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‘lowa County Democrat. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, IW. Local IterriH. Harvesting is plenty, but locals scarce. ('.apt. Minor and wife of Relmont, are visiting friends in tills city. Anew fence is being built in front the Episcopal Church and Rectory. Tim Republican Congressional Con vention will be held at Mnscoda, Sept. 5Jd. Dr. Field is sojourning at Madison am! Sun Prairie, lie will return next week. Rev. I). W. Kvans formerly of litis eity is now in charge of a prosperous thiirch in Ditelihcld, 111. 15. C. Bennett's house,, destroyed hy Ihe tornado, is being rebuilt and will took well wlien completed. George ,1. Sebellenger, principal of the Da Crosse public schools, is slop ping in tow n. Miss Ella Potter of Platleville has been spending a few days here visit ing among her friends. The Children’s Society of (he M. 10. Church will give another entertain ment on Tuesday evening. ill IheCily Hail. Avery interesting lime may .ha ex peeled. That new delivery wsigt n with which R. .). IVnlliillegon & Son de ' jiver Hour is iptile stylish. lb inll tl have been a Dutch eclipse. We wiinl our eclipse longer before four o’clock next lime. Misses Allot and Gillie Rusltby, of Warren, are visiting among their old i acquaintances In this eily. Forcpauglt's show will be In Mail- Men on l.lie- 171 ii of Nogtisl, and will perhaps visit this place bttfore the season lit out. A writer signing hinrielt “ Nation alist" sends ns an ar!iele on “ hint Money” which oyviug to its length is crowded out I Ids week. r'heelv lleimhlieans who look pari, in I lie underhand ork ot Ihe cam paign of is'dl prating ahoiit the duty in lead. Mr. Samuel llilehens ot this city started for California on Monday, 110 inleiidM to make that Slate the future home ot himself and family. Thus. IJrown, fonnany years enmity surveyor of HaFayelle, and surveyor of this comity in IH’io 0, died in Mar Ungtou a few days ago. The Mood Templars’ Tent at, Dar lington was largely at tended and Iho meetings nre very highly spoken of. ' They how in Lancaster to-day ami io morrow. for tin' henelil of horsemen and others ifvleresled, we publish a list of The races to ne rim at Hie coining fair ■ot the Soulhy\estorn Wisconsin In dlists ViJ Association. 'l ife outer walls of the Odd Fellows hall are Completed, ‘I. 0.0. F IH7S,” ( id in a block of red (and stone from \V, TANARUS, Henry'.. i|inii ry, i t placed in the 1 runt wall ot (he building. Ilenrs Hnmllcllliger and wife hid ITrewell io Mineral I’oinl and stinted lor California on Tuesday morning last. The people ot Mineral Point \y ish them pi le pel it \. .101111 Kidler :a\ i that horses are - ild in Heniianv at Irom two hundred to I w o hundred and litl \ and dlars apiece, and Unit eighteen or twenty miles is eon dilei > and a good day V 1 1 awl tor a horse. “\\ ( m ward the .1 ar ( d* empire takes ,it yya . livery now and I lieu reino \al are made from this city to the great West; hut Mineral Point isn’l the w >r and place in the w arid hy any means, and w iIII a return of better linias ;dio will come in for her full share of prosper!l \, At Miihmiuc during the eclipse a sou id the Faucial.l Isle thought to turn the “show ” to some,u c unit, lie procured a small brass rolh r mould, and attaching a pice - ot smoked glas at one end, charged a nickel for the privilege ot gadng' at the eclipse thro ig.u his "i\ ponuler." In ihis yy.u h g.U hi red a imaiher of un hie ; from I he g i eenies, Mr. C. Wa kins, edit a o; (he Shins City (Iowa) trilmm ,i> -: At Newell the other day yye had the p,e . ir 'of m aam.; Ho a. It. 11. lira Mi lai tin ,i Oil, vV is., yy e ) i. -npei lli leaditi ;■ ms sa.i ,ua e I arm near Hie I rst mentioned place. Mr. (Iray ha, brought irom \V i .kmumu to his loyva farm u herd ot thoiongh'sed short tun ns avid he promised to bring a p.s.ioil of Hu m to Hu* Woodbury . tun.,) .*n in S-cpU nd n. Dodgeville had a little election all by itself on Wednesday, on the prop osition to dissolve the charter. Mrs. Kisselll is doing a smashing business in the hoarding-house lino. She has a large number of bojtrders. and they all say, “Go to Mrs. Kissell if you want to be well fed.” It. ,f. Penhallegon & Son keep on hand the very best brands of Hour. We have tried some of their (lour and know whereof w< speak when wo say it ranks with the very best in the market. They deliver it to any part of the city free of charge. Fkmai.k Wa i.kist. -Miss Kxilda Laehapelle will walk in Denahan's Hid] on Friday and Saturday. She will attempt to walk one hundred miles in twenty-live hours. The track on which she, will walk requires thirty one turns to the mile. Tin; New York Flipper, the Madison Democrat and other papers speak very highly of Miss Laehapelle .ami her walking. We repeat, “Unit if il was not for Mr. King’s financial views ho would he a good Democrat ” This as the fnler- Connty Times remarks, may he a little “thin”—hut not <j uito so thin as the at tempt to make the people believe I Dab in the matter of congressional elec tions there should be but one issue, and that “the linances.” Tint editor of the Times has gone crazy upon one idea and raves because every hotly else is not crazy upon the stunt! vagary. The Witness describes (hi! new town clock in I'iattevillo as follows: The dock, without dials, and bell cost delivered in I’latt.eville, sI,o.'A. The bell weighs 1,500 pounds, and ill; twen ty-eight. cents per pound, would he worth®biff, leaving the cost of lie* clock alone $((1)."), The striking weight weighs N lO pounds The pendulum is eight feet long and the ball weighs (•_*.* pounds, The dials art! live feet, in diameter; the Hitm en,lt are solid brass fastened with screws. “Aml inasmuch us the agrien II oral '■ classes of laborers am not. suffering “ while nearly all others am the lulter “ (.ill oilier elasset c>!, tin* agrienl “lnral class 1 are to ho ehielly con “ sidered hy you. -Till! Tribune to I lon. Owen Kiii",.” If lho ahovo means anything it means I hat at present Hie farmers of thn non ll l ry are receiving more for their lalior than ii their due, taking into consideration that, which is re reived lor labor hy oth •!’ eliUSos; and I hat Hie si l ong arm ~ j- Hio j,,iy eminent should inteiTeru and make Hie general wages fund emniiioii to all. This ot enusre ean only lie done hy taking fruin the tanners amt giv ing to tho others. It the tanners ot Ihe Third Congressional Mist riel want this pulley .earned out let them vote tor a, proleetionist against a tie I I ader. From Liuclon. Ijln hi;n, July Ist, ISTH. - As you would lik>> :t local from Mils place, I thought I would contribute one I'or Ihe 1 )euioeral. I’olil ies very quid, ;md Hie fanner is very busy :U present reaping Ids golden harvest, which bids fair lo yield more than at, a.v erag■) crop, The latest news wo have here is Hie forming of (ho (’onsilid.de I Mining H i of Linden with the following oilieer.: Joseph (ioldsworlhy, late Imlelier of Min eral 1 ’oiill, Hapl. William Pollard, the well known, popular and hos pitable landlord as superintendent. I’his is t hought to he Iho best, sdee -1 ion I hat eonul have been nude for lln> position; Win, I’ollard lias en tered upon his duties w ilh Hie diar aelerisiie energy. Mr. William Webb as Hitiman. L. (Sari id I'mibei m in, and James (Soldsworlliy as under ground superintendent. i under stand Mr. H. held ibis position in the, Ross \ Henry’ mine of this place. This is also considered an excellent selection. Tins company are now sinkili . a .haft eighteen feel wide, in which they expeel uistnk' the West end of the Ross ,V 11 cilia lode which is in the water. I'he company is now working twenty-four men night ami das. And it require itwm welve inch pumps to take oil the water. Avery huge amount ol limber is eonaanlh used lo secure Hie ground, and u is eonlidonijv expected Hint when litis mi a is i alh opened that i; will f nrntsli work lor live hnadre I im* i. ,;ad ill give Linden a greao'i inipm a. than Sanriaaeiseo received a, t ie <■ imp ■ Ima of tim luii ii’ lei.ie ah* i.u, Voids. .Hsu. Lie \\ etier and .leak-. aa I !’. • ,*, are an>v a. swag’d. i pdm s, and i i d emuii4 . aat L uu.iaa i can otttuin hiii-1 1 noble spi einietis of humanity toiieh lunger. John .''human should go down and pacify his augured did* and ecu. Tribune to Owen King: “You.are aware, Sir, that the present duty on lead serves to exclude foreign lead from our market.’’ Then, of course, to this duty wo owe the present high price of lead— about ten dollars per thousand! The present duty on lead compels the miner to sell Ids “mineral” for one cent per pound, and to pay ten cents for it when lie buys it. back again in thesbape of white lead. The less preelection of this kind the bet | ter for the miner, and for ns all. Does the Tribmieexpuclintelligent readers I to believe 'hat it requires protection i to keep the price of lead up to tenor j twelve dolin'.-, per thousand. Every body knows that it. is really worth i more than Unit the world over. Were it not for tin* monopolies that the protective policy of the government encourages, the price would never have gone below twenty or twenty live dollars. Congressional—An Opinion from Outside tho District. Says the sionx City (Iowa) Tribune: —“The <l reelibackers of the third con gressional district of Wisconsin have nominated Owen King of lowa coun ty. It is net unlikely that tin* Demo crats will fail to put a candidate in the Held. In such a ease, Hazelton, the present incumbent may have the 3,000 to 4,000 republican majority in the district transposed so as to leave a minus quantify on his side. The expectation of bis friends that In* would distinguish the district lr. Ids “brilliancy” was a novelty in expec tancy whies reconciled the parly to his innimr.ililit sin i <.!ii ics .mil pri vate life, Tie* friends, however, are disappointed witli tile exes 'ding ic ily of their hern’s aeui and record ami his illegitimate pre aig • i . on the wane. “The Mineral I’oiul Democi it pub lished in Mr. Owes King’s county, in mentioning Ids nominal-ion for Con gress by the. (ireeiibackers says: “Mr. King has not, however, by his a..soci al ion with the new parly changed any of his polil icnl principles m 1 opin ions, and is just as sound a Democrat now as he was four years ago, when he was elected to the Legislature by the Democratic party.”—lliehlaml County Republican. Mistake, Mr. Republican. The Democrat didn’t say any such thing. A correspondent made the statement you attribute to us. What we did say was this; “Mr. King has seen lit to cut loose from the Democratic par ly and act Independent of it. Which he bad a pci feet right to do. Hi* can not therefore be considered a good Democrat.” Mr. King is an honest upright man,-ids character is un impeachahle: he is a believer in near ly all of Hit principles of Democracy and belong lo whatever party ho may, his election is a thousand limes more to be desire I t ban Ihe elect ion of a demagogue .viiose chief a nbiiion is to keep himself and his corrupt parts in power. I ndei slainl nM i. Repnb -1 can: We do not advise the Dem ocrats to nominate Mr. King, but between ila/elioi, who xx ill be your camlUlile and Mr. King the Democrat totes for King even t hue. .1 ust now there is a rush for public lands, ihons'imls coming to the eon elusion Unit it will pay better to se cure a homestead in the West Hum It will to lung around the crowded cities, li iscslimated.;that tin* num ber of settlements will nearly double those of last year. This increase is so large (hid it keeps the otiice hard at work. The nation, however, has land enough, although the various railroad ami ot her corporations have gobbled up a great deal, to last a great many years yet. (ieorge William Curtis denounces (be proposition that (Irani be the Re pnblican canAidate for the [’residency in issi, _ The call urea of Illinois is esF mated at 35,iM'o square miles, thru*, times a,, hugu as the coal area of Uma and I‘ennsyUania, ami comprising one-lifth of ill the proiia.'.is • c >al fields in llic I niU'd Stales, Tho Galena Narrow G vaga Rn.il road Sold ut Sheriff's* bat Ac, irdiiig u tli" ( laze tic, the i * . ing snH'k of the narr >w guago lail road, illaclu'd uudor cxcci.ma to .-a.. oy ad ju ! ;mcnl rmi-v, i a; Lo la *c, iii ot Hi * circuit c car., ii lav >r oi \ m. !m.‘Ws',, was so;.I ny lac .'.ie.il;, to law. last week, and kaocgc 1 down to Fa,'ban lb Minin (lams, ot Dmui (at*. I’.m par chase c,i\eied seveKtec i cars, includ ing the pa-senger coach, and lac two engines bduagimg to lUecompany, j Market Reports. The mosl noticeable feature in our market is the probability of a marked advance in the medium and high grades of Flour. The great advance in milling wheat in lowa, Minnesota and our own state to prices relatively higher than Flour, has prevented millers from obtaining tbeir usual supplies; hence the production of many leading brands is quilt* .united. I'riees as yet aeniain unchanged: X X Homo ground 5a X X Minnesota 3 T> Minnesota Standard :! no Minnesota Patent 3 75 Wll HAT—F or shipping purposes remains unchanged, milling grades a trifle in advance of price-; quoted last week. Owing to the groat dam age to spring wheat in in my count ios in the southern fart of this state and Minuemta, those farmers who have a surplus of lasi year's crop decline to sell, evidently thinking that old wheat will bring a cent o>- two over the markel after harvest, for milling purposes. No, 3 from The. to 7sc. CORN -Nominal, 35 to 35 c. OATS- Unchanged and linn. No. 1 Wliu. No. 3 White Iso.;. Light mixed and mixed ific.to iTc. BARLE Y For feeding purposes, 30c. to 35c. No barley in oar market that would grade No. 3 in Pastern markets. FLA X-SE El) -Nominal, 05c. to SI. No new seed sold as j; i. WOOL Nominal, at last week's prices unwashed from 3he. to 3t l .f. La deni m irkiHs very quiet. *!((,■, Quid, priets rangin'* from S3.S 11* S3, it). ( AT f EE—No chain-' 53.3a to -S3.so pud for beeves and good slopping I i.. ■ follow ing is a corrce. price-list of oi.ucr commodities; Cold r.U.uo ',-j Graham Flour, per ewl., - ■ 3.5 i .Shorts, “ • ■ 1-35 < 'orameal (bolted).” •• 3.aa I Iran, “ ... .70 New Potatoes per bu 5..... .40 flutter, per lU, (cash) 03 ■* .1*) Eggs per do/, (cash) .03 Hides, per 11. .01 Tallow, “ .05 L. Lard, “ .07 .Salt, per bid., 3.00 Lime, per bid 1.00 Cement, per bid., 3.70 Lead t )ia* per 1,000 SlOts 1!. Dry-bone, per ton, 10,00 1 .lack-jack, “ 15.00 Hay, “ ,0.00 Lumber, common fern; *, per M., 18.0 q Dodsrevillo Markets. Corn, per bus 30 to 35 ( )als. per bus 15 to 18 I’olakion per bus .35 Hay, per ten 4. to o Flour,per cwt 3 on Salt per bid 3 00 Heel’ per H> 7to 10 Butler per lb 0 ( > 10 Eggs per do/, 5 to 7 Lard per lb .07 11 ides—green, per lb 04 to 7 “There never was, nor eve r could be uso for any other kind than re deemable currency, except for spec ulators and gamblers in stocks: and this to the idler ruin of the labor and morals of tie* country. A spe cie currency gix es life and action to the producing classes, on which the prosperity of all is founded.”—An drew .1 aekson. House and Lot for Sale or Font S. L. Shephard dcsiies to sell or rent bis dwelling house situated on Fountain street. For particulars apply to him at his Marble Simp, or lo Maler Cl) wney. 51 Taken Up. On or about duly 3iiSh. on the old <I• *x-. Dodge place in the town ot Mineral I’oitd, one dark bay mare. ; *.< and eight years old. with rigid hind too; crippled,, left eye blind, no ulluT marks. The on nor is requested to call pi o ' property, pay charges and take said stray away. W..). Lamu:n. duly 3iHh, ls7'. 5 1-1 W Backing bon-** meat-*, hams ana .-boulders a' L ’i'. I'lid tax's. I'resii groi'i'rie' and prov -ions m aii Kinds e.crMantly on baud it Kin nio X Sprat Dr's. Qi i.ux • “V. by will men -: • !<<* i mv. tel’•,<■'< Win u they can buy Mar bat g Bn '. "Sait of North C.u he. if at la.' same price r" If you want first .lass dry go.Ms and groceries go to .John K ‘lei opposite \\ in. i- lb nry VanK. IRISH CATHOLIC PICNIC. The members of St. I’,ml’* Irish Catholic Church will hold their annual picnic in the hoauti ful grove about a onar- v of ;t mile north of the Gi nnan Grari Yard on the iJodgevillc road, on Thursday, August 15lh. The arrangements will he -o made that all who wish to attend may enjoy themseha s after their own fashion. Every'hint; in ’he way of rcfreshm nts suitable f, r th< season ami occasion will be fur nished at rea-miuhie rates, lee Cream, Lemonade, Granges. Can dies, etc, in abundance. A good’ dinner can be had on the grounds for thirty-live cents. The Alimum Point ini' and lias been engaged tor the dav; also Smith's String Ihuul, to whoso strains tin; hoys of Min eral Point and vicinity are well accustomed. The old and young will have an opportunity of enjoy ing themselves to their saticfac tion. R minim:, jumping, swing ing, siegieg, dm •dug, eat in-, ice • cream and Irinkiag lemonade,A’itli sweet musii ail around, who could miss it { Pirn amt pleasure will he the order oi the day. given ■ one must cuve prepared tor a for a good and hapy tto, En trance to the ground, free; and a cordial invitation to a l Foot Baciruj. The h mWing pi-;-. ■\\ d-givu for c nnye- o i hi I’ tf ,i ; Fool {{.ye, FiDyard i ; - > u > Ssick Race, • j an! 20 ,* la the evening, in connection with the picnic, a 11 ill will bo given at the City Ualh Tickets SI.U ) a couple. Refreshments ox-ra. - -—*£s!■ ■iOW I — 1 - - BEAT IN MINI) That little money will buy much goods when invested hj 1 teller's Remnant Counter. Loaded with Pargains in all goods pertaining to the Dry Goods trade at such Startling Reductions from previous prices that the most cool and collected exclaim with surprise, ‘‘Why is iff’ Simply this, to soli every so all piece ot g. ods in stock, cost or not cost this clearing sale has been in: tig urated At Del le p's— - - —a ♦t- Teachers’ institute. A Teachers inslS' 'c, condue ted liy Prof. I>. McGregor, as-is ted by A. R. Sprague an I others, wid he held at .! : .- r I Point, commencing August Imh, mid t - continue two weeps. it is earnest’,y hoped that every teacher in the ; -- nuty wid be pie.-, ent at tin* opening f 'he Institute and ivm.iin until it,- o-e An examinat -m wii. he h-dd a‘ the close i-f tin- In tivitc fhr the hendit of tii >-e wh-■ hoo iieen in lion will he mosl y - dedo i frou W A .h.:,: •. ( -. r -11 y wi. a .So, I ; am. g- •* J. T. in ic.uxh- D 1 iii'.l g I otii >• .. -• e dee s !gar cur.; ’ ••< a-. .... -.v„ . at. J. T. ' V.h , i,