Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-17

MALCOLM HAY, ex-first assistant post
master general, will go to Colorado for
his health.
P. B. SHILLABER (Mrs. Partington) is
said to be hopeful candidate for the
postmastership at Chelsea, Massachus-
etts.
A NEW comet has bsen discovered by
Professor Barnard, of the Vanderbilt
university observatory at Nashville,
Tenn.
THE PEOPLE in the small pox infected
district near Cresten, Iowa, are said to
be panic-stricken, leaving the dead un-
buried for several days.
LOUIS B. REAUME, who shot and kill
ed Policeman Cornelius Barrett at the
Polk street depot, May 81, has been
adJudged insane and will be sent TO the
asylum at Eig;u.
A very des. ructive insect has been at
work on the oyster beds in the vicinity
Of New Haven, Conn, and of the 10O,-
coo bushels of seed planted last year,
about 10000 have been destroyed.
P.B. DELANY Of New York city has
Just patented Il lightning rod of copper
wire for the human body. The wire
runs down the back and legs, conduct
irg the vicious force to tie ground.
THE Cheyenne Indians have left their
reservation in Indian Territory on hos
tile expeditions into Texas and Kansas.
Massacres and other outrageb are al
ready reported in Southern Kansas,
where intense excitement exists
MOSES HOPKINS, San Francisco
septuagenarian, worth $G,000,0G0, has
been sued for breach of pre- mise 10y a
middle aged widow, who places her
damages at $225, 900,
1T is stated that negotiations between
tho New York Central a.d Pcnn9yl-
vania roarS for settlement of the
trunk line difficulties are progrt sslng
satisfactorily, and that matters are in
position whereby settlement can be
effected promptly.
THE monthly report of tie national
agricultural department for July shows
a somewhat improved estimate of the
winter wheat crop. Its estimate of the
entire wheat crop of the year is $685.
600 600 bushels The corn estimate eX-
ceeds that of any year but one since
1880.
STRIKERS from Newburg marched in
workmen from tse Chisholm Shovel
Works. Then battered in the doors
anG windows, and orders were given to
stop work. Mr.. Fayette Brown, Presi-
dent of the company, was struck with
Il cluD, and several girls employed in
the packing rooms tainted from fright.
FARMERS in Dickinson and other
northern counties of Iowa are being
extensively swindled by a sharper who,
representing himself to be connected
with some Chicago provision house,
clrculates a paper among the farmers
asking their opinion as to the probab bic
crop this season. Carefully noting
down the answer, he asks the farmers
to sign the paper, just to give the re-
port an appearance of being correct;
and in nine cases out of ten it turns out
to be good legal note which they have
signed.
A CYCLoNe in three sections swept
through Oshkosh, Wis, Wednesday
evening, cutting different paths through
the city and demolishing or injuring
hundreds of houses. The exposition
building and st. Paul's church are in
ruiHs, and st Peters Catholic church
is badly wrecked, Roofs were blown
from stores, the rain damaging the
stocks, aEd all the smokestacks ia town
were leveled. The greatest havoc was
wrought in the lumber district, and in
the residence section some dwellings
are bsrricaded by fallen trees. Twenty
people are reported injured, one or two
fatally. In che district north of the
town farm building, stock and crops
suffered severely.