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

NEBRA SKA grtenbacKers will meet in
state convention at Lincoln September g.
THE annual sun-dance festival of the
Sioux Indians took place near Fort Ben
nett. Dakota, Sunday.
The trustees of the mammoth hotel at
Rockaw2y Beach have leased it TO a syn
dicate for long term.
In railway circles in Chicago it is ru.
mored that the Alton road is negotiating
for entrance into Hannibal. over the
tracks of the st. Louis, Hannibal and
keokuk road.
THE democrats of Alabama elected
eighty out of one hundred members Of the
lower house, and all hut three senators.
JosLPH f. MCDoNALD has been elected
chairman Of the democratic state commit
tee of Indiana, and Joel Riley w?s chosen
secretary.
A BosroN dispatch records the death OF
General Gouverneur X. Warren, of the
engineer department, from complica-
tion of liver troubles.
John +. MCCURTAIN is thought to have
been elected chief of the Choctaw nation
at the recent election. His opponent was
b. +. Smallwood, who opposes railroads
THE discomposed body of supposed
suicide was found hanging to limb of a
tree on Fish creek. near Bangor, Wis
The feet and legs had been eaten off by
dogs and wild animals The body hal ap.
parently been in that position for two
weeks.
The iron manufacturers in Penpsy l.
vania are engaged in simultaneous effort
to start their works with men from out
side the unious, and have thus far met
with success.
The trotting horse St. Julien is under
treatment by veterinary surgeon at Mil
waukee, although he is exercised daily.
His owner recently re used an offer OF
$40, ,000 fer him.
The British house Of lords assented to
the reameudments of the house of COM
mons to the arrea ars bill, after protests bv
he marquises Of Salisbury and Waterford
and the Earl of Limerick
THE lord lieutenant informed the DO
licemen at Dublin that ESQ eco would be
Immediately distributed among the force
throughout the country. A commission
will also Be appointed to inquire in their
grievances.
In the house of commons Mr.. Glad
stone said that an indefinite occupation
of Egypt is not Contemplated Addition
al emharkation of troops for Egypt is re-
ported.
By an arrangement with the widow OF
William Euston, the city oil Charleston
has come into possession of 8 portion OF
$500, 1000 left BY him to found a refuge for
aged poor people. Eight acres of ground
have keen purchased on which to erect
neat cottages.
The school census of Chicago furnishes
the following figures: Total population,
o62 go under 2l years of age, 81 600;
between . and p years, 100,64S; under 4
years, ST, ,527. There are ) Slo colored
persons, so1 of whom live in the South
division the total number of Chinese
is $40.
In suit brought bv the Denver, Utah
| and Pacific company against the Long.
mont road, ii is alleged that the latter Is
bonded for S444 600, when its TO, al value
is no. over SOC, 600, and that the expenses
| of the concern are more than $500 per
day, while its receipts sre not $50. Trains
have been discontinued. Among those
victimized are ex-Mayo or Prince and Judge
Abbott, of Boston.
THE republican state couvcaiio,I of In
| diana was presided over by ex-Secretary
Thompson. The present mirror state Of
6cers were unanimously renominated
| and the course of President Arthur, Sen.
ator Harrison, and Governor Porter wss
warmly Endorsed. The platform adosted
favors the submission Of the pending
constitutional amendments at special
election.