Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

THOMAS Z. WRIGHT, lumberman and
miller at CRANKY, n. ", has failed for
$40 600.
BISHOP PIERCE, of the NJ. E. Church
South, died Wednesday morning at
Augusta, Ga.
THE cholera is fearfulIy fatal in Ma
Piles and SpeZia, Italy, and is spreading
in Spain.
MABLE, the 15-year-old daughter of
John x. Griffith, prominent stockmap,
shot and killed herself at her home in
Shenandoah, Iowa, Sunday during fit
Of temporary insanity.
THE value of the imported foreign
goods landed at New York since January
!, to date is $305 391 534, being SIS 381,-
4Sl less than for TIE corresponding period
last year.
THE democrats of the Third Pennsyl-
vahia District nave nominated Samuel
j. Randall for reelection to congr IS,
and the republicans of the Fifth New
Jersey District have likewise renomlna-
ted William Walter Phelps.
AT meeting of Ohio wool-growers
Wednesday, at the Ohio State Far at
Columbus, it vas resolved to support no
candidate for congress who would not
pledge himself 10 MAKE efforts to restore
the duty on wool.
TIE wife of ex Senator James Har-
laa, of Iowa, died at Fortress Monroe
lat night. Mre. Harlan WAS the moth
er.in-law of Secretary of War Lincoln.
in whose fathers Cabinet her husband
was Secretary of the Interior at the
tlmo Of the Presidents assassination.
TIE returns from 240 towns giving a
complete gubernatorial vote of the state
of Vermont, shows The following re-
suit: Total number of votes cast, g.
12l. Ptngrec, republican, received Al,
9i7; RrdIngton, democrat, 10, S38; Saule.
gree nback, 4S0; independent and scat
tcring, ,S6l; making Pingree's ma
jority 2l4l3.
THE Baltimore association of "Olt
defenders" who took part in the battle
of North Point in 1912, has disbanded,
as the constitutional requirement that it
he continued as long as five members
are left 10 carry on the organization can
not be fulfilled because of the death of
the veterans.
TIE Monarch Line Company, running
steamship, bctw, en- New York and Liv-
rrpOol, il declared to be insolvent, and
that . petition has been prese nted at
Lon Ion to wind up the affairs of the
concern. The company protests against
the latter action, maintaining that it has
a large surplus.
The verbal leaves of absence of Ser
gcants Brainard and Long and Private
Cornell, Of the Greedy expedition, have
been recalled, and the men have been
ordered ut once to Portsha haOuth, n. IL,
because they exhibited themselves i'll
dime museum at Cleveland, Ohio.
A RUN ON the First National bank of
New Brunswick, N. j., Saturday, COM
Icllrd it to suspend payments. The de-
falcation of the cashier, Hill, who com
mittcd suicide, is said to be about $240,
600 From New York 100000 WAS
brought in the afternoon 10 meet the
demands which will be made Monday.
The president is confident of being able
to pay all depostors.
Hon. HENRY b. ANTHONY, the veteran
United States Senator of Rhode Island
ana editor of the Providence Daily
journal. died at his home in Provi-
derc". Mr.. Anthony was 4 native of that
state, and was in the roth year of his
age. lie WAS Governor of that state in
1919 and 1850, and was elected United
States Senator in 1859, and
was four times Reelected.
He was the senior member of the Sen
ate, and was three times chosen as its
President pro tenn HIS present term
would ha 70 expired in 1889.
Hon. HENRY p. ANTHONY, the veteran
United States Senator of Rhode Island
and editor of the Providence Daily
journal, died at his home in Providence
Mr., Anthony WAS a native of that state,
and was in the 10th year of his age. He
was Governor OF the State i'll 1910
and 1850, and was elected United States
Senator in 1859, and was four times re-
elected. lie was the senior member of
the Senate, and was three times chosen
as its President pro TEN. HIS present
term would have expired in 1889.
A BALTIMORE dispatch of Sept. 3rd
says the thrd annual meeting of the
National Association of Stationary En-
Einccrs met Tuesday, j. G. Beck erley, of
Chicago, in the chair. The report of
the president was read, i'll which he ad
vocatcd laws for the profession of en-
gu,c crs The report of the secretary
showed fifty eight subordinat, associa-
tons, comprising about , 600 members.
The number of delegates present Is for
ty-rlght, and more are eXl ected.
PTTsBCRG dispatch of the Sd says the
official correspondence between tae
Austrian Minister and Secretary of the
State Frehnghuysen in regard to the
action of Chief of Police braun, in conf
pelliug Consul Schamherg to remove the
consular flag displayed in honor of the
EmPcr0rs birthday, was received by
Mayor Fulton fl, III Governor Pattison
late last niEh, 1t Is underSt OOd an am
pie apology will be made. Chief Braun
says the whole trouble grew out of the
threat of Consul Schamherg that he
would put up a siga he could not re-
,Slove, AMI that lac had no iRIention of
insulting the flag of Austria in the course
pursued 10y him.