Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-10
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and Thomas Hardman, Jr., OF georgia, COM
,,,is.;orar. TO the one-hundredth anniversary
of American Independence.
Mn. FRENCH, the missing cashier OF the De-
troit Tribune was seen on Thursday at Tres
den. Ont. No explanation is yet made OF the
cause of his sudden departure.
A SUIT to recover $4,000 from the Western
Union Telegraph Company, for an alleged er-
ror in a cipher message, was tired at olheih-
natl and decided in favor Of the Company
AcApsIzrp schooner with SIX men chnging
N her. WAS passed at sea, twenty miles from
Parnepat on Tuesday. A heavy sea pre-
vented the rescue of the unfortunate men,
The amount paid for advertising and nego-
tiating the new loan up to June 3oth, not III
ending the cost Of paper or the work OF en-
craving and printing IN the bureau a' "asn'5
ton. Ia 1915, 56S.
Ir ia reported that the Seminole mines, north
of Rawlings, of which 80 much has been SAID
of late, are upon the surface OF the ground
that all tho claims consist OF phes OF stones
with paper stuck up on the top.
IT il stated that the President has written
letter earnestly requesting Secretary Fish TO
abandon his intention of retiring from the cab
met and IL IL Understood Llal iue 'at1oi li"7
decided to comply With that request ana re-
main, at least for the present
From official returns made to the Bureau OF
Statistics, it appears that during the quarter
ending June 30, 1871, there arrived at the
port Of Boston from foreign countries, H.
400 passengers. of whom 10, iG2 were emil
grants 6,O32 males and 4, 40 females.
OWING to the irrepressble conflict between
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner Pleas
anton, the supply OF paper for tobacco, whis-
XIV. beer, and other internal revenue stamps,
except tho adhesive ones, is rapidly being ex-
hausted, and unless something be done soon
TO replenish the stock the bureau will be una
bic 20 supply the stamps to dealers. Pleasant
on made a contract, which Boutwell, revoked.
and ordered him to make new one, which
Pleasanton refuses TO do
IL is estimated that the government income
from the Alaska seal island duty will be greatly
curtailed from the fact that no seal oil is be-
ing saved. The contract binds the lessees to
pay the government sixty-two and half cents
a gallon on the oil taken but does not bind
them to take any oil and, al 1t Is worth only
thirtv-seye and half cents in San Francisco,
none IL taken, the carcssses being allowed to
rot after the pelt If stripped of.
a 4 tl
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, at Stur-
gis. Mich, on July 10, contract for leasing
the F. Wayne, Richmond and Cincinnati
Railroad 10 the former for term of ninety
nine years, was agreed upon and accepted by
a large majority of the stockholders The
proposed parties to the lease are the Clncin-
natl Hamilton and Dayton Road, the Penn
syyania Company, now operating the lltts-
burg Fl. Wayne aud Chicago Railway and the
Grand Rapids aud Indiana Railroad Company.
The three companies mentioned guart ntee IN
terest on 81 500, 900 of the bonds of the Rich
moud Road TO pay any mstallment OF interest
that il could not meet. The completion of the
Richmond Road between TT. Wayne aud
Richmond--the contamination of this consoh-
dahon-will give a continuous through hue be-
tween Cincinnati and Little Traverse Bay, "a
distance of about 40 miles.
Chc East.
GREENLEAr WHITE and David Call both of
Hallowell, we're drowned near Bath, Ne, on
Saturday evening, 10y the upsetting of A boat
IL Philadelphia, on Thursday, Charles
Sohi0ley was held to answer a charge of OBJ
tanning money from the postonice on forged
money orders.
A "a, 500 monument, made Of the silver
erected over the grave Of the late Secretary
Stanton, i'll Georgetown,
THE number of assistant assessors of inter-
nal revenue in Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
aud Connecticut, July list, 1870, was 1854. The
number now employed is 49,
TIM barn and stables OF Hon. j. W. Bird. of
East Walpole. Mass, were consumed on sun
day, with large quantity Of hay and grain.
Loss sl5, 900, insured $500
MAY Il RoagR's lower paper mill, at Lee,
Mass, was burned on Sunday. Loss S15,-
600; partially insured. A large number Of
hands are thrown out of employment.
DURING a severe thunder storm at Washing
ton, Pa, Wednesday evening, Mrs, J. Allen
was instantly killed and her Youngest child and
alady named Elizabeth Wolf were badly stun
ned by lightning,
Two sisters, aged eighteen and twenty-oue,
named Ellen and Harriet Layton, drowned
themselves in the Hudson near Yonkers, be-
cause they could obtain no empoymeut Their
suicide was deliberate aud premedltated.
GEN. EDWARD y. HALLOWEEN, who com
mauded the F,fty-tourth Massachusetts cool
orod) Regimcnt after the death Of Col. shaw,
and Mas hrcyetted Brigadier General, died az
Medtord, Mass, on Thursday.
ruS mann building Of Dicks iron works, at
Mcadvllc, Pa, was burned Tuesday night.
Loss, 40, 600, insured for $4,000 Fifty
hands are thrown ont Of employment New
machinery had just been put in
HoNoRA. GREroN, 3 wel-known rag-picker
OF New York city, died day or two since She
had accumulated ave thousand dollars, which
she beQueathed 70 little grl who had lived
with her. The viii provides that the child
shall I've educated.