Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
BRIEF ITEMS

courts with foregn judges is again
under consideration by the Japanese
Government.
The rumor thatSen. Edmunds pro-
posed to resign because of recent do
mestic affections is authoritatively de-
MED.
The Rev. George O. Barnes, the Ken
lucky mountain evangelist, is now
holding meetings at Indianapolis, Ind.
A negro, Adam A. Harmless by
name, died at Mckinney, Tex, last
week, who is said tohave been 100 years
of age.
"God Save the Q,een" Is being tran
slated for practical use into fourteen
different languages and dialects of
India.
Indiana has a Maud Muller who
mows hay all day, and at eventide de-
lights her neighbds by reading Tenny-
son and other poets.
Bishop Lafreche, CT Three Rivers,
Can, has forbidden the ladies of his
congregation, under pain Of sin, from
wearing curls.
The Philadelphia Times expects to
live long enough to sec everybody in
this country slee. in hammocks during
the summer.
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice
arrived at Balmo.al on Aug. 49, The
court will stay in Scotland till the end
of November.
Colonel john u. Blrlow, United
States Engineer, has been appointed
to succeed the lte Gen. Warren, in
charge of the WORKS at Newport. R. l.
A treaty has been concluded between
Spain and Chilli. Spanish frigste will
proceed to Valparaiso to exchange
salutes with the Gillian forts.
New cotton was picked, ginned, made
into yarn and shipped North, all in the
same day, on July 51st, at a factory in
Lexington CoEnty.S. G.
The official statement shows the
Mexican revenues for the last fiscal
year to have been $27 100000, an in
crease of 81 100000 over the previous
year.
Mr.. Gladstone bluntly calls NJ. de
Lesseps a private individual, which
must be exceedingly unpleasant to a
person SO fond of oeing regarded as a
public man.
w. III. Nanderbiltis in distress. R.
5. Stuart has procured a flag stone to
put in front of his Fifth avenue resi-
dence, which is much larger than the
one obtained by Mr. V.
The veterans of the Mexican War
70 H.
Nashville, Tenn, September 18th and
10Th.
Austria has determined to subsidize
new steam ship line between Trieste
and New York, and italy line between
Leghorn, New Yorl and Baltimore.
The story that living, the English
actor, WAS to be Varderbilt's guest dur
ing his visit to this country, is pro-
nounced fabrication.
Thomas Hughes, ae English author,
having accepted County Court Judge
ship in England is Considered to have
retired from active political life.
Professor Boyesen has recently re-
turned to this country from Europe,
after visiting Norway. That country
he believes will soon become repub-
lie.
Gen Geo. B. Mcclellan and family.
the Hon. B. III. Bristow and family, and
Judge Stanley Matthews are now at the
Profile House, White Mountains.
Alexander Mitchell. OF Milwaukee,
denies that he has been interested in
any of pork or wheat deals of Chicago
and St. Louis, and says he has never
been in one in his life.
Miss Hattie Hamilton, of New Orleans
died at Old Point Comfort, Va. on
Wednesday, leaving il New Orleans an
estate worth $500 much of which is
willed to David jackson, a prominent
salt merchant there.
John W. Garrett, President OF the
Baltimore railroad, is aow at his coun-
try seat, near Baltimore, undergoing a
surgical operation by Professor Allen
Smith, for very painful bone felon.
1t is not necessarily dangerous.
Two of Lord BeacOnsfeld's poems.
s'The Blue-eyed madea" and sThe
Green Cavalier" have lately been set
to music by the accomplished young
Princess Beatrice.
Attorney General Brewster has &C
cepted the invitation to deliver the an
nual Grafton before he New York
State Bar Association st its convention
in Albany on September IS th.
Charelton Hunt, nepaew of Hon. W.
H Hunt, e1 secretary of the navy
and present minister to Russia, has
been nominated to congress by the
democrats of the first Louisiana dist
rict.
The King and @ ueer of Greece have
gone to Russia to attend the cnIisten-
ing of the infant child of the Czar, and
will spend the remainder of the sum-
mer travelling in Central Europe.
Colonel Hugh ]. Thompson was last
week rominated as the Democratic
candidate for Governor of South Caro-
lima. He is now State Superintendent oi
Education.