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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
Sullivan and Ryan.

New York, Jan. 19.-In the Madi-
son Square Garden, tonight, John l.
Sullivan AID Paddy Ry an, old time
antagonists, aFaia met. They went
to work in good style, but were
stopped by Palce Captain Williams
before they had had their hands up
minuto. No body was arrested and
no decision was given. At 8 o'clock
the crowd inside had reached 5000,
and visitors were still demanding ad-
mittance. A large number of sports
were present from Troy, Chicago,
Boston and other points.
Among the interested spectators
was Roscoe Conkling. After what
seemed an interminable delay ap
plause ran through the hall and Jno.
L. Sullivan jumped over the ropes
The champion looked to be in good
condition, and gazed complacently
over the great throng. When Ryan
made his appearance he was greeted
with cheers and waving of hats. his
massive proportions showed up to
good advantage and he was evidently
the favorite with great many. Pat
Sheedy announced that the winner
would receive 65 per cent. of the re-
ceipts and the loser 80.
First round-Sullivan led off with
his left for Ryan's bread basket, bat
the latter neatly lodged the blow.
Ryan made feint and tapped Sulli-
van heavily on the light jaw. The
champion grew red9er and angrier,
and Ryan noting this fought close TO
his opponent, evidently with the in
tention to prevent Sullivan getting in
the terrific blows for which he is ceie-
brated. Beth men fought closely at
short range, showering blows thick
and fast uIon each other, and the en-
thusiasm increasing with the severity
of the blows. The pugilists had not
seen at work over a minute when In
spector Thorne jumped over the ropes,
followed by Capt. Williams, and the
two. with uplifted clubs, separated
the combatants. They were forced to
their corners reluctantly and Capt
| Williams stripped off the gloves.
This is no fight" shouted Sheedy,
| Sulllvan's hacker. Both boxers were
| hurried into the center of the ring,
where they made shake hands, Sui.
! livan extending his mauler In evident
displeasure. Il would have won the
match" said Ryan, IF the authorities
had not interfered." This appeared
to be the general opinion among
those assembled, aud VIII N the Trojan
started to lease the platform he was
tustily cheered.
Tae receipts were about 81, 900 and
are IL Sheedy's hands. and he will De
likely to retain them inasmuch IS the
contest came TO such termination.
He intimated that he had an under.
standing with the principals that IN
the event of trouble he would take
the proceeds, giving each what be
deemed right.
Joe Co5urn said ne had man be
would pit agaisst the -inner, and
said Capt. James G. DAILY was the new
| aspirant for the champion honors.
The crowd left In fairly good humor,
although many denounced the police
for interfering.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Mis-. JONES, wife of Congressman
Jones, of Madison, is much improved
to-day, and Mr.. Jones says there are good
prospects of her recovery.
FRYE'E bill to encourage the merchant
marine provides for a government sub
sidy to American ships for carrying
mails to foreign ports not to exceed 81
a mile each way.
JUDGING from the number OF applica-
tions now being received for the pardon
Of offenders again.t federal laws it
would sem that there is an impression
prevalent that outgoing presidents are
disposed to be more liberal with pardOns
than at other times.
THE death of Schuyler Colfax leaves
but two ex-vice presidents surviving
the venerable Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine, who is III vig orWus health, wife
less and childless, lives at Malone, N. Y.
General Grant aud Mr.. Hayes are the
surviving presidents, and will soon
be joined by General Arthur.
THE large majority by which the
House passed the bill providing for an
adjustment of the French spoliation
claims indicates that at last Congress
means business and intends to have
them settled. The bill having passed
the Senate last winter, only awaIts tFe
signature of the President to become a
law. 1t is taken for granted that the
bill will receive the APPROVAL Of the
Executive, alter which the work of
adjudication will be speedily begun.
SENATOR VAN WICK introduced s. bill
providing that all railroad corporations
heretofore or hereafter created by acts
of Congress, fer the construction of
railroads in any State or Territory. shall
in all things he subject to che control
an& legislation of any such Territory or
State to the same extent as if such cor
porations had been organized by the
Legislature of any such Safe or Terri
tory, ard this law shall apply to cor
porations having railroads in any Terri
Tory which shall subsequently be admit
ted as a State.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
ACCIDENTS.

A SAW MILL boiler exploded Tuesday
morning at Smithfeld, Ohio, killing
three men and mortalIy wcuuIing TIVE
others.
A CYCLONE Sunday night devastated
n region fifty miles north of Montgom-
cry, Ala. Numerous houses were
wrecked, and one person was killed.
FIVE hundred pounds of dynamite
exploded Wednesday in the Sumers.t t,
Pa, chemical works, causing the
burning to death Of two men. All the
houses i'll the town were shaken, and
window-g ass was shattered in resi-
dsnces half mile from the scene.
THE Hudson Bay Company's steamer
PrinCe of Wales, fur laden, which sailed
for Montreal from Moose i. ctory the
first week in last October, is believed
to be lost, having been caught i'll an ice
foe near Charlton Island. The vessel
was one of the finest owned by the
company, and that cargo was valued ut
$500,00G.
BY the destruction of one of the
buildings of the State Insane Asylum
at Kankakee. ILL.,, seventeen of the pa
tients perished in the flames. Twenty
five of the inmates were rescued. This
portion Of the asylum was erected dur
ing the past year at an expense of $685.
00c. TIE fire caught from the heating
furnace. Among those who perished
was Thomas Hereby, brother of State
Senator Mlllard b, Hereby of Chicago.
FIRES The Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul elevator and 6,00e bushels of
grain were aurned at Big Stone, d. T.,
Tuesday night. Loss $4,000. At Coles
berg, Iowa, Raises & Brooks pottery
was destroyed. Loss $500; no insur-
ance. AT Huntsville, Ala, James Mat
thews' elegant stable was consumed,
and 81, 209 span of Kentucky blood ed
horses were burned to death; also three
conveyancss and 50, 900 worth of cotton.
and 81, 600 span owned by him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
The Miut's Showing,

The director of the mint has made
his annual statement. The coinage,
less recoinage, has been as follows:
Gold, $23 726, $50; silver, S2S, 119, 97S
Imports of United States coin-gold
$4, 2S9, ,S75; silver, $725, $50 total gain,
$57, 491, GAS. He estimates that 81,
S75,0 200 United States gold and Sel6,-
600 silver coins were melted for use In
manufactures and arts, and that 6,
900, eco trade dollars, constituting a
part of the silver circulation in pre-
vious years, has been withdrawn
from circulation. The exports were
United States gold coin, s11, SIS, 154
silver coin, $52s, 4S6 net gain of gold
com, $11, ,21S. 673; silver coin, 500, LOG,
697. This added to his estimates of
the total amount in the country Jsn.
l, 1884, snakes the circulation on Jan.
/, 1885, at $56S, 100000 gold and
1864, 600, 900 silver; total, $S27, ,000, 600
A comparison with corresponding
amounts of paper in the United States
and used as money or as representa-.
tives of coin, shows at the close of the
year an increase in gold certificates oi
SOS, 599, ,232; silver certificates, S2S,,
800, $50; decrease in bank notes, S21,.
324, BOG; net increase, over $S5, 600, 900.
There was gold bullion in the mints,
awaiting coinage, on the first of the
present month, amounting to S6S.
422, ,647, q reduction of about IS, 500,,
90 from the previous year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
Wedding Cake Stolen.

/ was married on the 9th of October
last, and after the wedding the usual
cake and cards were dispatched to the
friends of myself and wife In cake
boxes generally used for the purpose.
In all seventy eight boxes we're sent
out at cost for cake and postage Of
"a. Most of these were sent by letter
post, and few by parcel pest, but all
were posted together at the postofhce,
Canterbury. They were addressed to
persons living in all parts Of England
and Ireland. OF these seventy eight
boxes. so far as I have been able 70
ascertain, not quite a dozen reached
their destination intact. Some, on
arrival, contained a stray current or
two, others the cards without the cake,
and In one case at least the lid of the
box was all that arrived. Complaint
was made In due course to the general
pestoffce, which, after few weeks
delay, informed Us that ''our inquiries
as to the missing cake have proved
unsuccessful. Comment seems super
fiuOus.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
Roasted Humanity.
Burning of an Insane Asylum
at Kankakee.
The Prize Fight Between Sulli-
van and Ryan.
Various Items of Wisconsin
News.
The Days Events.
Burning of the Illinois Eastern In
sane Hospital.

Burning of the Illinois Eastern In
sane Hospital.
kANKAKEE, Ill.,, Jau. I9.-About 4
o'clock on Sunday, the south intirm-
airy of the state hospital for the insane
or this place was discovered to be on
fire. A number of inmates-at least
persisted in the flames The morn
ing was bitterly cold and piercing
wind sweeping down from the north
chilled to the marrow the unfortunate
beings who were forced 10 brave the
elements in half-clad condition.
The attendants labored with a spirit
of desperation in subduing the de
mented beings as they ran screaming
through TIE burning corridors, and
several Of the brave men risked their
lives to save their charges IRON a
terrible death. Almost all the pa
tieets refused to cooperate III the
effort being made to save them, and
were only rescued by being dragged
from the flames and prevented from
returning. One men rushed back
three times after being
rescued and finally perished.
The bed-rldden patients were all re-
moved and placed in the adjoining
wards. All of the patients saved are
old and inform and two of them are
not expected to survive the terrible
ordeal to which they were subjected.
Most of the attendants lost all of their
clothing, but worked bravely with
only their night clothing on to rescue
the patients. William Reid, an old
attendant, formerly of an English
hospital, saved twenty patients,
and James Ceyne, an inmate, saved
four patients. He was injured him.
self.
CHICAGO, Jsa. 19.-The Journals
Kankakee, H., special says: Four
more bodies were found this morning
ia the ruins of tire insane asylum,
making total of II. All other pa
tients are accounted for.
KANKAKEE, H., Jan. 10 The
bodies Of the five other victims of the
Kankakee hospital fire were rescued
to day. The remains of one Ellis were
found immediately beneath those of
one named Beldeu, separated by de
bris Toe room of Ellis was on the
second floor, and was above that of
Belden. The remains of another
named Nathan, when found. preserved
the form of a perfect skeleton, but
crumbled at the touch.
The remains Of some would each
fill collar box. The remairs of
Belden, who was a Knight Templar,
was taken by Col N. G Clark, Grand
Commander of the Knights of Illt
nois, and sent by him to his friends
The r, mains of Il ckory was sent by
request TO Spring field.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
CRIME.

ANNA VAN FossEN, charged with
poisoning Mt E1st Liverpool, Ohio,
pleaded not guilty Tuesday, and was
remanded to Jail TO be tried for muir
der.
BURGLARS purloined gold chSlice
and other sacred vessels from ST. Roses
Catholic church at Lima, Ohio, Sunday
night. The value of the property taken
is placed at 5000.
JOHN CoTFMAN confessed Wednesday
at era wfordsvllle, Ind. that he muir
dered Mr.. and Mrs. McCallister and
then burned the residence. There are
fears that he will be lynched.
EIGHT Of the fifteen men engaged in
the South Bend, Ind, riot were held to
the circuit court Wednesday in 500
each. Quiet prevails, but au outbreak
may occur at any moment.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS, a stock dealer,
was murdered Wednesday night by
highwayman near Red Key, lad. The
assassin fed without securing the ST.
600 his victim possessed.
GEoRGE 2. CURRY, an iusolvent bank
er of Augusta, Ga., who accepted bonds
for safe-kSeping and converted them to
his own use, was found guilty of larceny
and sentenced to five years IN the peni-
tentiary.
THE Mexican soldiers stationed at
Essenada mutinied last Friday night.
murdered their captain, his wife. and
several other persons, and fled with
arms and ammunitions. They are re-
ported to be making for United States
territory.
STRIKING employees [mostly Polesl of
the Oliver Chilled Plow Works at South
Bead, Ind, assembled at the works
Tuesday norning and permitted no
person to enter, manning those who
made the attempt. Several persons
were wounded by the rioters, and great
excitement prevailed The Veteran
Guards, G. A. R., turned out, and were
appointed to act as special militia, and
Captain Gore has been ordered to report
with his Elkhorn company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

THE Brazilian law of 1871 provides
that all children born to slave mothers
shall be free, but can not obtain their
freedom until they are 2l years old,
and must serve their mothers owner
until that time. Consequently, chill
dren are worked to death; and only a
small proportion of them live to Sc
cure their freedom. A traveller say s
there "never was a nation on the
globe in which slaves were treated
with more diabolical cruelty than they
are to-day in the coffee producing pro
vinces of Brazil. The punishments
practiced are simply barbarous. "
There are still /, 200, 600 slaves in the
empire. In two provinces abolition
sentiment is so strong that all of the
layes have been freed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

CERTAIN republican newspapers are
charging that the present house Of
representatives do nothing These
organs are invited to keep close watch
of the action of tho senate in the land
grant bills. Here are about dozen
of the most important bills that have
been before congress in ten years.
They have all passed the house-som'
of them over year ago. None Of
them have passed the senate
and that body is determined not to
pass any Of them These organs
should also watch the action of the
senate in killing the Reagan inter
state commerce bill. The vindictive
and obstructive course, of the
same body on the regular appropria-
ton bills also shows tie character of
that body. 1t is not possible for the
house to do anything with such a
body of obstructionists as the senate
standing in the way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

evieted tenant, at Kelbeggan, Ireland,
and Police Commits siuner, at Frankfort
on the Main, in Germany, who had
been active in prosecution of the Social
lists.
PRINCE BISMARCK makes his Foreign
Office cost him 81. 400, COO year, while
these of England and France cost S3,-
600, GOO each. His own private fortune
is said not to exceed 100000.
In the French Chamber Of Deputies,
yesterday, Premier, Ferry announced
the Government intended Immediately
to increase its energies in Tonquin. and
would not stop until it occupied the en-
tire country up to the frontier of the
Chinese E4spire. After this annou nee
ment tie Chamber adjourned until
January q,
TIE Davonshire herring fishery has
been generally attended with poor re-
suits this year, but one night not long
since one fleet of 35 boats returned with
/ 1,009, 600 fish, and a single boat had
100 900 on board, while many netted We
tween 10000 and 10000 The extraor-
dinary cate. brough. down prices, and
although for some of the finest fish 10
to IL shillipgs per thousand were oo-
tanned, the majority went for shllllngs
per thousand.
THE excitement caused Monday by
the unusual occurrence of council at
the War Office on Sunday, greatly in
creased by a report that the Govern
ment decided to resist any attempt on
the part of Turkey to occupy any port
ion of Egvft or land troops in that
country. There is considerable bustle
and excitement at the War Office. Or
ders have been sent to Chatham, Ports
rsoUth and Woolwich. which have
caused activity at the great naval
stations. Another battalion of troops
at Malta has been ordered to embark at
once. on tie steamship Poorah, for
Alexandra. Other troops are under Or
ders to be in readiness to move at
moments notice. The indications all
point to stirring events in Egypt. There
is no doubt that the Ministry is deter
Thined not to allow Turkey to interfere
in Egyptian affairs by putting an armed
force in any portion of Egypt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
Sheep Notes.

Held on to the sheep, remarks
the American Agriculturist. The de-
pressing tendency Of the wool market
is apt to influence many sheep raisers
to get rid of their fiocks at any price
and go out of the business. We be
lieve those who do this will miss it.
Every business has its low tide, but it
will surely rise again, and they who
hold on TO their sheep will be gamers
in the end. The farmer or stock raiser
should not be tickle.
Objections TO the practice OF
washing wool are multiplying and it
would seem that in many parts OF the
country the custom would soon die
out. An Illinois exchange says: Mr..
Hileman sheared Is head of Cots
wolds, and the clip as it came from
the sheep, weighed 244 pound5. 1t
was afterward thoroughly washed
and weighed 141 pounds, a loss OF lob
pounds The un washed, at the mid
dlIrg ruling price-2) cents, would
have brought $4s so. The washed,
at the present highest price-32 cents,
would have brought $45 IL This
leaves a balance in favor OF the un-
washed wool, to say nothing Of the
loss Of hard work IN washing.
More lambs are consumed Tor
food In England, in proportion to the
number of sheep growers, than IN any
other country. And when year
ago the Queen set the example OF
abstaining from lamb during the sea-
son. in order to give an increase 70
the q cxs of the United Kingdom, il
cost English epicures some ses.denial
to follow her in this matter. low
ever. the number of lambs,
which had been rapidly declining,
has since greatly increased The
official statement of live stock for
1884 shows that the proportion Of
lambs to sheep is now fifty nine per
cent. and there has been an increase
of nearly one million in the number
of both, or about four per cent.
In Orange Mountain, N. j., has
been discovered counterpart of the
famous Giants Causeway in Ireland.
The opening of quarry brought the
curiosity TO light The formation is
evidently due to repeated volcanic
! eruptions that forced the trap rock
while in molten state through the
red sandstone upon which it 5ow
stands. The columns are from Is to
40 feet high, as perfectly cat as II
nodded in forms, and owing 70 Their
hexagoaal or pentagonal shapes arc
considered by geol0gists TO be of crys-
ta1line formation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. IA 12 o'clock NJ.
Lieut.. Governor Fifeld called the
senate to order, and pronounced the
session of the senate of 1885 open and
ready for business.
The oath of office was then admin
istered to the senators elect, by Lieut..
Gov. FIfeld.
The full roll was then called and
all answered.
ELECTION OF CHIEF CLERK.
Mr.. Wiley nominated Charles E.
Bross, for chief clerk, and the vote
for chief was:
For @. E. Bross-20.
For N. }. Cantwell-13.
Mr.. Bross was declared duly elected,
and took the oath.
Mr. Stanley nominated Hubert VOL
colt for sergeant-at arms, who recelv-
ed 20 votes.
Hubert Wolcott was declared duly
elected and took the oath.
The following appointees were in
stalled:
The standing committees were an
nouEced:
n, d Constock. Geo c. Ginty, T. R. Hudd, j. r
c. Cottrill W. R. Kennedy.
State Affairs-J. T. Wiley, J. S. Waddingtcn,
Railroads-Chas K Erwin, w S. Stanley. Jr.,
e. S Minor, Joel F. Mason, n. l. James, n. d.
Comstock, D. A Mcdonald, B. F. Sherman, T.
Wall
Education-w. T. Parry, S. L. Lord, Charles
Jonas.
Manufactures and Commerce-E. S. Minor, Geo.
q IL n
Town and County Organization-N. D. Com
stock, j. w. Hoyt, John Carey.
Public Lands-Geo. c. Ginty, John A. Lins, l.
Klotz.
Interpretations NJ C. Ring, Geo. C. Ginty, Chas.
Jonas.
Military Atfairs-,w. S. Stanley, Jr., c. K Err
win. Edwin X. Blake
Privileges and Elections-Julius Wechselberg,
]. F. Ware, D. A. Mcdonald.
Finance, Banks and lnSurance-HaDS B. War
ner, w. T. Parry, John Ringle
Assessment and Collection of TaxeS-J. S. .Wad-
dington, E. l. Kidd, John Carey.
Legislative EXpenditures-D. B. Hurlbut, w.
S. Maxwell, William Kennedy.
Federal Relatiens-J. w. HOyt, W. S. Stanley,
Jr., W. w. Reed.
Roads and Bridges-H. L. James, D. 3. Hurl-
Agriculture S. Maxwell, J. F. Mason, L
Kotz.
Enrolled Bills f. Mason, H. B. Warner, Chas
Jonas.
Engrossed Bills-J. A. Lns, N L. James, Jas
Conklin.
Deudt5 AeInDeTS OF JolnI COmlDllIee Oh ClduDS
E. L Kidd, j. f. Wiley, John Carey.
Charitable and Penal Institutions-S L. Lord,
H. b. Warner W. w. Reed.
Prnting-H b. Warner, Julius Weohselberg,
B. F. Sherman.
The committee to call upon the gov
ernor reported that they had waited
upon him and that he notified the
senate and assembly that he would
deliver his message TO the two houses
In joint session at 9 o'clock on the
18th instant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23
MIR. C0LEAX'S DEATH.
The Probable Cause of His Sudden
Danise,


MANKATo, MINI, Jan. 13.-.-Ex-Vice
President Schayler Colfax, dropped
dead at 1890 this morning at the Omaha
depot. He arrived on the Milwaukee
Road from the East at 10 o'clock, and
walked to the Omaha dept, distance
of three-feurths of mile, with the
Thermometer 30 degrees below zero.
After arriving at the depot he lived only
about five minuUes. 1t is supposed that
the extreme cold, the subsequent heat
and the over exertion caused the stop
page of the Aow of blood to the heart.
The remains were taken in charge by
the Odd Fellows and now lie in wait at
DIR. Harrington's residence. A coroner's
inquest will be held this afternoon.
Every attention is being paid the re-
mains. Word has been sent to the
family of the deceased. The President
has been notified, and orders are now
awaited for.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

AN interesting discover is reported
to have been made by the governor of
IrkNtsk in the course of a prolonged
inspection of the province, which
shows that Siberia is still an unknown
country, even to the Russian authori-
ties. His excellency came across the
little town of linn, with 800 inhabi
tants, 100 houses and four ancient
churches, with remarkable relics Of
Crossac times. 1t is still under the
republican rule of n vetohe, or public
assembly, convoked by bell, as in
Novgorod the Great, although the
new municipal institutions were sup
posed to have 6ecn applied to that
part of the empire ten years ago. Not
one of the inhabitants can read or
write.