Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-09


Home Government to withdraw from
Australia all but one regiment of infantry.
1t has been. at the same time intimated
that the colonies must soon be prepared To
pay the full expenses of their own militia.
ry defence.
The Mexican Government is making
the most extensive preparations for Mr..
Stewards reception. He is to be furnished
with a hrge escort the moment he lands,
and insructiOns have been issued to all
the autloities of the country to treat him
as the nations guest On reaching the
capital, Nr, Seward is to receive success
sion OF .5tes, and during his soiourn there
he willprobably be the guest Of President
Juarcz,
A lon belonging to a menagere in
Madrastmust its tail one day into the
windowof a tigers cage, and the intrud-
ing member was severely injured. The
lion becme sick, and his keepers judged
that install must be amputated to save his
life, The operation was performed not
many weeks ago after his majesty had in
hailed b,e ounces of chloroform. The
surgeons entered his cage after he had
fallen ino a deep sleep and took Off the
diseaselappendage But so deep was the
letharoN that his lungs had to be pumped
into acton by mortal aid before he could
be arolead
TIL Paris Figaro pretendS to have ey-
humcdEom old court records of Roucn,
printed n lG41, an account of the use OF
an anWshetic in the sixteenth century. 1t
is related that a criminal brought before
the cotu in 1888 bore the torture to which
he was subjected for extorting con
fesSion, without apparent pain. \ opal
Of the tClprit explained that the man had
eaten soap, which deadened his nerves,
and THAI wine would destroy the effect Of
it. A bumper was given to the man under
torture, and he Immediately cried out with
pain am confessed his guilt
The news of the suicide of Komissa.
row, wh) saved the life Of the Emperor
Alexander, is denounced by the Russian
papers as a malignant falSehood, as well as
the statement that this young man had be
come drunkard. He is attending to hi,
military duties as officer Of a regiment O
hussars, and employing his leisure time in
improving his education. The nationa
subscription taken up for him amounts, SC
far, to 1000 roubles. Though he is MOI
known to have taken temperance pledge
he is ndtd for his sobriety and excellent
characte'
In the little village of Mattue, Austria
Schillefs William Tell |" was lately rep
resented, the managers son taking The
part of Tells son. In the apple scene the
actor let 70 the arrow before taking aim
and the child's eye was put out II,
shrieked aloud and fell in commissions
The audience rushed upon the stage tC
wrcak Vengeance upon the manager to1
having venvureG his son in such a place
but the poor man ran for his life This
incident impels the Paris Figaro to tel
another story. Seven or eight centuric
ago in Norway, the religious play of "Tht
Mystery of the Passion was enacted be
fore the King, Haquin. Just as one o
the actors was about to nail Jesus to The
cross, the King jumped upon the stage
and killed the eNecutioner. The people
furious that the play had been interrupt
ed, precpitated themselves also upon thu
stage and killed their sovereign. And thi
is how the dynasty of Haquin became eX
tinct.