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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
TELEGRAPTIIf-
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

COLONEL Cook. special attorney in the
prosecution of the star route cases has
resigned.
IT is said that Colonel Webster, Grants
former chief of staff. will be appointed TO
an army paymastership.
TIE president has authorized the use of
troops to aid the governor of Nebraska TO
suppress disturbances at Omaha.
TIE subcommittee of the ways and
means committee at Washington will rec
I ommend reductions in taxes on liquors,
| tobacco, banking and proprietary stamps,
which will cut off $6S 900 600 of internal
revenue annually.
| 1HE tobacco manufacturers, in session
at Washington. adopted memorial to
the leaf-tobacco bill, and asking that no
change be made unless the entire tax be
abolished
The counsel for Sergeant Mason declares
his determination TO investigate the hasty
| shipment of the prisoner to the Albany
penitentiary while petition for writ Of
! habeas corpus was pending. Secretary
Lincoln has promised TO give the case due
consideration.
JOHN RrssELL You've has been nomi-
mated envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary Of the United States to
China, and q. Watts u. s. marshal for
the western district of Virginia, and
Judge Blatchford, of New York, for as
sociate Justice of the supreme court.
GUITEAu is said to receive $50 per day
from the sale Of autographs and photo
graphs. Most Of the money goes TO his
publisher, but he recently forwarded small
sums to the Scovilles and to his brother
He has one cell 10 sleep in and another
for az office. lie expressed pleasure at
the publication of the letters in the Rcse-
Grams matter.
The SIX months OF mourning which the
president fixed for observance Of Garfield's
death has nearly expired, and in few
days the heavy black bordered pa per upon
which all official communications have
been written at the white house, and the
other public tokens Of the mourning, will
disappear from public view.
THE attorney for Sergeant Mason is
moving for writ OF habeas corpus, on
the ground that the court-martial had no
jurisdiction in time of peace, and that il
imposed an excessive punishment. Over
$4,000 signatures have been attached to
petitions circulating in Chicago for the
pardon of the accused, and similar efforts
are being made in every town of impor-
tance. The beneficiary Is not likely 10
inspire respect by such letters as he is
sending 10 the Washington papers, saying
he will not be pardoned by Guiteau
president. Mason was sent to the Albany
penitentiary yesterday under guard of
four soldiers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
GENERAL NOTES

The region south of Memphis i:
swarming with buffalo-gnats, who are
killing what little stock was saved from
| drowning.
AFTER three operations upon his tongue
for cancer. Senator Ben Hill finds the af-
| Fiction extending to his throat, and his
recovery is deemed impossible by his
physicians.
COLLECTOR ROBERTSON is in Washing
ton, where it is rumored that he is TO be
succeeded by Stephen b. French, one of
President Arthur's intimates in New
York.
III. i. kIMBALL, the promoter Of the At
lanta cotton exposition, is endeavoring to
stimulate the New Workers to hold ma
tional agricultural fair at Coney Island,
next year, with an outlay of 81 100000.
THE author of the bitter attack on the
character of President Garfield published
in a Washington journal, proves to be
Mr.. Brown, of X Kentucky, delegate in
the Chicago convention. He will at
once reply to his critics.
CHARLES ATHoNs, of Decatur, Ill, was
for the sixth time stricken with paralysis
on Wednesday evening, and was laid oct
for burial and an undertaken summoned
At o'lock Ihursday morning. he returned
to life, and reports himself better than for
month past.
THE trade and labor assembly of Chi
cago, at a meeting passed resolutions con-
demning the governor Of Nebraska for
using troops in civil Inference between
employers and their workmen, and men,
orilizing congressman 10 call on the presi-
dent and urge him to withdraw the federal
soldiers.
A CINCINNATI Journal alleges that in
part consideration for the transfer of the
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph wires to
the Western Union, Gould will vote his
stock at the Ohio and Mississippi cleo
tion in favor of taking the road out of the
hands of the receiver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March 20.-The wheat market was
quiet, to-day, and trading dragged heavily, while
fluctuations were small; the general feeling was
firm and advices from abroad and from other do
nestle markets confirmed the feeling, the close
was ~ higher for May, 7s higher for June, and
dealing was confined to these two optiens; sales
at I.274 for seller May; I.25& G126I for seller
June. On call, prices were higher, but sales only
reached the insignificant title of $50 900 bushels.
Germ was the active market of the day and opened
firm; early sales 1s91c higher; when the outside
figures were reached, the offerings increased and
prices dropped h@5sc; during the closing hour
there was rally of IS 7s97tc; trading was mostly
speculative and speculation was aided by the
posting of two hundred thousand bushels of corn
as heated and weevilly; this seems to be contra
diction of terms, and some operators criticize the
posting as improper: corn, to heat, must be moist
and the weevil will not, it is said, work in moist
ure. The market closed about cent higher;
posted receipts sold at 6O@6Oh; sales were made
at 61zsG629S for seller April 667s s96774 for seller
May; e6eS l673s for eller June. On call, prices
advanced sharply, and sales were large, $50 900
bushels. Oats were inactive, but prices firm and
a trIfe frmer all day; sales at 44XG451s for sell
Ter May; 4S5S GA for seller June. Pork was
weak, and 2593O lower early; then advanced to
the same figures, and was firm at the close; sales
at l660@l6.S2h for seller April 16.SOa1 10
for seller May. Lard was active and offering at
fair prices, dropped 5910c early, rallied 5a7K,
and closed steady sales at 10.5O9 1850 for seller
April; 1859 10.771s for seller May.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
New Theory of General Custer's Death

The view has been advanced by Col.
Dodge. of General Sherman's personal
staff, that General Custer died by his
own hand, instead of being shot by
the Indians, when he fell into the fatal
trap which had been set by them for
his command. Colonel Dodge is a
well-known Indian fighter. and has
spent thirty years on the plains. He
bases lis opinion on the fact that the
remains 0, Custer were not mutilated
in any way, and that he was left un-
scalped on the field. 1t is well under
stood by officers of the army on the
frontier that the plains Indians never
mutilate the body or remove the scalp
of an enemy who falls by his own
hand. The man who reserves the last
shot for himself, who sacrifices his own
life when there is no longer hope, dies
with the stamp Of divine protection on
his body, and no power on earth could
induce Plains Indian to touch the
remains with sacreligious hand. Gen
eral Clusters body was found in the
midst of his scalped and mutilated fol
lowers, but not hair of his head had
been touched, nor d mark left on him
indicating mutitation. The possible
explanation, according to Colonel
Dodge, is on the ground that he COM
mitted suicide, when he saw his gal
liant band skot down to a man around
him. This view does not detract in
any way from Clusters personal cour-
age. On the contrary, it was an act Of
supreme heroism under the circum-
stances, and what might have been ex-
pected of man of his superb mettle
and daring. 1t was not because he
feared dishonor, but because he rever-
enced himself, and would shield his re-
mains from savage mutilation that he
died by his own hand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

THERE il one big item in the bill Of
expense of the joint committee Of SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress
who accompanied the Garfield funeral
train from Washington to Cleveland
that is simply scandalous namely. over
5000 for wines, cigars, etc. II must he
that At least some Of the members of
that committee were in ignorance of
such disreputable piece of business.
The members Of the committee were
Senator'S Anthony, sherman. Bavard
ingalls,, Pugh. Blair, Camden. and Nor.
gan, and Representatives Tucker. of
Virginia; kasson, of Iowa; Randall, of
Pennsylvania; Hiscoek f New York:
Wilson, Of West Virginia; Thomas, oi
Illinois; Townsend, Of Ohio, and Shell
ly of Alshama. The Sergeant-at Arms
of the last Congress was intrusted with
the arrangements for the trip, and il
is charitable to the gentleman named
to presume that that somewhat am
bitious official acted upon his own au-
thority in providing Refreshments,
for the occasion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
Daniel Webster as a Haymaker.

Mr.. John Taylor, who resided on the
Webster farm at Franklin, N. H., tells
the following about the "great secre-
tary:" Zone day we had fourteen tons
of English hay well made and ready
to put in the barn in the afternoon.
1t was busy day on the farm, and all
who could handle rake or pitchfork
was pressed into the service. When
we came into lunch in the forenoon,
Mr.. Webster entered the kitchen and
in playful manner and tone of voice
said:
"'John Taylor, what wages will you
give me to work for you this after
noon?
" 4 will give you half dollar, sir
"Why, John Taylor, / cannot afford
to work for that price. and you under
rate my abilities. Ican pitch as much
hay as any other man.
1T is on the supposition, sir, that
you are a good hand that l offer you
those wages; we get our best men for
81 day. replied.
If that Is the case, John Taylor, /
am your man. l will finish my cor
respondence with the department, eat
an early dinner, and be ready 10 take
the field with you Nooning on that
day was short, and by the time the
teams were ready Mr.. Webster made
his appearance, we drove into the field !;
the hay lay in windrows. Mr. Web
cter and myself pitched on the same
sart. He took a windrow on one side
and the other. A ton was put on
the cart, when he took the whip and
drove it up to the barn, leaving me IN
the meantime at work in the field.
When unloaded he returned with the
empty cart, upon which We pitched a
ton, m aking in all three tons between
US that afternoon. and one ton and one
half rs his share of the work 1t was
a hot afternoon, and observed what
had before seen when he used muscu-
lar exertion, he sweat more profusely
than most men; 1T literally poured off
him ike rain.
"When met MIN the next morning,
said he. John Taylor, have slept
sounder and feel in better health than
usual. How wish I could only live as
you do (, A farmers life is the most
rational mode of existence; good food,
home-ra;sed, with healfhful work for
the day and sound sleep for the night.
It gives a man q clear head, large
heart. and strong hands,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIVE lads at st. Joseph. Mo-, excavated
hiding place in the hillside, and on GO
ing there TO play, all were killed by the
falling Of the earth.
BY u e burning Of stables used by the
artillery and cavalry at Fort Leavenworth
no less than thirty horses have perished
in the hames.
In snowslide at Genoa, New, Mr..
and Mrs. Bowen, Miss Borlin, and from
seven to twenty Indians We're killed.
Some of the bodies have been recovered.
EIGHTEEN deaths from small pox have
occurred at South Bethlehem, Pa, since
Friday, and most of the stores and sa-
looms are kept closed.
SMALLPOX has caused the quarantining
Of eighty-fve houses in South Bethlehem,
Pa. The board of health at Erie found a
family of six persons PROSTATE with the
disease.
The farm house Of John TAYLOR, near
Meadowlea, Manitoba, took fire and was
destroyed during blizzard, and his wife
and three daughters were frozen 10 death
on the bleak prairie.
HAZAlL, the pedestrian, in order to
avoid arrest in New York on civil suit
come cted with saloon speculation slip
ped over to Philadelphia and sailed for
Europe with $4,000.
The funeral of George P. Armstrong, at
Omaha, was attended by eighteen hundred
workingmen in procession, with three
bands Of music. Sheriff Miller, armed
with warrant, vainlv tried 10 identify
the soldier who shot Armstrong.
The river at Memphis has declined two
inches, and is steadily falling at all
points. The outlook at Helena is much
brighter, and it il thought the overflow
can be readily drained off the city. The
country south of Memphis is swarming
with buffalo gnais. and much stock that
was saved from drowning by the overflow
are being killed by these insects.
JAMES SYSoN, of Chicago, applied to the
New York commissioners Of charity to be
sent nome, ard was taken to the aims
house in Brooklyn. Hestated that he be-
came intoxicated in Chicago, and on re-
covering consciousness found himself in
New York. A telegram TO his wife was
quickly followed by an order for $27. and
he left for home rejoicing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
TanfaIiziny,he Liver

Many persons fancy they are remedying bill
ious habit when they merely tantaliz ing the
liver by repeated and large doses of powerful
drugs, which rather iafiame than stimulate it.
Calonel and blse pills are both Objectionable par
ticularly when used to the extent that some peo-
Pile use them for simple biliousness and constipa-
tion, and botanic purgatives of drastic nature
exert no direct influence upon the bile-secretiug
organ. The benignant alternative, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters while il is an efficient stimulant
Of the liver, promoting bilious secretion and reg
ulsr evacuation never affects either the liver or
bowels excessively, but both in its laxative and
snti-biious action, is painless and agreeable 1t
counteracts malarial influences cures indigestion
Is superlative tonic and Is salutary diuretic.
The weak and the aged are invigorated and
soaeed by it,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
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Dakota.
TO BE ADMITTED As A STATE.

TO BE ADMITTED As STATE.
WAsHIsGTos, March 1.-THE senate
committee on territories to-day, unani-
mously instructed Mr.. Saunders TO re-
port the bill to admit the southern per-
ton of Dakota into the union. The
bill provides that the census of the
population OF southern Dakota shall be
taken during the coming summer, and
if the population is sufficient to entitie
that portion of the territory to a rep
resentatiye in congress it shall be adj
mitted as state. The ipresent terri
torial government to continue and the
territory remaining to be called North
Dakota
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
CRIME

4 CONVICTED horse-thief in Texas.nam-
81 bondy, iumbed from train near San
Antonio, aud was shot dead by the guards.
A CLERK in the mint al New Orleans
gave 70 stranger a negotiable receipt for
$4,000 Tor two brass bricks with a Thin COW
ering of gold.
AT Savoy, on the Illinois Central rosd.
the switch was thrown open and heavy
timbers placed on the track, but a switch
man discovered the villainy in good time.
GENERAL CURTIS, who was indicted in
New York for levying political assess
ments. claims that he has been made a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

rnE crossing of General w. 4. Sher-
man into Mexico, at Laredo, was made
the occasion of demonstration that
may be regarded as significant. The
bands On the Mexican side played
See, the Conqnering Hero Comes
and "Hail Columbia and the Mexi-
cans shouted and cheered like wild
men when the General took the hands
If the Mexican officers. A few years
ago tile General of the United States
army would not have met such greet.
ing on the border.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

Translated from the Ons,sibus-A boy
sits with cloth-covered hand-cart at the
feot of hill. A wslking-goer comes
along, at whose approach the boy to
weep begins. Man-"Young one, why
howlest thou, them Boy can
with the cart not the hill up come. |"
Man, good-humoredly-"Wefl, then,
see here Pushes the cart until the
hill up.l SO, there Himself of the
sweat is drying Say once, what hast
thou then really upon thy cart ?n Boy
My big brother sleeps thereupon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24


the destination of our party, and with
out delay, you will, in case of separa-
ton, ascend the Lena to Russian
settlement from which you can COM
municate, or be forwarded with your
party to some place of security and
easy access. If the boat in which am
embarked is separated from the other
boats, you will at once place yourself
under the orders of Lieut.. G. W. Chipp.
and so long as you may remain in his
company, obey such orders as he may
give you- Very respectfully.
GEORGE w. De LONG.
Lieutenant .. S. N, Commanding Arc
tic Expedition"
The above is true copy of my orders.
GEORGE MELyIILE.
2. il. Engineer Z. S. n.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

NASR, the esmayor Of Adrian,
Mich, is found to be much deeper in
the mire Of embezzlement than Mt
first supposed. As agent for a number
If private citizens lie il alleged to have
encountered their property and appro-
priated 10 his own use the funds thus
raised
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

ArrER all, lay Gould only gets his
victuals md clothes for taking care Of
nil Of it, Millions Of men in humble
homes sleep sweeter and sounder than
the great financier As the little boot
black once said to his chum when pass
ing al. II. Stewart: "Bill. Iii bet that
old duiier would give n clean thousand
for my appetite"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

THE reports received at the War De
partmcnt estimate that there are 80,
900 destitute sufferers in the flooded re-
gions Of the Missiseipppi valley, be-
tween Cairo, ILL.,. and the Gulf of Mexi-
%. Il il believed that m approprie-
tion of 81 100000 by Congress will be
required before these people can again
become self-supporting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
scapegoat for republican leaders who or
dered the work done.

THE Connecticut house of representa-
tives, by vote of l32 to 81. decided not
TO commute the sentence of James Smith
who murdered the Chief of Police Hayes
at Ansonia. He is to be hanged at New
Haven. May5.
THE grand jury at Omaha indicted TWEEN
ty-five rioters for assault to commit mur.
der. Edward Walch, president of the Ia
Dor union, lies in Jail. Barney Shannon,
formerly member of the city council,
gave $1,000 bail.
MAYOR GROVER CLEyEL IND, of Buffalo,
induced Governor Cornell to commute to
imprisonment for life the death sentence
imposed upon Martin Flanagan. who
butchered John Kairns, drove Mrs. Kairns
to the lunatic asylum, and made beggars
of their children.
In the trial of Crow Dog at Deadwood.
the defense insists on calling the squax
of the accused as a witness, claiming that
her testimony is competent under terrific
rial laws, and that an Indian marriage is
not such as is contemplated in the federal
statutes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
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WhaI the Surveyor Missed

a surveyor who was running town
ship lines in new county in this state,
last fall, was engaged by farmer TO
survey the line between his farm and
that Of a neighbor They had line
fence, but had engaged in several dis
putes as to whether it was on the di-
vide. The surveyor was making prep
arations when the owner of the other
farm approached and inquired:
"What are you going to do nowH
"Find the exact line" was the reply.
At this the man wheeled and went off
on the gallop, and he was seen no more
until the line MAS Iun. The surveyor
and the frst-named farmer had Just
completed the work when the other
came up to within about ten feet Of
them and asked:
"Well, have you got through"
eyes: all through"
"And is the fence foot ON his
farm ?"
''No; he has two feet Of yours, and
the fence must be moved so that you
can have it.
The man sprang upon a stump,
faced thicket about FIVE rods away,
and yelled out:
"You there-Reuben, and James,
and Samuel The survey is made and
we are all right You kin shoulder
them shotguns and go back to the
saw-mill, and if you meet the old wo-
man coming with the pitchfork, you
kin tell hcr to turn rack and get up a
squar' dinner for the surveyorp-De-
troh Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
A NEW PARDON CLERK.
How Little Ben Brewster cot n Poor
Fellow Another Chance.

A pretty story is told of the attor,
ney-generai's little boy Ben, so called
for short, but named after his distin-
guished father. On the day Of the din
ner given by the president to the diplo-
matte corps fortnight ago the little
fellow had been unwell, and all day his
father, who is cxtravagantly fond of
him, was sending messages and tele-
grams from the department Of justice
20 the invalid child-some frolicsome,
all cheering. Public business was press
ing and the encouragement was de-
tanned late at his office, and after dark
came dispatch which the boy handed
to his mother, supposing it to be, like
| its predecessors, intended for himself.
Mrs. Brewster. however, soon perceived
that it was for the encouragement, and
contained recommendation for a re-
prieve in the case of man sentenced
to be hung the next day. 1t was signed
by judges and sheriffs, and stated that
information had been received which
rendered it probable that the innocence
of the alleged criminal might be proven
if the reprieve were allowed.
Mrs. Brewster was greatly distressed
at the delay which the miscarriage Of
the message had occasioned, and has
tened to forward it to its proper desti-
nation-the department of justice. The
child, however, contrived to get the
document into his hands, and scribbled
line to the attorney-general: "Dear
papa, give the poor fellow another
chance" Mrs. Brewster then dis
patched the paper to her husband.
1t was now nearly ten O'Clock, and
when the attorney-generair received the
document he at once determined to lay
the matter before the president. He
had come from Philadelphia during
the day, and was in trayelworn dress,
unsuitable for evening assemblies, but
he drove at once to the presidential
mansion, for there was no time TO lose
and mans life was at stake.
The diplomatic dinner, however, was
over, and the president, with his guests,
had all gone to a reception at the house
of the secretary of state. Thither Mr..
Brewster followed, still in his morning
dress, and entered Mrs. FreIinghuysen's
brilliant rooms, where the entire diplo-
matte corps were assembled IN their
state uniforms. He approached the
president, who listened to his expiana-
tions, looked at the paper and then de-
clared: 81 viii leave the matter to you,
Mr.. Attorney-General." But the min
lister had come to receive the directions
Of the chief the state, and replied: 81
beg yo1r pardon, Mr.. President, but it
is for you TO decide" Whereupon the
president promptly replied: "Wel, i
am on Ben's side in this matter" The
reprieve, of course, was sent, and,
thanks e Ittle Ben Brewster and the
president of the United States, "the
poor fellow had another chance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24
hange,

III il alleged ihat il il the fault of Dis.
trict Attorney Corkhill that Sergt
Mason was not given civil trial The
story il that Gen. Hancock directed
ten. Ayres, commanding Mt Washing
ton, 70 notify District Attorney Cork
hill that ne would hold Mason subject
10 the action Of the civil authorities.
ton ayres did so and reported that
the district attorney declined TO take
Any action, preferring to leave the mat
ter to military court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24

TnE American Woman Suffrage As
sociation Las, this Winter, forwarded
to Congress upwards Of 1000 names Of
petitioners for sixteenth amendment
II has also circulated 5000 petitions for
Presidential suffrage for women, which,
like municipal suffrage, can be estab-
lished by net Of legislature.