Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-17
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Miscellaneous.

erect q monument to his memory.
THE Ku-Klux Committee has adjourned till
the Goth of September leaving as a zub-com
mttee, Senators Poole aud Blair and Repre-
sentative Buckley, to examine the few witness
es now here, and several others on their way.
NEARLY one hundred witnesses have been
examined by the Congressional Ku-hlux Com
nnittee in Washington. The testimony Is PRINT
ed as the examination progresses, and Will
make several large volumes.
The amount of cotton tax collected by the
Government is $50. 900, 900, and of this amount
about SO, 900, 900 is the rope and bagging or
tare tax, which is now beng refunded under
the 44th section of the act of June 80, 1864.
THE Secretary OF the Treasury has notified
the Assistant Treasurer Of New York to pur-
chase one million dollars worth Of bonds on
each "Wednesday in August, or five millions IN
all and sell one million dollars in gold on the
first, third and fifth Thursdays and two mil
lions on the second and fourth Thursdays Of
August, or seven millions in all.
ALEX. LoyELor French Canadian, resid-
ing with his family on Navy Island, and Ed
win Bogardus, OF Chippewa in attempting to
cross from, Navy Island, Wednesday night,
were carried over Niagara Falls. On Friday
the remnants Of their boat were found below
the Falls.
CAPT. LocHsrRER, of the brig Victoria, from
New York for Liverpool, loaded with petro-
leum, was smothered from inhaling gas from
tho cargo.
II the National Medical Journal, cunduran-
go reports progress and though asking leave
TO DO heard again. it doubts the propriety OF
r., l,,, in tslip
been used having resulted in four deaths and
two still surviving but not cured.
COUNTERFEIT twenties on the United States
National Bank OF Washington are in circula-
ton.
Ir is stated that the Governor General of
Canada will issue proclamation warning Her
Maje2tys subjects against participating in any
expeditions to Cuba for the purpose If aidine
the rebels on the Island
SEVENTEEN Of the killed and twenty-four
wounded by tho recent ferry-boat accident
we're residents OF Brooklyn.
HENRY EIIlSGTo having been rejected by
Lizzie Smith, attacked and beat her in the
most brutal manner. She is not expected to
live. The affair occurred in London, Shelby
county, Ind.
Y,
the Patent Office woro 1872, twenty-ono more
than in the corresponding month last year
and OF that number ,l3l patents and trade
marks were isruod.
TuE body of Joseph French cashier Of the
Detroit Advertiser and Tribune, was found in
Sydenham River, near Wallaceburg, Ont, Sun
day afternoon. lie had undoubtedly drowned
himself while in III Of temporary insanity,
The East.
THE case Of Cobb Blaisdell 4 Co. VS.. The
Illinois Central Railroad, in which damages to
the amount OF $40 600 were claimed for delay
in the delivery Of grain some years ago has
resulted IN q verdict OF 923, 600 for the PLAIN
tins.
NEW well owned by the Reno Oil Company
was struck Wednesday afternoon. II flowed
twenty feet over tho top OF the derrick. It's
production viii be sovonty-hyo or eighty bar
rols per day.
Mus W. REX and Miss Ulrch, Of Philadel
uhia, were drowned at Reno, Pa, Tuesday 10y
the upscttiug OF boat,
TmRrY persons, after eating corn-starch
pudding at dinner at the Nhambra Hotel, at
Atlantic City ~ j., Tuesday showed signs of
having been poisoned. No deaths are report
Cd. Il Ia supposed that arsenic waS put in the
corn starch hy discharged domestic.
\ $4,000 fire is reported from Mechanics
burg, Cumberland county Pa,
CHoUcrus steam saw mil and Loyelaud's
planning mill, IA Rochester, y, Y. wore burn
oil Tuesday afternoon, Loss 900.
HORACE GGrHIH and Weston have been so-
cured for the Iowa State rairm September.