Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-19
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Governor of Manitoba
Ir il reported that on Tuesday night at
Williamstown, in Grant county, KY, General
Leslie Coombs was shot through the heafI anu
killed by Desperate named George Merreli'
bu, not before he got a pistol bail in his own
thigh. The report says that MorreH tred
unon one Alexander Miller at Willamsto"n,
the night previous.
Two of the sons of the sexton of DR.. Tai
madge's Church. New York city, were arrested
on SUNDAY, charged with robbng the money
boxes to the extent OF 5000. The pilerihS mas
been carried on three months.
Mr.. LEPPEL, aged TO- an eccentrclnvehtor'
was found dead in his cellar in Greenwich
street New York, on Saturday night. The
body was partially eaten by rats.
JAMAICA letters state that large number
OF wealthy Cubans are leaving Cuba aud pur-
chasing plantations there
CAPE or Coop HopE advices, by mail, state
that fierce battle occurred in the interior be-
tween the KEEL people and Tamboukies, I"
which the latter were whipped, and ffom
400 to /. 600 slaugh cred. Many OF the ma
lives were armed with Enfield and other Eu-
ropean arms.
JESSE HUNT, prominent citizen OF Baitl-
more. died on Sunday, aged eighty years.
AN attempt was made on Saturday night to
burn the Howard Theatre, Boston.
The vacant editorial chair Of the New York
Tribune has, it IS stated, been rendered to
yioe-President Coliax.
A TERRIFIC westerly gale throughout Eng
land, ireland and Wales, on SUNDAY, inflicted
great damage. In London many buildings
we're blown down, large numbers OF pedestn-
ana dashed violently to tue ground and many
persons injured by falling street lamps and
signs. At Plymouth eight ships were blown
ashore, and at Deyonport gunnery ship ana
three merchantmen were str anded. In wales
and Ireland the storm was accompanied by
lightning and rain Many towns were Hooded.
Several vessels are ashore in Cork harb0r.
The damage there ia very great Three pm
uaclos Of the tower of St. Thomas Church
were blown down while the congregation was
at worship and falling on the roof crushed
through INTO the body Of the church. The
congregation, pane stricken, rushed from the
building. None were killed. Many huts used
bv troops at Aldershot were destroyed. The
chapel of Orle College. oxford University, was
badly damaged. The freight depot Of the
Great Western Railway was entlrel y demol-
j shod
TIN persons at Columbus, Indiana, held
ticket number G,i5O, which drew $4,000 at
Louisville, on saturday.
THE steamer Thomas II. Allen sunk near
Duvllrs Bluff, in the Mississippi river, on
sunday night, with a cargo valued at 100000
Vessel and cargo total loss.
IuE Memphis Packet Comparys steamer
Frank p Gracey struck snag near Slim
Island and sunk, She has cargo Of 400 bales
OF cotton
A TWENTY THOUSAND dollar robbery is re-
ported from Cairo. No clue to the thief or
thieves
A FIRE at Howard, Ill.,, on Sunday night
destroyed Fish's grocery store, dwelling house
and the contents of two other stores one har
ness shop, Mrs. Rathhuns millinery shop and
dwelling house. Loss about 10000, no III
surauce.
PRESIDENT rumRs has reconced the hos
tile faction IN the French Assembly by the APP
pointment Of Gaudard as Minister of the In
terror. Leonsay Minister of Finance Fourbon
N,i,tcr If pnt,i, Worls and Col Mont Pre-
t.,, ~ ~, Don,rt,c,t ~ tho sone
n,u,y NJ, M. - become caitor oF
the New York Herald
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