Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
VOL. XXI.
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

The Rev. DR.. Taylor, who graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1909, died
Sunday at Ausurn, N. Y, aged 100
years months.
DURING March the losses by fire
reached 100000, and for the first
three months of 1885 the loss is $27,
100000. The average fire waste for
March in the past ten years has been
less than $1,000, 900.
Mrs. BARlIos, wife of the late Presi-
dent of Guatemala, snd seven children
wore among the passengers of the
steamer Grenade, which arrived at San
| Francisco Wednesday.
PUBLISHED reports of the battle of
Chalchuya, in San Salvador, Central
America, on March 81, says that the
Guatemalans left 1,600 on the battle
field. Salvador had so killed and 1S0
wounded, including many officers. The
SalvarIorians' fire was directed by a
French officer named Tourlet, who was
killed in the action.
AN investigation into the grievances
of the rebellious half-breeds of the
Northwest Territory is about to be in
stituted in the Canadian Dominion Par
liameEt. A dispassi0nate and instice-
OSthlhR lhNtBGNkdLlOA Will pIONC LIdb
the revolt of Riel and those he repre-
sents is by no means without substantial
ground of reason and justification.
OWING to the prevalence of pleuro-
pneumonia among cattl? in Galloway
and adjaceRt counties in Missouri TIE
railways have agreed to refuse cattle
shipment from those points unless &C
cOmpanied by bill of health from a
government insDectOr
FLOUR in sacks, portion of the cargo
of the wrecked steamer Michigan, is
floating ashore at Oak Creek, Wis.
Farmers in the district have secured
from ten to 100 sacks each.
THE governor of l. Ouisiaua has issued
a proclamation of quarantine against
the leading ports of Mexico, Central
ana South America, and the West
Indian islands, to take effect May 10.
THE British war Office has called out
the first class of army reserves, and 9TH
er classes of the reserves will probably
be called out shortly. The swarming
of scldiery to the barracks of the United
Kingdom renders appearances quite
warlike, and still it is not yet certain
that war will actually occur
ATTORNEY GEN. STOCKTON has given
his opinion TO the governor of New Jer
sey relative to the war between New
Jersey and Delaware over the Delaware
river fisheries. 1t is to the effect that
New Jersey has jurisdiction over half
tho waters of the Delaware river and
Delaware bay md that the injunction
of the United States supreme court is
still binding.
SENATOR ToRRENCE writes to the Re-
publican steering committee at Spring
field that the delay in electing seHa-
tor is due to absenteeism and that the
good name of the republican party is
being jeopardizGd by the delay. He
notifies the committee of his belief that
a conspiracy exists to prevent the cleo
ton of senator at this session and
states that he will defeat the scheme if
if possible, and with this purpose in
view will vote at all joint sessions, and
warns all republican members who de-
sire the election of representative of
their party as United States Senator to
be present The republic managing COM
mittee Wednesday evening passed reso-
lutiuns opposing any excursions and ad
vising members to refuse leaves of
absence for any purpose, except on
Mon lays and Saturdays.