Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-29


crops in advance of their ripening A
| field of forty acres of oats at Sycamore
ILL.,, was rayaged in forty-eight- hours.
MORMON missionaries have established
branch of the Latter-Day Saints in the
Quaker city.
THY railway building since January ha:
brought the tracks Of the United States tc
an aggregate OF 100000 miles.
CHIEF JusTIcR SHANNON, Of Dakota, has
organized at Pierre the first court ever
held in that part of the territory.
SENATOR Ben Hull underwent a sur.
gical operation at Philadelphia for an af
fection of the tongue.
ANOTHER case of Asiatic cholera is re.
| ported from Camden. n. j., the victim
being an aged clergyman.
WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT has offered
to bear two-thirSs the cost of suitable
buildings for female college at Nashville
HENRY WILLARD and party have return
ed TO St. Paul from trip to the end of the
Northern Pacific track.
A FARMER near Albany, Ind, named
Frederick Stoner. having been sued for
5000 for libel, hanged himself in his
barn.
A RETRoGRADE movement in prices has
begun in Wall street, s.. Paul common
selling down to 100 The bull interest is
slowly liquidating.
THE New York legislature has elected
Warner Miller senator for the long term,
10 till the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Thomas G. Platt
CALIFORNIA has on hand the largest
amount of wheat ever carried over, it be-
ing place. by the San Francisco produce
exchange in excess of twelve million CEN
tale.
SITTING BULL and two hundred follow
ers surrendered at Fort Buford and were
placed in compartments at the post The
famous chieftain is sullen and insolent.
In declining to appoint day of thanks
giving for the recovery of the president,
Governor Roberts, of Texas, has drawn
down upon himself whirlwind Of indig-
nation.
AN heir TO the vast estate of Elizabeth
Nanattoe. of Syracuse, has been discov-
cred at Milwaukee in the person of John
Green ship-carpenteT.
LARGE crowds of people have been flock
ing into Maryyille, Mo-, to witness the
execution of Albert and Charles +. Tai
hott for the murder Of their father.
A TELESCOPE comet, having a very
III.
has been discovered in the constellation
Augira, by j. Nj. SchoeberIe. an amateur
astronomer, who has access to the observa-
tory at Ann Arbor, Mich.
REBUILDING has commenced mt New
Ulm, Mimi. Henry Willard has given
$1,000 to the relief fund. 81 900 has been
raised at Milwaukee, and st. Paul and
Minneapolis have pledged IS 600 each.
The number of deaths by the cyclone has
swollen to thIrty-four
The funeral of VIM. II. WestfalI. the
conductor who was murdered by the Mis-
souri, train-robbers, took place at Platts.
burg. Two train loads Of people were
present from outside points. The de-
ceased leaves wife and three young chill
dren.
THERE are sixteen persons in iail at
Chicago on charge of murder. The bail
Of John Z. Hayward, indicted for the
murder of James Mcmahon, has been re-
duced to $500. He has lain in iaiI for
three years, and was once convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
Killing people in Chicago ought not TO be
regarded as a Joke.
SITTING BULL, five other chiefs. and
forty lodges are really on the way to Fort
Buford, i'll charge of Jean Louis Legare.
anu were expected 10 arrive inside our
lines Tuesday. Ma lor Brotherton sent ont
six army wagons with supplies for the
guests.
SHERIFF. WooD. of Sycamore, ILL.,, was
persuaded to take a prisoner named Ed
ward Hardy to the BARRIERS. The iail-bird
made a dash when the doors were opened,
but was recaptured by the sherriff9s Young
est daughter. who thrust a revolver in his
lace and forced him 10 halt