Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-11-14

| between a coal and passenger uAln, Hedl
Jamesburg, New Jersey. Jacob Tlndali, en-
| gineer of the coal train. was instantly killed.
| Both firemen were seriously injured The en-
| gineer Of the passenger train had his arm and
! leg broken. No passengers were injured. The
| boiler of the coal train engine exploded
THE Vermont Legislature made the follow
ing election Of state officers Secretary of
State, George Nichols Auditor, W. G.. Ferrin /;
Ouartermaster General, W. W. Lyme Adju-
! tant and Inspector General, James s. Peck /;
| Judge Advocate General, S. NJ. Southland Di-
rectors of State Prison, j. W. Hartshorn and
w. r. Speed Railroad Commissioner, NJ. B..
Bailey.
VIM. b. RITCHERsoS laid in wait in fence
corner, near Xenia, Ohio, and shot Wm Fog
we'll with double barreled shot gun, as he
was passing along the road, wounding him so
that he will certainly die. Both-w were young
neighboring farmers.
An old man named Ewing, school master, In
Floyd county, Indiana, near New Albany, fed
the neighborhood, Friday, to avoid being
lynched by the indignant parents of little
girl he had taken foul liberties with and at
tempted rape.
CHARGES of malfeasance in Office are pre-
ferrod in the city council of Louisville, against
Captain &. Levi, chief of the fire department..
1t is alleged he collected pay for men not en-
ployed on the force, and retained part of the
salaries OF others.
IT is reported that Steve Moore and Lucius
Morgan were killed Tuesday at Aberdeen,
Miss, by Capt. Bill Forrest, Henry Cozart and
another nan. Reports are conflicting as to
the origin of the diff Guilty. Forrest escaped.
The others were captured.
BsRGIARs took $500 in money and watches
from the Osgood House, Colama, Mich, on
Monday night.
THE American side Of the Detroit River
drainage tunnel was completed on Thursday,
400 feet on the Canada side remaining to be
done.
The President has appointed Benjamin
Thomas, OF Indiana, agent of Indians in New
Mexico.
The Secretary of the Treasury authorized
the redemption OF ono million two hundred
and fifty thousand three per cents as follows !:
Five thousand EACH number 4, 792 to 5,l77 in
elusive, and in ten thousand from number 4 =
776 to 4 500 inclusive, dated October 10th,
1868, and November 7th, 1868 Interest will
cease December 3lst, 1872.
GusrAyE c. KINDT, alias Marshall, an es-
capped Sing Sing convict, was arrested in
Hsckensack n. Y, Thursday for the recent
robbery of the Hackcnsack Jcwelry Manufac-
tory, stealing IS, 900 worth of jewelry.
The case of Congressman Baltic PaytOn, of
Gallat.n, Tenn, distinguished member of
Congress during Jackson's administration,
TnE President Of thu Pacific Mail Company
has announced that the company has sold ~
600 reserved shares at par, and thus increased
the companys capital to about $40, O25,0O0.
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal
Church elect this week II Bishop for Nebraska.
The jurisdiction includes tho territories OF
Dakota Montana. etc
LOUIS KoRNrEGKy, the wel-known proprietor
of Kormorky's gymnasium OF Chicago, shot
and killed himself on Sunday.
GROUND is broken ON the Brigham Union
Narrow gauge Railroad, at Salt Lake City, to
be finished in ninety days.
GENERAL HOWARD, arrived from Arizona,
says he acts strictly in accord with the in
structions from General Crook, and endorses
his policy and plans Of vigorous war against
the hostile Indians, He never gave Crook
orders to suspend hostihtcs while he was in
power,
THE election of Gen. Maxwell to Congress
/ from Utah is TO be contested.
THE race between Occidcnt and Lacy, at San
Francisco, has been postponed 10 November
/ 18th.
A DISPATCH from Elko, California, says the
eastom-bouud freight train was badly wrecked
Saturday morning.
( la GRAVE, who some time since extensively
swudlyd prominent merchants in New York,
was taken in custody on saturday, on his ar
rival from France, whore he was arrested.
The amount of his swjudling is SAID to reach
near a million. He has been jailed in default
of bail, which is fixed at $4,000.
TIM French papers foreshadow l., adoption
at the coming session of the National Assem-
bly, of constitutional amendments making
rhcrs President for life, creating an Upper
Chamber and the office of Vice President par
ticularly rcmodcling The Assembly, and pro
yding restrictions upon the right of universal
suffrage.
Abroad.
TIE mundaton along the banks of the Pc
continues. Mautua, which was threatened
has so far escaped.
ARMED Carli.ts have appeared on the from
tirr near thp town pf FIrurra< Spgin They