Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-23

field, ILL.,, aged 81. lie was once Abraham
Lincoln's law partner. and had been active
in politics.
LATE information from Indian Terrific
ry represents that parties are going in
from Texas as wei. as from Kansas, and
the great excitement prevails
TIE first lot Of new wheat has been sold
at Des Moines, Iowa, at 40 cents. II was
the Mediterranean variety, plump, and
No. /.
A DISPATCH from Deadwood says it is re-
ported there that two companies of the 9TH
cavalry, under Capt. Ilsley, recently en-
gagged a large band of Sioux, and sustained
heavy loss.
A YOUNG man calling himself John ii .
Christiancy, and claiming to be son Of
Minister Christiancy, has been committed
TO the Inebriates home at Fort Hamilton,
New York, on his own motion.
HORACE MAYNARD the new postmaster
general, whose whereabouts have been Il
mystery to the administration people for
some time, writes that he will be in Wash
ington about Aug. !, prepared to enter on
the duties of his office.
A DISPATCH from Lewiston, Me-, says
the democratic state committee had decid-
ed that il is incxpedient to fuse with the
greenbackers even on governor, and that a
call will be issued next week for a regular
convention.
A DISPATCH from Mexico states that
Mariscal, minister Of justice, will be sent
az ambassador to to Washington. Returns
from the presidential election show that
Gonzales is far ahead Of all competitors.
As he and Diaz have a perfect understand
ing, it is believed that he will be inaugu-
rated without the usual revolutionary
division.
THERE are new gold excltements in New
York. Several farmers in the town of
Wells, claim to have found gold ina stream
that runs through their lands The gold
washes out in grains varying from the
size of mustard seed to that of pea.
The stream from which it is taken PUSHES
down II gulch, (which some prospecting
has been done for the quartz veins, and
the company will probably put up a stamp
mill after some experimental digging
Two men named Amos Harrison and
Philo Peters, while bathing in the Arkan-
sas river, forty miles east Of Pueblo, found
IN iron pot containing three thousand dol
lars in gold and silver. A letter concealed
in Il buckskin purse found in the pot is
yellow with age and is dated April 18th,
1860 and says: 81 stole the money in
Chicago from farmer. My partner dicd
in Kansas, March 10. am going to New
Mexico. If anybody finds this pot they
can keep the money Signed 4. i. /.
A l'ITrsnuRGH dispatch says the develop
ment of the coke trade which is now one Of
the leading interests in this section has
been simply marvellous during the past ten
years. Only few years since the manu-
facturc of coke was confined TO very few
firms, and some OF them had trouble in
disposing their product. Pittsburgh coke
is shipped TO all parts of the country, and
even in the anthracite regions it is in de-
mand. Census statistics show total of
6,60l ovens, averaging one man for an
oven. Excluding miners who dig coal to
supply ovens will give an aggregate ofover
5000 employees. II is estimated that the
product of each oven is $50 bushels per
week of six days. This would give an ag-
grcgatc product of 81 ,53S bushels per day,
or more than 100 900 bushels per year.