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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
4 Lunatie'S Freak.
Syracuse Courier.


Ira, Cayuga county, is the scene of
the operations of love-making luna
tic, who seemed bound, until his pen
chant was curbed, to marry all the
girls in that section. The young mans
name is Charles Blake, and the maid
ems whom he loved are Miss Betsy
Foster and Miss Annie Upcroft. Mr..
Blake appears to have been above par
in the matrimonial market. The
VeedspOrt Sentinel says: Enamored of
two damsels and engaged to BOTH his
case is an anomaly. Miss Foster was
an heiress, and he married her. Their
honeymoon was brief. After lapse
of few days he returned his bride to
her home, and told her that he should
see her nevermore. In tears she i'm
plored him not to forsake her, but he
was obdurate, and left her blighted
life. He proceeded to the residence of
Miss Upcrolt and desired her to aiope
with him. The young lady's mother
objected. and insisted that he should
marry her daughter in her own domi-
cile. He consented to the proposition
and Mr.. Upcroft obtained Elder Cross,
of South Hannibal, to perform the
ceremony. On entering the residence
OF Mr.. Upcrolt, and receiving an intro
duction to the contracting parties, the
dominic was shocked to recognize in
the would-be bridegroom the gentle
man whom scarce three days since he
had pronounced the husband of Miss
Foster. He refused to tie the knot, and
explained the consequences of the law
should he do it to those present, and
went his way Illuminating on the in
consistencies of mortals. Blake re-
tired respondent. Miss Upcroft i'm
mediately sued her nugatorv swain for
$4,000, claiming that her heart had
been damaged to that amount. Blake's
friends, either doubling his sanity or
seeking to shield him from the terrors
of a breach of promise suit, had II trio
OF physicians make diagnosis of his
case. They pronounced him insane, and
he was incarcerated in the Utica
aSylum :"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
GENERAL NOTES

TIE Central Pacific road, with 2.644
miles of rail, reports gross earnings for
March OF 81, $4,000,
THE missing skip David Stewart, ninety
six day out from Rio de Janeiro, has ar
rived in New York.
DURING the past week IL Az immigrants
have reached New York, of which the
City Of Berlin brought 1,407.
Mas. NUrr of Camden, Ark, in an in
sane fit, threw her FIVE children into a
well, where they perished.
POSTMASTER TYLER, of Baltimore, is tc
lose his position on account of his treat.
ment OF Miss Murray, who recovered
s, 900 damages for his insult.
THERE is deep Indignation at Atlanta
Ga. over the COLLAPSE of the Citizen,
bank. The state has Sl03 900 on deposit
the city $35, 600. and the state railroad:
$IS, 900.
TUE butter-dealers of Washington mar
ket, New York, have resolved not to deal
In oleomargarine, and the clerk was in.
structed 10 suspend any dealer selling the
article.
THE Texans are wild with enthusiasm
over the advent of party of Chicago cap.
italists, representing S50,0O0,OO0. who
have broken ground at Dallas for the Chi.
cago, Texas and Mexican Central rail
road.
GEN. GRANT and Senior Romero have ar
rived at the Mexican Capital Romero il
in bad odor with President Gonzales, and
the movements of Gen. Grant are viewed
with great suspicion by the Mexicans.
THOMAS De JARNETTE. who shot his sis
ter on the Sth of August last, was aequit-
ted on the charge of murder at Danville.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
Chicago N arket.

CHICAGO. April 25.-Flour- Quiet but firm;
winter wheat -four 5.0046.00 Wheat Active,
firm and higher; No. 2 red winter. l.l0al 10 q
No. 2 Chicago Spring, I.051z for seller cash;
1.O6g l.O6ls for seller May; 1.07ssal.O7a4 for sell
Ter Jane; .08 for seller July. Corn Strong
and higher, A for seller cash; A. for seller
May and June; 4jls for seller July. Oats
Strong and higher; a614 for seller cash;
81 = for seller May; 381s for seller June; 50 for
seller July Rye-Steady and unchanged
Barley Strong and higher at l.lO. Flax
seed firm, at l.l7T. Provisions Unsettled. Pork
-SurongsaEd higher, 1850 for seller cash; II 81
@l7.5211 for seller May; 1866 for seller June
l7.75. Lard-Active, firm and higher, ll.25 for
seller cash; ll.27ll for seller May l1.40a1l AZ Il
for seller June; l147lkd1l.50 for seller July
"Drover's Journal" reports: Hogs Receipts
1000; shipments 5 5OO a shade lower; unsettled
fairly active; all sold; mixed packing 5.65a .05
light, 5.S0G6lO; heavy, 6.25a6.45. Cattle
Receipts, 1000; shipments, 3,400; demand good
and higher; common to fair shipping, 4.1O@j.l5
good to choice heavy, 55095.S0; exports
nominal, 5.9006.35; corn fed Texans, 4.l54475
| butchers slow; common, weak Mt 2.5O94.30
stockers' and feeders', 3.304 60. Sheep-Re
ceipts. 200; shipments 700; quiet, slow an,
steady good to choice, j,6c96.O0 few common
no fine here prices nominal at i.5096.2j,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

a proposition to increase the coinage of
silver fifteen million marks, because of the
growth of population.
THE government of Greece having in
dicated her Willingness to accept the pro-
posed compromise for the settlement of
her frontier dispute with Turkey, pro-
vided the latter will act in good faith, the
representatives of the powers are now
devising the m0dus Operaadi by which the
Turkish territory that is to be ceded TO
Greece shall be transferred.
LORD BEAcoNsFIELD's remains will be
buried, at his own request, beside those of
his wife in the grave yard at Huehenden
| Manor. Dean Stanley made an offer of a
place in Westminster Abbey, and the
Queen would be pleased if the offer was
| accepted, but it is probable that the de-
ceased statesman's dying request will be
complied with.
EVEN the Ulster liberals, as distinguish
ed from the Ulster land-leaguers, are not
satisfied with the Gladstone land bill
The facilities for farmers becoming own
ers of their opinion be amended. Depu-
tations of the Ulster farmers will proceed
to London for the purpose of urging need
ed amendments to the bill.
BISMARCK has declared against the anti
Jewish agitation, and the 225,0 900 Germans
who petitioned to exclude Jews from GER
tain occupations and offices are doomed to
disappointment. The Crown Prince
Fredrick William, as might be expected
from one of his many manly qualities, is
even more opposed to the agitation than
Bismarck.
THE international monetary conference
was opened at Paris by st. Hiliar, minis
ter of Foreign affairs. On motion of Mr.
Evarts, M. Magnin. the French finance
minister. was chosen president He ex-
pressed the belief that international BIZ
metallism alone could restore monetary
regularity in all parts of the world, while
he hoped that all systems would be fully
discussed. Fifteen states are represented
The delegates from England and Italy
have not arrived.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
A Monetary Puzzle.

What becomes of the gold?
This is a puzzle about as curious and
perplexing as similar problem come
years ago when everybody wondered
what became of all the silver. The lat
ter mystery was explained when the
famine in India caused the people of
that vast domain to bring out and yield
up the silver they had been boarding
away during the previous years. I'm
fortunately these hoardings came back
into the open market about the same
time Germany suspended the coinage
of silver. and the two events together
combined to cause the serious disturb
ance in the relative value Of the two
monetary metals.
We fancy that the disappearance OF
gold is to be accounted for in the main
by similar conditions to those which
caused silver to disappear in years
back.
The annual addition to the gold stock
of this country is. and has been for
two or three years, simply astounding,
and vet small evidence of it IS found
on the surface. The American mines
yield an average of abont $40, 600, ,OOO
annually. The estimate Of the gold
imported from abroad for the fiscal
year ending July, 1881, is 00,0OO,OOO.
The imports 1880 for were more than
$S5, ,000, 900. The banks of France and
Germany have been losing their gold
balances at rate which has alarmed
them, and the same course of trade
cannot continue much longer without
seriously depicting the stock OF gold in
the Bank of England. What becomes
Of all this gold when it il lodged in the
United States?
/. The bank reserves in this country
are gradually absorbing large amounts
of gold without any special design OF
effort on the part of the banks People
who deposit gold in the banks do
not care to draw it out again under our
present system Of currency, but prefer
to take greenbacks and bank-notes,
which are equally valuable and much
more convenient Bank-tellers every
where testify that gold is being con-
stantly declined by people who &c,
checks cashed. The consequence Is
that the gold which goes into banks
stays there and probably the time is
not far distant when bank reserves in
this country will consist almost entire
ly of gold. This is an admirable con-
dition Of things. With an adequate
and honest reserve in the national,
state private, and savings banks in gold
coin, the banking system would be on
sound basis, and prepared TO weather
any storms that may come.
2. 1t is not likely that quiet but
steady and important boarding ofgold
has been and is still going on among
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
Ripyclp CluhS


The bicycle clubs in America, which
are reported and recognized as ANA
teur wheel clubs, are now 100 in num-
ber. They have an aggregate mem
bership of about 1000, and they in
clude probably near one-third Of the
active wheelmen, owning wheels, on
this side the Atlantic. Forty-eight OF
them, or little less than half, have
joined the League of American Wheel
man with their whole active lists. These
clubs exist in twenty-eight of the United
States, the District of Columbia and
Canada. They are composed almost
wholly of men, and of gentlemen in
the good American sense of that word.
The average age of members would
probably be not far from thirty years.
Every profession and business and
trade is represented in their ranks
They are less than majority in num-
bers, but more than majority in in
fluence, among those upon whom the
cause of bicycling in this country rests.
This is for winter reflection.
Three years ago there was not pi-
cycle club in America. Two years ago
there were FIVE. One year ago there
were thirty-fve, and to-day there are
one hundred. The membership ofthe
older clubs has in the meantime con-
siderably increased, their achievements
have grown better, and their life and
activity stronger They have not
proved transient groups they are per
manent rorganisms. There was no
craze about their inception, and there
is no precariousness about their exist
ence. They, like the noble wheel,
have come to remain, and to increase
and multiply. Let them be kept warm
during the winter, and they will leap To
new life in the spring.-BieyeIe World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
The Bridge Disaster at Albany.

A special to the Chicago Journal gives
the following particulars of the wreck
Oh the Rock Island Division of the G.
NJ. & st. Paul railway:
A connected account of the affair is
Is follows, the facts being gathered by
personal interviews, with nearly all the
train men and rescued passengers !:
The train was composed of the engine,
tender, baggage and express car, pas
senger coach and sleeper. 1t left Free
port on time. No connections from
north or east were made, because Of
floods and washouts. Left consider
able freight Fulton Junction; left AL
bany little late; reached Meredosia
river, mile below, about twenty min
utes to 5; the watches stopped sixteen
minutes to 3; the engine whistled for
the road-crossing but not for the bridge,
which evidently appeared all right.
Not a single note of warning was
given before the train plunged head
long into the river, eighty feet of trestle
giving way n an instant. The engine,
tender and two first cars went into the
river; the sleeper hung on the verge.
The cars foated off, as stated yesterday.
The engineer and fireman went down
with the engine, and are not yet
found. The engine lies in seven feet
of water fifteen feet from the bridge.
Both cars were broken in; the water
poured in like deluge from all direc-
tions. Most of the passengers got out
through the windows, climbed up, and
helped each other on to the roofs.
The latest account makes the num-
Der of train men seven and passengers
[ fifteen; seven were drowned, as fol
lows
William West, engineer, resides at
Freeoort, leaves a wife and two chill
dren Louis Killion, fireman, Burling-
ton, Wis; d. ID. W. Lundy, Albany,
Ill; Edward Boles, Berlin, Wis; Olef
Oleson, Reeds Landing, Mimi; d.
Harvey, Irving, Kan; a boy, 2 years
old, son of Charles Wilson, Savannah.
The saved were as follows: Thos.
Fuller, conductor, unhurt; Warran
Ellithorpe, express messenger, badly
bruised; no bones broken; lives in Mil
waukee; Samuel Flanagan, baggageman
of Lanark, single; spine injured, face
cut, dangerously hurt; Harry Meyers,
Chicago, brakeman, collar bone broken,
/ hip injured; w. II. Thomas, colored,
porter, unhurt; Mrs. Charles Wilson,
Savannah, and little girl, II years old.
Both were considerably, but not badly
hurt, and were able to travel to-day.
Three meen were In the sleeper,
named yesterday. William Postle, of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Il NJ. ATnERroN, hardware dealer of
Abba, Ia, accidentally shot himselfin the
abdomen. lie died in ten minutes
4 Loss of 81, 900 was incurred by the
burning of the steamer w. T. Wheelers.
with cargo of cotton, at Savannah.
The Old Fort distillerv of John B.
Thompson. At Harrodshurg, Nv. has been
destroyed bv fire, the loss being $1,000.
+. SPERIM.ES 4 Co. grocery al Mobile.
Ala, was entirely DESTROYED by fire. At
a rough estimate. the loss is $4,000; in
sured.
JOHN ERRERpo, trapeze performer,
while rehearsing ut Hoboken, fell thirty
feet. Both legs were broken. Amputation
is thought necessary.
THE house OF colored man named En-
der. near Evanston, H., took ere recently
and his two children, ageli respectively 3
and 5, perished in the flames
A BOY of Is, named McCabe, was killed
by the accidental discharge of n gun.
while hunting near his home. in North
LYONS, Is. The top of his head was liter
ally blown off.
ALEX. CAMPBELL, an emigrant of Lon
don, Can, bound for Castleton, Dakota,
fell off the express at Battle Creek, Mich,
and was instantly killed. He was aSed
about 80.
An incendiary fire destroyed one of the
principal business blocks at Meridian
Miss. The total loss is estimated at $3.50
900; the insurance is about half that
amount.
The widow of Allen Smith, living west
of Evansville. Wis.,, left home on March
81 to visit a neighbor, and was not seen till
the other day, when her remains were
found in a snow-bank.
THE farm house of William Murprey
near Mishawaka, Ind, was burned 10 the
ground 1t is believed it was set on fire
by two of the younger children, who were
left IN charge of the house while the resi-
of the family were at church. Loss about
81 500.
One wing of the Southern Illinois in.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
FOREIGN

PARNELL addressed an assemblage of
fifteen thousand persons on the town moor
at Newcastle. and declared that The emi-
grafton clauses of the land bill must be
struck out.
PAGET, the British Ambassador at Rome,
will succeed Lord Dufferin at st. Peters
burg.
THE Italian Cabinet Ministers have
withdrawn their designations, and the cri-
sis is ended
An important demonstration against the
policy of the Greek government has been
made at Athens.
COLEMAN and 0'Donnell, two of the
men who tried to blow up the Mansion
House in London, are now in Providence
RI
SIGNoR TELLA has nearly completed a
new cabinet for Italy, making his selec-
tions from one faction.
LORD BEACoNsFIELD leaves his property
10 be divided between his brother Ralph
Disraeli and Lord Rowton Montague
Corry). his private secretary.
PRINCE NIAzKNsKY, the Russian censor
Of foreign journals. has been appointed
general censor of the press.
THE ravages of the plague at Bagdad
are terrible, although not actually beyond
the sanitary Gordon.
HING kALAKAUA, of Hawaii, was re-
eeived with great respect by the Chinese
and foreigners in Shanghsi
Mr.. PARNELL, speaking at Glasgow
Monday night, said that the Gladstone
Land bill provides no protection for small
farmers, and that if the bill becomes a
law its tendency will be towards the ex-
tinnf.np of tbat ola ~, Tralop1
No Russian lad between the ages of 10
and Is years will be allowed to emigra ate
without obtaining permission.
THE Roumanian chamber of deputies
has passed bill authorizing the govern
compromising the public security.
THE police of Vienna have learned BY
the perusal Of letters from Herr Mott that
the German socialists selected that city as
acentral point for their agitations.
A DISPATCH from Halifax. n s., saws
the storm of Good Friday night was un-
/ equalled in destruetiveness. even by the
/ terrible storm OF 1860.
SIX political prisoners will be tried by a
/ military court in Russia this month
/ Three are Of noble rank. one is the son OF
priest. and the other two are women.
SENIOR CASTELAR, has issued an ad-
dress to his constituents stating that he
will support the present Spanish Minis
try, whose policy he thinks is conducive
TO the cause of liberty. He does not ask
the support of the Advanced Republican
| and Democratic voters
THE German delegates to the monetary
| conference have started for Paris Bis
| marck has submitted to the federal council
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

krTz, i socialist leader i'll Chicago,
las written al impertinent letter to
President Garfield, il which he says the
president IS ~ much Of dcspot as the
car Of Russia; that in all republics
people are oppressed hy rulers, and
this is particularly true of the United
States. This socialist concludes his
letter with the opinion that President
Garfield ought t. Is served with = bic
dose of dynamite and nitro-glyeerine.
The president read the letter and was
amused At its impudence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

Fulton, ILL.,, grouped his way tout Of
the car in the water through the broken
end, and helped pull out others, neither
ofwhom were badly hurt.
Charles w. Westover, of Pine River.
Wis.,, and three others whose names
cannot be learned, were unhurt, and
proceeded on their way
A pile-driver brought down worked
till dark. The bridge will be repaired
tonight
All the baggage and express was
saved
The body of DIR. Lundy was badly
mangled. 1t was found by dragging
the river to-day. He was probably
killed before reaching the water.
The body of the babe seen in the
car will be recovered.
Four submarine divers arrived at the
wreck at noon to look for bodies.
Superintendent d. A. Olln, of Racine,
is at the wreck, giving all possible aid
to the sufferers, helping to remedy the
effects of the awful accident.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

Col. FREDERICK ID. GRANT has tend
cred his resignation as an officer of the
United States army. His resignation
as an officer of Gen. Sheridan's statl
has been already accepted, and his re-
signation of his position IN the army
Mill doubtless 30 accepted by the sec
retary of war. Col Grant has accepted
i position ~ chief engineer in connec-
ton with 4 southern railroad, of which
his father-inlaw, II. II. Honore, of Chi
cago. is president.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

liAyISG been short Of honest mate
rial for sensations, a correspondent Mt
Sc. Petersburg sends out the startling
statement that the candles and tapers
procured to burn around the bier of
tie czar, il the presence Of the royal
family, were found "a III filled with
itroglyccrine OF course the officers
who made tie discovery were at once
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

A. NJ. FITz, of Boston, has projected
negro colonization scheme, by which
large lot Of land III New Jersey is to
he purchased, where Ill industrial pur-
suits will be taught colored men, with
view to their becoming qualified to
fiji responsible positions in factories,
Mr.. Fitz says that Geo. Williams, oi
South Carolina, the Rev. Peter Ran
dolph, of Boston, and the Rev. Henry
Highland Garnet, Of Chicago, are deep
Is interested III the scheme. Mr.. Gar
net does not seem to De enthusiastic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

PKrScE BISMARCK was 67 years old on
April / lie ii III good health and spir-
its, and seem to have taken new lease
III life. Ills whole family are now with
him Count Herbert having returned
from italy and resumed his work rs his
fathers confidential secretary. Count
William Bismarck, the princes second
son, il making name fol himself rs a
wise and hnsy member of the German
parliament
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

THERE are now i'll the vault ut the
United States assay Office in New York,
so, 100000. mainly in gold bars. The
bars are packed in strong boxes, which
are ranged around three sides of the
room, which they about half fill. The
receipts Of gold at the assay Office last
week we're II. 4.617 800, and the total re
ceipts since August 2, 1880, s., ,45S. 700.
In the same period of 1879 the receipts
were SS,415,o00 The reason for the
accumulation is that the appropriations
for transporting the bullion to the mints
has run out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

Roswell BEARDsLEY, Of North Lans-
ing, Tompkins county, n. y, is the old
est postmaster in the United States.
During the coming summer he will have
completed his fifty-third year in the
service Of the department, his original
appointment having been made July Il,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

'l'HE president will make several
changes in the departments Assistant
Secretary Bell, and Chief Clerk Lock
wood, Of the interior department, will
~ removed, Is will also be Generals
Brady and Tyncr, of the postotiice de-
partmcnt. The latter will receive some
consolation, probably 4 seat on the
bench Of the court Of claims. Two
assistant secretaries will he cut out of
the treasury
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
The Greatest Blessing.

A simple, pure, harmless remedy.
that cures every time, and prevents dis
ease by keeping the blood pure, stom-
ach regular, kidneys and liver active,
is the greatest blessing ever conferred
upon man. Hop Bitters is that rem
edy, and its proprietors are being
blessed by thousands who have been
saved and cured by it. VIII you try ir
See another column.-Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

SECRETARY WINDoM il bi-metalist
in the fullest sense Of the word, and it
will hc his policy to get coin into cir
rnlation II rapidly as possible. With
tint end ii view, i il understood that
S5, So, and 81 legal tenders will be
withdrawn from circulation as fast as
they come into the treasury, and if
this be found To work no Inconvenience
the process will be extended TO the
goo nntna
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

ALL the republican papers OF the
state Of New York have now been
heard from on the question Of the CON
frmation Of Judge Robertson for col
lector of customs at the port Of New
York. They foot up: For confirIna-
t;an 19h. aoaingl r.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

SPEAKING of Abraham Lincoln the
Utica Morning Herald truly says: "As
the years pass, the noble character OF
the martyr president is more and more
dearly cherished by the people, and
affection approaches yeneration."