Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-06
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have worked per ddy s1Hce tue pdrSaSe VI bHo
eight-hour law.
JOHN RICHARDS, a we'll known Indian trader
of Fort Laramie had difficulty Saturday,
near Fort Laramie, with Yellow Bear, and shot
him. Richards was Afterwards killed by the
riends of Yellow Bear.
In New York, on Saturday, messenger Of
the Galatin National Bank while on a collect
ing route, was robbed of parcel containing
$4,000 In gold certificates and checks, and
si00 cash. The thieves are known, and their
arrest IL expected
In Newport, Ky, on Thursday night, an at
tempt was made by an unknown ruffian to as
sassinate Mrs Carrie Robinson Pierce, the d.
vorced wife Of Vim. A. Robinson. railroad
ticket agent at Cincinnati Two thrusts we're
made at her with a knife. one Of which she
avoided. The second inflicted serious put
not dangerous wound.
DURING the prevalence of the high wind on
last Saturday afternoon, skih in Lake Pc
osta. near Dubuque, Iowa, containing party
of six. three young men and three young
women was upset, and three OF the party
Nellie Connolly, Katie Lonergan, and George
Beck--were drowned. The other young
woman Bridget Feeney, was saved, but lies
in a precarous condition, from fright.
A TELEGRAM from Little Rock says the river
at that point lacks but four feet Of being az
high as in 19i7 The town of Argenta, oppo-
site Little Rock, is overlooked as also the de-
pot and tracks of the Memphis Railroad. The
damage already done to plantations near here
IL estimated at $50, 900. Thousands OF acres
OF cotton are under water below az well as
above In Jefferson, Ark, Desha and Chlcot
counties, large part OF the farms bordering
along the river are covered with water
AT Annapolis on Wednesday, while the
midshipmcn we're being examined IN practical
scamanship by the Board of Visitors, in set
ting and furling sails, etc, on Board the ship
bolt, midshipman Fidecos Carter of Illinois,
fell from below the foretopsall yardarm,
striking the rigging in his fall into the water.
Mdshipmen r. II. Mclean of New York and
X. w. Gait Of Virginia jumped overheard and
kept him ahoat until all were rescued by
boat. Carter was not seriously injured.
HENRY MADISON, engineer, and L, l.. Doug
lass, fireman, on a construction train on the
PENNSYLVANIA Road, we're killed Thursday
morning near Galt2n. The construction
train was standing on the track and was run
into by freight train.
TUE July election for Erie Directors is at
tracing attention, OWING to the supposed in
harmony among the foreign stockholders, who
control quite three-fourths of the stock.
COAL mine, two and half miles south Of
Waught Mills, in Mercer county, H.. has been
on fire since the 10th inst. Water from a ra-
vine has been turned into the mine, and 1t Is
hoped it vii, be extingulsh9d.
In a breach of promise case tried at Proyi-
dence, Il. l., Friday, Julia T.. Vaett, aged
.tl
Grace, aged slxty-nine.
REIpER W. CLARKE died at Batavia, Cler-
mont county. Ohio on Thursday, of dropsy.
Ho was a member Of Congress from the sixth
Ohio district, from lSGi to 1868 then was APP
pointed Third Auditor of the Treasury, and
afterwards supervisor of internal revenue of
the southern district of Ohio. He has been
an invalid several years.
THE famous case of Dowlin vs. the Second
National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio, for the
recovery Of 9i0,0 900 in United States bonds de-
posted with the said bank in 1867 az special
deposit, and distracted by the late cashier of
that institution, was closed on Friday by the
jury rendering verdict for the plaintiff for
Sl3,33S-the full value of the bonds, with in-
torest.
lN New York on Friday evening the five
story building, l62 and l6i West Twenty-sev
onth street, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
:iO50OO, "a follows Doench 4 Co. cabinet
makers, 500 40; Marvin g. Co., safe manu-
facturers. $4,000; Il. C.. Robinson, owner Of
the building, $4,000, The safes falling
through the flooring crushed the boiler which
was filed with steam. but no one was injured
TERRIBLE tornado passed over Paloma,
Camp Point. Cottshurg and other villages in
the country on Thursday night. unrooting
houses, barns etc, and doing serious damage
freight train on the Toledo, Wabash and
Western Railroad was brought to a stand still
and nearly thrown from the track,
AcoLLIHoN occurred Thursday morning, on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,
mar the crossing Of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy in Quincy. Six cars were COM
potely wrecked, and two engines and twenty
four cars badly damaged. The freight tram
from the west was standing ON the track, when
hho was run INTO hN an extra and driven for
ward ON 10 No. $. All three trains were badly
injured.
THE claims Of Mrs. .Ftzhugh, relative of
the family OF Gen. Washington, for 1876, 600
for wood and timber taken from her estate
for the United States army during the rebel
hon, has been filed before the Southern Claims
Commission Among the papers is 3 safe
guard TO the lady's family and property, from
Gen. Winfield Scott.
FEARS are entertained that the corn crop IN
Iowa w,ll bo very light this year, as not over
one-haif the corn has been planted, aud the
weather rs stil cool. The season is abouf q
month behind that OF last year. MANY fields of
corn will have to Zoe reNautud in conselueure
OF the seed rotlnE Iu the cold. wet ground
Small grain of all kinds is M good condition.
4 trFF "a Marion 1Eu.1 .,, NT.,,l,, i $500.