Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-24

Mrs. Edwin Booth must be removed 10
the United States, and the trayedians' en-
eagements on the other side of the Allan
/ tic have been cancelled.
THE boy evangelist. Rev. Thomas Harri-
son, after eleven weeks of earnest labor at
Indianapolis. is credited with 300 con-
versions. Sixteen churches In that CITY
are now open for revival work, and the
use Of the theatres for Sunday services
| has been rendered.
| WHEN the Ute commissioners came 10
cross the Gunnison river, two of the chiefs.
Colorow and Joe, had disappeared, but
Sapanavaro and Guero will probably aid
in the selection of new reservation on
Grand river.
MAUD s. is in prime condition, and
makes 2:20 to 2:16 in private trials. She
| will not ,enter for the special purse at the
Chicago driving park in competition with
other flyers, but will give an exhibition of
speed on the scene of her greatest tri-
umph
CLARA FoLz, the San Francisco woman
lawyer, being told by the opposing coun-
sci in court that a woman's proper place
was at home raising children, retorted:
"A woman had better be engaged in al
most any business than raising such men
as you are, sir.
CaIEF JUSTICE SENER, of Wyoming, de-
cides that the recent marriage of China
man and a white women, being legal in
Colorado, must be recognized as valid in
Wyoming. This makes Lee Chin solid
with the Mclean man But the Celes-
tials have boycotted him for throwing
himself away on white trash, and his
trouble has only commenced.
WHEAT bulls will receive with delight
the report by the Illinois board of agricul-
ture that Sd per cent. of the fall wheat in
the northern grand division of the state
has been plowed up, A per cent. in the
central division, and 16 in the southern,
and the portion remaining gives indica-
tions of only about half an average
yield.
ERAsTUs WYMAN, of New York, has be-
come president of the Great Northwestern
Telegraph company of Canada, since the
recent transfer of control. The pathway
is now open for the amalgamation of the
Montreal and Dominion lines under this
charter, when the three can be absorbed
by the Western Union.
REV. CowLEY, of the Shepherds fold, of
New York, who served year in the pen
l1chtidIJ pT stdTVlHR lhe cnIlQfen, mas
been given trial by Bishop Potter The
committee selected has spent six weeks to
declare that Cowley should not have been
punished IS felon, and ought not to be
deposed from the ministry, and the bishop
will give him some minor position in the
church.
THE Iowa democratic state convention
was attended by $50. delegates. One of
the first Incidents was the congratulatory
address Of Hon. Wesley Hoffs, of st.
Louis. Judge L. d. Kinne was nomina-
ted for governor, Captain J. M. Walker
for lieutenant governor, Hon. III. B. Hen
dershott for Judge of the supreme court,
and Professor w. III. Butler for superin-
tendent OF public instruction.
Tie banquet of the sons of Maine resi-
dent in Chicago was in every sense
success, especially as large delegation of
the Pine Tree state were present as guests.
Judge Drummond delivered the address
of welcome and Professor Rodney Welch
the poem. Among those responding to
toasts were Hannibal Hamlin, E. b.
Washburne, James Ii. Howe, and Mark
I'll. Dunnell.