Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-18
T HE M & w S.
Nicola Dcou~.


GEN. KRYzASowsK1. Supervisor Of Georgia,
indicted last August for the embodiment Of
a2G. coo Government funds, has been arrested
in Washington, his bail having been forfeited.
Two failures of brokers are reported IN New
York-one not very heavy the other II said
10 have been on account of being short mil
lion and quarter of gold.
THE National Bank of plattsmouth Neb.,
and Wachita and Emporia, Kansas, with
capital of $50, 600 each, have been authorized
10 commence business.
The Commissioners Of the ilnatic Asylum
of New Jersey have purchased one hundred
acres Of land, and expect TO expend 100000
for a new asylum, in Morris county.
THE residence of the Russian Minister at
Washington was on Tuesday night entered by
burglars. and robbed of considerable amount
Of 4Ilverware.
REV. T. NJ. GooDFELLow, who resided at
Dunton. Cook county, was thrown from
sleigh, on Friday, in the vicinity Of Elk Grove,
H.. and instantly killed.
DENNIS MCCAnTHY was kicked TO death on
Church street, New York, on Tuesday morn
ing. hv three unknown roughs while peace
ably going home.
IL New York, on Tuesday, passenger IN a
Broadway car was shockingly beaten bypick-
pockets While trying to prevent them dlching
a lady's wallet
TnE ship pyce, from Wilmington, with
cargo OF 1900 barrels Of tuIpentiue, was
totally destroyed by fire while lying at South
End, on the Thames.
ON Monday, at Albany, during a sculle, a
boy named Hetrord, aged fourteen years, shot
aud killed William Trunnel, aged eighteen
years. Heford is in custody.
TUE storm in California. Oregon and Ne
yada was at last accounts unabatcd 1t is
raining almost necessarily, the rivers every
where overlooking, and the mails, telegraph,
and travel interrupted.
VAS MORT successor Of Tweed, has dis
charged sixty snecurists, known az water POI
lice drawing each thousand dollars per
annum. similar number of sewer inspectors
viii soon follow.
An old lady named Maggie was instantly
killed on the track of the Chicago, Columbus
and Indiana Railroad, in Chicago, on Monday,
by being run over at the Madison street
crossing.
Tur Secretary Of the Treasury viii shortly .
issue a circular containing new and more |.
stringent rules for the keeping and disbursing
Of public moneys by government officials /
which will suporcede those previously issued .
uuOn this subject
THE state Department has information that
Gen. GorloT, recently in temporary charge /
Of the Russian legation at Washington, has, /
by an order OF his government, transferred (
that trust to Nalcricn SchirkoU, Secretary Of .
the legation.
IuG Postmaster General openly announces I
himself against the system Of civil service re- /
form lately reported by the Commissioners, /
and winch went into effect on Monday. He /
SAYS that he believes Ia the Old fashioned /
doctrines on the subject.
Iur New York News states that the party !
to whom the policy dealers paid money to keep .
the police from raidng on them has alb +
seconded. being charged with defraudiug the .
city, and Is said to be one of the principals in /
the voucher robbery.
TuE Phoenix Insurance Company. Of Hart /
ford one of the strongest of American com
pauios, has ceased issuing policies in Chicago
on account of the laXity of the Common
the ordinance relative TO building,
Foreign.
Au1TY THOUSAND DOLLAR confederation oc- /.
Cured in Quebec On Thursday.
IH saleoG photographs of tho executed
Communists has been prohibited ia France.
Huuon has il that tho Prince dc Joinyille is
about 60 resign hs seat IN the Assembly to .
strengthen The position of the Duke d'Aumale I.
rAGIs papers assert that Bismarck is seeking
prcteNt for the reoccupatiou of the eyacu-
oJel French PROVINCES.
SryRpAl engagements have lately taken
rlaooin Cuba between the spanish troops and
rebels under Modesto Dia2.
4 DESPATCH from Constantjnople announces
TINT four Greok briggs have been wrecked in
the Black Sea, and all on board perisbed
Tins tugtibcatons around Nltamoras are
being strengthened in anticipation OF an at
tack 10y the royolutonists,
II is stated that French squadron will pro
coed Immediately 60 Greece "a support the
elumsuf French citizens TO the silver mines
Of Iauyarum.
TutRr rs considerable talk in London of
transferring the property and control Of the
Atlantic cable lines 90 the joint governments
of Great Britain aud the United States The
proposition is received with favor. anticipat-
ing that II might result in reduction Of the
present eNno.blttut rates Of tariI
Tur door of the courtroom, at Eittys
clogher, in l@trim county, Ireland, gave way
while Trial was IN progress. The room Was
overlooked at ,he time, and thirty tive persons
were precipitattd Il distance Of so or 40 feet
The number of those killed is unknown. Some
thirty are badly injured, most OF them fatally