Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-18
q 4 cotemnorarv At mineral Point, Wisconsin

recently complained with some bitterness that |
the enormous circulation Of the Tribune IN mat
quarter, and through the Northern States general
~, seriously inteeered with the prosperity OF the
local press We do not think this criticism Is
we'll grounded"
The above paragraph is the commencement OF
quite lengthy article in the New ork Tribune
in answer to our remarks on the injury that paper
was committing upon the country presses by
putting their subscription price far below the real
cost OF the paper. The Tribune either misunder-
stood or designedly nsrepresents the meaning OF
our remarks We do not complain at the great
circulation Of that paper, bat would rather 1t be
doubled than diminished in the least for we be-
ieve II excellent paper, and that its influences
for the most part are on the right side. Our OBJ
ections are not to the Tribune, bat its ruinous
terms of subscription.
Whatever may be said ty the Tribune, the
aping editor of the Lancaster Herald, Booth, of
the Free Democrat, (Which t~o papers have gen
erousiy come to the aid Of the Tribune} upon The
subject of peoples supporting local papers, Il prop
erly conducted, il still remains truth that
very large portion of men in this, well as every
other community, will buy the article that cost
the least money and TO assert that local paper
al 5 so ear, with twelve fourteen columns
of reading matter, (e4en though it be all of To-
cal neture) Will be preferred TO city paper al 81
year. with three or four times that amount of
reading, ing that which local editors gene
orally know to b untrue.
We have never known but one instance where
our paper has been discontinued for the purpose
OF taking the n. Y Tribune, and in that instance
the man came back before three months were up
and subscribed again, for the reason, as he said,
that he could get the Foreign news quicker in the
Mineral Point, thar In the New York Tribune 4:
bat 5Se Go know II numerous instances where
men take eastern papers, because they can get
! them cheap, who never did, and probably never
will. pay dollar for paper in his own town.
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IL Booths chances tor Governor are now in
the ascendant Tie other candidates should 90
somewhere and steal a niger. before the con
yentIon comes 1f-or they ont be anywhere
Jaaeseiie Standard
Truthful remarks-NaG 7rgt.s
Stealing appears 10 be considered necessary
qualification for Office with the sham democracy
OF this stae-s Certainly it IS about the only quail,
ifcatIon of Barstow and the balance, whose
! that
party
MrRnrR AND SUICIDE The St Louis papers
contain the details of murder and suicide in that
city on The 18th inst A young man named Bless
ing tool, his sister, "a young woman Of dissolute
character) out riding it'll him. and when few
miles from the city, shot her, two bullets passing
through the head Next morning. before the
murder was known, young Blessing was found
dead ia his room at the hotel, he having commit
ted suicide by shooting himself
Han STORM -Ihe Galena .29reyfisey. saws mat
on Wednesday last severe hail storm passed over
tie country little north OF that city. doing much
damage TO crops and in breaking windows. 1t
was particularly severe in the neianboIhood OF
Sinsinawa Mound. The same storm extended 80
miles up the river.
/ NEw TEMPERAScx MovEMxSr-Tbe friends
Of temperance in Albany, y. Y are agitating the
subject Of prohibition by a law OF Congress of
tue importation Of liquor. Mr. Marcy. Secretary
OF State has been written to on the subject and
writes follows in reply:
81 have to state that | am not aware of any
treaty Il pulatjon between the United States and
Foreign Powers which would be inconsistent with
an act OF Congress prohibiting the importation OF
intoxicating liquors"
/ ExEcUrED David Stoddard, the murderer OF
his wife, was hung al Rock Island Iii on Friday
/ last, He spoke at scme length on the scaffold,
/ acknowledging the murder, and averring that Ii
/ quor was the leading cause of his crime. 5000
I ieTsons were present
I
/ MINISTER ron SALE,--There is an advertise
tne"t ia a Kentucky paper of a slave for sale. and
among the recommendations it is stated that he
holds d license 10 preach. The Chicago Journal
/ links Il would BE- capital idea for some church
TO purchase him, and so own their pastor, instead
OF being owned by the pastor, as is generally the
case, al the present day.
/ ACQUITTED Hahn, the young man accused of
/ Ro55ng the Milwaukee Post Once, was tried be
fore the l. ), District Court at Madison last week
and acquitted OF charge The Madison .8rg4.s IN
Siuuates that others were guilty OF the robbery
and that Hahu had been vlctimised by them.
CoSvlcrsD.- Mayberry, The murderer Of Mr..
Alger, has been tried for the crime in the Rock
Co. C"cni Court, found guilty, and sentenced
TO Imprisonment for Lie in the Penilen,iary. with
( i've days solitary confinement each month
I
IL The LaCrosse Republican suggests the name
/ OF Samuel d Hastings OF that place, as candi-
date for the office OF Secretary Of State This
would be a good nomination, Mr. Hastings is an
honest upright man, qualified Tor any Office in the
State.
! LJ-AleCrea, who shot CIari, n Kansas. has been
committed on charge OF wiIiul murder Bal IS
refused, and II IS thought he ~ill be unable to OBJ
/ tain far trial
/ Two sons OF Wn. LIsroS, residing near Xenia
! Clay Co, Ill, were killed by lightning. week
ago while ploushing in the field. What is most
singular about It, is that the time there was
I no appearance of a thunder storm.
r u Inc Mississippi Il on the rise above Gales
ma. Al 81. Paul IL had risen two feet on The OH