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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
STATE POLITICS IN BRiLF.

The Baraboo Republican favors an en-
tire new state ticket after governor. IL
remarks that no man on the old ticket
has been placed by the exigencies of ad-
minsstration in such an exceptional re-
lation to the campaign as Gov. Rusk,
The democratic congressional conven.
tion for this district is called for Septem-
Der 22d at Darlington.
Geo. Paschen, of Milwaukee, has an
nounced himself a candidate for secretary
of state.
Letters were received i'll Madison yes
terday from Senator J. +. Wiley, of Han
cock, Waushara county, formally announc-
ing himself n candidate for state treas
urer.
Three Delaney delegates to the con
gressiOnal convention were elected at the
democratic caucus held in OcOnomowoc
Monday night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
THE NEWSPAPER MEN,
Proceedings of the Marinettc Associate,

Proceedings of the Marinettc Association.
MARINETrE, Aug. 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin Press association
was opened this morning at $50 by Pres
ident Hoard. Several editors and their
wives We're present. Several applicants
were admitted to membership. The sec
retary's report shows the association is
in healthy condition. There is over
$500 balance on hand this year. There
will be literary exercises this evening
The question of the association taking
action on the furnishing of passes to
members was sprung on the body, but
laid aside. A committee was appointed
to look into the question of protecting
the country press from foreign adver-
tisers. Complaints were made of several
being swindled by advertising agents.
Officers will be elected tomorrow on the
excursion. There will be a banquet to-
morrow and a reception tonight at the
opera house. The Lake Superior Press
Association will meet at Menominee, this
evenining. The width of Menominee river
only is between the towns. Both associa-
tions will take a trip to Whitetish Bay,
to morrow, and on Thursday will look
over the iron and copper districts of the
peninsula, in company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
WISCONSIN IN TIE C\RINFT.

The Milwaukee Sentinel Washington
correspondent has this about Wisconsin,
representatives at Washington, The
postoflice department is the only depart
meut of the government which keeps its
work up to date. 1t is the only depart
ment with which one can do business
with any degree of satisfaction. Its
head is a great worker. aud there are no
laggards in his hive. His is the only de
partment where clerks are tranferred
temporarily from one office to another so
that they may be busily employed all the
time. The general offices of great rail
road are not under more rigid disci-
piine than the postoflice department.
How different il Is in the war de-
the treasury. The history of Mark
Twain's beef contract, in which the
writer illustrates the matter in which he
prosecuted a claim before the war and
treasury departments, Is by no means
fancy sketch. although perhaps exager-
ated in some of the details. 1t aptly il
lustrates the manner of doing business
in some of the departments. 1t is a cry
ing shame that thousands of soldiers are
still waiting for their pay. There is
no question of disability, hos
pital record, credibility of witnesses
and the other things which retsrd
the granting of pensions. 1t is simply a
question whether the government ever
intends to pay the monthly wages of men
who We're working for the government
under an express contract. If man like
Col. Villas were second auditor of the
treasury he might make record of which
he might be proud. The trouble is that
if these army accounts were closed up,
there would be several hundred clerks
whose services could be dispensed with.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appointed
Daniel Magone of Ogdensburgh, to be col
lector of the port of New York.
PRESIDENT CLkvxLANp has suspended
]. c. Connolly, district attorney for south
ern Illinois, and appointed G. Van Hocre-
beke te the position.
DANIEL HAGaERrY, OF Baltimore. has
been appointed assistant superintendent
of the railway mail service.
THE president has appointed the follow
ing named United States consuls: Lewis
Gebhard Reid, at Barbados, and Otto E,
Reimer, at Santiago De Cuba.
SUPERINTENDENT BELL, of the foreign
mail office, has issued an order directing
that hereafter all Mexican mails be sent
by rail via Ell Paso.
The postmaster general has issued a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
CRIME.

W. W. MEEKEB, an insurance ageEt of
New York, has disappeared, and is said
10 owe about $4,000 to various com
panies.
SHERIFF A. s. Armstrong, brother of the
American consul to Brazil, was fatally
shot at Tuskegee, Ala, by B. c. Tkomp-
son in stree: quarrel.
FouR convicts attempted to escape
from the Iowa State Peuetentiary Tues
day, but were stopped by the bullets from
the revolver of guard. One man was
killed instantly and two are fatally iniur-
ed.
In Dubois county, Ind, two men named
Hobbs, father and son, who wantonly and
fatally shot two neighbors named Waller
and Faultz, when returning from a
country picnic, recently, were captured by
a company of citizens last Saturday and
hanged TO a tree.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
Maria ge Certificates
E.r4lIina ReIl

1t is now the custom in the fashionable
circles in the east TO have the marriage
certificate bound into a dainty and sle-
CANT little plush volume stamped in gold
and the clasp ornamented with diamonds.
1t is open to discussion whether this Gus
tom will ever gain foothold in the west
or not, though We hope it may 1t will
certainly find considerable to overcome.
As single instance we might cite the
fact that We used our marriage certificate
to wad shot gun with while attempting
to shoot a cat one night several years
since
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
AHEAvY EMBEZzLEMnNT
William Gray Jr.. of Boston Short In His Ac-
counts ST. ,000 900

''utl> = l,VuV,Vtt.
BosroN, Aug. l7.-Great excitement WAS
caused In this city to-day, by the aunoun-
cement that Wm. Gray. Jr.. treasurer of
the Atlantic and Indian Orchard corpor-
auons had disappeared, leaving u short
age of Sl,0oo,oCo in his accounts GRAY
was deposed from the treasurerSh,p of
both corporations several days ago, and
William Hooper WAS chosen temporary
treasurer of the Atlantic mills, and Ed.
mund Dwight of the Indian Orchard
mills. The assets of the two corporations
amount 10 more than S4OOO,0oo. The
capital of the Atlantic mills is Sl,OO0.OOs,
and its assets, according to the last annual
statement. exceed S2,0OO,0OO. The capt.
tai of tue Indian Orchard mills is $500, 900
with assets of nearly three times that
sum. Mr.. Gray has been treasurer of the
former for ten years and of the latter cor
poration for eight wears.
Grey has occupied a foremost position
in business and social circles. lie has
lived magnitcertly, owns the handsome
yacht Huron, and has been commodore of
the Dorchester Yacht club many wears
A warrant has been issued for Gruy's ar
rest The deficiency was discovered last
Friday. and Gray when confronted with
the charge, confessed the crime. GRAY
said that he had used the money III build
ing operations. No attempt seems to
have been made by the company to ar
rest or detain Gray. He was seen in his
yacht Sunday, and it is known that he has
now left the city and is supposed 10 have
started for Canada with horse and bug
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
CLEVELAND TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Grover Cleveland ran for district attor-
ney of Buffalo when he was 26 years of
age. He was invited at that time to ad-
dress the county fair. Attention is now
drawn to a characteristic utterance that
occurred in that address as follows:
SWeeds and thistles, if allowed in your
fields, defeat your tolls and efforts; so
abuses in the administration of your gov
ernment lead to the dishonor of your
state, choke and thwart the wishes of the
people ard waste their substance"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
THE STATE IN GENERAL.
An Eau Claire Doctor Discovers Rich
Gold Deposits North of that CITY.
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting at
the State Press Association.
The Whitewater News Changes Hands
Two Tomah Editors Quarreling.
A WISCONSIN GOLD NINE.
Preparations Being Made to pevclope 1t.

Preparations Being Made to pevelopr Ii.
EAU CLAlRE, Wis, Aug. l7.-Late last
fall DIR. G. w. Pickens, of Water street,
went up north on hunting expedition,
some elghty-five miles from Eau Claire.
In chipping pieces off rock one dav
the doctor discovered small particles OF
what he believed to be gold. The par
ucles were brought to this CITY
and an assay made. which showed
that the gold extracted from the
rock would go Sl5 to the ton.
The land was owned by a lumberman of
Chippewa Falls, and was considered of
little or no value, having been denuded
of pine years ago. The doctor bought
100 acres, paying therefor $500. Prepa
ratlons are being made towards the cree
ton of mill where the rich deposit
aboundS, and it is thought that mining
operations will commence this fall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
AN AVALANCHE OF PEAT.
1t Sweeps Down Upon Port Stanley, Falkland


Islands.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Secretary Bay
ard has received a dispatch from the
United States consul at Port Stanley,
Falkland Islands, giving an account of
the slip of peat which occurred on the
night of June I'd, extending the entire
length of the south shore of the harbor.
At a slight elevation is a peat bog
from which the Iaboring people procure
their fuel. There are no channels which
drain the bog and large quantities OF
water collect there during the long rains,
which at certain seasons last for days at
a time. For three days previous to the
disaster rain storm had prevailed
About O'Clock in the evening the bog
began to quake and with a noise like
thunder ii broke loose, rushing down upon
the town and carrying away everything
in its path, blocking up the streets and
piling up peat in places to a
height of six or eight feet. Solid stone
walls were rent asunder, and everything
in its path swept away. The bewildered
and terrified population believed the town
was being destroyed by an earthquake,
and added their piercing yells and cries
for help to the indescribable horrors of
the night The avalanche lasted only an
hour. A mass of scattered peat amount
ing to no less than 10000 tons lay over
the town. A boyof seven and an old man
were lost. The body of the latter has not
yet been exhumed.
At the date of the dispatch, fourteen
days after the slide, the people living near
the inundated parts, fearing another dis.
aster, were constantly on the alert. The
consul shared their apprehensions, as the
winter season when heavy SHOWS and rains
prevail was at hand. The citizens of the
port collected goo for the relief of the
principal sufferers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
New York SCck and Money Market.
NEW YoEE. Auz
Aeeidently Shot Himself.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-The Times Council
Bluffs, Iowa, special says: A report was
circulated that saloon keeper in the
town of Avoca, in the east end of this
county had killed a prohibitionist
The later developments however, show
that Fred Halderman, noted leader OF
prohibitionists, attempted to take gun
out of his wagon when the hammer caught
and the gun exploded, killing HIM almost
instantly. He with a party of followers
had been out raidlng a number Of saloons
in Oakland and several other small towns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
A Long Strike Ended

CHICAGO, Aug. ia meeting was held
by the striking nailers at Cummings to-
night, and the long strike which has been
In progress there for at least fourteen
months was brought to an end. The old
men viii be accommodated by the com
pany as far as possible, and every depart
ment of the Calumet Iron and Steel COM
pany's works will start up with a
full force. None of the non-union men,
with whom the company has contracts.
viii be discharged to make places for old
hands. but many of them have secured
positions elsewhere. There are plenty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

fore, and the cuckoo got develish and
whooped every five minutes, and it V as
O'Clock before the weight ran down to
where the major could grab it and put
US out of misery. Bunny called down
and begged the major not TO be too harsh
with the clock, but the major had his
dander up, and jerked out about two
yards of chain and six wheels, and said
that when piece of mechanism got to
be as immoral as that clock it wasn't en-
titled to mercy. Then the night watch
man, who generally sleeps on our front
steps in fine weather, rang the bell and
wanted to know if the house was afire,
and the doctor came in from the next
door to see if any one had been taken
suddenly ill, so it was nearly daylight be-
fore we got to sleep.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

The democratic convention of the
Eighteenth Iowa Judicial district nomi-
mated Hon. j. II. Preston for Judge.
Congressman Willis, of Louisville, KY,
has returned to his home and announces
himself rs candidate for re election.
The republicans of the thirteenth dis
trict of Indiana are likely to nominate
for congress General Packard, of La
Porte, who was relegated To private life
fer accepting the salary grab.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
Had a Water-Tight Room.

When Mr.. Boozie landed in New York
from Liverpool steamer, the other day,
he gave every appearance of having had
long and severe tussle with the flowing
bowl. A friend was on the dock to meet
him, and when he perceived his condition
he said:
Are there water-tight compartments in
you ship, Boozle?"
"Betcher life. Chuch full of EN-"
Il thought so. And you had one, didn't
yous"
"Tdno. Why?"
You don't look as though a drop of
water got into you during the entire voy-
age"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
One Of the Administrations Jokes,
New York World

Chief Graves, of the National Bureau
of Engraving and Printing being asked
what design would be placed on the gov
ernment oleomargarine stamps, said he
had thought "a stuffed goat a bogus
butter as 1t were would be about the
right thing" This will be received by
the victims Of the law as the gravest Joke
yet developed by this administration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
WOULD ACCEPT IF NOMINATED.

But we couldn't get it. No, sir! When
some of US went in to see him all the sat
isfaction we received was: You fellows
don't want me for speaker. In fact you
don't know what you do want Expostu-
lations were only met with evasions, and
same state of uncertainty as when we first
broached the subject among ourselves
Still we carried the caucus for him, and
then after all was over he accepted, and
made, as every one knows, an able speak
er." 1t is asserted that Bouck wants
Burr Jones, of Madison, put on the ticket
for second place.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The Presidents Party Arrive Safely at Thei,
Destination.

PROSPECT HOUSE, Ap1RoNDAcKs. n. V.
Aug. 1.-THE presidents party arrived
here at O'Clock this morning, after a
continuous and uneventful ride from Al
bany. The party comprises the president
and Mrs. Cleveland, the latter's mother,
Mrs. Folsom and Dr. Samuel B. Ward. of
Albany. The midnight train on which
they left Albany last night was an hour
late IN reaching Plattsburgh.
Upon reaching Rouse's Point this
morning the party were within mile
and half of the Canadian line, and
special engine and a single baggage car
were coupled to the presidents car at
this point, and it was quickly pulled out
OF sight, greatly to the surprise of several
enterprislng gentlemen who had been
sitting up all night watching for that car
with determination of sticking to it
closely until it reached its destination
At MORA, on the Ogdensburg & Lake
Champlain railroad, dozen miles be-
yond Malone, the special was switched off
on the Northern Adirondacks track, and
II was drawn into the wilderness a distance
of thirty-four miles. As the president
and his wife stepped upon the platform
of their car to leave the train the Moira
orass pahd began TO play, and an
hour later when the regular train
came along the band was still playing.
A seven miles stage ride brought the
party to Paul Smiths and St. Reyer
Lake. Mr.. Smith provided lunch, and
the party without leaving their carriage
ate their second meal of the day while
waiting for an exchange of
horses. Seventeen more miles of
carriage-riding brought them to the Sar-
anac inn, formerly the Prospect House,
and they were given quarters in the cot
tage adjoining this hotel. They will take
their meals with other guests in the pub
lie dining room. Tonight at Mrs. Cleve-
lands request the whole party were
rowed over the lake by two trusty guides
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
The Delaware Democratic state Convention.

Dover, Del, Aug. 1.-THE democratic
state convention assembled here to
day. effected permanent organization,
and proceeded to ballot for a candidate
for governor, which resulted in the nom
lnation of ex-Congrcssman Benjamin J.
Biggs and John B. Pennington, of Dover,
for congress. A Aplatform was then speed
lily adopted after which the convention
adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Aug Il. wn'-a,- Quit; 7634 foI
seller east; 515s for seller September: 1gyl for
seller October. 'orn- Duli. N" ?, 4lA Oats
Easy No. 2, 27. RyS Quiet. No. /, Nominal
Barley-Stead, No 2, co Provisions
s,eady; mess pork, 6 O5 for seller September
9.75 for seller October
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
The Young Idea

There is little girl in Norvalk, Conn,
who has some idea of domestic economy
and the eternal fitness of things. Her
mother. taking a final survey or aIl her
little ones before they started for Sunday
school. noticed something unnatural in
the hang of a fve-year-old's dress. She
investigated, and found under the short
white dress of her promising daughter
a lunch basket doing duty as a hustle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

II indigestion, constipation and biliousuess tor
ment the body, the head cannot be clear These
disorders react upon the brain most hurtfuly. and
produce a cloudineSs in the organ OF thought not
experienced by healthy man. Happily these
braln-oppreSsIng msladies may be entirely dis
peled by that peerless Alternative, HoStetter 5
Stomach Ritters. which cheers, refresheS and in
yigcrates the brain and nerves, while it regulates
the organs OF digestion, assimilation and bilious
secretion 1t eIpels the morbid humors which
poison the system through the bowels and uTi-
nary passages, and exerts powerful invigorat-
ing iutGence well. Its cathartic action Is
irritating. violent painful. but even. natural
and progressive. As an appetizer and sleep pro
moter the Bitters is unrivalled; it mitigates the
inrmities OF age, relieves the ailments pec,sl ar
t. the gentler sex. arrests premature decay. aud
builds up enfeebled physique,
The eleven-year old daughter of Andrew
Bosemer. of Louisville, Ky, died of heart
disease. superinduced By over exertion IN
jumping the rope at school picnic. She
was matching herself for endurance
against some playmases and brought on
palpitation, which was not subdued.-
From DR.. Foote's Health Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

WHITEWATER, Aug, 1.-THE Whitewater
News, which superseded the Chronicle
about year ago, has been purchased by
n. \. Hull, of Alfred Center, n. Y, who
took possession of the office yesterday.
The paper will be published in the same
form and style, and independent in poll
tics. Homer s. SAKE, the former editor,
will return to st. Paul, where he has 9th
er business.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

ToMAH, Aug. 17.-Alderson, of the En-
terprise, to-day commenced an action for
damages for alleged libel against Hinck
ley, publisher of the Monitor The
plaintiff alleges false and malicious
statements by the defendant in relation
to plaintiffs domestic affairs. The dam
ages claimed are $4,000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20
An Impious Thought.

An orator in prohibition convention
in Ohio said: IF the brightest angel IN
heaven should come down and be can
didate on the republican ticket as tenn
perance man, / wouldn't vote for him =
1t is an impious thought to suppose that
an angel from heaven could ever be nom
mated for anything by the party that
nominated Blaine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

IuLARS, Cal, Aug. IA fire last night
destroyed the business portion of the
town. The loss will be quarter of
million of dollars; insurance light. The
fire was of iucendiary origin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

circular of instructions to postmasters for
extending to all offices the provisions of
the act for the special delivery of all mail
able matter. The law takes effect Octc-
Der ].
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
states that in the future bond calls Will be
based on the state of the Treasury, and
that there has been no difference of
opinion between himself and Treasurer
Jordan.
THE president has appointed all of his
nominees under the interior department
whose cases were not acted upon by the
senate. There are twelve gentlemen,
mostly in the Indian service, who are thus
reappOinted, and among them is George
W. Julian to be surveyor general of New
Mexico, and Israel Green to be Indian
agent at Sisseton Agency. d. T.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-20

CHICAGO Aug II Flour Steady and un.
firm. about 24c above and cosed about same as
yesterday: ;615976k for seller cash; Il 10 l6
for seller September; 20 1916 for seiIer October
Corn Unsettled, fairly active, and closed about
same yesterday; AZ 9-1G for seller cash 4s
1916 for seller September: 55 11.lG for seller
October. Oats-Frm, futures Ic higher: q
for seller cash; 2s4 for seller September; 293s
for seller o tober. Rv. q let at 20. Barley
Quiet at 5g34. Ftar ~eed-I.12. Timothy
05c bigher at opening broke at ten and CLOSED
weak, &c below yesterday o GJG9G21k for seller
cash; G2G9G5 for seller September; 9.5211d
.i5 for seller October. Larc-Closed 21sI
SC above yesterday 7.s7@7.f0 for seller cash
Z40 fer seli.r September; Ts711 for seller
October. Shoulders -5N05zl; short clear. 6.6l
G6.GJ; short G2OG 22I1. Butter-Frm
Creamery, lGG2lH; dairy, l3Q 151a Cheese
Firm and higher; cheddsr., full.cream. sAGi2
fats, s4Gs1: YoungAmericas, s5sN9. Eggs
10Gt1.
Fiour-Receipts, - 600; .hipments, Il 600
wheai-Reeeipts, $40 600; shipments $4,000.
Corn-Receipts, 3s2, go shipments, 10000.
Oais-R-ceipt., 2z5. 900; shipments 1900
Rye-Receips, 1900; shipments. none.
BarIey-Recepss 30 600; shipments, 900