Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-15
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record 81 Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.


to be surrounded by Mexican and Ameri-
can soldier in the Pine Mountains.
O'NgII,. arrested for the murder of Me-
Mahon, the saloon-keeper at bridgeport,
has sued Detectives Duffy and Mcdonald
for false imprisonmcnt
CAENos, polygamist. has been nomi-
mated for delegate 10 congress from ,tah
on the platform "Thc highest possible lib
erty 10 man and woman.
An invitation has been received by the
United States government To send rep
resentative to the international sanitary
conference in London August 1881.
AN invitation has been received by the
United States government TO send u repre-
sentative to the international sanitary con
ference in London, in August, 1881
TnE collision near Norfolk about two
wears ago, between the tug boat Lumber
man and the schooner Isaac Bell, by which
ten lives were lost is now attributed to
color blindness Of the pilots.
Ggs. GRANrs old church in Washington
IL in the position Of a pauper III The con
ference. The church has been n great
financial failure under this adminlstrn-
ton.
TnE government seems to be running
itself All present not only the president
but every member Of the cabinet il out of
Washington, M are also the first assistant
secretaries Of both the state and post
Office departments the commissioners Of in
tcrnnl revenue, first comptroller OF the
treasury. two or three of the auditors, and
u number of heads Of bureaus.
A rREss dispatch Of the 9Th inst,, from
Denver, Indicating danger Of another te
outbreak, il not credited at the interior
department A dispatch was received
from MIR. Mpachclu which indicates that
the Indians are simply getting IN hurry
for their money, and are pretending 10 be
In n dangerous mood, TO hasten up the
paymaster, Mr.. Bell thinks that they
win have the va 900 distributed 10 them
in about two weeks.
ArglNd PosrMA srER tiENERAI4 II NHES,
accompanied by Judge Freeman, assistant
Encouragement for the post Office depart
nicnt, called on Attorncy-gcneral ncgens
for the purpose Of consulting him IN re-
gard To the status Of the lottery eases now
pending before tho supreme court Of the
United Stntcg. Az n result Of this confer
cnce they all agreed that in consequence Of
the resignation of Postmaster General
Key, against whom the proceedings were
instituted by the lottery com
pnnics, the Mit will be dismissed by the
court.
u. RUSSELL, member Of the Ute conn
mission, has arrived in Washington with
papers signed by 577 Ute In
lians. The amount due the lltcs IL Sl5,-
700. Arrangements have been made for
he payment Of this Sum in accordance
with The terms of the bill. Russell ex-
pressed mn opinion that the work of select
ing new lands, surveying them and making
Attachments in seycrnlity, the work which
must necessarily he accomplished before
The Indians can he removed, will probably
not be commenced owing to the lateness OF
The season until next spring, and for this
reason he thinks the removal of the Utica
cpnnot he effected until next year.
SECRETARY ScuuRH on the llth inst,
made public the report Of Superintendent
Walker, of the census bureau, IN alleged
census frauds in South Carolina, The
general gives his reasons for believing the
census of 1870 incorrect, attributing il
mainly Ia defects of the law under which
il wns takcn--ihat of lS5o--snd adds;
1.-THE investigation instituted places II he
yond u Doubt, first, that the census Of 1870
was grossly defective, and secondly that
the ccniss Of 1850 wus substantially well
taken. In 40 instance did anything ap-
pcnr which bore scmhlancc Of fraud il
The returns made to this office by the emu
mcrntors Of 1850 Gen. Walker, in con
Guiding, says of the investigation; Il
know of no reason why any further charge
should hc made against the enumeration
recently brought To II conclusion by COM
missioncd and sworn officers of the govern.
mcnt in South Cnrolinn The presump-
ton which existed against their work has
been completely oycrthrown, and 4 strong
counter presumption has been created by
vcriiication upon the ground Of schedules
Of inhabitants in the case Of eighteen chll-
mcration districts succcssivelN taken for
special investigation, on account of their
exceptionally questionable character