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UUHtT1IN1CtVTy kEEEUIEs COt&IoE1s191E ez1o
Ville Au 1atlvru Di%nster.
LONDON, Doc. 8-Ihe latent accounts In the
English papers in rognrd to tho conduct Of tho
officers and crow OF tlle Yllo du tlayro arc eon-
fused and contradictory. Ono report Hays that
the charges rotecting OH Capt. surauout are un-
true, aud that thoHo against the orog arc greatly
exaggerated.
, 1873-12-09

Special Dianafch to TIE Chicago Tribune.
New YonK. Dec. 3-The bankruptcy prooeoa-
ings against George Bird urinnel Il Go. woro
ortloraa discontinued today by Judge D!atcl,-
ford, sitting IN the United Statep District Court,
In Wow Of lin fact TINT tho firm hat made ay-
raugoments 10 Bettle Will, tloir creditors.
NowE8 MACY.
A petition was filed to-day in tho Court Of
Bankruptcy. Tint Howca 4 hlacy. tho banliug
firm which failed during tho oarly part Of tho
panic, be declared bankrupt.
, 1873-12-09

Judge John Underwood, OF Virginia.
WAsu1NoToN, Dec. 8.-Tho Hon. John J. Un-
D,strict'of Virginia, diod suddouly lust night of
nnoplcxy, ut his residence iu Washington, Dur
ing yesterday he Heomed in bottor health and
Hplrits than usual
, 1873-12-09

wero to.dny sentenced to pay flno Of $500 aud
coatH Of prosecution, and on Wednesday next to
stand 10 tlo pillory ono hour, aud receive forty
laahos cach then to suffer imprisonment for
tcn yoara.
, 1873-12-09

The Madison Avenue, n. y. tthe Rev.
Dr. Atin.s.n'), Presbyterian Church
Elects u Now E'nstor.
Spech,l Dispatch to Tic Chicago Tribune.
New YonE, Dec. Sat q meeting this evening
at the Madison Ayenue Presbyterian Church, III
this city. tile Rev. Dr.. Adams III tho Chair, it
was unanimously decided. 10 extend call to tho
Rov. Dr., Joseph r. Duryea. Of Brooklyn, to
succeed DR.. Atlams M pastor Of tho church.
DR.. Adams, who Ian boon pastor Of this church
longer thaa any other Clergyman has pfesidod
over any other congregation Of this city, haa
boon called to new fold of labor in O theolo1t-
cal seminary
, 1873-12-09

Tho Now York ArvAnE Convicted Of
lSur.lnry.
New YonR. Doc. 8.-Joln r. Irving, OF Na-
than murder notorloty, Was convicted today on
a charge Of burglary, and romanded for SEN
touce.
, 1873-12-09

Seth AtlUu8s
posroH, Masa., Dec. s.-Eoth Adams died In
this city to-day.
, 1873-12-09

The Paterson N. .F.} silk Mills.
PATERSON. N.J., Dec. 8.-Ihrce hundred moro
work1not will DO given employment In tho silk
mills this week.
, 1873-12-09

Tho Bloomington TstlIOr1 OH n Strike.
Specidl Dispatch to The Chicado Tribune.
BLooM1AaToN, Ill.,, Dec. 8.-Ttln morning tho
Journeymen Iailurs' Union went on . strike to
resist reduction In wagos. Tic Union consists
Of thrty-lve members, noarly all tho tailors III
tho city. Tho reduction ordered by tho employ
ers hmounta to about 20 por cont.
, 1873-12-09

ICEkll NeENcfBs
WABn1xarox, D. G., Dec. B.-Outstanding
legal tenders. $500, ,557, $40.
, 1873-12-09

forms that should influence tAoir Judgment
against Increased ealaries should take tho quas-
lion Of its repoal ont Of tho tlold. Second. that
bursononts from tho public Treasury, aud
especially In respect to those Of which 1no,ubars
aro themselves tho bonchcinriea. No public net
would go ,tAcr thar this to establish, tho contl
tdoncee Ut ths people i'll their Representatives.
will! tho salary bill was olllclIy directed towatds
the lawmakers who increased THUR own emolu-
u1entB. The President. however, VIVA part Of
tho national Legislative authority, aud to tint
officer had boon assigned much tho largoht in-
Grouse Of Balasy. Tile Baiary could not lawfully
ho diminished during tho clllront term, but 1t
could 10 reduced from thoso thereafter. Tho
minority, however, detm 1t necessary to roflllco
oIIina, 30 fur In compatible with tho care ant!
safety OF tho public psyr,rty.. They recommend
tblat all conpenHations increased Ivy tho not uf
tho 3d OF March, 1873, ho re-ontabllaod ut thoir
former rates, subject to constitutional oxcep-
tiona, except also tho franking privilege. Tho
bill! accompanying tho report makes provisions
to carry out these vlowB.
hIr. MAYNARD gayo notice Of an ssnondmont
to suspend the Ba!Ary bill during tho Forty-tAird
Congress instead Of repoalil.g 1t.
wh,el. he thought would n,oot tho popular Do
ma.,d., [Langhtcr.] The substitute MAS road.
1t sopeals so much Of ths Salary not aa Increased
the bay Of Senators and Representatives, and
act. It requires That oil nonaya paid Senators
/ and Representatives. OF the Forty-shira Cou-
grcns untler tho provisions of that acs whether
lor tha Forty-sncond or Forty-third Congress,
shall be charged and reckoned NJ part payment
Ut their compensation az me'nbers Of tho furty-
third CangrsHB. lLaugltot1 1t roqnirus tue
Treasurer Of tho United Btatos to mAil to each
nclnbcr If tho Forty-'ecou4 Congress who is
colyod additional compensation, notice inforn1-
lug him Of tue ropoal OF the LAW and requesting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
NUMBER SO.

of having done benevolent deed Will
temporarily insane. 1t is somewhat
strange that the effects of this temporary
insanity should always assume the form
of crime
A VERY important circumstance always
enters into the question of bank accom-
modations. This retersto the amount and
character of the securities, notes, bonds,
or other exchangeable values which Dor.
roWers can offer as the guaranty for their
loans Banks, not being traders dealing
in merchandise, always demand in eX
change for their loans, and as the security
thereof something that is not only equiva-
lent to the money lent, but readily con-
vertible into money They can lend only
on the most negotiable kind of property
Hence, in commercial crisis that shakes
credit and makes almost all kinds of
property unnegotiable, borrowers find
difficulty in procuring loans from banks
because they cannot easily supply the
requisite basis in the way of guarantees
Only the very best class of borrowers can
secure accommodation at such times, and
even they often fail.
DR.. HERMAN MEYER, of Zurich, asserts
that shoemaker ought not only to pro-
duce shoe that does not pinch, but
shoe 50 constructed that 1t Will give to a
foot distorted by the pinching it has borne
already, "A fair chance of return to its
right shape, and fall possession of It's
power as a means of carrying the body
onward He says that in measuring
foot for a shoe or boot, the first thing TO
be considered is the place of the great toe.
Upon this toe, in walking, the weight of
the whole body turns at every step; in a
natural foot, therefore, it is in a straight
line with the heel. A central straight
line drawn from the point of the great toe
to the middle of its root, if continued,
would pass very exactly to the middle of
the heel But, by the misfitting boot
usually worn, the point of the toe is press
ed inwards, the root outwards. No last,
or model of foot already injured by
wearing ill-itting boots or shoes, should
ever be made of the exact size of such
foot.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04

have been so insane as to do such a thing
What had possessed her? She hurried to
the door to call Paul back; but he was
beyond reach of her voice, and she sought
her room again, smiling little, though
tears of veXation stood in her eyes as she
caught sight of her own crimson face in
the mirror.
'Twenty-eight years old, and no wiser
than this! Mildred Grey, you will never
be feminine Solomon! Oh. dear!"
Meanwhile Paul, somewhat consoled in
his waiting by the profits already re-
ceived, nearly fell asleep on the piazza
before papa arrived; but he aroused suffi-
ciently to tell the story of his specula-
tions as far as developed.
Tho Mith Gray bought one-only it'll
in here yet-and thaid | better wait till
you wath home" he concluded.
"Very sensible advice" said papa, lift
ing his eyebrows at the magnitude of the
and what drawing did Miss Grey pur-
chase?"
81 don't know You can tell it though,
'cauthe her nam'th to it. L thaw her
write it."
SO Mr. Rivers looked overthe sketches,
one by one, until he saw something that
made him hurriedly drop the whole port
folio and hasten down the walk and across
the street.
"Well!" exclaimed the astonished Paul,
"he'th gone to thell her thome too"
The waiting was so long this time that
he had ample chance for a full visit to the
land of dreams; and Mrs. Martha's tempt
ing dinner waXed cold, and her temper
warm at the delay. But the loiterer re-
turned with eyes too radiant to notice
small clouds in any horizon, domestic or
otherwise.
After that-everybody knows what came
after that; how the whiterobed figure
changed porticos, and the dream grew to
a sweeter reality. To be sure Mrs. Martha,
who had before been afflicted because she
had so much to look after, now became
vaguely pathetic over being laid on a
shelf-put aside for stranger; but it was
comfortable, easily managed troube-a
sort of picked tribulation-that could be
so readily bottled up and put out of the
way when it was not wanted, and so easily
warmed over, and made as fresh as ne'I
when it was needed, that it was really IN
valuable to her.
Just the old story, you see-old as the
nils, and common as the daisies on the
hillside. Yet even the dasies are new to
each summer, the hills wear different col
ors as we look at them through different
atmospheres, and the loving thought that
winds fresh clouds about their tops and
cares for each daisy as if it were the only
one, makes this old story of human hearts
evermore sweet and new to each in their
turn.-HedrM and Home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
A Lesson About Diligence.

THERE was a Duke once who disguised
himself, and placed a great rock in the
middle of the road, near his palace. Next
morning a peasant came that way with his
OX-cart.
"Oh, these lazy people," said he;
there is this big stone right in the mid
die of the road, and no one will take the
trouble to put it out of the way" And
SO Hahns went on scolding about the la
ziness of the people.
Next came IA gay soldier along. His
head was held so far back that he didn't
notice the stone, so he stumbled over it.
He began to storm at the country people
around there for leaving huge rock in
the road. Then he went on.
Next came company of merchants.
When they came to the stone, the road
was SO narrow that they had to go off in
single file on either side. One of them
cried out: Did anobody ever see the
like of that big stone lying here all the
morning, but no one stopping to take it
away" 1t lay there for three weeks, and
no one tried to remove it.
Then the Duke sent around word 10 all
the people on his lands to meet near where
this rock lay, as he had something to tell
them. The day came, and a great crowd
gathered. Old Uahns, the farmer, was
there, and 50 were the merchants. A horn
was heard, and a splendid cavalcade came
galloping up. The Duke got down from
his horse, and began to speak to the
people:
My friends, it was | who put this
stone here three weeks ago. Every passcr-
by has left it just where it was, and has
scolded his neighbor for not taking it out
Of the way"
He stopped down and lifted up the stone
Directly underneath it was round hol-
low, and in the hollow lay a small leath-
ern bag. The Duke held up this bag,
that all III ight see what VAS written on it:
For him who lifts up the stone" He
united the bag, and turned it upside down,
and out upon the stone fell beautiful
gold ring, and twenty large, bright gold
coins. SO they all lost the prize because
they had not learned the lesson or formed
the habit Of diligence.-Ihe Nett0dist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
The Grand Duchess Marie Of Russia,

LOVE and romance are not usually reck-
Oned to have much to do with marriages
that are made in courts. Princes and
princeSseS are somewhat circumscribed
in their choice of spouses, and from in
fancy know well the exact number Of
parts that are eligible for them. Other
consents than even papa's and mammals
have also to be obtained to a princely
union. La haute Oolitigue has to be care
fully studied, and the sympathies and
preiudices of millions consulted before
match can be arranged; while frequently
from the turn their sympathies and
prejudices take, both prince and princess
must give up their own ideal of better
half, and marry somebody they personally
may not care pin about, 50 that the
public weal' may benefit by an advan-
tageous alliance.
There are, however, some brilliant eX-
ceptions to this rule. The marriage of
the present Emperor of Austria was a
genuine love-match, as is also the be-
trothal of the Duke of Edinburgh with
the Grand Duchess Marie AleXandrOvna
of Russia The Duke is said to have
made the Duchess's acquaintance while
when yet MILDLY, he was on a visit to St
Petersburg: to have fallen in love with
her then and there, and always to have
entertained the idea Of their marriage
In the spring Of the present year the
Duke visited the Grand Duchess and her
mother at Sorrento, and from that time
negotiations have been busily conducted
| for the union, which, after some few diff
| culties have been most satisfactorily con-
! cluded. The Duke will probably live
part of the year in England and part in
Russia The Princess will retain her
own eligion-namely, that of the Greek
! Chureh-but the children will be brought
I'D as Protestants. We have already re-
marked on the amiable character and
charming appearance of the Grand Ouch
ess Marie; but we may repeat that while
/ in Italy she won the hearts of every one
bv her sweetness and good nature, being
! described as eninently simpatica. She is
now in her twentieth year, having been
born on October Il, 1853. Her dowry is
said to be c200, GOO, and a yearly portion
of $50 600
Although the marriage, as we have
said. is one of affection on both sides, it
/ is also the most brilliant, politically
/ speaking, that either could have made.
! The Duke of Edinburgh, now bordering
| on thirty wears of age, has long been the
most eligible partt in the court circles OF
/ Europe, while the Grand Duchess is the
/ only daughter of one of the most power
| full Emperors in the world. The political
! aspect of the match we need not here dis
cuss; but we. may remark that on the
| Continent this alliance between the hltll-
] erto antaronistic houses of Guelph and
| Romanoff will be considered one of the
| greatest political events of the age.-Hdr-
/ per's Weekly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
WEDDED.

HEART linked with heart in each noble endca-
"Husband and wife;
We're adrft, Oh, my sweet, on the beautiful
river
The river of life
The shore of my girlhood, far back in the dis
tanCc,
Still can see:
But your love, true and faithful, still makes my
existence
A heaven TO me.
The strong arm Of love has never yet failed me,
Never, dear heart!
Nor your faith ohl my darling, when censure as
called me.
Life when apart,
Loses its sweetness; Joys radiant flowers
Bloom never for me-
As lonely walk through the desolate hours,
Waiting for thee.
With Faith for the pilot and Love to cast DER Us
The light of her smile.
The waves of the river OF life yet before Us,
Look tempting the while.
There il nought in the past that is worth the re-
Ny darling; instead,
Not moment this hour we would fain be forget
ting,
Since we were wed.
fear not the storm-clOuis that hover around me,
Drifting with thee.
For the Spring time aud Summer Of life yet have
found thee
Faithful to me
on on to the shore of the blissful Forever
Husband and wife;
Together well float down the beautiful river
The river of life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
A House Built In a Day.

THE newspapers Of Lancaster, Penn.
publish an account Of the building of a
brick dwelling house in that city in ten
and a half ho lrs, the materials having been
prepared and collected on the spot pre-
vious to the commencement The house
is twenty feet by thirty on the ground
floor, two stories in height, and contains
eight rooms There were in all upward
of one hundred workmen employed. The
cellar foundation was already laid and at
precisely six O'Clock, Friday morning, the
men went to work The Examiner thus
desc ribes the labor:
"Mr j. T. Reading, photographer, was
present with his Photographic apparatus,
and took views every fifteen minutes of
the building and the workmen while in
motion, which, of course, produced some
ridiculous pictures-men, white and col
ored, in almost every position, are to be
seen represented. At eight O'Clock a. m,
the structure was advanced TO the height
of one story with two 1oors-ground and
second-laid, partitions in, and lathed and
partly plastered, doors hung, stlirways
up, and view taken with the Doctor in
the midst of his workmen. The scene is
busy and a comic one-the bricklayers
erecting scafiolding for the second story.
Ten o'clock q. m, view taken OF western
front on Prince street; second SJofy DIlck
work two thirds up, with carpenters ready
to lay the floor, and plasterers commence
lathing; western front painted and brick
penciled on first story, and masons run
Short Of brick, and then some delay in
consequence, but it was remedied in a
short while.
Eleven O'Clock a. m, the bricklayers are
up to square of ceiling for third floor,
with corners raised to the height required
to receive the rafters for roofing. Timers
waiting. The process of white coating is
now about completed in the first story. Al
II is a. M, first rafter for the roof laid.
At II ;2l the last brick was placed upon
the chimneys, and the 5ricklayers are
| done Roof sheathed and timers begin
to lay roofing. II 80, scaffolds all remov-
/ ed from building. 2:3O p M, sash IN
windows Of first story and painters nnlsh-
ished up; washboards IS down and rubbish
cleaned away At this writing the tin
ners are leaving the building; roofing
and spouting completed. Plasterers still
at work in the second story. The build
/ inc has been insured, and in the course of
| a few hours will be ready for a tenant
|
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04
VOLUME XXNI.
Poetry.
4 SPIRITUAL SONG.

FROM THE GERMAN.
WHEN in hours of fear and failing,
All but quite our heart despairs;
When, with sickness driven to wailing,
Anguish at our bosom tears;
When our loved ones we remember
All their grief and trouble rue;
And the clouds of our December
Let no beam Of hope shine through;
Then oh then, God bends Him DER us;
Then His love grows very clear;
Long we heavenward then-bcfore US
L0 His angel standing near!
Fresh the cup of life He reaches;
Whispers courage, comfort new;
Nor in vain our prayer beseeches
Rest for the beloved too.
George Mac DOnal9. IN ScrjbHer's Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04

A MAN who rode in the same car with
bridal couple from New Iork to Wash
ington heard her call him dear Charles"
lust 54S times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-04

STAGNANT or foul water is injurious to
all animals. 1t causes blood poisoning,
and this leads to many febrile complaints
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31
CRAIG AS A RAILROAD ATTORNEY,

1t is no discredit to be employed as rail
road attorney. These monoplies generally
pay well, and probably u majority of the at
tOrneys in the state are retained" by some
railroad or other They generally select in
each county through which they pass one
leading attorney, and then, by q small retainer
fee or a free pass, so far retain the smaller
attorneys that they can't appear against them
or appear for them in the absence of the regu.
lar attorney. We fault Mr.. Craig for falsely
denying that he is an attorney in the employ
of the c., b. & Q, Railroad when he is evil
IDENTITY employed by that concern as one Of
these small fry" attorneys, as is clearly
shown by the following letter from one of
the most respectable and reliable attorneys of
Knox county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

FoREIGN.-The pressure upon our columns
Of matter referring TO the pending judicial
elections has prevented us from preparing
our usual resume of the foreign news Tor a
week or two.
In France there has been slight turning
over Theirs was defeated in the Assembly
ON Saturday last, by a combination of the eX-
IRENE republicans with the monarchists and
imperalists, upon which lie and his ministry
rendered their resignation, which was accep-
ted The Assembly then elected Marshal
Mcmahon President in THEIRS place Nc
Mahon is known rs a mOnarchist, and his
election seems to ioreshadow the end of the
moderate republic.
In England the better class We're greatly
scandalized by parliament adjourning over to
attend the Derby races, which were held
with the usual dissipation and general loose
ness.
In Spain the Carlists have been guilty of
the outrage Of numbering prisoners of war,
and the government has ordered levy en-
masse to crush them at once.
The Vienna monetary panic is subsiding,
and the exhibition is improving in interest
and the number of visitors
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

There is fun in Arkansas. Last fall the
people Of that state elected Mr.. Brooks, the
liberal candidate, for Governor, over Baxter,
the radical nominee. But, like in Louisiana,
the people were cheated out of their choice.
and Baxter was inaugurated. Now, however,
Baxter turns out to be a tolerably honest man,
and Mcclure, the Casey of Arkansas, finds
that he is unable to use him. The design is
to depose Baxter and keep the case in abev-
ancc for two years or more, leaving the office
filled by the LeutcnantGovernor, Smith, who
is entirely pliablc in the hands of the Arkan-
sas political thieves. This, IN the face of the
fact that the court has no jurisdiction, the Leg
islature which has adjourned after declaring
him Governor and refusing to entertain con
test, being the only party authorized to inter
pose in the premises In the mean time, Bay
ter is Strengthening himself with state troops,
and will resist any service Of writ upon him
from the Supreme Court. 1t is in this man
ner that Grant has reconstructed the southern
states,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

If the writer of the communication in
Thursdays Republican,, dated at Mendoza and
signed a Voter" is w. w. Gilman, as we
are told it is, we beg to assure him of his ut
ter mistake in supposing that we class him
with the political dead beats" We have
never used language like that, or any other
harsh language, that we are aware OF, towards
Mr. Gilman. He is a gentlemen for whom we
have so high respect that we doubt with
er it is in his nature to give US sufficient
To abuse him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-31

The MoDocs.--It is to be hoped, at the Chi
cago Jubilee, little rejoicing may be flung
in on national account While Chicago has
achieved signal victory over the elementsr
it should not be forgotten that the L. S. army
has achieved victory almost as signal over
the Modocs. That mighty nation of 40
breechless warriors has, after tedious war,
been partially subdued. Fifty Indians, in
Guiding fifteen warriors, have surrendered,
leaving some 20 unyanquished warriors still
loose. Ii is said the latter want some more
peace talk, but it is hoped Gen. jeff Davis is
not so conversationally inclined as his prode-
cessor, Gen. Candy, was. The 90 are said TO
have escaped to Lost River, whittier they are
to be pursued and picked off one by one, the
Indians meantime picking off, as usual, about
five 10 one.