Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-21
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The new silver mines in the Hualipi district,
CAL, are attracting great rush.
The supply Of coal at Omaha is early ex-
hausted and people are burning corn for fuel
A FULL Jury has been obtained for the tnal
of Mrs. Wharton, at Annapolis, Md.
A coLoRED man named Bailey was shot and
killed by another colored man named Green,
near Camden, Ark, last Sunday.
The Black Friday case OF r. W.Cameron vs.
Franz Derkheim and others resulted IN YER
dici of s35, $50 for the plaintiff.
SETH JohSsos treasury defaulter, has
been arrested.
THE ball in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis,
at the Boston Theater on Friday evening, was
q complete SUCCESS.
Two HUNDRED AND THRTY-THREE deaths
from small pox last week in Philadelphia
an increase Of eighty over the previous week
HENRY WAGNER, an ex-policeman, was ia
tally injured by a fall in Cincinnati, on Sun
day. while attempting to kick bis dog.
THE message of Gov. Campbell, of Wyom-
ing, vetoing the bill relating to the woman
suffrage act, was presented TO the Territorial
Legislature on Tuesday
The recent heavy snow storms have pretty
effectuasy blockaded trains on the Union Pa
cifc Railroad Several collisions have oc-
cured and two or three trains are Off the
track
THE Hamilton and Phoebe stage, Nevada,
was robbed Friday by highwaymen, securing
Wells, Fargo 90 3 treasure box, containing
$1,000
A DELEGATION of Mormons left Salt Lake
City for Washington on Sunday with a view
it is said of securing proper legislation to
protect the polygamous tenet Of their region
j Two members Of the New York Chamber of
Commerce have gone to Chicago to supervise
the distribution of the relief fund, Of which
there is still on hand 100000.
EARLY Tuesday morning, the dead body of
girl was found frozen stiff, in Chicago. She
WIS seen on the previous evening, where her
body was found. in a state Of intoxcation.
GEN. Gro. b. WILLIAMS, recently selected by
the Japanese Government to organize an IN
ternal revenue department in that country, is
on his way to Japan.
II has been discovered that several Of the
cast-iron cylinders sustaining the new bridge
across the Missouri River at Omaha have been
badly cracked by frost between the high and
low water-mark.
A COMMITTEE Of experts and engravera have
been at work examining the purchased, re-
deemed and exchanged bonds, with the view
to ascertain II any spurious have been redeem
cd 10y the Government, but they have not
found any such bonds.
IuE President IL reported to have said to
prominent member of the Senate that he was
almost certain that Fish would remain in the
Cabinet in accordance with his own wishes and
those expressed in the note TO him signed by
members Of the Senate.
PATRICK KING, George Wesley, owen Nc
Donald and Mil.o GorDott, all Intoxicated, at
tempted to ross tho Monongahala river at
Traddocksfie,d, near pittsburg in aslir on
Monday nghl They werd run over aud
swamped by u tow boat and all drowned.
Major Upham, commanding at Fort Scott,
Kansas, has received orders from the War
Department TO remove all white settlers
fr ON the Usage reservation. There are about
five hundred families. embracing thirty~iiye
hundred people, on these lands, and thor 70
moyal at thip season will cause much suffering
Tue report Of the Southern Claims Com
mission is soon to be admitted to Congress.
About 500 cases have been concluded three
fourths Of which are in favor Of the claim.
ants, though the aggregate amount is reduced
from 81 O0N, 0Oo 10 less than 100000
SUIT ia now in progress between the
Union Pacific aud +. u, Durant to compel
the latter to deliver 10 the railroad company
about million dollars worth OF property
decided to him by individuals in trust for the
railroad company II 1858 and 1854.
In the United States Circuit Court, at BALI
mere, on Monday morning, in the case of
Brlnclley, exSoictor of Internal Revenue,
against +, A. Rollins -Commmlssioner of
Internal Revenue, for $50 600 damages, the
jury brought in verdict for the defendant,
Abroad.
CrNnuBANoo has been successfully grown
from seed in Jamaica.
THr lost Porto Rico and Jamaica cahlo has
been recovered
IuC crew of the Hornet threaten TO blow
her up rather than surrender to the Spanish
authorities. The Hayueus sympathl1e with
the Grew.
IL the Canadian Parliament, ON Wednesday,
motion providing for s., 900 to aid Canadl
ans 10 return from tho United states, was
discussed aud withdrawn.
TIM Servlan Ministry has resigned The
regency which has Charge OF the Government
during the minority Of the roguug Prince is
seeking 10 form rew Cabinet.
\ REroEr from Berlin states that the Ger
man government has resolved 20 re5ccupy
the districts already evacuated hy lbs troops
in France, m case fresh outrages are commit
ted by the French on German soldiers.
BIsuop PATTERSON, Of Nhenesia. Auckland.
Rev. G, Atkin, and q native teacher have been
numbered by the natives near NntaD,, H.,