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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Nor QUlrE-The reduction Of the
public debt in January was 81 049,9S6
The Chicago Tribune in referring to
This says we can afford to abolish the
income'tax which will bring us $40, 00G,-
6GO; and still have surplus; and adds
that the modified tariff has been in force
since January lst. and the revised inter-
nal revenue law since September, 1870
The Tribune is referred to the law. 1t
will see that the full reduction of taxa
ton under the revised revenue law does
not take place until next May Special
taxes then cease. The amount Of these
collected in 1870, was about $4,000, 900
In regard to the tariff, it is very likely
that merchants took advantage Of the re-
duced tariff, and delayed buying goods
until January; so that the revenue for
that month was very likely much larger
than it would have been Mad the law re-
NAMED as 10 was.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
France tn rIKe Future.

The march Of the Germans has been
so unvarying in its triunphs, that they
may we'll treat the fallen foe generous ".
A people vindlctive in their conduct to-
ward m enemy crushed and utterly hui
initiated, would be unworthy Of victory
No one can Justly charge harshness ups
on the terms of the arlnistice, and we
trust the same tone and character will
distinguish in the fiaal terms Of peace
Is france to be numbered hcnceforth
with the mummies emhnlmed in history
Has she fallen from her high estate,
or is winter succeeding autumn only to
be itself followed by spring and sum-
mer2
AS a,military power, she can never
recoyed. The Imperial eagles that
struck their talons into the very heart Of
Europe, that even Russia could escape
only ut the sacrifice of Moscow. are no
more. Gone are the days of French
martial glory llenceforth the "Gittle
Corporal belongs to m era which is
closed forever France became all con-
9uering only through German division.
The Teutons did not exhaust themselves,
but simply exchanged national suprema>
CIV TOR local and individual freedom
Now that plan has been adopted
whereby The rights eff each can be cons
served while the power OF all is unified,
Germany resumes her place among the
nations, and by futile attempt to pre-
vent it. France has acted the part OF
the BOBBY, dashiug its brains out asains.
q rock
While France need hope for no recov-
cry Of its supremacy of power, it still
has before it an opportunity to excel in
tbs higher fields Of intellectual strife
There are departments Of thought In
which the Latin mind cxce!s. If wise
enough to choose this better part, France
will surviya her own fall and ultimately
achieve future eelipsing in grandeur
It's proudest past. let the higher minds
give themselves to the mastery of ideas,
especially In their practical application,
and the homo of nascartes, Vol,aire, lie
Place and Comte will become the grand
est known arena Of thought The do
main OF the intellect is more worthy the
ambition Of q civilized people than that
of force. Rat it is to be feared that the
national heart will beat with an absorh>
ing desire for reyenge, and that the
strength of the people viii be frittered
away in fnrtilo attempts to "get even
with Germany upon the battle field. It
So France and Greece will belong in the
same category of exhaustion Chicago
Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The INCOME TAX QUESTION The Cons
ference Committee Of the two Houses Of
Congress on the right Of the Senate un-
der the Constitution to originate the bill
90 repeal the income tax held q meeting
NJ the residence Of Mr.. Hooper, last Sat
urday. 1t is understood that there Is
40 prospect Of an agreement of the Com.
mittee, rs the members on the part of
each House are firm, holding to opposite
opinions, and have legal opinions and
presidents on which they rely These
precedents will be carefully compared
and discussed, and other meetings are
anticipsted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

. FIRE IT BELoIT We learn that early
Sunday morning, four buildings hayiHg
a dszen occupants, at the foot Of School
street, Belot, belonging to b. Brown;
were consumed by fire. The loss is
heavy andN only partly covered by insur'
ance, Of $4,000 in the Continental
Home, OF New Fork; Nosth American,
Of New York; Pacific, Republic, Ph@-
nix, of Brooklyn !; Security, Manhattan
and Merchants. The greatest losers
were b. Brown, A. A, Green and A. W.
Peters. The FIRE is supposed to have
been kinded by an incendiary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
wisconsin COngressm en-.

The citizens Of Wisconsin, temporari~
" residing in Washington, are prepar-
ing grand banquet to be given to
Messrs. Washburne, Cobb, Paine and
Atwood, at the Arlington House, on the
retirement of these gentlemen from Con
cress at the close Of the present session.
The President, Members Of the Cabinet
and General Sherman, are expected to
be present. A fine time, and such one
rs Wisconsin alone can organize is an
ticipated The following arc the COM
mittee Of arrangements: Capt A Grant,
J. H. Hersey, Esq, Hon. Henry D. Bar
ron, Gen H. r. Webb, Gen. II. c. Ho-
bart, Hon. Thomas Hood, Hon Arthur
Macarthur
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

According to the figures furnished /,
the press by the Census Bureau at
Washington, the total population of the
States and Territories of the Union is
1856 1913. The population OF the States
is 3So92 ,653, If the number of Repre-
sentatives should be increased to'2S0, 40
ems likely, the ratio would be one to
every 1875. 045 Inhabitants Tho Bureau
Erures for Wisconsin are ,055, 1857. Our
s ale VIII therefore have LOB, 2+0 inhabi-
tan,s more than enough to entitle her to
seven Represe natives; enough, that Is,
to eu.itle her 10 eight, without The leas.
doubt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
rhe Madison Mutual Fire InsteTAnce
Company

This Company having made an assess
mcnt Of 25 per cent. on its premium
notes, les enemies are attempting to make
capital Of the Circumstance, and to shake
the confidence Of the people 10 this good
Company. They will fail in the attempt,
however. Read what our worthy Secre-
tary Of State says Of the Madison Mu.
tual:
OFrIcE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
Madison, February 1871. J
How. D. WokrHrsGroN, Seereta,y Madison
Mutuea Insurance Company:
Deay Sir:-In pursuance Of your request,
Ihave made thorough examination OF the
assets of the Madison Insurance Company,
and find them to be as represented in your
statement of business for the year ending
December 81, 1870, on file in this ONCE.
am satisfied that the business Of the Com
pany is Systematically and honorah'y con-
Quoted, and that its financial condition is
such as to warrant its continuance in bust
ness in this State, and TO entitle it to the
confidence of the public. The recent action
OF the Company in making an assessment
upon the premium notes is especially CON.
mendable, furnishing evidence of its strength
instead of weakness. and demonstrating
that the notes are reliable assets when the
proportion of premium received in casa
proves insufficient to meet the losses oil an
unusually disastrous year.
Very respectfully yours,
LL. BREESE.
Secretary of State, and er.o6fcio Com
missioner of Insurance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
Foreign.

LoNpoN, Feb. 4-5:30 p. m.-The Ger.
man troops have occupied Ahbev'ile, IN
the Department of Semme. Colonel VIII
lenersy protested against the occupation
as a violation Of the Armistice.
The Germans had a series Of engage.
ments on the Swiss frontier with the
rear guard of Bourbakis army, on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, and cap.
tured two eagles, nineteen cannon and
mitra;lleuses, and 500 prisoners, in
GLIDING two Generals. Many hundred
provision wagons and large quantity
of arms fell into the hands of the Ger
mans, whose loss in killed and wounded
was inconsiderable. Tue Generals com.
mandins the French forces, including
Garabaldi, vainly attempted to extricate
themselves by appealing to the Paris
armistice.
LILLE, Feb. 4.-Faidherbe has issued
orders carrying into effect the armistice
in the territory under his corpmand.
BRUSSELS, Feb. A. Duke DAumale
has issued an address to the French
electors. lie reserves his opinion as to
peace or war, having been forced to re-
main inactive when he wanted to fight
lie expresses his conviction If the ad.
vantases of monarchy for France, and
compares France during the reign of
Louis Philippe with tho France of the
present day, but he declares that there
is nothing that can separate him from
the Republic, and if France determines
to maintain Republic he will bow to
her decision
HAvRE, Feb 4-Navigation on the
Seine will be open tomorrow from this
point to Roucn.
LoSDoS, Feb. SIS p. m-The Obser-
ger remarks: I'll it is true that Prussia
demands tire cession Of Pondicherry, her
object must be to exchange the colony
with England, but adds the Observer,
'Fay,e is yet unaware of any territory
demanded, nor does he know the amsunt
of idemnity claimed by Prussia.
VERSAILLES, Feb, 4-Favre declares
himself master of the situation, and it is
probable that if France preserves the
Republic, Favre will be Consul, and
if the empire is restored, Favre will be
Premier. rhe chances Of the Bourbons
and Orleanists are diminishing and
those Of the Empire increasing The
Germans are confident of the res
toration.
PARIS, Feb 4--Seventy thousand per.
sons have asked permission to leave the
city.
The museums at Versailles and st.
German are uninjured.
The members of the Paris government
will 90 to Bordeaux, on the 10th, to- rem
der on account of their administration
before the Assembly.
In all, Ola prisoners have so far been
exchanged
LILLE, Feb. Dive equerrics Of Ma
poleon's household have been arrested
mere
Berlin kilograms anticipate that, on
the conclusions of peace, the German
troops will enter Paris in triumph, and
that, until the war idemnity is paid, tht
Fifth Corps will hold the province Of
champagne.
The treaty of Swiss neutrality affords
! % pretcxt for the annexation of Neuf'
chntel, which belong to Inheritance Of
the dead lFo hen aollern.
The German army will march through
Paris after peace is made.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
Small POE.

Sr. Paw, Mimi, Feb. 4-Winnepeg
newspapers contain confirmation of the
terrible ravages Of continent small po1
in the Saskatchewan country. At the
settlement of Big Lake, $50 persons
have died, and the place is almost en-
tirely depopulated. What few settlers
survive are leaving Over two thousand
persons, including indians, arc estiman
ted to have died already. The disease
seems to have ragged most severely in
the Victoria settlement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

IT is now stated from Washington
that the Cause of delay in General
Schenck's departure for England, is q
request from the British Government,
which has authorized its Minister at
Washington, in connection with Mn.
Rose, representative Of the Canaaian'
Dominion, to negotiate settlement OF
the fishery and other pending questions
between our Government and Canada,
before our new Minister leaves for Lon
don
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
4 proposition has been introduced ia

4 proposition has been introduced IN
Is the Illinois Legislature, to allow wo.
men to he elected members of school
boards. This is an eminently sound act
FIR Illinois, and for every other State to
aaopt. The education Of the young is
FIST passing into the hands Of the
women. and there is a manifest prorre
tv in placing the general management.
of the schools. as well rs the details OF
teaching, under the control of ladies'
They are peculiarly adapted to perform
t.ia service. and il allowed to do SO
would execute the trust with credit to
themselves and benefit to the community
4 sim iiar movement in our own Lrris-
l,ture. wsuld doubtless meet With favor
il he eyes Of the psaplc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

tentious announcements, the simple fact
remains indisputable that, at the close
of the trotting season, and in the closing
month Of 1870, no horse had beaten
Dexter's time. Let me predict that il
Dexter's time ever is beaten, it will be
by one Of nv own hoYses, Joe Elliott,
who has made the fastest mile with full
weights this season, and Of whose breed>
ing Commodore Vanderbilt himself
thinks so highly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Twenty-Five leading New York Capri
taliHs are insured in different city Offices
for various sums from $1,000 to $500, :
900. showing an aggregate amount OF
So 93UOEg or m average of over $751;
coo Cyrus w. Field has his life insur-
ed for nearly quarter Of q million.
Daniel Drew has his life insured for sew
ernl hundred thousand dollars. Horace
Greeley has'an insurance Of about 80
600 on his life. Mr.. James Brown, head
Of the banking house Of Brown Bros, IS
insured on his life for 500 000'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The siege Of Paris will Be recorded m
history as one Of the most important OF
modern times The formal investment
OF the city began on the l4th of Septem-
Ber and the articles of capitulatlon we're
signed on rhe 2Sth Of January, 133 days
thereafter. Both tie Investment and
defense were carried on bravely and
with all the appliances of modern scien.
titic warfare. The surrender vii" OF
course put an end to- the war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Tug friends of Prussiat throughout the
length and breadth of our land, celebra-
ted the surrender of Paris with speeches,
music. fireworks and guns. In the large
cities the nssemblages were very large
and the enthusiasm great, and the small
or cities and towns were not one whit
behind them
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Mr. New York LEDGER BoSSra, the
owner of Dexter, and other horses thas
don't go slow" in letter to the Boston
Journal, says in res,rd to his special
pet:
ii have heard o. a COOL many horses
that were going to beat Dexters time.
This one, that, and the other were going
70 DO it Notwithstanding these po.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

New BoNDs.-Now, that the war in
Europe is about to cease, the Secretary
of the Treasury is making arrangements
to put loan of 81 200, 100000 upon the
market. His purpose is to send judic.
ious and experienced agents abroad to
negotiate them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The people Of those towns and coun,
ties in Iowa through which the north
and south line of Central Iowa Railroad
passes, are celebrating the event Of
the completion of that road, by which
thew are now placed in direct commnni-
cation with the lumber region of Min
nesota and the coal region Of Central
and Southern Iowa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

MAI GALLAGHER, an ex-rebel soldier,
near Macon, voted the Republican ticket
at the last election in Georgia, and was
hung for it by the kn-klux last week
This is the way the Democrats have of
doing things in the South. viii it re-
dound TO their bencGt?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The Emperor William, Of Germany,
in reply to congrntulatory address from
the Diet, says, while there is now hope
for tho re-establishment of peace, yet,
sit is not impossible that the war will
continue, and further great sacrifices be
necessary by the German people"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

THE hand Of the conqucrer is not al
WAYS cruel The Germans are sending
to Paris large quantities of provisions,
and are opening all the rivers and rail-
ways fox tho transportation of food
Though fierce, terrible and unrelenting
in war, they are kind and benevolent in
peace
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Mr., MCCORMICK, member of the AS,
sombly from Kewance county, the Oldest
nomber IN the Legislature or any leyis,
'ative boiY in the world aged Si-was
presented on Mondy of last week, with
handsome cushioned chair, By the menl.
beers Of the Assembly. Very nico
speeches were made on the occasion by
Speaker Smith on the part of the donors,
ana by The venerable recipient.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

An esteemed Methodist minister
s. w. Coggsball, has just been joined
in marriage, in the Wisconsin State
Prison, at Waupun, to mysterious and
fascinating convict, Susan Harrington
1t is stated that the brides friends were
opposed to the alliance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR On Mon.
Gay evening, a train on the Hudson Rvs
err Railroad, near Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
Vas demolished by being thrown over a
fridge. One sleeping car, loaded with
- or 80 passengers for Chicago, was
CONSUMED by fire and all that were in it
per,sh,d in the flames.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

TIE Democrats of the Indiana Iecis.
lature are gravely essaying to eradicate
the lJth Anne ndment from the Constitu-
ton of the United States. Having ac>
complished that little feat, it would be
well to issue bull against the solar
eclipse.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

THE Wreck OF BoURBAKls ARMY,-A
Berne, Switzerland, dispatch says !:
Many thousands of Bourhaki's army died
from starvation. There were 5000
prisoners taken, including 100 officers,
two being Generals, ben cannon, seven
mitrailleuses and TIVE eagles. Only 5000
men escaped in the direction Of Lyons"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

There has been but little snow this
season in the Wisconsin pineries, and it
is stated that not more than half rs many
logs will be got out this season as last
year So lumber is likely to be source
and high err.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

SUFFERING IN PAKis-Dispatches from
Minister Washburne represent great
suffering in Paris among poor people OF
all classes l. appears that there is
great suffering among the Americans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The U. s. House of Representatives
has passed a resolution welcoming the
Fenian exiles to the Capital and to the
country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The public debt staten ent which has
Just been issued, shows , reduction du-
ring January Of 81, 040, 986 IS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The ltalan Chamber of Deputies has,
b. . vote o. 232 against %, resolved to
.en.fcr lhe Capital to Rome
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Advertise in tAe Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-27

DR.. S. Weir Mitchell tells this story
in his paper on "Phantom Limbs, IN
Lippincott's Magazine:
The spasms of stumps are very inter
esting, and too often incurable, but
they involve no pain, and only such an
noyance as may come from the part
threshing about in wild and meaning
less fashion, so as to excite for It's own
er attention wherever he goes.
We are at liberty to mention few
cases as proving that mental emotion
that may for time put stop to these
odd movements. A well-known Penn
sylvania officer lost his hand in the war
and by too early exposure brought
about an unending and wonderful mot
ION of the limb, which from that time
has never ceased to fly up and down
aud in and out Only once, when his
regiment was in sad peril of capture,
the Colonel's arm hung for few hours
motionless In another sufferer these
automatic gymnastics ceased during
the panic of railway collision; while
in third case, of much slighter but
quite constant spasm of an arm-stump,
it politely showed an interest IN its
owner by ceasing to culver for the
whole day on which he had made an
offer of marriage. The suffere- in one
of these cases by no means regards his
malady as an unnitigated calamity
because, having engaged in politics
he has only to uncover his lerky arm
in order, as he says, to make the great
est kind of stump speech, and to car
ry with him the sympathies OF the aud
! jaOra
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-27
A NOVEL REVENGE.

"A Justice OF tho Peace Vindfcates His
Good Name with a CnIfs Pluck.
PoUGHKEEPs1E, December THE
city is excited tonight over q fracas
which occurred at 5 o'clock this after
noon, on Market street, between DR.. J.
S. P Lord and Justice Robert H. Hun
ter. DR.. Lord is leading and hot
headed temperance man, and for some
| time past has occasionally mounted the
rostrum at Temperance hall, in Mill
street, on Sunday evenings, and held
forth (to use mild phrase) in his own
peculiar style. He has from time to
time, as opportunity offered, gone out
of his way to attack prominent citizens
in a low, scurrilous manner, not hesi-
tating to mention their names, charg-
ing them with going to hell in drunken
ness, &c. Last Sunday evening he
again held forth in Temperance
hall, and in the course of
his remarks damned the Poughkeepsie
club house, and charged that in addi-
tion Justice Hunter was one morning
carried out of there drunk, placed in
carriage, and carried Off [ am author
lied to state by parties who know, that
such was not the case. DR.. Lord s
speech, or that part of it relating to
Mr.. Hunter, was carried about from
mouth to mouth until it reached Mr..
Hunters ears. That gentleman at once
denounced it as a foul SANDER, and
vowed that the originator would suffer
from it. Some of his friends urged him
to sue DR.. Lord for slander, while 9TH
ers urged him to knock him down in
the street. It was evident that Mr..
Hunter meant to be his OVID counsel,
and knowing ones predicted tronble,
and it came.
Shortly before 5 o'clock this after
noon, DIR. Lord was seen walking quiet
ly along Market street, toward Main,
and, when near the corner of the latter
street, Mr.. Hunter was seen following
him quickly, and with an indescribable
something in his hand. He walked
past the doctor, and turned and faced
him, when the following occurred
Mr.. Hunter-Is this DIR. Lord2
Dr. Lord-Yes, sir
Mr.. Hunter Well, I've been looking
for you to get square with you, you old
scoundrel for lying about NE.
DR.. Lord at once raised his cane to
defend himself Mr.. Hunter, who all
U1I1lC 1C1A b Seb14 plum III hlS uftlllt,
raised it high i'll air aud with it rained
blow after blow upon the doctors head
and face, the blood and flesh from the
pluck flying in every direction, and be
smearing the doctor all over. The lat
ter, in attempting to defend himself,
broke his cane over Hunters arm.
When Me-. Hunter ceased striking, he
exclaimed, "Now, if I ever hear of you
lying about me again I'll knock your
damned head off," and then left the
scene. and crossing Market street, &C
costed Walter Harrington, a lawyer,
who is also prominent temperance
man, and informed him that he would
serve any other man the same way who
would get up in a public meeting and
deliberately lie about him, assuring
Mr. Harrington, however, that he had
no charges against him.
DR.. Lord. after the affray, walked to
Mr.. Joseph English's residence, where
his head, face and clothing, were made
as clean as possible.
Justice Hunter walked into the Court
House, and the crowd which had as
sembled dispersed.