Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-08-08
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SPRINGFIELD. H., dispatch dat July q
saws Much RAIN has fallen in that section
since Saturday, and the farmers are complain
ing that the wet weather will iujure the hay
and other crops.
A MAN whose name is supposed to be Thorn
n g Reed, and whose residence is thought TO be
in Homer, n. Y, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a tree on the bank OF Genesee
river.
Hon. WILLIAM NJ CoSyrRsE, who for twelve
wears was a member from Connecticut OF the
National Democratic Committee, and four
wears member OF the National Executive
Committee, died in Franklin, Conn., on Friday
A DETROIT dispatch says Alfred Miller,
merchant from Cincinnati, fell from the steamer
Dresden into the river Saturday afternoon, and
receiyed such injuries to his spine that he can
not recover.
GEopaE BECKER was murdered by John G
Carlisle. at Marshall, Mo, recently. The
murdered man was stabbed six times in the
abdomen and the throat cnt IN several places.
Circumstances all point to the guilt OF Car
isle who is in custody.
A NEW and dangerous counterfeit Of SO ma
sonal bank notes has been discovered in cir
culaton At the watering places near New York.
1t is supposed they were put in circulation by
"a gang of operators, partly from that cIty aud
partly from the west.
Two yonng men were buried alive by the
caying OF wei four miles from Milton, Mus
catine county, Iowa, on Friday last Their
names were Clark and Chamberlain, and the
casualty occurred on a farm owned by the
formers father
A TORNADO passed over the northern limits
of Chicago on Saturday. Seyonty-eight trees
the smallest of them seventeen inches in d.
ameter--wcre either torn up or broken down
by the force of the blast barn near Hol-
stem, on Armitage road, was blown down, aud
oyeral dwellings, more or lees injured.
AGENT ADAMS OF Dospoujs Indian Agency,
Col, reports 10 tn. Indian Bureau under date
OF July ID the rumors that the Indians are
preparing for hostilltcs, are without auy
foundation Whatever. The Ute- are perfectly
quiet, and the number at the Agency mas been
steadily increasing at the rate of ten lodges a
day.
In Taunton, Mass, on Friday afternoon,
James W. Lacy, mulatto, aged twenty-five
years iorcibly entered the house Of Mrs. Har-
riot L., widow of Hon. James l.. Hodges OK
member Of Congress, aud committed brutal
assault upon her, Mrs Hodges is upward OF
10 years ofage. and resides alone.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Nebraska
City Sunday night destroying Morton's block
with the Postotiice, Midland Pacific Railroad
and Great Western Telegraph office, Hardng's
book store, aud the photograph gallery of A.
smith and several other Offices. The fire
was caused by Lightning. The freight house
OF the Chicago, Burlington, and ST. Joe Rail
ROAD, at li,mbuiS, was struck at the same
tmo
The express train going east on the Penn
sylvama railway, Monday, ran over an OK near
Charlotte, Mich. Engineer d. b. Mead, in at
tempting TO jump OIL, caught his head between
the brake circle and the cab, mashng it aud
killing him instantly.
TuE strikers at Wlliamsport Pa, are be-
coming troublesome. o. Monday they as
sembled, and despite the efforts of the police,
moved through the various mills and mil
yards, driving out the men ut work ANA c, s.
mg the establishments Military h.s len
callrd out to preserve order.
SbyENfy-rouR prominent ci ions OF Ca,is
cana, Texas, were, on Tee. day, ars.el tor
alleged violation of the into aM rcyc ue tax.
aud required to give bond f,r app .rantc III
TYLER or Austla tle frs NJ ,noa in Noyem-
Der. Warrant are oft TO, 800 cii2pas Of
this detrlNf, who val taus uc taken four
days journey & ON hi mes.
TuE New lorl. poIloo are agtat' d over an
attempt t. HsSasSi u a mus c-to cher named
MnlIer Wednesday night after hc had been
myciS'cI from h,m iy ducoy letter signed
"Hsucr,n the supposod ASA liant vhoIs mis-
sing. Mn!lrr VA shot a., and assaulted IN