Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


/ THE statement that the young lady
who committed suiuide at the Stephens
House, New York, was the niece of
Lieut Gov. Selden, is denied.
/ IT is denied in Washington official
circles that Collector Murphy is to be
removed, and it is further said that
Murphy has the confidence of the Pres
ident and Secretary Boutwell,.
/ THE report that Samuel Williston,
| the well known manufacturer of East
/ Hampton, Mass, offers Amherst Col
/ lege $500, 900, on condition that the
name be changed into Willston Uni
versity, is officially denied.
| THE party of Eastern journalists, in
Guiding Mrs. Richardson and Mrs.
Sinclair, of the New York Tribune, and
George Alfred Townsend, of the Wash
ton Capital, have gone to the 70 Sc
mite
A NATIONAL convention of state insur-
ance agents is in session in New York.
DAVID MONTGOMERY, tried in Roches-
ter, n Y, for the murder of his wife,
has been found guilty.
The game of base ball between the
Olvmpics of Washington and the Bos-
ton Red Stocking, resulted in tie
to L.
AT the Fleetwood Park, on Saturday,
Goldsmith Maid beat American Girl
three straight heats, in 2;33, 2:21!,
222i.
The question of Yale taking part in
any college races this summer is set
tied by the refusal of Harvard to allow
straight university and by its own re-
fusal to take part in a miscellaneous
college regatta under its rivals au-
species.
The "Quaker divide" 20 miles west
of Des Moines, was visited by hail
storm on Wednesday, which did much
damage to the growing corn
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Hamilton county, Ohio, unani-
mously and cordially endorse the Val
landigham platform, promulgated at
Montgomery.
THE new Holly water-works at Indi-
annapolis were tested yesterday. Eight
streams of water were thrown one hun
dred feet through inch and half noz-
zles at the same time.
The Olympics of Washington beat
the Forest Cities of Cleveland on Sat
urday. Score, 1910 9. The Yales We're
defeated by the Mutuals of New York,
% to 3. The Boston Red Stockings
gained victory over the Athletics of
Philadelphia, II to 8.
The stockholders of the Michigan,
Midland and Peninsular railways voted
yesterday to consolidate, thus forming
a through line from ST. Clair, via Ian
sing, Battle Creek, to the Indiana State
line, and thence to Chicago At st.
Clair a connection is made with the
projected Canada Southern. The link
between st. Clair and Lansing is yet to
be built.
The south.
TRACK-LAYr,yG on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railroad is progressing
at the rate of one mile per day.
The cornerstone of monument to
the Confederate dead at lakewood
Cemetery, Richmond, was laid Wednes-
day afternoon. About 100000 persons
were present.
In Nashville, Messrs Johnson &
Douglas received an award of $4,000
damages against the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, for injuries to
the race-horse Muggins, by which his
racing career was ended
Crimes and Casualties
A MAN. named Rainey was fatally
stabbed at picnic near Cincinnati, on
Wednesday.
, VIM. A. GLOVER, who is charged with
, having been implicated in the Great
Boyleston bank robbery, two years ago,
is under arrest III New York.
OK the person of James Reilly alias
, Orland Valentine, arrested as pick
, pocket in New York, were found Il con-
tract and a number of letters, showing
, that Reilly had engaged with man III
Connecticut to send from this city,
each week, to Connecticut, five young
girls, who, on arriving there, were to be
placed in houses of prostitution.
THE Keystone Machine Works, in
Philadelphia, were burned Sunday
morning. Loss $50, 600 - insurance
$50, 900.
The damage by the recent fires in
the forests of Ulster and Sullivan coun-
ties, New York. is estimated at $500,
600. Heavy showers have efectually
checked the flames.
The fire at Vergennes, Vt, Thursday,
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