Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-09
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evening.
SPOTTED EAGLE opposes the construction OF
the Pac ic Railroad through his country. He
threatens to tear up the track and kill the
working parties.
The celebration Of the anniversary Of the
XVIII amendment at Richmond, on Monday,
was the most successful affair ever gotten up
By the colored people there.
THERE il no prospect Of Congress at the
present session acting upon the memorial OF
the Utah Convention for the admission Of the
state of Deseret into the Union.
EfFoRTs are making to induce Congress to
appropriate $50, 600 for the survey of the
northern and northwestern lakes, and for a
geological survey of the country west OF the
100 parallel.
The paper and Irvine works of A. Ii. Hart u
Co. Eleventh avenue aud Ffty-sevepth street,
New York, were burned Tuesday afternoon.
Los. $3.50, 900, including SIS, 600 on machinery,
which latter was covered by insurance
TnE American and British Commission will
adjourn early this week until the latter part
of June Quincy will leave this country for
England on the 10Th inst, and is not expected
to return before September.
MoNDAY night, Col H. McCord, President of
tho Southern Railroad Association, war robbed
at a hotel in Grenada, Miss, Of diamonds, a
gold watch, 81 200 in gold and lot of curren-
cy valued at several thousand dollars
SHREWSBURY, Mayor OF Madison, Ind, one
of the oldest and most wealthy men Of that
place, fell dead as he was stepping out OF his
door, Tuesday evening, to go to the Council
Chamber, from heart disease.
WM. HINDEIL, a banker of Girard, Ill., who
is alleged TO have absoonded last September
with $4,000 belonging to a depositor, has
been brought back from California by Deputy
Sheriff Cook, of Sandiego Co, California
Tue convention of Baptists of West Tennes-
zee, North Missouri and Arkansas, has pledged
the body to raise 100000 in the event of the
Southern Baptist University at Granville, $.
G.. being removed to the vicinity of Memphis,
EARTHQUAKE shocks continue in Inyo coun-
ty. Cal volcanic island is rising in Mono
lake. On Friday of lat week, Round Valley
Camp, Inyo county, was thrown down, and
the earth opened in many places, but no lives
were lost.
President GRANT writes that no cannot be
present at the meeting Of soldiers at Cooper
Institute in aid of the erection of a monument
to Gen. Thomas, aud the four thousand Union
soldiers inferred in Cypress Hill Cemetery,
and oncloses 500 for the object,
A NUMBER of Presbyterian ministers from
all parts of Kentucky on Tuesday, held CON
ference on the subject OF organizing anew
university, under tho auspices of the Southern
Synod of Kentucky the Centre College at
Dauvile having been virtually turned over 10y
the recent decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States to the other wing of the
church.
TINS President has prepared another veto,
returning TO the House, without his signature,
the bill granting pension to Richard +.
Crawford, for the reason that Crawford ia
now drawing pension as private soldier; the
wound on account of which he was pensloned
having been received before his promotion TO
Lieutenant.
II is reported that since the return of Gar
vey, the ring pls-terer and his appearance as
a witness in the case of Hail, a large number
OF persons formerly connected with the ring
have sent TO him for bills of plastoriug done in
former times, and promptly paid them 1t is
said that he collected more than 800, 900 in
this way II is further stated that if the trial
of Han had proceeded, the existence of these
debts would have been established 10y G8vey's
testimony.
MICHAEL MCNtLLY, an ,dhereut of the Til
den wing of the Tammany organization, was
attacked ON Tuesday afternoon in front Of
Tammany Hall. on Fourteenth street, New
York, by three notorious rufans, named
Owen Grohcgan, John Ueunessy and John
OConuel "A order to prevent his appearing
before the committee which is investigating
tho primary election dispute. II is feared that
his injuries will prove fatal
SATURDAY morning 4 slngular-loobiug box,
addressed 20 Superintendent k.lso, was landed
from the steamer Manhattan at New York and
exciting the suspicious Of the Custom House
officers, 1t was opened and found TO contain q
coffin ou tho lid Of which was a plate inscribed
John c, IIcenau, with a representation of the
angel Gshuel The coffin was opened and
found 10 contain lot of lace curtains, horse
blankets. etc. similar coffin was filled with
valuable bronze goods,
Abroad.