Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-29
summary o. Late News.
AT HOME.

Two thousand three hundred and
eighty one emigrants arrived in New
York last week.
In fight at Sherman Station, on the
Sth, man named Wood was struck ON
the head with "A stone and killed.
ELLEN BURKE, aged 105, was sent TO
Blackwell's Island by she New York
Commissioners of Charities on Tues-
day
A SNEAK thief stole $4,000 in d;s
nronds from the residence of BIT
Babbitt, the soap man of New York. or
Friday evening.
REAR ADMIRAL Samuel L. Breese, U.
S. N, died Saturday at Mount Airy.
near Philadelphia. He was SEVENTH
six years of age.
THE annual report of the Michigan
salt inspector shows 628, 979 barrels in
spected this year, an increase of 69,92I
barrels over last year,
THE entire stock OF the American
Steamship Company, of Philadelphia,
has been subscribed for, and double
the amount required was offered
E. JOHNSON. of Louisville, train boy
on the Memphis branch of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad, fell from the
rear platform on Saturday and was
killed
Hon. JAMES B. BLAKE, Mayor of Wor-
cester, Mass, died Sunday, aged forty
four years His death was the result
of in uries received at the explosion OF
the gas works on Friday night.
THE German Catholics of Evansville,
Ind, held large meeting Sunday
night, at which they denounced Victor
Emmaue's occupation of Rome,
pledged themselves to fidelity in sup
port of the Pope's sovereignty.
A LARGE gas-well was struck on the
grounds Of the Erie Car Company,
Erie, Pa, on Saturday, the waste gas
of which lights several squares. Erie
is now illuminated nightly by waste
gas. Over thirty wells have been sunk,
and all have struck large veins of gas.
THE statement Of the lumber busi-
ness Of Detroit for 1870 shows $1,000
600 feet cut, against 46, 600, 900 in 1869,
and 100000 in 1868. The total
amount of lumber handled this year is
$4,000, 900. The number of shingles
cut 20, 900, 600 slaves shipped, 1000
600
FRANCIS H. II. PRIMROSE, who plead
guilty TO the charge Of enbezzling
1913. 600 from the Grand Trunk Rail
road company, was, on Saturday, SEN
fenced to the Michigan State prison for
three years. Primrose duplicates S. e.
Martin, formerly division superlnten-
dent of the same road, and charges that
Martin received $4,000 of the money.
Martin has fed to Canada.
THE report of the State Auditor of
Ohio shows that the receipts of Ohio
for state purposes last year were 81,
$40, 600; disbursements, $A,07l, 900; es-
timated receipts for the same purposes
next year, $3.50, 600; disbursements.
SIS, 1853, 900 The total valuation OF
property on tax duplicate for 1871 is
81, 1877, 900, 600 The total tax levy For
1871 is about 1913, 1853, 900, and of this
amount, $1S,797, 900 are for local and
county purposes.
ABROAD.
THE French Government has remoy-
cd from Tours to Bordeaux
Ir is understood that semi weekly
line of propellers viii be run next
spring between Chicago and Mon
treal.
THE shock of an earthquake was felt
at Golden City, Col, on Sunday morn
ing, which extended. southwark to New
Mexico.
THE liabilities of Thomas Riggs &
Co, of Cincinnati, commission mer-
chants, who applied for the benefit OF
the bankrupt law, amounts to nearly
100000. Their assets are inconslder-
able.
THE President of the North German
Parliament informed that body on the
Sth that note had been received from
Count Bismarck, stating that King
William had accepted the title of EN-
peror of Germany.