Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-04-11
THE N e w S
At Home.

dUDOl D'
p,cu gold placer has been discovered nea
Great Canon, Col. There is much excitement
THE President has nominated Joseph Nam
rus Supervising Inspector General OF steam
boats.
THE book establishment Of Legef2 Brous-
uo, in Quebec. WAS burned on Tuesday. Lose
SAC, 900. d.
The New York and Philadelphia Railroad
bill has been defeated in the New Jersey Leg
stature.
PASSENGERS arriving at Salt Lake report the
Union Pacific Railroad in fine order and the
trains on time.
A SALOON keeper named Tobias Claywsli'
was shot and killed in Winchester, Scott coun-
~, on Saturday.
JONI BRopBEsT, a mechanic, shot and Kill
ed his wife at Kansas City, Mo-, on Thursday
They had been divorced.
TmarY-six mash-tubs and worm-tubs we're
DESTROYED by revenue officers in brooklyn on
Tuesday. but no illicit whisky was found
The st. Louis (Mo.) Democrat Company Is
composed of Geo. W, Fishback, Henry c. Yea
ger, Richard Holmes, and Geo. Z. Whltlaw.
The capital stock IL $500, 600.
DISPATCH from Wilmington, N. G gives a
rumor that the New York Herald's cores
pondent, recently captured by the Lowry gang
Of outlaws. has been murdered.
AplyER named George Seaman was sufo
Gated on Thursday, while working on a sunk
en- wreck in the North River, New York, by
the bursting Of a fresh air pipe,
H.. l.,I., 90 N In,nrnptiva an the MlpbIpan
Central track. at Chicago, drawing a heav
train, exploded Saturday morning with great
violence. Only the engineer was injured.
THERE il great excitement in the vicinity of
Tiskilwa, Illinois. caused by the depredations
of a gang Of horse thieves. The farmers are
forming for a vigilance committee.
Ir il now stated that Minister Sickles will
return to Spain, and, at the special request of
the President, will remain there until his sue
cessor is determined upon.
ELLARD PARK, teller of the Bank Of San
Jose. California, committed suicide on Mon
day hy shooting himself through the heart
and falling INTO the Guadeloupe River.
The new drawing-room ear Duchess was
destroyed by fire at Poughkeepsie, Monday
morning. 1t wac on a side track. The fire
caught from a stove. Loss SIG, 000-unin-
sured.
j. C. OWES, proprietor Of the Bronson
House, st. Joseph, Mo-, committed suicide
Thursday afternoon by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol, Financial
smbarrassmonts are the alleged cause.
SECRETARY FIsH has sent TO Madrid a yigor-
,,Iu ,1tgpot,I, mon tbn ,aa, NJ nr II,tvur1
the American citizen just transported to a
Spanish penal colony for 20 years, for partici-
patton in the Cuban rebellion.
TuE boiler of the Trenton rolling mills, in
Jersey City, exploded on Saturday, destroying
the blacksmith shop and portions of the main
building Five men were injured, and Hugh
Bailos, tender, is missing. Loss $4,000.
IuRrY EIaHr converts from Romauism, all
Cnbans, were confirmed by Bishop Potter, in
New York, on Sunday afternoon, IN an Epis-
copal church, which is the first Spanish
Protestant organization in the United States,
The service IL IN Spanish.
On saturday a man named Clark, in Cold
Spring. near Otis, Mass, by the most foolish
careiessness Will a loaded gun, shot and killed
his sister, aged 20 years, and wounded her
daughter, 6 years old, SO that amputation of
the arm was necessary,
IHE Secretary of the Treasury has received,
for redemption, about $40 OO, 600 of tiye-
twenty called bonds, the interest on the last
100000, 600 Of which ceased March 20. There
are still outstanding some nme or ten millions
Of the called bonds, on which the interest
ceased last December.
APIrrsBuuH dispatch says John Layorty, a
crazy man, attempted to stop a passenger
train at Falryiew, on Saturday. As the train
approached he seized a club and jumped ON
the track IN front Of the engine, ready for a
tight, but, concluding that n would be too
much for him, he turned TO tlee from its
course, but too late.
Mrs EMuy WALTON, proprletress of a
b~orading-house in Thwty-trst street New
York, while on her way to deposit $4,000 in
United States bonds, and II. 600 in money in
safe custody, either lost or was robbed of all
the money, which she had pinned IN the bos-
ON Of Dor dress. \ $500 diamond pin il also
missing. \ reward of $1,000 is offered.
Tn Secretary of the Navy informs the SEN
ate that the expenses of vessels employed ON
the coast Of san Domingo since the beginning
of the negotiations for the annexation of
pNmuica, amounts to SAC, 060-uo greater
than II they had been in the service elsewhere
IN the Wost Indies; and that nine or ten yes
sells Is the usual number employed in waters
adjacent TO the West Indies.
Abroad.
Inn vicinity Of Tom Tsin, China, Is flooded.
Many of the inhabitants are dying of starya-
uon daily,
IHE University of Cambridge has made
donation 70 Chicago Of a valuable series OF
books published 10y the Pitt press or Uuiyer
sity printing office.
ApvIcEs from san Domingo announce that
President BaeG has again lost the town Of Sa-