Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-21
GENERAL NOTES

THE fund for the Garfield family closed
Oct. is at 1857 ,S51.
! REV. Dr.. THOMAS has taken an appeal
| to the judicial conference. to be held in
! December.
| THE total taxes levied upon the city of
| New York for the year are $31, OIL $40, the
rate being 1852 per cent.
| The Garfield monument committee esti-
mate the cost of the marble at 5000, ,000 of
which Cleveland will be asked to contrib
ute $4,000
T: P. CCoNNoR, NJ. p, delegate from
the Irish Land League to raise funds in
the United States, has landed in New
York.
! SINCE the surrender of Sitting Bull.
whose camp lay directly on the route of
the annual migration, buffalo have return
ed to the northern plains.
AT the conclusion OF Fanny Davenport's
engagement at the Novelty theatre, Brook
! lyn, her wardrobe was attached on a suit
of Anna Dickinson, on small claim for
royalty. Miss Davens sort will contest the
case.
After three days of delay Professor
! King sailed away from Chicago will his
monster balloon and a signal service at
tache, Oct. 10. The air ship rose to the
height of a mile and then moved off to-
ward st. Louis al speed of about twenty
miles per hour
| The superior court at Providence, Il. l.,
has decided to permit the sale Of the prop
erty of the Sprague Manufacturing Com
pany. reserving $1,500,000 to await the
issue OF the suit of the Quidneck Com
/ pany.
SIX companies of Michigan militia, ac-
companied by Governor jerome and staff,
! left Jackson, Oct. Is, for Yorktown. A
second train followed Immediately, with
| two hundred civilians. Governor Colquitt
and staff started from Atlanta, and the
| Maryland militia from Baltimore
/ IT is believed in Washington hat the
arrest of Senator Malone was arranged
between himself and readjuster friend
/ for its effect in Virginia But Samuel
! Strong, who swore out the warrant, tries
! to convince the reporters that the senator
is in danger of being murdered BY the
| Bourbon element of the south.
COLLECTOR ROBERTSON is inclined to
discontinue political assessments in the
New York custom house, where more than
three hundred officials have pledged them
selves not to contribute to the republican
/ campaign fund. Postmaster Pearson will
not permit any assessment of his en-
| ployes.
/ bhNEhAL AAhIoS Is en- route Tor
the border with thousand Mexican sol
diers to cooperate with General Wilcox
against the Afschus. General Fremont
has resigned the goyernorship of Arizona,
and it is reported that General Banks will
succeed him. The count at San Carlos
reservation shows that there have recently
been no desertions for the war-path
| THE carriage of Parson & Good
| fellow, of Oshkosh, Wiz, employing nearly
| two hundred men. has shu. down The
/ failure of Thompson 4 Havward's car
riage factory precipitated the action of the
creditors, and on the 18th inst. affairs
came to crisis syndicate was formed
among the creditors and the works were
| purchased outright, including the stock,
machinery, accounts, etc. The syndicate
consists of 5. D. kimbark, Chicago G..
+. Stro I'D, of Oshkosh; the Union Ma
tional Bank of Oshkosh; ShadboIdt &
Boyd. of Milwaukee; n. Colds & Son, OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, and Sheldon, of Au-
burn, \. Y. The liabilities of the firm
are estimated at 100000; assets unknown.
Work will be commenced in about a week
by the new company.
THE democrats of New York assembled
in state convention at Albany, on the 11th
inst. The county democracy of New York
was recognized. and both the Tammany
and Irving Hall organizations were ex-
cluded. The following ticket was placed
in nomination:
For Secretary Of State-W William Pur-
cell
For Comptroller-George II. Lapham.
! For Attorney General-Roswell A.
/ Palmenter.
| For Treasurer-Robert A. Maxwell.
! For State Engineer-Thomas Ever
| she'd
! For Judge of the Court of Appeals
Atty.-Gen. Schoonmaker.
TUE attorney general of Illinois has
been directed by the railroad commits
sioners to bring suit against the Wabash
consolidation for freight determinations
against shippers at Gilman, Ill As
portion of the track is outside this state
the question involved will be new to our
courts