Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-14
NcIchborllOOd Gossip.

The Platteville Wii,,ess SAYS the survey
of the proposed railroad from Monroe to
Dubuque has been completed from the lat
ter place to Plattevile, and the route is
reported by the engineers to be much bet
ter than was expected, the grade no, ex.
ceeding II feet to the mile from Platte.
vile to the bridge at Dubuque. The max.
imum grade is 80 feet to the mile and only
for very short distance. Half the dis
tance it is not more than . feet to the
mile. The survey goes down Rountree's
Branch to the Platte, thence to the Missis.
sirpi. After finishing this piece, the en-
gneers proceed to Gratiot, and connect
the survey made in 1869 by the NJ. & St.
Paul K, r. with that Of the NJ. 7. Il. r., so
that the survey of the entire route is prac.
tically finished.
Hr, Paul Jeardoe, formerly of this coun.
ty, but now residing at Plstteville, lost his
residence by fire last week. Property de
strored valued at $500; insured for
$1,000.
The Richland County Republican SAYS the
survey OF the railroad projected from Min.
eral Point to Tomsh is completed, and the
route reported feasable by the engineers.
The Republican has Just completed its six.
teenth volume, and the editor announces
that the paper enters upon its Seventeenth
year with fattering prospects, which we
are very glad to hear, Par,rdges, quals,
etc, are quite plentiful at Richland Cen
ter. Send us down ''brace" Bro. W. for
Christmas. Pheasant preferred
The people of Black River Falls, Jack.
son County, are paving tax Of per cent
Pretty good 'for nigh" The people of
Iowa County are paying only per cent. /,
which covers two years; and st,ll some
complain.
Dubuque papers report the small pox on
the increase in that city.
Scarlet fever and diphtheria are reported
prevalent among the children in tie south
ern towns of Grant County and about
Galena.
Werren is pushing with energy tie pro
jcct to build railroad from that Village
20 Wayne Center, to secure connection
with Milwaukee. A. NJ. Jones, Esq, has
been appointed TO visit Milwaukee in the
interest of the scheme
The Galena GGzeHe gives an account of a
young man who came to that city last week
and confessed to having murdered police.
man in Boston, and requested ,he sheriff
to lock him up, which was done. The
next day a telegram was sent to Boston,
and reply received stating that no mur.
der had been committed there as described
by the prisoner. Ghe opinion of The Ga
zette is that the young man being Car from
home, dead broke and ont Of employ
ment, reported himself murderer for the
sole purpose Of getting lodgings in the
jail and free transportation back to Boston.
A son Of Henry Corwi,ll, aged 9 wears,
died Of diphthera in Galena last week
Chas. l.. Hampstead, ono of the oldest
and most prominent citizens of Gelena, is
very i'll and not likely to recover.
a railroad meeting was held in Craw-
fords Hall, at Hazel Green, last Saturday
evening, and the hall was crowded with
people, R. II Williams, Eaq,, Of shull-
burg; Noses ~ Strong, of Mineral Point
y. A. Mahony, Of Dubuque, and James Il
Ernest, of Shullsourg, addressed the meet
ing in the interest of the Dubuque and
Monroe road, and Messrs. Louis Shssler
and NJ, Y. Johnson. of Galcna spoke in
favor Of the Gaena and Southern Wiscon
sin road, The people of Hazel Green are
wide awake on the railroad question. Next
Saturday the legal voters of the township
of Hazel Green viii vote upon the PROPOSE
tioE to raise 100000 by taxation, in aid OF
the Dubuque and Monroe road
A lively saloon row at Bloomington re
Gently, is reported by the Lancaster Dam
ocyat
JAG Ran'af, late County Clerk Of Craw
ford Co., is charged with defalcation to
to the amount Of about 81, 100 The pa
pers Of Prairie du CHEN for the past few
weeks have been full Of it. The Demo.
cra;s defending the defauting clerk, and
the Republicans demanding a settlement.
"WE call the attention Of enterpri.ing
young men and agents TO the advertisement