Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-01-16
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A SAN Francisco dispatch says the Central
Pacific Railroad Company is trying to drive of
the opposition San Joaquin for the carrying
trade by reducing charges below a living rate
SECRETARY boutwell,, III recent CONVEX
alton on the subject Of the public debt, said
he would not be greatv astOnshed if there
were not further appar, 1T increases OF the IN
debtedness OF government hereafter. Mr.
Boutwell, il is stated, still adheres to bis opin-
ion Of last year. that it was unwi5e to reduce
the taxes to such an extent as was done last
winter, through the efforts mainly, Of Senator
sherman.
A LARGE storehouse belonging to the Green
leaf Machine Works at indianapolis, was
burned on Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Dispatches from Queenstown, birmingham
and southampton, report that tempest OF
Unprecedented violence ragged oil Thursday
night The storm was accompanied by ter
rife thunder and lightning, and caused great
alarm 10 the inhabitants. Friday morning
the wind was blowing a gale, and sIcet and
snow were falling.
TuE residences of Hon. Polk Sharon and
Chris. Reyhert in Terre IIaute, Ind, were
destroyed by fire on Thursday
THURSDAY night Simpson l.. Caldwell, la
horgr, murdered his employer, II. II. Johnson,
near Coldwatcr Mississippi, and robbed his
wife Of eleven hundred dollars. He has been
arrested.
A NASHVILLE dispatch announces the hum
ing of the suulfcn steamer r. G. Gray, near
GAINESVILLE.
A FIRE at Mount Clemens, Mich, one day
last week, destroyed the brewery OF Mr. Lutz.
Loss 5000
AT the Liberty Copper Minos, in Ere ierick
County, Maryland, recently. scaifold gave
way, aud twcnty-six miners were plunged into
a pit several hundred feet deep. Eight of
them were badly injured,
MAYOR JEWELL, Of Wyandotte, Mich, who
abscondeda short time since with Young girl
Of that city, returned one day this week anG
rendered his resignation. Oliver Colborn has
been chosen his successor.
DISPATCHES have been received in Washing
ton announcing that two English war stcame,s
have been sen, TO tho Sandwich Islands to pro-
tcct tho interests of British residents there.
Our government has one vessel in the vicinity
and has ordered anothc there.
Gov. MonoAN, ut New York, is reported to
aya said that ne has no expectation OF beng
appointed secretary Of the Treasury, but de-
cincd to say what he would do If the appoint
ment was rendered to him.
GEN ScHoPfELD is reported 10 have said
that his visit TO the Sandwich Islands at the
present time has no political significance
whatever, and the report that he had gone on
q secret mission is pure invention. General
Schofod goes upon his own vOhtlon, not at
the suggestion OF the administration The
statement that the President is looking to the
acquisition Of the islands is also authoritative
~ dcnlcd.
Ar Newark, N. j., ON Thursday night, man
beat ont the brains Of his mother-in-law with |
an iron bar
WuumAw REID will begin suits for libel
against the maligucrs OF the New York Iri- |
bune,
JoHN II. PAwsoS N Co., Of London, England |
dealers in Manchester goods, have failed. |
Their liabilities are reported to be fifteen mil- |
hon dollars II is said that other failures will |
follow.
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