Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE Missouri Democratic State Con
vention Tuesday nominated for govern
or on the first ballot General John S
Marmaduke.
THERE are eight ca ses of smallpox a
st. George, near Kankakee, ILL.,, the
disease having been brought from Chi
cago by child who died July 81.
THE liabilities of Edmund Yard & Co.
the New York importers, amounts tc
81 069 135, and the actual assest are but
$262, ,372.
ANOTHER shock of earthquake was
felt in the villages along the south side
of Long Island Monday afternoon. II
was not as heavy as Sunday. but suffi-
cient to cause excitement.
THE British ship Deerfield, from Hav-
ana. with yellow fever aboard, is at the
mouth of the Mississippi, and has been
warned by the New Orleans authorities
that if she proceeds up the river she
will be quarantined for forty days.
Two heavy business failures are re-
ported from Pennsy lvania-the Kimble
Coal and Iron Company at Riddlesburg,
with $500 600 Liabilities, and the live
stock fiIm of Holmes, Lofferty & Co.,
Pittsburgh, with 100000
ABOUT ,000, 000 more bushels of grain
arrived in Montreal through the canals
since the 9th of June than during the
corresponding period last year. This
result is attributed to reduction of
tolls and harbor duties by the govern
ment.
THE schedules of Goodman & Rosen-
berger, manufacturing jewelers. of New
York, show liabilities, 500. 224; nomi-
nal assets, $67, 7,751; actual assets, $46,-
324.
LYMAN J. GAGE, of tho First National
Bank of Chicago, was Thursday re-
elected President of the American
Banker Association, i'll session ut Sara
togl.
THE jury in the case of Mrs. Fannie
Parmarton, who e father endcavored to
have her pronounced insane, returned
a verdict Thursday of mot insane"
The Society of the Army Ct the Ten
nessee reelected It's old officers Thurs
day, and decided to meet in Chicago
next year on the second Wednesday in
September.
INDIAN AGENT ALLEN, of the Montana
BIackfeet agency, tclegraphs Indian
Commissioner Price denying the truth
of the report that the Piegan Indians ore
starving. He says he has sufficient sup
plies for present needs.
THOMAS NORRIS Sc Son, agricultura
implements, at Baltimore, assigned
Monday. A petition for n receive. for
the AngIesea r ilroad Company was
made at Trenton, N. J. An assignment
was made by the Fort Recovery (OhIo)
ties of $l5 ZOO, and assets equal if not
greater than this amount.
TIE appearance of Texas fever among
cattle in Dewitt county, ILL.,, has caused
considerable alarm among farmers. but
reports as to its true condition hps been
much exaggerated. There have been
some few deaths, but the lumber is
small. Its progress has bten checked,
and il is very probable that it will soon
totally disappear.
FOURTH Iowa district republicans
Wednesday nominated w. L Fuller for
The eighth Illinois district
nominated Col. Plumb, of
InS,lle. In the seventh Iowa district
State Treasurer Conger was nominated
for the long term, and Hiram Y. Smith
to fill the vacancy caused by the APP
pointmCnt of Mr.. kass~n as minister To
Germany. Congressman Holmes was
10y the republicans of the
tenth Iowa district. The republicans of
the fourth West Virginia district NOM
mated the Hon. A. r. Barhee green
back candidate).
At the meeting of the Irish National
League Thursday, at Boston, the treas
urer reported receipts of $40, ,529, of
which 500, G62 had beGn remitled to Ire
lanl, leaving balance of $l276 The
reso utions indorse Parnell; protest
against England's usurpatiou of power
and deeply regret the death of Wendell
Phillips. Redmond. Senator Jones, of
Florida, and Mr. St Xton made spec ches,
the latter dwelling upon the necessity of
financial aid in the pending general
election in Great Britain. MIR. Alex
ander Sullivan was elected president,
but declined, when Patrick Egan was
chosen. Father OR4illy was res lected
treasurer. and Father Roger Walsh sec
retary. The cons cntion then adjourn
ed, the audience singing God Save Ire
land"