Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-17
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Weeb.
Latest Events.

| a THIRD Nl0lcnt eiTlHIuuht hHO'h hhr
occurred at Agram, Austria.
! No less than ,43G English farmers went
into bankruptcy last year.
PARXElI has suddenly returned TO Lon
don on important political business.
GEN. TERRY il confident that Sitting
Bull will soon surrender III Fort Buiord.
JuDGE GRESHAM has formally with
drawn from the senatorial contest IN In
diana.
FOURTEEN deaths from diphtheria have
occurred at Fox Lake, Wis. and the pub
lie schools have been closed for the year.
ARMY gossip indicates that General q.
q. Howard will take command OF the mill
tary academy and Gen. Schotield be sent
10 California.
IT il thought that builaing for the
congressional library will be erected on
Judiciary square, in the rear Of the Wash
ington city hall.
THR Cremation company OF Rome, n.
j., has secured a site in the public Gene
terry, despite the opposition Of the clerical
members OF the city government.
AMONG the pecuniary promoters OF the
Panama canal il ex-t Queen Isabella. The
American committee reports subscriptions
Ia the amount Of 3,6OO,0W.
THE Wholesale coffee house of i. 6.
Arnold k Co., New York, has made an as-
signment, after aspiring TO control the
trade Of the world. the liabilities being
about 81 100000.
TiE arsenal nj Washington il being
converted into II military post, to be gar
rsoned by artillery from Fort Mclienrv
with Colonel Il. Il. Ayers in command.
Two negro lads, conf ned in tho Cook
county, H., Jail for thioving, escaped to
the roof on The Eth inst, nv prying mp
the venlilator, and descended 20 the street
on a ropo made from blankets. Within
an hour or two a policeman picked them
up as Migrants.
TmE Anchor Line Steamship Victoria,
from London for New York, is - days
out, and nothing has been heard from her.
There IL great anxiety felt ut New York
for her safety She has q large passenger
list.
MRs. JEsSG LOTHIAN, OF Fort Dodge, ap-
peals to the courts Of Brooklyn to restore
her three children, taken away by her
husband, whom she left because OF cruel
treatment Lothian is II merchandise
broker in the CITY of Churches.
JAMES PALuGHI, an Italian, died in Chi
cago from trichinm, eaten in uncooked
sausage. For thirty days he suffered great
", and succumbcd only when the parasites
penetrated to his heart. His wife, son,
aud two daughters are in danger Of death
from the ZANE cause.
TUE civil service reform association
held meeting in New York, on the 9th
inst, and organized and appointed II COM
mitice to urge upon congress the mnttcr ot
civil service reform. The meeting seems TO
have been attended Ivy independent mem
hers Of both political parties.
REunEN SPRINGER, OF Cincinnati, is III
the pangs Of death. He presented the city
with lis music hall and paid half the cost
Of the permanent exposition building
His wealth is estimated ut $1,000 ,0O0 and
il is confidently expected that his legacy
70 Archbishop Purcell will be very large.
In addressing farmers club in London,
Clare $. Read, who recently visited tho
United States M nm agricultural commits
sioner, expressed the opinion that within
twenty-five years the exhaustion of Ameri-
can lands and cnchnnccd cost Of production
would cquali1c the cost of raising wheat
IN England and the United States. The
vast herds of cattle in the new west
however, would prove serious competit-
ora to tho British heef-raisefs.
A NEw NoRK Telegram olthc llth says
the 'rammnny Hall democracy were beaten
bv union OF nti-Tammany and republican
members of the board of aldermen, and
Mayor Cooper's appointments went
through. Allen Campbell was confirmed
ms comptroller, in place Of John Kelly, by
Is to s, and tine following nominations
were confirmed in order: VIM &. Whit
ney, nti-Tammany incorporation counsel,
Salem ri Wade; republican,, park conf
missioner; Jro. u. Lawson, republican,
president OF the tax commission; Scion
Il, Smith, republican, Maurice j Power,
antiTammany. and Hugh Gardner, re-
publican, police Justices; VIM. laimber,
republican, dock commissioners; VIM
Mitchell, anti-Tammany, and Morris
Friedman, republican, excise commits
sioners, and Hubert q. Thompson, anti
Tammany. commissioner ofpuhlic works.