Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-04-25
THE N e w S i.
At Home.

udy.
Tsr Republicans carried the charter cleo
,ions in Iockport and Albany, on TUESDAY.
A LARGE defacation in the money-order de-
partmept of the Fort Wayne Qnd.) postoiiice
has beon brought to light by special agent OF
the government.
A VERDICT was given to Mrs. Rose Kelly, at
New York, Saturday OF $4,000, for the loss OF
her husband by the explosion of the steamer
Westfied in July last.
ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED immigrants
from Alsace and Lorraine have arrived IN New
York, during the last week, all well and IN APP
parent good circumstances.
EDWIN 8. McCooK, Secretary and acting
Governor of the territory OF Dakota warns
all persons to keep away from the Black Hills,
the same being within the military reservation.
CHARLES and James Jones, brothers, aged
four and six years, were horribly manged by
the falling in of an old brick wall around
yard in the upper part Of Louisville, Saturday
evening. Neither is expected to I've.
The body OF a laborer was found floating IN
the river at Cleveland on Monday.
GES MERRILL BARLOW, a prominent lawyer
and politician, died at his residence, IN cleyc-
Land, Saturday morning, from the effects of
paralvtic stroke. The deceased was Adiutant
General of Ohio during the war.
4 CONTINUATION in Omaha, on Sunday,
DESTROYED Davis & Rices commission house,
Sargents jewelry store, Biendorfs bakery,
Heubcmans iewelry store, pawnbroker shop
and restaurant. Loss probably about ciO,-
600
IT il understood that the National Demo-
cratic Committee will meet in Washington
about the 2jth, in order to adopt measures to
secure an immediate and thorough organiza-
ton of the Democratic party for the Presl-
Dental campaign.
DR.. MARVIN and Samuel Boyd were found
guilty of causing the death of Miss Oliver, of
Wood River, Neb., by producing an abortion.
The former was sentenced to three and half
years and the latter to six months in the pen
Tertiary.
TnE President has appointed Samuel A. IT.
win Collector of Internal Revenue for Chi
cago. vice Rlster resigned. Irwin, was first
deputy, and IL appointed under the civil SER
vice rule for promotion, though Congressman
Farwell first approved of the same.
The members Of the Army Of the Tennessee
residing at Madison, Wis, and vicinity, held
meeting last Saturday evening" to arrange mat
tera looking to II successful reunion of their
old army, TO take place at Madison on July
ith, next. The citizens generally are taking
interest IN the matter
A REGULAR watch manufacturer, on the wit
ness stand in the Elias case IN New York on
Saturday testified that the case of silver
watch purchased from Tiffany a Co., for ?22,
had Less silver than an Elias watch The lat
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FIRE in Cleveland on Monday, destroyed
the building ON Garter street owned by G. NJ.
Wilson, and occupied by James Denham as
sash factory; Mayhem Bros. planning mill, and
Wmtworth Stewart, manufacturers of sew
ing machine cases Loss on building :25, 900.
No insurance.
THE New York Tribune announces that pro-
coediugs have been instituted by United States
District Attorney purdy. in the Z, s. Commits
sioner's Court, against the officers of the 10th
National Bauk, for having used their iusttu-
ton to lock np four and throo-quarter millions
of legal tenders with a view of causing de-
cline IN stock,
THE President on Tuesday sent to the Sem
ate the following nominations c. W. Legeu-
die, Minister Resident to the Argentine Re
public James II. lngraham, Surveyor of
Customs at New Orleans; Elisha b, Hamll-
ton, Surveyor Of Customs at Quincy, Illinois
Commodore Joseph +. Green, to be Rear Adj
mual
TINS government detectives at New York. on
Saturday, arrested John Morehead on a charge
OF connterlcItlug. Young l2Zy Lazarus and
Frank Mulyey, who were arrested on the same
charge during the week, gave information mn
nj hpTpbgal "A il a ba n,
tensNo operator
IuE CONNIE rcal travellers Of New York city
have organized union. They have arranged
for commuauou at special rates over $4,000
miles of railroads and steamboats, a roduc-
ton of hotel expenses, and reduction of telo-
graph rates also combined to oppose the
payment OF state or city license.
PROMINENT Illinois politician states that
Senator lrumhull has recently w,itten letter
to his brothcr-ir law, Or Jayues, Of Spring
field, Ill.,, IN which he commits himself to the
liberal movement, and expresses the opinion
that the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention
Will be the next President
Abroad.
TuE Queen has returned TO London from
her visit TO Germany,
TuE Lower California difficulty has been
settled 10y the Mexican Government coucediug
the privilege OF gathering orchllIa.
AsHocH Of earthquake was felt in the Mexi-
can capital, and several states, lasting thirty
seconds, on the 10Th nit.
Tar voluntary subscriptions of French resi-
dents IN Mexico towards the payment of the
French Indemnity, now amount to Sll0 600
PARIS telegram announces that the Octro
officers on Monday discovered and seized sixty
shells and gronades, concealed Ia two market
wagons which entered the gate of Moutreml
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