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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
ASBINGTON.

CHARLES S. LOOMS has been COM
missioned postmaster of Broadland, Da-
kota.
Colonel Cecil Clay to be chief clerk of
the department of Justice.
THE issue of standard dollars for the
week ending Dec. 10, was $375, ,494; for
the corresponding period last year, 1856,
500
THE name of Hon. j. c. Blaine fails to
appear in the list of taxpayers at Wash
ington because he bought his building
site of Hon. William Walter Phelps and
has not had it recorded.
Mrs. L. Il. Letter gave tea Saturday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Arnold and
Miss Arnold Mr.. Arnold was unable to
be present owing to a lecture engage
ment.
EIGHT THOUSAND persons in Wisconsin
and Illinois have sent Representative
Dcuster a petition asking pension OF
So per month for all union soldiers of
the late war.
BRIEF services were held in Washing
ton over the remains of Hon. d. c. Has
kell of Kansas, after which the con-
gressional committee left in special car
for Lawrence.
AN O'Donnell indignation meeting was
held Thursday evening in Washington,
at which red-hot speeches were made by
Representatives Robinson, Caliins, and
Bedford.
THERE is said to be less formality at
the reception given at the Frelinghuysen
mansion than at those given by any
other high officials family in Washing
ton, and they are accordingly popular
REPRESENTATIVE CANTON, chairman
of the house republican caucus, recent
ly authorized to appoint a general eau
Gus committee ften, including himself,
has filled the committe by the apoint-
ment of Messrs. Kiefer, Hiscock. Kas-
son, Ried, Calkins, Rice, Ryan, Bing-
ham, and Golf.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Sheridan's Last Arrest.

Moore has omitted one of the most
touching and heart-stirring anecdotes
connected with the funeral of Sheri-
dan. The noble and select company
had assembled to pay the last tribute
of respect to departed genius, and the
coffin was about to be placed in the
hearse, when an el2"antiy dressed per
sonage, VINO pretehued 10 De ulstantly
related to the deceased, entered the
chamber of death. AT his urgent en-
treaties to view the face Of his friend,
the coffin lid was unscrewed; when To
the horror and surprise of the bystand
ers, he pulled out a warrant, and ar
rested the bodyl Mr.. Canning and
Lord Lidmouth went into an adjoining
room, and paid the debt, which (it is
said amounted to $500.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Another Arthur Opinion.

DUBUQUE, Ir., Dec. PA reporter
interviewed Hon. J. K. Graves Of this
city today, on political significance
whatever is attached to the selection
of Chicago as the place for holding
the republican convention next year
1t was chosen because of its central
location and unsurpassed accomoda-
tiOns. He believes the outlook is fa-
vorable to the nomination of Arthur
and Lincoln, or Arthur and Graham.
When the legislature meets next jan
uary Senator Allison will be nomin-
ated without opposition on the first
ballot. The legislature, he thinks,
will drop the prohibition business and
favor license law. He is in favor CT
purchasing the. Allen homestead as a
residence for governors, and thinks
there should be an increase in the sal
airy paid the governor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Mrs LIEUT.. GREELY and her two child
ren will spend the winter at San Diego,
Cal.
THE latest Carl Schurz rumor is that
he is going back to Germany to study
music.
| THE Salvation army has made eleven
converts at Lawrence, Massachusetts,
and has received sufficient contributions
to provide comfortable quarters for a
! year.
THE board of aldermen in New York
passed an ordinance requiring electric
light companies to place their wires un-
der ground after May next.
A DESPERATE fight for right of way is
in progress at Youngstown, OLio, be-
tween the employees of the Pittsburg,
Cleveland and Toledo road and those of
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
AN immense bonanza of copper and
gold is reported to have beer found one
mile north of PadmoFe, i'll the Rocky
mountains, on the British side of the
line.
Hon JOHN A. KAsSoN has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address at
the formal opening of the new capitol
of Iowa, next month.
THE Cleveland League Base Ball Club
on Monday secured their old grounds,
thus settling the question of its being
represented i'll the league the coming
year. Ten men are under contract,
seven of whom played in last years
team.
HENRY HERBERT. M. p, of Ireland,
arrived in Baltimore Thursday, to mar
ry Miss Williams, daughter of the pres
ident of the Maryland senate. On call
ing at her residence he was informed
that the engagement would broken be-
cause of her poor health.
SEVEN citizens of Spartansburg, South
Carolina, for reward of 81, 900 offered
by Mrs Cooledge, undertook to kidnap
her four children from their father at
the Kings Mountain gold mine. Most
of the party were captured and jailed.
A divorce suit is pending between the
Cooledges.
In the Manitoba farmers convention,
on motion to appoint delegates to the
Dominion government to submit the de-
mands of the province, Mr.. Stewart
moved to amend by providing for the
presentation to Queen Victoria of a petit
ton for the repeal of the British North
American act and the formation of a
confederacy by the northwest provinces
and British Columbia. Colonel Atwood
seconded the motion, claiming that the
government at Ottowa was controlled
by the Canadian Pacific railway. The
amendment was cheered, but failed of
adoption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Waiting for the Hands TO Move.

Cleveland Herald.
"What are you doing therel Come
move on, said policeman to man
who was standing in front of one of
the jewelry stores on Superior street
at an early yesterday morning.
''Vat am | doing dere2 Vot you sup
pose | am doing dere2 | amt blaying
marbles. | am waiting for drain dime.
Dot fucker vat tends de saloon on der
corner told me | leave on twelf o'clock
by stannard dime, and haf peen
standing here for two hours vatin fer
der dime"
The policeman walked up TO the
window, looked at the clock and
laughed.
Vat you laugh at2' was asked.
"What am l laughing at2 Why,
you idiot, that clock hasn't been go
ing for week.
F'Oh, no, dat's de reason Why dot
fucker called id stannard dime, |
see."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
"Peesness Yhas Shaky.'
Detroit Free Pres,

hetFolt tree IreSS.
A few daysago clothing dealer in
one of the cities up tho lake shore,
opened the door for a customer who
lalo bundle ON the counter and
began:
Two months ago l bought this ere
suit of clothes of yoa."
"Oxaetly, my friend, und it don fit.
I bought it to bury my brother in.
Perhaps you remember the circum-
Stancel"
"Cxactly-mit der greatest pleasure.
Nhell, did you dig him oop und take
off der clothesi"
No. sir! My brother lay in trance
for four days ani then came to life
and IS now perfectly well,
What a shame 10 act like dot Und
so he don vhant der clotnesf
No; they are to small for him.
Being as he never wore them we
thought you might take the suit bac
and return the money
Dot yhas impossible. my friend.
"Whyr \,
Nhell, dot yhas not only against
all de rules of commerce, but such
practice would bust a heeSnees all oop.
II paid you SIS; can't you give me
"Ompossible.
Say $40.
MY frendt, you doan know how
dis clothing peesneSs vhas You bought
dot suit eight weeks ago"
Il did. :"
"Nhell, right away after dot der
yhas an awful decline in wool. Next
comes some big failure in Rochester
und New York. On top Of dot sell
oudt to my brudder Den my bradder
assign to my wife. Den cotton goes
down und my wife assigns to me.
Shust now der clothing market vhas
shaky, und only an hour ago l elf my
brudder shattle mortgage to secure
loan of 5000
Say IS for the suit
Il couldn't do it. If you like to
leaf it uud take a 81 ofercoat shut my
eyes SO dot don see you take ii away
und haf to tell my brudder dot we
doan' make anough profit to pay our
gas bills
''Tll never do that-never,"
''Nhell, vhas for yoE to say. If your
brudder vaus man, he dies when his
time comes und not make all this con
fusion. | doan' keep store for men to
go into frances und come to life. Good
pye! l like to oblige, but peeshnesS
vhaS too Shaky.'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Beds That Victoria Sleeps In.
London Truth.


According to a weekly cotemporary
"it may not be generally known that
the Queen invariably taken her own
bed with her wherever she may be
travelling" People would infer from
this statement that Her Majesty's
Gown bed" forms part of the royal
baggage. The Queen always sleeps in
beds of precisely the same pattern ana
made up in exactly the some way.
They are all manufactured a: Windsor
Castle, and there is one with access
sories at each royal residence in this
country, at the Villa Hohenlohe at
Baden, at Rosenau, near Coburg, and
or board the Victoria and Albert.
When the Queen pays visit, or goes
abroad, bed on the usual pattern is
made and dispatched from Windsor in
advance, to be in readiness for her.
One was sent last year 70 Mentone,
and three years earlier another went
10 Baveno. At Dunrobin, Floors and
other country houses at which the
Queen has been guest, her special bed
has usually been left as a memento OF
the royal visit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
The o'Donnell Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The presi-
dent sent to congress to-day full
text of the correspondence relating to
O'Donnell, which took place between
the department of state and Minister
Lowell, also letters to and from the
department to others who interested
themselves in O'Donnell's behalf.
The correspondence shows that
Sen. Logan, Congressman Finerty
and others were active in urging the
government to aid O'Donnell so far as
it could. The legation in London
was active in investigating into
O'Donnelrs citizenship. 1t appears
from Investigations made that O'Don-
nell was a citizen of the United
States, that he returned to Ireland in
and remained there till
The legation hacame bad
ly muddled in regard to
his citizenship and INDUCED in much
speculation and theorizing in regard
to it. All which went to show that
O'Donnell had certificate of natural
ization but that his statements did not
agree with his certificate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
CRIME.

JOHN HENEsSY. discount clerk of the
Banque du Peuple at Montreal, embez-
zled St5, ,001 which sum was made good
by his uncle,
BURGLARS at Grand Rapids, Mich,
took 81. 800 from the residence of Z. j.
Hopkins, deputy collector of internal
revenue.
JEROME b. Cox. of San Francisco.
who killed Charles Mclaughlin, the mil
hcnaire, because of his financial wrongs
at his hands, has been acquitted by the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

The temperance people have a
large task before them even yet.
Forty million gallons of whis-
key are drank yearly; $4,000, 600
gallons Of wine and about
$40, 200, 600 gallons Of beer. These
drinks. if made into sea would
be larger than our present American
navy could supply adequate vessels
to cruise IN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
lie SWore Himself.

A Montana postmaster, who arrang
es the mails for the little town of Bir-
ney, lives eighty miles from a notary
public. When he sent in his first
quarterly report he administered the
oath TO himself and then certified TO
the correctness of the account. A re-
ply SOON came back from the ed-tape
headquarters in Washington that he
had violated sacred precedent and
must get notary to swear him. His
retort was that he knew no precedent
which would assure BIN mileage and
travelling expenses for 100 miles in or
der to get a notary's signature. This
left the department not leg to stand
upon, and they have since preserved
a discreet silence and allowed the
Montana man to swear as he pleased.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

patches intimate that Frank Hurd will
be the Ohio member of the ways and
means committee, and that the friends
of the wool growers are up in arms.
There never was any doubt in my
mind that we lost Ohio on Just that
very reduction in the wool tariff.
There will surely be measure intro
duced TO restore the old tariff, and the
party that votes II prevent it will
have to relinquish all hope of carry
ing Ohio next October
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
A Hog Story.

Georgia paper: A hog belonging to
negro in Rockdale County got out
of its pasture and crept into white
mans field. Under the stock law the
owner Of the stock had to pay for
damage; so the white man charged the
negro s2 damage, which was the value
of the hog. The negro told the white
to keep the hog; bat the next night
the.animal got out of the white mans
pen and crept into the negro's field The
negro drove him out and took him
home, then sent for the white man and
charged him 81 for damages. The
white man refused to pay it, and the
hog is now the property of the negro.
The hog has changed owners twice.
and not cent of money has been paid
out
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
VIII ChIcapo Get All the Came

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The ques-
ton of the location of the next dem
ocratic national convention is being
canvassed here. The belief is ex-
pressed that it will probably go to
Chicago, as the most available place,
though it is not improbable that Til
den may favor st. Louis, if he desires
the denomination. The Carlisle Nor
rison interest, which appears to be
working in favor of Morrison fof
president, and which is N the ascend
ancy here, is now understood to favor
Chicago, and to be working for it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

The steamship lines have ripped up
their combination contracts and dug
up the hatchct. a bitter war Of rates
prevails, and you can now ride from
Liverpool TO New York, third class
fare, for twenty dollars
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Fires and Casualties
A QUEER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

New HAVEN, Dec 24-Early this
morning a New York bound freight
train on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford R. R., got stuck in large
snow drift near Milford, extinguishing
the fire and causing an explosion
which blew out the furnace door
Engineer z. Ross was badly scalded,
Fireman J. Lynch was badly burned,
and Conductor Z. Searles, assisting
the fireman at the time, was blown
from the engine into the drift; he lost
a few teeth and received several
bruises. Later reports say the engin-
eer and firemen were killed.
ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 24.-At Sum-
NIT Station, the Grand Trunk railway
has a crossing for freight and passen-
ger trains. Saturday night freight
train passed the station and was dash
ed into by the Montreal passenger
train, smashing ten loaded freight
cars and injuring the baggage master,
engineer and fireman of the passenger
train. Loss S36, 600.
A THIRD RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
FT. WAYNE, Dec. 24-The north
bound accommodation train on the
G. R. & /. railroad was backed into
by a switch engine on the Nickel
Plate road at Nickel Plate Junction,
in the suburbs of this city, at eight
o'clock this morning. The rear coach
was thrown from the the track, and
seven persons seriosly injured, among
the number Mrs. Theodore Ellison,
wife of Judge Ellison, of this city.
The accident is alleged to be due to
the carelessness of the engineer of the
switch engine.
TRAINS DELAYED.
Boston, Dec. 24.-Trains On all
roads are delayed by storm.
FOURTH RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24-Two trains
on the I. s. ST. L. railroad met on a
bridge near Avoca last night. Robert
Meadra, brakeman, was fatally in
iured. and Conductor Brown was
slightly hurt. All trains are de-
layed.
A FIFTH RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-At New AL
bany, Ind. bridge over Blue river,
on the.L, N, a. & c. R. P, about a
mile ana half south of Salem, was
washed away this morning, and the
south bound train ran into the wash
out, killing Chas. Sanford, train bag
gage master, of this city, and
a lady named Dora Eddings,
of Lafayette. and four passengers,
names not learned. The wounded
are John Vaughn, engineer, his fire
man and eight passengers, name not
learned yet. The train consisted of
one baggage car, two coaches and one
sleeper, with baggage and express
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

JACOB THOMPSON had been brought
out by an interviewer, who sought him
in reference to Judge Blacks resigna-
ton, and then goes on: My own posi-
ton was made plain to the President.
| told him that if ii were possible
should like to remain with him until
the close of his Administration that
if Mississippi seeded, | must &c Out,
too. If remained with the Union
should be denounced as traitor to
my State. If Iresigned when my State
seeded I should be deemed a traitor
to my country. laid these facts be-
fore Mr.. Buchanan, and he said !:
when your State secsdes / will not
insist upon your remaining. Holt and
I are now the only living members of
Bucbanan's Cabinet"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10.

WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 10.
Sendte-The adoption of the new rules
opened up partisan discussion. The
opposition was led by Senator Bayard on
the clause relating to the 3-day limita-
tiOn on the authority of the vice presi-
dent. The substitute clause was reiec-
| ted. The second rule was read and dis
cussed, Bayard opposing it. 1t is arule
providing for the election of the off
GERS of the senate; and, as stated by
Frye. simply adopts as a rule what has
heretofore been the practice of the SEN
ate.
HouSe-Mr. Scales presented the GER
titicate of the election of Mr.. Skinner,
Representative-elect from the First Dis
trict of North Carolina.
Mr.. Keifer offered resolution refer
ring SINNERS credentials to the Com
mittee on Elections, with instructions to
examine all the facts pertaining to the
vacancy. He contended there was no
vacancy in the district Skinner claimed
to represent, and to admit him would
leave one county without representation
while another weuld have two represen-
| tatives.
After a long discussion, Mr.. Keifer
withdrew his motion, and Mr.. Skinner
was sworn in.
THURSDAY, Dec. 90.
Senate-Mr. Cullom introduced bill
to establish board of Railroad Com
missioners and to regulate interstate
commerce..
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution. intro
duced yesterday, calling on the secre-
| tary of the interior for information
regarding lands sold to railroads, was
| called upon.
| Mr.. ingalls, raised no objection to the
resolution proper, but objected to the
preamble as tending to commit the
senate to an Interpretation of a decision
| of the supreme court.
! HouSe-In the house long discussion
sprung up over the resolution offered by
! Mr.. Geddes to grant months extra pay
to discharged employees. it being adyo-
/ Gated by Messrs. Geddes and Keifer,
and opposed by Reagan ON the ground
that the house had no right to be char
table with other peoples money, and by
Mr.. Cobb on the ground that it would
include in its provisions persons put
on the rolls at the close of the last ses-
sion.
Mr.. Reagan moved to commit the
resolution to the committee on accounts
with the instructions to inquire and re-
port whether there were persons turned
out of positions at the close of last ses-
sion and others put in their places who
performed NO duties.
Agreed to lis to 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
No Nails.

japanese houses in the larger cities,
such as Toxic, Nagasaki, Hakraadi,
etc, are of one general shape, being
two stories high and put together by a
curious method of mortising. at which
these people are famous, not one nail
being used throughout the construs-
ton of the building. All interiors are
of the bare grain of the wood, and
are kept scrupulously clean by three
and sometimes four washings daily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Available Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1854 of the sterling Medical An
nual. known as HoStetter's Almanac. is now ready
and may be obtained, free OF cost, of druggists
and general country dealers in all parts OF the
United States, Mexico, and indeed in every civ
ilized portion of the Western Hemisphere. This
Almanac has been Issued regularly at the COM
mencenlent of every year for over one-fifth Of a
century. II combines, with the soundest practi-
cal advice for the preservation and restoration OF
health, a large amount Of interesting and anus
ing light reading and the calendar, astronomical
calculations, chronological items ETC. are prepAr-
ed with great care, and viii be found entirely ac-
euratel The issue of Hostetter's Almanac for 1884
will probably be the largest edition of medical
work ever published in any country. The pro-
pIietorS, MesSrS Hostetter 6 Smith Pittsburg Pa
on receipt of two cent stamp, viii forward a
copy by mail to any person who cannot procure
one in his neighhorhoOd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
A Barber's Good Luck.

New HAVEN, Conn, Dec. "a
Henry Leyergoph, a journeyman
barber, has been informed that SS7, 600
has been left him by relative who
died recently in Germany. The wife
of Henry Pensabene, mother of the
barber, received $1,000 from her
mother in Italy. The barber has
abandoned shaving.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

HERBERT SPENCER said a solid
thing when he remarked that "tGe
Americans were not sufficiently
guarding the republic from steady
growth Of political corruption"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

AN alarming drouth prevails in
southern California The farmers are
swearing and p!oughing. The plough
man can be traced for three miles by
the clouds of dust that follows hiyi.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
What Mr.. Flanagan IL Said to BE
Fort worth Gazette.

The Hon. Webster Flanagan, the
gentleman who electrified the Chicago
Convention by asking, What are
we here forr has gone to Washing
ton, and the inquiry arises, What
is he there for7' It is limited that
his trip has something to do with the
succession of the comfortable place
now occupied by Judge Morril.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
Gone Nerer to Refnrn

GARDINER, ME.-Mr. Daniel Gray. .
prominent lumber merchant writes that
his wife had severe rheumatic pains; 20
severe as to render her unable 70 sleep.
From the first application Of the famous
German Remedy. st Jacobs Oil, she ex-
perienced unspeakable relief, and In tive
hours the pain had entirely gons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

JACK FROST has tighuened his grip
on the Mississippi at St. Louis. Navi-
CATION was suspended at that point
Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

CORTLAND citizens, OF New York,
are frantic over an epidemic that has
attacked the children of the commun-
ity. The disease resembles pinkeye
in hOrses
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

FOURTEEN thousand idle cotton
operatives travel the streets Of Lanca-
shter. Does protection protect? And
does England have all the ''pauper
laborT"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

A TERRITORIAL temperance conven-
ton for New Mexico will convene at
albuquerque on Friday the 2Sth inst.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

MACDONALD of Indiana, and Gen
Sic ccum of New York, is ticket that
finds favor among many congress
men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

SMALLPOX is epidemic in Northern
Mississippi. One county has 1lO cases
and the scourge is travelling in seven
league boots.