Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-28


son. The surveying instruments, tools,
and portion of the camp equipage owned
by the party were found. The reports are
credited but lack full confirmation"
At meeting recently held in Cincin-
natl, the local preachers OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church organized National
Convention, electing for President }.
Gatchell, of New Jersey. Vice-Presidents,
w. B. Davis, of Ohio; L. Dawson, Della
ware; r. A. Goodwin, Indiana Wesley
Stephenson, Maryland Recording Secre-
tary, w. II. Kinkaid, Pennsylvania; Cor
responding Secretary, w. j. ?. Ingrahain,
Pennsylvania; Treasurer, Frank Pearson,
Pennsylvania. One hundred and twenty
one delegates from all parts of the country
were present
A game of baseball played in Cincin-
matt on the 18TH between the Red Stock
ings and the Athletics, Of Philadelphia
resulted in the defeat Of the latter club by
a score of II to II.
| Admiral Farragut was again worse on
the night of the 18th, but his physicians
were still hopeful.
The smallpox has broken out badly
among the Crow Indians in Montana
The returns from fifty-fiy counties IN
Iowa give majority of 97,34S for Merrill
The Attorney General of Illinois has
4 decided that the title to the land on which
the Southern Illinois State University has
been located in Carbonate, and the lands
proposcd to be donated, is defective and
insufficient. This will reopen the ques-
ton of the location Of that institution
For the week ending October II, over
100 passengers arrived in California by
the Central Pacific Railroad.
Snow fell in Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri,
and the central part of Illinois on the
18th
The election returns from the whole
State of Ohio give Hayes, Republican, Tor
Governor majority of S,O'S, Inc lie
publicans have majority of one IN the
Senate and three in the House.
The National Capital Convention as
sembled in st. Louis on the both, ana alter
an address of Welcome by the Mayor, or
eanized by electi ny Judge Lowe, OF Iowa
as Chairman. Aite rward Hon. John ID
Cation, of Illinois, was elected President,
and took his seat after D short address
Nothing was DONE except appointing
committees aud preparing for business.
Additional returns from the Iowa elec'
ton, received at Des Moines on the 20th
swell the Republican majority to 53,o3o
1t was thought the counties not yet heard
from would increase the figures to oyel
$4,000.
A social party assembled at the resi-
dence of G. d. Norris, Esq, at Milwaukee
was Suddenly thrown into CONSERVATION
and sorrow, on the night Of the 18th, by
the death of Mr.. Norris, the host OF thu
occasion, who fell down stairs and broke
his neck, while his guests were III thu
midst of their festivities.
Ats Louis and Louisville the grounC
was covered by three inches of snow OF
the 10th.
The bones of six men and torty-si'
horses, supposed to be the remains of
part of Col. Fremonts party, lost owe
> twenty years ago, have been found by
party OF mountaineers, in Southwest Col
orado.
The first pick in the Sutro tunnel, Nc
vada, was struck ON the gotta under gene
raj rejoicing of the people \ great bal
becuc and jubilee took place on the occs
sion
The College Building in Cincinnati, cor
, tanning Lane College, the Young Men
: Library, the Chamber Of Commerce, an
y several STOKES and offices, was destroye
by fire on the Goth. Captain Ma
= Schwab, of the PhUniy Hook and LaddC
- Company, lost his life while working
the fire,
4 THE south.