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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
A LunatIc in a Barber Shop.

"Shave my hands for me, said a
rather stout, middle-aged, poorly
dressed man to Henry Somers, a
journeyman barber in Philadelphia.
The proprietor of the shop, as well as
the bootblack were out at the time,
and Somers was alone with what was
evidently lunatic Willard has ex-
ploded, " the man went on, Jay Gould
has committed suicide, Bill Wander
bilt is frozen to death, and the stock
market is going to the demnition bow
vows" The fellow had commenced
to wash his hands, had covered them
with lather, and presented them for
shaving. In attempting to hunor
him, the barber cut HIM rather severe
ly across the nuckles, whereupon he
grew profane and threatened to thrash
him if it was repeated. On second
thought, he seemed inclined not to
permit an opportunity for repetition.
He threw himself back in the chair
and demanded that his beard be re-
moved. Somers took the scissors and
began cutting it, when the man went
into a rage and declared That he never
permitted scissors to touch his beard.
!" Use lather and razor, he said.
There, that is my cup. My name is
Drexel; Tony Drexel. Don't you
know me2" The barber declined to
use the cup indicated and the fellows
excitement increased Springing up
from the chair he seized a razor and
savagely attacked the barber, who
made an effort to escape. The mad
man headed him off and a lively chase
around the shop began. Over went
tables and chairs, and several times
the barber narrowly escaped the fierce
dashes made at him by his pursuer.
Finally he found himself hemmed in
a corner and then turned and crap
pied with his assailant. By a dex-
ferrous movement he twisted the razor
from his hands and sent it flying
across the room. At this juncture
the lunatic, who was out of breath
from his exertions, but who was ter
ribly excited, turned suddenly, shout
ing, "Look it is the devill'' made a
a dash for the door and the next mo-
ment was running up Third street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
FOREIGN.

MOUNT Etna is in a state of eruption :
UNITED STATES Minister Hunt is SER
iously Ill at st. Petersburg.
ADMIRAL CALDER, the commander of
the French forces at Madagascar has
been recalled.
A SERIOUS revolt has broken out in
Crete, and the Porte has dispatched a
large force to the scene to suppress the
insurrection.
Mis-. DR.. BROWN was thrown from a
carriage Wednesday, at Huron, Dakota,
and dangerously hurt in the neck and
spine.
WILLIAM MACKENZIE, a ScotChman,
and land inspector for the Corbin Mort
gage company, of New York, was thrown
out of his buggy Wednesday, near Col
umbia, South Carolina, and killed. He
was soon to be married in Brooklyn.
THE wife and little daughter of Nor
gan Martin, a farmer living near Gal
liopolis, Ohio, were burned to death in
tlieir dwelling Wednesday. 1t is sup
posed the wife's clothing caught fire
and fired the building.
In the House of Commons Wednes-
day, Lord Randolph Churchill moved
an amendment TO the queens speech,
asking for the removal of the minister's
but the proposition was decl red out of
order. Churchill then moved that the
House adjourn for the purpose of draw
ing attention to the urgency of public
business, and this was supported by the
entire body of Conservatives. In the
midst OF great excitement the motion
was negatlved without division.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
Frauds Of southern MarshaIs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Joel w.
Bowman, special examiner before the
house committee on expenditure Of
the department of justice, to-day tes-
titled regarding the accounts Of United
States Marshal Paul Strobach. Of Al
ALBANIA, and ex United States Marshal
Osborne. He testified that while
Strobach was deputy under Osborne
he made charges for alleged services
rendered in securing arrests, when in
fact he was canvassing for nomina-
ton to congress. The charges hspro-
nounced false and fictitious, and wit
ness recommended the suspension of
Strobach from Office, and his indict-
ment for his offenses. He was indict-
ed, tried and acquitted, although wit
ness thought Sfroback's own evidence
should have convicted him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

" in the woods near Vandalia, Ill, on
Monday.
CHICAGO has $1,000. 900 bushels of
grain in store. Early navigation is hoped
for.
But two cemeteries in the New Jer-
sey suburbs of New York allow negroes
to be buried in them.
LATEST tobacco sales at Edgerton,
Wis, were for 10 cents a pound on leaf
strung before frost.
EMMA BOND sympathizers hung the
judge in her case in effigy last week near
Taylorville, Ill
SCARLET fever in the janiter's family
living in the GermanEnglish school,
New Haven, has dismissed the 200 pu-
pills. The fever is now raging in the
city.
THE cannon, guns and other munit-
ions of war intended for Hayti insur-
gents, and seized on board the schooner
E. q Irwin, have been forfeited to the
United States government.
THE Methodists of Huron, Dakota, oc-
cupied their new church Sunday.
About $4,000 was raised to pay the
debt 1t is one of the finest struc-
lures in South Dakota. Meetings will
be held nightly. DR.. Moore of Chicago,
is pastor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
Remarkable Rabbit Story.
New York Times.

Near Macon, Ga, recently Tommy
Downs, lad Is years old, went into
the woods to gather faggots. He saw
a rabbit go into a hollow tree and pro-
ceeded to get him out. Not being
able to reach the little animal up the
hollow, he climbed six feet from the
ground and thrust his arm down into
small hole past the elbow. When
the boy attempted to free his arm he
could not do so, and after struggling
desperately for some time he hung
helplessly by tkat member. After a
while the lad deliberately took his
pocket-kni and began to cut off his
arm above the elbow. When he had
cut to the bone half around, the flesh
slipped down over the elbow JOINT,
the arm came out of the hole, and the
boy fell to the ground.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
LATEST TFLEGRAMH
WA ASHiHGTON.

SECOND Assistant Postmaster General
Elmer, has resigned, to go into business
in New York. Henry ID. Lyman, his
successor, was Elmer's chief clerk.
MORE than a, 500 bills, mostly of pri-
vate nature, have been introduced in
the house the present session. L. ss than
200 have been acted upon by the com
mittees and reported to the house.
THE latest applicant for the Judge
ship of the eighth judicial circuit, in
place of McCrary, is Judge Brewer, as
sociate judge of the supreme bench of
Kansas. He is backed by the Kansas
deleg alton and is spoken of favorably
by western members of the bar.
THE Public Lands Committee expects
to take action this week on bills TO iro-
vide for the forfeiting of portions of the
land grants of the Northern Pacific and
Atlantic & Pacific Roads
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office says his recent decision
that clerks of tho District Counts
in some counties of Dakota were not
authorized, under certain circumstances,
to take fnal homestead and pre-emption
affidavits will net be regarded as re-
REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON, of New
York, says in exploration of the joint
resolution introduced, proposing an
amending to the Constitutional amend
ment to permit an export tax on cotton,
that, should the amendment be adopted,
it will be followed by proposition to
fix tax of one cent per pound, which
it is estimated will bring an annual rev.
enue to the government of $4,000, 900.
DoRsHEIMERs bill granting copyright
to foreign authors on condition of re-
ciprocal grants by foreign governments
is to defend the property rights of Am
erican authors from unfair competition
at home and open for our writers new
markers abroad. 1t does not affect the
protection given American book manu-
facturers by the tariff.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

THERE seems to be some life and
animation in the judicial election in
Judge Pulling's circuit. Col. Gabe
Bouck and cx Speaker Finch and
some forty other members of the bar
in the third circuit signed a call 10
Chas. w. Felker, OF Oshkosh, to run.
Mr.. Felker replies declining to be a
candidate against Judge Pulling, who
has announced his candidacy. A
meeting was held, day or two since,
by number of members of the bar
OF Oshkosh and elsewhere in the
district. Col. Gabe Bouck was urged
to be candidate but declined. Final
ly Judge Gary, now county Judge OF
Winnebago county, was prevailed up
on to accept.
The Oshkosh Times, refers to a re-
port about to be made by committee
OF members of the bar, which assigns
as reasons for the opposition to Judre o
Pulling that there is a lack of conti-
dence i'll him; that the feeling exists
to such an extent rs to cause many
changes Of venue; that he refers too
many cases for trial to referees, thus
increasing largely the expenses of
trial; that he is too lenient with per-
sons convicted of crime, and that he
has been interested in tax title cases
against people OF the county. Other
points are made against him by the
committee and the bar generally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

as servant. He lost his health and be-
came blind. Lucy took care of him till
he died and ll,Iwed him to the grave,
his only mourner, the only human
being in the country with whom he
had any tie. He left her his little
house and few hundred dollars-all
he had-and there she is still. alone,
making out to live by doing whatever
work she can find in the neighhorhoed.
Every be dy respects her. Sheis known
as Lucy" up and down the river. II
did my best to hire her to come and
keep house for my wife" said the
pilot. I'D rather have her for nurse
or cook than any white woman in
Oregon. But she wouldn't come. l
don't know as she's done looking for
Poneroy to come back yet, and she's
going to stay just where he left her.
She never misses a time waving to me
when she knows what boat l am on,
and there isn't much going on, on the
river she doesn't know"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
CRIME.

THE latest phase of the Parkhurst
polygamy case in East Grand Forks is
an attempt to settle. Meanwhile the
hearing will be continued from day to
day.
EDMUND TAPPAN, charged with the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Maybee, of
Brookville, l.. l., has been committed
to Jail to await the action fthe grand
jury.
THE dead body of C. c. Carpenter,
W tn a wound in his head, was found
three miles from Lawrence, kans.
No clue to the murderer, and the affair
is shrouded in great mystery.
IN drunken row during dance at the
house of Bud Savage, near UnioRville,
Mo-. Saturday, Samuel Ewing was shot
through the head and heart by William
Steen and Isham Worthington and in
stantly killed.
j. l.. Matthews, alias John Leonard,
charged with tie murder of his aged
grandfather in Henry county, Tenn ,
has been Jailed at Mckinney, Tex, to
await the action of the Tennessee au-
thorities.
AT Hot Springs, Ark, Saturday morn
ing, while the three Flynn brothers were
proceeding homeward in hack, a party
of seven men. led by S. A. Doran, open
| ed fire on them with shotguus and rifles,
Jack Flynn was killed, VIM. Flynn was
mortally, and Frank Flynn slightly
wounded. The hackman died in an hour
and two citizens We're accidentally fatal
| ly shot 1t is understood that Doran, who
is desperado, is simply the tool oi
James Lane, a gambler, whom Frank
Flynn drove out of the business In Hot
| Springs, and who swore vengeance in
| consequence. Threats of lynching arr
being made against the prisoners.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

THE Copiah outrage investigating
committee started yesterday from
Washington for New Orleans. The
latter place is more than 200 miles
from the scene of the alleged outrage.
Why not have pursued the investiga-
ton in Washington and saved ex-
pense2 But Eliza Pinkston was dis
covered IN New Orleans on former
occasion, and it is fair to believe New
Orleans contains other handy and
thrifty witnesses. And the mardi-
gras is in full blast in New Orleans
too, you know.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
Catching a Wild Cat.
Danburry News.

The inhabitants along the Still Riv-
er Valley, between Brookfield and
New Milton, have been considerably
excited this winter over the huge
tracks of some strange animal. The
footprints were seen in various places
lust after a fresh fall of snow, and re-
sembled cats only much larger. In
the early part of the week James Gid
dings, who lives upon the plain, be-
gan to miss some of his poultry, and
discovered these tracks. He poisoned
some meat and placed it at the door
of his hen house. 1t worked to a
charm, for yesterday morning the Of
Tending animal was found in the yard
stiff and cold in death. 1t was a wild
cat, lynx rufus, of huge proportions.
weighing twenty-seveA pounds, and
measuring three feet in length. His
fur was Of very light color, beauti-
fully mottled on the sides and legs
with dark spots He must have been
very old, as he had not tooth in his
head. Had he been In good flesh he
would have weighed at least forty
pounds. He is now IN the possession OF
George G. Jones, who is busy stuff
ing and mounting him for his mus
cum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
A Love Story of a Senator.
Easton (Md.) Ledger.

Senator elect Wilson was an invete-
rate snuff taker many years after the
practice had been tolerated in good
society, but finally compromised by
giving up his snuff box and making
an arrangement with a deserving
woman, who kept shop in Snow
Hill, to get pinch whenever he call
ed at the shop for it. Mrs. Knox, who
had been in better circumstances be-
fore she kept the shop, had pretty
and refined daughter, who had been
educated and was lady in manners
and department. The mother died.
Thinking Judge Wilson a staid old
widower and adapted to looking after
a pretty and friendless girl, she left
her property in the Judges hands,
asking him to look after it and be
mindful to her daughter, left an
orphan. The Judge settled up the
estate, secured her little patrimony to
the daughter, and finally succumbed
to her beauty and merit and married
her. The match tarned out most hap
PLY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

IT seems that the Sunday Telegraph
recently contained an adverse criti-
cism on tho Life of Matthew Ii.
Carpenter" written by Mr. Flower.
Referring to this the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin says;
MIR, Flower was much surprised at the course
of the Telegraph, because he considered Colonel
could rely in an emergency. But MIR. Flower now
realizes that the friendship was evanescent, and
that no was speared with as much humanity as
would be shown toward o fish swimming In the
stream
The agent who is canvaSSiug the city says that
the attacks Of the Sentinel and the Telegraph
have been good thing FOR the book, as they
have attracted attention 10 t. People are now
buy ing the book to find out how good or bad
II is.
This is paradoxical. From this it
seems Nr. Flower expected Col. Cal
kins TO deceive his readers as TO the
character of work they would all
be called upon to buy because he traS
a friend, What kind of journalism
would this be. But If the attack
proved "a good thing" what are Mr..
Flower and the Evening Wisconsin
scolding about
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

would then renominata Valentine for
district-attorney and give the Phila-
delPhia pension office to Vanderslice.
This would be one bone to the civil
service reformers,and another to the
machine managers.
At Iogan's Home.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1a. Uncle Jesse
Spaulding says Logan can't carry his
own state. That he knows it and is
really working up what strength he
can to turn over to Blaine in the con-
vention with the promise that he Il o.
gam shall be the premier. Arthur is
the man that Spaulding thinks will
get the somination. There is abso-
lutely nothing in it except wind. he
said to a friend yesterday in speaking
of Logan's boom. No, sir John
A. Logan may employ big staff of
sub-edltors to write his name thirteen
times in thirteen lines in thirteen diff
ferent articles daily for the next thir-
teen weeks, but that is not the way
state delegations are secured.
assure you that Senator Logan
is not in the presidential race, and no
one knows this be ter than Logan.
Have you not seen horses scor, for 4
race in which they never startl Well,
Jack Logan is scoring now, with head
aud heels IN the air He will continue
to score until next summer, and .hen
the great presidential flyers with stay
ing qualities GENE down the line for
the grand send off, you viii see logan
break away for the stables While the
others are around ON the back stretch
footing it for dear life, Logan viii be
leaning up against the fatIeSt oat bin
in the barn, and, mark my words, he
will never be hungry any more after
that"
Admitting. for arguments sake,
that Logan Is out of the presidential
contest, whom will he favorl"
James Gillespie Blaine, and hope
with big Il. F"
What has Logan to hope for from
Blainei"
The first position in Blaine'S cab
met, if il should ever be Blaiue'S priv
ileye to form a cabinet, so far rs the
state of Illinois is concerned. Logan
has realized his every ambition. But
in order to be Blanes secretary Of
state he feels that ne must go into the
republican nominating convention
with solid Illinois delegation at his
back To prevent him from doing
any such thing is the present anhl
ton of men III this state who can give
Logan great many points in a game
of political log rolling"
"Who are these meme"
Friends of President Arthur who
are biding their time working like
beavers, letting all the fog horns on
the lakes screach for Logan and build
ing up sentiment for Arthur that
will materialize when it comes 10
counting votesl"
do you think Logan will have
the Cook county delegation in his
favor2"
The Cook county delegation
which goes into that exposition build
ing to shout will probably shout for
Logan. But the men from Chicago
who go there to vote will support Mr..
Arthur"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

THE New York Sun has broken out
in new spot. Its industry in Great
ing presidential booms and manufac-
turing platforms and tickets, has, un-
til recently, been expended in demo
cratic channels. But, inasmuch as it
shines for all it has concluded to help
the republicans out by simple sug-
gestion. Here it is:
For President, George F Edmunds, Of Burling-
ton, Vernon for Vice President Robert 7. Lin
coin, OF Chicago, Illinois. Platform-Union Of
the East and West; cool Yankee intellect com
bined with warm Hoosier Heart; Virtue from
Lake Champlain, reinforced by Vigor from Lake
Michigan; the Republican party not for day but
for all time; Electoral frauds whenever necessity
requires" :"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
The Third judicial circuit.

OSHKOSH, Wis, FEB. 12. The con
vention of lawyers OF the Third Judi
cial circuit reassembled to-day with
closed doors. Another long discus
sion took place over the selection of
candidate in opposition to Judge
Pulling, Mr. FeIker having declined.
A vote resulted unanimously for ex-
Congressman Bouck, who also do
clined, and then George Gary, late
county judge and author of "Garys
Probate Practice" was nominated
almost unanimously and accepted.
Gary is brother OF Judge Gary, Of
Chicago. The committee appointed
to formulate charges against Judge
Pulling reported what is said to be n
long and scdthing arraignment, which
was adopted and is being reviewed for
publication The lawyers of the cir
cult are so united against the re-elec
ton of Judge Pulling that the hottest
judicial election ever held in this
district is now precipitated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
The Indian Girls Romance.
Oregon Letter.

She was California Indian, proba-
bly, of the Tulares, and migrated to
Oregon with her family thirty years
ago. She was then young girl. and
said to be the handsomest squaw ever
seen in Oregon. In those days white
men in wildernesses thought it small
shame, if any, to take Indian women
to live with them as wives, and Lucy
was much sought and woeed. But
she seems to have had uncommon
virtue or coldness, for she resisted all
such approaches for long time.
Finally a man named Pomeroy ap
peared, and, as Lucy said afterward,
as soon as she looked at him she knew
he was her ''tumtum man. and she
must GO with him. He had small
sloop and Lucy became its mate.
They two alone ran it for several
years up and down the river. He es-
tablished little trading post, and
Lucy always took charge of that when
he went to buy goods. When gold
was discovered at Ringgold bar Lucy
went there, worked with a rocker like
a man. and washed out hundreds of
dollars worth of gold, all of which
she gave to Pomeroy. With it he
built fine schooner and enlarged his
business, the faithful Lucy working
always at his side and bidding. At
last, after eight or ten years he grew
weary of her and the country, and
made up his mind to go to California.
But he had not the heart to tell Lucy
he meant to leave her. The pilot who
told me this story was at that time
Captain of schooner on the river.
Pomeroy came to him Que day and
asked him to move Lucy and her ef-
fects down to Columbus. He said he
told her she must go and live with her
relatives while he went to California
and looked about and then he would
come for her.
The poor creature, who had no idea
of treachery. came on board cheerful
ly and willingly, and he set her off al
Columbus. This was In the early
spring. Week after week, month
after month, whenever his schooner
stopped there, Lucy was on shore ask
ing if he had heard from Pomeroy.
For a long time, he said, he couldn'i
| bear TO tell her At last he did; but
| she would not believe him Winter
came on. She had got few boards
together and built herself a sort ol
nut. near a house where lived an &c
centric old bachelor, who finally took
COMPASSION on her, and to save bel
from freezing. let her come into hi:
shanty to sleep. He was mysterious
old man, recluse, with morbid
aversion to women, and at the outsei
it was a great struggle for him to le
even an Indian woman cross hi
threshold. But, little by little. Lucy
won her way; first she washed tn.
dishes. then she would timidly help a
| the cooking. Faithful, patient. un
presuming, at last she grew to be real
/ IL the old mans housekeeper as wei
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
An Antelope in Church.
St joseph Herald.

Sunday morning pet antelope, sup
posed to belong to Mr.. D. NJ Steele,
escaped from the premises and was as
saulted by one of the numerous cattle
that are permitted to run at large and
browse abaut the streets, and in other
peoples front door yards. The ante
fope fed for safety to Christ church,
and had entered the vestibule, when
a frightened lady brandished para
sole and drove it out The lady did
not pause to question the innocent lit
tie creature as to the nature of its
business there, or what it was seeking
from the fields of heaven. She did not
volunteer the information that 1t had
no need of prayer, and no sins to be
forgiven. Such reflections are well
enough in their places, but in this par
ticular emergency the lady simply
said: Get out of here, you beast, or
FL bust yer head" The address and
the parasol combined had the desired
effect