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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
Chicago Market.

CsloAso May Flour-Quiet and weak
Easier spring wheat, 4.o0G5.25; fine Minnesota
so; winter wheat, 4.50a6 90; low grades, $50
settled; No. 2, red winter l.O49 LOS; No 2
Chicago spring, 1.001 a 1.003 for seller cash;
1908 for seller May: l.O2& for seller Jsne
and July; No. , Chicago spring, 9Oa951l. r
elected 731aoSO. Corn Steady and in fair
demand; 421s for seller cash: 49, for seller
May: i2a42's for seller June; Az 431s for
seller July; a for seller August; rejected
seller cash: 355s for seller May and seller
june; S4'. for seller July. Rye-Strong and
higher LA. Barley-Dull and Lower al
LOS. Flax Sseed at LIS. Pork-Quiet but
steady. l1.40 for seller cash and May
l7.421l for seller June; l7.52h for seller July
Lard-In fair demand at lower rates; ll.20d
ll-22 for seller cash and May; ll.27l1 for seller
June; l1.S3 for seller July; lI.4O for sellel
August. The "Droyers Journal reports
Hogs-Receipts, Il 600; shipments, $500; de
mand fair and market firm: mixed packing
5.75a6I0; choice heavy packers add shippers
6.20G 6.45; light bacon, 5.90G go; the market
averages shade higher and closed rather quiet
Cattle Receipts, 6.0oO; shipments, 1890
demand moderate: 10c lower; common TO faii
shipping. 4.756515, geOd to choice, 5.4oG
$50; exports, 5.75a6.10; corn fed Texans, Al
a4.Se; butchers. steady; s.0o44.s0 Sheep
Receipts 900; shipments 900; ind good
demand; common TO medium 80. q 5.5c; gooG
To choice 5.7OG6.I0.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
officers and crews have arrived there /


officers and crews have arrived there TO
man them.
THE nihilists have issued an address to
the czar, representing that the recent ex-
ecutions have served to strengthen their
ranks.
The annual hegira of French Canadians
to the brick-felds of the eastern states is
in full operation, no less than six thousand
having crossed over from Montreal within
the past month.
GERMANY, while evincing no partiality
for a mixed standard, is investigating as
silver for term of years, to enable her 10
sell her supertiuous coin.
FIVE servants in the imperial palace at
Constantinople have confessed that they
suffocated Abdul Aziz. the late sultan and
opened veins in his arms to make it ap-
pear that he killed himself
IN the house Of commons. when Brad
laugh advanced to the speakers table
to be sworn, Northcote entered an obiec-
tion, and moved that he be not allowed to
take the oath This was carried, after a
spirited debate, by POS TO 175.
A PARIS paper gravely announces that
a lively conflict is now in progress at the
White House between the wine-drinkers
and the temperance society. The tenn
perance society,"" it says. would like to
suppress the use Of wine at official din
ners. On the other hand, Marshal and
Aide-de-Camp Murat Halsted, opposes
with great violence the pretentions of the
temperance society"
THE Cologne Gazette is informed that
Princess Katinka Dolgourouki, the NOR
fIa fQ # hn tod 20
still living at St. Petersburg in the strict
est seclusion. The Gar literally provid
ed for her and her children in his last
will and testament. Immediately after
the death of the Gar she cut off her beau
tiful hair, and with her own hands placed
ii in the coffin of her dead husband, in
compliance with wish which he often
expressed during life.
WHEN Charles Bra9laugh entered the
House of Commons and asked to be sworn
in, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Conserva-
tive leader, moved that he be not permit
ted to take the oath. Notwithstanding
Gladstone's opposition, the motion pre-
vailed by a vote Of POS to 175. The
Speaker then directed Bradlaugh to
withdraw, and, as he refused, he was
removed by the Sergeant-at-arms.
INFORMATION furnished the English
newspapers by apparently prejudiced cor
respondents indicates that the condition
of the Transvaal is far from peacable
and orderly. The Beers are represented
as making things very uncomfortable for
the settlers who are loyal 10 the English,
which is not very remarkable, as the
greater number Of these lovalists are land
grabbers and spectators of very disrepu-
table description.
AT the funeral of the Earl of Beacon
field the usual solemn ceremonies were OBJ
served. A large number Of distinguished
notables including the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Connaught, Prince Leopold,
the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis OF
Harrington, and the Marquis of Hamilton,
were present. The remains were deposit
ed in the family vault at Hughenden
churchyard. There was great profusion
Of floral tributes to the memory of the
deceased statesman. The Queen sent one
Neither her Majesty nor Mr.. Gladstone
attended the funeral
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
4 GREAT TRAVELLER.
n Man Who Has Travelled One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Miles.
Rochester Democrat.


Charles w. Poulson, publicly ac-
knowledged to be "the greatest traveller
IN the world" was in town yesterday.
He spent some time with Sol. Vile,
whose deceased brother he met and be-
came acquainted with in Florida Mr.
Poulson, although he is yet quite a
young man, had travelled, at the last
resume he made, 100000 miles He
is prominently connected with several
metropolitan steamboat lines, and
spends his winters in Florida, both for
the sake of pleasure and his health.
He told the reporter that he was trav-
cling most Of the time, and had become
So used to it that he could sleep better
in sleeping-car berth than in bed
He travelled around the world with
General Grant, and has been in Europe
four or five times. He has been in
San Francisco half dozen times. He
is just on his way home from little
trip to the west. He first went to San
Francisco, then to New Orleans, and
by way of the Mississippi and the Ohio
to Louisville and Cincinnati. He made
various excursions from Cincinnati
taking in Pittsburg and other places
and thence came to Rochester. He
was on board the steamer Paris G
Brown, Captain Hallady, which cam,
50 near going over the falls at Louis
vile, with 100 passengers on board
Mr.. Poulson was also on board The
Narragansctt when her fatal collision
with the Stonington took place, anC
was among those reported lost, thu
having the satisfaction Of seeing hi,
own obituary in the New York, Phila
delphia and other papers. He gener
ally travels with i Scotch terrier do,
of his. This Cog hes been in Cincin
natl four times, i'll other places in pro
portion, and has been franked t.
twenty-seven different cities. So wei
is he acquainted with his masters usua
route that he is often left to himself il
the baggage cars for a distance of LOO
miles, but he generally manages t.
turn up i'll the end. Mr.. Poulson ant
his dog have met with many accidents
but, as he himself says, they have new
er vet been killed. This celebrate'
traveller has an inexhaustable fund 0
anecdotes about southern and foreigl
life, all of which are both interesting
and instructive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
F0REIGN

PIERRE ALFRED RAykL, the actor, died
in Paris. April 2s.
THE nihilists have again threatened the
czar. This Is becoming monotonous to
the czar.
THE governors of two Tunisian towns
were instructed by the bey to surrender to
the French under protest.
TIRE loyalty OF one of the Russian regi-
ments, which has been hitherto considered
shove suspicion, is now called in question.
AT land meeting at Dublin. Dillon
gave warning that wholesale evictions
would no, he effected without armed re-
sistance
TIE announcement in the house OF
commons that Gladstone would move an
appropriation to erect monument to the
memory of Beaconsfeld was received with
loud cheers
KING kALAKAUA, of Hawaii, was re-
ceived with great respect by the Chinese
and foreigners in Shanghai.
Six steel-turret vessels have been built
in an English yard for China, and Chinese
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

HEX majesty Of England was desirous
of visiting IN his last illness the illustri-
ons minister who had her confidence
and sympathy to the last, though he
Ind lost the good will Of the nation.
This desire was communicated to the
patients physicians by Lord Barring
ton, her m1esty's special representa-
tive ut the bedside of the earl but
they insisted upon complete quiet foi
their patient, and cntreated the queer
not to carry ont her purpose The
doctors may have been right. They
had their way, and the patient died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
that We should exceedingly regret his

that We should exceedingly regret his
departure from ms.
Although not of the clerical profes.
sion, he ALWAYS wears the same suit of
black, which is perfect fit in fact he
has but the one suit winter and sum-
mer, from which you may infer that he
is not blessed with the riches of this
world; no, poor fellow. and although
he has been with us over two years he
has never paid a cent for his board. In
truth, we consider ourselves fully re-
compensed by his services, which are
many and diversified. But one thing
| must confess in regard to him, al
though his morals seem to be all that
one could desire, and he goes to church
regularly every Sabbath, L am very
much afraid that none of those beauti-
full and interesting sermons to which
we delight to listen ever do him the
least bit of good. Yet we always thought
him amiable and accommodating; until
one day, contrary to my advice, my
husband desired his assistance in plow-
ing the vegetable garden. must say
that l never saw any man so angry in
my life. His Indignation was terrible.
He threw himself into perfect fury.
His eyes flashed fire, his nostrils dilated
like wild beasts, and the way he did
gyrate around that garden, dragging
my husband with him, was most alarm
ing. Strange to say, mad as he was,
he never spoke Il word 1t seemed as
if he couldn't
Since that incident, the thoughts of
which often make me smile, our friend 5
behavior has been remarkably gentle
manly, and care has been taken not to
permit the history of that day to re-
peat itself. Bearing the name (al-
though belive no relation) of the great
poet, Longfellow, he is naturally proud
of it, l presume. Although our boarder
he does not eat at our table; he has to
be both served and lodged separately.
He eats out of manger and sleeps i'll
stable He is, if you have not al
ready discovered it, our favorite horse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06


Az old lady in Brooklyn by the name
Of 0iHara died three years ago. leaving
al estate Of sl5o,O 900 by her will to sew
eral benevolent institutions OF the Cath
olic church. The will was contested
by her grandchildren on the ground
that she was unduly influenced b. the
priests. The case has been decided
against them, however, by the surro-
gate. who is himself Catholic, and as
signs for his reasons that Mrs. O'Hara's
religious feelings were stronger than
her affection for her grandchildren. and
that she wisely preferred the prayers
and blessings of the multitudes who
will profit BY her charitable requests
to the prayers and blessings Of a few
randchildren.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

The town of Greenville, Cal, has been
swept away by fire.
THE residence Of DR.. j. L. Roberts, at
Centralia, ILL.,, was burned.
EppY's match factory at Hull, Ont, the
largest in Canada, wa damaged $4,000
by fire.
4 Loss Of $4,000 occurred ut Hannibal,
Mo, by the giving way Of the walls OF
Worrelfs ice-house.
THE steam tannery of Gunn Il Co., at
Kingston, Ont, was destroyed by fire
April p, causing a loss of $4,000
BY the upsetting Of a ferry-boat in the
Dneister river. from thirty TO sixty per
sons were drowned
An incendIary fire caused the destruc-
iion of the suffers store at Fort Lyon,
Col, as also the postoffice.
FOREST fires have inflicted great dam
age along the line of the Providence and
Worcester road, in Rhode Island
4 FIRE at Salinas, Cal, burned the resi-
dence Of Mayor Ball, and his wife and
two daughters perished in the flames.
FIRE DESTROYED the mammoth Girard
Point elevator, at Philadelphia, with
20 coo bushels of grain, the loss being
| StIlN,uNu.
The salt blocks at Syracuse owned by
Martin Cooney and the Porter Manufact.
uring company fave been burned, the los
aggregating $4,000
FouR lads at Louisville, while playing
base ball At the corner of Twenty-third
and Market streets, were killed by light.
ming.
! FouR citizens of Mount Clemens Mich
/ / 10 ~
Clair, and are believed to have been lost
They were Postmaster Shook, DIR. Decker
Charles Woods. and Morev Axtell.
TmE box factory Of +. G. Smith. al
Greenpoint, Long Island, was DESTROYED
by fire April 2S Three employees were in
iured in the attempt to escape from the
building. An explosion in the sawdus
storehouse threw the walls over upon tn,
crowd. three Of whom were fatally burne,
and ten Others singed. The loss il SIS, 600
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
Our BOarder.

When he first came to US I did not
like him at all. / thought him ugly
and ill-favored; but ! did not know him
then. / did not know what a perfect
gentleman he was. He was weary, too,
that night, travelstained, and seem ed
dull and inert / was sure should not
like him. But after a few days, when
became more thoroughly acquainted
with hi1.l, began to realize what he
was in reality. and to appreciate his
many excellent qualities.
As said, he proved himself to be a
perfect gentleman, being proud, stately
and truly high-bred in character and
department He was also graceful in
his movements; in fact, there was also
altogether peculiar style about him;
but must confess / thought he carried
his head rather high, which was occa-
sined perhaps by his having long
neck-much longer than is generally
allotted to mankind. Some silly peo-
pie have ridiculed him on his account;
but we, who have grown accustomed
to mis- very few failings, Ike him so well
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

SOME curious newspapers, whose mo-
lives are past finding out, persist in
representing that Secretary Blaine has
Bright's disease, and is too i'll to attend
to his official duties The truth i, that
Mr.. Blaine has not been absent from
his Department single day for the
past six weeks, nor absent from Wash
lngton IN hour since hc was appointed
u tile state Department. Tic is on
the street daily, and appears to he III
his nsnal health
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

Russia has invited the other powers
81 Europe to i conference for the pur-
pose of suppressing Nihilism by deter
mined and concerted measures. The
conference of the king killers, which
was 10 have been held III London this
week, has been postponed until the in
tentions of the kings have been dis
closed The work of detecting and
arresting the conspiritors is still going
III Ill Russia, and the establishment 81
the Nihilist newspaper, The wiz Of The
Peopk, has been siezed. 1t seems to be
the determination Of the new Car to
crush out Nihilism IN Russia, if such .
thing is possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

A FARMER il. the vicinity Of Quincy,
H., discovering three men at work try
ing % flood the country by breaking
tile Lima Lake levee, procured 4 gun
and shot one Of the party. The fellow
tnmbled into the pit he was digging,
hit WIS carried by his companions to
Il beat and taken AWAY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

II order to induce the public 10 be-
lieve the story telegraphed from Pana-
mn that the treasurer Of the De Desseps
,4,nal company has ahsconded with
Na7g miiioa ~ dollars il goif il will be
necessary to produce the man and the
money. There is either an error of
several cyphers in tire amount named,
II else De LesscpS Is preparing the
public for grand explosion. Nobody
III this climate can be persuaded to be-
heye that De Lcsseps had S30,00o,0ao,
and il il still more incredible that he
would have il lying around where
somebody could steal il.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
FREDERICK TYRON.
The Rival OF au Emperor Dying la a
Pennsylvania Alushouse.

Pennsylvania aAlmShOuse n
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
A few days since there died in the
Crawford County, Pa. almshouSe Fred
erick Iyron, who was one of the chief
secret advisers ofthe Emperor Nicholas
and who had been the rival of the late
emperor in the love Of the Czarina.
The man was born Serf in Finland
but was freed by his master and edu-
Gated. He entered the ears house
hold service, advanced rapidly and
was sent with Alexander H. to assist
i'll love with the late Czarina, his feel
ings were reciprocated and mutual
fidelity was pledged. Alexander, how
ever, was smitten with the charms of
the same young princess and married
her, despite the planning of Tyron to
prevent the nuptialS. Nicholas en-
trusted many important missions To
Tyron, us did his son, the late czar.
The serf, however, remembered Alex
ander's anger ut the discovery of his
plot. and, after the peace congress
fled to America to escape being sent
enced to Siberia. His existence in this
country was one of suffering He lost
his reason, and finally driftcd into the
almshouse where he died. Owing to
his dread of the prosecutions of the
Russian government he had for years
passed under the assumed name of
Hyren. He left y large amount of
manuscript, from which, taken in con
nection with his evident acquaintance
with European history of the present
century, the account of his life has
been cleaned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
Why DO We Droopy

The vicissitudes of climate, the wear and tear
Of business, the griefs cares and anxieties that
beset in every walk of life sufficiently account
for the premature debility and decay 80 common
among all classes in this country. Strange. very
strange it Is that with that potent vegetable IN
vigorant, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, within
reach of al, any one Of Us should forego the
health, yigor and vital activity which it, regular
aeh, the relaxed Eeryes the torpid liver the cor
rupted blood, the depressed spirits is more salu-
tary, refreshing and cheering than words can
express It Is a medicine alike for the body and
the mind pure and wholesome IN its composition
harmless in its operations, and permanent IN It's
restorative results.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

II IL stated in Washington that Simon
Gameron's proposition that the noml-
nation Of Robertson be withdrawn i'll
the interest Of harmony. received 4
most emphatic negative from President
Garfield, who SAID to the venerable ne
gotiator, what he had previously said
10 others who had undertaken simi-
h,r mission, that this nomination was
the result Of careful consideration and
due deliberation, nd would not he
Withdrawn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
milwaukee, Market.

MIlwAukEE, May 2.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Opened firm and closed
pull; No. hard, nominal; No ! nominal
No. l.OO4; l.O04 for seller April
l.OO3. for seller May; l.O211 for seller June;
Los for for seller July; No. 3. 9S; No. 4, 81
rejected, nominal. Corn-Stronger and quiet
No. 2. T. Oats-Higher; No. 2. 354.. Rye
Dull-No. l, LOO. Barley-Quiet and stead
Ter; No. Q 81
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

SECRETARY WINIOM's scheme to ex-
change . provisional three and Il half
per cent bond for the matured skies
finds great favor in Europe, and two
experts have been sent 10 London from
the treasury to conduct the business.
Foreign capitalists would rather have Il
- per cent. bond Of the United States
than tile secnriti VI Of other nations 1T
Il higher rate Of interest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

NINE members Of the faculty of the
Detroit Medical college have prompt
orily resigned, and the students have
indorscd their action and formally
agreed to leave the institution. The
trouble arose from distasteful ap-
pointment by President McGraw.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

FIVE servants in the imperial palace
III ConslantinopIe have confessed that
they suiiocated Abdul Aziz, the late
sultan, and opened veins in his arms to
make it appear that he killed himself
Three officials are said to be implicated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

CoSrRARY to general supposition,
lord Beaconsfcld leaves fair fortune,
although tile exact amount viii not ap-
pear Ill tile will Ills wife brought
him u good property, and he made
something out Of his books Then that
romantic old lady. Mrs. WiIlyams, left
him flO,OOO eli condition that she
should he buried beside him at Hugh
endcn. Mrs. Willyams IS buried in the
same vault as his wife.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
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Middletown's oyster Fiend.

From the Mtddletwn IN. y Argus.
On reading in Mondays Argus, the
account of Squire Carey's recent expe-
rience among the oyster men of your
place. we were reminded of similar
occurrence in Middletown some years
ago in which this same gourmand figur-
ed as the hero. a man named Toulon
had but recently opened an oyster
house, and had not yet become ac-
quaintcd with the oyster eaters Of the
town. One day Carey walked i'll and
offered the proprietor u dollar for AZ
many oysters as he could eat Mt one
sitting The offer was readily accepted.
Carey began on stews, and after he mad
absorbed six he ordered plate Of raw.
These eaten he called for more, and
then went back to stews. Mr.. Toulon
by this time saw that he was doing II
losing business, and substituted sugar
for salt as condiment; but his Gus
toner showed no signs of stopping, and
seemed to relish this seasoning just az
well. After eating about 50 worth, Mr..
T. induced him to desist by giving back
the dollar Carey very reluctantly ac-
cepted the money, insisting that "a bar
gain is bargain" and declaring that
hereafter he would bestow his patron
age elsewhere.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

AT the Whitaker trial, Governor
Chamberlain endeavored to upset the
testimony Of the experts in handwriting
by showing that they were mistaken in
their opinion as to the authorship of
the Morey letter, but was ruled out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

The Grand Duke Nicholas, brother
of the late car and nephew Of the
present one, ard who was arrested
about two weeks since at Moscow, has
been sentenced to prison for life, for
his connection with the nihilists
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
NEWS NOTES.

TIE New York people are getting ex-
cited over the probable failure of the
Worlds Fair scheme, and are now en-
gagged in an attempt to compel the
railroad companies to increase their
subscriptions, but it will not succeed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

SENATORS ingalls,, Mcmillan and Gar
land have been appointed committee
TO prepare new bankrupt law for the
Senate, and will report in December.
They will undoubtedly indorse what is
known IA the Lowell bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

THE government is feeding one thousand
destitute people in and around Yanton.
THE greenbackers of Ohio will hold
state convention at Columbus, on June 10
and nominate full ticket.
THE elevated railroads in New York