Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-07
LATE REPORTS.
A Summary of --latest Cablegrams
and kilograms.
Latest Events.

WILLIAM r.. BEKCHER second son Of the
Plymouth pastor, will next spring wed
Miss Bigelow, Of Brooklyn.
COMMISSIONER lie Due has c0mDleted
arrangements for an experimental tea
farm, two miles from Summerville, s. &.
JOSEPH j.. PIKE, prominent stockman
Of western Iowa, killed himself with n
revolver, in his stable at Onawa, Dec,
18th.
THERE is a general strike Of miners al
Nelsonville, Shawnee, Straitsvillc, and
Corning, o.. their demand being for semi
monthly payments.
THERE are reports from the winter-wheat
districts Of Michigan and Wisconsin that
the roots Of the grain have been frozen ont
Of the ground.
TIE trustees Of the normal university at
Carbonate, H., report that daring the
year 297 students went out TO teach in
different parts Of the state.
Dir. ETcnIEsoN, Of Syracuse, killed and
dressed an OK in twentythree minutes.
Now he is looking for n Chicago butcher
who issued n challenge for 81 600 and the
championship.
IA sToRM Of slect ragged all day at Column
bin, :. g., on the lth lust, and the cold
snap " pronounced the severcst known in
that region for half a century.
DEER searching for food have been east
" caught near dwellings, in the rural re-
gion Of Virginia, and birds are found fro
zen IN the fields
WARRANTS have been served upon six-
teen Indies Of Star city, Ind, for entering
the only saloon in town, emptying out the
liquors, breaking the glassware und cut
ting up the pool-tablc with axes.
CoNpucToR JAMES Snow and Engineer
George Chamberlain have been arrested
on d charge Of murder, in connection
with the recent collision near Sandusky
q. The engineer has been partially in
sanc since the crash.
Ar meeting Of the Brooklyn board of
aldermen, on Dee. -, a resolution was Of
Gercd providing license fee Of rs for
each Chinese laundry in the city. An
amendment offered that licenses he grant
cd only to citizens, was adopted.
An ordinance has been introduced in
the Chicago council to permit the South
Side rireete company 10 put in opera
ton on its .nes the San Francisco plan of
propelling cars by means Of steam and an
endless cable, II IL thought that the
change in motive power will cost about
~ GEO. 600.
A PHYSICIAN of Fond du Inc, Wis,
ordered that warm nat-iron be applied
th the chest of Mrs. Augusta Teller, who
was suffering from pneumonia. Her
drunken husband used m eiglt-pound
iron 10 hot thnt il burned its way into the
cavity ofthe chest, causing death.
THERE were filed in the state department
Madison, Wis, Dec. %, articles of nsso-
citation of the Kimberly d Clark company
Of Neeynh, Wis, capital stock, 100000.
The company proposes to do Il general
manufacturing business. The corporation
includes John A. Kimberly, Charles y,
Clark, Frank &. Shnttuck and lIoyclah
lIabcock.
A New YoRE banking house has in
two days received subscriptions to the
Mexican National RAILWAY company
amounting to $500, 600, and expects that
double the amount desired will soon
have been offered. This scheme il
the one upon which Gould and Grant
desire To concentrate NIL American inter
estp.
THE Denver Tribmncs Santa Fe special
says very serious disturbance exists al
NOChTTO, IN. NJ, IHt uuiHbIlilth ItlHHNu
to arrest the murderer Of Conkling, editor
of the Socorro Suuand the citizens, finding
no recourse nj law, have arrested and held
by force the sheriff and four others, in.
Guiding the murderer Of Conkling. Res
enc Of the prisoners IL threatened and
bloodshed imminent.
TIE slaughter of Victoria and most of
his braves ut llinaios has infused into the
hearts of the Apache outlaws desire for
peace. Mangap, the new chief, hasput up
flag at the scene of the massacre, on
which Is inscribed pronunciamontu to
the governor Of chihuahua, saying that
no traveller will be harmed. but armed
bodies urc forbidden to march ncross the
country. The remnant of the band com
prises tifty-thrce warriors nGd six squaws,
Tue slaughter uf Victoria and most Of
his braves Ut llinhios has infused into the
hearts of the Apache outlaws desire for
peace. Mangas, the new chief has put
up flag 1t the scene oi the massacre, on
which il inscribed u pronuneiamento to
the governor Of chihuahua, saying that
no traveller will be harmed but armed
bodies are forbidden TO march across the
country. The remnant Of the band conn
priscs tiity-thrcc warriors and six squaws,
Souru CAROLINA papers contain reports
of the very stringent dueling law which
has lust been enacted by the legislature Of
that state. This law was passed, practi-
cally without opposition, although IL Is
said That two years ago il would have been
impossible To enact it, The CushShan-
non duel has had marked effect in the
state. To send or 70 accept challenge
shall cause u person sending or accepting
70 he disiranchiscd, to be forever disquali.
fled for holding office, and to bc punished
with imprisonment in the penitentiary for
II max mum period Of two years To kill
II person in duel is defined to be willful
murder. Legislators are required 10 give
public pledges that they viii discountc-
nance dneling.
The warfare between the Chicago, Mil.
waukec X 81 Paul and Chicago Il North
west rn railway companies has reached
IN exciting climax. After week IF mr.
gument hy seven attorneys, Judge Hayes
decided the Northwestern in contempt III
violating the writ, and ordered Supt.
Whitman, Roadmaster llnlsoy aud Bridge
Superintendent Walden 70 be imprisoned
one hour aud pay fine Of 500 cacll Il
was also ordered that the sheriff restore
the track Of tho Milwaukee ruad Then
cnsucd IN extraordinary scene AT the
switch, the Northwestern having obtained
Of Judge Rothrock, Of Upton member ot