Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05
GENERAL NOTES

THE ST. Joseph fruit region OF Michi-
gan will have neither peaches nor black
berries to ship this year. but the crop of
whortleberries will be immense.
THE Ficksburg board of aldermen have
entered protest against the suspension
of the quarantine station below that city
/ One HUNDRED counties in the region
adjacent to Kansas City report a largely
4 increased acreage in corn, but figure out
smaller supply Of hogs than last year.
THE Grand Trunk road opend ticket
war in Boston by advertising Il s. rate to
! Chicago, and the Albany and tunnel lines
| at once made similar cut.
| CAPTAIN FAWCETT, Of the steamer Brit.
ish Empire, from Havana, was sent to the
vellew-tever hospital at New York, as was
also Daniel Mcdonald. OF the brig Swift
and Sure.
THE Northern Pacific will be opened to
the Yellowstone for the passenger travel
on August /. On the same day the Denver
and Rio Grande will be in operation to
Durango.
THE negroes Of Richmond, Va, are
deeply exercised over the midnight toll
ing of a bell of Rev. John Jasper's church
Notwithstanding watch has been kept up
ior several nights.
THE city engineer Of Montreal has
found woman who for sixteen months
has been engineer in a boot-heel factory,
has perfect knowledge of her business,
and never had an accident.
CITIZENS residing in the vicinity Of the
park used by the St. Louis sportsmen's
club have secured from the Judge of the
circuit court an injunction against shoot
ing pigeons.
TnE tobacco market in Cincinnati show
ed great animation and high prices The
sales in one day recently were 632 hogs
heads. one Of white burely bringing $50
per hundred pounds.
THIRTY rIill hands at Saltwater. Mimi,
refused to go to work, but made tour of
the lumber factories and secured few
recruits. For visiting Staples mill the
second time, three of the ringleaders were
arrested
NAN armed with gun was stopped at
the door Of the capitol at Albany, because
he declared himself 10 be the secretary Of
state. II was thought he had designs mp
on Governor Cornell, but the weapon
proved to be unloaded.
NATHAN CLRFoRD one of the Justices
Of the United States supreme court. died
at Cornish, Me-, aged IS. He had twice
been member of congress, was attorney
general in the cabinet of President Polk,
and subsequently minister to Mexico
AN attac .e Of the Chinese embassy was
interviewed at Cheyenne on the with
drawal OF students from the American
schools. lie stated that his government
wonld hereafter send its young men to
England France. or Germany, beyond the
reach OF the progressive ideas taught in
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Ii. Miii.n = 'ui'si'ei'o 'he greatest OF turf
"0iie si'is'S
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P'To wa ''''l,s
foek armed men, believed to be the
James boys ana Their aeeomplices, went
INTO camp a. me Terry lanalng near Lex
lngton, Mo, the other night, and were