Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-22
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ALoT in New York city, having frontage OF
"a feet on Wall street and 1872 on Broad
was recently sold for @9ij000 The Messrs.
Drexe! were the purchasers.
THE sub Committee Of Ways and Means
propose to report bill allowing materials
used in the construction of iron steamships 10
be admitted free OF duty.
THE receiver Of the Guardian Savings Bank
of New York city, has obtained from Judge
BARNARD leave 10 sue for the recovery OF loans
to the amount Of nearly 500, 900.
TIE House Committee on Public Buildings
has agreed to report bill authorizing the p'l-
chase of site for poatoftice bulioih8 ID
Cincinnati at a cost Of $780, 900.
Jouy G. GArIr, for many years connected
with the Chicago and Northwestern Hallway,
has resigned the Supenntendency. An ehor'
will be made to induce him 10 recall IT.
4 NIL will COON be reported to Congress-
proyiding for the redemption and reissue OF
torn and mutilated currency notes, the eX-
nense to be borne bv the national banks.
Az accident on the Toledo and Warsa"
Railway, near smithield, resulted IN iatal III
iuries to W. II. Cuger. Vice President Of inc
road, and an amploye named Joseph EIgef
Az infant son OF Henry y. Clarke, Of Troy,
NY WIS killed on Sunday by his brother
aged three years, who threw piece OF sllto
at him. The child killed was nine months o'o.
TKE snow averages about eight inches deep
in ulieois. and il badly dnfted 80 az to cause
the delay Of al trains passing Na'tooh'
Stree Man1aynisht Good Hle8hinS prevails
MARTYR JolN SrAULDSa, Pnmaie OF the
Catholic Church ia the United States ana
Archbishop of Baltimore diocese, diea on
"Wednesday He was sixty two years OF age
knew York, Sunday afternoon, Henry Hep
i.or. German, shot his son, aged eIRi'Veeh'
killing him instantly. He then dangerously
wounded himself utemperneo was the
cause.
TnG Union School edfce-a fine building
at schoolcraft. Mich, was entirely destroyed
by fire last Tuesday Tho fire caught from the
heating register. Loss, $4,000 insurance
$4,000.
TuE large grain warehouse of Clark, Hanna
a Co. of peoria, burst on "Wednesday ana
spilled its contents, consisting OF over i0'uoo
bushels of bran, over the premises. The loss
will not be heavy
Tur government in in receipt of dispatches
from Cuba which give promise OF better
state Of affairs there, and Indicate Wiling
ness on the part Of the Spanish authorities to
protect the property Of American eItzenS'
ruE spotted fever, as 1t IL commonly called,
il prevailing In the neighborhood Of Bmknm,
Irouuois county III. and is proving very fatal
scarcely any ono recovering when attacked
with the disease. Four deaths are reported
TO haze occurred IN one night recently.
A CuNFLAaRArloN at Jefferson, Texas, ON
Monday. destroyed Noedham's agricultural
warehouse and square Of buildings on the
south aide OF Dallas street next 10 the steam
boat landing Lose 100000. l.. blooming
hall was killed by falling wall.
Rosr KELLrr,a beautiful girl and a stranger,
drowned herself in the bay at San Francisco,
on Thursday night. Albert Lanmanny, young
German shot himself through tho heart on
Friday. The supposed cause in both cases is
disappointment IN love.
TnG Chicago Relief and Aid Society reports
the cash receipts TO January 9Th, $3.50, 7O015,
and disbursements to the same period, al
578 636,1a. leaving the balance on hand Feb.
3, @1a42oo,7o
LAURA FAIR has been granted q new trial by
the supreme Court, on the ground that the
court erred ia not allowing the counsellor the
defense the closing argument, and permitting
evidence of former bad eharaolertor chastity.
TIM Secretary Of the Treasury, under ad
vice Of the Attorney General, has directed
that the Hornet. which was oyernauled by
Spanish war vessel, be hheeA for violation
OF the neutrality laws, This is, Of course,
tatit admission that the Hornet was not IN
legitimate business ON her trip from New York
10 Nassau.
NEW YoRK telegram says 1T Is stated
that ten or twelve members of the aut-riug
Grand Jury have been hyibod to prevent tho
indictment OF certain parties; that one iudl-
yidual who expected 70 escape had paid ont
large amounts and was sttll indicted, 40 which
he is said 20 be indignant, auj throateus 70
mako astounding revelations
A rEuEGuAM from New York states that an
attempt vas made on Tuesday, 10 rob the
residence Of John h. Graham, the counsel for
Stokes. The thieves were arrested and COM
mitted for trial. Ii is believed they were EN-
ployea 20 destroy certain papers in Grahams
possession hearing on the Stokes mUrjer
trial,
Abroad.
IuE vine disease has appeared around Me-
bourne.
SIR WuLJ>W Srrul>a NANwUIL was in
stalled, on Monday, as Rector Of the Cuiycr-
sity Of Edinburgh
Apylcrs from sydney, New South Wales,
announce the discovery Of valuable plumhaso
deposits near the Contreicld go'l lu,ass
IuE Archhisbopof Cologne has ordered tau
professors OF the University So subscribe go
the d. sma OF rapel TnCa.hhHJy the penalty
in ease If refusal tang communication.
poINNEsIAN ab1gers murdered portion of