Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-20
THE N e w S.


western waters generally, died Of apoplexy
atPittsburg Sunday evening.
CHARLIE +. BUCKLEY, alias T. W. Bentz, a
cattle dealer and railroad contractor, COM
mtted suicide at Richmond, Ind, Sunday.
FIRE at Adrian, on Saturday. destroyed
the grocery store OF Robert Gunsollus. Loss
$4,000.
THE Presbyterian Church at Albion, Mich,
was burned on Sunday. Loss 100000
JAS. Brooks would like to resign his seat in
the House on account of iIl-health, but is pre-
vented from carrying out his desires in con-
sequence OF bis reputed connection with the
Credit Mobihcr.
ARCHITECT MULLETr has submitted general
Ok mates for the new building for the bureau
Of engfossing and printing, which, with tho
site and necessary machinery, will cost nearly
100000 The House Committee on Appropria-
tons has allowed 81, 600, for the work on the
new State Department building for the next
fiscal year.
Ar Columbus Ohio, on Saturday evening,
John Henry Miller, butcher, shot and fa-
tally wounded one Ferdinand Druggist, who
had committed hondish assault upon his
(Mller's) wife.
JpHN CASSIDY ard Mike Busch were killed.
and Fritz Overdear badly hurt, bv the cayug
OF an excavation for an ice house at Louis-
vile, on Saturday.
A MEMBER of the House has taken pains to
have all the books and documents printed for
distribution by members OF Congress, each
year, carefully weighed, with view to asccr-
tanning the Cstage which will have to be paid
thereon il sent after the abolition Of the frank
ing privilege takes effect He finds that it
will require am expenditure of 1892 by each
member and this does not include speeches.
bills or other matter sent out under frank but
only the matter printed under authority of
law or Joint resolution.
The second span Of the st. Joseph (MoD
bridge was swung on Saturday, and the ma.
sorry for the last pier WAS begun and viii DO
m twenty days
Inl names Of the persons drowned by the
sinking OF the Petrol, near Cincinnati, on sat
urday, are George Oakley, II. Church, and A.
Thompson, boy, four years old, name not
known, was also drowned.
Mrs. calTrESnES, widow of the late Senator
J. j. Qritt nden, Of Kentucky, died in st.
Louis, on SUNDAY at the residence of her SON
in-law, Andrew Mckinley.
The did wall Of tie FERGUSON House in
Kansas CITY foil on Sunday, crushing a frame
house alongside, in which lived q family named
Donohue. Mrs, Douohuc and a daughter, and
young lady named Kelly, We're instantly
killed, ana another daughter had one arm
broken in two places one leg broken, and her
breast crasbed IN. but still she lives.
RICHARD SwALs, while intoxicated fell out
OF wagon in ST. Louis, and was killed.
The President has re-nominateu A. n. Lin
coin as postmaster OF Menasha Wis.
T%E Surrogate of West Chester county has
admitted the Greeley will OF 1871 to probate
PASSENGER train ran off the track near
Scrub Grass, Pa, on Monday and ono car was
thrown into the water. Three persous-tvo
men and a boy--lost their lives, and eight
others were more or less injured. Cause, a
brok on rail.
TuE bill authorizing the construction OF
eight additional vessels OF war has received
the signature of the President.
TIE funeral ceremonies Of the late Vicar
Gcueral STAIRS took place in New York city On
Monday.
TINS death of Thurlow Weed was rumored
IN New York on Monday. The umor proved
to DE uuiuuudod.
INFORMATION has reached the Commissioner
OF the United States for the Vienna Exposition
that gang OF swindlers has been sending cir
cu.ars to those expecting to exhibit, and
promising them TO secure space on payment
OF q small fee They had securJdmauy remit !
tauccs, and we're expecting many more from
England To America, when their operations
We're stopped 10y the police. a circular Will
probably be issued Ivy Commissioner Van
Buren, warning American exhibitors against
paving mQaey to these swindlors, or any 9TH ,
trs OF a,sIIullar sort
Gro. W. CuEsERRo, prominent citizen OF
B,ecdsylc, Michigan, was killed by falling
tree ON saturday.
The Pennsylvania canal is flooding its
banks. About Is uchos OF water now cover
ing the tracks OF the Pennsylvania Railroad IN
hoyciniy of the tunnel just west of Column
bm. Ia.
The Terra Gotta Works, ct John Newcomb,
corner Twenty third aud Vine streets, phiIa-
dolphia, were burned Sunday morning. Loss
f25,ooo 90 $4,000; fully insured,
Wuu the exception ofthc Secretary Of the
Treasury, there rs no probability OF an immc-
dlatn chausein Che Cabinet, aud this will de-
pend aa tac election OF Mr.. Boutwell, TO the
Senate.
Mom, the Japanese Minister will ia q few
weeks return uome from cur country en- a
leave atabs,usg. lie oI,ra his resignation
Lus thc Government declmeI "a appoint
successor.
Tar President has signed tho cts making
apnrnpratIars for tha a>r.r-es B. + ID, Nj, ,,,..st