Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-06


will reap the benefit of low cable tolls
for while.
TIE New York papers, on the End o
February, stated that the Pacific Mai
Directors Saturday afternoon took Tho
anticipated action and reduced passenger
rates from New York 10 san francisco
from $l3O 10 $75, and steerage rates TO
$50. A circular has been issued TO shin.
Ipers announcing that, after Feb. II, the
company would be prepared % name
rates OF freight and make contracts for a
year The contract with the Panama
railroad, under which the Pacific Mail
pays S6O,0 900 per month for the entire
Ban Francisco business, remains i'm force
and some OF the directors even propose
TO fund the debt to the Panama company
by taking 1t upon themselves.
TORONTO dispatches of Jan. 20 state
that Hanlon has a letter from the trns-
tees OF the sportsmen's challenge Gun
informing him that he was entitled Ia
hold the chall ngc cup until challenged
by the best man in England, and thai
the fifty pounds deposited in his behalf
last fall, for the match with Elliott had
been Withdrawn. Hanlon has written
to Soelle, asking him to agree to put up
$500 as q guarantee that he will have
man ready to row him 0Ianon) on the
Potomac, May Goth, 50 that in the event |
of walk over Hanlon will get one thous.
and dollars-Courtney's five hundred and
the pools five hundred Hanlon also re.
jecls The last-drafted articles, and asks
substituted those signed at Rochester.
JANUARY Goth was wild day on the
New YORK stock exchange owing to the
sale OF nifty thousand shares of Central
Paciiic rail ray stock. This sale had
been authorized and advertised, and
brokers were prepared for the transac.
ION. AS soon rs the sale began there
vas terrible rush for the sellers, and IN
ne eX' ltement brokers had coats torn
rom their backs, their hats smashed and
collars ripped off. In several instances
wen more serious results occurred. The
Iity thousand shares were all sold at an
average OF "a. The E0entag Post de-
Jared IL was one of The widest DAYS in
he history OF the stock exchange.
J. A SAWYER. fusionist secretary of /
tate, has yielded, and, under protest. t
.iven up all the state property in his
possession, says an Augusta telegram of 6
Feb. end. On Saturday Sawyer delivered S
the republican secretary of state the +
late seal. the returns OF the votes for &
oyernor, county officers, senator's, and |,
representatives., council records, and all n
nc reports of the executive council Of i,
560 relating to the election returns, c
awycr was unable to find the key OF the v
,ie. He says he received legal advice r
eslcrday TO hold out in his position, but. h
J lie was satisfied the sheriff had war ~
INT for his arrest, he did not choose to al
axe martyr of himself, and has there. fl
re given up his claim to the Office. Il
THE Titusville, Pa, He,aM, in its ii
sue of Feb 2nd, gives the following 81
i statistics which cover the entire oil th
gon for the month of January: There TO
ere 800 wells completed 1863 in the upper ty
'untry and SO in the lower country, Civ co
6 production Of 1878 barrels with an di
erage Of Is barrels per well; while in tn
ecember there were 1862 wells finished, IN
oducing A, l4S barrels, with an average ire
ghtly larger than the January exhibit. III
&c number OF wells completed during
nunry was So more than in December. in
more than in November, 50 more than cs
October, III more than in September, ma
ID less than in August, when there Sii
re 800 finished, producing 6,06G bar. ty,
with an average production of 1851 col
'rels. In January the refineries up wa
l building were 562, while in Decem- ty,
there were 1913, In November 400 lna
tobcr d03, September 3lS, August 332. san