Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26

Cyrus W. Field had resigned the presi-
dency of the Wabash railroad company
also Of the New York elevated railway
company. He claimed as a reason for
the act that his duti were too onerous
A ST. LOUIS dispatch Of the ED inst.
says the Missouri Pacific machin,
strikers held meeting this morning
and renewed their intention to hold out
uotil their demands are acceded to
They deny that any Of their number hac
returned to work.
THE office Of the Boston Journal wa.
partially burned on the 21st inst. Tit
compositors who were at work on the
9Th floor narrowly escaped. A heavy
loss fell upon a job printer named +. A
Scale. The journal office was insured
for 5000, enough to cover the loss.
PROVIDENCE Rhode Island advices o.
March 22nd, gives the following nomina
tions made by the democratic state con
vention: Governor, Horace N. Kimball
lieut.. gov. Steven H. Slocum; Secretary
of State, w. b. Hallet; Attorney General
Hugh j. Cowell.
Ara meeting of the Western Nail AS
ISOLATION at Pittsburg on the nth inst
at which there was the largest represen-
ton for two years, it was unanimously
voted to stop every nail machine in the
west for two weeks beginning on the
22nd inst. The only opposition to this
action came from those who had little
or no stock on hand.
The Rhode Island republican conven-
ton on the 18th inst. selected the follow
ing delegates: John p. Sanborn, Charles
ii. Handy, Thomas Q. Chase, David l.,
Aldwich, Isaac M. Potter, Almon X.
Goodwin, VIM. A. Pierce, Horace A.
Jencks. The delegation Is understood
to be unanimous for Blaine.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of March
22nd says the board of ward presidents
ofthe workingmen's party at a meeting
to-day passed resolutions denonncing the
sentences of Kearney and Cannon as
outrageous, and charging the police
judge with permitting himself to be used
by the enemies of workingmen.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch of March 22nd
says DR.. Francis Hulbschmann, first
German physician of this city died to-day
aged 60 years. He was prominently con-
nected with local affairs since 1912; was
presidential elector from Wisconsin in
1S4S, also appointed by President Pierce
as superintendent OF Indian affairs for
tile northern district In 1858. ~ Y.
A PITTsBuRG, Pa, associate press tele
gram of March 22nd, says the Allegheny
county democratic primaries last even
ing resulted in victory for Tilden. The
anti-Tilden forces securing but 80 dele,
gates of over five hundred, to ten differ.
ent senatorial and legislature conven.
tiOns.
THE democratic state committee of
New Hampshire met at Concord on the
10Th and decided upon the 18th of May
for holding the state convention to elect
delegates to the national convention to
be held at Cincinnati. Discussions
showed no direct preference in the mat
ter of presidential candidate. The gen
eral impression was that the delegates
should 60 uninstructed.
SHORTLY after the death of A. T. Stew.
art, of New York, Alexander Stewart of
Cavendisb, W., was given to understand
that he was heir to 100000 of the mer.
chant princes fortune. Learning that he
was In great danger of being cheated
out of his legacy, he attached all the
property belonging to the Stewart estate
ut Woodstock VT, consisting Of mills,
boarding houses &c.
H. was announced on the 18th inst. that
the Central Branch OF the Kansas rail-
road has been consolidated with the
Union Pacific and will on and after the
LIST prox cease to be division of the
Missouri Pacific. The road Will resume
its old name of the Central Branch OF the
Union Pacific and its main line will be
extended Mt an early day 10 a connection
with the Union Pacific railrond. The
Central Branch now operates three humid
red and twenty miles of road crossing
nearly every organized county of north
ern Kansas.
THE failure is reported, at Grand Rap
ids, Mich, Of the firm of Hubbard u
Graft, millers, l.. III. Randall, president
of the Farmers and Mechanics bank,
and III. w. IIinsdale, capitalists. The
are very heavy. but not defin.
itely known. They include nearly $780,
600, of borrowed money. The cause of
the failure is speculations in grain OPP.
tons. A later dispatch of the 18th says:
Late developments show the following
banks interested In the failure Of the
grain speculators mentioned in these
dispatches; City National, 100000 I;
farmers " Mechanics, $4,000. All OF
the Grand Rapids banks are secured ex-
cept the last named Detroit National,
$50, 600; Coldwater National, $4,000 |;
Hastings National, 100000; kal ,mazoo
banks, $4,000, partly secured; Pontiac
banks, $4,000; Chicago banks, $40 1000
in New York City banks, secured. The
clique has open grain deals to the amount
of 100000 bushels, on which there is
scarcely probability Of realizing.
Milwaukee Market.