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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-25
PH0sslBILITIES.

We aTe in receipt OF information from
different parts OF this Congressional
District where primary caucn.e' ana
conventions nave oe'n oe'o' 'f"" ""'c'
reasonable co"J'c'oFe' may p' "'''y ~,
as to the stre0S'" eocn c""'''l's VIII
bring into spring ureen' On the ISL OIL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-25

ton at the action of the French garrison
Of Strasbourg, in firing upon Kchl, a de.
! lenceless town. The commander ut Ken
solemnly protested against
PARIS, Aug, "a Morning journal,
publish dispatches Announcing that the
Pmssians had fred upon and killed
some Belgian soldiers on the frontier.
LONDON, Aug. q Private dispatches
from Paris received by mail contain the
I following dated the 22nd
A Chnlons correspondent says tht
! Crown Prince OF Prussia is near It. biz
yer, going towards Paris, with lj0,0Ot
men. It is uncertain whether he will be
able to ayold a f.ht before going fur.
/ Their Prussan officers do not believe
Paris Will resist They expect insur.
rection will follow the approach of the
Prus-ian army, which viii result in til,
displacement Of the present French au-
thorlties, when peace may he easily
guaranteed They say " r will be pur,
poseess il these points cannot be eff,
lected,
The Emperor is at Mont NEEDY, in.
cognlto.
New Yo.E, Aug PA special da,
ted PARIS Aug % says the sprightly ell
ement Of the 'arisaln people accommo.
dates itself with difficulty to the reign o.
silence which the ministry imposes -
80 many bIunders were committed in the
odenng OF the war, that il Is feared this
change IN the policy OF PaIillao only con
ceals some new mistake. saw to-day
a part OF dispatch from Buzane
which the Minister OF War communlca-
ted to the Cprp, LegisIatiH 1t was
couched in general terms, but it could
never have come from Il conquered man,
or one doubtful OF success. lie wished
to leave Metz, but be WAS not able. The
enemy on the other hand wished 10 seize
and cut his communications with Paris
buJ both Efforts had failed and it was IL
draw game This is in two words the
reports and the explanation Of the re-
cent engagements. Ae have sustained
severe aud heavy losses it is said, but,
those OF the enemy have been enormous,
and out OF all proportion to the merely
esatlye advantage he has gained
We are sending forward reinforce ,
ments constantly, hut this is done with g.,
out weakening the defence Of the Capi-
tai Every day $4,000 or 10000 con-
scipts set out for Champagne This
morning a battalion Of the Gardes Mo-
bile, from Brittany and Normally left by
the railroad Tor the Ardenncs. must
admit they are very pooy armed their
guns arc old muz2e leaders, and they
were without uniforms, but they were
brave, stalwurt fellows. There is no
abatement Of patriotism here in Paris
while work on the fortiicatous goas on.
The national guard, and even young men
from schools and Lyceums, drill in the
manuel Of arms. Every day $1,000 men
are drilled in field eyolutlous in the
Champs D'Aiars.
New YORK, Aug 24-Gold, sll71.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-25

Inya 10 its instincts. tho poleoyTa
Cogin. has seized upon the error in the
cal. o, dc County Convention as Gst
published to attempt to fan into flame
The almost deai cmbcrs Of sectional strife
IA Iowa County. Notwithstanding q
candid explanation OF how the mismko
occurred Jbe Chronicle persists in ascrib.
ng luric.ty % Dr Vivian. Chairman or
the Republican County Committee, and
pari.camIy to the TapuSE editors. no
GOOD could rcsaIt q. this late hour From
ear entering into 70 discussion of thus
ma e. Whatever may be the opinion
Of the chronicle man rcatirc te the bon
esly Of purpose OF the Chairman Of the
Committee or Of the editors OF the Tam,
rNE, matters not When the Convention
assemblies to.murrow tie matter wifi
CONE before il, and We haze no tears q
Zoe result OF iuA discussion 10 the
lroslcIe We say shoe hY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-25
MONDAY,S DEsPATCnES.

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government Of England the Oucen cans
not interfere, as mediation must proceed
from the cabinet. and the cabinet did not
think the tHGc had come Tor such inter-
ference
A dpsnatcb Erom Berlin to the Times
states that the British cabinet seemed to
iaYor tne 'or'n'1on ol A''''ot "uo oot-
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/ Italian Chambers the Gov, rmcnt &c,
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IN us "e'n- "o'e 10 a ''. ',ls1 n '.e ia
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-25
FROM TIE SEAT OF WAR.
By TELEGRAPH.

(So.cial dcc0atc' to Mint PIT T,@l2ne J
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

Carl Schurz being congratulated by
Senator Conkling, of New York, and
Vice President Colfax, of Indiana, on
the result of the Missouri election, at
once returned the compliment by con-
graduating them upon the result in
their States! Democratic triumphs.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

The Hon. d. J. Morrell, of the Sew
enteenth Pennsylvania district, de-
clines to contest the election of Mr..
Speer, on the ground that he was beaten
by the treachery and debauchery of
his own party, and scorns to hold the
seat by gathering up the petty frauds
of his opponents. Good for old moral
ity.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

Wendell Phillips finds many of the
leaders Of the Republican party Gun
manned and demoralized by their greed
of plumber" They will soon be grant
ed opportunity to recuperate.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

According TO Secretary Robson, we
haven't got much ofa navy to go to
sea, but what little we have is going to
seed.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19
TRANSPORTATION.


orrrCE OF NORTH LA. n TEXAS
y RAILROAD COMPANY.
MONROE, La, Dec. "a, 1871.
On and after Sunday, the 4th inst, the
tra;ns on this Road will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAINS.
Leave Monroe daily at A. NJ.
Arrive at Delta II 90 A.. NJ.
Leave Delta at 2 90 p NJ
Arrive at Monroe 7.45 IN.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
Leave Monroe at 6 A. NJ. on Monday, wed
nesday and Friday. o,,
Leave Delta at "A. NJ. on Tuesday, Inurs-
dav and Saturday.
Through freight per car load will be car
ried by passenger train. .
Way freight will be shipped by freight
Freights for Flag Stations will be deiiv.
cred at the designated points at OWNERS
RISK, whether there be any person there 70
receive it or not.
Freights for Flag Stations must be pre-
A daily line of four-horse coaches connect
at Monroe for Shreveport via South
arm Pacific Railroad-tO Marshall, Halls
Vile and Longview, Texas.
Engineer and Superintendent.
decl2-d3m
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19
FARMER SLACK.

o, Farmer Slack O, Farmer Slack!
Yourpigs are buried meath a stack;
Your Sheep havegorged themselves with corn
Your cows have got the hollow horn!
Rum Farmer Slack Run for your life!
Run, save your children and your wife;
Rum run TO save your house on fire;
The flames are mounting ever higher.
O, Farmer Slack, you pay too DEAR.
Why don't you keep your chimney clear?
Green wood will make more SCOT than dry;
Then cut your wood and clay it by"
Why, Farmer Slack where is your pillow?
Keeled up beside the fence, trOw!
Your rake and reaper, both are out;
Why Farmer, what are you about?
Now, Farmer, Slack, don't blame the times Il, 1;
Your energies have all been bent
TO pay the a0edther ten per cent!
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

One of Adaham LincOln's nieces is
teaching school in Alabama.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19

The Washington Star gives the fol-
lowing as an indication of the good
time coming when subjected women
will assert herself: GA family scene,
father and mother and baby being the
dranaatis persong, on railway train
the other day, gives promise of the
good time coming Of woman's rights.
The woman, who was of stern and de-
termined aspect, was giving her undi-
vided attention to the perusal Of a copy
ofthe Revolution, while her meek-lOOk-
ing husband took the entire charge of
the active and somewhat troublesome
infant. During the trip circumstances
rendered it necessary to make partial
change of the baby's wardrobe, where
upon the father produced from a satch-
ell the necessary article of infantile
wear, and to the infinite amusement of
his fellow-passengers, and especially to
the undisguised delight of the ladies
who observed his movements, proceed
ed to prove himself adequate to the
emergency, with an adroitness and
skill that plainly indicated careful and
long-continued practice"
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1870-12-19
MONROE ADVERTISEMENTS.

: : = : :
y zgEll[!Z[[lA[[!J|l
@E2Z
FAMILY ROGER,
DEsIARD STREET,
MONROE, 10 ULSIANA,
Has constantly on hand and for sale, Gro
ceries of all description, such as
SUGAR,
MOLASSES,
COFFEE, HAMS, BACON,
LARD, BUTTER, CHEESE, FLOUR,
POTATOES, ONIONS, CIGARS, TOBACCO,
OYSTERS, sARDINEs, LIQUORS OF
ALL KINDS, PRESERVES,
IN GLASS AND CANS.
FRUITS OF VARIOUS KINDS
AS LOW AS POSSIBLE FOR CASH.
Monroe, La, Feb'y 10, 1869 n22:1y
HENRY KING, JR.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, AND
PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
MONROE, La,
Keeps constantly on hand a large and
we'll selected stock Of
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS AND CAPS,
CLOTHING,
HARDWARE,
sADDLERY,
GROCERIES, (all kinds,)
WINES,
LIQUORS,
de-, &C., &C.,
and will sell them as cheap as the cheapest.
N. B.-Highest cash price paid for Cotton,
Hides and Country Produce. dec12-d3m
III GERsON, JR.,
LIZ DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and
Caps, Notions, &C., Groceries, Crockery,
Guns, Pistols, and General Plan
tation Supplies.
Highest price paid for cotton and other
produce.
Liberal cash advances made on consign-
ments to his friends in New Orleans.
dec12-d3m
CURGHNOR e. MULLIN,
~ ..r-Has
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
A Cat Story.

nOWN in Tuckahoe, there is a man
~ of the name of Simpson, who has
a fiat roof on his house covered with tin
The roof got to leaking badly few weeks
ago, and it happened to occur to Mr..
Simpson that it would be good thing
to cover the whole surface with the ma
terial out of which concrete pavements
are made, so as to make her all tight
and nice" said Simpson. A man was
accordingly engaged, and he covered the
tin with concrete to the depth of three
or four inches. The curse Lof Tuckahoe
is cats. In warm weather millions of
them assemble and hold ratification meet
ing and rehearsals and General Synods
out in the back yards and on the roofs.
In Tuckahoe, last July, the heat was
unusually intense. and Mr.. Simpson was
exceedingly annoyed by the animated dis
cussion of cats in the neighborhood.
The more he "shooed" them and flung
old boots at them, the more they yelled.
Night after night it continued to grow
more terrific, and day after day Mrs.
Simpson observed that the mysterious
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Gbe Qtnes, Mem Bloontfelo, ]Da.

cabin, and the only,supper he had parta-
ken of was couple of buckwheat cakes,
such reasoning seemed erroneous. All
was quiet, and finally thinking it must
have been an oil creek bedbug on raid,
he dismissed the subject, and was pre-
pairing to settle into an all nights sleep,
when a scratchicg was heard beneath the
bed. Hastily rising, he jerked on his
unmentionables, and dropping on all
fours, began to claw beneath the bed af-
ter the midnight intruder.
He found it, and in one-fourth of New
York minute all the clothes that were up
on him would not have made bib for a
china doll. He finally found himself in
the corner partly scalped, with his lower
limbs looking as though he had been
through a wool carding machine; while
at this moment with spit and growl,
a catamount disappeared through the
open window Such is the simple tale of
Adam Goodman He now desires to en-
igrate to some spot where the insects are
not so troublesome. His farm is good
one, but he cannot stand the cats.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15

caterwauling continued during all the
hours of daylight. Simpson hadn'ta boot
jack or blacking brush or a rolling pin
or cologne bottle left to throw at them.
At last, one moonlight night, the uproar
got to be so outrageous that Simpson
arose from his bed and determined to as
certain what in the thunder all this
growing meant 1t appeared to him
that the noise came from the top of the
house. He went up into the garret and
put his head out of the trap door. There
he found one hundred and ninety-six cats
stuck fast, knee deep, in the concrete,
which had been softened four days. The
minute they caught sight Of Simpson,
the whole one hundred and ninety-six
doubled up their spines, ruffled their
back hair, snaked their tails, and gave
one wild, unearthly howl which shocked
Simpsons nerves so much that he drop
ped the trap door and fell down the step
ladder ON the head of Mrs. Simpson,
who was standing below dressed in
thing with frill on it, and armed with
palmleaf fan and bed slat determined
to protect Simpson to the death a! The
next day the concrete was removed, and
the cats were dug out. But you ought
to have been present when Simpson in
terviewed the concrete man There
were only four rounds, and then Simpson
got up off the mans PROSTATE body in
order to let him go and hunt for some
good hair restorative and put a fresh
oyster on his eyes.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Couldn't See 1t.

TN Erie, Pa, there is an elderly gentle
Il who until recently was much annoyed
by visits from life insurance agents. One
day an agent named Wilson called upon
him, and in a glib manner commenced
enumerating the advantages of insuring
in trustworth company.
What's the use of insuring my life ?
said Mr.. B. 3" If die it won't do me any
good I don't see the sense of it."
Wilson then proceeded tc tell him that
in case of his death his wife would re-
ceive the amount of which hewas insured,
and would thus be placed beyond the
reach of want
On hearing this Mr.. B. became furious,
and shouted
cob that's your game is it? Well,
wouldn't l be pretty fool to be making
things comfortable for my wife's second
husband? !? Just after insuring I'd be
certain, almost, to get sick and die.
Then my wife would go among her neigh
bors and brag about the money she had
received from your company. Some other
blasted fool, hearing of her good luck,
would propose and marry her; and then
he would take her on his knees and kiss
her and laugh over my stupidity while
they were spending my money; and l
would be compelled to lie in my grave,
like darned fool, unable to say
word" Oh
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Amusing Snake Story.
ssnURING the Florida war;" said
IL the speaker, II was with the

ssnURING the Florida war;" said
~ the speaker, L was with the
American army: Que day shouldered
my gun and went in pursuit ofgame. In
passing through swamp [ saw some
thing few feet ahead of me lying upon
the ground, which had the appearance Of
a log, it being some forty feet in length
and about one foot in diameter. So posi-.
tive was that it was nothing but Ia log,
that paid no attention to it; the fact is,
| would have sworn before court of
Justice that it was log and nothing else.
You see, had never heard of snakes
growing to such huge dimensions, and
the fact is, never would have believed
it if I had. "Well," he continued, " be-
tween me and the log, Gas l took it to beg
was miry place, which it was necessary
for me to avoid. l therefore placed the
butt ofmy gun on the ground in ahead of
me, and springing upon it, lit right on
top of-what do you suppose ?"
GA boa constructor" said one
"No."
can anaconda" said another.
"No.' ''
"What could it have been ?" said a
third.
"Just what supposed it to be-a
log" said the wag.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Strlklng a circle WIN q Penell.

Many people find their best efforts to
strike circle present the profile of a
corpulent doughnut or peach-bloom po-
tato. Let such grasp the pencil between
the thumb and fore6nger, and resting the
thumb and the point of the pencil upon
the paper, rotate the sheet around the.
thumb as centre, and the work is DONE
For larger or smaller circles lengthen or
shorten the grasp. A few trials will ena-
BILE any one to strike circle in this man
ner with tolerable accuracy.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Melindy Wants to Marry.

nUITE large number Of odd and
W amusing scenes frequently occur
with parties who visit the INDIANA Pro-
bate Court for the purpose of securing
the necessary documents to legalize their
marriage But the other day young
man, about twenty-one, accompanied by
one of the opposite sex, equally as young,
assembled the main steps Of the Court
house, and then on being directed to the
Probate Court took up the line of march
for its hallowed precincts. Reaching it.,
he refused to enter.
The rustic maiden, who was anxious to
see the marriage programme carried to
a successful issue, looked upon him with
pleading eyes, and then taking him by
the hand in the most tender manner, be-
seeched him to enter the court and obtain
the license.
"Oh come along Jake; what's the
use backing out ?" fell in dulcet tones
upon Jacobs ear.
Melindy, 1 can't. The old man will
give me fits if l marry you.
Haven't you told me athousand times
that you would marry me in spite of the
old man ?"
Yes yes but there is"
Is what Z"
"Why the farm"
Yes, but, Melindy," reasoned her
lover hadn't we better wait till the old
man dies, and then I'll have the farm
sure W
Dang his old soul, he'll live fifty years
yet there's no die in him. Come along
now and get that ere license; il amt a
going to be put off any more"
ell tell you what I'll do Melindy."
"Well spit her ont"
If the old man holds out agin my
having you until Christmas I'll marry you
then farm or no farm"
"Sure ?"
GAS sure's as my name is Jacob"
well let her go then till Christmas,
but if you back out then, Jake look
sharp"
"I'll toe the scratch then, by Jingo
if the old man runs me off the farm with
double-barrelled shot gun, certain"
And Jake looked as if he would.
Thus reassured on being married by
Christmas, Melindy drew off with hel
Jake, fully satisfied, doubtless, with the
postponement. But if Jake does prove
recreant to his promise we will wager any
amount Of needles that Melindy will &C
for him to use the vernacular of the un
cultivated ''like thousand of brick"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
A Wildcat Under the Dutchman's
Bed.
JEST HICKORY, besides being

INVEST HICKORY, besides being
w noted for its big wells, dry holes
and rattlesnakes, has new and charm
ing feature of attraction in the vast num-
Der of wildcats or catamouuts, that are to
be found in the neighboring forest, and
which make night hideous with their
mellifuous notes when on forage.
Near the headwaters of West Hickory
creek lives an humble and honest agricul-
turist by the name of Adam Goodman
who, after engaging in the perilous occu-
patton of an oil operator on the creek,
reformed and opened keno bank, and
with the accumulation of several weeks
retired from business, out of the back
window Gas policeman entered the front)
and purchasing few acres of soil began
to farm it. Not having previously stud
led Lydia Thompson's work entitled,
"What know about Farming, his first
years work was not success. His pump
kins were devoured by potato bugs, grass
hoppers carried off his cattle, the weevil
got into his sheep, and the corn crop fail
ed under the combined attack of the hoof-
rot and murrain. To crown all, he was
himself attacked with hog cholera.
This was the situation on Saturday
night last, when from dreamless sleep
he was awakened by an unearthly howl,
a crash of glass and the striking Of a
heavy something" upon his breast. At
first he thought it must be horrible
nightmare, caused by too rich viands, but
when he considered the fact that there
were no houses within ten miles of his
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15
Remarkable Indians.

THE Alta California thus describes
Il the peculiarities of fragment of the
Piute tribe of Indians who live on the
Great American Desert-a region about
one thousand miles long and three hun
dred miles wide, and on which there are
stretches of one hundred miles without
grass or water.
The Desert Indian" is as much a re-
Election of the country he inhabits as the
lizard or the horned frog. He is hollow
checked, thin, 1.-THE, and active. His ne
cessities have rendered him superior in
endurance, quickness, sagacity, and intel
igence to all neighboring tribes. Two
months ago Desert Indian" carrying
express, travelled one hundred and twenty
two consecutive hours.
Their upper extrcmities are very slen-
der; they carry scarce any flesh, but that
employed in locomotion. Their life has
impressed upon them wonderful physi-
ology; their capacity to eat and to starve
is truly astounding Six months ago sew
en- Indians, including child six years
old, ate horse that had perished from
drinking alkaline water, which weighed
not less than one thousand pounds, from
three o'clock in the afternoon to ten
o'clock on the morning of the succeeding
day-intestines, heart lungs, and liver /;
even the bones were crushed, and the
marrow taken from them. In short, at
10 o'clock next day nothing remained of
the horse but the hoofs. So in less than
twenty'four hours they consumed per cap
ita, more than one hundred pounds of
meat.
Another instance: About year ago a
gentleman driving a number Of horses
across the Desert lost thirty of them at
intervals, along the road. A party of
Desert Indians started in upon the road,
so fatal to the horses and devoured every
one of them as they went, coming out on
the other side of the desert as fat as seals.
They travelled in the scorching heat of
the desert from seventy to eighty miles a
day. without difficulty.
1t would seem that the Pluto tribe of
Indians are in process of spontaneous
and natural determination, independent
of any destructive effects from contact
with civilization.
The statistics of Europe and America,
procured in the most accurate manner,
and on the largest scale give Of all the
births, 21 boys to every 20 girls. The
uniformity is complete, rigid, and unva-
rying For a number of years past in the
Piute tribe from careful investigation, it
has been ascertained that three boys are
born to every girl Everywhere is OBJ
served great deficiency in squaws among
them. 1t is mathematical, at this rate
that ere long the Piute tribe will become
extinct from inherent causes.
For the last six years the Desert In
dians" have found it exceedingly difficult
to exist. Hare and rabits were their
great sources of food, and at one time
they fairly swarmed among the sage and
stunted vegetation of the desert. They
were invaded some ten years since, by
some epidemic disease, so that now only
few remain.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-11-15

D1~ Accidents arising from druggists
putting up wrong prescriptions are SO fire.
quent that many persons now insist on
the one who puts it up, taking one dose
of the mixture before leaving the store.
We think this is good arrangement and
will tend to make druggists careful.