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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
A Deed of Darkness.

A few evenings siace very pretty
young lady, residing at Trapp, Md,
was complaining of the rheumatism in
the back, when her aunt suggested that
che should have it rubbed with hart
shorn liniment. The old l3iy picked
up the lamp and opened the cupboard
door to get the bottle, when the Light
was accidentally extinguishei; but the
bottle being u peculiarly shaped one
it was easily picked out in the darknef
f,om Others. The young lady said to her
aunt, sNever mind relighting the lamp
just rub on the stud in the dark" and
the liniment was applied to the bare
back. After q vigorous rubbing and
much waste of the liquid, the young
lady suddenly said it ord not have the
odor peculiar to hal tsnorn, and insisted
on lighting q match to see if it was not
the wrong bottle. The lucifer was
struck, and yell followed, for, instead
OF using hsr shoTn linime eat, they dis
covered that it was the blacKest kind
of ink. The little boy OF the ousehold
had brought it from school that day in
bottle similar to the one the linimept
was in. n.-EIstou Stnr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
Asahel Finch i'm Slavery Times.

Tae La Crosse Leader relates that in
early days the lite Asahel Finch of
Milwaukee figured in a case which
crt ated some excitement at the time.
There appeared in Milwaukee one day
mulatto girl about sixteen years OF
age, who put up at the Milwaukee
house. she had been the favorite slave
in the family of Charles Hall of St.
Louis, and when leaving the premises
she possessed herself of 800, and was
thus enabled to come north in compar-
alive comfort. Titball, barber, inter-
ested himself in her case, with the
hope apparently of getting a reward
but colored boy at the hotel, to whom
Titball confded his arrangements,
told the girl, and she consulted
Finch & Lyn9e. A lawyer arrived on
the scene from St. Louis and Titball
accepted of S100 to point out the girl;
but Mr.. Finch hid her in crockery
crate on the West Side, and that night
Samuel Brown, father of ex-Msyor
Brown, drove her to Pewaukee. On
the way they passed the slave owners
lawyer, who was returning from "that
abolition hole" Waukesha, and soon
after the wagon broke down, which
necessitsted Mr.. Browns helping the
girl TO friends house two miles from
Pewaukee, where she remained several
weeks. She afterwards found refuge
in another part of the state, and the
lawyer went back to st. Louis without
lis property"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
A Battle i'm the Grass.

A fight between u rattlesnake and a
blacksnake was recently witnessed ne&r
Fort Worth. Tho blacksoake forced
the fighting, gliding around in swift cir
cles while the rat,lesnake lay coiled.
The circles grew smaller, aud the rat.
tlasnake appeared confused as the
blacksnske drew closer. His rattles
ceased to give ont their usual sharp
sound, and his head dropped IS if ver-
tigo was seizing him. The blacksnake
seized, by a lightning movement, the
rattler by the throat, and, winding
about him, the two rolled over and over
together. In u few moments the rattle
snake ceased to breathe. An examina
ton of the dead body of tue ra;tlesnake
revealed 8 fracture in the spine rs COM
plete as if done by blow with club.
The rattlesnake measured five feet aud
three inches Austin Dispatch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
The Trial of Scheller.

MILWAUKEE, April 10.-The trial OF
Geo. Schcller, charged with setting the
Newhall on fire, and causing the awful
catastrophe of January 10th last, by
which almost one hundred human be-
ings were sacrificed, was opened in the
criminal court here this morning,
three months to the day from the date
of the conhagration. Great interest
was evinced on every side and long
before the time set for beginning the
court room was crowded. The prose
cution was represented by District At
torney Clark, and P. ]. Somers, city
attorney, while the counsel for the de-
fense appeared in tie persons of ]. G.
McKenney, former district attorney,
and w. H. Ebbitts.
Scheller was the center of all obser-
va'ion when brought into court. He
was rather pallid from long and close
confinement but looked fresher than
when arrested, and carried himself con-
fidently and calmly. The days pro-
ceedings were confined to securing
jury and were, accordingly, without
special interest. Csntrary to the gen.
eral expec alton the whole Jury was
paneled before the final adjournment
this evening. 1t was believed at least
several days would be passed before
both sides would BE- satisfied in the Sc
lection but the counsel, being
held to only four challenges, bet,
ter progress was made than was
ked for. The principal cause
ior release of jurors was IN having an
opinion which was sufficient outside of
a challenge to excuse them. The
twelve men drawn, were: James II.
Dean, rmer; Peter Schumacher, mill
man; Henry Surges, store-keeper;
Charles Beveridge, cigar-maker; G. w.
Harrington, travelling agent; Louis
Nelson, stone cutter; Sydney Morsfred,
grain inspector; Edison Harcher,
farmer; Henry Rose, insurance agent;
Charles Dudley, book, keeper Milwau-
kee 4 St. Paul railroad; Frederick
Parinser, saloon-keeper; Meder PERI
go, grain man. After completing the
panel, the court will open t.-nolrow
morning, Wnen the examination o.!
witnesses viii be eGtered on.
THE AIM OF THE PROSECUTION
will be to establish that Seheller's
financial embarrassment led him to
seek relief through destroying his
place under the hotel, and so secure
the insurance which was heavy, while
it is inlmated that evidence will be
ffered to prove that Scheller was in
his saloon but a short before the fire
broke out. The defense claim to have
but little direct testimony to 0 ffer, re-
lying mainly on the
FAILURE OF THE PROSECUTION
to connect Sch eller with the incendi-
arism, and SO bring about his acquittal
on technical grounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

TuR Post Office Department has
agreed upon the design Tor new 2.cent
postage stamp f:r irs'-class matter,
AMI the work of printing for di>iribu.
tion ard sale will 81, rlly be b gun. A
medallion of w. shipgton in a anel IS
the m, ,st promint n feature, and half
round the tip the words ~. S post
age" are placed. This is a departure
from the present system when the in
l,ials ~. s." are used. At the lower
portion of the stamp the words two
cents" are situated, dsvidei by the fig.
ure two. The design is conspicuous
for its plainness, and there is an alb
sence of any decoration not in keeping
with the subject The keness OF Wash
ingto has been prot ounced perfect by
all who have seen j.. Il i. copy o
the head of the painting in the Eas
Room of the Presidents house,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
An Arkansas Bridegroom.

The other Gay lank young man
from the cou ltry. 8, mpanied by a
good looking woman, arrived in the
city and sop e at the largest hotel.
II want you 10 do the best you kin
for US" said the Young man 10 the
clerk. Were just married and we
want to spiurge little. kin lift aein
any man IN the country, and kin split
more rails in dsy than saybrdy
sepenter knockkneed Bill, the old
Guinea niger that works ON the L de
Sanders place. Tel Us where cur room
is, please. But recken well take the
range OF the big room war all dem big
lookin' glasses is Il shinin'."
do you mean the parlol?" asked the
clerk, twisting one of his diamond shirt
studs
"Yes, the perlur."
Certainly. sir.
The young man and wife followed q
griuniag negro and ascended to the plr-
lor. Shorty afterward the clerk, while
passing the parlor door, saw Rube
throw his arms around his bride and
kiss her.
"Here." said the >ffcisl, none of
that. Ii you want TO stay III this room
you've got to behave yourself"
"Ain't got a right to kiss hei?" ask
ed the young man.
Yes, but not here"
I've got right to kiss her here or
anywhar else. Shes mine, ain, you,
Jul? ??
"Yes, Rube."
Ard you're going to cling, ain t
your
"You know | am, Rube.'
"rhat settles it. Put it right thar, 3"
and puckering up his n>outh, he yeIe,v-
ed loud, resounding smack. The law
OF Arkansas says you can put her thar,
so put her thar again, julie. Now, mister
man" but the clerk had wants ed,
aud Rube, turning to his wife, said
After while you will fl I'D out that l
am hero and boss. Put her thar
again, Jule. st Louis Globe Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
p'.REs AND CASUALTIES

A SERIOUS bed is reported at New Or
leans, caused by break in the levee.
NuLIAM RooD, aged IA son of fer.
mer resident Minneapolis, experimental
with the hangmahs moose at Saratoga. N
u with fatal results 10 himself
Tue rainfall at New Orleans on Satur-
day measured nine aud one fourth inches,
the heaviest ever recorded for any one
day. More than twenty bridges in the
city were carried away by the floods that
the rain produced. The threaten d crev-
ssse at Goldsboro has been closed.
ALL the Apsches have been hunted out
Of SoEora into Arizona and New Mexico.
The Indians are said to numher about
Two hundred. Generals Crook and Carbc
will cooperate in the campaign against
them.
AN epidemic of smali-p -pox exists in the
southern part of SIS. Louis. Sixteen
pupils in the catholic school of SIS. Peter
and Paul, where the malsdy first appeared,
have been taken with the disease, and
several havs died. Entire families have
been taken to the small pox hospital. and
the CORPS of hnrses there is altogether IL
adequate to properly care for the invslids
At Nashville, Tennessee, there is a fear
Of 3 smallpox epidemic. The efforts oi
the health authorities have failed to
check the spread Of the disease. 1t i:
proposed 10 close several of the public
schools in the infected localities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

Washington Correspondent New York World.
Not long ago Judge Black met .en-
tleman who pathetic4lly related his en-
deavors to break himself of tobacco
chewing, as it met witi the uDqual fed
condemnation of all civilized peopl-.
"Yoa'il fad it hard Casa hard case,
my friend,' replied the Judge, with q
solemn wink. 81 tried to break myself
of il once, didn't / ever tell you, Well,
it was when / WAS attorney general,
and / said to myself, Jeremiah Black,
we've got to stop this thing So made
up my mind, and one morning start
ed down to my flee without scrap Of
tobacco. / began the day badly. and i.
got worse by degrees. never felt so
much ike Q savage in my life. / dis
missed two clerks, bounced . messen-
ger, made fool Of myself three or four
times, snapped at everybody, and start
ed home feeling myself to be . total
failure and AL creation mistake. On
the way me. q man whom respected
very muck. He was religious man. /
told him my experience with leaving
off tobacco and asked his advice.
Judge he said, my experience is the
came ~ yours. I tried to leave Of, too.
I auarreisd with several members of
toe church / belonged to, thougat the
minister Was fool, get tired Of my
wife, and il / had kept it up I should
have been moral mors.er-and de-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
GENERAL NOTES.

THk ullook for the harvest in Great
Britain is more favorable than it + as heen
at sny previous time the current year.
Ex-PosTMasTkR WApLE, Of Cincinnati,
Who suei The GdIdte Of that city for $50,-
coo dsms9es Tor libel, has been awarded
IS by jury.
A MOB Of tiv. hundred men aud b. VS.
broke up the services of the stlyation ar
my at Syracuse. n. T., their cisorderly
conduct comp ling a suspension.of serv :
ces in Presayterisp church also.
Tbs settlers in the country infested by
Apachss, protesting TO d, spsir OF pro.ec-
tion by the army, are forming volunteer
companies TO take the field sgsinst the
Indians in emery. ncies, which will be
supported by traders and miSing corpora
,ior in and about Tusoon and Tomb
stone. A child belonging TO the Papsgo
tribs of Indians having been killed by
Apsches, il is thought TO secure the CO
operation of thai baad ia campaign
ags iust the hostiles,
CsARLrs F. KRInG, OF ST. Louis. TIE
murderer of Dora Broemser. has osen
granted new trial. which will be his
seventa The crime was committed sia
wears ago. and the murderer has beer
thrice sentenced to death. krirg's i'm
| prisonment has broken Down his health
| and = few months sir ce the isil fficials
| in order 10 give him more liberty ane
mental occupation, appointed him prison
| librarian.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

THE wheat crop Of Oregon and the
Territory OF Washington at present prom.
ises to be the largest ever harvested in
the Pacific Northwest. Reliable estl-
mates place the exportable surplus fol
the ensuing season of 1883 at 300,Coc
tons or 10, 100000 bushels. The increase
in acreage in Eastern Oregon and
Washington will be about 30 per cent,
while that of the willamette Valley
will be Is per cent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
Thn I.nssnn nr thn Tlnnas

Nv hScSuAl NJ LAG \ Aibdot
The Hoods in the Ohio, which did
such damage To the whole valley and
destroyed SO much property At cincin-
natl and Louisville, emphasize the fact
more than once adverted to in these
columns, that the nation should not on
ly put stop 10 the waste of forests, but
should take immediate measures 10 re-
plant with trees the ground bordering
on the headwaters of all our great
streams. The spring floods and the
summer droughts are, il is now well
known, almost entirely due 10 the de-
struction of the forests ON the borders
of streams, and in the hill countries in
which our famous rivers take their rise.
Every year we now have disastrous
floods either on the sea coast or the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys. The in
diyidual States affected cannot attend
to this matter. 1t must be done by tho
nation. or not at all Not only proper
ty but life is often destroyed by these
floods. Had the Ohio risen few feet
higher, both Cincinnati and Louisville
would have been practically DESTROYED
The ancient Egyptians built gigantic
works to prevent disastrous inunda-
tions from the rising of the Nile. Arti-
fetal lakes and reservoirs were con-
structed so that the water could be
drawn off, and the land saved from de-
struetion by the rising floods. Ii would
be economy to spend 100000, 900 in
improving our internal waterways. but
Congressman are timid about appropri-
ating money in view Of the odium heap
ed upon them by the press in conncc-
tion with the last River and Harbor Bill.
We have not only the largest scaeoast
in the world, but our internal water
ways are the most extensive on the,
globe. In spite of the clamors Of tho
press, the nation will be forced TO build
the necessary levees and provide the,
dams and reservoirs which will prevent
excessive flooding until such time as the
newly planted forests shall be grown.
which will put n stop to both floods and
droughts. s.-Fr0m Demorests Monthly
for dDrH
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
FOREIGN .

The dynamite excitement which alarmf
the city of London has extended to Paris
THE police Of Brussels claim to have
discovered documentary evidence OF a
plot againt the car.
THE trial of large number of arrested
Nihilists will begin at s.. Petersburg next
MONDAY, and many others will be tried
later in the week at Odessa
MILITARY circles At Paris believe Gen.
Campenon will soon succeed Thibaudin as
Minister of War.
WILLIAM REDMOND writes from Austria.
liza to Parnell that his forts in .rganiz-
ing land leagues there have been highly
euccessfui.
A BRUSSELS stock broker named Van
DAmme has .mbt zz!ed 100000 francs
lett with him on deposit. He has been
imet isoned.
PRISCE LOUIS FERDINAND, Of Bavaria,
and the Infanta Maria Della Paz were
married in the Palace at Madrid, yester-
day with state ceremonies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
Wonders in Store for Us.

Remarkable as have been the adj
vances in the uses to which electricity
can be put, according to Prof. Melville
Bell the future has even greater sur
prises in store for us. lie thinks the
time viii come when electrical and tel
ephonic messages will be sent without
wires. The message bearer will be the
rays Of the sunlight. The so-called
electrical action is simply vibrations in
the air, which produce certain results
at distant points; and Prof Bell is Of
opinion that inventive genius will yet
enable US to make use Of imponderable
agents TO transmit messages between
distant localities. Indeed. there are
enthusiasts who now think that we will
ultimately be able TO communicate with
senfient beings in other planets. II has
been demonstrated that the materials
which compose the heavenly bodies are
identical, and 1t Ii a fair inference that
creatures corresponding To our own
race. with the same kind Of faculties,
people them. II 50, we may perhaps
vet have a friendly chat with the inhab-
ifants Of Venus and Mars, and probably
other worlds in solar systems beyond
our -Demorest's Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
The Aims House Investigation.

The Aims House Investigation.
BosroN, April 10. Gov. Butler was
present at the Tewksbury aims house
investigation, to day. Joseph A. Chase
testified that he had worked for Miss
Manning, and with her knowledge had
taken bodies to Harvard medical
school by order of Marsh. The COVER
nor then introduced a sermon by Mr..
Sanborn, minister 1T lawrence, in
which it was stated thas S2auld-
ing one of the trustees of
the aims house had boasted that
while no emoluments we're attached to
the trusteeship, he could make it pay.
The governor iutimating this was done
by turning over contracts to outside
parties With whom Spaulding divided
the profits. The governor then offered
printed testimony to the character of
Sanborn, which after some discussion
was admitted. John A. Chase saia
since his first testimony he had gone to
Tewksbury with a detective AID un-
earthed coffin supposed to contain
INC DOuy vi JGS. SldIk. 1uS DOuy DaQ
previously been sold, and the coffin,
which was empty, was brought to Bos-
ton. There We're other collins ia the
same condition. Two poor women had
offered money to the witness to put
slab over their mothers grave, which
he refused to take, but Marsh said he
ought 10 have taken it.
STEALING CoFFINs
The body was afterwards sent away
in another case. A casket supplied by
some ladies to put the body into had
been kept or sold by March and wood
en case taken in its place. Detective
Innes corroborated Chase's testimony
as to the taking up of
CLARK's EMPTY COFFIN
and the governor said he would bring
1t before the committee but the chair
man said the committee preferred to
go and l)ok at it. Adjourne! till to-
morrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

HENRY Bergh, President of the New
York Society for the Prevention of Cru
city TO Animals. was acci 'ertally knock
ed down by the wheel tf II carriage u
few days since. Examination showed
that his left collar-bone waS broken.
The surgeon said the fric'ure was a
bad one, but he apprehendai NJ sori-
Gus consequences, Mr.. Berhh. he ex
pecled, would be out in about four
weeks. His age was perhaps, lit le
npninnt him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
A Big Snow storm.

MIsaEAP5LIs, MINI, April 10-RsiI
began to fall at 10 o'clock last evening
and changed 10 snow at noon to-day
and one OF the worst storns Of the win.
ter Is now IN progress. street CIR travel
is suspended for the first time this win
ter. Railroad trains are behind time
and the storm j. general throughout
the state. The roof OF the roller skat-
ing rink fell this afternoon from the
weight of the snow, demolishing the
walls. No one was injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

THE London police Saturday arrest
ed man named Klrton for completely
in the nitro -slycerine plot. He claims
to have but recently come from the
United States. Bernard Gallagher, a
brother of another prisoner, was arrest
ed in Glasgow on suspicion, and he also
cl ltims to be recent arrival from
America. Experiments with the ma,
terials seized demonstrated their explo-
siveress, and in the lodgings one Of
the prisoners codtrivance for filtering
sulphuric acid into chloride of potash
WAS seized.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

Tue confederate graves and monu-
ment at New Orleans, were decorated
recently. The Confederate Association
of the Army of the Tenness ee, assisted
10y delegations of the A association OF the
Army of Northern Virginia and the
Grand Republic, laid the cornerstone
of the monument OF the Army of the
Tennessee. Gensral Charles f Hook
or, of Mississippi, delivered the Grafton.
In the evening the Association of the
Army OF the Tennt ssee had its annual
reunion and banquet at Masonic Hail.
Jefferson Davis WAS guest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13
The GOYernorship of Georgia.

ATLANTA. Ga, April 10-The demo-
cratic state convention met to-day with
G. G. Jones as temporary chairman,
and Chas. F. Crisp, congressman-elect.
Tnird district, permanent chairman.
After recess the following gentlemen
were placed in nomination: Jas. S
Boynton. A. o. BAcon, H. d. Mcdaniel,
Pailip Cook and /. ]. Summons. Tue
hrst ball't was as follows: Boynton,
lS9; Bacon, 145; Mcdaniel, SO; Cook.
ii; Simmons, s. Four other ballots
were taken. The fifth was as folio ows !:
Boynton, 153; Bacon, 152; Mcdaniel,
81; Cook, 13; Simmons, s; necessary
to choice, 176. Adjourned ill to-mor-
row.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

hIA~AcKss. April TO- Flour-Eery quiet;
prices nomina'. Wheat-Stronger; No. hard
nominal; No. 2, l.O2x; nominal for seller April
LEAK Tor seller May; LII for seller June; LOS
for seller July; No. 8. S3h; No. 4, 72, rejected
so. Corn-Higbcr; fairly astire No. 2, s7H.
Oats Frmer, No. 2, wanted at Ak. Rye
Quiet; nomiRally weaker; No l, 5531; No. 2, 55.
Barley Weaker; extra No, 3. 50. Provisions
Steady, Mess Pork-lS.l0 for SELLER cash and
April; 1925 for seller May. Lard Prime steam,
1l.3o for seller cash AID April: ll.40 for seller
May. Live hogs-Qaiet; 7.2oa76O. Butter :
Steady; fair demand. Cheese-Firm. Eggs
Steadier. Receipts-FlOur, 1902, wheat, Il, GOO
barley. IL, $50. shipments-Flour, 10, ,4is; wheat
3l25; barley. L. 920
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-13

THE Texas bill regulating railroads
has passei the legislature Of tia: state
1t provides for a sta'e eptileer, who
shall inspect the roads and their
methods TO prevent unjust discrimina-
tion, under penalty of fue in the sum
of $500 for each ff4nse. Passenger fare
is fixed at 8 cents mile for adult.