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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
FOREIGN

PARNELL's disappearance is 81 id to have
utterly disorganized the Irish party in
Parliament.
THE new Spanish ministry intends to
push negotiations with the United States
tor treaty of commerce.
INCREASING financial difficulties make
the Sultan more than ever desirous for
peace,
ITALY will participate in the interna-
tlonal monetary convention, and Premier
CARROLL expresses belief in the success Of
its deliberations.
AN Irish Land Lacquer named Habon
has been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for making reasonable
speech.
IL the contest on the 10th inst, on the
Thames for the championship Of England,
The Sportsman cup and Gl,000, Hanlan
defeated Laycock by -four lengths
\ TELEGRAM from Sweetwater, Wv
oming, reports fifteen inches of snow on
the ground, and asserts that cattle are
dying by thousands.
TIE home-rule element in the British
house Of commons has given notice that,
whenever urgency is declared, the CO.
ereion bill shall be passed without debate.
UPON the ruins of the st. Louis Times
is to be built up Garfield organ and
rumor connects Carl Schurz with its edi-
torial management.
4 COMMITTEE of directors Of the perma
nent exhibition at Philadelphia have
voted to sell the building which was the
main structure of the Centennial
TIE Russian police have discovered a
plot to blow up the arsenal at kieff, and
have made several arrests in connection
with the conspiracy.
INVITATIONS to an international none
t2ry conference, to begin April 10, have
been issued at Paris by French and Amer
lear representatives.
TIE emperor Of Germany. in his speech
at the opening of the reichstag, announced
that the powars were united as to the es-
sential objects of the negotiations with
Turkey.
THIRTEEN socialists lave undergone
trial al Vienna during the past week
One was convicted Of high treason and
sentenced to four years Imprisonment,
another TO six months confinement, and
eleven were acquitted.
A REGIMENT of cavalry and two batter
les will be sent from Bombay to Natal, and
a hussar regiment, battalion of infant
~, and company Of artillery will be or
dered thither from England.
GENERAL GRANT and associates have
organized in New York the United States
National bank, secured a building, and
will commence business on March lst
IL. Victor Newcomb was elected president.
a Berlin dispatch announces that, at
the request Of Great Britain. Bismarck
has consented to take a leading part in the
negotiations at Constantinople on the
Greek controversy. 1t is thought that the
influence of France and England over
Turkey has lessened down to nearly moth
ing.
TIE British cabinet has under consid-
Grafton proposals from the Beers looking
toward peace. Dispatches from Durham
announce that Newcastle is completely in
vested. and that General Colley is abso-
lutelv helpless. The war is being carried
into Natal and desperate battle is ex-
pected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
CRIME.

ROBBERS took $4,000 in iewelry from the
safe Of Garside ( Berdan. at Paterson,
Nj.
A Jury at Lancaster, Ohio. on the 18th
inst. awarded Catharine Bowman iudg-
ment for Sl3 against Moses Mcdonald for
breach of promise.
TEE interior of the Michigan Avenue
Baptist Church, IN Chicago, was destroyed
by an incendiarv fire, on the 18th inst.
The loss was about $4,000.
john DEMPSEY, George Davis and
Robert OSburne. were arrested in kenosha
Wis, on 10th list, on a warrant cha arging
them with hurglarizing the Western
Union depot At Racine Junction.
!. NJ. q. MIDRIsr has left Crown Point
Ind, on extradition papers, to be tried in
Switzerland for murder. Two deputy
United States marshals escort him TO
Havre.
ALLEGED corrupt acts on the part of the
contractor for the prison labor of Mime
sofa have caused the house to pass a reso-
luton for an investigation of the matter
| by Joint committee.
a WEALTHY farmer of Hamilton county,
Indiana, named Isaac Hayworth, has been
trapped at Indianapolis, with a boy COM
1
/ The arrest il considered one of great i'm
portance.
4 MAN claiming to be a Catholic priest
was arrested for tramping at Dover, Wis
on the 10th inst. He was taken to Jail
Father Mathew saw him in Jail in the
evening and pronounced him an imposter
T. Howard PETERSON, a son of the Phil.
adelphia publisher, nysteriously disap-
peared from Atlantic City, about ten days
i ago. As the detectives can obtain no trace
of him. suspicious of murder are enter
tained
| BURGLARs entered the residence OF
Ralph GATES, No. +36 Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, on the nignt Of tie 18th inst, packed
up plate and clothing valued al 800, and
had reached the back fence when fired
upon by an officer.
RICHMOND PEACOCK, living near la
rian, Ga, was assassinated on the highway
and 800 taken from his vest pocket. A
the co-oner's inquest lady picked up !
piece of gun-wad used by the murderer
and identified 1t as part of dress she haC
given TO nephew of the deceased. Th,
latter was Jailed.
IN the circuit court at Logansport, Ind.
in the trial of young man for theft, tn
prosecuting attorney became too persona
in his questions. A friend OF the accuses
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

Hos. FLnSANDo Woop, the famous
s Mayor and Congressman Of New
lork, died III lot Springs, Ark, on
tAr l5tl inst lii health has been
failing for some time and he went to
lie Arkansas resort two or three weeks
ago IN the hope Of finding relief. Mr..
Wood was born Of Quaker parentage in
tie city of Philadelphia. June II, 1872.
Ills father removed To New York in
1870 When - years Of aye Mr.. Wood
commenced business rs Il shipping
merchant, III which he was entirely
successful. retiring with M ample for
time III 1850 IL Was thrice elected
mayor of New York, serving iii that
ofliee during 1870, '56i 81, 81 and 62.
IL was Il member Of the Twenty
seventh, Thirty-cighth, Fortieth, Forty
llrst, Forty second, F.rty-third, Forty
fourth, Forty fifth, Fofty-sixth and was
reelected to the Forty-seventh Con
pfess Among his acts of public use
fulness was the Inauguration OF that
movement which gave New York its
efeat Central Park. Mr.. Wood was i
nan of ability, but was nj intense
partisan. lie was recognized rs one of
the chief leaders Of the democratic
party of thc country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
Chicago Market.

CHIcAso. Feb. -Flour.---Quiet but
steady. Wheat-Fairly active; and a shade
higher; No. , Chicago Spring, 9S bid for
seller cash; 9s9s for seller March; 99i4 for
seller April l.O2s. for seller May; No. 3
Chicago Spring, S7GeO4f. Corn-Steady and
in fair demand; S7saS15. for seller cash;
SIS. bid for seller March; 424s a42'4 for
seller May. Oats-2s1z G3Ok for seller cash,
29s. bid for seller March: 297-a2q5. for
seller April; 337s for seller May. Rye
Steady and unchanged. Barley-Firm; l.O2a
Log. Flax Seed-Easy at 1.2S. Pork-Strong
and higher; 1850 for seller cash; and
seller March; 1915 bid for seller April;
1880 bid for seller May. Lard-Strong and
higher; 1925 bid for seller cash and March;
1875 bid for seller April; l0.45 bid for sell
Ter May. On all-wheat-Easier, and de-
clined &c. Corn-Easier, but not quotably
lower. 0ats.-Ea>ier: 33a. fer seller May.
Pork.-Eas;er; Is. 55 bid for seller March; ad-
Yanced axe. Receipts-Flour, $4,000; wheat,
II eco; corn, $4,000; oats, $4,000;
rye, 2,1e0; harley, 5000. Shipments-Flour,
Ii. 600; wheat 1900: corn, IS 600; oats 81, ,Oee;
rye, $500; barley. $500. The "Drover's
Journal" reports. Hog-Receipts, 1900;
shipments, 5000; all translate fairly, active,
firm; late arrivals unsold; light, 5-1096.0O;
chiefly, 5.95; mixed packing, 5-6o66-0O; good
to best heavy, 6.I066.6e; chiefly, 6.25a6. 40.
Cattle-Receipts, 200; shipments, 4,4ooi every
thing snow bound: trade light and butchers firm
common to fair shipping. 4.2584-T0i good to
choice, 1909 $50; exports, 5.4o95 $50; butch
ers', easier; bulls and feeders, scarce. 7.75a4-25
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
EADS' ENTERPRISE.
Talk with the Protector Of the
Tehuantepec ship Railway Objec-
tiOns and Obstacles TO the Panama
and Nicaragua Schemes.

New YORK, Feb. IA reporter
found Capt. Eads this evening few
minutes before he took train for Phila-
delphia. Capt. Eads expressed his
confidence that favorable action would
ultimately be taken by congress upon
his scheme Of an interoceanic ship rail
road The house committee, he SAID,
has already reported favorably upon it,
but the matter would never be brought
up i'll the house again unless action
was first taken by the senate.
''Will congress reach any action up
on it this session." was asked
Il think the chances are just about
even."
'The Mexican government author
ICES you to pledge the proceeds Of the
railroad to foreign countries? Will
much Of the capital be raised abroad?'
''None, if the action Of congress Is
propitious The United States is the
only government to which the income
will be pledged, and it will be very easy
TO raise the necessary capital on this
side Of the water.
"Will the amount to which the cap
ital was originally limited be sufficient
ly?"
Undoubtedly"
"Hog will Your project affect that OF
De Lesseps?"
''The Panama tidewater canal will
never be completed. De Lesseps, how
ever, unless the United States should
absolutely interdict it, will work upon
his canal as long as cent of money is
to be had do not mean to say that
a canal could not be constructed across
the Isthmus of Panama, but that it
would never pay for the amount of
capital invested. My railroad could
be completed long before his canal.
Even if the Panama route were the
only one, the canal would never pay"
What is the outlook for the Nicara-
qua route?"
THAT plan will never be pushed.
The object of those who propose it is
to prevent any means whatever of
conveying ships across the isthmus
from being effected They ask for
charter from congress, and they seek
no government assistance This makes
persons who have not investigated the
subject think the route through Lake
Nicaragua the least expensive and
most practicable. The fact is, how
ever, that, if it wished to carry out
their plan, the company would need
aid from congress. The inference is
plain that the proposal is merely to
withdraw support from other enter
prises. Phelps and few others are in
earnest, but they alone will never carry
it through. Not cent of capital will
ever be invested in Nicaragua. Many
of those who support the project are
interested in the Mexico Southern rail
way, which would be injured by the
success of a canal or ship railroad"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

Roise.-A motion to proceed to business on the
calendar for the purpose of taking up the Fitz
John Porter case, was defeated, yeas al. nays
III Mr.. Atkins reported resolution granting
the family of the late Senator Farr the balance
of salary which would be due him as member
of the 10th congress; and requesting the 41th
congress to appropriate $4,000 which salary
would be due him as a member of that congress.
The senate bill passed granting pension to the
widow of Commodore McCauley.
SATURDAY. Feb. l9-Sendte-The credentials
of Senators elect Camden Jackson and Fair were
presented and filed. Senator Saunders presented
Il reSolution-which at his request was tabled
mporarily-drectirg the committee on com
meree to increase the amount appropriated in the
river and harbor bill for the Improvement of the
navigation of the Missouri river, between its
mouth and ankton. The senate then adjourned
t. attend the funeral of the Hon. Fernando
Wood.
SATURDAY, Feb. l9.-Iouse- Mr. Carlisle from
the ways and means committee, reported the bill
repeating all laws imposing taxes on bank checks
drafts aud orders, bank deposits, friction matches
medical preparations. perfumery, cosmetics, CO.
logne and other articles, with recommendation to
pass.
The house then Went into committee of the
whole. on the agricultural bill.
An amendment adopted, appropriating
$50 ,0e0 for the purchase, propagation and disri-
button of seeds, ete., providing an equal proper
tion. Three-tourths of all seeds SHALL at their
request, be supplied to the senators and repre-
sentatiyes for distribution among the agricultural
constituents.
The house then adjourned to attend the funeral
of he Hon. Fernando Wood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

NOTWITHSTANDING Senator Con6lng's
sneer at the suggestion made by Sena-
tor Hoar, Of Massachusetts, as to the
questionable propriety of assembling
L large body If armed military ii
Washington Oh the occasion Of General
Gariield's approaching Inauguration,
W cannot but think that the Massa-
chusetts senator was quite right. This
massing If armed troops 1T the M
tional ca,.itol OH such an occasion.
however peaceful and innocent the
intention may be ut this time, might
II made 4 precedent. and established
into custom, at some future time be
not only mischievous and dangerous
hut absolutely calamitous. The inaug-
uration of chief magistrate ought to
H. i peculiarly eric event, unattended
IN great military parade o. the display
of tic paraphernalia Of war. The
people can assemble At the national
capital and signalize such an event
without great military pomp, and the
latter ought ID he discountenanced. II
formidable force Of thousands oi
armed men is justiiable now, the
eountry's enemies might at some fu-
ture and more critical occasion of 4
similar character deem a like display
equally justifable, with less innocent
purpose. Let rs be careful how we es
tablish new precedents of a lhartia
character. In time of peace, and or
civic occasions, let the instruments ant
spirit Of peace and civil order hoic
sway, keeping the swords and the gun.
Of Mars in the background.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

ABorr 300 Socialists Of Chicago held
4 meeting recently, and adopted a res
elution demanding that the municipal
government assume control Of the
street railways and provide more rap
-. convenient and cheap means Of
transportation They also adopted
resolutions declaring landlords every
Where To III the enemies Of mankind,
demanding their abolition, and protest
ing against lie proposed advance in
rents. \ committee was appointed to
consider the landlord question, and de-
slse rlan for organization against ex-
turtlon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

started free fight, in which dozen or
more engaged, chairs being the chief
weapons. The leading offenders are in
Jail for contempt.
IT may be remembered by many read
ers that George NJ. Roush, wealthy
stock-raiser, living near Bloomington,
H., died about three years ago, of what
was thought to be heart disease. A state
ment is now made that Peter, the second
son of the deceased died recently in
northern Iowa, after making the confes-
sion that he murdered his father by put
ting poison in glass of water standing at
his bedside
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2l.- Flour.-Dull and
nominal. Wheat - Opened steady, and closed
quiet No. hard. nominal; No. l. nom
inal at "1l4; 97s4 for seller February; 97h
for sier March; 9Ss. for seller April
1.O2. for seller May. No, 8, IS; No. 4
nominal. Con-Quiet; No. 2. 37al. Oats
Quiet ard unchanged; No 2, aO94. Rye-Dul
No. !, s.. Barley-Firmer; No fresh,
sal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

St.IT has been entered ~ the United
states Direct Cable o., to break up the
feccnt telegraphic consolidation. Sen.
Edmunds has been engaged as chief
counsel for the cable people, and the
.lnt promises t. be one Of the most for
,nidablc attacks yet made on tie great
consolidation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

IL the new revision Of the Bible,
soon 70 be published, the word Hades,
meaning the abode Of the spirits Of the
dead, will be substituted for the word
Hell wherever II occurs il the old yer
.lon-. Iii looks like 4 recognition Of
Tie doctrine Of the Universalists by the
stiflest of the English orthodox lin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

u. Jerome Revel. of the famous Ra-
vel family of pantomimists and aero
bats, has written letter denying the
report of his death. He says he Is
not dead, and he ought to know. He
says furthermore that he is very well,
and is desirous of paying visit to this
country during the Exposition of 1888.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

DR. "A. z. MILLER, formerly partner
with /" Nasty in the Toledo Blade, and
well known as an energetic western
publisher Of many years experience,
Inns recently become business manager
Of the New York Tribune. The east
has to draw upon the west for its
preachers, its college presidents and, 1t
seems, for its practical journalists. pr.
Miller il in his elem mt at the head Of
the great business office } the Tribune.
THE great snow storm which COM
pletey blockaded the railroads and the
highways in Nebraska, Iowa, Wiscon-
in and tie northern half Of Illinois
with drifts of extraordinary size and
iirmncss recently, bringing locomotion
10 q standstill was no doubt the sever
50 of the many severe storms Of the
present winter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
PHYSICIANS Have Pound out

That contaminating and foreign element in the
blood, developed by indigestion, is the cause Of
rheumatism. This settles upon the sensitive sub
cutaneous covering of the muscles and iganents
of the Joints causing constant and shifting pain,
ard aggregating as a cacareous chalky deposit
which produces stiffness and distortion Of tbs
Joints No fact which experience has demon
strated in regard to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
has stronger evidence to support than this name
checks the formidable and atrocious disease, nor
is it less positively established that it is prefer
able to the poisons often used TO arrest it, since
the medicine contains only salutary ingredients.
It is also signal remedy for nalara fevers, con.
debility and other disorders. See that you get tho
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
NEWS NOTES.

OMAHA is to have 100000 grain
elevator, towards which the Union Pa
eific railroad will subscribe $50, 900.
II will hold 100000 bushels, and be
ready for use before next autumn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
The Irish Question.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-A cablegram
says deputation from the land league
submitted a resolution to Parnell ask
ing him to go to America. They re-
ceived the following reply. to be read
at the meeting Of the land league at
Dublin, to-day:
PARIS, Feb. 13, 1881.
To the Irish National Land League:
GESTLEMES:-I have been honored
by the receipts of resolution, adopted
at your meeting of the 6th, requesting
me to proceed at once to America, with
the object Of securing the sympathy of
the American people and the co-opera-
ton of the Irish there. After full
and grave consideration of your reso-
luton and general situation, and after
due consultation with friends, whose
opinions are worthy of consideration,
l have decided that it is my duty to
remain in Ireland and in parliament
during the present crisis, for reasons
which I will shortly detail to you. Our
movement in America, although of
great importance and capable Of i'm
mense development, depends entirely
On the stand made IN Ireland. Ii we
are worthy of the occasion here, the
American people and the Irish nation
in America, viii give Us proportional
sympathy and practical help. If the
spirit and courage of our people at
home be maintained, the resources of
the whole Irish race abroad viii be at
our disposal, while if there is slight
fiinching or reaction In Ireland, it will
produce disastrous result in Ameri-
ca. Nor do / agree with you that for
the remainder of the session very little
is to be expected from parliamentary
action. The expelled Irish members
have almost unanimously decided to
remain in their places and offer every
resistance, which the forms OF the
house of commons permits, to the pas
sage of the coercion Of terms bills.
In this resolution I fully concur; the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

An autograph of Hawthorne's sold
in Baltimore the other day for 1915.
Webster's brought S1.50; one of Henry
Clay's s1.05; one of Jefferson Davis the
same, and S120 was paid for one of
George Bancroft's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

A quaint, half-English, half-French,
old building, three or four stories high,
built for bazar for sale Of fancy goods
by Nine. Trollope, the mother of An
thony Trollope, on her visit to Cincin-
natl over so years ago, and Familiarity
known as Madame Trollope's Folly"
is in process Of demolition in that
eity
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
Fees OF Doctors

The fee of doctors is an item that
very many persons are interested 10 just
1t present. We believe the schedule
for visits is 800, which would tax a
man confined to his bed for year,
and in need of daily visit, over 81 ,0N
i year for MEDICAL attendance alone.
And one single bottle of Hop Bitters
taken in time would save the 81 ,0G
and all the years sickness.-Pot.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

The "entire house" for the Bernhardt
night in Nashville has been sold. The
highest price paid for a seat was $25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-09
Memories Of Edinburgh.

Alexander Smith has praised the pctur-
esque beauties of Scotia's capital. Another
writer thus discourses of its historic associa-
tons;
At our feet lies the ancient city, with her
t0wer-crowned ridges and deep gorges, her
castle, her palace, her spires, and thin silvery
veil of smoke, while the rich landscape of
hill and wood and open rolling plain encircles
her like the golden setting Of precious
jewel. Tell us not of famous cities of other
lands when here you have every beauty
which nature could bestow to lend enchant-
ment to the scene. Nor is this all every
stone you tread from Ilolyrood TO the Castle
rock is richer in legend than all the keeps
from Drachenfels to the Alps. Scenes have
been enacted in that steep street and in those
frowning old buildings such would shame
the widest imaginings of poets and romance
writers. Delicate and high-born ladies have
been executed with horrid barbarity on that
Castle Hill women condemned to the flames
for witchcraft have burst their bonds and fled
shrieking from the pile only to be seized and
cast back by the grim monsters who delighted
in blood. Kings have gone thence never to
return. The shreds of the old banner of the
burghers. which rose and fell in the tumult-
uons slaughter of Flodden. may still be seen
in the Council House. Up to those windows
mobiles have waved their adieus to weeping
friends as they passed to execution. From
the same windows triumphant factions have
spat out their venom on fallen opponents as
they passed to DEATH Martyrs have here
trod the path to the gallows in the "killing
times" of the Stuarts, and have sung their
triumphant psalms while ribald soldiery
strove in vain to drown with noise the
exultant song of faith. The patriot has here
., 10 tho panv1o IN their 1ufv tho
traitor has skunk to his home after having
received the price for betraying his country.
Adam Smith lived here. David Hume is
buried there, Burns corrected his first proofs
down that CLOSE Walter Scott scrubbed
in this dingy building, which was his father
Office and there his monument stands, where
he wished it to be placed