Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29

Va. He was convicted at the first trial
He shot his sister in a house of ill-fame
that he might, as he said, save the honor
of his family
TIE mother of Tom Hughes, now So
wears of age, will soon come over from
England with all her household goods,
and will spend her last days with the
colony planted by her son in Tennessee.
AcoLoRRD bishop. Daniel A. Payne, as
sisted by a negro professor from the West
Street Methodist church at Danville. Va,
whose congregation is the largest and
most influential in Virginia.
The interior department of the Cana
dian government Is flooded with applica-
tions from European capitalists for large
tracts of land in Manitoba and the north
ern territories. No less than three hun
dred thousand acres were last week leased
for grazing purposes.
TIE street-car conductors and drivers of
Cincinnati and Newport are on a strike,
and street-car travel in both cities is prae-
tically suspended The companies say
they will not yield to the demands of these
fll their places.
JAMES REYNOLDS a policeman of AL
bany, n. T., and his two brothers were set
upon by q crowd of roughs at Albany, n.
I. They defended themselves bravely,
and in the melee Michael Quinn, thug,
vas shot dead, and John Mackey and one
Stapleton were fatally wounded. John
Reynolds was dangerously wounded bv
/, pistol-ball.
THE exodus committee in Kansas has
distributed over one hundred thousand
negroes and turned ten thousand into
other states. Southern commercial cen
ers tender unlimited means TO check the
movement westward, but the colored peo-
pie can not be retained.
WITHIN two hours after eating freely of
pork which had been lightly cooked, Frank
Knize. of Allegheny City, grew violently
! H. and physiciun found seventeen wig
glers in piece of his flesh. He is inn
proving rapidly, under medical treat
| ment.
| In the election of sachems for the en-.
suing year, in the New York Tamany
Society, John kelly's candidates received
maiorities of from 40 to 81. This will
enable the Boss to maintain his ascend
ancy in Tamany Hall for this year at
least.
THE state census of Mississippi, which
was taken simultaneously with the Federal
census, shows nearly the same population
| The total number of voters in the state il
llO,ll3; colored, l30,607..
| A NEW horse disease has broken out. Ii
is disease Of the fetlock, and poisons the
blood. When the disease spreads to the
body Of the animal. there is danger of a
fatal result Owners of horses will do
well to have their animals under watchful
care.
BEFORE signing the death warrant of
Stearns n Abbott, for Strengthening Mrs.
Crue, Governor Long, of Massachusetts,
spent three hours in the cell OF the ac-
cused. endeavOling to reach the truth
shout the crime Now, while the scaffold
is being erected at East Cambridge, the
noise of the saws and hammers is drowned
by the scolding of Wendell Phillips, who
greatly fears that the commonwealth is
about to commit murder.
GEORGE M. PULLMAN took out from
Chicago to the magic city which bears his
name two carloads Of influential citizens
to witness the starting of the Corliss en-
| gine, of twenty-five hundred horsepower,
which came from the centennial exposi-
| ton and is now doing service in his mann
moth car works Visitors to the centen-
nial will remember this huge piece of ma.
! ehinery that furnished the motive power
in the machinery department.
| GEN. JOSEPH LANE died at his residence
4 at Roseburg, Oregon on the Goth inst, al
the age Of 49, He was born in North Car
olina on December IA, 1901, removed tc
Indiana while yet a boy, commanded a
regiment as colonel in the Mexican war
and was promoted to brigadier and bre-
vet major general for gallantry at Buena
| ' ista, was twice governor of Oregon ter
ritory, and United States senator in 1S5!
and 1861 He was a candidate for vice
president on tho Breckenridge ticket il
| 1860.
TUE annual report Of the Chicago, Mil
waukec and st. Paul railroad has been Is
sued. Total income for 1880, $l3, 3,0SG, 1lS.
81; gross expenses, 7,742, 1858. Ne
earnings, s. ,343, ,692 SO: increased earn
ings over 1879, $3,O73,2 ,29S 50; increased
expenses over 1879. $2,268, ,630.72; net in
creased earnings, 1904, ,66S.1l; total value
of property, S97,9S0, IA; balance OF in
come account Dec. 81, 1880, 4,343, 2S3. IL
amount of common stock, 81, ,554 POI
amount of preferred stock, 81, ,204, ,483
mortgage bonds, including $4,000 .
pre-existing mortgage debt on purchased
roads, $40, l72000