Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-19

IS about the ruling hgure In New I ork
at this time, with still downward ten
dency.
REDUcTIoN OF FARF.-I he rates of
fare over the Pacific railroad has been
considerably reduced of late. Through
tickets from Chicago to San Francisco
can now be had for 1888; at first it was
1915.
The Wheat harvest has commenced in
southern Illinois. The yield is large
AZ the grain good.
THE New York Common Council s
appropriated $4,000 for the "celebra-
ton of the 18th of July.
The Waushara 4rgus brings out Cor
don H Pile, Esq, of Wautoma, as cans
didate for State Treasurer.
THE Beloit Free Press favors the re-
election of J. c. McMynn as superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The Supreme Court Of Georgia has
given decision that the negroes Of that
State are eligible to Office.
LATEST advices from Paris indicate
serious popular discomfort and we would
not be surprised to hear of n revolutions
| airy war in France
THE agent of the Cuban insurgent
Government is still persisting in his eff
forts to secure the recognition thereof by
our Government, and seems hopeful
The names mentioned for Governor
on the Democratic ticket, are Sat Clark,
| d Maxom, W NJ Dennis, Gabriel Bouck.
| Harlow 5 Orion, Andrew Proudfit and
Joseph Villas, of Mantowoc.
STRAwBERRTEs are very plentiful
in New York Excellent qualities re-
tail for ten cents quart and the av-
erage of berries bring only SIX cents
Several cargoes of Norfolk berries have
been dumped into the river.
A RUuoR has been circulated in Wash
ington that Secretary Borie Will resign
his position in the Cabinet, and that
Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, will
lie called to the head of the Navy De-
| partment
THE army worm is represented as
| threatening Central Illinois. The MAJ
toon Journal says they are destroying
whole fields of corn in Coles county ;
and that chintz bugs are thick north OF
Charleston, and appearing in other
places.
AT the Washington City Election on
on the 7th inst, the Republicans elected
their entire city ticket, including Collec-
tor, Register and Surveyor, by large
maiority-about 10000 Nine colored
men were elected, namely, the Register,
one Alderman and seven members of the
Common Council
SUNSHINE IN 4 SHADY PLACE-Nine col
ored men have just been elected to Office
in Washington How is it about JOHN
BRowN's soul marching on? The DEM
ocrats begin to think the soul aforesaid
must have gone into permanent quarters
IN Washington, and are Immensely dis
gusted.
HooTH, the assassin has turned up
again. He has made his appearance in
the body at Canton, Ohio. General Has
tings, United States Marshal, received
dispatch to that effect, at Cleveland,
the other day His official faith was
not sufficient, however, to urge him to
send deputy to arrest the assassin, who
can not be made dead.
The La Fayettc (Ind.) Journal says
that John w Avery, of that place, an
old man aged eighty years, for attempt
ing to commit a rape upon the person
of a German lady, Mrs Heffner, aged
sixty nine, was tried the other day and
bound over for his appearance at the
Criminal Court of Tippecanoe county.
SEVERAL English papers are discuss
| ing plan for through railroad line
| from England to India and China, and
think it can be built as easily as the
| American Pacific Railroad line The
way by Euphrates river is urged as the
preliminary, on the ground that it will
/ diminish time from England TO the East
and prevent travel passing by way oil
America.
Hon. WM. II. SEWARD. accompa-
uied BY Fred. W Seward and Lady, and
/ Abijah Fitch, Esq, of Auburn, y. y.
( have started out on a tour of six months
| duration. comprising trip to Omaha,
and thence by Pacific Railroad to San
! Francisco, where they propose to take a
steamer for Sitka. The party proposes
visiting India and China before return-
ing home TO Auburn.
The London Times discussing the re
rusal Of the British House of Lords to
pass the Irish Church disestablishment
bill says
marquis Salisbury anticipated the sit
nation of the Peers As now realized. We
are in "A crisiS-one of those rare great oc-
clsious when the national mind IS fully de-
Jared The Lords must defer to the coun-
meut cannot be carried on Owing to a
/ fixed. unalterabie Constitution, the / case
OF Peers must yield"
The London Court Journal says that
on Mr.. Reverdv Johnsons arrival in
( London in august last, he entered into a
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