Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-24
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Miscellaneous Items.
The iall-sown wheat is said to be nm
usually promising throughout Missouri.
The zone flesh" that an Indiana eounls
were recently made weighed 1000 pounds
avoirdupois.
GEN. ". PIERCE, of Bristol comfy
Mass, has spent fifteen years on his family
tree. He has just completed bool, hi:
torical of the Pierce family.
JeHS c. kuNKEH, of Harrisburg, whoa
death wss mentioned few DAYS AGO. left
an estate estimated at $500, 900. He wilied
sIo,OO to the poor of Harrisburg
GEN. JOHN B. GoRDos has been invited
to deliver the address at the Alabama State
Fair, which opens in Montgomery on the
18th OF next month.
GARCIA, the queen of song of Years apo
has gone to London to resume her profes.
sional career, her fortune having been
sacrificed by the war in France.
AETRMUs Wards burlesque Mormon TO-
nance, about Reginald Gloverson and his
twenty wives, is going the rounds OF the
coIntry press anew, credited to Colorado
paper.
Poems is announced by Mr. Moxon, the
London publisher, us a Christmas book.
The artist is Mr. Edwin Edwards.
IF Nictoria's youngest daughter marries
the Marquis of Lorne, she will have an
American brOther-in-law, Sir Walter Camp
bell, who is doing business in New York.
A MRs. YouNGaAN, OF Iowa has become
heiress of property in Scotland worth
s., 5000 1t is difficult to say whether
sue or her husband is the happier young
man OF the two
NILSSON went to see the "School for
Scandal" OF the Arch Street Theatre, Phil
adelphia, and a Swedish ballad was ar.
ranged for the orchestra, to be played on
that occasion.
Mrs. JOHN RYAN, of Atlanta, Ca, pur-
chased piece Of cake at the Catholic fair
in that city few evenings since, and
found it to contain q diamond ring worth
SS5.
De. RANKIN, physician at the pennsyl-
vania Western Penitentiary, reports that
not single death occurred in that institu.
ton during the year. There are between
400 and 800 inmates.
A FUNNY incident occurred at an out of
town wedding the other day. A pet Skye
terrier, belonging to the bride, slipped
unobserved into the church after the par
ty He remained very quiet till the end
Of the service, but on the post. ceremonial
kiss being administered it entered his dog.
gish brain that his mistress was suffering
an injury, so he attacked the unfortunate
groom. Banks, yelps screams, explosives,
Tableau.
A BRIGHT little fellow was travelling iu a
crowded stage coach, and had been taken
on the lap Oh u fellow passenger. The con-
versation turned on pickpockets and their
great skill. "Ah NY fine fellow" said
the gentleman who had the little one on
his knee, chow easily / could pick your
pocket, as it lay open near his hand. mo,
you couldn't, neither answered the boy.
with sharp twinkle in his eyes, " cause
I've been looking out for you all the way
WHEN all is done and tho wedding tour
completed, some parties have little left
with which to begin life. We know one
who run this fashionable round-borrowed
on several quarters OF his salary-and come
home on Saturday night to tell his young
bride that he could make no provision for
a Sunday dinner, and found her equal to
the crisis. Don't be troubled, my dear"
said the young bride. "We can do excel
lently well tomorrow l will roast the
canary and boil the gold fish"
A WEALTHY lady of New York recently
went through an extraordinary perform
ance. She gave out her engagement to a
gentleman in Washington, had her cards
sent out, the guests came In numbers
many presents were sent in, the clergyman
was ready, the bride waiting, but the groom
came not On an explanation being de-
manded of the astounded gentleman, it ap-
pcared that the whole thing was delusion,
or an invention of the lady's, without the
slightest knowledge Oft on his part.
ACCORDING to the statement OF the Adju-
tant General OF Virginia, the organized and
commissioned force OF the State consists of
101 regiments of the line. The arms
amount to 67 muskets and Is rifles He
says we have just claim on the United
States for s, 900 small arms, several pieces
of artillery, including four brOnze guns at
tached to the cadets battery at the insti-
tute, and gun-carriages and component
parts thereof, and other munitions OF war,
which, when carried off, were the property
OF the State of Virginia, and never belong
ed to the Confederate government.
The Denver News says large number
of mines which have been idle for several
years are again being worked. and pay. 1t
speaks of mining interests as rlvlving. The
News adds: Quite an extensive tunnel en-
terprise, saws the Herald, is about to start
up in the vicinity of Mill City, 1t is to
plel ce Hiawatha Mountain, 1000 feet, and
1t will strike the Hiawstha and several 9TH
err lodes. The machinery is now on the
way.
A EEw nights ago Morse Il Webster took
six Car loads OF sheep TO Island Pond, YER
mont, from Canada, and in the morning
Mr.. Webster went to look at his sheep; he
found all but three in one car dead
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