davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

AN incendiary fire at Boston destroyed
the hay shed Of the Boston and Maine
road.
HAYMARKET block, in Boston, with the
goods Of It's tenants, was damaged $40, ,000
ny fire.
Four negro laborers on the Alabama
and Great Southern road were covered by
a landslide and killed
THE first case of sunstroke for 1881 oc-
Cured at Erie, Pa, where Mrs. Culhare
received fatal injuries,
KARL MINK, a German hailing from
Mansfield, O., hanged himself to fence
in South Pittsburg with handkerchief.
A LOSS of $4,000 arose from the de-
struction by fire of mill of the latin
Paper Company, at South Toledo, o.
THE glass works at Rock Island were
destroyed by fire, causing loss of $25, 900
and throwing 100 men out of employment
A. N. DEvoE, formerly private secreta-
ry to Governor Robinson, of New York,
killed himself at St. Joseph, Mo-, with
morphine.
TIE paper-mill at Niagara Falls was
burned on Wednesday night, just as it had
started up with new machinery. The loss
is $3.50
WHILE two hundred miners were in the
pit of the Union coal shaft, at La Sale,
Ill. the engine broke, leaving a large
number imprisoned until it can be re-
paired
TURKEY has Internationally accepted
the solution of the frontier question ar
ranged by the powers and will send four
commissioners to confer with the ambas-
Sadors.
On the West Point railroad, in Georgia,
Tom Miller amused the passengers on an
excursion train by swinging himself from
the platform, when mile-post dashed out
his brains.
A FREIGHT train on the Green Bay and
Minnesota road came upon a burning
bridge at Elm Lake, Wis, too late to save
itself, and ten loaded cars were piled upon
the locomotive and consumed. Anton
Seims, the engineer, was seriously injured.
1t is thought that the bridge was fired by
an incendiary.
THE loss by the burning of the Alden
fruit-preserving factory at Palmyra,
Mich, is $l2, 600; insurance. s. 400. The
factory was operated by an association OF
farmers living in Palmyra. Last season
the association paid out more than $780, 600
for labor and material, consuming some
$4,000 bushels of apples
A FATAL accident befell Christopher
Batterman, at Pesolum, H. As the Illi-
nois Central freight train No. "A, jerks,
conductor, came into the station team
was frightened, and started to run away
Ms. Battcrman sprang aside to escape the
team, and was struck by the engine and
knocked against car on another track.
His neck was broken and he died almost
instantly.
ROBERT You've, Ben Stoinberg, and
David Calvert. all local merchants, of
Charleston, H., were returning from fish
ing. While driving along the bank of
Emmbarras river, two miles distant, their
spirited horses became frightened, sud
denly junped sidewise, upset the outfit
and rolled down TIE steep decline forty
feet into the stream, but came out or the
other side undamaged The occupants
were spilled out along down the bank.
Calvert and Stoi..berg escaped slightly
bruised. but sadly dilapidated. Young,
however, is seriously hurt in the back,
knee, and breast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

OK Of the most valuable relics Of the
late rebellion that is to be found in this
part Of the country, hangs behind the
desk Of Captain j. III. Burnell, in Mer-
rillan. Wis. 1t is flag that was cap
tured by Company ID Of the Second
Wisconsin Cavalry, of which Mr.. Bur-
nell was Captain, at Woodville, Miss,
October, 1861, from the Crescent CITY
Battery, under Captain Holmes. The
flag IS Of fine silk. The crescent and
stars are beautifully worked in white
heads. Upon the end and lower side
Of the flag is heavy gilt fringe. 1t i,
one of the handsomest, if not the hand
somest Of all the captured rebel flag;
of the war, and was a present to thi:
favorite battery from the ladies of New
Orleans in the year 1861, in the early
part Of the war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

Dover and Calais have demonstrated that
the Atlantic cables can be used for tele-
| phonic purposes as easily as short land
wires. A patent for an electophone has
been taken out in Paris.
MAsPERo, the Egyptian explorer, has
! opened some more of the Sakkara pyra-
mids, and claims to have discovered texts
which completely upset the Masonic theo-
| ry of the religious belief in the days of the
kings of the fifth dynasty
A DAUGHTER of Smith OBrien has
caused profound sensation in London bv
letter to The Pail MaH Gazette on '.The
Horrors of an Emigrant Ship" Her
| statements are based on a personal exam
iration of vessel at Queenstown, which
has carried on one voyage 1,775 persons.
CARROLL the Italian Premier, in the
Chamber of Deputies, stated that the gov
ernment indorsed the Tunisian Consul,
and Italy's forces, especially her navy,
would be prepared to uphold the dignity
of the nation.
THE Bank of France has hitherto issu-
ed no notes of less denomination than one
hundred francs, but has decided to put in
circulation some of fifty francs. and if re-
guested by the government, would emit
notes in the sums OF twenty or Of fifteen
francs.
BRADLAUGH will consult meeting of
his constituents before again presenting
himself at the bar Of the British House OF
Commons to take the oath. The plaintiff
in the recent action for penalties against
Bradlaugh intends to press the execution
of the judgment with the object of bankrupt
ing him.
LUzATLI, an Italian delegate, was the
chief speaker at the monetary conference
recently. He declared that. while the
laws of various countries had deprecia ed
the value of silver,gold was not sufficiently
abundant to be adopted by all civilized
nations as a single standard.
ALEXANDER JONAS, German journalist
of New York, was recently arrested in
Dresden on suspicion of being a socialistic
agent, and his private papers were retain
ed for nine days. He has applied to Min
ister White for redress, and the matter has
been submitted to the foreign office at
Berlin.
THE Orangemen of Montreal lately
erected in Mount ROYAL cemetery monu-
ment to Hackett, who was killed in the
riots three years ago, and put thereon an
inscription that .he met his death at the
hands of an infuriated Irish Catholic
mob" The trustees Of the cemetery, all
of whom are Protestants, asked that the
words be erased, and caused it to be done
after the refusal Of the Orange committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
CRIME

AT the locomotive works al Providence,
b. l., Frederick Glover killed John Don
ovan with a file.
An old feud caused the murder of S. w.
B. johnson, county attorney of Gray coun-
ty. Kansas, by A. J. Shumatte. deputy
sheriff.
The safe in the post-office at Martins
vile, Iowa, was blown open and robbed OF
$500 in money and 800 in stamps.
]. r. GAUTHEAUx. formerly sheriff at
New Orleans. while suffering imprison-
me1t at Toronto. for theft, dangerously
wounded himself by slashing his throat
THE police of St. Louis captured ANDY
McGinnis, Chicago thief, and four tyros
in the act of burglary, who broke into sew
eral stores.
THE governor of Colorado has been ad
vised of the murder of a ranchman and
two herders in the La Plata mountains, by
Indians.
The brewery of Frank May, at Cas-
cade, Iowa, was entered by burglars and
robbed of 5000. Most of the money was
held in trust, there being no bank in the
place.
Eva LLOYD, who was recently tried IN
Chicago for the murder OF Dora Abel, was
picked up by the police of Omaha in an
intoxicated condition. l as
A DISPATCH from South Bend, Ind. re.
veals the fact that on Wednesday evening
Mrs. Davis. of ST. Joseph, Mo-, was rob
bed of 800 by confidence operator on s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
MiSeries Of Moving Day.

New Ork Star.
With early dawn yesterday the an.
nual May moving horror began, and al
different periods of the day a third Of
the population of New York was home
less. When n man was encountered
rushing along the highway with his hat
brushed the wrong way, half pound
OF stove polish smeared over his face,
and the soft end of dust brush pro
truding from the tail pocket of his coat,
the cool, calculating observer might
| safely conclude that the man was flee
ing rom some scene of domestic desc
lation to place where they sold the
largest glass of beer for five cents. IL
was day when the average man for
got his corn salve, pulled his coat on
the wrong way and kicked his hat
around the house because his wife had
utilized his suspenders as band for Il
bad Saratoga trunk; and il was also n
day which was prolific in examples of
the lmmeasurable superiority of the
female sex.
For scenes suggestive of the humor-
GUS side of life, it wasn't necessary to
search. They were plentiful in every
direction. For instance, take the case
of Mr.. Tompkins and family Of West
Twentysecond street, who were awak-
ened at an early hour from a refresh
ing slumher by loud. ringing mt the
doorbell. Mr. Tompkins raised tie
window of his boudoir and poked his
nightcapped head into the fresh air of
the morning. An undertaker's wagon
was in the street, and melancholy
man stood on the doorstep.
'tMercy on u.s." cried Mr. Tompkins,
shuddering at the thought" has any
body died during the night?'
whats that?" cried the terror
stricken Mrs. Tompkins, springing out
OF bed and secreting q carpettack in
the ball OF her foot
The screams Of his wife, coupled with
the weird gesticulations of the man on
the doorstep, caused Mr.. Tompkins to
demand in stentorian tones what was
wanted.
"Tll move you for 81 80" replied the
undertaken.
The disappearance of Mr.. Tompkins
for shotgun and the rapid departure
Of an undertaker's wagon were two
things which occurred simultaneously.
On East Fourteenth street, just be-
low Second avenue, two outgoing and
incoming families met at the door.
"You'll not get in here" cried the
man from the inside, who carried an
old sofa under one arm and ten feet Df
stow epipe under the other, "until get
out %
"And you'll not get out, replied the
other, whose attention was divided be-
tween an old-style looking glass and
life-size portrait of General George
Washington, "until / get inp'
In the collision which followed, the
air was filled with fragments of sofa,
glass, stovepipe and "The Father of His
Country" while the eye of one tenant
and the nose of the other were suggest
i've of first-class railway smash-up.
The only truly happy men were the
carmen. Time had Injured them TO
scenes of this character, and amid all
the whirl and hustle they were calm
and collected. With the excited 'tmas
ter" of the house who would pitch the
portrait of his wife's "sainted mother"
out of the second-story window, and
then carefully lug a scuttle Of coal
down two flights Of stairs, these expe-
rienced persons were in singular con-
trast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

SOME time ago the newspapers re
ported that Prof. Proctor said that the
appearance Of comet this year would
give grounds for serious apprehensions
III the destination Of the earth. The
other day Prof. Swift, of Rochester, dis
covered new comet. But Prof Proc
tor has just been married, and, with
his new wife, was in Chicago last week,
Now lie thinks the comet is Of no ac-
count. He told a Chicago reporter that
he considered the situation of the earth
perfectly safe, and that the perihelia OF
the planets, Mother Shipton's prophecy
and the comet did not alarm him IL
the least.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

CniSAMEN pray TO the evil spirit
quite ~ much rs 10 the good one, for
the reason that it is still u matter of
doubt whose hands they will fall into,
and il is well 10 be on good terms with
both parties. Not only do the disci-
plcs If Confucius act upon this safe
practice, but when one Of them is CON
verted Il Christianity, he does not seem
disposed to neglect any of the chances.
Recently Christianized Chinaman was
murdered iii New York, when he was
accorded two funerals-on according
10 Christian worship, and the other NJ
the grave according to the Celestial
programme.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

TIE receipts Of the national govern
ment from internal revenue for the
ten months Of the current fiscal year
are s1o8, 100000, gain Of IS, 100000 in
round numbers over the correspond
ing period Of the last fiscal year II
Is estimated that in the next two
months the receipts will be $26,OO0,O 900
making a total Of 1884, 100000, a gain
of $lO,0O0,0 900 over last year The re-
ceipts from customs for the present
year will be about the same as those Of
last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
A Relic Of Chickam uga.

In window on Fourth street there
is a battle relic OF more than ordinary
interest. 1t tells a graphic story of the
bloody field Of Chickamauga, and
speaks eloquently of Colonel William
G. Jones, who lost his life in that great
struggle Behind the line of battle of
he Thirty-sixth Ohio, which he com
manded, stood two slender cedar trees.
The regiment lay down in front of the
hurricane Of fire which swept in from
the enemy. Colonel Jones stood be-
hind them, and went from point to
point speaking words of encourage
ment and command to his men. One
of the trees, a mere sapling, was lop-
ped off four times by the cannon-shot
of the Confederates as they discovered
that their range was too high, and low
cred their line of fire. The other,
some nine inches in thickness, was lit
orally filled with bullets. as well as
shattered by she'll Under that storm of
fire it Was a wonder that any one lived
to tell the tale, not that Colonel Jones
fell, gallantly doing mis- duty to his men
and his country. Two months later
Captain J. NJ. Turner, of the Thirty
sixth, who served in the fight, returned
with his company to the spot to bury
the dead. The sad duty performed,
he brought away piece of the smaller
tree and a section of the other, about
two feet six inches in length. There
can be counted ir it thirty-two bullets,
and besides, marks of shell-work Cap
tain Turner has had it handsomely
mounted on PEDESTAL of cannon balls,
and surmounted with the acorn en-
blem of the army of the Cumberland.
Upon this in turn will be placed a fine
bust of General George H. Thomas
Cincinnati Commercial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
Marketing Honey

|
According to the Bee World this is
one of the most important subjects
presented to those who have large
apiaries, and perhaps the least under
stood. In the first place says the
writer, by way ofadvice you, must aim
at quality instead of quantity, and
build up home market which you
you can rely upon yearly. to take all
that you can Droduce-sell at home for
what you can get at the principal
markets, AMI deduct if necessary,
rather than ship to distant parties. By
little energy and perseverance, you
can induce the grocers in most of the
towns in your vicinity, to engage in the
sale of honey. If they will not buy.
get them to sell on commission. AT
first, also, sell to as many of your neigh
bors and friends as possible, and in all
cases endeavor to give satisfaction.
Do not use any old barrels or kegs
because they are cheap, but use clean,
new barrels and kegs, as they sell bet
ter and are cheaper in the end.
Should you prefer to sell comb honey
put it in uniform nice packages so that
it will attract attention by its neat ap-
pearance.
The great fault with most beginners
is that they raise bees instead of honey
until they get a large apiary, when they
suddenly turn their attention to getting
honey, and should they be successful,
they will find themselves with a large
amount of honey and no market, be
cause the market is undeveloped.
They are then completely at the
mercy of the honey merchants, who
will endeavor to get the honey at their
own price.
Ifbeginers will act upon the hints
here thrown out, and build up home
market simultaneously, with the in
creased amount of their productions
until the demand is greater than the
supply, all will be benefited and none
have cause for complaint.
4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

to J. w. Dorsey, brother of the ex-sen-
ator. The annual pay for this route
was raised from Sc, ,0SS to $20,S0O. The
papers show that at first an attempt
was made by means of petitions and
recommendations TO secure an addition
OF one trip, but very soon nothing less
than SIX trips and reducing time would
suffice. AT times there were mar
complaints about poor performance or
non-peformance of service. Senator
Mitchell writes that there were SO
many failures that the whole country
was indignant. Government has paid
the contractor up to date $4S,0O0.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
BUTCHERING BUFFALO.
A Hundred Thousand Killed last
Winter In the Yellowstone
Country.
Sioux CITY journal.

Sioux City Journal.
1t Is estimated by competent author
| lles that 100, 900 buffalo hides will be
shipped out of the Yellowstone coun-
Try this season. Two firms alone are
negotiating for the transportation of
1900 hides each. When To this ;s ad-
ded the immense amount of skins and
turS OF other kinds, deer, elk, antelope.
beaver, ETC. some idea may be formed
OF the extent of the Yellowstone pelt
and fur trade.
Most of our citizens saw the big load
of Buffalo hides tlrat the c. h. Peck
brought down last season, a load that
hid everything about the boat below
the hurricane deck roof. There were
ten thousand hides ON that load, and
they were all brought out of the Vel
lowstone on one trip, and transferred
TO the c. X. Peck. How such load
could have been piled on the little
Terry not even the men on the boat
appear to know. 1t hid every 2art of
the boat, barring only the pilot house
and the smoke stacks, But such 81
load will not be attempted again. For
such boats as ply the Yellowstone there
are at least fifteen full loads of Buffalo
skins and other pelts. Reckoning one
Thousand hides to three carloads, and
adding to this fifty cars for the other
peltSs, it will take ut least three hun
dred and fifty box-cars to carry this
stupendous bulk OF pelts east to mar
ket. These figures are not guesses,
but estimates made by men whose bus
mess it is to know about the amount of
hides and furs awaiting shipment.
Nothing like it has ever been known
In the history of the fur trade. Last
season the output of buffalo hides was
about the average, and last year only
about thirty thousand hides came out
of the Yellowstone country, or less than
a third of what is there now awaiting
shipment
The past severe winter has caused
the buffalo to bunch themselves in a
few valleys where there was pasturage,
and there the slaughter went on all
winter. There was no sport about il,
simply shooting down the famine-t tam
ed animals as cattle might be shot
down i'll a barn-yard.
To the credit of the Indians il can
be said that they killed no more than
they could save the meat from. The
greater part of the slaughter was done
by white hunters, or butchers rather.
who followed the business of killing and
sklnning buffalo by the month, leaving
the carcasses to rot When the buf-
faloes are all killed of, as they bid fair
to be IN very few years at this rate,
then everybody will wonder that the
government did not do something to
preserve this, the noblcst of animal
game, or at least prevent the killing Of
the buffalo for the hides alone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

TIE movement in Boston in favor of
World fair in that city in 1885 is
growing and strengthening 1t is pro
posed 70 use AZ nucleus the grounds
and buildings now being prepared for
minor expositions this fall, thus saving
~ important item Of expense. 4
rough estimate las been made showing
that tire total cost Of the enterprise
would not exceed 81 600 oOo, and busi-
ness men are confident that such an
Investment would be repaid, dollar for
IaIlur
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

Ii Wisconsin there il always an cleo
non pending. Last fall the presiden-
iial campaign made things lively; the
year before they elected eight con
grc4smen and members Of the legisla-
l,re, this spring they elected two judges
of the supreme court, and next fall they
elect full set Of state officers, and
members Of the legislature. So the
people never have rest from political
turmoil and excitement, and the pot is
always boiling.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

Is what lady of Boston said to her
husband when he brought home some
medicine to cure her of sick headache
and neunlgia, which had made her
miserable for fourteen years. AT the
first attack thereafter, it was admins
tered to her with such good results that
she continued Its use until cured, and
was so enthusiastic in Its praise, that
she induced twenty-five of the best
families In her circle to adopt it as their
regular family medicine That ''stuf7'
Is Hop Bitters. Standard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

MARY ANDERSON has written letter
denying that there is a financial mis-
understanding between herself and her
stepfather, and gives the old gentleman
q good character. Still, there are la
dies in Louisville who assert that Mary
told them, with the tears chasing each
other over her beautiful cheeks, that
tile story III originally published was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

CANADA will soon have to be on the
lookout for new Governor-General.
1t is reported that the Marquis OF
Lorne will resign his position toward
the latter part Of the summer, and re-
turn to England with the Princess
Louise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
milwaukee, market.

MILWAUKEE. May Is Flour Quiet and un.
changed. Wheat-Opened unsettled. closed
steady; No. hard, nominal; No. l. nominal
No. 2, l.O1i4; l.Ol4 for seller May; l.02sl
for seller June; 1.O3i4 for seller July; s9h
for seller August; No. 3. 931a; No. nomi-
al; rejected, nominal. Corn-Weak and higher
No. 421a. Oats-Easier and unchanged; No.
2, 371s. Rye-Quiet and unchanged; No /
l6. Barley Strong: No. 2 93.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
Travellers, Testimony,

Thousands Of travellers by land and sea have
youched for the efficacy Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters as preventive of the physical disturb
anees which ordinarily arise from change of eli
mate and the changes of diet. water, &c. incl
dent 10 a wandering life. Upon systems toned,
invigorated and regulated by this genial vegetable
antidote the external causes of debility and
disease seem TO produce little or no effect. Fore
armed with Hotetters Bitters the voyager may
bid defiance to sea-siekness and encounter the
chilling fogs Of the British Isles the coast winds
Of the Antilles, the icy temperature Of Northern
equal impunity. The effect of this admirable
medicated stInulant is greatly to increase the
vital energy q the system, thereby enabling II to
resist and relsl the exciting causes of disease
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20

A lady alighting from a street car
met an acquaintance, who said to her:
"You appear to be excited?' $50 L am
/ had TO stand up the whole way" ''Did
nobody offer you a seat?" "Yes. one
man; but / declined it, thinking he
would urge me to accept" "And he
didn't" mo; the beast went or read
ing, and never looked up again. BAH
If there's anything / hate it's hoggish-
ness In horse car"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
NEWS NOTES.

THE people of Iowa will enter upon
an active political campaign in the rosy
month Of June. The greenbackers
hold 4 state convention on the 1st, the
democrats on the 18th, and the repub-
licans on the Goth.