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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
GENERAL NOTES.

NJ. III. CRoNIN, a Philadelphia watch
case maker, failed for $4,000.
STEINITz won the fourth game in the
chess series at Philadelphia.
THE election of General Francis A.
J Walker as senator from Massachusetts, is
warmly urged by Charles +. Adams, Jr.
THE Erumiumon gold and silver mine.
| near Helen ma, Montana, has been sold to
a London syndicate for 81 100000
Hon. THOMAS A. HENDRICKs is improv-
| ing 30 rapidly that all fears az to the re-
suit of h is illness have been dissipated.
THE net earnings. of the Uaion Paci fic
road for the first nine months Of the We ar
are officially reported az $l0,49l, $50, an
increase of $S42,9 ,957 over the same period
in 1881.
AT meeting in Chic ago the micunder-
atandng between the Iowa trunk lines
and the Union Pacific was amicably set
tied.
PRoF. SoULE, of the University OF Cal
ifornia, has discovered three new spots on
the sun. which can be seen through a
smoked glass with the naked eye.
Mrs. Melville, wife of Z pgineer Mel
vile, left the insane hospital at Norris
town, Pa, Monday evening for home.
She has regaiEed her health completely.
THE Albert Lea route Monday sold
passenger tickets from st. Paul to Chicago
for fifty cents, and made reduction OF
one-half in the rate for -four from Mime
apolis. The st. Paul road followed with
desperate slash at passenger and freight
rates.
GRoRGE B. ARMSTRONG, Chicago jour
nalist, was sent to Huron, Dakota, to
open land office. By3 o'clock on the
morning of opening, five hundred attor-
| neys had assembled in front of the build
ing to tile applications, and the doors
and windows were broken in by the
crowd. The receipts for the first day were
1000, the total transactions being the
largest on record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
FIRES AND CASUALTIES i.

GEORGE III. WEAVER, a dry goods mer
chant of Leavenworth, dropped dead in
his store, Friday, of heart disease.
DANIEL SULLIVAN, freight conductor
was run over by his train at Louisville
and instantly killed, on Friday.
FIFTY pupils at the asylum for imbecile
youth at Columbus, Ohio were prostrated
with yellow fever and three have died
since.
AMGLIA KoHLER, a Young lady Of Wash
ingtou, took rat uoison while laborinp
under temporary alteration of mind, and
died from its effect.
A FIRE in East St. Louis destroyed Vie
geretf's planning mill, Kaiser Bros box
factory, and four dwellings, the loss bel nG
$15 900
THE barge Signal was sunk in East
river, New York. on Friday night, by the
steamer City of Worcester, and seven lives
were lost.
FERDINAND SCaREDKR, who kept a ho
tel near Detroit, recently had an arm in
iured in railroad accident, and the other
day he killed himself rather than submit
TO an amputation, which the surgeons had
pronounced necessary.
AN assignment has been made by the
Paine & Sackett WOODEN manufacturing
company of Providence, whose liabilities
are $500, 600, and a meeting of creditors
will be held Wednesday.
FIRE swept away the Knickerbocker
block, at Minneapolis, causing loss OF
100000. Fifteen buildings at Riverton,
Nebraska, valued at $50. 900, were burned
Tuesday.
NgARLY one thousand armed men have
been massed at Syracuse, New York, by
the West Shore and the Chenango Valley
railroads, to favor or to prevent a cross
| ing being made by the former, and two
Chenango engines have been stationed al
the disputed point. There is every rea-
son to fear bloody work before Wednes.
day noon.
SERIOUS difficulties have arison on the
Indiana border between the members o
the Tollssto Gun club and the citizens
and f. A. Howe and Judge Knickerbock'
er, of Chicago. were arrested for Illegally
exporting game. 1t is alleged that the
formers stole and used the barb-wire fences
of the club.
JACOB B. PERKINS is erecting fine
building on the corner Of Seneca and St
| Clair streets, Cleveland. At 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, by the breaking of s
| derrick, two men we're instantly killed
A boy caught guy-rape and slid to the
ground in safety. Mr.. Perkins notified
the families OF the victims that he woult
provide for them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
An Editorial Change.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 21.-The Evening
Wisconsin says: L. w. Nieman, man.
aging editor of the Sentinel, resigned
his position yesterday, and the resigns-
ton was accepted. The cause of Mr..
Nieman's sudden leave taking is not
stated. Mr.. Rublee, the editor, and
Mr.. Nieman did not agree as to the
policy to be pursued in gathering and
printing the news, which was doubtless
the cause of the latter's withdrawal.
Mr.. Nieman lett yesterday for New
York. Whether he will remain there
or return and become identified with
the project to start three-cent morn
ing paper in this city is not known.
To-day Harry M. Cary, the news edi-
tor, was appointed managing editor,
and at once assumed the duties of the
place vacated by Mr.. Nieman. Mr..
Gary is a well known and bright young
Journalist of the city, and his friends
will congratulate him on his fine pro-
motion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

shire, of which he was cashier, pleaded
guilty on two indictments for making
false eptrfes. and was led off to state
prison for ten years.
AT a meeting of the higher Mormon
priesthood after the late conference,
President Taylor gave instructions that
bishops and councillors can only hold their
position by becoming polygamists. One
apostle has lsteiy complied with the
order, but arother resigned bis Office.
A JURY at Vincenncs, Indiana, con-
victed John Hunter of the murder of
William Lentz, at picnic last summer.
The doomed man remarked in the court
room that he had already killed three
men, and would die content if he could
destroy three more. After the murder he
fled to Paris, Illinois, and sent back his
uncle to reconnoiter. when the latter
bargained with the sherid to surrender
him for $50.
ONE of the foremen of the International
distillery at Des Moines was on Sunday
handed note announcing that the
masher contained fifty pounds of dyna-
mite. He aoon discovered that warnings
had been chalked on the walls at several
points in the building. A dozen eight
ihch cartridges, weighing half pound
each, were readily found by the engineer.
Suspicion falls upon a contractor for
MASKING apparatus, named Babbitt, for
whose arrest warrant has been issued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
FOREIGN

Work has been commenced on a street.
car line for Monterey. Mexico.
FRANCE, on the strength of De Bra zza' Is
treaty with the chiefs, will dispatch a
gunboat up the Congo river.
THE Spanish infant princess was bap-
tiZed Sunday in the presence of the
grandees representatives, of foreign pow
ers, and members of the Cortes.
FAILING health has forced Sir Stafford
Northcote to leave England, and he will
first make trip to the Mediterranean.
PARIS cablegrams state that President
Grevy is really in a very critical condi-
tion. Political circles are discussi ng the
succession. and the names of Gambelta,
Chanzy. and Bresson are mentioned.
So great is the distress in the Egyptian
delta from the failure of the rice crop
that many deaths from starva tion are
probable unless aid is extended by the
government.
In the house of commons, Mr.. Glad
stone stated that Arab Pasha would GER
tainly not be put to death unless the Brit
ish government was consulted.
EMPEROR WILLIAM opened the Prussian
Diet with the statement that the Ella
tions of Germany with foreign powers JUS
tilted the belief that the benefits of peace
are assured.
THE Spanish ministry, while admitting
the great Importance Of the adhesion of
the republican party to the crown, still
object strenously to a change of the con-
stitution.
LONDON diplomats incline to the opin-
ion that the fears OF an Austro Russian
war are not warranted. The bellicose re-
marks before the Austrian del alton at
Pesth we're made by unofficial pei. ges.
THE Dublin Freeu.Gns Journal re, ants
its accusations against General Wolseley,
and states the general has written letter
in which he says that it is his earnest de-
sire to see Ireland loyal, peaceful, pros
porous land.
THE German authorities have caused
the Indictment of two thousand persons
for dealing in forbidden foreign lotteries,
and revelations are expected which will
surprise that nation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

York, begins the winter in better gen
eral health than for some years back
He has left his Deerfisld residence fol-
the fine old family homestead on
Whitesbore street, Utica, occupied by
his brother, John z. Seymour, and he
will pass the winter there.
Wouldn'tit be q joke on Miss Emily
Faithful, who has come over from
England to lecture Americans on theil
extravaganza, if she met with an empty
hall, with cards upon the seate stating,
"We could not afford to come?"
A man who once served as a mem
Der of Congress now holds the post of
assistant engineer and helps to run the
elevator in one of the public buildings
at SIS month; and yet thuughtless
people sometimes say that going to
Congress stands in the way of honor
able promotion.
A good old lady, speaking in prayer
meeting and giving expressions to the
joy and confidence she felt, said: 81
feel as if was ready this minute to
fall into the arms of ofBeelzebub." cab
rahaml You mean Abrahami" hastily
corrected brother sitting near. "Well,
Abraham, then," was the response.
''It don't make any difference. They're
both good men.
The prohibition vote in New York
will reach 28,000 this year. It was
only 4, 500 last year.
The Washington Star says: "Jay
Hubbell has gone to his home in
Michigan, followed by the inverted
blessings of the government clerks he
has bled."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Love Caused 1t.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.


CINCINNATI, Nov. 21.-A murder and
suicide took place yesterday near
Frost, Athens county, the parties be-
ing young man named Cook, and
Miss Austin. The latter lived in Null
lenbury couaty, but came here to visit
friends. Cook had been paying atten-
ton to her, and spent considera-
BILE time in her company while
she was here. He accompanied
her and her friends on her way home
till they reached Pond river, where he
called Miss Austin aside. As he was
about to return he deliberately shot
her through the head and then shot
himself in the region of the heart, fell.
sprang up and shot himselft twice in the
head, and both were dead within five
minutes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
The Rolling Mill Business,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-The Phila-
delphia iron and steel men do not be-
lieve the reports from the interior and
west means general depression in the
industries. Every rolling mill in the
city is running on full time and there
is ne prospect of a reduction of wages
or working time. At the monthly
meeting of the proprietors of rolling
mills of this city, yesterday, the price
of iron for the ensuing month was
fixed at 2.5 cents per pound, reduc-
ton from last fixed rates in February,
of 2-10 of one per cent. According TO
the schedule of wages agreed upon in
rs, between manufacturers and work
men, the reduced price in iron brings
workmen's wages down 5 per cent.
This reduction will go into effect the
first Monday of December.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
The Steel Industry Stopped.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 20.--In an interview
published this afternoon by the Post
Dispatch, Ethan A. Hitchell es-
Inmates that the Vulcan steel works
that company here, viii probably
close down on Dec. LIST and remain
closed all next year.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-The break in the
price of steel rails, caused chiefly by
the Bessemer company Of Scranton.
which has quoted them at $42 per ton,
has brought matters to focus and the
Joliet steel company has determined to
close their works on or before Dec /.
The same step has been contemplated
by the North Chicago rclling mills, the
ST. Louis steel works, and BY their other
companies interested in the Bossemer
patents. The president Of the Chicago
company is authorty J for the statement
that the works on the North side viii
be closed by Dec. Is, while the Union
mills may be run some time longer.
This will depend upon . reaction Of
rails to the advantage Of the nanufao-
turer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Another Reduction in Freight.

MIsSEAPoLIs, Nov. 20.-The Mil
waukee & 81. Paul which yesterday
announced cut on east bound freights
as follows: On millstuffs cents per
100 to Milwaukee or Chicago; -four 15
cents; rates on wheat from st. Paul
or Minneapolis, or from Albert Lea
or other points in Minnesota and Da-
kota to Chicago, 12l cents: this morn
ing it announces a uniform rate of 10
cents per hundred on all freight bound
east between Minneapolis, Chicago and
Milwaukee.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 19.-The rail-
road ecalp-dance which Is now on TIE
cut of 81 to Chicago, and cor
responding cuts in other di-
rections, and so per cent.
reduction on grains between Missouri
and Mississippi river points which was
announced to-day led 70 interesting
develoysments. At 4;30 p. M, r.
Boyd, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Minneapolis and st. Louis,
issued orders TO sell tickets by the Al
bert Lea at so cents each. The price
of tickets was IS with rebate Of a. 50.
The ticket brokers were @sick," and
did not try to do business with $1.50
charged by the roads direct, for these
figures did not allow them commission.
The ticket ofice of the Omaha line
was thronged AL day, and 30 were the
other Offices. Everybody seemed anx-
ious to get ont oftOwn and take . trip
To the metropolis. The Omaha folks
have put out hieTs, scattered broad
cast, printed In seven different Ian
guages. Work was begun in their tick
et efice Saturday night, and to-day
they were ready for business with
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Beecher Wins His Suit.

New York, Nov. 20.-The trial in
the case of Wilkinson vs.. Henry Ward
Beecher, for damages for breach Of
contract by failing to complete The
Life of Christ was resumed this morn
ing. Beecher was called to the stand.
He did not remember having, in 1876,
received the undersigned paper shown
him, nor did he recollect having heard
read a modified copy, and he cid not
believe any demand for copy had been
made since 1876. He knew
they wanted copy and ne knew they
could not get it. He understood copy
was to be furnished them, but on no
Limitation OF time. He had revealed
a conversation with Ford & Co., AZ TO
the expediency of issuing book in
1874, when Plymouth church
was invaded and persecuted by
various churches. The gentlemen Of
the firm were entirely in accord with
him as TO the imPossibility of putting
out second volume of The Life of
Christ. The counsel for the plaintiff
then declared his case closed.
Shearman renewed his motion TO
then dismiss the case upon the grounds
already published.
Judge Barrett granted the motion TO
dismiss. In moving for an extra al
lowance of 81, 800 for the idefense,
Shearman said the real facts in the
case were that when work was supend-
ed the firm had sem 10000 copies on
hand, and there was NO evidence to
show these cost them cne cent. r.
stead of losing money the firm mad
made clear gain of 81. 900.
Judge Barrett granted the motion To
dismiss, and made an order allowing
Beecher $3.50 extra allowance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

Is the public ever to get the reports
giving the results of the census of 1880?
Two years and half have now passed
since the taking of that censss was be-
gun, but no reports OF the statistics
gathered have yet been distributed
among the people. A mass of bull
letins and some special reports have
been issued by the census Office, but
they have been sent only to favored
few. Last session congress appropri-
ated very large sum of money for
the publication of the final reports and
made provision for their public distrib-
ution, but none of such reports are yet
accessible to the public. It is now an
nouncee that Compendium" will be
ready for issue "about the time con-
gress meets" As "about" is very
elastic and Indefinite word it is rather
uncertain when even this compendium
viii appear. But what is wanted are
the full and final reports. The value
of statistics depends largely on their
freshness. Those of the census oil
1880 are likely to be three years old
before they are published and may be
q good deal older.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Chicago Market

CHICAGO, Ney. 2l.- Flour - Steady and un-
changed; firm. Whe:t-Quiet and easier; regu-
lar, s2S for seller November; 92H6eS for
seller December; 929 for seller the year; s3x9 q
9sHfor seller January; sea99S seller May; No.
Chicago spring, s2H692H for seller cash
rest same as regular; Ne. Chicago spring
~, rejected, 60; No. red winter, s4S for seller
cash; !e4S6a4H for seller November, 94x9
9s4S for seller December; rejected, 81. Corr
Cash higher; options lower, except November;
oiA for seller cash; 6T1 for seller November;
ssS for seller December and the year; SAX for
seller January; SIS for seller May; rejected, SO
oats-Quiet and easy; s51 for seller cash and
November; SAX for seller December and the year
81 for seller January; s5s@35x for seller May
rejected, 80. Rye-Dull; SIX. Barley-Dull
s2SSs. Flax Seed - Weaker; lis. Pork
Wsaksand Lower; l7.2o6l7. Is for seller cash;
17.o5a17.osk for seller November; 1T.o0 bid 70.
seller December, the year. and January; IL .e7 J.
8l7lo for seller February; l7.4oSl7.A2S fol
seller May. Lard-weak and lower; HOO for
seller cash; lo.9oale.s2s for seller November
lo47k for seller December, the year and Janu.
sry. Bulk Meats-In fsir demand, but lower
shoulders. SIS: short ribs, O. T5 do clear, TO- 90
Butter-ouist and unchanged. Eggs-In fan
demand at 266esS. whisky-S,eady and un.
changed, LII. Freights--corn to Buffalo. tx
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

LrEUr. HARRY E. HoaToN, said to be
a forage master with the rank of second
lieutenant in the Seventh cavalry, who
has been travelling about the country
in uniform under the name of Robert
Z. Gore and marrying all of the i'm
pressible women he could corral, has at
last come to grief. He was recently
confronted by two wives in q New
Jersey court, both of whom testified
against him and punched his ribs with
their parasols as opportunity offered in
court. The big brother of one of the
merry wives made dash at him In the
court room, but was restrained. Gore
alias Horton, was convicted of bigsmy
by the jury without leaving the box
and the court wound up the exercise
with sentence to hard labor for series
of years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

GovERNoR ALFRED Ii. CoLQurrT, who
has been elected United States senator
from Georgia for the full term begiE.
ming next March, was the late chic
magistrate of that state, of which he Ii
a native. He is sixty years of age, and
was once n member of congress. He
was a soldier in the Mexican war, and
a brigadier general in the confederate
army. He is an ardent Methodist. In
person General Colquitt is a fine speci.
men of physical manhood, and is dig.
nitied in every movement. His face
bears the stamp of kindness and good
nature, but he is not wanting in posi-
tiveness, zeal and purpose.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
A Wrecked Steamship.

QUEBEC, Nov. .21.-A telegram to
the marine department reports the
steamship Wearmouth, Capt. Evans,
which left here for London, Friday,
with cargo of deals, was wrecked dur
ing the gale and snow storm on North
Sound Beach, Magdalen Island, Sun
day night. The vessel broke in four
pieces. The crew all perished except
four. The vessel and cargo were in
sured in London.
QUEBEC, Nov. 21-The Wearmouth
went ashore half an hour after mid
night. The gale and snow storm were
terrific. The crew hung by the vessel
till IL o'clock yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
The Minnesota Congressional Vote.

ST.. PAUL, Nov. m.-The vote in the
first congressional district elects Milo
White, republican. BY meagre plural
;ty of 607 votes, In counties that gave
Garfield nearly 5000 over Hancock.
In the fourth district the vote of
Ramsey county tSt. PAUL. was: Wash
burn, republican, 1913; Ames, demo-
crat, 5,027; Phillips. prohibition, go.
The vote of Hennepin county MINNIE
apolis) was: Washburn, z 7,240; Ames,
SGT; Phillips, Lis. The two chief
cities and counties of the state gave
Ames, democrat, lead of 145 over
Washburn, and the honorable gentle
man with . trademark on his broad
est part) owes his election to the rural
roosters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24

AFTER n good deal of denial it is now
admitted that the purchase of the
"Nickel Plate" railroad was made by q
syndicate Of which Mr.. William II
Vanderbilt is the head and front. II
that is true, and it is generally accept
ed as fact, all anticipations that the
public have built upon the construc-
ton of this new road, that it would re-
main a competing line between the
east and the west, were delusive, and
the pooling system between the great
trunk lines will continue the same as
before.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
Washington.

THE CHINESE LEGATION WILL NOT 60.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-It is stated
at the Chinese legation that there is
no foundation for the statement that
the Chinese minister and suite will be
Withdrawn from the United States on
account of the restriction of Chinese
immigration.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
The ways and means committee
called to meet this morning failed to
secure quorum. Messrs. Kelly, Kas-
son, Speer and Errctt were the only
members present. McKinny is expect
| ed to be here tomorrow.
THE ROTTEN MICHEL LAND OFFICE.
Secretary Teller said to-day, that he
VIM. Letcher, register and receiver of
the land office at Mitchell, Dakota, un-
til he heard from Letcher; that to do
SO would be unfair. He did not wish
to do what in the light of fuller devel-
opements he might be called upon to
undo.
"Too PREVIOUS" INSPECTOR.
Indian Inspector Pollock arrived in
this city this morning. Pollock was
sent out to investigate the charges pre-
ferred by Red cloud against Agent Nc
Gillicudy, at Pine Ridge agency. He
exceeded his authority in summarily
dismissiug the agent, in which action
he usurped the power of the secretary,
who reinstated the agent and suspend
ed the inspector. In the meantime
Pollock published his report on the af-
fairs a. Pine Ridge, and made several
unkind reflections on the secretary for
his action in suspendlng him. 1t is for
the purpose of explaining his course
that he is now here. No time has been
set for an interview.
MODELS FOR CRUISER.
The secretary of the navy this morn
ing issued a circular inviting the pre-
sentation to the department by any
skillful person of plans, models and de-
signs for new steel steam cruising
vessel for the navy.
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
The chief of the bureau of statistics
reports that during the month of Oc-
| tober there arrived in the customs dis
trict of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit,
Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans, New
York, Philadelphia and San Francisco,
81 ,698 passengers. of whom As '965 were
immigrants, 1857 citizens ofthe United
States returned from abroad; 1857
aliens not intending to ren ain in the
United States. OF the total number
of immigrants there arrived from
England and Wales, 1869; Ireland, 3d.
AIS; Scotland, 1,055; Australia, 558;
Belgium, 1879; Bohemia, 481 Denmark,
1896; France. 511; Germany, 1858;
Hungary, 1853; Italy, 1,224; Neither
land, 263; Norway, 1,161; Russia, 2o5;
Poland, 147; Sweden 2316; Switzer-
land, $50; Dominion of Canada, 6,466,
| and from all other countries 215.