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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
The Star.ROute Failures
Washington Dispatch.

The star-route trial for the second
time has resulted in a 1T failure. The
jury have returned a verdict of not
guilty for all the defendants. 1t has
been running for seven months; the
testimony and proceedings cover 5000
octave pages. For many weeks the
lawyers for the prosecution and the de-
fense have hammered at the jury. One
lawyer, Mr.. Merick, spoke for nine
days. The daily sessions of the court
began at IL, and lasted till 4, with half
hour recess from till 1;30, thus con-
suming Al hours. Five meu were in-
dicted for conspiracy to defraud the
governments. W. and ]. w. Dorsey,
John &. Miner, Harvey NJ Vale and
J. Brady. The crime consisted in a
corrupt conspiracy on the part of Brady
the second assistant post-m t-master-geneI-
al, and these men to increase their pay
as mail contractors from something
like 100000 to over 100000 or ten
times as much. Brady increased the
oay on certain stage routes from Sal :
go, when the receipts from the mail
carried over these routes we're less than
$57 900 and leaving out the railroad
stations, less than $11 900. What the
individual profits from these enormous
frauds were, will never be known, but
Mr.. Ker found that Stephen w. Dor
sey's contracts for one year amounted
TO $100, 600 over and above the sub-con-
tracts by which the mail service was
actually done.
Like the impeachment Of Ware L
,<6 Il
years and ended IN acquittal, the star
route trial has been terribly overdone
Justice has been literally lawed to death
In the frst place, Brady ought to have
been impeached duling the Hayes sd
ministration. Impeachment Is difficult
especially where the law gives authori
ty to the public officer to act upon hi;
discretion; but impeachment would
have been easy compared with the al
tempt to convict Of conspiracy before &
| Jury of common men az Washington
d. c. Conspiracy is of all crimes tn,
| most difficult to establish. Mere reli-
ance of corrupt men on q common pur
| pose and motive of unscrupulous gau
Is not conspiracy, although for ali In
tents and purposes ii serves the end o
conspiracy. We do not know that hi
indictment could have been more wise
ly framed, but it certainly set up tn
hardest thing possible to prove.
The result Is disgraceful to the ad
ministration of juatice. That such
complicated case should be submitte
TO men of the capacity of the averag
Jury Is confession that all the elab0
| ration of evidence and the fne-spu
argument of endless lawyers Is humbu
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29

SPEAKING of the new NordenskJold
expedition to the regions of ice, The
New York Herald says. while there
are several highly interesting problems
which the new expedition may solve in
the interest of science, the most attrsc-
tive feature of Baron Nordenskiold's
undertaking is the promise OF bringing
the East Greenland tribes into contact
with ci,ilizltiou. The population along
tho east coast between lati,udes 90 and
CO was found by Graah in 1880 to num-
Der over five haudred souls; and thai
explorer describes the EsquimauH here
as better aud higher race, IN all re-
spects, than those of tho west coast, the
men being Of large stature and the wo
man 'of good forms, with agreeable fea
lures In the interest of humanity II
is to be hoped they may be reached
and some of them removed from theil
dreary abodes."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29

WITHIN the past FIX months hlhe
ocean steame rs have grounded hard ON
the bar which obstruCLs the entrance 10
New York Bay. The Times urges that
II general survey OF the hSrbor be
speedily made and suggested that "5uch
a survey would astonish, if not alarm,
the people who have unquestlonlnsy
rested in the belief that the harbor oi
New York is one of the finest III the
world, and practically Indestructipie'
TIE enormous IaIns Of tne past mohLh
are doing vast damage in Nebraska,
Kansas. Missouri aud Southern Illinois.
The widely known American bottoms
in the Prarie State above and below
St, Louis are flooded, and rs the wheat
and other crops were nearly ready Tor
the harvest, the loss on them Will DC
rreot The drowning of live stock al
so cons,itutes q considerable item, SO
wo do not think $4,000 will cover
tho Losses on the American bottom.
Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri Will a.
so suner to the ex cnt of hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
TELEGRAPHlC.
News by Wire Reduced to
Close Quarters for Con-
venient Reference and
Easy Reading.
W wASHINGTOE

THE president has appointed Frederic
M. Cheney, OF Nassachuse Il, U. S. Con
sul at Y Z.rzibsr.
FoUe Spokane chiefs from Washington
| territory are enroste TO the national
capital. to safe their grievance to Sscre-
tary Teller.
The secretary OF war has informed Sec
re tary Teller that The military have AIKEN
all Et cessary precautions to eR rel Capt.
Pavne in the event If another raid by
his party upon The Oklohama lands 10 La.
dian Territory.
SIX Indian boys and four girls from the
lndian schoo al Hampton, Va, called
upon the secretary OF the interior on
Wednesday. They are en- route 10 their
homes in Dakota. having finished three
years course at ii ,mpton.
COMMISSIONER DUDLEY received long
dispatch to day from S.nator Hirrispa.
of Indiaua, sskinQ him 10 Law b. fore he
pfes:d Mt the pro eat Of the people ag all st
such a sweeping reduction Ct the internal
revenue districts az was proposed 10 BE-
madr.
Acting Assistant Surgeon w. II.
Hankor, U. S. A., has resigned to Ia ke
t feet he 30th irs'. DR.. Hawkes. was the
field. sons. He wall practice his profes-
sion in Chicago.
A RULjR from across the sea is 10 the
effect that Mr.. Ernest Brulatour, our rst
secretary of legation al Paris, is about to
marry Miss Mdckey, daughter Of the
California Mackey. Mr.. Brulatour, who
is The son Of rich cd New Orleans wine
merchant, has ably seconded Minister
"a III ~ IN ly1n n
Paris famous for elsgan, hospitality.
In the criminal court at Washington,
Wedn, lay, Rerdei was not permitted to
withdraw his plea &C guilty in Tie star
route case, and 4 nolle prose qli was ent r
ed. William Pit Kellogg was brought in
by messenger, and filed pleas in abate-
meut, attacking the construction OF the
grand jury. Council for General Brady
offered TO produce him to-day, and tae
warrant for lis arr s. was accordingly
withhold
THE Committee of the Society of the
Cumberland has arrived here from Gin
cjpnati, accompanied by Ward, the sculp.
tor, for he purpose of selecting a site for
the Garfield monument. The Committee
examined all the available sites and will
report TO the Society at the next annual
meeting in Cincinnati in October. The
c. m mittee will recommend that Congress
b, asked to contribute The site and $25,
000.a sum equal TO that raised by the. So
cIety for the erection of the monument.
Postmaster GENERAL GRESHAM has re-
considered his decision 10 readvertis4 for
proposals for certain work for the money
order office, which the public printer
claimed would have been gwen to his bu-
reau had not a clerical error been made.
Complaint was made by the successful
bidders for the work that such action
wGuld be unwarranted, and Judge Gres-
ham, after considering the matter. de-
cided that their attitude vas perfectly
iustifitble.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
MRS. VANDERBILT'S DRAG.
A Feminine Member of the COmmOd0re's
Family to Introduce the Curricle.
Washington Star.

Mrs. William < Vanderbilt, will
drive curricle at Newport this year
1t IS sort of a two-wheel chAise, with
a pole and bar across the horse. 1t
Is TO be built by an American firm, but
will be closely modelled after the old
English style, with two wheel. and a
seat for the groom behind. 1t ia as
dangerous vehicle to drive as dog
cart or Standhope gig. Mrs. Wander
ellt is capital whip. In
fact, there are few better horse-
women than she in New York.
She will probably be the first of her
sex to drive curricle in America. l.
Is said the last man who drove one OF
these vehicles in London was the old
Marquis of Anglssey, of Waterloo fame.
He did not allow his grooms to sit be-
side him, but had two of them follow
ing on horseback. Though Mrs. Van
derbllrs vehicle is to be made in Amer.
lea, she imports all of hsr harness from
England. She has great liking for
snowy equipages, by the way.
LAST year she drove to the races in =
Victoria, with four horses and postill
ions. 1t was the first tias that such a
turnout had been seen in New York,
though it is common enough in Eng
land. Positions have since been en-
ployed by Mrs. Augustus Belmont and
ar. ]. L. Anthony. The carriages at
tract great attention here. They are
certainly foreigs to the spirit Of re-
publican country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Rush of Spoilsmen for
Office = The Civil Ser
vice Rules Ignored.
Blaine's Ambitious Schemes for
the Presidency and an
American Empire.
Adverse Criticism on the Unneces-
sary Delays by the Depart
ment of Justice.
Other Capital Cuttings.
The Grab for Sp0iIS.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-It.is expected
that large number of official changes
will be made between this and the first
Of July. The scare ON the part of the
clerks is an annual one; but the Pccu-
liar significance of it at this time is the
manifest attempt everywhere to old
and forestall the operation of the civil
service reform law. Every vacancy
which Can be made is to be gobbled up
for political friends of the departmental
heads or of the administration. 1t is
the subject of contemptuous com nent
that this last grab for spoils is so uni
versal, and that the disregard of the
principles of civil service reform is so
general throughout the departments.
If what is being hurried forward is car
ried out there will be 70 vacancies to
fill and no prom otions to make under
the civil service rules for some time,
unless some clerk saould die or resign.
The new ap ointees will be solid. This
state of affairs is brought about by the
extraordinary political pressure brought
to bear to push political strikers into
place before it is everlastingly too late.
The heads of departments have been
harrassed by congressman as they have
never been before.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Hill Gave No Bonds.

Since the Murch investigation began
the Office of supervising architect OF
the treasury has been looked into with
critical eyes. A very startling fact has
been discovered, namely, that the su-
pervising architect gives No bond, and
is only responsible, and that in Slmost
nominal sense, to the secretary Of
the treasury. The bureau is COMPARE
lively small. Tae whole forc5, includ-
ing the chief, numbers about Is per
sons. Millions of dollars are yearly
disbursed by the chief at his discretion.
Ia FIVE years his disbursements were
upward of SAC, 100000. 1t is evidently
more important for him to be an expe-
ricneed accountant than an expert
enced architect, and nj ost important
and lucrative, says one of the craft, for
him 10 be a shrewd and not an over
scrupulous politician. Owing to these
defects in the system, supervising arch
itects have had full autocratic sway
over public buildings. 1t is alleged the
entire office seems little more than a
political machine by which millions
intended for art are squandered for
political purposes, or find their way
into the pockets of favorite contractors.
The pending investigation will bring
to light these and other facts.
l. is hard to see how an off cial who is
practically only responsible to himself
can be reached, even if disclosures of a
most damaging character are made.
Nevertheless full exposure is needed
to effect a much wanted reform in this
important bureau.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
She Knew Her Rights.
New York Morning Journal.

New ork MorLlng journal.
On Monday afternoon, just as the gas
was being lighted, 8 young man entered
tee forward ladies' cabin Of a Fulton
ferry boat. All the seats were occu-
pied except one, and he msde his way
unsteadlly to it. He had evidently
been making too many New Years
calls. As the boat started he placed
his hat on the seat and went to look at
himself in the mirror. In mis- absence
q c9lored woman with basket of cloth
es entered and took the vacated seat.
The young man saw her, and rushed to
get ahead of her, but was too late.
That's my seat !" he exclaimed.
mo sab; dis yar's der ladies' cab
bing."
"But had the seat before, and you
are sitting on"
"Yes sar. Yo' wus heah befo', but
is here behind, and it's none O. yer biz.
ness what rs settin' on"
Yes, madam, but"
"Dais no use verlossorpedin' ter me.
I knows my rights, accordin' ter der
fo'teenth commandment. Niggah's
good as white, an der Emancipation
proclamation likewise. Go way, or
I'll call ossifer."
He wss compelled to wait until the
boat reached the slip before he could
obtain his tile, and, when he recovered
it, it looked like concertina in repose,
and he had to try it on his foot before
he could use it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
CRIME.

VIM. A. STkyKNs, hardware salesr.an
from Decatur, ILL.,, drowned himself in
the river at San Antonio, Tuesday.
ROBBERS secured $4,000 in bonds ard
gold from the residence OF f. NJ. Patter.
son, at New b unswick, New Jersey.
ALDERMAN Kelly, of Cincinnati, delib-
erately shot wag named James Toal for
exchanging hats with him at FIRE engine
house.
GRANVILLE WARDEN, a cofored citizen
o: Duncan, Arkansas, was taken from his
home and hanged by a mob, Wednesday,
for having testified against white man
who sold Iiquor without q license.
FRANKFoRD JOE, noted horse-thief,
who occupied a iron sheathe Gel in the
Jail at West Chester, Pennsylvania, sawed
his way to liberty with the blade of a
bntcher-knne, taking out u number of
tramps for company.
FIVE beggars from Jerusalem WEIR ar
rested Saturday, at Mansfield, Massachu
sets. Gold coin TO the amount of $500,
cht ok for 800, and two revolvers were
found in their possession. and register
ed letter showed that they had sent hon
large sum of money.
FRANK JAMES was arraigned Friday at
Gallatin; Missouri, charged with bank
robbery and train wrecking. He secured
a continuance for two months on account
of the detention Of witnesses by the a1ods.
The state had in attendance Mrs. Sarah
HIle, of Tennessee, and Dick Liddle.
A WOMAN calling herself Madame Car
llsle recently arrived in Montreal without
moaey enough to pay for carriage to
hotel. She rented house in the most
fashionable quarter, fitted ii up hand
somely, and, on preterse of establishing
polytechnic institute and industrial as
sociation, swindled tradesmen and work
ing-girls out of thous inds of dollars.
A CROWD of nearly one thousand per-
sons gathered at Censlngton, ILL.,, Saturday,
threatening summary vengearce upon Ed
ward Verunuler. who last O,tober mur-
dered lad near Pullman and buried his
body under the floor of the kitchen. The
crime has for eight months remained uu-
discovered.
No LEss than 800 persons out of q cargo
Of immigrants who landed Tuesday a. New
York were found to be assisted. Several
have been inmates of workhouse in the
C,unty Kerry. The commissioners of
C4stle Garden will take steps to at once
send some of the party back, under the
law forbidding the lsnding of paupers-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
A ROsalind Of a Missouri Mine.
Potesi Independent.

The startling discovery was made
Saturday night at Mineral Point, which
confirmed the Suspicious of many that
James Lawson the "boy" at the milles,
was not boy, but girl in boys cloth
ing. Many amusing incidents are now
related regarding "James," one Of which
we will relate 10 show how complete
was her disguise in the eyes of one, at
laast: Shortly after her arrival at Sum
mitville she made the acquaintance of
Miss Blackwell. That lady became
eaamored to the soft-voiced James,"
aad he gallantly returned her love, and
the couple were frequently seen in the
sweet pastime of love making. Those
who did not know surmised that it
would all end in matrimony, but fate
decreed otherwise, and the deceived
young lady's family moved to another
part of the world at time when her
love had grown SO strong that separa-
ton seemed worse than pulling an eye
tooth. She shed bitter tears at having
to leave her gallant "James" behind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Why She Was Pretty.

A New York beauty, whose COM
plexion at 60 was fresher than that OF
our women at 80, told her secret this
summer, and it was divided into two
parts: First-Sae never used washrag
or towel on her face, but washed it
with her hands, rinsing it off with a
soft sponge. She used clear water in
the morning, but white CASTLE soap or
very warm water st night, and after
drying it on a soft towel she would take
. fesh.brueh, and rub her cheeks, chin
and forehead. Secoud-If she was go
ing TO be up late at night she always
slept rs many hours in the day az she
expected to b. awake beyond her usual
time. She finished her little sermon
on beauty preservation by saying:
soft water and sound sleep keep of
wrinkles and spots, and girls should
give more attention TO this than they
do, for
With the coming Of the crows feet
Is the going of the beaox feet"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
A BRIDE FOR 4 BLOW.
A Knoek-Down Argument that was
more Effective than Intended
Philadelphia Record.


Miss Sophie King, the 1S-year-old
daughter of Matthew King, of Mana
yunk, discovered few weeks ago thst
her lover, William Heron, thrifty
mill operative, was OF jectionsble to her
family, and thas while she remained at
home the course of their true love
would not be permitted to run smooth.
She at once left her fathers house to
clerk at a bakery, where the courtiug
might 60 on without parental interfer-
ence. Her father attempted to COM
pei her to re urn home, but she would
not be moved and said that she would
marry her lover as soon as matters
could be arranged. Then the father
serv:d notice on the priests and minis
ters that she was not of legal age and
could not be married. The lovers,
however, went on billing and cooling,
willing to await the coming of the time
when the parents refusal could not
prevent the marriage. Ol Monday
Mr.. King met young Heron on the
street and assaulted him, and on Tues
day the father and two brothers of the
girl, Theodore and Arnold, made a Sec
ond attack upon the young man, beat
ing him with clubs and wounding him
severely. This attack very speedily
and in singular manner put an end
to all difficulty and resulted in the mar
riage of the young people, with the
consent and the blessing OF Miss Kings
parents. Heron went before Magis-
trate Rink and had King and his two
sons arrested. They were promptly
held in $500 bail TO await trial. The
old man owned no real estate and no
one would 60 his b.il, Sd he stood an
excellent chanco of spending a summer
vacation in prison cell. Then happy
thought struck the magistrate. He
proposed that Heron should withdraw
the charge. provided his sweetheart's
father would consent to the marriage
and give his blessing to the match.
Mrs. King was cAllei in c)usultstion,
and when it was clearly shown shat it
was the Jail for the father or the altar
for the daughter, tbs party adjourned
to the residence Of the Rev. Mr.. Z)bel,
of the Evangelical church, where Miss
King speedily became Mrs. Heron.
The King family returned home quite
crest-fal!en, and the newly-married
pair marched off ann in, arm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Reason Enough for Pawn ng his Watch.
Detroit Free Press.


The other day Detroit pawnbroker
received call from a young man with
the tan and freckles of the country on
his face and nose and an old-fashioned
bulrs-eye watch in his hand.
Where you lif?" asked the broker.
"Oh, out here few miles"
Where you got dot vhatch?"
"It used to be dads, but he gave it to
me-"
The broker looked him all over with
a suspicious glance, and asked and re-
ceived his name, and then added:
Why you WANTS to pawn dot vhatch,
chr"
well, l needed little money"
dot looks suspicious to me, und l
guess call der boleece."
"Suspiciousl Policew repeated the
young man. Say, mister, if you don't
know the difference between a thiei
selling his plumber and a young man
in town with his gal, and that gal want
ing peanuts and candy and soda water
and street car rides until she's cleaned
aim out of his last cent, you'd better
go and start a sheep ranch"
"Oh, dot vhss it, eh? We'll, gif you
tree dollar. Dot makes it all as blain
as der face on my nose, und l nope you
haf some goot times. Here-two und
oxe make tree"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Two Hale and Hearty Old Hens.
Boston Herald.

Eleven years ago General Dargan, OF
Wadesboro, N. c., bought tive-year-
old hen from a countryman, and put
her in a pen to fatten, but she began
to shell out eggs so fast that the Gener-
al concluded to keep her for waile,
as he considered her too valuable a
fowl to KILL She continues to live, is
now sixteen, hale, hearty old hen,
and lays an egg every other day. The
next aged chicken is owned by Mr.: NJ.
P. Leak. 1t was presented to him
when sixteen years old by lady friend
who declared her intention never to
marry az long. as that hen lived. This
happened nine years ago. The chick
en- lives, and moves and has its being,
and the lady still walks in her maiden
meditation, fancy free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
FOREIGN.

AID. WM. MEAGBEs has been elected
lord MAYOR of Dublin.
A. DURANT & Co., general merchants
at London, have failed for $500. 900.
ASHANGHAl dispatch says that tele-
gram couched in language Of very pa
c,6c nature has been received from
France.
AN Austrian court has passed sentence
OF death on SAbaGise, who enabled the
assassin Overdank 10 esca ,'e scross the
border.
CARRY, the Irish informer, has been in
formed that he may remain in Dublin
without police protection, or proceed to
some Of the British colonies.
The French Cabinet were Informed
Thursday that the Queen of Madagascar
has been dead six months. but the military
party in the island kept the matter a
secret.
FIRE in the royal dockyard at Amster-
dam, Holland, destroyed one war vessel
and badly injured another, and the total
loss is placed st between 5 900 COO and
4 100000 fsrins. 0ae fireman was killed
and three wounded.
The Mexican congress passed bill to
forfeit 10 the state of Michoacan the
charter and subve ntion granted to the
National railroad which had already ex-
pended large sums in construction.
MARQUIS TsxNG denies that an agree
| ment has been reached between the
Fcench minister 8. Shanghai and the
Chinese commander. The marquis re
sfhrms the statemert that Chinese troop;
are massiug on the borders of Tonquin.
| THE Snsnish ministsr of fora;.,, q r.. i,st
has declared in favor of amer ding tho
clauses of the convention of 1895, which
give England the right to search Spanish
vessels tor slaves.
| LONDON Truth Gays the queen remain,
in a condition of "nild melancholy.
| which causes much anxiety. owing to III,
tendencies of her family to dementia
Her majesty and the Princess Beatric
will so TO Italy in the fail
La LIBxRTK says negotiations betweer
France and Eoaland, in relation to tn,
capitulation of Tunis have had salts