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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Infa tfcfde and suicide.

rIDlu tDt DdNtlIpOIt baI'tls VI SaAuIuas.
One of the most awful tragedies that
Davenport has known in many years
occurred yesterday afternoon in a little
cottage on Gaines street. There Mr..
Herman Malchau and his wife and boy
lived and to all appearances the
family was as contented and happy a
one as any in the city. Mr.. Malehau is
cooper He left his work a little after
five o'clock, and went home. Pass
ing into the kitchen he saw his wife
bending over a water barrel. He spoke
to her, and she did not answer. He
went up and took hold of her, and then
saw that her head was immersed In the
water, which half filed the bar
rel. He raised her. She was
dead And there in the bottom
of the barrel was his little boy. He
lifted the child out, and it was dead
also, Malchau was horror stricken and
bewildered-and stood for several min
utes in the state of dumb agony. Then
he cried for assistance, and neighbors
came rushing into the house--but all
the stricken husband could do was to
point them to the dripping corpses OF
his wife and child II was a sight
that chilled every gazer, and as Malchau
bent over the bodies and moaned in his
helpless agony, drew tears from all
present The husband became fairly
crazy before long, and had to be taken
from the room. There was no expla-
nation of the terrible affair other than
note from the wife to her husband,
which she had left where he would be
apt to discover it. 1t read:
9 Malchau. | do not want to live |
wish for my death every day, How
good, good you were to me an child. |
did not want to letyou know anything. "
On the back of this were the words,
you must do hkewise--if not here
followed several illegible words you
get caught
This is all there was to tell the cause
of the mothers murder of her own
child and her suicide. There has been
no unhapppness in the family,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
Shocking Calamity in New York.

On Saturday evening fire occurred
at the building n and 26 Wooster
street, occupied principally by Henry
Eirben, an organ builder. The top
floor was rented by the Republican,
Tailor's Cooperative Union. Eirben's
workmen quit work at five O'Clock, and
at the time of the fire breaking out,
there were eight tailors at work on the
top floor. Among them were John and
James McCherry and VIM. Fordman.
On finding that the building was on
fire, the workmen rushed for the roof,
by which several escaped. The flames
quickly reached the fourth floor, aud
finding all means of escape cut of, VIM.
Fordman leaped from the rear window
into yard beneath. Fortunately he
alighted on the roof of a shed, and mi
raculously escaped unhurt, although he
had fallen distance Of fifty feet. The
brothers McCherry endeavored TO reach
n window, to shout for AID, but the
smoke had become SO dense that James
fell insensible to the floor from suil'oca
ton. John McCherry managed to
throw up window-sash and call for
help, none of c 1urse could be lent him,
and persons in the yard beneath saw
the flames advance and burn him to
cinder ms he leaned ont OF the window.
In this position the clarred body re-
NAMED while the tiremen were at work
staying the progress of thehames The
body of James McCherry was after
wards found lying on the floor on the
fourth story, and was lowered out of a
window by means of arope. The bodies
were subsequently identified by rings
on their fingers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

SENATE post.office appropria-
ton bill came up as unfinished business. The sub
sidy for mail service with Brazil was fixed at $780,
000 The amendment appropriatng f5,449,oOO for
post-office Deficiencies agreed to. The amend
ment abolshing the franking privilege after the tIs
OF next January was tabled-yeas %. NAYS p. The
section prohibiting persons who have heId once III
any Executive Department of the Government act
ing attorney, solicitor or agent in the prosecu-
ton of any claim against the United states, was
stricken out. The bill having been considered III
Committee of the Whole, il was reported to the
Senate.
HOUSE Mr.. Eldredge, by way of
sarcasm on Mr.. Kelley and Mr. Maynard, sent up
their substitute for the arih and tax bills altered to
read "To further increase the taxes and encour-
age monopolies without adding to the revenues"
the reading of which Mr.. Cox demanded, and which
effectually used up the morning hour. resolution
to pay the defeated contestant Tor the seat of Mr.
Rogers of North Carolina II 500 was adopted. Mr..
Wood in a speech, alluded to the secret meeting of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the State De-
partment. He stated that the meeting was called by
the President by notes issued to the Republican
members of the committee, the Democratic
bers being excluded. In reply to Mr.. Wood, the
Speaker stated that ii the President of the United
States chose to invite any one to meet him at any
place he did not that the House of Representa-
tives had any right to interfere. The House then
proceeded to vote on Senate amendments to the de-
fcieucy bill.
SENATE. The Post-office appropaia-
ton bill occupied the entire attention of the Senate
HoUsE.-The bill allowing a rebate
of the tax whisky destoyed by fire or other
atty while in bonded warehouses, with amend
ment excepting where the taxes has been actu
ally paid, was passed. The House disposed of the
Senate amendments to the deficiency bill after which
the Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation
bill We're treated III like manner. The House then
went into committee of the Whole, Mr.. Scofeld in
the chair, the tariff and tax bill. Mr. Kelley, TO
save time, moved TO strike out the enacting clause
of the bill, which was carried The COMMITTEES there
upon rose and the chairman reported its action in
striking out the enacting clause The bill was then
recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means,
with instructions to report it back forthwith amend
ed, by reducing the duties TO 81 per cent Of the ex-
iStlng rates. The vote on the rtcommlttal was:
yeas, Iii, nays, 70. The bill reported back IA
instructed, and it referred 10 the Committee OF
the Whole.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
Life in the Mining Regions.

The Virginia City Enterprise says;
"a In TINS region we are just now in
want of new set of miners, new ser
want girls and new work-people of all
kinds Al Of our miners are now small
broker shops in themselves, and IN the
lower levels 81 all our minds the puck
and shovel are nightly dropped and
regular boards are held We me as
sured that in these dark-lautem' y ses-
sions stock 10 the value OF $4,000 70
>tOO00Ouot intrequently change hands
Servant gills who were last week worth
$500 arc to-day worth $4,000 the next
day $4,000, and about the next day
they conclude theN prefer taking walk
about town with their mistress to COM
ug down to their work. In ease the
mistress ask how about the regular
business 81 the hause they are cao.ly
assured hl th@g servants tlat II is all
gGlf-" We b.yg hired Heathe9
GUuea to attcn8 to 81. tH.,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
Suspected Murder.

A correspondent of the Richmond
Wing. writing from Patrick county,
Va, saws that some twelve months ago
the daughter of Il white man named
James Craig was discovered to have
been guilty of Grim. con. Her father
drove her from home and threatened to
kin her without mercy If she appeared
there again She was gone for some
months. but one day returned, and,
calling out her sister, petltloued Tor
something TO eat Craig was IN the
room when the message was delivered
to the mother of the guilty girl. He
directed his wife 10 put up snack, IN
auired where his daughter was waiting,
and went out inshat direction. The moth
er followed presently, with some food,
but the girl had disappeared, and was
not to be found upon search. The mat
ter was forgotten until recently when
inquiries for the girl were set afoot and
:. was found that no one had seen her
since the day OF her going to her faith
er's house. The ominous threat OF the
father was called to mind, and suspl-
ciou promptly fastened upon him. The
authorities, meantime keeping him uu-
der n close watch, have ordered Craig
TO produce the Girl within specified
time, or answer the charge of murder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
destructive Fire mt Hudson. Wis.

At noon on Friday Il fire broke out
i'm the Chaplin Hall House at Hudson,
Wis. consuming that ana ten or tif-
teen other buildings, The following
are tile losses and insurance, as far as
obtaiued Chaplin Hall House and
furniture, $4,000, no Insurance; Il.
{. Libby, $4,000; \, D. Richardson,
$1,000: Daring Bros. $4,000; Gibson
/ staples, $4,000; L. North, 5000;
H. 4. Taylor \ Coon building s2,ooo;
Jewell 4 Davis, $4,000, no insurance,
aud a large number OF smaller losses.
Aside from these, not less than $4,000
was lost by the removal of goods, etc.
The total loss wall foot up about Hl21,-
600 with about $4,000 insurance. A
portion of the St Paul fire department,
wis sent for hy special train. bnt ar.
rived there toe late 70 render much
assistance. An WA man named Con.
aolly WAS burned to death ID The Cha
pu Hall House
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
In the Garden.
BY c. CRASCH.

With rose and orange scents this place was laden.
The summer air thick with birds,
IN these cool garden-waks met the maiden
Whose beauty robs her praisers tongues Of words.
A crimson rose was in her hand. She held it
Close to my hps-in truth flower divine.
But looked In her eyes, and scarcely snelled it,
Rut took the flower and hand in both Of mine.
These are the shades where, arm in arm. for hours
We waiked-brief throbbng hours Of pain and
bliss
Here drank loves bitter sweet, deep hid in flowers
Here gave and took our last despairing kiss.
And where is she, the fair, lght-footed conner?
pace these lonely garden walks in vain,
0 long lost Joy o rose Of love and summer
That day ye bloomed will never come again
$500 GdjaIg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
Destruction OF the foliseum.
From The Boston Traveller, 9th.


The high winds of last evening We're
destructive to that portion of the coils
cum which has been erected. At four
O'Clock the wind began to increase in
force until it well nigh approached a
hurricane, and those who were on the
truss, though secure at ordinary times,
were compelled to exercise every pre-
caution less they should miss their
foothold, and 60 headlong down among
the timber5 below. As night approach
ed, the gale increased. and at $50, Mr..
Seas, fearful for the safety of the
structure, gave orders to have
extra guys and derricks erected, and
every means adopted whereby the
building could be made secure. As
night came on the workmen left the
building. feeling confident that the
worst of the storm had passed. The
two men who were detailed to watch
the building, state that about twenty
minutes before eight o'clock they had
made q circuit of the structure, and
finding every thing all right, had taken
a position on the outside near the cen
trail tower. The wind again increased
to the force of tornado, aud swayed
the building back and forth, causing
the crowd which had gathered, to dis
perse in different directions with con
siderable CELEBRITY.
Between seven and eight O'Clock the
sound of cracking timbtrs was heard
by the people on the ground, and at a
little past eight the towers, the frame
work of the south end, and the i'm
mense truss which has been erected
with so much labor, and indeed the
whole building, as far as erected; fell
with Il loud crash. The sound of the
fall resembled clap of thunder and
lasted five or six seconds. The crash
was distinctly heard in the Central
business part of the city, III portions of
the Highlands, and III Cambridge
and probably not fifteen min
utes had elapsed before the true
state of affairs on the Back Bay was re-
allied in every part Of the city. One
of the watchmen Immediately sounded
the alarm from box s., and tins, to-
gether with the fearful apprehenslons
caused by hearing the crash, brought
crowds To the ground, and the news,
"tbe coliseum has blown down, spread
rapidly throughout the city, Many
hurried to the scene by horse cars,
while others left adjacent buildings to
witness the devastation which the gale
IN It's fury had wrought. There was a
report that several persons We're crush
ed in the RUNS, and terrlhed feel-
ng prevailed.
The situation of affairs IS thus des-
crIbed by the writer of the Advertiser
There lay the sides of the building
PROSTATE, and the high tower was lying
a pile of broken hmbets--one might
almost say klndlmg wood. E1ght-lhch
timbers were sticking up with broken,
Jagged points, which had been snapped
in two, and a large piece OF the slde OF
the tower was lying on the pile at an
angle SO sharp that the boys would
have been delighted to shde down It's
smooth surface. The immense truss was
twisted and broken short off IN three
places. The position explains how the
building fell. The guys were placed
through the tower and fastened to the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-16
broad.

4 LoNnoN dispatch announces the death of
Horace Nyhew, the woll-kuoNu hteratuur.
B~uor Fe>slFE. who uhiclated as secretary
OF the la.c Etgmeulca' Council is dead
A PolAR Expedition is projected, under the
auspices Of the Royal Geographical Society Of
England,
pmNgE uUmEau or ITALY expected in
Berlin to return The yisl, or pnuta Frederick
Charles 20 tho royal family st Italy
IT is reported that Bismarck has sent 10
KING Amadeus to,0u1oaet Is ~ uselln pu,-
tm- down the spanish iusuueeuou.
NrH3r III uhcr III members ag the lutey-
uauaaai Society have been arrested at Lyons.
Ar1rur has been fought at Jauleu. n
laWare spain, between tile government
troops aalm.urEeats The latter waga le-
tgated, Wt.h .u~~ 50 80H hile1 aul wounded
Tar Swiss Government having demonstrated
again-s ht maintenance ef the French pass
uar. system N.a ar1 30 Svr leg'aul, ale
ii Is abandoned . England aal HeI ar-
der- have beeH s--sas 'a.E passports E-.E
he required t.tr aad H@
land
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13
BARD OF EQUALIZATION.

NOTIcE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Board of Supervisors OF Shas teanty
will meet on Monday tie st day "fJuly, 1872,
to examine the Asses ment Book, and equ lze
The ass ssment of pr"pert, in the County for
the year 1872, and will continue IN session
from time to time, until the business of Equal
iz'tion is disposed;of ). but not later than the
4th Monday IN July
Sec 3673's TIE Board has power to deter
mine all Complaints in regard to the assessed
lue of property, and may, except as prohibit
ed in this Title. correct any valuation by add
ing or deduc'ing such sum rs may be necessary
tn m k- it conform 10 the actual cash value
Sec. 3674. No reduction mu.t be made in
the valuation of property; unless the party
AFFECTED thereby or his agent makes and files
with the Bosrda written application therefor,
verified by his oath. showing the facts upon
which it is claimed such--reduction sho1ld be
made.
Sec. 3675. Before the Board grants the
application or makes any reduction applied
for, it must first exatnine, on oath, the person
or the agent making the application touching
the value the property Of such person. No.
reduction must be made unless such person or
the agent making the appiic ton attends and
answers all questions pertinent to-tile inquiry :,
WIN. h. BICKFORD, Clerk B. of 8.
: Shasta, June 2ssh, ls72. -
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13
The following is the amount of increase
SS2,604.
WILD TrRKEYs.-Wild turkeys. so plen,i

WILD TURKEYs.-Wild turkeys. so plenti-
full in the forests of the Southern and Wes
tern States, are not common to the Pacific
Coast. hut in time it is possible that
our wild forests and mountain regions may
abound with them. Captain Hastings tells
US that Mux Barnum. who owns a ranch in
Burney Valley. in this county. owned a
small flock of turkeys last year but they staid
out in the brush and hunted their own living
until they became wild and took to the woods
Barnum and his neighbors supposed they had
all been destroyed by foxes and wild cats,
but last week Indians reported seeing cheap
turkey" in the woods, and directed Barnum
and Hastings to certain locality where the
fowls had crossed the wagon road. Exami
nation at the paint indicated showed that six
old turkeys and about fifty ynung ones had
crosse the road, and from the size Of the
tracks the young ones were evidently about
half-grown. The Indians have been instru,..
ted not modest these birds, and it is possible
that few years hence the extensive forests
OF the Pit River country may be well st ck
ed with wild turkeys.
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13

REDDING-We understand that work
will be commenced on several buildings at
Redding within the next ten days. There
is no doubt but that the Company have
selected the place as the site for an exten
sive depot, round house, turn table, and
repair shop, and if water cannot be pro
cured by digging wells, it is probable that
works will be erected to hoist supply from
the river While some think that the
Canon Bottom would have been better
and more beautiful place for town, it ap.
pears to be generally conceded that Red
ding is the most healthy locality.
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13
BUCNkIs. nANLfl.
Correspondence of the Bulletin ]

Correspondence of the Bulletin
About a mile and half south of Shasta
City is vineyard called the Buckeye
Panch. owned BY Messrs. Wiser & Terry.
a German aad an American, happ. com
biDation OF energy and patience. : They
have built their fortunes absolutely from
the ground up, having begun here In 1897
by choppiug of the nanzanita aud oak and
hauling it to town for 6re-wood. bringing
back manure in return. In 1853 they
made their first wine. Last year they
manufactured about nine thousand gallons,
cmpri>ing @ port. angelica, white wine and
red wine, besides about 500 gallous of
brandy. They have now on hand 5000
gallons in their 6ne vaults. On about six
acres of red manzanita land, with sub soil
of rotten granite-sucb land as most
Americans would almost feel insulted to
have offe, ed them as gift-they produc-
ed last year between 1000 and 5000 gal
Ions mostly from Mission grapes, and com
pIeted the above mentioned product from
4O tons of grapes which Il ey bought. ln
this rotten granite underneath their dwell
ing house they have hewn out vaults of
10000 gallons capacity, one-of which runs
through the hill, and so has an abundant
ventilation, while the other is supplied with
draft of air by the well used by the family,
which passes down at one side of it, The pro-
prietors assert that winevaults, unlike those
OF Hockhelm, need plenty of ventilation.
Their white wine is very good their POI t,
while lacking the body aud sweetness Of
Snlano Port, has clear, keen quality, and
flavor which reminds one somewhat of
the wild cherry, but which is nevertheless
quite pleasant. They also put up 200
unds of Malaga rasns last year as an
experiment, and they are of very good
quality.
But the most singular product of this
evelated vineyard was that of its fig trees
From seven trees, which saw aud count
ed, there were produced, asst year, 200
pounds OF dried figs and 25 gallons of fg
brandy. This brandy was sod at S. u
gallon, and the dried figs at twenty cents
pound, so that the entire production OF
the seven trees was Sl65, or over SZ3 "a
tree This did not include the green figs
sold to the neighbors for sauce. The first
crop, falling about tho Fourth OF July, was
of little service to them; but the second
crop they dried. or rather, the figs dried
themselves, for they paid no attention to
them whatever. except to 90 and gather
them off the ground after they were done
with the press OF work in the vineyard
and o K them up Without any further
preparation they we're ready for the market,
and sold well.
There are some of the rewards of per-
severance and knowledge even here in
these apparently so hopeless mountains
But don't suppose anybody who reads
this will go and do likewise for our coun
trym wish TO see every night what they
have made during the day.
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION he Board
Of Equalization met pursuant to notice and
after equalizing the assessment roll of the
county, and increasing the amounts on the
assessments given in by about 275 proper
ty holders, the Board adjourned tothe 18th
OF July at 10 o'clock A. Nj.
Alter euumerating the names Of tie
property owners and the amount which
their assessment was increased, the Board
caused the following to be entered at the
foot of the list:
"Upon the evidence contained in the as
sessment lists, which have been duly ex-
amiued by the Board, and upon informa
tion received froln the Assessor and bis
Deputies, and upon the knowledge of the
Board, the above enumerated amor nts
have been added to the Assessors vaua
tion of the property described, the Board
deeeming such increase to be Necessary in
order to make the valuations of said pro
perty conform to the actual cash value
thereof"
The following is the amount of increase
The Shasta courier., 1872-07-13
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

NOT1CE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
~ pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court OF the County of Shasta, State of Cali
iornia made on the 9Th day of June A. D.
1872, in the matter of the Estate of Joshua
Dixon deceased the undersigned the Admins
traitor of said Estate will sell at public Auction
In the highest bidder for cash, in one parcel
and subjrcI to confirmation by said Prob 'ie
Court, on SATURDAY the 9th day of July A. D.
1872, at two o'cl.ck P, NJ in front OF Eiler
Brothers store in Burgettville, County of Shas-
t., { alifornia, all tie right title interest a'd
E>t,te of the said Joshua Dixon at the time
If his death, and all the right, title and
int. rest that said Estate has by operation of
Law or otherwise, acquired other than, or Ill
addition to that of the said Joshua Dixon ut
the time OF his death, in and to all that GER
tain lot, pi-ce or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the County Of Shasta, State OF
California and described as follows to wit ::
Lot of the N W the S E / OF the N W the
y W / of the E I and the N W of the S E
/ of Section Six Township 81 North, Range 6
East Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, con-
tanning Isl 55-1O0 acres with the Dwelling
house, barn, fencing &C. thereon, and known
as the t.Dixon rahch.o Also one II tel build
ing in Burgettv l., Shasta county, California,
known a. the Dixon Hotel property, Also one
barn md corral in Burgettviiie. Shasta county
California, known as the Dixon barn and
corral.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE ::
Cash in Gold coin OF the United States, ten
per cent. of the purchase money to lie paid to
the A mini>tra,or on the day "t sale, balance
on confirmation of sale by said Probate Court.
Deed at expense of purchaser.
ANDREW J. CURTISS, Administrator
of the EtaIe of Joshua Dixon deceased.
Dated June 2sth, 1872.
Jnu. s. Follansbee, Attorney for Admins
trItOr.