Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-25
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100000,
THE Post Office Department has agreed to
receive mutilated currency in payment OF
postage stamps.
SAMUEL HIGGINBoTHAM and James Fennessy
were killed by an explosion of fire damp, in
the yermillion Coal Companys mines. near
Streator, H., on Monday.
The receipts Of California wool at San
pounds
ADvroEs frum Boston state that an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made on Friday night, to
rob the Great Falls National Bank
REV. Col ]. b. CLARK. Of the Second Presby-
terrain Church, of Pttsbure, died on Sunday
morning. He served one year in the army as
Colonel of the 123d Pennsylvania volunteers.
THr small pox deaths in Philadelphia for
the last week were 800, which is about the
same AZ for the previous week. There is
falling off Of 100 in the number OF new cases
reported.
ORDERS have been received in Chicago from
Washington, for the condemnation Of the
property known az tho Customiiouse block,
whereupon it is proposed to erect government
buildings.
MAN named James Curtis was arrested in
New York, on Saturday evening, for throwing
kerosene upon ladies dresses. The scoundrel
had carried on his operations for several weeks
without detection.
The wife of Robert Hausman, of Terre
Haute. was 30 badly burned by the explosion
Of a can of kerosene, Sunday morning, that
she died Her husband was badly burned in
trying to save her.
SECRETARY Boutwell, has sent to the House
estimates of appropriations to supply the de-
ticiencies for the years 1871 and 1872. The
aggregate amount il one million two hundred
and thirty-two thousand dollars.
A PARTY of masked men released several OF
their friends from arrest while on the way
from New Madrid to Charleston, Mo-, in the
keeping of several deputy y. $. Marshals.
The parties had been arrested for Illicit dis
tilline.
Ir appears that Laura D. Fair, the Califor
MIA murderess, il not dead, "a reported, but
in excellent health, and confident that she
will never be hanged, Elisha Cook, her prin-
clpa counsel, died the last hour Of the year
1871.
SOME fifty thousand people viewed the re-
mains of James Fisk, jr. before their re
moval from the Opera House. The body was
dressed in the uniform OF Colonel. The
face wore a slight expression of pain, but
was otherwise natural. His cap and sword
lay on the top OF the catafalqne.
TuE coroncrs jury has returned n verdict
that Fisk came to his death in consequence Of
a wound or wounds il ncted by ball or balls
from pistol in the hands of Edward s,
Stokes discharged by him in deliberate man
ner ut the person of the said Fisk, at tho
Grand Central Hotel
THr latest received Madrid journals threaten
to declare war against the United States, and
sweep our navy from the ocean if we interfere
in the least with Cuba, They breathe blood
and thunder and declare that with our present
depleted treasury ind internal dlscOrdg we
could be terribly punished.
A BRArrLEBoRo correspondent says that
Jas. Fisl'H mother il so much overwhelmed
by the sudden and tragic death of her son,
that her condition Ia very critical and his
father, who was for some time In a luuauc
asylum, is reported raying maniac.
A FIRE occurred at Nos. 50 and 81 Wooster
street, New York, SUNDAY morning, LOSSES
Victor j. Mangen'a card factory 800, 600; in
surod for :25, coo. Patent Sponging Company,
sos 600; insurance $4,000 f. IL. Schuctte &
Co., ~, 900. insured for NJ, 900. The building,
which was much damaged, is insured for 800,
600. Other losses viii bring the total to
100000.
Mus LAURA FAIR having drawn her funds
ont of the bank aud transferred them to other
parties, in order to defeat her attorneys, Or.
Frank her medical counsel, has attached 1t
her mother, Mrs. Lane, return SlG,0Ou thus
entrusted to her The latter pcrcmptorily
eiuscs TO dlsgorge
TnE small poS Is becoming more prevalent
in sheffield,
TuErndorpest prevails in the departments
of Orne and Calyaleur, France
jams Asuuu.H has been appointed Commo-
doro OF the London Yacht club
PRIVATE letter dated tmiy, December 9Th,
says that almost every city IN Italy is infested
with smallpox.
Ir is announced that the Pope will shortly
send an tttimaj1uW to the Roman Catholic
Bishops who have not accepted the dogma Of
nfalFbihty.
A BOMBAY letter to the Herald SAYS an Eng
lish expedition of 10000 troops was sent
thence to subjugato the LaHious, ON the north
eastern frontier of India.
AMoRrUARy statue to the memory of the
soldiers of Gen. Bourhaki's army who persisted
after tho retreat into switzerland was unveiled
in Lausanne on sunday, ia the presence of
5000 persons.
THF Provincial Correspondence says the
establishment of diplomatic relations with
France proves that the German government
Mi.hos M ra,ume tho fhrmnr Neutrality-suspicious.