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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

AN INCIDENT OF THE ONO RIVER
DIS IS-tSTER.-AmonS the passengers
on the Inflated steamer United States
at the time of its collision with the
America, were gentleman akd lady
whose names appeared upon the
books i'll the clerks Office rs man
and wife, but it was the old story of
Illicit love and unbridled passion
eliminating in elopement. The
gentleman Was a young German
merchant, who had always borne a
high reputation among his fellows rs
a scrupulously honorable man, and Il
high toned, generous companion.
lhe lady was the wife of his most in
innate friend. The woman had left
a, KIND and devoted husband, and the
man, in order to elope with her, had
robbed, it is said, feeble and aged
mother of about s., 500-her sole de-
pendence, except the duty and af1ec-
ton which she might naturally ex-
pect from her son in her declining
years. The public have already read
the frightful details of the collision
between the Steamers United States
and America We have given them
here hitherto unwritten chapter of
secret sin, which was cut short by
that shocking catastrophe just as it
was emerging into open transgres-
sion. Among the names III the list
of the lost" by the wreck of the
ill-fated steamer is to be found that
OF the young German merchant.
The woman was among the rescued
and returned again to live stranger
TO her own family.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24


This table j. very instructive. In
the first place il shows the imnligfl-
tion from Germany to be nearly one
half of the whole number of emil
grants landed. Further, it proves
the tide of German immigration To
be nearly two and 4 half times as
great a. that from Ireland, and that
even England, the blessed hold
merry Henglan,n stands but the
third in the list in point of numbers,
while Franco, with all the denuncia-
ton OF her Government and her En-
pcrur 10y radical Missionaries, seems SO
much coutented with herself that of
herIu ,ooo, 900 OF people less then 5000
sought homes in this country. Chi
ma makes a beginning and sends fer
tN-uiue OF the pig-tailed natives, and
the question NAV arise whether this
Is not the advance guard OF a much
larger stream hithrrWard OF the peo-
pie uf tlc " Empire of the Middle"
DEsIINATIoN OF IMMIGRANTS.
Under this heal a complete record
is Kept of all the euigrauts leaving
Castle Garden, and the grand total
for the wear gives the following fig
urr-. 10 the State of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

GOOD ADVICE.-The Providence
Journal urges people to pay their
small bills. 1t says: "The prompt
payment of small bills is something
more than a convenience, consider
ing its results, and the real distress,
which the neglect of it often occa-
sions, raises it to the dignity of Il
virtue. There are many tradesmen,
engaged in extensive business, who
have to meet large payments, and
who depend for them upon the ag-
gregate of small sums. 1t makes no
sort of difference To the payer wheth-
er these small sums are paid to-day
or tomorrow or next week. 1t
makes weighty difference to the
tradesman, who is obliged to keep
two or three clerks running after lit
tie bills, and to pay one per cent a
month for the money that is due to
him, in n thousand little sums, that
he should have for asking, and that
he is kept out of by the thoughtless-
ness of customers whom he does not
wish to offend by importantly"
That is all As true as the gospel, but
we would teach even a purer virtue,
higher morality, and say don't
Hiiht any SilliiI DlilS, blb pay us y Ou
go. The habit of getting everything
charged, from a tooth-pick to bar
rel OF flour, is a most perniciOus one,
yet most people would he surprised
if they could see the bills made out
by our traders, to perceive how many
small charges they have, how, even
in many hundreds of instances the
whole bill of an individual for the
quarter or half year, rs the case may
be, is less than one dollar. Probably
the individual had the money in his
pocket when he made the purchase,
and sheer laZiness or the force of hab-
it prevented his paying for it down,
and thus ending the matter. In
stead of that he was charged upon
the book, drawn of upon bill, and
perhaps took the time of & clerk half
an hour to collect. Much rs it costs
merchants and mechanics to collect
these small sums, they cannot afford
to lose them, for the aggregate often
amounts TO a considerable sum; but
their customers ought not to ask them
to submit to such tax, for it really
amounts to that. Among the new
resolutions of the new year let us re-
commend to our readers that they
make one not to run up any "Httle
bills,n unless absolutely necessary,
hereafter. Ifeverybody would make
this rule and live up to it, New Years
would be much more ''happy" than
it usually is now. In fact, We don't
know whether this period of bills is
most dreaded bv debtor or creditor at
present.-Springfield Mass RepHb-
lican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
THE LATE AUGUSTUS DICKENS

THE LATE AUGUSTUS DICKENS
The following is the text of Charles
Dickens note to the London News, a
summary of which was received by
the cable:
SIR: 1 am required to discharge
painful act of duty, imposed upon
me by your insertion in your paper
of Saturday of paragraph from the
New York Times, respecting the
death, at Chicago, of Mrs. Augustus
n. Dickens, widow of the brother of
Charles Dickens, the celebrated Eng
lish novelist The widow of my
late brother, in that paragraph re-
ferrcd to, was never at Chicago she
is lady now living, and resident in
London she is n frequent guest at
my house, and am one of the trus-
tees under her marriage settlement.
My temporary absence in Ireland
has delayed for some days my troub-
ling you with the request that you
will have the goodness to publish
this correction. / am, &c.
Charles Dickens.
belfast, January l4.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

1t i. asserted that, at the present
time, thirty-five millions of dollars
are annually collected and distiibu-
ted to alleviate want and poverty in
the city of London. 1t is further as
serted that this enormous amount of
charity does about as much harm as
good-rendering begging in many
eases more profitable than honest in
dustry, and being thus direct pre-
MUM giving to laziness and lying.
The fact is that there should be no
indiscriminate alms-giving. Regu-
lar municipal officers, possessing the
requisite power, should be appointed
whose duty should be to investigate
every application for aid. And the
able bodied applicants should be Put
to work at fair wages in houses of
industry-and the sick and incapa-
BILE supported either at their homes,
or in public Institutions, in a simple
but comfortable manner. Charity
should thus be organized and made
wise and efficient. In i,s PR sent
disorganized condition, it does about
as much harm as good.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

ure as Indiana, and surely, in view
of the easy procurement of divorces
i'll the latter State, no one Mormon
ically inclined need prefer Utah on
that account.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE.
The Bureau in Castle Garden has
proved itself of great benefit. Those
among the emigrants who seek em-
ployment are referred to this office,
where they are classified and advis-
ed andpromptly procured situations.
During the year just passed no less
than Is, Ia males have thus received
situations, and l3,029 females. OF
the males, 1,3l1 We're mechanics and
13,So3 common laborers and agricul-
turists, OF the females 474 were
skilled laborers and l., $50 house SER
wants. Six thousand five hundred
and seventy-nine males and 6,9S4 fe-
males obtained situations in this
city 5000 males and 2,979 females
received employment in the State of
New York outside OF this city, and
6,5t5 males and 1906 females were
sent to situations provided for them
through the agency of this office in
various other States of whom, how
ever, but very small proportion
went South. In regard to the mat
ter of
IMMIGRATION TO THE SOUTH,
4 few words may be here stated. In
the first place it has been ascertain
ed rs a remarkable fact that nearly
all the immigrants arriving here are
already more or less prejudiced
against the Southern States. A large
number have friends, acquaintance
or relatives in this country with
whom they have corresponded,
and these generally advise the new
conner beforehand not to go South.
The vast railroad interests and land
specializing cliqUes in the Western
States, following the example of the
Illinois Central railroad have their
agents in Germany and Ireland la
boriously engaged in eXtolling the
advantages of their own particular
section, by word of mouth and
through the press to picture the con-
diti"n of the South, the feelings of
the people and the kind of reception
awaiting an immigrant in such col
ors as to deter every one from seek
ing home in that unfortunate sec
ton of our country. There have
lately been organized in the South
German immigrant societies at Rich
mOnd, Va, and at Nashville and
Memphis in Tennessee but these So
cieties, if they would do any good
for their neighborhood, should busy
themselves in Europe and not in
Castle Garden, and should make eff
forts to countaract the influence
working against them at the source
of immigration.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
An Arizona River.

The Colorado was lower than any
of the residents at Fort Yuma had
ever before known it. 1t could scarce
ly fall any lower without going en-
tirely through its own bottom. a
more capriciouS river does not exist.
Formerly it ran through the desert
to the northwest, but for some reason
or other it changed its course, and
now il runs about three feet above
the level of the desert. AS navi-
gable stream 1T possesses some ad-
vantages during the dry season !;
boats can seldom sink in it; and for
the matter of channels it has an un-
usual variety. The main channel
shifts so often that the most skillful
pilot always knows where it Is not
to be found by pursuing the course
of his last trip. The little steamer
which plies between the fort and the
mouth of the river, distant one nun
dred miles, could not make the round
trip in less than two weeks, owing to
shoals and shifting bars. Up 10 La
Paz and Fort Mojave the navigation
WAS still worse. Twenty or thirty
days ND and down was considered
fair trip. The miners in that region
were suffering for supplies, although
six hundred tons of freight lay at
the einharcadera awaiting transpor-
tation. | mention this as hint 10
the delegate soon to he elected 10
Congress from Arizona. If he can
prevail upon that liberal body 10
grant half million dollars towards
plugging up or caulking the bottom
of the river so that it won't leak, or
procuring rain by joint resolution,
he viii forever merit the suffrage OF
his fellow citizens j. Boss Browne.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

\ mother with four little children
reached Reno, California, on the way
To join their husband and father in
Surprise Valley. The husband came
10 Reno the same evening to meet
them. By accident he met one of
his own children on the street. He
spoke 10 the child, and asked her
name. When it was told him he
said, ~ am your father, go and
show me where your mother is" The
mother was just eonversing with a
lady and telling her that her hus-
band was a fair-compleNioned
smooth faced man, when the little
girl came rushing in, announcing
the presence of the husband. The
mother. seeing swarthy, full-bear-
ded, long-haired man before her said
Why, child, that is not your father;
it Is an Indian" The Indian " in
sisted that he knew the lady but
not until he had his hair and whis-
kers dressed that the poor woman
was satisfied.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

Yesterday afternoon, as the chill
dren were leaving the school house
on Third street, near Plum, they dis
covered a large snake crawling over
the roofs of the opposite houses. OF
course such a strange visitant as this
nj such a locality and at such time
of year, created intense excitement.
After much trouble his snakeship
was killed, and proved to be young
anaconda, measuring five feet eight
inches in length. At first there was
much doubt as to the species, but
officer Crippen, an old Snowman and
authority on such matters, pronoun-
ced ii genuine andy-coDdy."
Where it came from is a perfect mys-
tery-whether it had escaped from
some private collection, or the gift of
some travelling Snowman to some of
the ladies (?) living in that delecta-
bic quarter. The dead snake can be
seen at Hartzell's marble dust factO-
ry, on Plum street, above Columbia.
Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

y weeping father of 30, and pref
" daughter of II, appeared before a
New York police justice on Monday,
with sad story. The girl had been
attending an academy at Waterbury,
Connecticut, where a gay deceiver
found her, made love to her, and in
duced her to leave her books and her
friends for the pleasure and advan-
tage of his society. They went to
New York and established them
selves in house of not good repute,
from which the girl wrote home that
she was happily married and would
like To receive visit from her pa-
reuts. Her old father came on, saw
his daughter, took supper with her,
and was satisfied but z friend learn
ing of the locality in which his
daughter was living, Informed him
OF the character of the place, tho )
went there with the police, and there
was scene of sobbing, tears and
embracing, and the girl went home
with her father.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

The Massachusetts Supreme Court
has recently made a decision upon
the right of a parent to reclaim the
custody of his child. In the absence
of the father. who was a sailor, the
mother died, and the child, being of
tender age and destitute, was placed
in the care of a respectable family,
to be brought up as their own. When
the child was nine years old, the
father appeared and endeavored to
assert hrs claims. On the hearing of
the writ of habeas corpus, the full
court refused to take the child away
from its parents by adoption, holdin z
that where by misfortune or accident
a father has left his child destitute
and dependant upon charity, and the
child has been permitted to form
new relations in life SO deep and
strong as to change its whole nature
and character, the child should be
considered as emancipated by the
father, and the father cannot assert
his legal right to its'custody.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
SOUTHERN INTELLIGENCE.

Fourteen hundred bales of cotton
are now in Warehouses at Columbus,
Georgia.
Niolets are blooming in the yards
of Hillsboro, North Carolina.
a negro woman was found dead in
the woods near Columbus, Georgia,
the other day. She preferred star
walton to work
A $500 house in Florida is said to
be good as a $500 in the North
Stock take care OF itself, and land
o0 cents an acre.
Maysville, Kentucky, talks of
forming vigilance committee to
rid the community of the bold
thieves who commit depredations
nightly.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company will hereafter pass
actual settlers over its lines at half
fare. We are glad to see this move
ment. 1t is one in the right direc-
ton.
4 eapitalistsef Washington, ID. c.,
wishes to purchase fifty thousand
acres of pine land on or near the line
of the Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road. The intention is to establish
truck and fruit farms.
Colonel V. Stevenson has recently
disposed of his tract of land lying
in Crow Creek valley, near Chat
tanooga, which he purchased few
years since for five thousand dollars,
for the round sum OF one hundred and
ten thousand dollars in cash.
The largest clearance at New Or
leans since the war was that of the
new ship Jane Fish, Captain Brown,
1893 tons register, which was cleared
for Liverpool last week with 4703
bales cotton, weighing E,l3S, ,339
pounds, and valued at S492, 800. The
ship is valued at $4,000, and the
freight amounts to $3.50.
The Eagle mills, Columbus, Geor-
gia, are manufacturing cotton blan-
kets. They are very thick, mapped
heavily ON both sides, and beautiful
in appearance. They are said to an
swer all the purposes of the woolen
blanket, and are furnished at the
low price of from S. to So so per pair.
Besides their value as something
| new, if generally adopted, they will
| add largely to the consumption OF
the staple, with corresponding effect
| upon the price.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

From this list some very instruc-
tive facts may be gathered. tits APP
parent that the great W tern States
especially Illinois, are the faNorite
localities for the settlement ot the
Immigrant population. They have
all absorbed, more or less largely,
this stream of the new population
Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota
and Michigan ranking next To illl-
uois in numbers. But why should
Indiana receive less 10y one half than
Massachusetts Have over 1000
been attracted IL the State OF Cape
Cod 10y the fisheries or the factories,
and have the agricultural lands, the
cities and villages of Indiana no such
inducements to offer 10 the lmmi-
grants , Even the far oil territory
Utah, with its Mormonism, stands
on the list with almost as large a fig
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
lanes B. Smith s. Co,

Manufacturers Agents mud JobbVTa ia
AtPECIAI,TIF- Tor the book and notion Trade,
- I2i Lake st, Chicago, sole agents l0r Ho-
YER : carboniZed paper. Photograph albums,
family Bibles, pocket Bibles, envelope, not,
ana letter paper, ink & mucilagc, pOcketbuoks,
urrnnnery fancy soaps, carl photographs
etc The largest assortment in the Ncat. beti-
/. IS Supplied at manufactures prices
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

ats de matter? watts de mat
ter ?r exclaimed an old Dutchman as
he tucked up his apron and ran out
of his shop 10 know the meaning OF
a crowd in his neighborhood, watts
de ma tier ?n
"There is man killed." answered
a bystander.
"Oh, ish dat all ," said our friend,
in disappointment, ''ish that all p
shust man kilt Humph fought
it wash dog fight"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

y man in the oil region the other
day attempted to scrub his floor with
beuZine, instead of soap and sand.
There was a stove in the store, which
coming in contact with the benZine,
set fire 10 il. An explosion followed, ,
and tn the intense astonishnent of
the man landed him out side of the
door, blew the roof off the store, and
demolished things generally. Moral
Never take benZiAe near a fire
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

THE inmate of a Virginia aims
house, being missed, search was made
for him, and his body was found
nearly devoured in clump of bushes
not FAR from the house. 1t was sup
posed that he strayed thither and
uied and that foxes, which abound in
lhe heighborhood, had been eating
the corpse.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

1t IS the Boston Post which declares
that New York has become so wick
ed that they have been obliged to
widen Hell Gate The New York
Times calmly responds that the Post
may be just in its inference, because
the object of the widening is TO make
broader the road to Boston.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
Roofing MateriaE

sAooFISe CoMFOsITIDE, PANING CE-
Ia ment, Coal Tar, = p Narnish Tor IRON
work, Elastic cement, Paint tor Tin Roofs
saturated Felt Dry Felt, Shcathiug Felt,
tnree-ply Felt Also. general AS nrtmrnt oi
5uapmakef's stock constantly on hand, COM
pI-mg Janstic and Sal Soda, Resin, Palm oil 4,
Ac &c Ne, at lowest cash prices Orders
y Eunptiy Hlicd j. HAYES \ co.
3sp Nu4ltiut.tau 81 tbIttsr4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

Twenty-Five hundred dollars is the
highest salary paid To any professor
l., Harvard College, sum so made
quate, that IT Is not surprising TO
hear the frequent assertions, that II
the present incumbents We're to be
suddenly removed, il would be I'M
petent men.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
Tn INES, ETC.

y.yIIE oheapsst house in Chicago To- buy wrap
4 ping tWines and twincs OF all KINDS, II At
WalnlsIey x Cornet's, 81: Randolph street
They are aiao the manufacturers ol tofhri >
It .iul,ion French Fluid Polish, for which they
Wiz appoint agent Ia every goo,l town sam
g4lt lois ui our good. sent on application.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
Bradner, Charnley s. Go,
Timber and Lumber Dealers.

4 LII kinds OF Lumber. Common Boards .ssl't
~ Fencing Bridge aud building Timber,
Long J0ists, Car Sills, etc, rtc., manuiaetnr-
td 10 order
I ard and mill, corner Quarry and Cologne
-lrvcts- OniCe, s94S ). W alter ST., Chicago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
INEt. Ar.

SIX FOX PEIS SSINC'S CIDEE VINE
~ GAR. Warranted tD preserve pickle -
Flrat premium awarded at the United states
Fair Established Ia ISIS. Charles &. Z.
PTussing sac ami 3t1 S..t@ street, tHict-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
PLAYING CARDS.

NAIsO TOOLS. kENc StrS. AND
IL everything u5edby the lrurtius fraternity
r, u.ti of MASON N co,
10 Dearborn street, Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24

fENIt- raiut. ana quantities of guis metal sa re
=,uiily gald tlt.tt even judge are. deceived.
VI 'tr lhtu four hundred Thousand Druide
w St'i'- Ar. at ths present Iiitlv ga th, hands
81 PtA al. individuals. Who ,syu testify a- tu
ihUii accuracy diId -ullIity. 10 i- therefore.
WITH hupr 81 continuance Of the IncrI pa
tiaH.s4, ni tli intelligent puhur that va uutra-
,iu,,. IAr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
PAPER H.NGINGs, sc.

~ a. l.. FAXoN & co, n and 76 Lake
ela street. Manufacturers and importers oi
PaBer Hangings, W mdow Shades, Bed
lilsg and UphotBtcry Goods. only deal
ers IL the West who rcn0yate and sell
Irllhrra free from amlelt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
sEOsgE. W J
M. GEORGE & CO,
CONFECTIONERY.

az r PAGE 4 Co, III South Water st,
manufacturers of Pure Confectionery OI
All kipels, by steam Circulars and price
list sent on Al plicatIOn-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
TRADE.

ma. mercantile houses whose cards compose
.,.t- column are carefully selected from the
.,.t.ilre arnis in Chicago, as those whose eN-
..u.iy,. operations and widespread reputation
=. fitI.. Them to the first rank in commerce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
VOLUME XXI.
IMMIGRATION.
[From the New York Herald. !

Na4,bc. of Foreign i.nisr-,nts-Hh here
they Come From and Where They Go
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-24
OYSTERS AND FISH.
Johnson. Holbrook s. Rice.
" hoIe-aIe dcuier- in

FISH 81 oY SIFiES,
xpDafOS, syracuse, Detroit. 4. STATE 81 ,
ID Chicago. Oysters IN cans, keg :ind shell
warranted delivered fresh 10 any part OF lhe
.uuhIIN.