Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-18
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WI straw goods house, for 81 00o,0OO IS an
rounced. The assets are said to be small.
Tuz wheat harvest in Southern Ohio IS al
ready fairly under way. Although thinner on
,ha oronnd than usual, the heads are heavy
and well filed.
LARGE brick Cashmere NH III Bramals-
vile. Mass, was destroyed by ire on TUESDAY
Loss SEQ 600; partially insured.
cH,rrxcgy JOHNSON, a pal OF Dutch Hem
rich and notorious thief, has been sentenced
by New York court to ton years IN sing sing
OLIVER c. OBnI shot and Killed ChaS. H. Dol
son. in the postoffice at Salt Lake CITY. bo1A
belong to the sporting class
The smallpox is spreading rapidly IN las
Washington. The Board Health mas causon
several localities to be closed IN, ana thete 10
t,reat excitement in regard to the subject III
that part OF the city.
THE French band in attendance at the lt'ee
Jplilee. have received permission to visit oh'-
caoo. ms thought that the English drena-
dir Band will also be permitted 10 come "e7''
Asppyw KEmBIE and A, MUorehead were
arrested At Fort Wayne, charged with the out
race and murder OF Miss Socore, OF Mercer
county, n. Y.
SEVEN flooded oil cars caught fire from a
passing engine Saturday morning, near raj
rpyra. and we're entirely consumed Both
tracks of railroad for some distance, we're de-
strovcd. The loss Is heavy.
LAST Wednesday at Fort Smith, Frcd'Irosse
attacked Miss Anna McGrow, a dress maker,
with an iron oar, striking her on the head
and telling her to the earth Thinking he had
killed her. he retired to bis room and shot
himself through the heart. Cause. jealousy
Tug distillcry of Elkcin & Middleton, III
Philadelphia, VAS damaged by fire, On Monday
evening. to the extent Of $3.50 insurance
$50, 900.
EoBERr Bonner, on Saturday, received a
dispatch from Boston, stating that the horse
Jo. Elliott, years old, had just been driven a
mile in 2I5I, beating Dextcr's fast time OF
gig.
names BURNS Treasurer of Yates county,
Nav ork, has been absent from his home at
Penn Yam. and IT is now definitely asccr'mued
that he is a dcfaultor to the amount Of $780,
GOO and that he has ahscopdcd with young
woman named Cynthia Cooley.
Miss LrzNr VooRnEEs, daughter Of ST. phon
voorhees,. of Jacksonville H., wasaccidenially
shot and moItally wounded, by Ihos. NJ.
Dunn, at her fathers residence. Dunn is a
relative OF tho Voorhees,, and boarded with
the family.
Cu,rtrs BuowN, haujoist, accidentally
shot q song and dance man named he1gan
during the performance OF a farce at the Met
rupputan Theatre, Washington, ON saturday
evening ramrud had been carelrSsy iytt m
a gun. Reagan X dangerously hurt.
MAN named Chimes, from Burke county,
Penn. was robbed Of $1,000 to-day, while
asleep on the west bound train ON the Houi-
bal aud 81 Joseph Railroad, bctwool Brook
field and Cameron. Several valuable papers
were also taken.
TuEEF uotou scoundrols, in Newark, got q
taste of JERSEY justice ON saturday, 70 the eN-
tent of ten year each in the state prison.
These we're NJ charl Carr, cN-prize fighter !;
James Finne an and Michael Falley--the trio
who hrutally beat and robbed Newark lew
uhl slu., ke per named Baunletcr, some loul
81 five months ago,
MR., CAMPBELL, residing on Third avenue,
Chicago, was fatally poisoned on SATURDAY by
tasting dccoctiou of woodbuo loayc-, pre-
pared as medicine for u sick daughter, the
poison immediately taking effect on Mrs.
Campbell. Tho daughter rrttmurd from lHh-
ug any. Deceased leaves a family OF four
chilaryu,
TuEryport published on Saturday that Gen,
Mckenzie, Loutcuauts Smith and IhDmen
were surprised and killed by Indians between
Fort Behuap aud Jacksboro, Texas is not be-
Slowed at the War d, par.mant, as no mtlm1-
ton IT such Disaster has bCen received ut
the Department., although tI,graph,c CONE
q. THE Tom Thumb party, consisting Of Gen
eral Tom Thumb and ms wife, Commodore
INIT, and Minnie Warren, accompanied 10y
their Manager, S, Blocker and wilo, and rgti-
me, in all thirteen persons, q pair OF ponies
apd carnage arrived in New York in the
steamer Egypt, having been absent three
years, and completed voyage round the
world. They have travelled $4,000 miles
81 .oOo 10y sea: given 14ll entertainments ia
different ejtlrs aud towns, In all climates ui ,hr
world. Without losing n siuLlr day or missing
a single peri rmauce through illness or avsl-
deul-.
Abroad,
TuE Americans in Paris propose % celebrate
thu Fourth Of judy 10y grand banquet.
CASES of youlito are becoming numerous i'm
Havana, and many result fatally. Sou.r To-
ha'za, the new Governor General. has been at
tackled hy the disease.
o. IuE misunderstanding between the Amcu-
can Consul and the localauthoriucs Of Cyutrat
America regard TO the steamer Edgar stu.
art is becoming serious
As Havana letter states that The rmcal ra-
Per is furious over the escape of tho steamer