Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-07
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has been called, to meet at syracuse on the
9th Of September.
THE loss of the ship Enterprise in the Pa
cifc Ocean is announced. Her crew are sup
posed to be saved.
The President has appointed J, W. Edwards
and W b. Spooner Commissioners for Massa-
chusetts to the one hundredth anniversary Of
American Independence.
THE special order recently issued from the
War Department retiring Col. Geo. Stoneman,
with the rank Of Major General, is, by direc-
ton Of the President, revoked, and Col. Stone
man is retired on ha rank a. colonel
The London Times Of August 10th, speak
ing Of Agrarianism IN Ireland, says that during
the year 1870, $40 families, comprising 2,GzZ
persons. we're eyicted from that country. One
hundred and four families comprising 52S per-
sons. were readmltted to their places, leaving
the number Of families actually eycted 4l5,
and the persons 2,09i.
A DREADFUL calamity has visited the small
island of Tagolanda, in the Malay Archipela-
20, about fifty miles northeast OF the Island
Of CeIebea. An outburst Of the volcano Ru-
mang wac accompanied by CONFUSION Of the
sea aud wave forty feet in length swept all
human beings. cattle and horses from the Isl
and. The number Of persons who persisted
is stated at four hundred and sixteen.
The East.
A FIRE at williamson on Sunday nigh
destroyed forty buildings Valued at S2jOO00.
Insurance 1892, 900.
A. t,..ttFy, lt1rf,l,r UNA abpt ppa1 Mt Mar
thas Furnace, BLAIR cauty, Pa, on Tuesday,
in the act II breaking into a store.
\ DISPATCH from Sing Sing says the recap
turod convict Dreamer was shot in the hip and
lungs aud undoubtedly MORALLY wounded.
Ir is said that tho steamer Russia brought n
formal challenge from Ashbury to the Now
York Yacht Club and also a model Of the Ii
youia
TnEnE was a heavy frost on Mount Wash
ington Sunday morning, tho telegraph wires
being covered to tho size Of a mans arm and
broken twice near the summit.
IHE New York Quarantine Commissioners
have appropriated $4,000 for the erection of
extra buildings, for the reception Of 10000
persons coming from cholera ports.
THr body Of a man, perfectly naked, was on
Tuesday found floating in the East Riycr,
New York The corpse bore evidence that the
man was brutally murdered, but 10 clue to the
crime has been discovered.
WM. A. Gums, president of the Empire City
Fire Insurance Company of New York city
has been arrested on charge Of having pos
session. with guilty knowledge, Of United
States five twenty bonds for ten thousand dol
lars, which had been stolen, aud the endorse
mont altered
The West.
ANcuoR oil, new style OF explosive,
caused the death Of Mrs. T.. W, Curtis, OF Clay
ton, Mich,
TIM doad body Of negro named Johnson
was found ia the woods near Mound City No..
with ballet hole in his breast
SEVERAL persons near Adrian have been
poisoned by partaking of soup in which 10y ac-
ctdeut a tomato worm had been boiled,
Coz. McCooK, Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Ohio, has boon compelled, by i'll
health, to suspend the canvas of the state.
AyouNa farmer named Frederick Barnard
residing near Dwight, H., was choked to
death, while drinking water, 10y it getting into
his windpipo.
JouN DoNNrIY was buried twenty five feet
below the surface of the earth, at Avon, DINO.
by the cayius M OF a we'll. He WAS rescued
with Init slight injuries.
GRissuorrEHs in vast numbers arc appear
ing in several Of tho principal agricultural
counties ia Utah The deposit of eggs threat