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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
Official Account of the Murder OF the
Sioux Chief Spotted Tail.

1ANKToN. ID. T., Aug. 12.-The Off
cial account of the murder of Spotted
Tail was received here last night by
General Cook, agent of the Spotted Tail
Indians. from acting agent Clar. 1t
runs as follows:
About noon of the 9TH inst. Spotted
Tail reported at the agents office to re-
celve instructions regarding his CON
templated visit to Washington, he hav-
ing been selected as one of the repre-
sentatives of the Sioux nations at the
coming conference ut the national cap
ltal. He was urged to start at once, as
letter from the Indian office directed
hlm TO report to agent AudruS ut the
lankton agency, no later than the Sth
inst. As the delegation from the Pine
Ridge agency was to reach Rosebud
agency on the evening of the 9th, Spot
ted Tail concluded to wait till the next
morning and go with the Red Cloud
delegation to the Yankton agency. This
arrangement having been concluded
upon, Spotted Tail decided to have
talk with his people that afternoon and
receive an expression of their views up
on subjects to come before the confer
ence. Bioding Clar goodbye, saying
that he would call at his office in the
evening to receive any further instruc-
tions which might occur to that gentle
man, Spotted Tail left for the Indian
village to confer with his people. An
interview was held with the Indians.
They had big talk and feast and the
council broke up. Spotted Tail mount
ed his horse and started homeward, the
Indians were scattering in all directions
with the noted chief somewhat in adj
vance of the others, he being the first
out of the lodge. After leaving the
council lodge Crow Dog was seen ap-
preaching Spotted Tail. He had his
wife with him. He got out of the wag-
on and was STOPPING down. When
Spotted Tail rode up to him he sudden
y raised up and shot him through the
left breast. The chief fell from his
horse, but rose to his feet and made
three or four steps toward Crow Dog,
endeavoring to draw his pistol He
then reeled and fell backward, dead.
Crow Dog jumped into the wagon and
drove Oft at full speed towards his
camp, some nine miles distant. The
acting agent ut once issued orders for
the arrest of Crow Dog under para
graph in the treaty of 1868, which rem
ders him amenable to white man law.
In compliance with this the Indian po-
lice accomplished the arrest of Crow
Dog, and he was sent to Fort Niobrara
to await trial for murder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
Pretty Women in Short Dresses
From the London World


The garden party at Marlborough
House was quite as large as the assem-
blages of former years at Chiswick.
Her Majesty looked in radiant health
and spirits, and was surrounded by
grandchildren in different stages. The
Princess of Wales wore gray, the
Crown Princess violet stamped velvet,
and Princess Beatrice blue Short
dresses prevailed, and very short some
of them were-more suited to n ten
mile stretch across country than Il
Summer afternoon in royal garden.
One lady, in a tight jacket speckled
over with flowers, and a skirt Of white
muslin fifteen inches off the ground
was nothing more nor less than carl
cature. But it is pleasanter to recall
the memory of beauty rather than
ugliness, and TO turn from paint and
vulgarity to Lady Dudley, in lovely
dress of mauve, with white lace; to the
Hon. Mrs. Reginald Talbot, in mcdi-
Pval composition in brown and white,
and Lady Hermione Duncombe, the in
carnation of nymph-like beauty, in
vestal white. There was also lemon
tinted dress, with shaded parasol to
match, which was refreshing to the
looker-on, and most becoming to the
wearer. The crimson velvet tents, gor-
geous with gold embroidery, which the
Prince of Wales brought from India,
added to the coup d'oeil at the garden
party, and these were not the only re-
minders of the Indian Empire, for the
gardens Of Marlborough House, being
surrounded by terrace ard wall, form
a sort Of basin, and on Thursday the
temperature was as high as ii is in
Bombay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
Charity VS.. BeneYOIence.

Charity gives, and as often unwisely
as wisely. Benevolence helps, teaches,
suggests-puts people in the way of
helping themselves. We have enough,
if not too much, Of the first; we lave
too little of the latter. Waste of aims
is one ofour sins, one, too, which daily
brings IFS retribution in crowds Of wilful
idlers, miserable paupers, mendacious
beggars and pilferers If only the over
flowing kindness Of humanity, which
now expends itself In iIl-advised and
promiscuous alms-giying, was utilized
in efforts to teach the poor how to man
age and make the Host of what they
earn, and in finding work for them to
do, it would be better for the interest
of all. Those who have enough Of this
worlds goods to feel any obligation
resting upon them to ameliorate
wretched concitions are generally salts
fed with alms-giying. It is the easiest
way, and the common though is psy-
chologized with the power.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
swept away by fire, causing loss of s175.-

swept away by fire, causing loss of $175,-
! 006
MRs. H. NJ. HARRIS, of Easton, Pa,
while temporarily deranged, sprang from
tke third-story window of house in
Newport, K l., and was instantly killed.
FRANK RUSSELL. Of Rockford, H., fell
thirty feet from telephone pole al Ev-
ansyille, Ind, and broke his skull, shoul-
ders, and arm.
Miss MINNIE WILLIAMS, of Hastings,
Neb., 4 graduate Of the state university,
finding herself going blind from study,
drowned herself in the creek at Lincoln.
WHILE a group of twenty white road
laborers were standing beside house in
Hartsville, s. c.. a bolt of lightning
Filled four and dangerously wounded ten
of them.
THE excursion steamer Flower City,
valued at SAG, 900, was burned at the dock,
at Clayton, n. Y, on the St. Lawrence
river, She was owned by John FL. Barry.
Of Rochester.
JUDGE JAMES d. Cole o. the Massachu-
setts supreme bench. committed suicide at
his office in Pittsfield, Mass. He held the
revolver against his right temple. For
some time he has been in very bad health
THE house of negro named Charles
Moody, at Lake Village, n. H., was burn
ed July 4. three children perishing in the
flames. The coroneI's jury found that the
little ones were murdered by their parents
and the house set on fire to conceal their
crime.
AT Jersey City, y. j., Mrs. Eliza Downs.
who had just arrived from England, with
her child and her mother and was wait.
ing for train 10 take them to Peoria,
where her husband resides, was prostrated
by the heat Saturday and died
A FLOOD at Central City, Col, caused bv
the bursting of a rain-cloud. did damage
of $4,000. Ore man was killed. A vol
ume of water five feet high ran through
the streets, and at some points the debris
was piled up twenty-five feet.
A TANK in a swimming g-school in st.
Louis, at the regular hour for draining,
was found to contain the corpse of an un-
known lad. The water was well filled
with bathers all day, but no one knew of
an accident.
Four patients escaped from the insane
asylum on Wards island, New York. This
fact was first ascertained bv several cries
from He'll Gate for help. 1t appears that
they set out to cross Harlem river in a
leaky scow, and it is probable that two of
them were drowned
A BART ENDER in Fourth avenue, New
York, on opening the ice-box, Saturday
morning, found the proprietors corpse
resting on a beer keg. 1t is believed that,
in distress from the heat, he spent the
night in the box, and was frozen to death.
I THE residence OF DR.. William Bowen of
Scituate. X. l.. burned recently. Flames
subsequently appeared in his barn, which
led to the discovery OF an Internal ma
chine .perated by clock The doctor
had been verv active in securing the en-
forcement of the liquor law. and has been
prosecuted therefor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
The Lifetime Of Man

Wnen the world was created. and all
creatures assembled to have their life
time appointed. the Ass first advanced
and asked how long he would have to
live. Thirty years" replied Nature.
will that be agreeable to theeY"
Alas. answered the Ass, at is
long while. Remember what weari-
some existence will be mine: from
morning until night shall have 10 bear
heavy burdens, dragging corn sacks 10
the mill that others may eat bread,
while shall have no encouragement.
nor be refreshed by anything but blows
and kicks. Give me portion of that
time | pray =
Nature was moved with compassion
and assented but eighteen years.
The Ass went away comfortcd, and
the Dog came forward.
"How long dost thou require to live?r
! asked Nature. Thirty years were too
many for the Ass, wilt thou be content
ed with them2"
is il thy will that | should?" re-
piled the Dog Think how much
have to run about: my feet will not
last for SO long time, nor my teeth
iCA anu Nilstt tlSt SllHl ttt
fit for but to lie in corner and
growl?"
Nature thought he was right and gave
him twelve years. The Ape then ap-
peared.
"Thou wilt, doubtless. live willingly
the thirty years, said Nature. Thou
wilt not have to labor rs the Ass and
the Dog. Life will be pleasant to
thee
"Ah, no r cried lie, $50 il may seem
to others, but il will not be. Should
puddings ever rain down shall have
no spoon. shall play merry tricks,
excite laughter by grimaces, and be re-
wardcd with Il sour apple. How often
sorrow lies concealed behind IL Jest
| shall not be able TO endure for thirty
years.
Nature was gracious, and he received
but ten.
At last came Man, healthy and
strong, AMI asked the measure of his
days.
"Will thirty wears content thee Y'
"lIow short Il timel" exclaimed Man.
"Whcn | shall have built house and
kindled a fire on my hearth: when the
tlSCS WHICH SlldIl nave painted are
about to bloom and bear fruit; when
life will seem to me the most desirable.
! shall die Oh, Nature, grant me
longer period ~
Thou shalt have the eighteen years
Of the Ass besides"
THAT is not enough" replied the
Man.
Take likewise the twelve years Of
the Dog"
at is not yet sufficient" reiterated
Man; give me more !"
81 give thee, then, the ten years OF
the Ape; i'll vain wilt thou claim
more !" Man departed unsatisfied.
Thus man lives seventy years. The
first thirty are his human years, and
pass swiftly. He is then healthy and
hearty-he labors cheerfully and re-
jOices in his existence. The eighteen
years of the Ass come next, and bur
den upon burden is heaped upon him:
he carries the corn that is to feed
others; blows and kicks are the re-
ward of his faithful service. The
twelve years of the dog follow, and he
loses his teeth, and lies in the corner
and growls.
When these are gone the Apes ten
years form the conclusion, then Man,
weak and silly, becomes the sport Of
his children
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
The Lawyers Boy.

Anybody who thinks that the boy
employed around lawyers office has
nothing to do but to empty the paper
basket, run to the postofiice, sweep the
room and read the jokes of Blackstone,
Is grandly mistaken. A hoy-that is,
a prize of boy, and one who will event
ually become a great lawyer himself
has heap on his mind, and no time
for sllngshots or tops. Yesterday
while Detroit lawyer was in court,
with his boy in charge of the Office. a
newspaper man who was hunting
through the Moffat block stumbled up-
on the young attorney and was receiv-
ed with:
Come right in. The papers in your
case are ready to be signed"
'What case?'
Application for divorce"
But I'm not the man"
Amt you? Well, you look like
him. Let's see? Are you the defend
ant in the Jones VS.. Brown case of tres
pass If so, ] am to tell you that the
case is put over until next Saturday, at
the same hour in the afternoon.
NO, | am not Brown"
"Well, that's all right. Let's see
again. ] was TO tell Ryan that his
case against Peters for slander would
not come on this term, and to suggest
that he amend his declaration. You
have not given the lates whereon the
defendant called you reptile ana a
sneak"
But ! am not Ryan"
Ic hnt -
haps you can't help i Was it your
wife who eloped with a man named
Blake ~
"No."
Then You are not Mr. Glenn. / was
to tell him that he forgot to state the
particular time at which he first noticed
a coldness in her demeanor. Let's see?
Oh! there's that bigamy case. was to
say to the defendant that the prosecu-
ton appear to have hunted up and got
mold of the testimony of third female
who claims to have married you in
Toledo in 1864, and that your case
looks shaky. We will, however, do our
best to pull you through as we do all
our clients"
"You are off again; am not the
man."
Dear me, that's another. Well, all
right, | was to say to any new client
that Mr.. -- would be back in an
hour. Come in and sit down and look
over the city directory. We will take
your case at the lowest cash price and
do our level best to win it. Consult no
other firm until you have given us a
trial. y Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A DAMAGE Of $4,000 was inflicted by
fire in the city brewery at st. Joseph, Mo
SIX negro eonvicts were killed by land
slide in railway cut near Lexington. Va.
TuE tobacco warehouse of ]. K. Bosnian
4 Co, at Athens, Ohio, valued st 81, 600.
was swept away hy fire.
A Loss Of $4,000 was incurred at San
duskv. Ill.,, by the destruction of F. Harris
horns lime-kiln.
The guests OF the Parry house, at Beach
Haven, \. j., had TO fee from FIRE in the
night, and reached Camden in bathing
suits. The loss on the building was $780,
coo.
YELLOW fever is sweeping of the off,
GERS and men of the De Lesseps Canal
company.
THE large woolen-mills in lows belong
ing TO the Amana society. valued at S75.-
0o0. have been destroyed by FIRE
THos. Nj. CARTER, of Pendleton, Ind.
was fatally poisoned by colored lemonade,
served st an old settlers meeting.
The wire and nail mills of the Old Col
ony company, at Taunton, Mass, were
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
THE PRESIDENT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. )
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.
n ~ L

Signs of improvement in the presi-
dents condition have begun to be ap-
parent. To-day, soon after noon, his
pulse, which had been high during the
earlier part of the day, and which in
dicated more than ordinary weakness,
fell from 10 to 104 in the urse of the
afternoon, and his temperature at the
evening examination was lower than at
the same hour since the 9Th. These
facts were taken as evidence, first, that
the wound is once more in healthy
condition and free from retained pus,
and second, that the disturbance caused
by the operation of Monday has nearly
subsided. After the evening examina-
ton and dressing, which were entirely
satisfactory, the fever which came on
late in the afternoon began to ahate,
and the pulse to fall, and the patient
went to sleep. At this hour, Ills, the
fever has disappeared. His tempera-
and his pulse has fallen to 100. He has
slept soundly without the use of ano-
dynes, and the surgeons think that he
will have good night and show a de-
cided gain tomorrow. His present
condition they say Is in every way en-
couraging.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 11.-Al-
though the presidents pulse and tenn
perature were not low tonight as had
been hoped, the surgeons report that
he has had Il good day, better than any
previous day of this week, and that his
appearance and general condition is
improved He has taken
since this morning nearly two
pounds of solid and liquid food with
out gastric disturbance, and although
his pulse still indicates weakness, he
seems stronger than yesterday He
was sponged off and took his last al
lowance of nourishment about 9 P. NJ,
and soon afterward went to sleep
without the use of anodynes. His af-
ternoon fever began to abate
as usual after the evening examination,
and by 1890 his pulse had fallen to
last nights figure. His temperature
has not been taken since Z O'Clock, but
it has apparently fallen in correspond
ence with MS pulse, and there is every
prospect that he will have another
quiet, restful night. Dr. Hamilton ar
rived from New York at 10 O'clock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
He Knowed" " 1t was Coming.

hhlclRn -tths anu ODsefNef.
A good story is told of = farmer
down in Johnston county. He was
with his wife in buggy travelling to
Goldboro last week, when he was star
tied to see by the roadside some tents
pitched and men in and around them.
He pulled up his horse and eagerly in
quired what was the matter. He was
answered by wag that there was an
other war and the whole country was
in an uprising. Frightened out Of his
wits, the countryman turned to his
wife and said: "There, by gosh
told you so. When / seen that star
with tail to it in the element was
afeard of just such thing as war. ]
knowed it was coming: Mar. let's git
back home" And they "got" 1t
turned out that the people in tents
were surveying party of the North
Carolina Midland road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
4 Raree Show.

\ royal proclamation was sent over
the country, making it known in Airi-
can fashion that the chief, ever mind
tul Of his loving subjects, had, regard
less Of expense, secured real white
man, and that all who desired to see
this great curiosity must come At once
as he could only be detained few
days. In response 10 this invitation
the people tlocked IL the exhibition in
crowds. They issued, miserable and
Sooty, from the SwampS and marshes
to the east. They tlocked down in wild
array from the high mountains in the
west. The fishermen from the rivers
lranga and Ruaha sent their quota till
M&omokero was filled with visitors.
at once became ali The rage. and il
would have quite delighted any phil
anthroplSt to sec the way in which they
STUDIED my every movement. Even
the mysteries Of the toilet could not
be velled from their curious ewes,
TACT which caused me much emharrasS-
ment. But rs III the case of
the hons at the geological gardens, "the
feeding was the great attraction. 4
hush of expectancy would fall upon
the crowd rs the hour approached. and
they watched with feeling of awe the
box being laid out and the camp stool
set beside il. with the metal plate and
cup, the bottle Of salt, and the can Of
sugar, together with the knife and fork.
As the boy appeared with the Stewed
fowls and sweet potatoes the excite
ment usually rose perceptibly, and Il
rush for front places would ensue.
threatening % upset my humble meal.
The climax was usually reached whom.
with all the gravity was capable Of as
Stunning, ! took the knife and fork in
my hands. The fowls, however, were
leathery, and my unavailable (Ic) AT
temptS to cut or carve reduced the
whole spectacle from the sublime to
the ridiculous. and afforded such food
for satire and laughter to the wags Of
the tribe that blushed and scowlcd ~
Central lfiIca ThO.aSon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
An Anti Monopoly Convention Called to
Meet i'm IIica.N Aupnsf 1o

Meet in Utica, y. Y. August Is.
NEW York, Aug. 10.-The anti-mo-
nopolists' convention, which is to be
held OF Utica, is attracting considerable
attention on the part of the CONNER
cial interests here, and in all probabili-
ty the gathering Will be very largely at
tended. The chamber of commerce
has taken official action on the confer
ence and will be represented at the ses-
slons by q delegation of five, the mem
bers of which-Charles S. Smith, F. B.
Tnurber, Jacob Wendell, John S. Ter
ry, and Osgood Welsh-were appoint
ed at a special meeting to-day. The
Hepburn committee, it will be re-
memhered, pronounced the charges
that fragrant abuses existed in the
management Of the railroads of this
state as fully proven, and recommend
several remedial measures. But the
most important of these were, it is
charged, defeated through the abso-
lutte control of the senate ofthe state of
Now York by railroad corporations.
The railroads persistently discrim-
mate against the property Of
the state by charging shippers who
patronlze the canals in summer higher
rates than others during the winter,
and 1t Is matter of record that the
railroads of this state are in the habit
of contributing larger sums to control
nominations and elections, the result
Of which is shown by the action Of the
senate last elected in defeating the
most important bills recommended by
the Hepburn committee, in
PERSISTENT HOSTILITY
to measures looking to the improve
ment of the canals, in emasculating
the corporation tax bill, and killing the
bill passed by the assembly to prevent
the consolidation of the telegraph com
panles. The committee set forth
IN resolution that reasonable,
uniform, and public rates of freight
will best serve the interest of both the
public and the railroads; that we will
mgly concede rates which will pay
liberal dividends upon the actual cost
OF construction of these modern high
ways, but we share the recently pub
lished opinions of the present presi-
dent of the New York Central & Hud-
SON river railroad that the issuance of
first and second mortgage bonds and
common ard preferred stock, each to
the full value Of roads now being con-
structed upon which
TREBLED FICTITIOUS VALUE
the public will ultimately be assessed
to pay interest and dividends, together
with other methods of stock, watering,
a crime against the public which
should be prohibited by severe penal
ties, and that while the stock watering
of the past has in many instance been
sanctioned by law and cannot be reme-
died. immunity from this practice for
the future should be guaranteed To the
public by adequate legal enactments."
The chamber indorsed all these points.
and also the further one urging the
support of their railway friends in the
futo- e for the appointment of a board
of railroad commissioners for this state,
and the passage of the Reagan bill for
the regulation of interstate commerce,
which they (the railroads) have so
strenuously opposed in the past.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19

true moon cast out into bright haze.
He believes that part of the tail of
the comet has been attracted to and
settled around the moon. forming a
thin gaseous atmoshere, or an envelope
resembling an atmosphere. The first
impression of every one in looking At
the moon is that there is something
wrong in his eyes-that they are misty.
Old and young, however, find the same
appearance. and make the same kind
of drawings in trying to represent
what they see. Mr.. Thomas may be
cheated cut of the reward to which he
Is entitled, rs the first discoverer of the
comet, but he has scores of witnesses
to bring forward when it shall come to
the establishment of his moon discov-
ery.