Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
General Domestic Dispatches.
GRANTS CONDITION.

very heavy.
General Domestic Dispatches.
GRANTS CONDITION.
MT. McGREGoR, July 20.-Last
night was good one for sleep, the
the rmometer at Gen. Grants cottage
marking 6S degrees. The general
slept at intervals, and this morning
after taking food, he wrote to DR.
Douglas that his rest during the night
had been better than the average.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
SALTWATER Mimi, July 20-Ten
out of twenty head of cattle belong
ing to kerchof Sc Wiesell, were killed
by lightning in yesterdays storm.
THE MORNING AT RoACH'S SHIPYARD.
CHESTER, Pa, July 2O.-The work.
men at Roach's shipyard gathered
about the gates to go to work as usual
this morning, but only S32 were given
employment. About 800, some from
nearly every department, were sent
home. Most of those retained were
sent to the steamer Comal, few be
ing retained at the ships to prepare
material. 1t is the intention of the
the firm to finish the Comal by Au.
gust 18th, as she is expected to GO to
New York at that time. Then the
yard will close down.
The government cruisers look
deserted, not even the sound of a
hammer is heard about them. Roach
says work will not be resumed on
them unless ordered by the govern
r.ent. 1t is stated that the men who
went 10 work did so with the un
derstanding that they would submit to
the reduction of wages. All who
were laid off were paid in full this
evening. The streets all day have
been crowded with idle people dis
cussing the gloomy outlook.
THE KILLING OF AN ELEPHANT.
KEENE, N. H., July 20 Barnum's
large performing Asiatic elephant
Albert" who killed his keeper,
James Sweeney, at Nashua, Saturday,
was taken to ravine in the suburbs
of Keene, this afternoon, and killed.
He was chained to four large trees
and the location of his heart and
brain marked with chalk.
Thirty three members of the keene
light guard were then marshalled in
line at fifteen PAGES, and at the word
''fire" the same number of bullets
penetrated the vital spot and the huge
beast fell dead without struggle. He
was valued at $4,000. The remains
have been donated to the Smithsonian
institute at Washington.
AN AMERICAN SHOT
NEW YORK, July 20.-Advices from
Santa Domingo, report peculiar
affair on the evening of June %.
John Platt, of Yonkers. N. Y, car
penter who was conducting some re-
pairs was shot and killed. Platt was
stopping at the hotel San Pedro,
where Ex- President Sesario, who had
returned from exile under an amnesty,
was also a guest. The authorities, sus
pected SesarIo of plotting aga INST the
government and sent a squad of sol
dicrs to arrest him.
The ex president fired at his would
be captors. blew out the light and
made good his escape through the
dark corridor. Platt, aroused by the
noise, stepped out into the hall. The
guard mistook him tor the fugitive
and nine muskets were at once Gred
at him at distance of 90 feet, five
balls struck and he fell dead. The
killing has caused considerable com.
motion among the Americans on the
island.
KILLED By THE HEAT.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Jno. Fix, g
baker, while delivering bread il
South Washington this morning, wa!
overcome by the heat, and died two
hours later. The mercury rose TO 9;
to-day. The signal officer says it viii
be warmer tomorrow.
HOT DAY
KEoKUK, Iowa, July 20.-This hs!
been The hottest day of the year, an6
great suffering has prevailed. Til.
Thermometer registered from 81 10 10t
degrees in the shade IN the coolies
places in the city. No sunstrokes re
ported.
HOT WEATHER AT BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, July 2O-To day ha.
been the hottest of the season. At
a. m. the theru ometer re: istered so
at II a. M. 80, and, D m. SO; at tn,
signal service office, and 101 at severa
points in the city. There were numer
Gus cases of sunstroke, and thre,
deaths. The death rate has beer
largely increased by the hot weather
of the past several days.
AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, July 20.-The hot wealth
er which has prevailed hereabouts fol
nearly a week still continues. In thi
CITY the thermometer since las
Wednesday has ranged from IS to 10
between 9 a. m. and p m each day
Yesterday between II m. and 8 p m
the mercury in several places rose Il
1O4. To day it marked 81.