Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-18

Inc government enumeratorS boldly
assert that their figures exceeded those
of the city employees, yet the grand
total Is 5000 short of the latter Can
it be that the additional returns lost
in the mails have never been found.
and no effort has been made to replace
them? Can it be that the democratic
population of Dubuque is kept down
for the purpose OF making another
congressional district gerrymarder?
Verify the monker-wrenchi is acquiring
added fame. Ten years ago Dnbuque's
population ives given at p, 245.n
Frank Clifford house burglar
was shot on the night OF Aug. 81
in Oskaloosa, and will die OF his
wound. He steadfastly refuses to tell
where he belongs, or whether he has
any relatives living. He is a man
about 80, very muscular and always
enjoyed the best OF health. The bull
let entered the back Of the hip and
passed through the body into the
groins, and it is feared has struck
some vital blood vessel. James
Karel, who was sent up for thirty
days for vagrancy, has proven him
self brother to the wounded man.
Day and night he has sat at his bed
side and waited upon him, tanning
him, reading to him, carrying him
water and doing all that nurse could
do. The two men were perfect
strangers, but the heart of the reck-
less wanderer had been touched with
the misfortune that has overcome his
partner in prison.
The novel meteor replevin case TO
termine whether the 66-pound meteor
which fell in Linden township, Winnie
bago county, Iowa, May 2, 1890, at 2
p. m. belongs legally to the finder OF
the meteor, or 10 John Goddard, the
owner Of the land on which and into
which ii fell and buried itself three
feet. 1t was decided by the district
court, Hon, j. C. Sherman presiding,
in favor of the owner OF the land on
which it fell. The meteorite is large
black stone. 1t was dug up by Peter
HIGHLAND an adjacent land owner and
farmer. Highlands wife found it the
day before he dug it up with spade
from depth of three full feet to the
top of stone. The attorneys were all
at sea for precedents. No meteor liti-
cation was discovered in the reported
cases. They argued iton old common
law principles, and the result was
decision in favor of the owner of the
realty. Appeal was taken by defend
ant, who bought it of the finder. SUI
preme court will probably affirm the
decision of the district court.
A Chicago dispatch OF the 18th, says:
Warrants have been sworn out for the
arrest of Loring Il. Loomis, young
stock broker, who has disappeared,
and, it is alleged, has taken $25, 900
of his customers money. He was
president of the First National bank
of Manchester, Iowa. 1t is stated that
Loomis had about 100000 on deposit
in one of the banks, probably 500, 200
of it belonged to his customers. just
before the closing hour Thursday
Loomis went to the bank and withdrew
the whole amount. Loomis is about
So years old and unmarried. The
supposed cause Of the fugitive's sud-
den fight was disclosed. LOOMS,
who, as member of the board OF trade,
was receiving regular market quota
tons by wire, had allowed the lines
into his Office to be tapped by the
bucket shops and was doubtless re-
ceiving handsome revenue in return
for the service. This leak was dis
covered and stopped, and it is presum.
ed, Loomis, fearing indictment for
conspiracy, took all the funds he could
lay his hands and fed.