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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
4 Bold SWipdle.

One Of the most curl 2us attempts ut
railroad swindllng on record has j1Ist
been unearthed in Iowa 4 yea7 or
swo ago, she Dubuque. Bellevue and
Mississippi Railroad Company was, OK.
ganized, and two books were opened
for stock subscriptions--one at Lsa-
bunue ana one at Bellevue. Subse-
queullv the Office at Bellevue was re
moved, bur the book was aft in charge
of Judge helso. a banker in that town.
One day q certain Thomas Finn callad
upouJudge kelso, and man 1ged to start
some question which nece9sltated the
production of the book The Judcs
was called ont for a moment and Finn
took the book. and decamped. A corr
genial spirit, D. A. Mahouey-by name
was found, and the two proceeded to
enteEa subscription Of Sl0S00O, buSt
omitted to par single cent? thereon.
Having thus nomlnally becO sac stock
holders, they elected board of direct
ors, and proc4sded 70 ballot for officers,
with the following result. &esident,
Mahoney; Secretary and 1reasurer,
Finn This done, they ased the
company for the custody Of the
other books and documents. As
no effort was made to buy them off.
THEN object wAs,not attained but they
had enc resoas5 yet As sooa as the
road WIS buihr to certain point, it
would be entitled to 40, 600 acres OF
land. The regular officials completed
it at an expense of $500, 600, and there
upon Mahoney,, IL his r0ie Of ,Presi-
dent, conveyed the whole 40, 90 acres
to Finn,for one dollar This vas too
much. An. Injunction was at once
served on Mahoney, and a criminal
suit viii he brought against him; but
the wary, Rim is nowhere to be found.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
4 Novel, Ceremony.

The ceremony % choosing cCD31dd.
res and comads,cgN Tor the coming. year
a custom peculiHx TO the people of
Spain and Mexico---yas performed upon
the advent of the new year By some of
the ladies,of SaEa Diego. The sIstom
is an Lone, and its origin dates, back
many years The. manner of its per-
formance'is as follows The nAaes OF
ladies and gentlemen known to te mu-
tually aGqunintetaare written uponslips
.of paper and deposited in hats, the
name OF lady being drawn sinulta-
neously from one hat with that ofa gen
tieman from another, two whose names
are thus drawn To be COMpGdgsS and
camod-aSitD each other for the year.
The obligations incurred toward each
other by the relationship are very SIM
pie. The gentleman is to be the escort
OF the lady on any and every occasion
that size NAV desire and she. in turn.
must consider herself engaged for any
and every entertainment whlCEhe may
wish to attend OF oOure, the relation
ship cen be dissolved by mu5ual con-
sent, eather Temporarily or permanently,
during the period for which the agree
ment is made The custom is an agree.
able one in this particular, chat it III
sures TO both lady and gentleman an
escort or companion, thus doing away
with she disagreeable incidents which
sometimes occur through not having
partnats for an entertainment. And il
also secures TO the lady having a CONF
padre the positive certainty Of having
some one to dance with at every ball
.S,zR Diego Union,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

\ San Francisco gentlerInn recently
visited dentist for the purpose of
Willing away a half-hour or SO, and,
while there, a lady came in with her
little girl, wanting toot@or two drawn
for the latter. The child cried when
placed in the chair, and declared that
She would not have her teeth attended
to unless the strange gentleman would
have a toe th drawn tirs&, land, to- please
the little patient, he took heF place
with wink ut the doctor. The latter
took two or three Instruments, while
the gentleman reclined in the char
smiingly gazing at the ceiling for the
assurance OF the watching child, and,
after softly poking at two or three teeth,
to the horror OF the obhging gentleman
he commenced boring INTO his jaw
where a tooth had once been extracted,
rand. before he could offer protest a
tremendous wrench brought out large
root. which the doctor held up to the
child with g diabohcal grin on his face.
The gentleman rolled OFT the chair,
and. with m expression of uuutterable
PAIN in his c0untenauce, gaZea mo-
mant reproachfully at his friend and
lef. the Office. The little one did not
seem to be greatly encouraged by the
exhibition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
The Waif.
BY SOPHIE SPARKLE.


TT gusands 81 poor Children OF this city are siee
ing IN boxes or skuikng in do1rvays or shlyerl4
in cellars without proper clothing or shoes, aud b
half fed. y. Tribune
The rain In a torrent falls in the street
Patiefs along With her naked feet
A child through the s.eet
Something to wear, and something 70 eat,
She aska, as she goes from door TO door
Only a morsel---a trifo, or more
From those who have hearts to pity the POOR
who beg in the street.
God pity the chila! Already with want
Her Dale check annkeu, her raimeut SO acant;
God pity the child
For mortals are prone few blessings to grant,
Within there Is comfort, and warmth and light;
without how dismal and Greary the night,
To fac child who rOams in pitifui plgdt
Through the tempest wild
still moaneth the wind still faleth the rain
Still beggeth the child yet pleadeth in ain
Not a tear-drOp starts,
Though every feature reveals her pain
An Is there no room Ia those homes Of pride
For shiyeriug child az the hresido--
For tho waif cast ont on the pltlless tide
OF human hearts F.?
Painting with hunger, and pnched with the cold,
Under the steps Of a building old
she YEARLY creeps
Some morsels of bread bespattered with mould,
Which charity gave, with a scanty bone,
she takes, aud mixing ner supper alone
Half furnished, poor thing when al are gone
She bitterly weeps!
4 crust and bone, Just over the way,
Ny ady's pet poodle would turn away
In highest dislain
II a supper 40 mean before him lay
Nursed In a home oS luxurious easC,
The poodle reclines on q lady's knees,
While a starving child sleeps under dripping caves
Out Ia the rain
IL there no heart in some womany breast
To open It's portals 20 child unbest
70 bid her come IN,
Ana 4l0the all her grief, her anguish 30 rest
No voice 10 bless her with sympathy mild?
No hand to rescue this suffering child,
70 keep her through long years Undecided,
attempted ty sin?
Oh mothers, with little one. at the knee,
But think what the lot OF a child must be,
Left helpless -alone--
To buffet the waves OF iifc's troubled sea
Cast out on the world, to staryo aud 10 freeze
And sc, who live lives OF plenty, andease,
by shcltcrng innoccnts Ike % these
For sins atone.
~ \. Nat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

A LETTER from Bastia to the Paris
Temps says that if any important event
were to take place in France Just now,
Corsica would be the last to hear of it.
For about a month Geographic COM
munication between the island and the
continent has been entirely interrupt
ed. An inspector, sent expressly TO
remedy this state Of things, has certi-
fed that the rupture OF the cable has
taken place about nine miles from Bas
tia, but no attempt has been made to
restore the service The Bonapartists
profit BY this circumstance to cry ont
against the Republican Government,
aud express hopes OF 2 speedy restora-
tion of the Emperor Napoleon. On the
evening of the 81. the anniversary Of
the coup dct1t, one Of Thorn was dar
ing enough 10 illuminate his windows.
SOMETIMES coal does not burn well OF
@ y, sa--a.-.sr.ft y soafrza Tt'o ciat4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

So2vTn,Es coal does not burn well o
an evening because its slate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06
INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 5.-The elec
tion returns arc coming in slowly. Thirty.
two townships and wards heard from
show a net Republican gain OVER the vote
for Hendricks for Governor In October Of
COS. The comparisons on the Presiden-
tial vote will all be made on the vote fol
Governor in October, which gave MIR.
Hendricks, Democrat, 1,147 ma Sjority. In
the returns thus far received, In twenty.
nine townships and wards, the Republican
gain Is GAL, and in three townships and
wards Democratic gain So. 7,
SOUTH BEND, November 5.-The vote
In the city fell of from the October elec.
ton 63 votes. The vote for Grant Ia
1,N3 Greeley 9s5. Republican gain
over the October election 202. Cay
township, st. Joseph county, Greeley's
majority 81; Republican gain SO since
October. German township same as Oc.
tober.
SOUTH BEND, November 5.-Reports
In from six Of the largest towns in St.
Joseph county give Republican gain OF
4O1 over October. The Republican ma
jority in the county, probably 100.
EVANSVILLE, November 5.-Grant's
maj ority in this city is 464; a gain of 1877
over the vote for Brown for Governor.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 5.-In 1925
townships, precincts and wards heard
from, the net Republican gain is 3,48S.
Montgomery county, semi.offlcisl- Grants
majority, 80; Republican gain Of 1853. The
Republican Central Committee claim q
majority in the State Of 10000 to 10000.
The Democratic Central Committee con.
cede the State by 5000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIGH, November 5.-It is estimated
that there will be a falling off of thirty
five per cent from the August vote in this
city.
WILMINGTON, November Sat 70
o'clock the vote In three wards showed
gains for Greeley on the vote OF last Au-
gust. In two negro wards there Is a heavy
falling off in the vote Of both parties, with
indications Of Greeley gains.
RALEIGH, November 5.-Raleigh gives
Grant go majority, d gain oil 50 on Cald.
wells vote. Salisbury gives Grant n
majority, q gain on Caldwell's vote.
WILMINGTON, November 5.-The Sd,
4th and 9th wards stand the same as In
August Halifax county shows Conser.
vatlve gain Of 59. All the estimates OF
gains are based on the vote Of August last.
WILMINGTON, November 5.-0ne hun.
dred registered whites failed to vote at
Goldsboro. The unofficial returns from
all the wards in Wilmington give Grant
9O6 majority; Conservative gain 40.
RALEIGH, November 5.-Partial returns
from about 25 counties indicate that the
State has gone for Grant between 5000
and 5000 majority, with q largely de-
creased vote.
WILMINGTON, November 5.-Scattoripp
returns from different portions Of the State
indicate that North Carolina has gone for
Grant. The Conservatives concede the
State to the Republicans by 5000 mai.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CoNcoRD, November 5.-The weather
Is very favorable. The election through.
out the State 10 progressing quietly. The
Liberal Republicans and Straight Dem
ocrats are not voting strongly the Greeley
ticket at Nashua. Greeley Is not polling
the tull Democratic vote. A few O'Con.
or tickets are being cast at Dover. The
party lines are closely drawn. At II
o'clock the vote in Ward 2, was Grant,
152; Greeley, 50. In Ward 8, Grant, 1872;
Greeley 362. At Manchester q very full
vote is being cast. The leading Demo.
crats claim they reduced the Republican
majority Of last Spring by about 100.
Both sides have hopes Of carrying the
State, though betting Is generally iavora.
Bile for a Republican victory.
PoRTsMouTH, November 5.-At noon
the vote polled In the whole city was $50,
Of which Grant had $50 and Greeley 275;
OConor ronly3. Thus far the indications
are that the Republican majority will be
from 200 to 800.
New Castle has elected Republican
Moderator by 65 majority.
CONCORD, November 5.-The iudica.
tions are that the relative vote will be
substantially the same as last March,
with perhaps a falling off on both sides.
NASHUA, November 5.-The Republi.
cans claim New Hampshire by from 800
to 1000.
CONCORD, November 5.-Eighty towns
give Grant 1905; Greeley Il, ESQ; scatter.
ing 1877. The same towns gave, in 1868,
Grant 1891; Seymour 1902.
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KENTUCKY.

CINCINNATI, November 5.-The cleo
tlon passed of quietly. An unusually
large vote is being polled. A special 10
the Gazette from Maysville, KY, says two
precincts show two hundred and thirty
Republican gain over the Harlan and
Leslie vote.
LEXINGTON, November 5.-Lexington,
Grants majority 1858. Beck, Democrat,
for Congress, 767 majority. Midway,
Grant, 42 majority; Beck, 119 majority.
The reported majorities indicate the
election q ets OF Beck for Congress, by about
The vote Is small and the election very
quiet. The Republicans gain on the vote
in August.
HoPKINsv1LLR, November 5-The Off.
cial vote Of this city gives Grant maiori.
ty Of 205. Partial returns from nine other
precincts gives Grant 006, Greeley 569,
and indicating q majority in the county
for Grant Of about 800. The total vote in
the county for Grant will be over $500, q
gain ot 1000. The total vote In the coun-
ty for Greeley Is 1900, a falling of of
about 900 from the August election.
Brown, for Congress, will receive about
the same vote as Greeley. There was no
enthusiasm and the Democrats failed TO
do their duty.
CINCINNATI, November 6. Grants
majority in Newport KY, Is reported at
Moscow, November 5.-Greeley, ia;
Grant q. O'Onnnr
LOUISVILLE, November 5.-The elec-
ton passed of quietly. The returns are
scattering but indicate very light vote.
The city gives Greeley about / 800 ma
jority, and Stamford, Democrat, for Con.
gress, about 1900.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

BosToN, November "a large vote Is
beng thrown, with indications Of a larger
Republican majority than ever before.
At 70 o'clock Grants majority over Gree.
ley was 2,569.
: The vote Of Charlestown at II o'clock
stood 33S majority for Gooch against
Banks Tor Congress in the 9th District
Waltham, the home OF Banks, at the
same hour, stood A majority for Gooch.
Partial returns from the Sd and 9th dis.
tricts indicate the election Of Hooper and
Whiting by large majOrities.
WORCESTER, November ga count Of
wards taken, with two or three excep.
tions, at o'clock, gives Grant 2,477;
Greeley, 100 Tho Republicans will
elect their Representative, llGEl
BosToN, November 5.-The indications
are that Banks Is defeated for Congress
by $500. The whole Republican Con.
gressional ticket is elected in Massachu.
BosroS, November 5.-Evening-Re.
turns from the 9th Congressional District
up 10 4 o'clock, give Gooch $500 MAORI.
ty over Banks. The entire Republican
delegation to Congress is elected in
Massachusetts.
BosroN, November 5.-The vote in
Boston, except the First Ward, gives
Grant about 5000 majority. The Fist
Ward will increase the majority for
Grant. One hundred and forty.one towns
in Massachusetts give Grant a majority
Of 10000.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 5.-The wealth.
er Is clear and pleasant, and all Is as IA
vorable as could be desired for an elec.
ton. The city presents q holiday aspect,
business for the most part being suspend.
cd. The polls opened at 8 A. N. and
closed at A P. NJ, instead Of at sunset as
formerly. The Stock, Gold, Produce,
Cotton and Merchants Exchange are
closed. The police and federal officers
are stationed at the different booths, and
have the fullest instructions for the pres.
ervation Of peace and to arrest those who
may violate the law OF the city. The po.
lice, however, lave orders not to interfere
with either the inspectors or federal 50.
peryisors in the mode OF scrutinizing,
counting and canvaSsing ballots. In
many places the Apollo Hall party are
issuing tickets for Herman for Governor.
The result in the city will probably be
known BY sP.M -
Numerous arrests were made up 10
1890 A. N. at the polls. Most Of them
were upon warrants issued by the Com
missioner on charges Of false registration,
and the rest being for various causes.
NEW York, November 5.-Up to one
o'clock the election was proceeding quiet
ly, and In the down town districts more
than halt the registered votes were polled
at II An. In the 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th aud 9th
Wards o'Rrien IL doing well, and many
Greeley tickets are dropped, In the ne
gro ward (the eth) 0'Brien Is the fayorite,
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cations arc that Grant will carry this city.
BUFFALO, November The appear.
ances indicate that tho Republicans will
carry this city by 1900.
SYRACUSE, November 5-The pros
poets arc that the Democrats have gained
here, Hiscoclk for Congress, Is ahead.
LooEPoRT, November {. Returns from
various towns In Niagara county, and four
wards in the city Of Lockport, indicate
l 900 majority for Grant and Dix.
New York, November 5.-Returns
from fourty-four towns and districts In
various parts 0i the State outside the city
OF New York, give net gain for Grant,
compared with tho Presidential vote OF
1858, OIL ,24O, Is ~ 6
Fourteen election districts in this city
give Dix, for Governor, 1,l43; Herman,
1876
Tho Seventeenth ward OF Brooklyn
gives Greeley 1,347 majority; Democratic
loss 240. T.
The New York City Eighth Assembly
district gives Greeley 4,S67; Grant 5000.
Tenth DlStrict-Grecley, $3.50; Grant,
OswEGO, November 3D.. Q. Fort,
Republican, Is elected to the Assembly 10
the 1st district by 133 majority over D. g.
LlttleIohn, Liberal.
UTICA, November 5.-Ellis II. Roberts
has about $500 majority for Congress.
-Four Republican Assemblymen were
elected in Oneida county. Grants ma
jority In the county, Is about 5000. City
Sixteenth district, Greeley, 4, ,6sS; Grant,
2,l03. Ninteenth district-Greeley, 2,215;
Grant, 1896. Third district-Greeley,
3t212; Grant, 1926. Fifth district-Gree.
ley, $3.50; Grant, 1888. Thus far Gree.
ley's majority in 800 election districts Of
the city, is 1S2O9.
BROOKLYN, November 5.-Ten o! the
twenty-five wards, give Greeley 1854;
Grant, 10,707. Democratic loss 2,2lO.
The Fourth Assembly district, New
York City, gives Greeley 5000; Grant,
147G. Sixteen election districts give
Greeley 8 .04l majority. .igitt,
NEW YoRK, November Sin the
State 240 towns and districts give Grant
q net gain Of 1856. His majority in the
State will be about 10000. Dix elected
Governor by from $1,000 to 10000. Ire.
maine chosen Congressman at Large by
a similar majority. Outside this city and
Brooklyn, the Democrats hardly secur.
ed more than two Congressional districts.
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MISSOURI.

ST. Louis, November 5.-Notwith-
standing q drenching rain nearly all day
yesterday and last night and the cold raw
weather, voting Is very active and the
candidates and political managers are
working with great energy. In some
precincts nearly all the vote Is already
polled. All the liquor saloons are closed
by proclamation OF the Mayor. Unusual
quietness prevails.
ST. LOUIS, November 5-Twelye pre-.
cincts in this county give Grant 3659;
Greeley, 6,556; O'Connor, al. The State
ticket Is not being counted up.
CAMERON, November 5-Clinton town.
ship, Grant, 287; Greeley, 10; 0'Connor, O.;
Parker, Republican, for Congress, 15O
majority.
jEFFERsoN CRY, November 5.-This
county Is very close, and 1t will require
the official vote to determine the result
Grant has probably carried 1t by q small
majority.
ST.. LOUIS, November 5.-slxteen pre-
cincts in the city and four small country
precincts give Grant 1903; Greeley 9,7l8;
O'Conor 1877. There are fifty.iour pre-
cincts in the county. Returns from the
State are so meagre that not even con-
lecture can yet be made Of the result,
NARTINsBURG, November 5.-Loutre
township, Audresn county, gives Greeley
1877, Grant 28, 0'Conor 3.
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OHIO.

CINCINNATI, November 6.-The elec.
ton % progressing quietly. Up to 10
O'clock the vote appeared to be q little
behind, though mot much. Nothing at
present can be said as to which way Il q
going. II has been raining oil forenoon.
CINCINNATI, November 5.-NotWith.
standing the rain, which at intervals pre-.
vailed to-day, full vote In the city
appears TO have been polled. In some
localities an increase over the State elec.
tion Is reported.
CGNCnNAT1, November 5.-0ne pre-.
cinct each In the Second and Fourth
wards oil this city, give 4S Of Republi.
can gain over the vote for Secretary OF
State, when the Democratic and Liberal
candidates carried the county by 5,653 Of
o malority.
CNcINNATI, November 5.-All reports
from this city show Republican gains.
Partial returns from six wards show 1870
Republican gain.
CINc1NNATk' November 5-Fourteen
wards and precincts in this city give $50
Republican gain. There are Republican
gains in every ward and precinct heard
from but one. Increased vote in the city.
Cambridge, Guernsey county, Grants
majority 1S1; Liberal gain 20. Dover
township, Tuscarawas county, Greeley 95
majority; Republican gain 4S.
CINCINNATI, November 8. Returns
from twenty wards and precincts in this
city show 562 Republican gain. Similar
changes In the remainder Of the county
would reduce the Democratic majority
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPnlA, November 1.-The
election is progressing very quietly. The
vote cast so far is smaller than usual.
The Democrats are making no effort, some
are even voting for Grant. Inseven pre-.
cincts, taken Unfortunately, in the first
three hours, the vote stood Grant, GAL;
Greeley, 1852.
PHILADELPHIA, November 5.-Returns
from oil the wards but one, up to 10
o'clock, give Grant 81 ,613 majority. Its
estimated that Greeley will receive twcn-
ty thousand less than Buckalew in Oc.
tober.
ERIE, November 5.-Comparatively
little interest is taken In the election. Tho
Republicans will not poll large vote,
and from present indications not more
than fifty per cent Of the Democratic vote
will be cast.
PHILADELPHIA, November 5-Twenty
wards in this city give Grant $4,000 ma
jority. Nine wards 10 hear from. d.
PTTTsBURCH, November 5.-Reports
from the western counties Of the State
show that the election has passed of
quietly, and that u comparatively light
vote has been polled. The Republicans
have made heavy gains over the October
election. The number OF districts heard
from in Allegheny county indicate that
the Republican majority will approximate
$4,000. Twelve wards In Pittsburgh give
Grant, 4I42G; Greeley, 1910; Republican
majority 2,GlG, gain for the Republicans
Of 1859. The lower wards in Allegheny
City give Grant 4,445, Greeley ,235; Re.
publican gain 2,193. Ia 4.f'.5',I
Chester, Delaware county-Grant'sma.
jorlty 7G9; Republican gain over October
1O5.
South Chester-Grant's majority 1888;
Republican gain 70.
Forrest county-Grant 100 majority
Philadelphia-TWenty-se wards
give Grant 43,7H majority; two wards to
hearfrom.
Scattering returns from the interior OF
the State show gains for Grant over the
Governors vote.
Twenty.one wards out Of twenty-nine
IN Philadelphia give Grant 3G,014 mai.
Washington. borough, Republican ma
jority 106; Donegal township, Grant 81
majority; South township, Democratic
majority 10.
Allegheny county, lsOGO Republican
majority.
Pottsville City. Grant sG3 majority; Re.
publican gain $50.
Adams county, Gettysburg borough and
four townships show Republican gaia
OF o. over October.
Cambria county, seven districts, Grant
gains on the October vote 200, and win
doubtless carry the county.
HARRISBURG, November 5.-Republi-
can majority 1900. Altoona, Grant 800.
Blair county will give Grant {, 900 msjori.
ty, gain Of 964 over October. Wyoming
county will give Republican majority Of
$50. Erie City, Grant gains 5G4 over Oc.
tober. 1f+S
PHILADELPHIA, November G.-The city
entire gives 1920 majority for Grant.
Chester county will give Grant 5000 mai,
Cork borough, Grant 20 majority; Repub.
lican gain 100. Lancaster City, Grant 445
majority.