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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
CABLEGRAMS. S.

OCT. %, is the date fixed for the cleo
ton of members of the German Reichs-
tag
THE lew Cunard steamship, Etrurla
5000 tons burden, was launched at Gtas-
cow Saturday.
1wLATY thousand people attended a
meeting in favor of the franchise bill at
Dundee Saturday.
REPORTS have reached Cairo that
Gordon recently gained victories over
the Egyptian rebels, and that the siege
of khurioum has been raised.
THERE were G30 new cases Of cholera
in Italy, including 501 in Naples, on the
l9th. OF the 3ll deaths, 2S3 occurred in
the same city.
y SUBSlDENCE of and change in the
direction of the wind has averted the
threatened destruction of Port Huron
Arcnac and Plnconning 10y forest fires
DELEGATES to the International Copy
right Congress, IN session at BeIne
Thursday, signcd the draft of the treaty
fer the rejection of literary and artis-
tic copy right, the adoption of which
will be recommended to the various
powers.
Two thousand Frcnch troops landed
below Foo Chew Wednesday. aLd at
tackled the Chinese, the latter being de
fCat,d with heavy loss.
THE Panama Canal Company has sign
cd n contract with the New York Dredg-
ing Corpany for the cutting of the last
section of the canal. The contract
provides that the work shall be finished
in 1887.
y DISPATCH from Hong Kong to the
N. y. Times says: The French nan-of-
war, Atlantic, boarded a regular Hor 2
Kong trading junk and threw its can
nen, gums and ammunition overheard,
The Pail Mall Gazette saws that the
lighting near the Hlnpai forts. below
Foo Chow, Wednesday. has been greatly
exaggerated. O~ly 200 French troops
landed, aud defeated few villagers.
a DISPATCH from Rome OF the 12th
says; To.day5 official bulletin of the
cholera for the last twenty-four hours
in various parts Of Italy is as follows:
Naples City, fresh cases, 500; deaths, 43S
Province, fresh cases. Il; deaths. 10.
Cuneo, fresh cases, 10; deaths, 8.
Caserta, fresh cases, y; deaths, 4
Genoa. fresh cases, so; deaths, 19.
Parma, fresh cases, 9; deaths, !.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
A CITY BUILT ON RUINS.
Ancient Relies Found Beneath Com
staaIiuople.
New York Trioaaae.


Constantinople IS notoriogsly ! city
built on ruins, Every time new
house is erected numbers of ancient
relies are brought 10 view. The
trustees of the American h;blc- house
IN this city are making an addition to
their fine building. and have found a
regular maze of ancient foundations
at from ten TO twenty-five feet below
the surface Of the ground. Some of
Vie eia walls contain great bricks
fourteen inches square, as hard as
stone, and each stamped with name
III Greek characters. Ii seems to be
uncertSin whether the name on the
bricks is that If maker or that of tho
Emperor. Some of the bricks are
marke6 "hoetan, others "konctaus
Others Yet have besides a name a
daie which corresponds IL the yesr
"507 4 D." The cement IN which
these bricks are laid is as hard As a
rock, and II IS difficult 10 get them out
unbroken; bat specimens of quite 4
number Of stamped bricks will he pce
served Al the bibleheuSe for the in
Spectlon OF those Interested.
Ia one part of the ground is 4 large
cellar which extends under an adioin-
ing street and Of which the vaulted
roof Is supported by great mouohthic
columns which bear the cross on their
capitals. 1t Is quite probable that a
Christian church or monastery once
occupied this site, although not a
single inscription has oceu found
whereby 10 identify the structure
Under the foundations oE this Chris
ton edlice were found fragments of
sculpture that date from hcathen
times. \ Corlnthian capital and some
fragments of cornceS Ill beautiful red
marble suggest that a spleudid build
ing stood here before the ChliStian
church was built. In one part os the
ground were found several graves
Each one was covered with tile> evi-
IDENTIFY made for the purpose. The
Hiss were about sixteen inches wide
and thirty inches long. Thev were,
when IN posltlos, arranged on edge,
meeting over the body like roof to
keep the earth from contact with il.
There was no inscription on any OF
these tiles, and nothing to liz this per
lod OF the tomhs except the coppcr
coin which had been placed in tie
mouth of each corpse for Charon's
fec These coins are from 260 to 2Se
\. d. Iii date. The skeletons found
IN these tomhS were naturally mere
dust after /, 500 years of iuhumation.
The great joints of the legs alone re
manned intact. The skulls fell To
powder at once upon exposure In
each tomb was a glass vessel, but in
every ease hopeleSsly broken. In one
pant Of the ground, several feet nearer
the surface than these tombs, three
skeletons were found erect in an old
we'll. These had been but a century
or two in the ground, and perhaps
marked the Sceae of some tragedy Of
the harem. At all events those three
grim for2S emerging under the pick
from mysterious past, would serve
Hawthorne CT a Poe rs capital for
story that Would insure for weeks to
the brayest of us the habit Of looking
over the shoulder when loft alone and
III the dusk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26

Ir would be good idea to have
Mr. Blaine vi,itsome of the mines and
factories III Ohio aud Pennsylvania
while he is On the present eleelioaeer-
ing juuket. lie might see how The
past twenty years of protection has
elevated labor. At least he could no
doubt easily explain to the tens of
thousands Of laboress who are out of
employment and TO the manufact lrers
who have gone into bankruptcy that
it would al be we'll with them ii he
was elected president.
After Mr.. Blaine lad satisfied all
these people of the marvellous bene
hts of prot ection, Mr. Blame might
come further west aud explain to the
farmers how twenty years of protec,
ton had butt them up an ample
home market and elevated the price
OF wheat from one to two dollars q
bushel away up to about 65 cents a
bushel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
CRIME

MARSHAL CLARK. ut Albany, Thurs
day, attempted to serve eicctment pa
prs on John AEelra's wife, when the
woman threw him over a railing, killing
him instantly.
SATURDAY evening at Carlinville, H.,
q boy playfully pointed revolver at
the Rev. I. w. Green. when the weapon
was discharged and Mr. Green il sup
posed to be fatally hurt
\ HoRSE-TPlFF was sentenced at
Wilmington, Del, Thursday. to pay
$lNO restitution and 5000 fine. stand an
hour i'll the plllory, receive twenty
lashcs and be imprisoned for eighteen
months.
LkHoN Fry proposed and was reject
ed by the Widow GArmon. living near
Homer Cent r, Ohio, Tuesday night. Fry
then shot the woman n the head. and
thinking he had xii ed her procured a
gun. put the muzzle into his mouth and
blew his h,ad to pieces. Mrs. Garmon
may recover.
\ MAN calling himself John Morris
petred through the windows of the resi-
dcrCs of Mayer Robinson, at Charlotte.
Mich, Tuesday night The mayor
ordered him off. when Morris shot, and
il is feared mo.tally wounded Mr.. Rob
insnn. Morris claims to be from De-
troit. aud may be lynched If tie Mayor
dies
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
The First Cataract of the Nile.
From the QUive;

At first we went very well, and
were beautifully steercd first from one
rock, then from another, until we
came to the Gate. The crews raised
their oars, and the dahabeah pitched
straight down. The rush and power
Of the water was awful; the only
sound, fer every one held his breath
for the moment All would have been
we'll had the cataract folk stuck to
tseir oars and rowed on the left to
get the better Of the water the instant
the boat regained its level, for there
is only space enough to clear Scy la
and Charybdis, aud all depends upon
the work of a minut;. But the pilot
steercd badly; the crew saw it, los t
their presence of mind and dropped
their oars and scamper;d like monkeys
up the rigging as the water dashed
over US; and bump we went against
one rock, then bump against another.
DeSpalrlng shrleks reechOed through
the boat, and all flew to the bows;
the gentlemen, both passengers and
visitors from another dahabeah, who
had come to witness the fun, all help
ing to bale. We womenklnd, think
ing this was temporary delay-an
ordinary humping took out our
paints and began sketching the wreck
of the Sultaua as it lay before us. [
had jast scrawled "7:30, We have
bumped, under mine, when up came
one of the gentlemen, gun-case in
hand, saying: Get anything you
really care for; we may have to leave
the boat. A few seconds afterward
up rushed the gentleman, crying:
The water is gaining rapidly; coma
instantlyw We shall never forget
the scene Oh! the yells, the screams,
the confusion. The one thought of
ourcrew proper was to save themselves
and their goods The dragoman turn
Ell out the sailors from the felucca
(sr.all boaU to make room for us,
and in we scrambled, and in few
moments we were all landed. and the
gentlemen returned 10 the Bessie Ca
mac for the crew, and then went to
aud fro as salvage corps. They work
ed splendidly, in AVID out of water,
under very hot sun, and with every
thing against them. No one was in
core mand- the dragoman had com
pletely lost his head. the dahabeah
was rapidly tilting over, the natives
swamped the felgccas and crowded
the cabins, the water rushed in, and
but for individual efforts none of onr
things would have been saved. 1t was
really dlstracting to see the gllt cor
nices, pillows, soup dishes and cur
tains being handed out instead of our
precious L3res and Penates. How
ever, two of our salvage corps climbed
in by the windows, and handed or
threw out our treasures just as they
came, as soon as they had caught the
swimming mattresses which were
blocking up the way. The Arabs were
worse than useless, and the dragoman
beside himself, poor fellow, shaking
all over and doing nothing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
Railroad Accidents.

ST. Louis, Sept 3.-Passeugers
who arrived here this afternoon on
the train, part Of which was wrecked
last night near Pontiac, H., on the
Chicago and Alton road, saw the pis
ton rod of their engine broke Just
north of Pontiac, and while the train
men were repairing the damages a
freight train came dowR the grade
and dashed into the rear sleeper, turn
ing 1t over on its side; four freight
cars were then piled up on the wreck,
and few minutes later a fire started
among them and there was
scene OF great excitement and confu-
sion. Each entrance to the sleeper was
blocked up, but with axes obt lined a
large hole was cut In the roof aud the
passengers rescued with no harm done
them except few Slight bruises. Tue
passengers in the forwarn cars were
shaken up, but none of them were
seriously hunt j. +. Zouhlin, of the
Baltimore & Ohio telegraph company,
badly sprained his ankle; Conductor
Carson, of the sleeper, bruised about
the hips, r jackson, porter of sleeper,
cut and bruised Both these men
were sent back to Chicago. Brakeman
Clifford, OF the freight train, vino was
hurled from the car, was picked up
inseaslble and taken to Bloomington
for medical treatment. Dr.. Warner.
of Philadelphia. and DIR. Whitbank,
passengers, cared for the wounded.
A little boy of j. G. Brandt, of St.
Louis, was badly hurt about the hips
while in sleeper. Shortly after the
passenger came to halt and the men
were repairing the engius, Conductor
Kent sent two men back to signal the
freight train but they were too late
The train seIng on a down grade and
the rails wet from a heavy ralu it
could not be stopped iu time aud
plunged nearly full lilt inlo the sleep
er. Engineer Waters and Fireman
Jones, of the freight train, jumped
from their engine after reversing the
eagine aud putting on the brakes and
when but A few feet from the passen
ger train and were badly cut about
the head and face.
BRATTLEBORO VT, Sept. % While
the downward mixed train on the
Brattleboro * Whitehall railroad due
here at 80 p. m, was just southwest
of the river bridge west of Dummers-
ton frt light car left the track, drag
giug with it four otner cars, including
passenger coach, which We're pre-
cipitated down a twenty-foot em-
bankment. Geo. +. Richmond, of
Jamaica, had bis skull fractured and
was fatally injured. His wife and
daughter were quite seriously in
jured, the latter about the spine and
hips, Mrs. George Hastings and
Miss Donnelly, of Dummerston, were
badly bruised and received internal
injuries. James Underwood had his
face bruised and Meiau Davidson re-
ceived several gashed on his forehead
About fifteen other passengers were
slightly injured. Judge Suoddard, l.
f. Townshend and J. L. Martin were
among the passengers, but escaped
injury Medical aid was summoned
by telegraph from Brattleboro, and
a train Immediately dispatched to the
scene of the accident.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
A Fast Passenger Line

CHICAGO, Sept. %. Commencing
to night a postal car Will be attached
to the American express special train
leaving Chicago at 7:40 p. m. over
the Michigan Central railroad con
Meeting with the New York Central
at Buffalo. The arrangements gives
two hours later to close for mail mere,
and will permit the majority of let
ters to reach New York on the morn
ing of the second day instead Of IN
the afternoon 1t is probable the
mail will be ready for distribution in
the first delivery daily. The plan
takes in all the way points through
Michigan, Canada, New York state
aSd New Eagland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
A British States nan Killed.

CHEYENNE, Sept pa Leader
special from Fort Mckinney, Wyo :,
says the mangled and lifeless body of
Glllie Leigh, member of the British
parliament, was found at the bass of
a precjpitous cliff in the Big Horn
mountains LeiIh was out here with
a small English pleasure party. He
lett the camp on the 14th inst. for a
stroll and was not heard of afterward
till eight days search revealed his dead
body. The remains will be shipped to
England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
POLITICS.
The Formidable Roll of Wis
cOnsin Independents.
The Delaware Democracy
Wide Awake.
Geo. c. HaZeltOn's Views of
Wisconsin.
Brady Solid for Rlaina
POLITICS.
Brady Solid for Blaine.
CUTTING ADRIFT FROM PARTY.

CUTTING ADRIFT FROM PARTY.
Wisconsin Independents Rapidly
Growing in Numbers = Leaders
High Hopes.
MINIATURES, Sept 23.-The reports
of success at the independent head
quarters in this city are of an encour-
aging nature. and indicate that the
movement i, fast taking root through
out the state. The central committee
was organized one week ago to night,
opened headquarters last Thursday,
and at once began an &C i've cores
pondence with those who have hereto
fore acted with the republican party.
As evidence of how the move
ment is gaining ground. Secre
tary Murphy said that yesterday aud
to day 2S1 persons of this city
heretofore republicans, had come into
the headquarters and enrolled them
selves voluntarily. Mr.. Murphy says
he is informed that several of the most
prominent merchants of this city will
go with the movement They will not
enroll themselves, but will quietly
vote for Mr.. Cleveland Both Mr.
Pound and Mr.. Murphy are confident
that there will be many who will not
place themselves on record by enroll
ment, but will vote against Blaine. OF
this class they anticipate almost as
many as will enroll. Mr.. Pound eX-
poets that from five to ten thousand
will enroll, and If as many
more vote with the movement it
will play havoc with republican
success. Mr.. Pound maintains that
the party is commanding more respect
at the hands of the republicans every
day. He says that in Eau Claire and
La Crosse are well defined defeciions,
among the Germans especially, and
he has assuring advices from many
other parts ot the state of the same
existing condition.
Thus far the Independents have
furnished the most successful meet
ings in Milwaukee-the two addresses
by Carl Schurz.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26

that the methods of the government officials in
carrying on their bootless prosecutions against
the star route criminals, were scarcely less scan
dalous than the star route frauds themselves.
The recent defalcation of Col Burnside, the
chief disbursng officer of the postoffice depart
ment disclosed the fact that he had been specu-
lating for years with government funds. 1t dis
closed the further fact that no examination of
his accounts had taken place for three years and
more and NOT even when the chief of his depart
ment entered into Office.
Systematic frauds of officers in the depart tnent
of the navy have only recently come TO light; and
vet it now appears from the affidavit of the sec
retary of the navy, that the embezzlement con
tinued from June, 1880, to January, 1884 l will
read to you dispatch printed three or four days
ago in the Wisconsin State Journal. 1t relates
Is a defalcation estimated at 100000, which oc
Cured about three years ago 1t illustrates the
kind of zeal with which criminals high in place
are brought to justice.
The dispatch is as as follows:
THE HowGATE DEFALcATIoN MYSTERY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Mr. Neal, solicitor of
the treasury has determined to bring suit to re
cover $4,000 from the bondsmen of he fugitive
Captain Howgate. The bond was given by How
gate while diSburSing agent of the signal service
bureau. in which capacity he became detaulter-
Up to this time attempt has been made to
recover on HowgateS bend. This Is anOtt er of
the remarkable circumstances about this most
extraordinary case The Howgate defalca
ton is a mystery from the beginning. 1t
was only by a very loose method of ac
counting that it was possible for defalcatiou TO
occur The escape from the custody of the jail
officials was hardly possible except by culluSon,
and there never seems to have been any serious
effort to apprehend HIM. Yet there must be per
sons in the city who know of his whereabouts,
and his hiding place cannot be very far distant,
as within year, his signature being necessary to
certain legal documents it was secured and the
authenticity of it verified and the court pro-
ceedinss were delayed but little more than one
day.
l assume that the masses of the people desire a
reduction of the surplus revenues and of the bur
dens of taxation: that they desire rigid economy
in expenditures; that they want the public lands
which justly belong to the people placed under
their own control: that they regard the parity OF
the public service as of cher moment than the
temporary success of any party.
These are the issues which this campaign
is to be fought We have opposed to us great
party. A party whose rank and tie just as earn
estly desire good government as yourselves. 1t
is to be our high duty in this campaign, by all
honorable means, to convince the Masses that on
these issues we are right; and that far too many
of the leaders now high in Office are unworthy of
perpetual power
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
The Great Emigration.

MILwAUKEE, Sept. 23-The indie
pendent movement movement IN Mil
waukee is progressing beyeEd all ex-
pectations- There we're PSI names
from the city alone added TO the rolls
on Monday. These came voluntarily
and desired to be counted as pledged
to vote for Cleveland. There are
over 5. 600 Ia the state ready to enroll
and through them it Is known that
for every one that enro4ls there Is one
al least who will not enroll but Is re-
solved to vote against Blaine. There
are strong clusters of detection In
various parts of the state; and Dir.
Pound and Mr.. Murphy find that the
movement which they inaugurated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26

ACCORDING to aa interview with
Col. J. 4. W&!rons, the chief of the
Milwaukee Blaine marching clubs,
published some time ago iii the Nil
waukee Sentinel, that gentleman
thinks the republican party will soon
grappIe with the liquor question and
abolish the liquor traffic as it abol,
ished The traffic in slaves. He does
not state h ow Blaine viii vo'a on that
issue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
ACCIDENTS.

Portsmouth, Ohio. E. J. Salt 6 Co. 5
Soolen mills burned. Loss $50, goo: in
Sured.
FOREST fires threaten Port Huron.
AMI the people have deserted the HUI
ronia Beach district. Unless rain fails
speed ly lha tpwn viii be destroye /.
The village of Pinconning is also sur
rounded by fees, and all places of bust
ness are cloSy 4.
NEAR Milford Junction, Ind, Thurs
day morning, a bolt driven Srmly be-
tween two rails threw the engiue of a
passenger train off the track, the epgin-
eer and fireman being seriously hurt.
Fortunately the coaches renamed on
the track. which was blocked for four
hours
THE Golden Eagle Clothing House at
st. Louis, was burned Saturday morn
ing, resulting in loss of S15o, 600, with
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
She Had a Big, Hard Hand.


did you ever see my wife, asked
Flat-ry of Green.
"No; can't say that / did; but |
know just how she looks, and / can
tell you all about her"
You can2'
YES, she's got black hair, snap,
ping black eyes, and big, hard
hand.
by George! you've hit it, How
did you guess SO accurstelyp
'Well, | saw you coming down
town, the other morning, with one
black eye, and looking as if you had
made the acquaintance Of broom
handle, six rolling pins, and hard
fist"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
Defunct CORPORATION

New York. Sept. 23.-The matter
in regard TO the receivership Of the
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company was again before the su-
preme court TO day, when amiable ar
rangements were agreed upon for the
appointment of Jas. ]. Smith and
Richard s. Newcombe as receivers OF
the insoIvent corporation. THIS ar.
ranpemeat was u6mitted TO the court
for approval, and the court took the
papers in the case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
Doctors in Council,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept 23.-The
Mississippi valley medical assoc alton
met this morning in the capitol.
Judge Ma heny welcomed ,he visitors
in behalf of the city. Dr. Easton, of
Indianapolis responded. AT the night
session President Grtfiiths delivered
the annual address. after which recep-
tions were held at the residences OF
Drs. Millison, Buck and Gritfiths
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26

THERE i; an exhibition Of Blaineism
commonly called check, = in the res
ignatlon of Pension Commi s'oner
Dudley wholly charac.erlst c of the
man. lie did not have the honesty to
resign at once, but to take effect Nov.
10th, and at once left Washington for
Ohio where he is 10 stay stumping for
elaine until Nov III. For the next
five weeks the people Of this country
will pay the salary of commissioner
Of pcusioucr 10 Mr.. Dudley to stump
Ohio for Blame.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
LATER.

Richmond has since died. His wife
and daughter and wife's sister are the
most severely injured of the others,
but all will probably recouer. Other
persons injured in the car were only
slightly hurt. Richmond was
thrown twenty feet through the ear
window, fracturing his skull on
the rail. Three physicians are in at,
tendance on the injured. Conductor
Kimball and two other trainmen
when they saw the car going over
jumped III the opposite direction and
escaped with slight bruises. The ac,
cdent happened on sharp curve, and
the sudden starting of the engine
after leaving the bridge is thought to
have derailed the train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-26
Died.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23,-A tele-
gram from Davenport, Iowa, an
nounces the death there al 9 o'clock
this morning from paralysis of the
brain of Frederick Nichols, editor-in-
chief of the Memphis Avalanche The
deceased, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, left Memphis en- the 18th
last, for a brief visit to his former
home in Davenport, in apparently
good health. He was fifty y-four years
alJ