Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-24
TIL e N e w S
Miscellaneous.


has been captured.
The Republicans Of New York will hold their
state convention September 3d.
The American ship Southampton ready to
sail for New York, with a cargo of coal was
burned at Liverpool on Saturday.
The threatened approach of the cholera if
being met by every precautionary measure ON
the part of the health authorities in New York.
THE New Jersey Democratic State Conven-
ton. for the nomination of candidate for
Governor will be held on the Goth of Septem-
Der.
A LARGE portion of the new wooden factory
owned by the Cornwall (Ont.) Manufacturing
Company was blown down on Tuesday Dam
age, 100000.
The body of an unknown man, supposed to
be one Of the victims of the Westteld disaster,
was found floating in the East River near the
scene of the explosion.
INFORMATION has been received at the Navy
Department that within several months at
least six persons have been practising imposi-
ton in various parts Of the country under the
false assumption of being officers Of the navy.
The report recently circulated that Charles
Francis Adams had declined the appointment
of arbitrator under the treaty Of Washington
IL Incorrect The President has received a
telegram from that gentlemen informing him
Of it's acceptance.
The Commissioner of Patents has decided
that no party is entitled as Of right to cover in
single patent more than one article Of
manufacture unless the several improvements
presented are necessarily related to or CON
nected with each other. In other words, AZ
many applications must be filed as there are
distinct features Of invention.
The East.
BOILER III tho Brooklyn navy-yard ex
ploded on Wednesday, but no one was hurt.
FANNY ELsER, fourteen years old, was acct
dentally shot dead in New York City, on Tues
day evening.
THE Toronto Lacrosse Club easily beat the
Kniekerbockers, Of New York, winning three
games in succession.
The first bale of new hops, from Sch0harie
n Y. was sold in New York on Monday, for
fifty cents per pound.
u. o Sn4MoS's extensive factory and ware
house at Syracuse, were burned on Sunday
morning. Loss $4,000
CuAs Drummer, fruit dealer in New York
city, was assaulted by two roughs, Sunday
night, aud fatally injured
The steamer Robert lngham from Sidney
G H., with a cargo of coal, sunk in East River,
New York, Monday morning
j. II. SwIFr's packing box mandatory, in
New York city, was damaged by fire to the OK
tent of 10000 on Thursday
FIVE German consulates IN New York are to
be consolidated into one, under the title of
Consulate General of the German Emre.
LARGE deposits of copper, silver, and some
gold have been discovered ON the farm of
Samuel Barnes q Bros, at Ledyard, Conn.
TuERE is project on foot at Saratoga to
purchase the Morrissey Clubhouse and con
vert itiuto free reading room and library.
SEVEN vessels have arrived at the lower
quarantine in New York harbor during the
past few days with cases of yellow fever on
board.
lHE soap works Of John Hurbert, morocco
dressing works of Matthew lIurnlcn, and ten
dwelling houses, were destroyed 10y fire in
Philadelphia, on Thursday. Loss $50, 900
lnr hat factory of Bowen, Emerson 4 Co..
at Methuon, Mass, was partially destroyed by
ire Tuesday morning. Loss ?25, 600 insured
IL WIS caused by spontaneous combustion.
IN the case Of VIM. II. Bearo, merchant of
New York charged with smuggling silks and
lacer, Collector Murphy recommended com
promise ON the payment of $4,000. Besre
was accused of smuggling goods amounting
to over 100000, and was held to bail in the
sum of $780, 600
NATHAN koyoNsKI, a jew, was charged with
disturbing Methodist congregation at Alan
son Church, New York, 10y working a sewing
machine during tho hours of Divine service in
room opposite the church, Judge STANLEY
found hun guilty, hut suspoudcd sentence.
Tho Judge said that no disturbance to any re-
hglous Worship of any kind could be per
nutted
pumNo thunder storm Tuesday afternoon
the lightning struck the railroad track just
outside the east end Of the Hoosic Tunnel and.
entering the tunnel on the rails, exploded a
charge of nltro-g ycouue, Two mon were in
stantly killed, aud another so severely injured
that he died shortly after. \ charge vas sim
larly exploded in the west end of the tunnel
during the Same storm, but without damage.
The West.
Az epidemic is carrying OIL chickens hy
hundreds in the vicinity OF Chicago.
NlAs y. DYER, editor ana publishor Of the
Chonona, en- Times. died ON Tuesday.
Tar national camp meeting at Urbaua o.
wss attended ON SUNDAY 10y Il, 600 people.
A otNsrs Of Chicago, just compiled, show,
the population 60 be S3527o, OF whom l7a. III
ate males
\ SrwsnoY named James Divine WAS instant
ly killed az 81. Louis, ON Tuesday. by the fall