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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
FROM THE CAPITAL
Blaine's BrayadO--The Con-
tinental Policy and
Ambition of the
EX-Premier.
Claims of States OH the Pub
lie Domain and their
Settlement.
An Interesting Case where, the
Presidents Prerogative
is Invoked.
Commissioned Conspirators and
their Adverse Criticism.
Polygamous Politics-Star Reuters
The Fitz-Joh Porter Case-Callers
at the White House and
Capital Chit-Chat.
CaDital Chit.Chat

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA delegation
of Araphoe Indians paid their respects
to the president, yesterday afternoon.
A subcommittee of the ways and
means committee. this morning, heard
arguments by representative tobacco
men from Virginia and North Carolina
IN support of the proposition to reduce
the tax on tobacco.
Last evening at o'clock about sixty
Dakota delegates paid their respects to
Speaker Kiefer in the parlor of the
Ebbitt House.
General Tom Ewing is in the city for
few weeks visit to his family, who
are spending the winter here.
The Hon. John Amber Smith, of
Virginia, is being strongly urged for
the position of solicitor of the treasury.
The appyrtionment bill that will be
passed by the house will be for 319
members. This leaves the small states
with the number they have, and gives
to some of the larger as many as the
pending bill. The whole question is
one of grab, nothing more nothing
less.
Gen. Fitz John Porter, it is announc-
ed, will be back in Washington next
week TO begin the agitation of his claims
for reinstatement to the army.
The Hon. Hamilton Fish, Jr., who
was at one time mentioned in connec-
ton with the treasury portfolio, has
parlors at Wormley's.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs have agreed to report to the house
the Dawes resolution calling for the
correspondence upon the outbreak in
Persia, with a view to the establish
ment by this country of diplomatic re-
lations.
1t is said by Mr.. Sargent's friends
that he is interested in land case now
pending before the interior department
which forbids his nomination as secre-
tary until the matter is settled. 1t is
their belief that when the decision is
made that his name will be sent to the
senate.
The air is full of rumors tonight
concerning indictments which the grand
jury are about to present in the star
route cases, but nothing definite can be
got at.
The Hon. David Dudley Field was
heard to-day by the committee on the
count of the electoral vote and gave
his views on the method of counting
it. In brief, he favors rule which
will provide that the two houses count
the vote of all as are in dispute and
such as are to be determined by the
highest court in the state in which there
is a contest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

The report of the society for the sup
preston Of vice, which has just held its
annual meeting in New York, shows
that its agent, Anthony Comstock, has
travelled over $1,000 miles, seized S5,.
600 open letters and 5000 songs, cata-
logues, etc, Of grossly obscene char
acter, and destroyed many pounds of
books and sheet stock, and twenty-five
pictures Of the same description. One
hundred offenders have been arrested
during the year, and forty-four convict
ed ana punished. The entire expense
of this work was but $1,000. The laws
have been severe enough, but hereto
lore there has been little effort to en-
force them. Mr. Cemstock is engaged
IN good cause. The publisher of OBJ
scene literature, and those who send it
into the homes of the land, to poison
the minds of the young, are criminals
Of the vilest order, and merit any pun
ishment the statutes infiict.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
He'd Shoot Him.

Six or eight congenial spirits sat
around stove in Grand River gro
cery the other night, and after several
other subjects had been exhausted,
some one introduced that of panics in
churches, theatres and halls. This gave
Mr.. Hopewell a chance to remark:
Gentlemen, just long to be there. !"
"Where?
"Why, IN one of those panics. Yes,
sir, I'd give new twenty dollar bill to
be in the theatre one night when there
was an occasion for panic"
"Why?"
"Why, because one cool, leyelhead-
ed man could stop the thing as easily
as you could end up that barrel Of
-four"
"Well, l dunno about that" OBJ
served one of the sitters. There is
something awful in the cry Of fire, and
hear it when and where you may it
startles and Fighters. What would
you do in theatre in case there was q
cry Of fire and a rush?"
I'D stand upon my seat, pull re-
volver from my pocket, and shout out
that I'd shoot the first man who at
tempted to crowd or rush. One cool
man would check the panic in ten sec
onds."
While the subject was being contin-
ued the grocer withdrew to the rear
end Of the store, poured little powder
Oh board, and gave three or four men
the wink. Directly there was bright
flash, yells of "frer p and powder p
and every man sprang UP and rushed.
Hopewell didn't spring up and talk OF
shooting. On the contary, he fell over
lot of baskets piled between him and
the door, got up to plow his way over
rack of brooms, and when be reach
ed the sidewalk he was on allfours,
white as ghost, and SO frightened that
he never looked back until he reached
the opposite side Of the street.-Detroit
Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
FOREIGN.

By advice of her physician, Queen Vic
toria will next month 70 incognito to
Mentone.
THR explosions in the Rhondda valley
mine in Wales caused the loss of six
lives.
In the Prussian landtag one of the new
members from Schleswig forfeited his seat
by declining TO take the oath required.
Mr.. LLoyp, temporary magistrate of
county Clare. was fired at from behind a
wall at Bodykc, Ireland. Eleven arrests
for outrage were made at Swineford.
The Spanish government has resolved to
prohibit the proposed pilgrimage to Rome
II il assume any other form than a relig-
ious demonstration.
CABLEGRAMs announce the death of
Berthold Auerblch, the Germ an novelist,
and of Hippolyte Cogniard, the French
theatrical manager.
months the western frontier would be
opened to the Jews. The murder of a
Jewish family nesr Noyidyor was COM
mitted by peasants without the smallest
provocation.
TIE Bank of France shows 4 large in
crease in gold reserves. Louis Archard
an East India merchant of London. has
failed for ea00,000 Five per cent. Is the
new rate of the Bank of Belgium for dis
counts.
OK Friday last, near Tiruova. battle
between the Austriaus and Herzegovina
ans lasted from daybreak till afternoon.
The latter left twenty dead on the field;
the Austrians had FIVE killed.
THS Jewish relief fund promoted by
the lord mayor of London amounts 10
$4,000. The willow of Baron James
Rothschild recently subscribed el,2O
Aid TO the amount Of e6,0o0 was given (
\ party Of 373 Russian refugees en- route
for the United States.
By the treaty of peace with Peru, Bo-
liyia is left without seaboard. The
Chilian government gave cordial recep-
tiop TO Mr.. Trescott. special envoy from
the United States. who stated that an un,
fortunate Misunderstanding had arisen
which explanation would dissipate. The
Chilians are to occupy all minor ports
north Of Callao.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
GENERAL NOTES

LII yTENANT GoRRINGE, who brought
the obelisk to New York, has invented a
snow melter for use in the streets of that
city.
A VACCINE farm has been established at
the southern line of Chicago by physi-
clan from San Francisco. who commenced
business with two hundred heifers.
The Garfield Scent postage-stamp will
be issued March l, and is pronounced the
truest likeness Of the murdered president.
A COLLECTOR of letters in the New York
postoffice pursued his avocation quietly
for month while nursing his daughter
through a case of smallpox.
SOME Ohio ladies residing in Washing
ton have prepared an elegant fre-screen
for the mother of President Garfield
Two cannon balls and box of old Eng
lish pennies, relics of the revolutionary
campaign, were unearthed at New York
on the site of the new produce exchange.
MORN ON missionaries are actively at
work in U Mon county, Tennessee, where
they have secured number of negro con-
verts.
THE woman suffragists of Boston in
vited the members Of the legislature to a
reception at private residence, and FIVE
honorables out of 280 responded in per-
son.
FIVE leaders in the Kidnapping case at
Cornell university have been ordered to
leave Ithaca, and President White de-
clares that he will repress hazIng at any
cost.
ROBERT AYREs, retired merchant Of
Louisville, who died recently, was one of
tho -, IaHa
voted for Abraham Lincoln for president
in 1850.
The president of the Pennsylvania rail
road company disavows any intention to
make claim for compensation for court
estes extended to President Garfield, h is
family, or the government, the service
rendered being duty and pleasure.
The citizens of Greenwood Steuben
county, New York, resisted the sale of
property to pay interest on railroad bonds,
and Governor Cornell has declared the
township in state of insurrection, and
warned the people TO desist from unlaw-
full acts.
COLONEL HATCH, commanding at Gus
ter, Montana, telegraphs that the Crow
chiefs complain of the cutting of ties fo-
the Northern Pacific on their reservation.
S'ShOihi HtdLSS IildJ uO
one connected with the road had authority
to infringe on the rights of the Indians.
A FRUD of long standing took A. NJ.
Soteldo and his brother to the editorial
rooms of the National Republican, at
Washington, to settle accounts with Clar-
ence Barton. Charles Soteldo inflicted
two flesh wounds on Barton. but his third
shot struck his brother in the region Of
the spine, and it is believed that he can
not recover. Barton and Charles Soteldo
fought TO the head of the stairs and fell
down them together.
CROP reports from every portion Of the
northwest show that winter wheat is in
excellent condition and that the area of
spring wheat will be increased. Farmers
in southern Illinois and Indiana are buy
ing corn for their own consumption, and
the hog crop has been quite thoroughly
market ed. Minnesota still has on hand
twenty million bushels of wheat, and ex-
poets to raise crop one-fourth larger than
last wear
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
Poly gamous Politics.
CANNoN's CAUSED KILLED BY HIS OWN
UTTERANCES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mr. Willetts.
chairman o. the subcommittee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred the
Shellenbarger bill for the suppression
Of polygamy in Utah, and who reported
the bill favorably to the full committee,
with some amendments, states that the
full committee has determined to re-
port the bill favorably to the house
without any modification whatever.
This conclusion has been arrived ut
as the result of Cannon's extraordinary
defense of polygamy before the COM
mittee last Wednesday, which caused
reaction III the minds of those hith-
erto disposed to go slowly in the matter
Is is also stated in connection with Mr..
Cannon's recent denials in the Wash
lngton press of an intention on his part
to assail the personal record of men,
bers OF congress prominent i'll opposi-
ton to polygamy that one of the
members who has been thus promi-
nent has in his possession, and intends
to read on the first occasion, in open
session, an affidavit of the polygamous
wife of prominent Mormon elder that
she has repeatedly heard Geo. Q. Cam
non i'll his sermons in the Mormon tab
ernacle at Salt Lake declare that every
member of congress had from one to
three mistresses
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
PHYSICAL Exercise.

Physical exercise in some systematic
manner is a duty we owe not merely
to our bodies, but to our whole nature.
1t will vitalize the blood, quicken the
energies, give frmness to the nerves
and lay foundation upon which we
may. build wholesome and a success
full Me. Especially should care be
taken not to discourage the young in
their natural fondness for physical ex-
ercise. Many boys and girls have re-
linquished sports eminently fitted to
invigorate and strengthen them, and
which they thoroughly enjoyed, be-
cause Of the sighting remarks of their
elders, and from feat of being thought
childish. We cannot estimate the evil
consequences that may follow when we
persuade young girl that good, hard
play Is unladylike, or boy that it is
unmanly. On the contrary, such sports
ahould receive our most thorough re-
spect and most cordial sympathy. Not
to shorten but to proloDg the time dur
ing which they may be suffered to pro-
mote health and happiness should be
our aim, and when the taste for them
declines our effort should be to replace
them by more congenial exercise, but
never to sink into physical inaction
ourselves, or to countenance it In any
one over whom we exert an influence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17


Tickets Of admission to the Garfield
memorial exercises mt the capitol in
Washington on the eth instant, are in
great demand Each senator, repre-
sentative and delegate in Congress is
entitled to three tickets. and some OF
them have had several dozed appli-
cations for tickets already. The chair
men Of the joint committee alone have
the control of the tickets, which are
not yet printed. The arrangements
are intended to be SO complete that
only those who can be accommodated
with seats will be admitted, and there
will be no rush, no crowd, no discom-
fnrf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

ward of yirture in having Gen. Meigs
retired at sixty-five ON account of his
age and Gen. Rucker promoted at sew
enty-two on account of his youth, il
may be supposed. Col. Rochester was
elevated over eleven other officers.
every one of whom was better entitled
to the paymaster generalship than he,
and both nominations are about as
wildly bad as any that were made by
the pieus fraud.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
The White House
DISTINGUISHED CALLERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-There was a
large number of callers at the white
house, yesterday, and the time of the
president was fully occupied up to the
time of the meeting of the cabinet. All
the members were present except the
attorney general, who is absent in Phil
adelphia. Among the callers were
Senators Lapham, Hoar, Cameron,
MCPHERSON. Beck, Miller Of California.
Mcmillan, Hale, and Representatives
Wait, Calkins, Grape, Harris of Massa-
chusetts, Houk, Moore, Robinson,
Mckinley, Burrows, Morey, Stephens,
Shallenberger, Watson, and Russell.
The Dakota delegation, numbering
seventy-fve, called upon the president
yesterday and paid their respects.
They We're then shown through the
white house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

Mr.. JonN w. GuIrEAU, since the
conviction Of his brother, has spent a
portion Of every day with him. He
states that Charles does not show any
mental anguish, and is not in any man
ner broken up. He says his brother
has no fear Of death, and will meet ii
with the air of martyr. He is hopeful,
regarding himself Us Gods man, and
says: "rhey may do what they please
with my body, but the American people
will be satisfied in less than fifty years
that my net was for the benefit Of the
country
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

In eating, drinking and retiring, as a means of
maintaining restoring health. No less i'm
portant is it to correct growing tendency to IT.
regularity in the habit of body. The junction Of
the bowels cannot be. suspended without an ac-
companying disturbance of the liver and stomach
and other sympathetic evidences of bodily ill-be-
ing. course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
will give an impetus to the operations of these
organs, which is manifested not only in the ben
efcial effects it produces upon them but also in
more regular and active bilious secretion, and
the disappearance Of wind on the stomach and
colicky pains. The waste matter thrown off dur
ing the process of digestion is then effecttually
expelled, and the system more thoroughly puri-
fed by the channel devoted to that purpose by
nature.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

DEaoREsT for March has charming
illustration in oil colcrs and two photo
steel plates. The literary contents, al
usual, are excellent. The continuation
of the "Admiraps Ward" by Mrs.
Alexander, "Women Doctors, Wall
Papers," by Hetta L. II. Ward, ENG
lish Haunts," March," by Geo. w.
Bungay. The first paper on women
In all Ages" Poker Sketches" "a
Northern Grimm" f'The Renaissance
of To-day" Evening Company and
Decorative Art" are a few of the
striking features, with host Of short
articles of value TO every household. A
number of the articles are illustrated
In superior style. w Jennings Dc
morest, publisher, IL East Fourteenth
Street, New York. Price twenty cents,
or two dollars year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
Chicago Market.

chicago. Feb. 1.-THE wheat market to-day
was active on speculative account and an unset
tied feverish feeling was developed. Foreign ad-
vices were again unfavorable, and under the same
influence as yesterday, prices again touched a
lower point. On the up-turn. however, the shorts
became more anxious to provide for outstanding
contracts, and covered freely, causing a sharp
advance Reports Of failures in New York and
other centers. added TO the excitement, and fg-
ures hoped rapidly from point ts another,
until at the ciose prices were about xe below
yesterday. On call the sales reached the enor-
nous figure of 1000, 900 bushels, prices expert
enced heavy drop aAd excitement ruled through
out. Sales wers 1.2291-24 for seller February;
l22GI.24I for seller March; 1-256I. 251< for
seller April; i.25K6L2Tx for seller May This
range does not include the call sales
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

THE secretary of the treasury report
ed to the house that, in the enforce.
ment Of the internal revenue laws,
twenty-nine officers had been killed
and fifty wounded, and eight informers
had been assailed and wounded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
probably

TIE New York Epenng Telegram,
which il james Gordon BENEFITS after
noon enterprise, has now reached cir
cnlation which ranks il among the first
Of the phenomenal newspaper success
q of the time. Its regular circulation
il nearly eighty thousand copies daily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

the south. The people of the north,
who make the public sentiment of the
country are too busy to have any time
to waste on such feelings. Chill and
Peru and the states about the equator
are to them unknown, save in COM
mercial sense, and the revolutions
there and overturning of governments
are of interest only rs they affect
stocks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

A SMALLPOX patient escaped from
the penthouse at Buffalo, while deliri-
ous, and created CONSERVATION by
dashing down the street clad only in a
quilt He could not be caught, and
his whereabouts has not since been dis
covered
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
O
milwaukee, .-larKeI.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4.-Flour In moderate
demand. Wheat-Excited and lower; No.
hard, nominal; No. 2, 1.7OX; 1.20s4 for seller
February; 1.2354 for seller March; 1.22R for sell
Ter April; 1.25x for seller May; No. 3. No. 4
and rejected, nominal. Corn-Higher; No. 2
SIX. 0ats-Stronger; No. 2, 40H. Rye-Firm-
er; No. l. SIX. BarleY-Lower Provisions
Weak. Mess Pork-ls.0O for seller cash and
February; ls.1e for seller March. Lard Prime
steam, ll.05 for seller cash and February; lilo
for seller March. Live Hogs-Steady at 6.I0
96.75. Reeeipts-Flour. Il, ,595; wheat, O,O15;
barley, 1880 Shipments Il, 1884; wheat,
425: barley. II. $50
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

AN explosion in the Kickham mil, at
Doctortown, Ga, killed one man and
scalded six others.
OS the triple track of the Bee line road
at Indianapolis Mrs. Doty and Mrs. Sem
nett were killed by work train.
In the tunnel of the Potomac road near
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
Given Up by Doctors.

Is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and at
work, and cured BY 50 simple remedy =
= assure you il IS true that he is entirely
cured. and with nothing but Hop Bitters; and
only ten DAYS ago his doctors gave him up and
said he must de-
~welI-a-day, That's remarkable, I will 70
this day and get some for my poor George-I
know hops are good
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

TIE New York Society for the Pre-
yention of Cruelty to Children has is
sned its seventh annual report, giving
an interesting account in detail Of the
work of that organization during the
year 1881. One thousand nine hun
dred and ninety-nine complaints were
received by the society for the year.
1861 cases were prosecuted, and there
were 900 convictions obtained. One
thousand one hundred and sixty-one
children were relieved and placed in
homes or institutions. and S57 were
cared for and clothed in the society S
reception room. The average cost Of
saeltering, feeding and clothing S57
children was SIG 1-10 for each child.
Il cost S15. .2SS to run the society during
the year, and the receipts were S16. COL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

III reporting l31 failures for the past
week, mercantile agency of New
York finds them generally caused by
speculation or deliberate fraud, and
again urges the passage Of severe ma
tional bankrupt law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

Two men, brothers, entered Wash
ington newspaper office one day recent
", armed with pistols, and commenced
quarrel with one of the editors who
happened to be in. They intended,
evidently, to shoot the editor with
whom the quarrel was made, and while
one of the brothers grappled with him
the other fired his pistol several times.
Instead of killing the journalist, how
ever. he killed his brother. An assas-
sin III intention thus met with sudden
and terrible retribution. The other
who fired the fatal shot made himself
liable rs murderer since he caused
death while deliberately engaged in the
commission Of an unlawful act.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

THr wife, stepdaughter and three
children Of John Morland perished in
the flames Of his burning house at
Pringle's Mills, Canada. Two young
men stopping ut the house over night
were 80 badly burned that they will
nrnhnhlv die
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

TIE coroner's jury in the Soteldo
case, Washington, finds that the de-
ceased came TO his death from ball
fired by his brother. The latter intend
ed 70 shoot Barton, and il in great dis
tress over his combined crime and af-
liclinn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

The Newark IN. j. Sunday Ca says
One OF our Cincinnati exchanges cites
the case Of Mr.. Haldeman, of the
Louisville Courier Journal, who was
cured of rheumatism by st. Jacobs Oil.
His wife was cured of neur algia by the
same article, and every member of his
amily of some pain or ache, oy the
Great German Remedy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

so you enjoyed your visit to the
museum, did you ?" inquired young
man of his sdored ones little sister.
''oh, yes, And do you know We saw a
camel there that screwed its mouth and
eyes around awfully; and sister said it
looked exactly ike you when you are
reclting poetry at evening parties"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

TIE marriage Of Clara Louise Kel-
logg has been postponed for about a
month beyond the date fixed upon in
March for the event. Miss Kellogg's
present concert tour is extremely profit
able, and she desires to extend it.