Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-26
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Levi ". Harmony, and the dwelling house of
Mrs. Mary Harmony. Loss about $4,000 :;
partially insured.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company has
abandoned for the present its plan of reduced
premiums, which caused such commotion IN
insurance circles.
RoBT AND STEPHEN DOUGLAS, sons OF the
late Senator Douglas, have prepared claim
for $3.50, 900 tor their private cotton and other
property taken, used and appropriated III
March, 1863 in Mississippi, by portion OF
the army OF the United States.
The pewholders Of the Old South Church
have voted, % to in favor of leasing the
building for post-otiice.
COMMODORE Vanderbilt has abandoned for
the present his underground railway through
New York City.
GENERAL SIGEL has been elected president
Of the Society Of United Nationalties.
Hon. W. W. SELLERS, prominent Illinois
Republicans, died at PeIdn, Sunday, Of typhoid
fever.
Thomas SASDERsoS, deputy Marshal of
Springfield Ohio, charged with robbing money
order letters of $1,000, waived an examination
before the United States Commissioner, aud
was held to answer IN $4,000.
VIM. GARDNER, who has been on trial at
Cleveland, charged with poisoning j. Waters,
of Bedford, last March, was acquitted Satur-
day.
NEW organization called the Tammany
Central Association has just started II New
York, having among its members John KEEL
lev, Abraham Il. Lawrence and other notable
citizens.
Tuos. DuEHAM was arrested in New York on
Saturday Tor attempting to negotiate bond
OF the state OF Missouri, which was raised from
So to $500 Durham had on his person bonds
representing 1000, all of which he admitted
were raised.
JoHS f. KEssETr President OF the Artists
Fund Society, and a member Of the National
Academy, distinguished landscape painter,
died suddenly ut his studio, in New York. Sat
urday afternoon
THE United States steamships Supply aui
Guard have been detained by the Government
to carry the goods Of American exhibitors to
the Vienna International Exposition.
A New York Sunday paper states that the
murder of Maud Merrill by her uncle, Robert
T. Bleakley, was caused by her refusal to con-
tinue to pay him share OF her earnings, and
that he VAS her real seducer
FIVE men were buried by the caying in OF a
trench on the grounds of the Missouri Insane
Asylum, only one Of whom was rescued alive,
BOILER explosion in n mill in Wayne
county, Missouri, demolished the building,
killed four men aud wounded three others.
A YOUNG son of f. b. Machhold upset a coal
oil lamp at Columbus, Ohio, Saturday night,
and was 80 seriously burned by the luid that
he died.
ALI the lists of Electoral Colleges of the
several states for President and YicoPresident,
excepting three, have been sent TO the Presi.
dent OF the Senate by mail, though not more
than one-third of the entire lists required by
law 10 b2 delivered to him by messenger have
Yet been received. Louisiana sends lists from
two different Electoral Colleges, The two
Houses OF Congress, IN joint convention, will
determine which list shall be counted on the
second Wednesday of February, the time of
counting all the electoral votes.
EDWIN FoRREsI the tragedan, fell dead at
his residence in Philadelphia, on Thursday
while dressing.
TIM ship franklin, tn route from Hamburg
to San Francisco with large number of emf
grants, stranded ON the coast of Nlieaud, Is
land OF Netherlands North Sea, and went 10
pieces Eighty persons persisted.
pArER Il NAsHs sash and blind factory,
Troy n, y, was burned Sunday morning.
Loss $50, 600 insured $4,000. Fifty employees
lose situations aud their tools.
Ar Peoria, H., on Wednesday, Henry Me-
Nuty was found guilty of numbering his wife
and sentenced to be hung.
In is proposed to erect an iron monument
TO Horace Greeley in Paramount Park, Phlla-
dclphia.
GREAT damage was done by hurricane in
Paris ana Versailles on sunday Several per-
sons lost their hives in both cities.
MARY ANN FAoAN, victim Of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel hre, died in great agony al Belle
yue Hospital on Wednesday.
john c, MooRE was thrown from a horse at
lincoln H., and instantly killed He was a
stranger in the town, being engaged by War
rem, Higgins n Bean, Of Chicago, in getting up
map OF Logan county
TuE brush factory OF the Iausinchurg IN
" Manufacturing Company with al, its con
tents, was destroyed by an iuceudary fire Sun
day morning. About two hundred men, wo-
men and children are thrown out Of employ
ment, aud The loss is yariousy estimated at
$4,000 10 S35, 900
THIRTEEN houses were destroyed by fire Al
ST. Marys, Kansas, last saturday Loss
heavy.
\ DESPERATE in Chattanooga, Tom. ON
Saturday, knocked down Mr.. Colwcl. a Nor.
chant, and sitting upon his body. stabbed him
terribly with a bowie knife, killing him. Then, /.
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