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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
Killed by a Blast.

A premature blast August 18th at
Cornwall, N. y. on the West Shore
road, killed four men and wounded
several others. The four killed were
southern negroes working on contratct.
1t seems that blast did not explode,
and the men, thinking they had the
hole cleaned out, were about sinking
deeper, when the powder exploded,
driving the drill through the head of
one man, breaking badly another mans
legs, and destroying the sight of another.
The explosion loosened piece of rock
weighing about six tons which fell
directly on Ben Hooper in the next cut,
crushing him into jelly. Simpson Succo
is not expected to live, Joe Cascen loses
his eye sight. About twenty men IN the
cut where Hooper was killed ran
promptly to the aid of the men When
the explosion took place and thus
escaped the tumbling rock
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
A Georgia Catfish.
Rome Ga Bulletin.

In the early days of Rome, about
forty years ago, a poor widow, a Mrs.
Parks, occupied a rude habitation about
sixteen feet square, cons tructed of
rough poles, on the site where DR.. Greg
ory's residence now stands. This poor
woman had two children-the elder a
stout, robust girl of about Is years of
age, Martha by name. The other was
boy of Z. One day Martha, who took
washing to help support the family,
went to the spring near the house, on
the banks of the Etowah River to do
some washing; her brother was with
her. Ga arriving at the spring which
is only few feet from the river, she
noticed an enormous catfish, lying in
the cool branch of the spring, in water
nearly deep enough to float the fsh. A
batteau was fastened to tree near by;
stepping to the boat she seized a paddle
and quick as thought dealt the monster
fish blow ON the head which
stunned it, and the little boy. Scruggs
Parks, jumped into the stream and
seized the fish, but in his excitement
and attempts to secure the prize he
thrust both hand into the gills of the
fish. The gills closed on them with a
vice like grip, and the fish in founder
ing about with the boy at length struck
water deep enough to support him. and
with head to the river with mighty
effort shot into the stream with the
speed of an arrow, the boy on his back.
A moment of terrible anguish and
suspense to the poor sister, who WAS
helpless observer of all that was pass
ing, and the catfish landed high and
dry on an island some sixty or seven
ty feet from the shore, with the boy in
a tainting, frightened condition. The
cries of the sister soon brought men on
the scene, who took the boat and in q
few minutes landed fish and boy ON the
shore of the river, the fish weighed six
ty-fve pounds.
The editor Of the Bulletin says: eve
vouch for the truthfuness OF the story,
getting the facts as We do from an old
citizen. who was an eyewitness to the
rescue OF the boy from the clamp o
the gills." There are few other citi-
zens still living in Rome who will re-
member the incident, which created
some excitment at the time of its &C.
currence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
A NOTED AMERICAN.
Judge TOurgee on the Character Of
Martin VGn Buren,

Probably no character in our history
is so hard to analyze as that of Martin
Van Buren,. The secret of his power
seems to have died with him. He WAS
not renowned as an orator, yet he must
have possessed great powers as an ad-
vocate. He IS not usually credited
with having devised any great public
measures, yet, during the most i'm
portant epoch of his party's history
every measure to which it owed sue
cess not only required his approval
but showed his shaping or modifying
touch. He was not eminent in de-
bate, but was always a leader of his
party in legislation. He is said to have
been personally calm, self-poised, and
unconfiding. He heard every ones
opinion, but took no ones advice. He
was accounted shrewd and cunning,
but was never accused of personal
treachery. He was cautious to the
verge of timidity, and at the same
time, confident to the verge of rash
ness. He never exulted over victory
nor whimpered at defeat He had
few personal friends, but an amazing
popular following. In theory he was
Ike DTOaueSG Ol ueLnOCraUSy IN practlc6
the most exclusive of aristocrats.
None of his associates seem to have
regarded him with affection, and few
of his opponents looked upon him
with animosity. Perhaps no political
life in our history shows so few mis-
takes. In no single instance did he
fail to make the best of the occasion,
viewing it from his own standpoint;
unless it were the last and greatest of
his life-the opportunity to lead the
movement that eventually transformed
the nation. He seems to have had all
mems regards, but to have given none
his trust. BY his opponents he was
called cunning; by his followers
sagacious. More justly than almost
any other politician he may be said to
have achieved his own successes.
Living, he was the envy of all who
would succeed; dead, he has been the
model of unnumbered failures. Few
statesmen would covet his fame; fewer
still do not envy his success. He is
the Sphinx of our history-a hidden
hand in many great events-a man in
whom the elements were so deity
mixed that no friend knew his heart
and no enemy ever came within his
guard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
The South is HaDOy.

The southern papers are nearly as
unanimous in commenting the passage
of the River and Harbor bill over the
Presidents veto as the northern papers
are in condemning it. This can doubt
less be accounted for by the large ap-
preparations which the bill gives to that
section. The New Orleans Pucay,tae
INDUCES in the following high flown
rhetoric over the success of the job:
"The Congress of the United States
has, SO to speak, sat down on the Pres
ident The whole nation will say amen!
Out through the plains of Illinois, be-
yond the Rocky Mountains, beside the
Pacific, by the shores of the great
lakes, on west to the Columbia and
down to the buried cities of Arizona,
amid the cypress swamps of Louisiana,
among the everglades of Florida,
wherever the Gulf waves sound or the
Atlantic roars, is heard the reverbera-
ton of the echo of applause that fol-
lowed the vote over the Veto"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
A Tramp's Appetite.

Patrick Diver, saloon keeper of this
city, was at Vanderbilt landing yester-
day morning awaiting the departure of
the train for Tottenville, when he was
accosted by a rough-looking man in
tatters who asked him for dime. Di-
yer had some knowledge of the man,
having seen him around his saloon oc-
casionally. The man told him he was
starving. Diver said he would give him
no money, but taking out his pencil
and notebook he wrote the following
note to Ed. Koppers, hotel-keeper at
the landing:
"GiYe this poor fellow a dinner
whatever he wants. Will settle the
score when 1 come back. P. Diver"
Armed with this note the tramp went
to the hotel and ordered fret mutton
stew. a plate of roast veal and corn beef
and cabbage. Having eaten most raw
enously he ordered plate of larnb and
it's Accomplishments, large dish Of TO-
matoes, 4 dishes OF peas and 2 plates
of salmon, and the man took Il rest for
a few minutes and then drank bottles
of Scotch ale in succession, after which
he ate hard boiled eggs and an apple
pie. When Diver returned, Koppers
presented bill for 1895.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
The Star Reuters Strike a Suag.
Chicago Tribune.

The star-rouse gang have evidently
adopted the Fabian policy in the man
agement of their case in hopes to wear
out the patience of the people and the
government, and, by snail-hke process
and the introduction of all possible
technicalities and stretching out every
phase of the case to its utmost tension
to prolong the hearing until the public
is so surfeited and tired of it that they
can easily escape without occasoning
any surprise, still less any indignation.
The case already has dragged along so
wearisomely and assumed SO many
different phases that the original issue
was long ago forgotten, and probably
but very few persons have followed or
been able to follow it to its present sit
uation. 1t may be possible that the
public long ago came to the conclusion
that there would be failure of Justice
anyway, and so lost all hearing, but
now and then an episode occurs that
raises fresh hope that justice may
yet be melted out even in a District of
Columbia court and even to contractors
charged with swindling the govern
ment.
The success OF the defendants hlther-
to in introducing all kinds of testimony
evidently inspired them with the be-
lief that they had full swing to do what
they please, and that the court, the
jury, and the public are all asleep. In
this, however, they struck rock, and
with a sharpness that must have
brought them sill up standing. They
had proposed to introduce formidable
array of congressman, of army officers,
and of citizens, who, of course, had no
interest in the matter, and these were
to testify that the expediting OF the
mails on the star routes was justi6able.
There are in the natural order of things
congressman, army officers, and citi-
zens in high places who for this. that,
or the other reason can be induced to
urge and help procure the expediting
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
of any project which has millions in

of any project which has millions in
it." and of course, if called to the
witness-stand, would testify to the nee
essites of it to escape disqualification.
Had they been called as the defend
ants intended, under cover of such
formidable array of patriots, they hop
ed to escape by showing to the country
as well as to the jury that expedition
was the one thing needful to mail SER
vice when that service was to be per-
formed in remote and sparsely inhabit-
ed sections of the country, the amount
of expediting depending of course upon
the smallness of labor to be performed.
In this cunning move they were block
ed, however, by JudgeWylie, who
bluntly ruled out this entire class of
testimony upon the ground that the
policy of expediting routes had moth
ing to do with the issue on trial, as
there is no crime in expediting routes
when expedition is needed. Judge
Wylie aptly stated the case in the fol-
lowing words:
We are not trying question of poll
cy. We are trying question of crime.
And suppose that the ofiense charged
in this indictment is nevertheless made
out, what becomes of your policy !?
The policy passes for nothing, no more
than the correction of Bacon's decis-
ions could be shield against the charge
of bribery. 1t is not the policy that ace
are ipqIiring about; it is the charge of
corrupt conspiracy for the purpose Of es-
tablishing those, or rather for the purpose
Of expediting and increasing the service.
In simpler language the court might
have stated, at is not the policy of ex-
pediting routes we are inquiring about
but of stealing millions of dollars"
Suppose that these congressman, army
officers. and prominent citizens had
been allowed to go upon the stand and
testify that expediting was necessary,
and then suppose the jury had con-
victed the expediters, where would
these very respectable witnesses have
found themselves? In what kind of
plight would they have been left ?
How would they have explained to
their constituents and to the public
their eagerness to recommend a policy
which enabled this gang to fleece the
United States treasury out of millions
of dollars for mail service not needed,
not performed, and in some instances
not existing? The star route gang
may be indignant that they did not
succeed in introducing their witnesses,
but the witnesses will not share their
Indignation in the feeling of relief
they will experience as they reflect
what might have happened. The case
before the court, when stripped of its
sHperhuities, is simple enough. 1t has
been shown by the prosecution that
expediting was secured by bribery, and
when bribery was not resorted to there
was no expedition. Brady stands
charged with taking compensation for
the expedition and with refusing to
allow any one of the gang to expedite
when he did not come down with a
share of the plumber. That is the core
of the case, and ii is refreshing to OBJ
serve that Judge Wylie is inclined to
keep the core clearly in view.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
THE LAW OF KINDNESS.

1t would be blessing and kindness to the
poor, weak, nervous, debihtsted suffering humsni-
ty, if druggists would stop selling the many vile
purgative pills and cathartic compounds adver-
tised for the cure of liver complaint. Although
they afford temporary relief, they weaken the
digestive organs and compel 8 continued and in
creasing use of the same. Sufferers from dys.
pepsia and liver complaint de not need cathart-
ic but should use some true medicinal tonic that
viii strengthen the digestive organs and heal the
diseased tissues of the stomach, liver and bowels.
preparation of Yellow Dock, Sarsaparills
Iron, Celery, Buchu, and Cahsaya has proven
very eficacious as permanent strensthener of
the digestive organs. These ingredients all enter
into the composition of DR.. Guysotts Yellow
Dock and Ssrsaparilla, remedy highly RECON-
mslied SIS general health remover.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
Butchered by Burglars.

At Columbus, Ky, Albert Lower, a
travelling salesman for Glover & Nichols
of Detroit, Mich, and half brother to
S. D. Roberts, druggist, of Columbus,
while attending Mr.. Roberts business
during the latter's absence, was MUIR
dered by burglars while trying to pre-
vent their escape from the store, which
they had entered by rear window.
Lower was found dead By the house
keeper. No clue to the murderers-
Consid cradle excitement prevails at
Columbus and vigilant search will be
made at once. The murderers secured
two or three pistols and also robbed
the cash drawer. Lower leaves a wife
and two small children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

PRESUMPTION begins in ignorance and ends
in ruin" On the other hand the production of
Kidney Wort began with wise, cautious and sci
entfc research and its ends in restoring shat
tered constitutions and endowing men and women
with health and happiness. MY tormented
back, is the exclamation of more than one poor
hardworking man and woman; do you know why
it aches ? 1t is because your kidneys are over
tasked and need Strengthening, and your system
needs to be ceansed of bad humors. You need
Kidney Wort.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
Negro State Official

4. McCabe, the nominee of the Kan
sas republican convention for auditor,
is said to be the first colored man to be
nominated for a State office in the
northern States. He was born in New
York in 1850. lived in Rhode Island
and married in Illinois. He was in
the tressurer's office of Cook county,
ILL.,, for time, and in 1877 moved to
Kansas, where he has been and now is
county clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
False Pretenses.

a sensation has been created in
Montreal by Mr.. Ingram, late assistant
general manager of the Merchants
bank. having got the chief teller to pay
him $4,000 on his own check the day
before his retirement from service on
the plea that the directors were about
to make an appropriation in his favor
for the amount. The directors have
made no appropriation of the kind,
and the chief teller is held responsible
by the bank for the amount. Ingram
justihes his act and stands his grou nd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
A Case Of Chambers i'm a Human Being.
Ehicarn Trihune.

A shocking case of CHAMBERS, result
ing in the death of a man named
Frank Curl, aged about 35 years, has
just taken place at Luther. The un-
fortunate man had been employed in
Hathaway's mill, and having cracks
upon his hands, it is supposed that he
caught the infection through the
handling of some boards upon which
the horse afflicted with the disease had
discharged the fatal disease from the
uostrils. IL is said that in no other
way could the disease be communi-
Gated, as the mnn had nothing TO do
with the horses. The whole body of
the man presented a frightful appear
ance. The best medical aid was of no
avail, and he died in great agony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

Having been a sufferer for a
long time from nervous prostration and general
debility, was advised to try Hop Bitters. l have
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until tried your Bitters. | am now well, able to
go about and do my own work. Before taking it,
l was completely Frustrated.
Mrs MARY STUART
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

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ance to the constitution. diet, or occupation For
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rush Of blood to head, take DR.. Perce's pellets
By druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
Tooth Picks

1t is no evidence because crowbars do not make
COED tooth picks that iron is not an essential con-
stituent of the blood, and that deficiency of it
in the blood causes anaemia, paleness, weakness
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the iron in these bitters is in the most perfect
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS.

the household, and which. while not dangrrNrs
IN themselves, arc CNcecdiugly annoying.
Burns. bruises, scaliS, SprainS, etc, are prin-
clpal among these troublesome and annoying
Occurrences, and demand Immediate treatment
with the best means At hand. In the Kitchen
the dining-hall. the nursery and the sitting
room they are hahlc to happen, and, instead of
fear and alarm nj the sight OF the cut or mashed
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Charles Nelson, Esq, proprietor Nelson House.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
zNI5El32.HVS
MOTHERS READ,

GENTs:-About nine years ago had child
two years old and almost dead. The doctor
had attending her could not tell whas ail,Ni
her. asked him If he did not think il was
worms. He said no. However, this did not
satisfy ME, as l felt convinced IN my ewn
mind that she had. l obtained a bottle az
DIR. G. McLANE'S CELEBRATED YER
MIFUGE tgenuinel. l gave her a teaspoon
ful in the morning and another at night, after
which she passed Seventy-two worms and
was well child. Since then | have never
been without il in my family. The health 81
my children remained SO good that had
neglected watching their actions until about
three weekssgo, when two OF them presented
the same sicl>ly appearance that Fanny did
nine years ago. So l thought 1t must he
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follows: Alice, 5 years; Charley, years;
Emma, years; John, . years. Now comes
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

Linen suits, dolmans, and cloaks. are
selling at JAMES MoRGAN's Feat Water
St. Milwaukee at half price. He is offer
ing great inducements in fine shoes
and dress goods.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

Mr.. Charley B. Chambers, of Nenia, O., writes:
had many ailments, All the organs of nv
body were in a weakened state-lungs, liver, kid
news, heart nerves, ETC., 1 doctered for this and
then for that. tried bitterS, they failed. Dr.
Guysotts Dock, and Sarsaparilla, helped me from
the start. l am now as strong and healthy as
when I was boy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

The Princess Louise is closely
guarded during her residence in Cana
da, because of rumors that the Fen
ians are going to kidnap her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

*Why is Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound like the Mississippi river in a spring
freshetl Because the immense volume of this
healing river moves with such momentum that it
sweeps away all obstacles and is literally flooding
the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
A statue in clay of Oliver Cromwell
has been placed in the private corridor
ehind the house of lords.

Pure cod-liver oil, from selected lvers, on the
sea-shore, by Caswell Hazard & Co., N. Y.
Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all Others. Physicians
declare 1t superior to all other ellis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
.BTCHEPAIRA.

Alex Martin Sullivan, NJ. P, will
visit America in Septem Der, and lee
ture on the Irish question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18
--O----
FAVOlsI'CISn

is bad thing, but DR.. Pierce.s "Favorite Pre-
scription' deserves its name. 1t is certain cure
for those painful maladies and weaknesses which
embitter the lives of so many women. of drug
gsts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

Mrs. Craig Wadsworth is the reign
ing queen of the American colony in
Paris, vice Mrs. Mackey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

If bilious, or suffering from impurity of blood
or weak lungs and fear CONSUMPTION (scrofulous
disease of the lungs, take DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" and it will cure you. By
druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

The new japanese Minister to this
country, Mr.. Terashima, 5 spoken of
of as a man of fine capacity and expe-
rience, and an accomplished scholar.
He speaks English fiuently.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-18

UNCLE SANS HARNESS OIL closes the
peres of leather, efectually prevents the entrance
eff dampness dust. ETC., rendering the harness soft
and pEable, and increasing its durability. Sold
harness makers.