Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-28

W. II. PlgdREE & Co.'S. tannery, at hluske-
ron. was burned on Tuesday. The loss IL not
known, but is supposed to be fully insured.
THE recent exposure OF the frauds of the
Tammanv ring has caused the failure Of the
yiadrct Railway scheme, which was TO be
managed under city auspices
The Port Huron Times states thai on Thurs
day Last the anchor Of a vessel caught the gas
pipe which supplies the south side OF the river,
causing the gas company an expense OF @2'Ooo'
besides depriying large portion OF the city OF
gas.
REPORTS from Wyoming Territory clam
Republican majority in one branch Of the leg
slature which was largely Democratic last
year. About one-sixth of the votes cast III
Laramie county were by females. The coun-
ty gives a large Democratic majority.
Az excursion Of about 700 Of the business
men along the line of the new railroad between
Detroit and lansing, visited the former city on
Tuesday, aud were formally welcomed by the
Board Of Trade, which gave them reception
at their rooms, a banquet at their hall, aud an
excursion on the river in the steamer Union.
IL the course OF a trial at the New York
General Seasions, Saturday, it TRANSFERRED that
certain officials Of the courts had been guilty
of holding conversation with prisoners ana
witnesses, by means Of which they afterwards
sought to prevent tho course Of justice, where
upon the presiding judge said that he would
demand their names forthwith, and take stops
to have the officials pefemptorly dismissed.
MAJOR JONI LEDYAnp HoDaE, appointed in
January, 1869 az deputy paymaster in the
I.lt. tat, I'm,
ton, has been found defaIllter to the Gov
eminent in very large amount, say between
four aud five hundred thousand dollars. lie
has made a fun confession, and turned over
his roal and personal property, amounting to
about fifty thousand dollars, to a government
agent Hodge has been making fraudulent
returns and statements rince 1866 aud the
money thus obtained has been spent in gold
and stock gambling in New York. He is under
arrest and ia solitary confinement at Fort Nc
Henry,
The East.
OVER sl5, 900 of the Virginia state dob
has been funded to date, being one third o
the whole debit
TIM Grand Trunk Railway station at Sarnia
was burned at q late hour Saturday night
Loss $50 600.
l.. G.. CowrrE, n Pittsburg dancing master
committed suicide on Tuesday evening, 10y
shooting himself,
GEN. Wm. H. SEWARD, lR,, has rosigned the
Treasurer-hip of the Southern Central Rail
road of New York
UNDER the laws Of the state of New York
newspapers are prohibited frompubIshing the
Advertisements of abortlonists.
By, A. q. HALL, u. ID who has been pas
tor OF the Third Presbyterian church of Ruch-
ester n. v, for moro than thirty years, died
Sunday morang
THE troubles in the Catholic Church at IIud-
son, y. y, continue. Tho parishioners are
determined to resist tho reinstatement Of
Father O'Sulliyan
NrNuER Of tenement houses barn and
tho stables Of tho Transportation Company
We're destroyed by fire at Whitehall, n. Y, on
Monday. Loss $50, 900.
II is again asserted that unless Messrs
Alderman and CrosweIl succeed in carrying
their states for tho party this FAM their romoy-
al from the Cabinet will 10 strongly urged,
HcHAm poMEY, messenger for the North
River Bank, New York, claims TO have been
robbed, IN Williams street Wednesday, by
three mon, of $4,000 in gold certificates,
which lac was taking FROM the sub treasury to
the bank
GEN, T. I. BrAUErd,Ru, of New Orleans, is
stopping for a few days. IN Chicago.
Tue Republican majority IN California il
about t,5yo. In San Franclsco tho taxpayers
ticket Is elected by 1900.
\ fNrNcuMNS named Napoleon Defoy ia uu-
der arrest at Davenport, Iowa, on a charge Of
incest with hts daughter.
\ rItGu,al from Denver, Colorado, an
nounces that the Republicans wl have large
majority 10 both branches Of the Legislature.
MAEmErrA lYNpr, servant In the family
OF y. W. Gage, at Amez, Iowa, committed sui
eide Monday morning by taking poison Cause
unknown.
II. RmurIL, Superintendent Of Indian Al
fairs m Arizona, reports that the Affairs of the
Agency are IN \ critical condition as regards an
outbreak upon the reservation
Mia. LosELy died in indianapolis, ON
SUNDAY, from tho oncots OF poison supposed
10 have boon administered 10y jennie Render
east Both hclouS 10 the domi-mendo
lh>@ GllLIG, whslo lahoung uRdcr an al
tack Of dcuuum tremeus, stepped from a
third story window IN Minors Block, Fort
Wayne, on Saturday night, and sustained i'm
jnnes which will prove fatal
TIM wooden portion ~ the agricultural
orks st Jackson Mich. owned tv senator
Bennett was burned ON Tuesday With all It's
contents, including tools machinery, and tho