Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-23

Col. JAMES II. JONES, commander of
the marine corps at the Charleston navy
yard, died on the 10TH, inst, of pneu
monia, aged go years. He was a pail.
besres at the funeral of Rear.Admiral
Bacher, last week, and contracted cold.
MISS EMMA JEWEL, of Litchfeld,
MINI, telegraphed Belle Cook, the Cali.
fornia equestriene on the 10Th inst, ac-
coping the challenge TO ride twenty
mile race for 81 500 side. Time, place
and details to be settled by mail.
ASIAN FRA CISCO disnatch of the 18th
says that at five minutes past one the
heaviest shock from an earthquake felt
for years occurred. The motion was YER
teal. No damage is yet reported, al
though buildings were rocked so tn at
the motion YVES plainly visible. Nevada
block apparently swayed foot out of a
perpendicular.
THE republican state convention of
Kentucky, metal Louisville, on the 10Th
and selected delegation to represent the
state in the republican national conven.
ton to be held at Chicago. The dele
gates chosen are all Grant men, and a
resolution was adopted by large ma
jority instructing for Grant.
THE republican state convention OF
Missouri met at Sedalia, on the 18Th, to
select delegation 10 represent the state
in the Chicago national republican con-
yention. The delegation selected were
all for Grant and were instructed by res
olution to vote as unit for Grant
JIM. HowARTH, Indian inspector con.
cluded an agreement with the Brule
Sioux Indians, says Yankton dispatch
of the 17th, by which agreement the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul railroad
company is permitted to run through the
reservation to Deadwood. Howarth has
gone TO the Spotted Tail agency 10 en-
deavor to make simil II arrangement
with the chiefs there.
A PARTY named White and an
other party named Adams, both mem.
bers of Philadelphia fashionable socie.
ty, had quarrel on the 18th inst A
challenge and IL acceptance followed.
They met on the field of honor. Result,
as matter Of course, no one killed, aud
restoration of old.time friendship, The
dueists probably copied The poet Moore
and the critic jeffrey and loaded their
pistols with paper wads.
The republican state convention of
Massachusetts met ut Worcester, on the
10Th, and nominated Sen. Dawes for
chairman. w. b. G.. Hopkins, of
Worcester, nominated delegates at large
for Edmunds. Gen. ~ r. Banks nom.
mated u list of delegates at large for
Grant. A ballot resulted in the selected
of the Edmunds delegation by two
thirds majority.
THE senate committee on the subject
ofcontinuing the electoral vote held
long meeting on the 10Th inst,
and decided to Recommend that congress
adopt new joint rule providing that if
only one certificate of the electoral vote
of state be presented to congress. it
shall not be rejected except by an affir.
NATIVE vote of the two houses and that
in Gaze of dual returns neither shall be
counted unless the two houses agree
that one of them is the true and valid re
turn.
The feeling with respect to Whitaker |
is fast taking shape says reports of the
10Th inst, in the senate in favor of max.
ing 10 appropriation for West Point UNI
til it becomes perfectly apparent that |
the colored cadet has been treated with |
fairness. The military academy bill is
now in conference committee, and sew |
eral republican and democratic senators |
have agreed among themselves that
nothing shall be done with it until The |
Wnittakc or case is fully understood by
the senate, and nothing then If it shall
not clearly appear that just and hon
orable course has been pursued through
out in this matter by the authorities
Of the academy.
MR.. PARNELL's election for Mayo
county over the clerical candidate,
Brown, completes his triumph over his
opponents in Ireland. The Wexford
people, by electing Barry and Byrne, the
Parnellite candidates, on the 18th inst,
have shown how little they were intiu-
anced by priestly dictatioD, and have
proved That the insult to Parnell was the
work of an irresponsible and blackguard
faction. Wherever Mr.. Parnell has put
or rather Endorsed, candidates,
they have been elected despite every in
fluence. sacerdotal and secular, and he
has now the proud satisfaction of having
his course sustained aud his policy full
y Endorsed by every popular constituent
cy in Ireland. Mr.. Parnell will prob
ably retain his seat for Mayo county, and
wo of his adherents will be elected for
he seats in Cork and Meath for which
le has been chosen.