Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-02

twenty-mile race between Miss Cook, of
California, and Miss Jewett, of Minnesota,
and another between the winner and Miss
Williams, of England, for $40, 900 and the
championship of the world.
HANLAN is giving exhibitions on Creve
Ceur lake, near ST Louis. and is likely TO
select that course for his match with Ross.
A MOCK fight between the British and
the Americans with their French allies
took place at the soldiers reunion at Port
land. Me-, and was witnessed by 40 600
persons.
A SEARCH for the remains of A T. Stew
art has been commenced in Cypress Hills
cemetery, Brooklyn, the supposed clue be-
ing an oil sketch of the ground handed to
detective by a newsboy.
The drouth in the vicinity of Indian
apolis arouses the liveliest apprehension
in regard to fire. There have been sew
eral instances where farmers have seen
their barns and crops burned by sparks
from locomotives
ALBERT CoZINE, who served through the
war in the 9Th Ohio infantry. and of late
was connected with penny paper in Gin
cinnati, died in a Chicago boarding house
under circumstances which led to the be-
lief that lie was murdered by a woman.
a RICH find of silver about ten miles
from Deadwood was followed in forty eight
hours by the creation of West Virginia
City, the election of recorder. the settle
ment Uf 1000 persons. and the opening of
nine saloons and two faro banks. On the
fourth day daily newspaper appeared.
THE Apaches made raid on the miners
near Mutt Station, New Mexico, and killed
George Daily, the general manager. The
deceased was known in all the mining
camps of the west, having had charge of
the Little Chief and Chrysolite at Lead
vile, and Of the Robinson consolidated
properties.
FATHER GRoGAN, of Chicago, prevented
the Michael Davitt Land-league club of
the Fifth ward from meeting in the school
house of ST. Bridget's parish, and is said
to have called the members unprincipled
vagabonds. The club marched to Finu-
canes hall, followed by this priest, who
was elected. The father then entered
with policeman to cause some arrests,
and both were driven away.
A PARTY of 225 citizens Of Tombstone,
Arizona, crossed the Mexican border, in
pursuit Of those who recently killed six
Americans, who are said TO be company
of Mexican regulars. Near the line at
Sonora are 300 or 400 Mexican soldiers
and state militia, and a bloody battle
among the possibilities. Governor Ere
mont is still somewhere on the Atlantic
coast.
THE senior Mrs Garfield is with her niece
at Hiram, Q. In a recent interview she ex-
pressed the belief that her son was receiv-
ing the best of treatment and she should
not 90 to Washington unless summoned.
She viii visit Solon this week, and soon
go to Mentor to see her grandsons. She
is in receipt of the official bulletins by
telegraph, and bears up heroically.
MIR. II. b. CASE. chairman of the COM
mittee on artillery and buglers, desires to
secure the services of number of buglers
who are able to blow the army calls, dur
ing the reunion of the Army of the Cum
berland, on the Goth. 2lst and 22d of Sep
tember. at Chattanooga. He requests all
persons who are thus competent in the
use Of the bugle and who expect TO be
present at the reunion, to write to him at
Chattanooga, Tenn, expressing their will
lingness to be assigned TO headquarters of
various departments Such persons will
be taken care of while there.