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VOL. XIII. Business Directory. LA WYERS. J. W. Taylor, ATTORNEY AN* OOUNBEI OR AT LaW, Linds* WU. A. McArthur, Attorney at Law, Miner.) Point, Win Offiro in southwest corner of City Dali baildinc. 4i Lanyon & Speneley. Attorney, and Counsrllors. Office rooms orcr the Post Office, Miners! Point. Wisconsin. T. Scott Ansley, Attorney at Law Mineral Point. Wis, of tice, east front room City Hall. Office In Hodgerllle, in with Clerk of Circuit Court. SI. J. BRIGGS. ALORO JINKS. Briggs & Jenks, Attorney, and Counsellors at Law,— Dodgtville, Wisconsin. Office over Junes A Owens’ store. HOSES H. STRUNG. W. T. COAD. Strong & Ooad, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Office opposite the Court House over P. Allen A Co.’s store, 47 Wilson & Mcllhon, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Office to the City Bank, Mineral Point. Wis. 44 T. Pateffeld, Attorney at Law, and OeuerHl Insurance Aieut. office over Allou A lluse’s store, Midi in, Wis. SO-tf B. Ternes, Attorney at Law. Highland. Wis. Collec tions promptly utleuiieJ to. Office over Non dorf X, Kreul’s* vioru. O. O. Smith, Attorney at Law, Ilodgeville, Wisconsin. Office near the Post Offide Attends to the oemTHl practice of Law in the Circuit Courts ol the State, and the comity Court In all Probate matters- XHlltf Fli Y6ICIANS. J. B. Moffett, M. D. Physician and Suuukon. office in Hear of his Uruii Store. Mineral Point, IV iscotum. 13 Dr. W. H. Osborn, Homeopathic Physician and -ukokon. Miner al Point, Wis„office one door east of I . S. Hotel. Charles Egan, Physician ami surgeon, lllKhland, Wisconsin. U, S. kxsiuing surgeon lor Pensions, lor lowa county. Dr. Van Duson, M. D. Physician ami Surukon, will hold Himself in eadiuess to auswei all calls in Ins profession. Office at Ins residence. ch-8 William Eastman, M. D. Physician ani> surgeon. Officii No. H’oad’s block, fop Stairs) Cor. HlKh aim Cnesluui sis., over Ueller’s store. Mineral Point. Wis. Dr. E. M, J. Leonard, Physician and Suuukon, office and residence in Mr. shepuiirs liouse on Jerusalem stieei. nearly opposite Jerusalem Pump Kutrniice from ll sireiil, be.Ween Pie>ayierlan cliurcli and me,-p ud's marble shop, r i )LJ\ 11 *i i . Dr. B. J. Coykondali, Dentist, AH opeiaitons performed on tile teem m the irst muiini i, and wild the nest material ArUllcial Tech inserted,with a view to restorim; the naluiai expression and contour ol Hie lace, u>s;eUier with, pioper ariieiilation, and accuracy of lit. Office, Clauor’s block. Hub si,. Mineral Glut. W IS. 35 JHi(j G G 1 J. B. & (J. it. MoffoLt, Have a etocU ol Drugt*, UheDiicuiH, J**auc> Toilet Goutl*, Culler), .Stationery, Wall Tui.ci, TauilN uile, hbim-, aVi Give us n call and m*t i.ln :d> oaig id r. hitsa the Gimleit Muriur. *i h WILLS, City Hotel, Mark Terrill. propiielor, Mineral I'umt.W: cousin.OooO \\ me- ,‘c l.lqnoi>. Yv’t-il itirnislieu cood Stables, and rsasona.iie clmrces. oil Farmer’s Hotel, A. McCtchin, propYiclor. Opposite the depot, Arena, V, is. c.ooo stuhles anil Cattle Y iids atUched to tbe premises. Eden Hotel, On corner of Mineral Point, Highland, Murcoda. Avoca, Madison and Prairie du lnen roau?, Kdeli. lowa UO.I v\ ir., Mikr M IIUTTE, Plop. Avoca House, Hbnuy Leach, proprietor, Avoca. Tcaraa and driven* Inrinmed to un> pan ol t..e country. Good Livery connected with itao House Union Hotel, Kichahd Mahninu piopr ielor. Kden. lowa Cuiiiy u if. t* irat eUcd note! accomiuoiiaiioni* a good barn; ana a good flock of wine* and liquor al the har. 1-xmtl Washington Hotel, J, C. McKee, proprietor, Mineral Point. Wis. The ben ol wins* and liquors kept constant ly at the Bar. There is a larue turn in connection with the hotel, ami attentive hostlers arc alwsys on hand. Globe Hotel. Nicholas Shillen, proprietor. Miitcril Point Wis. This house has lecently been enlamed and relltted i boughum, audit now one of the very best hotels in South west Wisconsin. The build |U)i is now nearly twice its Dinner sue and is capable of acconimodatlmr almost any number of eucois. The propneUir will spare no pains to make the "Ulobe Hotel'’ first-cUs* in every respect The best of wines, liquors and ciifar* constantly on hand. in connection with ibe hotel iss large Barn and Attentive hostlers are always kept on band. Remember. Pool ol High reel. Mineral Point. Wis MM Barnes’ Foot Power W Machinery. I Thirteen different machine* with which bnilders. cabinet R i ‘ ,rP - makers snd Jobbers in miscellaneous ■ work can compete as to Quality and Price with steam power manafactarißg; also a mete nr*' applies, saw blades, fancy wsols and designs. Shy where JO* read this ana .end :0r atAlogneand prices. W. P. * JOHN BARNES, Rockford, WUubh*# Cos., hi- lowa County Democrat. CAPITAL DOINGS. Madison, Fob. 11. —The ivst week has not been a barren one in legislative affairs, by any moans, and if the state of things that now exists continues we may be sun* that the prediction made by your profound correspondent last week will not be far out of the way, and that the legislature will prorogue its honorable self by the Ist of March. Such at least is the popular feeling at the Capitol at present. Last week it was reported in the Democrat that the property “Edge wood,” offered to the State by Gov. Washburn had been accepted; such, however, is false, but as it is the popular opinion that all newspaper men are habitual torturers of the truth, it will only bo given a passing notice. The real facts in the ease arethese : The committee to whom was referred the resolution accept ing the gift, have in a lengthy docu ment explaining their action report ed it back unfavorably; and of course the legislature will act accor dingly, and the resolution will be lost. The committee thinks that the property would be a white ele phant on the hands of the people and that it will make by far a bet ter residence for Gov. Washburn than a home for homeless boys. It is probable that (he State will not have another chance to make a thankless refusal of (his munificent gift, as Gov. Washburn will not fur ther urge it upon an ungrateful community, but make some party who can better appreciate the good ness of the act, a recipient. As usual petty party machines have started to grind axes for the next election by making tremend ous howls about retrenching public expenses. Members are not at all backward in donating to themselves large amounts of stuff at the public expense, but they seem to think they can make themselves immortal by lighting upon the State officers and cutting down (heir salaries without any regard to the capacity and ability which they are required to have in order to be eligible to the offices held by them. The latest is a bill enttingdown (he Slateolliecis salaries in general and the members of tht* judiciary of this State in par ticular. The salaries of (he judges of the supreme court are at present 80.000 a year; (he bill thinks that 84.000 is enough. Not one of the occupants of the Supreme Bench but could earn in piactiee at least twice the sum now given them, with less labor, and it is a most repre hensible niggardliness that would ask them to accept the pittance ol 84.000 a year. What is true of the justices of the supreme court is also true of the circuit court judge's, whose salaries it is proposed to re duce from fifteen to twenty-live per cent. It is well known that the circuit court judges of this State are not always men of the highest legal attainments, and (he main reason lies in this, that the remuneration is not snflicient to attract any but those classed its second-rate, and if the bill becomes a law, then the cir cuit court benches will Ik- tilled with members of the bar who know about as much about law as a hog does about holidays. Of course sonic g>sjd may come out of evil, and the only place where this bill is of any weight and usefulness is where it proposes cutting down the salaries of some of the State Capitol employes. On Friday the Tramp bill came up in the Assembly before the com mittee of the whole, and is still pen ding there. It gives rise to a great deal of discussion, especially the clause which introduces Bogging in to this State, as a method of abating the trump nuisance. We have no ticed this bill before, and thought it was a good bill. Our opinions can always be relied on as correct, MINERAL POINT, WISFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879. and we still think the bill good. All the talk about flogging being a “relic of barbarism” is pure Kwh. Tin. stripes arc to be applied only when the tramp insists upon it us an alternative to work. From past experience it is evident that strin gent measures must be resorted to if the community would enjoy peace from the professional tramp, and the quicker and more expedi ent the means, the K'ttor it will ho for all concerned. Last week the Agricultural and Horticultural convention was held in the State Capital. Delegates from all over the State were in attendance. Very many interesting papers wore read by prominent representatives of the soil. From what was said your correspondent having that keen insight into things which en abled him to detect an opinion a mong the farmers and stock men us well as fruit growers to the effect that our State is nearing very rap idly a condition that will enable her to compete with her sister states in all things pertaining to the soil. The surviveing members of the first State constitutional convention attempted to hold a meeting last week, hut as Hons. M. M. Strong, David Atwood and two or three other veterans of that antiquated body were the only ones who put in an appearance the meeting ad journed until a time when (he re maining members of both the first and second constitutional conven tions can be brought together. The social event of the season — the Legislative Ball —comes off to night at the Bark Hotel. Invitations have been very generally distributed and a splendid time is anticipated. The preparations for this hop have been more extensive than ever before. The Fanny Davenport troupe will show here on (he 2(Hh iusl. The death of lion. Levi B. Vilas has cast a gloom over this commu nity where he has been a prominent citizen so long. The funeral-semccs were belt! on Saturday at bis lute residence and were attended by both bouses of the legislature, judges of the Supreme Court, the legal pro (cession of (he eity,common council and citizens generally. It was one of the large I ever held in (liis- it v. Representative;- here from the lumbering regions •>f the north arc jubilant over the late snow storm. Honor l<> Hishop Hi uni. The. golden jubilee lic'.d ill Mil waukee no I’ebniary thelilb inst. in Iniiini' of (In' elevation nt’ Aroli* 1> i -1 11 >{> Henni to the priesthood,was n very imposing all'nir. The miniver sarv proper occurred la.it Suuilay. Tlio juliilci' ojhmii'il with n salute ill fifty guns. At 10:150 a large non* gregatioii asseinl ili'<l in tin* eatln • ilrul, tlio latter In ing handsomely decorated with evergreens ami rlli(ire llowtTS. Aftri' till' rrlclini* tiim nl’ jiuntilii'nl mass, Arch Bishop I’iim‘l preached a jubilee sermon. Among tlir iiinlii'in e |irrscnt wore ninr bishops ami over 200 clergy nirn. In tlir afternoon the bishops and elergy visited the convent of Notre Dame when: a banquet wan served, following which the students gave a musical and literary enter vainnient in honor of the occasion. The laity joined in a monster torch light jiriK'ession, over live thousand torch hearers being in line, and marched through the principal streets to the cathedral. After the ojicn air exercises, consisting of vo cal and instrumental music, the bishops and clergy assembled in the sanctuary of the cathedral, where addresses on behalf of the English and German societies were delivered by Andrew Mulliu ari l ex-Mayor Phillips. The celebration closed hy the clergymen voicing the Te Dcium laudamus. Thirty-five years ago Arch Bishop Hcnni was consecrated by Bishop Purcell. The Tramp question. Tlu> Madison Democrat sensibly remarks that “the legislature will tail to do its duty to tbe people if it shall fail to pass some more effective law for the protection of the people from tram)* than now exists; and w hile the prevision providing for Hogging might not W the best measure, it has everything to recommend it, when comjtaml with the inhuman eustom of sen tencing every grade of criminals to the county jail : if the only thing consider'd is the criminal. If the general public, for whose benefit laws should be made, is considered, then, too, all the argument is in favor of the (logging. In (.he first place it would he a most wholesome preventative of (he (ramp business, and when punishment- had (<> be resorted to, it would be the eiminal, and not the public, who would be punished. The law itself would, in all probability, clear the State of tram)** for all future time. It would be known to all (he (ramps in the west within a month after it became law, and the farmer eouhl go to the field to work without the constant dread that a liend in human shape would roh his home and murder his wife and children if he did not not do something worse.” The subject is one (hat demands the serious attention of (lie legisla ture. We do not believe, as some ot the opponents of the bill argue, that the establishment of the whip ping-post would he an evidence ot barbarism, but, as (he I'em oerat says, it would be a most wholesome preventative <4 the trump business, ami (hat it would lie (lie best moans by which to pny bh many other classes of transgres sors an veil, Ex-GovernorSeymour of New York, recently gave it as opinion that punishment by Hog ging would do more to prevent- a repetition minor of offences than imv other method that eouhl he devised. Then' is much sentimental talk about (he innocent being punished as well as the guilty ; that the man staking employment by win h to earn bis daily bread would be as likely to be punished as the pro fe-sional (ramp. It- is proposed to punish only slidi tramps as refuse to work, There is hardly a county in the Stato that docs not pay out. hun dreds of dollars yearly for pros ecuting and hoarding a class u| criminals, who would rather be sent to jail and be kept in idleness at the expense nf tbe public Ilian to work. lowa county, alone with in tin- past few years has paid out t very large sum of money fur Ibis purpuse. Professional tramps are ,bese would-be criminals gone to teed: they know exactly bow things sre run; they know, too, that if they amiml get, a living by begging, as he laws now stand, they can by die commission of some great or small offence, get to the comity jails, wiiere they will be kept in idleness, free of charge. If in all cases tin tramp was comjsdletl to work out his line or receive a good Hogging he would not lie found so willing to be sent to jail. By all means, we say, let some stringent measures in this direction be adopted by the legislature so t hat Wisconsin may Is* made a terror to professional trumps. They have Struck a Lead. In the mining tunnel of the I. X. L. company in the Han .bran (Col.) country, which tunnel property is largely owned by residents in .Mil waukee. a lode of pure galena and grey eopjier ore has lately been struck which measures a thickness of fully eight inches, and is pro- Bounced by experts to mill not less tian ono hundred ami fifty dollars per ton. A Suva's! ion. The I>KMOORAT Would suggest (hat in selecting candidates for city ofluvrs (o In* chosen at the inning Spring election, regular Democratic and Republican caucuses l*e held, instead of the ‘citizen V or'jieopleV eaueuses held during the past few years. We make the suggestion for three reasons : First, Heeanse if carried out we W lieve it would shut out (he unseem ly squabble between liquor and anti liquor interests. The attempt to eon duet our eity elections upon a tem perance issue has always ended in a miserable farce, and if tried at the coming election, we believe will end so again. Second, by holding political eau euses a voter will he prevented from taking part in more than one eauees, as his political standing will he generally known : while in a “citizen's*' or "people's" caucus, a person may attend all the eaueuses held and work in each of them for particular interests or can didates. Third. In the manner suggested, we believe that each party, in order to hope for success in a direct light, will he coin pel led to put forth strong candidates, and good otVieers will he more likely to he secured than if three or four tickets, rep resenting various interests, are put in the field. Mayor, assessor, treasurer, school superintendent, alderman, super visor, are all important ollieers, and if the people of the eity elect men who will not carry out the laws or who are incompetent to perform the duties of their olllees, the people are themselves to blame. The place to begin to reform abuses is at the beginning. Is he worthy and well qualified for the duties of the ofliee, and if elected will he faithfully per fiu in Ihe same ? is a question which sumild be put and rightly answered, before selecting any man as a can didate. bet, the coming city election he conducted with the single purpose of electing good ollieers, who will see that the public funds are eco nomically expended, and who will faithfully discharge the duties of (heir several olllees. John llrhrltf on American l’ro tee! ion. The following note from the great Hriti-h free-trader was recently re reived hv Mr. Cyrus W. Field of New York : M I>i sit Ma. FiKl.n ; I never write for reviews or other periodic als. It, is so long since I have writ ten that my hand has lost its run ning, if it ever had it. I do not think any thing an Eng lislimtui e<mld say would have any effect upon an American protection ist. The mail who possesses u mo nopoly by which he thinks he gains is not open to argument. It was so in this country forty years ago, and it is s<> with yon now. It is strange that the people who put down slav ery at an immense sacrifice are not able to suppress inonojioly, which is hut a milder form of the same evil. Under slavery the man was seized and his labor was stolen from him, and the profit of it enjoyed by his master and owner. Under pro tection the man is apparently free, hut lie is denied the right to ex change the produce of his lalsir ex cept with his countrymen, who of fer him much less for it than the foreigner would give. Home jsir tion of his lalsir is thus confiscated. In our protection days our weav ers ami artisans could not exchange with American flour. They ex changed with an English farmer, who gave him sometimes only half the quantity the American would liavc given him. Now your farmer is forbidden to trade with the Eng- NO. 27. lishman, and must give to an Amor* ioan double the quantity of grain and Hour for many articles ho is constantly requiring that ho would give if your law did not forbid Ins trade with England, A country may have democratic institutions, its government may he republican, and based on a wide sutlVage, and yet then 1 may !h> no freedom to men for that which is the source of life and comfort. If a man’s labor is not five, if its ex change is not free, the man is not fre'. And whether the law which enacts this restriction be the oil spring of republican or autocratic government and power, it is equally evil and (o.be condemned and w ith stood by all who love freedom and understand what it is. Nations learn slowly but they do learn and therefore I do not. doubt that the time will come w hen trade will be as free as (he winds, and when freedom of industry will do much to put down great armies and the peril and sutiering of war. Hut I am writing you almost an article instead of a short note -as if I would teach you, which would be an impertinence. If you could tench your fanners, and ask the “solid south" to help them and yon yon might soon succeed. Believe me always sincerely your friend. John Bhiuiit. Market Reports. The unfavorable weather of (he past week has prevented farmers from marketing any produce and consequently quietness lias prevail ed to a considerable extent;altough then' has been no material advance in prim's, yet a strong feeling has been developed and almost every one believes the bottom has been reached, and better prices will greet the farmer before the close of IH7U I'l,ol It There has been no ad vance in prices, as yet, although it is believed that Hour will not long remain at present prices. In fact an advance has been sustained south and west and will consequently stillcn prices here. We quote price;' to-day as being firm a follows; \\ (home grmmclj, W oom j \\ Idle Hose s} \ X \ " \\ Inter," ■; .mi IMcliltm , g AO Old Capital i! "A I ton ut > a no New I’meiMH ...ana Fancy I’.ilcal, I 00 \\ 11 EAT Finn from -Id to '/Acts. I according to quality. COHN Salable front IHto 2oct> < )ATS In good demand at front II to 12 els according to quality. HAIMiKY Nominal, from 2B to AO ets. governed by color. FI,AX SEED HA ets to $lOO per j bushel, for prime. HOGS I<lve, from S,T2O CATTLE Butchers stock, from $2.00 to $2.00; shippers, $2.00 to S.‘!.AU, Fne animals a little over outside figures. The following is a correct price list: Gold- $l.OO Shorts, .. 1.00 Cortnncal (Im1Uh1),“ 1.00 Bran, “ ... .AO Potatoes per Inis ~‘JA Mutter, per 1t... OUW.IO Eggs per do*, (cash) .12 Grubby Hides .OaW Hides, per to .04 Tallow, “ .(MW Lard, “ . Salt, per bid 2.00 Lime, per hid 1.00 Cement, per bbl 2.70 Lead Ore per 1,000 28.00 Dry-lame. per ton 10.00 Black-Jack, “ lfl.oo Hay, “ 0.00 Lumber common fence, per M., 18.00 Hevoral Washington correspond ents foresee an extra session. If it oocurn, there is no doubt that tho Democrats will at cnoo reorganize tho Heuate. In such an event, it is Haiti, Thurman will drop into Ed mund's neat, ns chairman of tho Ju diciary Committee; Bayard succeed Hamlin in tho Committee on For eign Relations, and Gordon become chairman of the Commerce Com mittee, vice Conklin.