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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
Old Hickory.

Speaking Of President Jackson's life
at the Hermitage" his home near
Nashville, Tenn, a correspondent Of
the american Queen SAYS: Here did
the General offer indiscriminate hospi-
tality, and here, after dinner, did both
husband and wife sit down and smoke
clay pipe; and yet, so perfectly con-
Trajectory was their life to our North
ern idea of consistency. that when they
drove out It was in carriage drawn by
four handsome iron-gray horses, at
tended by servants III blue livery and
brass buttons, glazed hats and silver
beads. When dinner was served at
the Hermitage" all the gentlemen
went to the sideboard to take drink,
and then to the dining room. The ta-
bles were loaded with food, served in
Discriminatory; and in all the rooms
were two beds for passing strangers.
General jackson was never hand
some, but he had two bright eyes, and
what Parton calls ''that mysterious
omnipotent something which we call
"a presence" that he could look well
in uniform, ride a horse admirably,
preside well as a judge, fight well as a
general, and that he had a certain chiv
alrous Difference for women. Wehave
also read that he preferred whisky,
corncob pipe, and that he waded
through many vices to the presidency;
that we also knew fshis instincts were
better than his principles" His con-
yentionality was seml-occasional.
Yet, he has stamped his individuality
upon the American name, and when
III 1850 the elegant Prescott visited
ENGLAND he found lady at one of the
grand houses which he visited who
asked him if Boston ladies smoked a
pipe after dinner, and if they lived as
General and Mrs. Jackson did; and al
so at Alwick castle, the ancient palace
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April -Flour-Steady and un-
changed Wheat-Actiye but lower; No. 2, Chi
cago spring, 992l a l.O21z for seller cash. O44 u
@1.O594 for seller June; 1.O5's for seller July
No. ; Chicago spring, gl4Q9513; rejected,
74AGSl. Corn-In fair demand at lower rates;
SO q AZ for seller cash; 421l hid for seller May
and June; 43 bid for seller July. Oats Dull,
weak and lever; 3lA@5S1s for seller cash.
354@353E for seller May and June Rye
Easier; 1.0i. Barley-Easer: at LOO. Pork
Strong and higher; 17.2OG17.25 for seller cash
and May; 17.25@17.3O for seller June; 1899
1921 for seller July Larl-Aetiye and
u shade higher; 10.77h@ 1880 for seller cash;
1o.SO91O.S2h for seller May; lO.9Oal0.92h
for seller June; 1897 71ao1l.00 for seller July.
The "Drover's Journal reports: IIogs--Re-
ceipts. 10000: shipments, 800; steady, with
fair demand; unchanged; common to good mixed
packing, 5.40a5.75; light. 5.5O9 $780, choice
heavy, 5.9Oa6.4O. Cattle-Recepts, 5000;
shipments, 3 500; fair demands at lower rates;
very full supply, closed weak common to fair
shipping, 4.30@ 5.S9; good to choice; 5.25@ 5 go;
exports 5.S066.l5; butchers slow and steady,
2.30; stockers' and feeders, active; 3.25a4 So.
Sheep-Receipts 700; shipments 800; best farm
exports, 5.SO96.I5; fair to good, slow at 5.1ja
$40; common to medium, very dull 10 zoe lower,
at 4.40d4 80.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
GENERAL NOTES.

A PARTY of Americans have leased from
the Dominion government twelve hun
dred acres of bog near Winnipeg, and will
manufacture peat on large scale.
THE stakes of 81 900 for billiard match
between Slosson and Schaefer, at New
\ 1ork, are now up.
LEADvILLE elected Dougan, the repub-
lican candidate, for mayor, over Hum
phrey, the present incumbent.
THE Missouri river overfowed its banks
at Omaha, and the smelling works were
compelled TO shut down.
HARRY G. CHAPIN, editor Of the 1dyer-
ttSer, at Cairo. Mich, was found dead at
Lapeer from drunkenness and exposure.
HoN. ANDREW D. WHITE, of New York,
who is the president of the Cornell uni
versity at Ithaca, has resigned his Office Of
United States minister at Berlin.
LIEUTENANT ROBINSON, of the 9TH cav
airy, is continually taking hostile Indians
| from a camp of Ganktonais, about thirty
miles west Of Fort Buford
THE chief engineer of the Mexican gov
ernment. having surveyed the Tehuante-
pee route, reports Captain Eads' project
entirely practicable.
CHARLES SCRIBNER's SoNs have sold
| their shares to Roswell Smith, business
managers of ScribRer's Monthly and ST.
Nicholas. The editorial and business
management will be continued as here
tofore.
COLORADO stock-raisers seem to have
been the greatest sufferers by the storms
of the winter, although losses in Idaho
and Montana will be heavy Fewer Texas
cattle will be moved into the mountain re-
gion hereafter.
THE graves of the confederate dead at
New Orleans were decorated on the 9th
inst, for which purpose floral contribu-
tions were made by the Grand Army Of
the republic.
THE provision trade of the United
States was last week threatened with a
new panic by death from trichiniasis at
Hoboken, Y. ]. Scientific investigation
of the case shows that the victim died
from eating bologna sausage imported
from Germany.
BEEcHER startled his congregation, on
Sunday, by announcing that he had COM
misted 10 the care of Catholic pastor the
daughter of a member of Plymouth
church who for one year had clung to
her desire 10 unite with the church of
Rome.
GEORGE III. PULLMAN took out from
Chicago to the magic city which bears his
name two carloads of influential citizens
to witness the starting OF the Corliss en-
CINE, of twenty-five hundred horsepower,
which came from the centennial exposi-
tion and Is now doing service in his NAM
moth car works. Visitors to the centen-
NAL will remember this huge piece of ma
chinery that furnished the motive power
! in the machfuery department
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
The Queen Of the Stars.
Providence Journal, March %.

-'AtN'NAA
Venus is in her brightest phase as
evening star, and shines i'll the western
sky like Il young moon. She Is now
visible at MONDAY, being to-day on the
meridian, or point over head, at 26
minutes past ? O'Clock, about two hours
after the sun. There, closely observant
eyes may find her, dotting the blue sky
like drop of molten silver or Il round
disc of cloudy film. Almost any one
can discover her before sunset, shining
as point of soft, golden light, about
forty degrees east of the sun. This is
perhaps, the best time for observation,
as the observer can then watch her in
creasing size and brilliancy rs the sun
sets and the twilight fades, until she
comes forth on the dark background of
the sky in her most radiant phase, the
fairest and brightest of the million star
ry orbs that stud the heavens.
Venus is now Il beautiful object in
the telescope, presenting the appear
ance of our waning moon and looking
nearly as large. The terminator or
boundary line between the dark and j.
Illuminated portions of the disc is irregu-
lar In outline. This is probably caused
by the mountains in Venus, whose sum-
mits catch the first rays Of the Sun and
cause the ragged appearance of the
edge, us the mountains in the moon
cause similar appearance on much
larger scale on account of being so
much nearer. Some astronomers think
that there are mountains in Venus
twenty miles high, but no observations
on this planet are considered entirely
reliable, its intense lusIer making it
exceedingly difficult to detect anything
but the varying phases, the somewhat
uneven boundary of tie terminator,
and the surrounding atmosphere. Lead
ing telescope observers have thus far
accomplished little in regard to this fas-
cinating and disappointing planet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
APOINT SETTLED.
GariieId's Plurality Over Hancock
Three Thousand Five Hundred and

Gartield'S Plurality over Hancock
Three Thousand Five Hundred and
TwentyTwo.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Spirit Of
the Times issues the following self ex-
planatory statement: 1--WE announced
several weeks since that owing to un-
expected discrepancies i'll the footings
of the popular vote for president in
various political almanacs. we were
unable, even at that late day, to decide
whether Garfield or Hancock had plu-
raity in the country. Relying upon
the first almanacs received by us land
we are obliged to depend upon these
texts books for political statistcis), we
had to decide Il few questions to the
eeffct that Garfield had Il small plurali-
ty, but few days after the appear
ance of that issue, we were stag
gered by table from the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, showing a plurality for
Hancock of 500, and further doubt
was cast upon our first authorities he
the appearance of later almanacs Civ
ing the democratic candidate Il small
plurality. In the meantime we were
flooded with questions on the point.
No two compilations of the vote could
be found to agree, and hence we deter
mined to address the several secreta-
ries Of state ourselves, and publish 4
correct table when the full returns
were received. These we have now
As the only just method of ascertain
ing the vote or plurality in state i'll
the presidential election, we have, in
all cases, used the highest vote cast i'll
that state for either republican or
democratic elector In Virginia the
funder and readjustor vote is added to-
gether, and in Maine the fusion vote is
credited to Hancock. The complete
table is as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

Tar Wisconsin legislature adjourned
ias d;r Oh Monday, the fourth inst
Nearly III the members Of both
houses packed grips and plumber
the Saturday previous and hied away
ID their respective homes. When the
Senate was called to order on Monday
but three republicans and one demo-
crat answered to the roll call In the
Assembly there were seven repubh-
cans and two democrats. By this I'M
due haste 10 get home, the apportion-
ment bill redistricting the state into
senate and assembly districts was de-
feated, there being an error found in
the bill by the governor. leaving out
the entire town Of Ridgeway in Iowa
county. This was one Of the most i'm
portant bills introduced during the
past session and much labor had been
expended thereon, but the fatal error
was overlooked, necessitating i veto
from the governor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

PEOPLE have queer ideas as to the
power of presidents. A colored man
called on President Garfield the other
day and insisted on an interview. He
was very indignant because they
wouldn't let him in. His wife had run
off with another man. he said. He came
to see the president to appeal for ad-
vice in the premises and assistance in
carrying that advice into effect. a small
sized boy from Georgia, who listened
to his story as told the doorkeeper, ad-
vised him to shoot the other man, and
he finally went away to do it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

of the Percys, he found picture of
the General. 1t is A strange eircum-
stance, not speaking much for the read
ing intelligence of certain English la
dies. that they have as blank an ignor-
ance now, almost, of what America re-
ally is; and that so late as 1869, an
English lady asked her American guest
if New York did not barn down con-
stantly, as it was all built oswoodl
The calm. elegant manners of the
unpretending but scholarly Prescott,
Motley and Lowell; the simple, sol
dierly bearing of our last soldier-presi-
dent and his wife-who does not smoke
= pipe.-have impressed those who
have seen them; and yet, the wife Of a
prominent clergyman in England asked
Mr.. Lowell if he really did not belong
to small minority of his countrymen.
aYou are not like the General jackson
class, for instance" said she
And yet, 1t took men of ''the General
jackson class" to make lis nation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

TIE Africans are evidently opposed
To being crushed by monopolies. The
French expedition which vert TO sur
yey route for the railroad across the
Sahara desert has been pretty nearly
exterminated. One party Of twenty
nine were killed with poisoned dates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

WnES resident Of Wisconsin wishes
ID treat lis neighbor to something"
he has u step over the state line TO do
il. This is about as strict as the local
option law which prevailed in Ger
tain district ii Texas, where the citi-
zens could buy liquor On one side Of
tie street and not on the other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

Tn barhnrities OF i British jail are
already beginning to be felt by the
land League prisoners 1T kilmalnham
Wiz arc supplied with bread " i quail
itv which Il simply unfit for human
beings 20 cat \ sample Of the bread
has been sent t. tllc house If commons
III Il small box lnhlrd Not dynamite :
Mr. IIealy will probably bring up the
matter in 4 few days, when the whole
subject Mil 10 ventilated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

OnlNG partly 10 deficiencies ii the
royal treasury, and partly TO the late
enormous increase III tile consumption
of tobacco III Belgium, hill las been
framed according 70 the Journal q ll,-
rfs, for the general taxing Of smokers.
II this singular measure pass the
legislature, is IL i likely to bc the ease
every man desirous Of indulging in
tobacco IN any form will be obliged to
procure i license similar ~ that re-
umIrel fnr tie earrving of arms.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
Profit. $1,000.

"To sum it up. six long years of bed
ridden sickness, costing 500 per year,
total 81 ,2OO-all of this expense vas
stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters,
taken by my wife. She has done her
own housework for a year since, with
out the loss of day, and / want every
body to know it, for their benefit -
n. E. Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

At 4 meeting in Clough County, Kill
kenny, ireland. Dillon read 4 telegram
from Ballaghadoync, stating that the
police had fired on the people without
provocation, killing two men. mortally
wounding two more, and seriously
wonnding three The regular report
states that the people attacked the po-
lice. who fired III self-defcnse Two
rioters were killed and thirtv-two
wounded tine policeman was killed
and several injured
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

G.tNr HERBERT BisNaRcK, tile eldest
son of the Prince, who recently eloped
with the Princess dc Carolath Benther
i married woman. declares he will re-
turn only on condition his father -
sents 10 Ills marriage with his compan-
ion. The Princess is older than the
Count, and has i daughter "A years Of
acc. She was i lady u honor to the
Empress. and one Of the greatest beau
ties Of tho German Imperial Court. =
Ter husband has instituted proceed
ings FOR divorce.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

VarheIds pInralty, 3.322.
1--WE have in our possession the state
ment in every case from secre-
taries of state. These have been care
fully checked with the total footings,
which are accurate, and it may now oe
considered AS established for the first
time that the actual plurality of Gar
field over Hancock, based upon COM
parison of the highest vote given for an
elector of each party in each state is
1922, neither more nor less. This
may be accepted as the answer to the
very numerous question we have re-
ceived on this subject. There are po-
litical lessons to be drawn from the
fact Of SO small a plurality i'll 50 i'm
mense vote, which we leave to others
to point out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

4 llrrLr girl Of Fulton county, ILL.,,
recently wrote general Hancock 4 let
tn, calling his attention To the fact
that her birthday was the same rs his
February II and the general wrote in
reply, saying among other things: II
know ono gentleman who had four
children, and three, if not Ill Of them,
were born on the Fourth ofJuly. This
i what ralI i PATRIOTIC ftmily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

IfrIE is pretty unanimous feeling
among experts u san Francisco that iii
purchasing the Mary and Helen for the
,leanncttc search the government has
hcen badly taken III. She i fit enough
for whaler III ordinary waters, but
entirely wanting in lce-resisting quail
ties and, (or whatever Hse designated,
cost two prices. The purpose IF the
expedition is humane, but the prospect
lf IL success Is Ncry SLIGHT
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

ALEXANDER PEDDfE, Of Emmcttsburg,
Iowa, las purchased 10000 acres Of
land il Palo Alto and Emmett Coun-
ties, Iowa, from the Chicago, Milwau-
kre and ST. Panl Railway Company for
tie Scottish Land Company
Ills company now owns 1000 acres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

THERE is only one case Of smallpox
at Milford, Ind, but no less than seven
teen in adjacent neighborhoods. Mrs.
Charles Glenn, who carried the infection
to that region from the Fort Wayne
hospital has died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
EAGLE AND RATTLESNAKE.
4 Mid-air Battle in which the Hird OF
Freedom Was WOrsted.

From the Silver Cliff Coli Republican.
The Republican now has two black
war eagles and they have n history filled
with remarkable coincidents as to the
last national campaign. Jim Garfield
was captured the day that General Gar
field was nominated at Chicago. He
attempted to capture rattlesnake, and
pouncing upon it, commenced flying
through the air. The snake immediate
lv coiled itself around the noble bird,
and being weakened and wearied by
the conflict with the reptile in the air
it was finally compelled to yield, and
fell to the earth. Some miners were pass-
ing near by and beheld the conflict, and
when the eagle came to the ground
Immediately rescued it from its would
be destroyer and then captured it. They
brought it to the city and presented it
to the Republican, which has owned it
since. Jim Garfield was the campaign
eagle in Custer county, and he was
present at all principle meetings and
was in all professions. As soon as the
republicans were satisfied that General
Garfield was elected Jim Garfield" was
was given his freedom at the head
quarters Of the republican eomInlttee
room, amid the cheers of an immense
throng and the playing of the "Star
Spangled Banner" by the band. The
eagle refused to leave his old quarters
and was again returned to his cage.
The day of the presidents inaugural
Jim was given partner and 1t was
named Arthur. On the 4th inst, AZ
John 3. Hastings was going to the
Chambers smelter he observed black
eagle flying over him at the distance of
about $50 yards. He succeeded in
wounding the bird with his pistol and
captured it. And in honor OF the in
auguration of the president-eIect pre-
sented it to the Republican Office. The
wound is not fatal one, and the
Republican expects to make them the
campaign eagles Of Colorado at the next
presidential election.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
NEWS NOTES.

TIE present area ofthe United States
Is sufficient to support a population of
1000 00O, 900, or considerable more
than the present population Of the
world
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15
milwaukee, Market.

MLwAUKEE. April Flour-Dull and ne
elected Wheat-opened steady, and closed
weak; No. hard, nominal; No |, nominal at
l.O2; No. 2 fresh, 19zs for seller April; l.O4
for seller May; l.Oj't for seller June; l.O5l4
for seller July: No. 4, nominal; rejected, nomi-
nal. Corn-Firm No. ., 42Is. Oats-Nomi-
nal; No. 2, 30. Rye-IIigher, No. |, l.O7.
Barley-unsetted and lower; No. 2. 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

THE Swiss girls who were sent to this
country by tie president and town
council Of Bottstcin, Switzerland, be-
cause they were too vile for the moral
Switzers. have been sent home again
Ills little episode should teach our
authorities to be watchful Of any at
tempts to shipmembers Of the criminal
III unfortunate class to this country III
fln fufurn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

'In union is strength" If this APP
plies to the post-office department, it
ought to be rather strong. Among the
post-offiees in this country there are
twenty-five Unions, eleven Union towns,
five Union valleys and seventy-eight
post-offices that have Union for the
first word of their names, followed by
hill or burg or mills, or some such
word, thus making 129 post-offices in
the United States whose names contain
the word ssUnion."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

Mr.. WiSDoN. the new secretary Of
tie treasury, who has been spending a
few days il New York, has made a
most favorable impression upon the
business men Of that city who have
been brought in contact with him.
They already regard his appointment
Nv Il most excellent one, and look upon
him N 4 very able man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-15

I'Hr peach growers of Maryland and
Dcleware are seriously alarmed, not
only for the crop Of the coming season
but for the orchards as well. Careful
investigation shows that not only have
III buds been killed, but that III many
instances also the trees Of old orchards
The winter is characterised us tie most
disasterou4 ever known in this respect.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-20

ALPHA LODGE NO. I. A. o. U. w.
NTEETs AT THE FOLEY AND RICHARD
INl building every Tuesday evening" OF 7,50
oclnck. sojourning brethren In good standing
are invited 10 attend.
Examining rhysician DIR. @. II Thoma.
J. sCHANLANKER. NJ. W.
I. O. O. wRzrMoaE, Recorder.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-20

EUREKA LODGE. Nd. I8. r. Il A. NJ.
rJvHE STATED COMMUNICATIONS OF Eu.
i reka Lodge, No. 16, r. b A. NJ. will be
held in Odd Fellews' Hall Saturday, on or be-
fore the full moon.
Members Of SITTER lodges, and so5ournfne
brethren in good standing. are cordially invit-
ed to attend. EVAN JONES, W. III.
ALEX. D. ROCK, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-20
SOCIETIES.
ST. souN,s CHAPTER. NO. .

HT. JOHNS CHAPTER. No. 8.
U,HE STATED ooNvooATIoNs OF sT.
i Johns Chapter. No. s, r. A. NJ. will be
held at Masonic Hall, on the Saturday next sue
ceeding the pale Of the moon in each month.
All Royal Arch NAsons, In good standing, are
cordially invited to attend.
A. L. FITZGERALD. h. P.
A. d. ROCK. Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-20
DR.. MANK GEE.
Chinese ? Physician.

OFFICE-Chin stown, North O'Neil street, q
few doors below Clark.
nR. MASK GEE HAS IATELY ASsocIA.
IL ted himself with D member OF the medt-
cal fraternity recently from Canton, China,
who has had 26 years. practice q royal phyRf-
clan. This doctor has choice medicines only
known to the highest medical authority in tie
old country, which effect the most remarkable
cures. Ali chronic cases Of both males aud
females speedily and permanently cured
DIR. MASk GEE.
Eureka, Feb 81, 1881. feb 22-fm