Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19

twenty-five years of married life, took her
clothing and 5000 in money, and eloped
with the husband of her most intimate
female friend
The city engineer of Montreal has
found woman who for sixteen months
has been engineer in boot-heel factory,
has perfect knowledge of her bust ness,
and never had an accident
THE wheat corner in Chicago has made
prices for sash and August delivery six
cents higher than rule in Milwaukee, and
cargoes continue 10 arrive by lake from
the latter port.
EFFORTS are being made in Arizona to
secure the removal of John c. Fremont
from the governorship, as for the past
three years he has spent most of his time
at the east.
AT the funeral of General Robert Pat
terson, of Philaaeiphja, Generals Grant,
as pall-bearers. and Generals Schofeld,
Sickles and Haltranft were present.
Crow DOG. who assassinated Spotted
Tail, proceeded to Fort Niobrara and sur
rendered himself. Colonel Montgomery
has asked instructions from Washington
as to what shall be done with him.
TIRE widow of ex-president Fillmore,
who died in Buffalo recently, was in her
list year. In October last she suffered
severe stroke of paralysis. The only sur
vivor of the ex-president is an unmarried
son by his first wife.
OMAHA has nearly ready for use wa
ter system constructed by private COM
pany at a cost of $350,000. The storage
capacity is eighteen million gallons, and
there are thirty-one miles OF pipe.
THEODORE ALLEN, notorious gambler
of New York, was recently united in
marriage to Miss Ella A. Glover,
young lady of beauty and refinement,
and possessing half million in her own
right.
DURING the races at Saratoga. BENJAMIN
III. Benton, of New York, was arrested for
attempting to bribe stable-boy with 5000
to poison Applegate K Brothers steeple-
chaser Glasgow He was held for ma
licious mischief, but jumped his bail.
A TRAIN of four wagons, valued at
$4,000, was captured and burned by In
dians while en- route to Arizona Tran
quilino Luna, delegate in congress from
New Mexico, is in pursuit of the reds with
forty mounted volunteers from Las Lunas.
THE water in the croton reservoir at
New York has been reduced six inches by
the increased consumption, in addition to
95.O00,O00 gallons daily delivered by the
aqueduct. There are 5000 meters in use
in large buildings. Surveys are being
made for a new aqueduct.
MISS MARTHA VAN DUzEN, daughter of
prominent Cincinnatian, rendered IN
sane by religious excitement, left home,
without money or baggage. for the camp
meeting at Warsaw, Ind, but was de
tanned at indianapolis. She is a graduate
Of the Virginia Female institute
COMMISSIONER FINK reports that the
joint executive committee ota the trunk
lines resolved to restore on August - the
grain rate of % cents from Chicago to
New York. The meeting was secret
one, and lasted for three hours. No rep
resentative of the Vanderbilt roads was in
attendance
ORvILLE GRANT, the youngest brother of
Gen. u. 5. Grant, died at Morris Plains,
\. j., aged IS years. He was a partner of
his father in the leather business at Galena
when the war broke out, but went to Chi
cago in 1865. Eight years later he was sent
to an insane asylum, where he has been
under treatment for long time