
ingess all thumbs, unused and unfi {
or the the dainty occupations Of life, !
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

DR.. George knoppa, young physi.
clan of Mackinaw, ILL.,, while out
hunting last Saturday. shot a boy
named Frank Smith in the head,
thinking he was a turkey. He was
in a field and almost hidden from view
The boy died on Tuesday from hi.
sUnnnds
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

A Pennsylvania politician who had
suddenly become very wealthy, re-
Gently attended a dinner party at
which there was the usual fillet of
beef with mushrooms. While en-
gagged upon the beef he whispered to
his neighbor, "Do you eat the clothes
min heads. too ?"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

The Moberly Headlight says: The
colored folks have stuck up signs ON
their stand at the fair announcing the
fac. that il is for colored folks only.
They need not have been alarmed, So
long as the breeze is from the south or
thereabouts. So as to blow in any
direction, after striking them, than to-
wards the grand stand.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

The central military institute at
Waco, Texas, was burned ut 2 O'Clock
Friday morning. The building cost
originally $4,000, but latte'ly has
been used as a bawdy-house. The
fire was the work of an incendiary, ali
other means to suppress it having
(.:1oA
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Sherwood, q valuable estate Of 725
acres, near Hampton, Va, has been
sold to Mr.. Jones, Of Surry county,
for $4,000. A few years before the
war the late George Rocker, the owner,
refused s75, 900 for Sherwood.