Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
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The engine and machine works Of Hugh H.
Boe & Co., at Duquesne near Piitsburg, were
totally burned THURSDAY evening. Loss esti-
mated az $50 600; insurance not ascertained.
TIE upper portion of New York city was de
orived of gan on Sunday ty the explosion Of
the purifying house of the Metropolitan Gas
Compaay Works on Forty-Second street.
The 1udne vas demolished. Fortunately no
one received serious injuries.
TIE examination of the Robinson murder
ers at Salt Lake City has resulted in the coIn p
initial Of three Of the persons under arrest,
Hampton. Jols and Blithe and the discharge
of the rest.
The Philadelphia health officer reports 2zS
death from smallpox last week, slight III
crease over the previous week.
LEONARD CopEYHAIL and Jacomina, his
wife, an aged Holland couple, who had charge
of the Holland church in Goodwin street, Pat
terson, n. j., and occupied rooms IN tie base
ment were asphyxiated on Saturday night
nv pas generated IN a small cooking stove
adjoining Their bedroom. When found both
were dead.
VS.. DoBBrxE and blacksmith named
Crews, were instantly killed by the explosion
of an old cannon at Shields Mill, near Sey
mour, Ind, on Christmas day. young man
named August lost one Of ms hands.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue IA OF
the opinion that the amount of taxes pad or
PAYABLE upon dividends, interest and undl-
vided profits OF corporations for the i've
months Of the calendar year 1870, IL not lar
from S27, 900 900.
EARLY Monday morning, Charles Talman,
assistant pressman OF the Methodist Book
concern in Cincinnati, while intoxicated, shot
and killed a saloon Keeper named Lorenzo
Dragle, who was leading hnn home
Nns. CnARLEs WIsERT living in shelby st
Louisville, murdered her mother-in-aw, An
ma X. Lorner, on Saturday evening The mur-
dered lady was sixty-iiyc years Of age.
JonN l.. CApnL, the " Drummer-boy of
Shiloh" called at the White House on Tuesday
morning, to tender his thank. TO the President
for his appointment TO second hentenahcy
IN the oath Infantry.
Tur residence belonging TO G.. 4. Woods, Of
Pittsburgh, at Whcatiand, Pa, burned on
Christmas. Two servant girls were burned 70
death. Loss on house, SO, 900; insurance
$40, 1000,
Tur Howard sugar refinery in East Cam
bridge, Mass, was damaged by fire on We'd
nesday
4 SHOOTING ARRAY in saloon in East Ar
Gngton, Vt, on Christmas Day, resulted IN
the death Of two persons, the mortal wound
ing of two others, aud serious injury Of fifth
person,
TuE order Of the United Mechanics viii
celebrate Washngtou's birthday, in New York
city, by grand banquet, ball, etc, at which
delegates from all over the states will be pres
eut.
\ vIEr at New York, SATURDAY afternoon, 10
Book Il Schnoider's match-tactory damaged
property to tho amount OF 100000
Exomsn Il co. s oil cloth factory at Cam
den, New Jersey, was burned Friday night.
Loss $4,000,
As explosion Of fireworks m Macon Ga,
on Christmas day, oecasoned the destruction
Of four business houses. Loss $40 GEO.
lN the Court of Oyor and rermlner, in New
York city, o. Tuesday, Edward Mahonev and
George williamson voluntarily confessed that
they were guilty of robbery for which two
other men wcro convicted They were re
mauded for an Investigation.
REy. " G, WALLACE was shot and killed az
Atlanta. Columbia county. Arkansas, ON the
ninth no. man rore1 sh,,n,,n Tho I,ttar
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w. fl,n fa,n,lS , ~ Mr. Wallace ,,ben the @ftcr
reproyed. and Sheman shot and killed him.
Shelman made his escape,
IHE report Of several deaths ia Nevada from
the bursting ola dam Is con,radletod 10y the
superintendent Of the North Bloomfield