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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
Extraordinary Second Sight.

In kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio,
there is little girl ten years old who
has learned to see without eyes She
has an elder sister, who was attacked
with Inflammation of the eyes, and be-
came temporarily blind The little girl
was very watchful of her sister during
the illness, and washed and bandaged
her eyes for her with an uncommon
show of slsterly affection The little
girl seemed to be in the closest sympathy
with the older one, and was ewes and
everything else to her until she recovered
her sight. Then the little girl herself
was stricken blind by the same disease,
doubtless contracted through her sym.
pathetic nature. She was in total dark
ness, and every ray of light was care
fully excluded from the region of the
eyes. Then her parents observed that
she could walk about the house and
avoid coming in collision with people
and things MS well as ever. She said she
seemed to see, but she knew of course
she could not, for her eyes were deeply
bandaged. She seemed to see her sister
and parents as clearly as ever, and could
point them out severally while they were
sitting silently in the room at a distance
from her. She seemed to see the sun
shine, and the clouds, and the green
fields, and the roses in the garden.
She seemed to see the dark when
it came, and the moon and the
stars that looked down. Her people
thought it was very singular seeming.
They bought her a new hccl., which She
had never seen. She took il in her
hands, turned it right side up, pointed to
the pictures, described them accurately.
and in little while began to read, with
her eyes buried in total darkness. That
was very singular reality 10 those who
saw and heard her, and many witnessed
the strange occurrence with wonder and
amaZement.
In three or four weeks the little girl
was perfectly restored to her outward
sight, at least it is supposed so, for her
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
PIE R SONAL.

Mr.. Elmer Washbum formerly Police Su.
perintendent of Chicago, has been appointed
Chief of the Secret Service of the Govern
ment rice Whitley resigned.
Charles Summers estate has been appraised
and Is valued at S134, 75S
Commodore Melancthon b. Woolsey. OF the
United States Navy, died at Pensacola, Fla,
on the I'd, of yellow fever He was fifty-six
years Of age.
On the Sd Henry Ward Becehcr appeared
before the Grand Jury, in session at Brooklyn,
and secured the Indictment OF Theodore Til
ton and Francis d, Moulton for malicious
libel and Islander. This action caused great
excitement in Brooklyn. 1t is said that when
Mr.. Beecher gave his testimony he was in the
highest degree emphatic, and declared that
The allegations Of Tilton snd Moulton with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
OOvI ESTIC.

Atty,-G Williams has sent circular to
the United States Marshals in the Southern
States suggesting to them the appointment
of some prudent and fearless person as
Deputy Marshal in remote parts in each dis
tlct, to act at once in the arrest of parties
committing outraGeS in the vicinity, so that
II may not be necessary in such eases 10 send
Tor the United States Marshal before troops
can be used for the purpose of arresting those
guilty OF violating the laws of the United
States
Inc Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided
Ii'at parents, and not teachers, have the right
10 determine what studies their children shall
pursue IN school
\ New Orleans dispatch Of the "a saws Coy
kellogg had, upon the recommendation or
the Advisory Board, removed Thomas u
Mynne' Assistant Supervisor Of the Second
Ward, and William Davis, CLERK ~ mo sro
ond Ward, charged With obs truc,ins rn,.,s,ro
ton, and appointed other persons to ~,
positiops-the first practical result. of n,o
conference agreement. '''O
\ recent Washington dispatch saws orr CO..
ernment is still pressing up1p Spain i,a..,,,,,,
iy for the Yirgiuius affair
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

eyes to all appearance are bright and
well. But singular to relate she retains
her other faculty of seeing with her ewes
bandaged as well as with them free
Under the peculiar circumstances it is
difficult to tell whether she really re.
covered her sight or has learned to see
without eyes. The doctors are looking
into this case of second sight, but there
is no record of anything like it in their
books, and they regard it as a new phys.
biological or psychological phen amena,
whichever you please.-.St. Louis RepuJ,
tican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
A Monkey Doctor.
ticaa.

All previous narratives OF intelligent
proceedings on the part of animals are
thrown into the shade by the following
account of medical monkey, described
by the Oriental correspondent of Lon.
don journal: He one day saw monkey
holding snake by the throat and rub.
bing its head in the dirt, but, as the
ground was moist and damp, the snake
was not readily killed by this mode of
punishment. Every now and then the
monkey would look most knowingly in
the face of the reptile to see if it was
dead and in the course of one of these
Investigations the monkey received a Sc
we're bite. This angered him and he
speedily dispatched the snake, but its
coils had hardly relaxed before the mon
key reeled and fell PROSTATE, apparently
in all the agonies of death by poison. BY
this time an aged-looking monkey ar
rived on the scene, and after examining
the body of the snake and the victim he
Immediately started for some neighbor
ing bushes, where he collected NOSE
leaves of the plant known as the cher
chita. These he rapidly and skillfully
fashioned into sort of pill, which he
administered to his snakebitten com
pdhioh, viz opCtNiiy iN'i'SN 'hht W oihCd
off with his physician. The story is de-
clared to come from trustworthy sources.
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PRoBABIIITIEs-"O Old Prob" is not to
be held responsible for the following
society probabilities: When you see
man going heme at two O'Clock in the
morning, and know his wife is waiting
for him, it is likely to be stormy When
Il man receives bill of goods his wife
has bought unknown to him, look out for
thunder and lightning. When man
goes home and finds no supper ready, the
fire out and his wife visiting, it is likely
to be cloudy. When man promises to
take his wife to party, and changes his
mind after she is dressed, you may ex.
pect shower. When man saves his
cigar money to buy his wife new bon
net and the children new shoes, it indi-
Gates a spell OF sunshine. When man
dies and leaves a nice young widow with
plenty of money, and you see her walk
ing out with the executor on Sunday
afternoon, change is imminent.
FORESTVUJE Cluatauo1a County
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
POLITICAL.

| The following Congressional nominations
were made on the I'd: Democratic and indie
| pendent--Ninth Illinois District, l. +. Ross.
| Liberal-First Michigan, A. s, Williams.
The Nevada Independents have nominated
State ticket, composed of seven Democrats,
four Republicans and three independents.
For Governor, L. X. Bradley; Lieutenant
Governor, A. J. Hatch; Congressman, A. Z.
Ellis.
Congressional nominations on the 9th: Peo-
| pies Party-First Illinois District, b. g. Caul-
| field; Second District, G. II. Harrison; Third
! District, J. v LcMoyne. Democratic--Fourth
Arkansas, Thomas NJ. Gunter; Twelfth Ohio
William 4. Fink.
NJ. j. Townsend has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Seven
tcenth New York District
The State Republican Convention of Massa-
ehusetts met at Worcester on the 18th. Gov.
Talbot was renoninated ON the first ballot,
receiving 155 Of the l042 votes cast.
Horatio G. Knight was the choice
for Lieutenant Governor, Oliver Warner
for Secretary of the Commonwealth Charles
r. Train for Attorney-General Charles Endi-
colt for Auditor, and Charles Adams, Jr., for
Treasurer. The resolutions adopted declare
in favor of a sound currency and such iegis-
lation by Congress as shall place the cur
rency ON a par VIII gold; express gratitude
to the President for his promptness in sup
pressing the New Orleans outbreak; declare
that the Republican party has proved itself
under all circumstances the party of progress
and reform, etc
The election in Georgia on the 9TH for mem
bers of the State Legislature passed off quietly.
But little opposition, except in few counties,
was made TO the Democratic candidates. The
Democratic majority on joint ballot viii be
about 205.
Congressional nominations on the 18th:
Democratic-First Michigan District, A. S.
Williams; Second Kentucky, John Young
Brown, renominated; Fourteenth Illinois, j.
II. Pickrcll. Repubiican-Fiith Wisconsin,
John Cochrane. Republican and Independ-
ent-Tenth Missouri, Ira B. Hyde.
The Democrats Of the Twenty eighth New
York Congressional District have nominated
Edward s. Esty UiberaD for Congress.
The Conservatives of South Carolina, at
their recent State Convention, resolved to
support the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant-Governorn nominated by the indie
pendent Republican party. They also de-
clared their platform to be honesty and econ
omy in the administration OF the State Gov
eminent.
John Means is the Republican candidate
for Congress in the Tenth Kentucky District
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

FoREsTvn.LE, Chuatauqua County, N.
Y, has sensation in the shape of
child three weeks old, whose heart is
located in the middle of its breast and
covered only by a thin membrane, so
that it is plainly visible, and capable of
being lifted by the hand outside.
SULPHUR comes from Vesuvius; there
fore it is GOOD for cruptiOns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

A HOMEMADE BAROMETER. What is
known as Babine's baroscope is simple
and convenient Instrument for foIetell-
ing storm by change of atmospheric
pressure. To CONSTRUCT it, take any bot
tie and pour colorcd water into it to
one-fourth its depth, insert in it a glass
tube from three TO four feet long and
passing alright through the stopper
which must also be air-tight. Let a
paper index, divided according to any
scale of division, say into inches and
fractions Of an inch, be glued TO the
glass tube. Blow into the glass tube so
MS to cause the water to rise in it a few
inches, say ten inches, and the instru-
ment is constructed. The bottle must be
placed in another vessel and protected
by sawduSt or some other material from
the influence of change in the atmos-
phere. This very sensible instrument
records faithfully any changes in the
density of the external air, and the APP
proaCh of a storm will be indicated by
sudden rise of the water in the glass tube
BOARD of healta-A farmers cupboard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

BOARD Of healtl-Afarmer's cupboard
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
Annther Prince of Wales.

1t is rather startling, is it not, to hear
that "the Prince of Wales was married
on the 18th of last month to Lady Alice
HAY, a daughter of the late Earl of
Enrol, at the Roman Catholic church
in Spanish Place, London ?" Such, how
ever, is the fact. And yet the husband
of Alexandra, "sea kings daughter
from over the sea" has not committed
bigamy. The '' Prince of Wales" who
has Just married a young Scottish lady
of old cavalier and Jacobite blood, is
the wrong "Prince of Wales" He is
commonly known as Colonel Count
Charles Edward d'Albany, the only son
of Count Charles Edward Stuart and of
Anna, daughter of the Right Hon. John
de la Poer Beresford, and niece of the
first Marquis of Waterford" When
the right Prince of Wales last yeal went
to the Vienna Exhibition, he had the
pleasure of seeing this great-grand-
nephew, or whatever he may be, OF the
pretenders of the last century figuring
in Highland dress among the officers
of the Austrian army. 1t is rather
doubtful after all whether the Count
Charles Edward p" is so nearly the dl-
rect representative of the royal Stuarts
as to deserve even in that way the com
plimentary title of the wrong Prince
of Wales" AS matter of fact, we be
lieve the direct heir of the English
crown in the Stuart line to-day is Fran.
els v, ex-Duke of Modena, by right
divine Francis I. of Great Britain anC
Ireland, king. But the count is con
ceded to be Stuart, and his reappear
ance in England to marry a Scottlsl
noblewsman is at least curious Incl
dent of the day worth bringing to th'
notice of the lovers of historical 70
! nance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
The GLOOMY western OutlOOk.


A very gloomy account OF the ccndi-
tion of the western business OF the CHI
cago railroads is given by the Tribune
of that city. 1t says. that Chicago nov
presents the rare spectacle OF the CITY
sending out more produce than Is re-
ceived in or passes through il. The
railroads suffer severely from lack OF
business. This falling on is attributed
20 the depletion Of the western grana-
ries. scarcely any thing being LETT Tor
farmers to ship east. The lines of road
intersecting the mineral regions are
particularly depressed. Many of the
rolling mills consume ten or twelve cars
of coal daily, and vast quantities OF iron
ore. Now tn re is no demand WI etever
for iron. Scarcely any interest is so
complenety prostrated. One year ago
sufficient vessels could not be secured
to carry away the enormous yields OF
the Lake Superior district. This season
not one-half the furnaces In the Mahon-
ing and Shenango valleys are In blast
and the remainder report their inten-
tion to blow out as soon as theu stocA
on hand of ore Is exhausted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
The Swift Comet.

The new comet lately discovered by
Professor Swift is likely to be an OBJ
iect of great popular as well as sclen-
tific interest. It is steadily approach
ing the earth, and with an opera glass
IL can be seen as a Ducleus hazy mass
with bright point little on one side.
With a good telescope the tail is very
clearly defined. 1t is now situated, at
one o'clock in the morning, directly be-
meath the pole star, and about twenty
Ave degrees from it, and is just visible
TO the naked eye. So directly is 1t
moving toward the earth that it seems
to stand still. During the latter part
of July and beginning of August, when
il will be nearest the earth, it w
doubtless be a conspicuous and beaut>
ful object. as it will then be two hun
dred and forty-fve times as bright as at
the time of discovery, while now 1t Is
only five and one-half times as bright.
II is many years since any comet mas
been near enough or bright enough to
attract the attention of the public IL
any marked degree, and we may there
fore expect to enjoy very decided as
Economical sensation during the ap
preaching heated term. Pro. Swift II
not. as might be inferred from the var1
ous announcements which have beer
made. the first discoverer of this comet
| tt was first seen at Marseilles, France
on the 18th of April.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
Ruskin on Lectures.

1 find the desire of audiences to be
audiences only becoming an entirely
pestilea character of the age. Every
body wants to hear-nobody to read,
nobo ly to think to be excited for an
hour-and, if possible, amused; to get
the knowledge it has cost man half
his life to gather, first sweetened up to
make it palatable, and then kneaded
into the smallest possible pills, and to
swallow it homeopathically and be wise
this is the passionate desire and hope
of the multitude of the day. 1t is not to
be done. A living comment quietly
given to a class on book they are
earnestly reading-this kind OF lecture
is eternally necessary and wholesome ;
your notwithstanding smooth-dow-
ny-curry and strawberry ice and : mix
punch-altogether lecture is an entirely
pestilent and abominable vanity and
the miserable death of poor Dickens,
when he might have been writing blessed
books till he was eighty but ffol' the
pestiferous demand of the mob, is
very solemn warning to us all, II w
would take it.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
A. H. stephens on the Sunday-schOOl.

Hon. Alexander n. Stephens adj
dressed the teachers and pupils gath
cred at recent Sunday-school reunion
in Charlottesville, Ga, and in the
course of his remarks gave the follow
ing interesting personal "reminiscences {:
cit is a source of high qualification to
me to say to you all, and especially to
these little boys, that the first awaken
ing of such thoughts in my mind, as
we'll as my first taste for general read
ing, was quickened and brought into
active exercise in a Sunday-school. 1t
was at the old Powder Greek log meet
ing-house, not five miles from this place,
more than half century ago, became
a pupil in what was known as "Union
Sunday-school." The day entered
was great epoch in my life. 1t was in
the latter part of the summer that the
school was opened, or when / entered
it, and though but small boy az the
time, still had to do such work on the
farm as / was able to do during the
week. This was picking cotton or peas,
or going to mill, or other light work OF
like character. 1t was only et night,
and by a pine knot light, that had any
opportunity to study the lessons as
signed me, and yet so deeply did l be
come interested in the questions Of the
| Union Catechism that o'clock Otter
found me poring over the chapters o
the Bible set apart for the next Sunday
examination. To the impressions thu
made 1 am indebted in no small
degree for my whole future course II
life, whether it be for good or for evil
If in the midst of any evil that ha
marred that course there is anything
good to be found, or anything worth.
of imitation, then it is due to tha
Sunday-school and to the great caus
which you to-day celebrate with inspir
ing notices, banners and music.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04

sas Indian lands in Kansas to actual settlers,
and for the disposition of the proceeds of the
sale. was passed House bills to re~hove the
political disabilities CT Jno. Forsyth and j.
L. Pugh were passed .. The bill to author
ize the coinage Of twenty-cent silver piece
at the United States mints was passed "a
resolution of thanks was voted the speaker,
and the senate adjourned sine die.
In the house, on the 23d, various
bills on the speakers table were taken up aud
referred. =. Mr.. Sawyer, from the confer ence
committee on the river and harbor appropria-
tion bill, made a report. In reply to inquiries
he stated that the amount was reduced abont
$3.50, 900 below the sum in the bill as it came
from the senate, but was about half a million
more than when it left the house. Alto
getheT. it appropriated little more than half
million more than the bill last year The re-
port was agreed to. The report of the con-
ference committee on the postal appropriation
bill was agreed to. It provides that prepay
ment of postage on newspapers shall COM
mence January ], 1875, and that the rate OF
postage on newspapers shall be twelve cents a
pound on all weekly &Rd daily newspapers, and
three cents pound Fon all publications less
frequently than weekly. Conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill was
bill extending the time for completing the en-
try. of the OEage Indian lands ia B&sasaz -
-cotarglFfsk-1I, 1fftg> bill pAsselr.. -;
bill authorizing the committee on appropria- I
hons of both houses to meet during the re-
cess of congress, to make inquiry into the ma
chinery by which reforms can be made in ex-
penditurcs of civil branches OF the service, |
was passed. -. Senate bill in regard to the |
survey of lands of the Northern Pacific rail |
road company was referred. o.. Senate bill re-
organizing several staff corps of the army |
was passed-131 to so. Senate amendments |
to house bill in relation to courts and judicial
affairs in Utah was concurred in-1I2 to So. |
Senate bill removing the political disabilities !
of James l.. Pugh, of Alabama, passed. |
.... For some time before the hour of final |
adjournment there was a noisy murmur OF |
friendly leave-taking between the members. |
As the hands on the clock dial indicated 8 |
o'clock wishing all the members a safe and |
happy return to their homes and families, the |
speaker pronounced the first session of the |
forty-third congress adjourned sine die
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
VEST.

Those colored miners at jacksonville.
Ohio, are now doing excellent work
AT Carrolton, Ill, Sunday morning.
murderer was hanged by mob of masked
men.
The steamer Charmer, Samuel James
owner, was burned at the wharf at Evans
vile, Ind, last week Loss about SIC, 800 no
insurance.
At saw mill in Tyler city, Ohio, an un-
known German fell on a saw, which was rapid
iy revolving. His head and one arm were cut
clean off in few seconds.
The following is the official vote of
Oregon for the officers named Congressman
-Ladow, democrat, nine thousand six hun
dred and forty-two Williams, republican.
nine Thousand three hundred and forty
Davenport, Independent, six thousand three
hundred and fifty.
The Leavenworth Times says mail
advlces from Dodge city, Kansas, confirm the
teiegraphic reports that the Indians of that
vicinity have assumed a hostile attitude and are
numbering citizens and depredating upon prop
erty. They killed man named Warren near
Mulberry creek and took his entire scalp of.
Two hknters we're killed at Dobey Wells. -Four
soldieS at Camp Sullivan were wounded and
a lot of stock run off. party of leading
citizens of Dodge city. including Hon. James
Hsurahan, ]. Kinney, ]. Leonard. Red. Clark
and W. Taylor, who started for the Canadian
river in Texas, on the 7th inst, were attacked
on Sharp creek, seventy-ive miles from Dodge
city. All their stock was captured and it is
feared the whole party was murdered, as moth
ing can be heard of them Tom Wallace and
a man named Wiley were killed near Canadian
river, and several wagons that should have ar
rived from there several days ago have not
been heard from. Lieut.. Randall with a s1uad
Of eighteen soldiers is ont scouting for the
murderous red skins
Important changes have taken place
an the Indian territory All the agents of the |
civilized Indians have been relieved excepting |
b Jones. agent of the CI1er,,Ioees and soE.-
trail agency mas, been e=taSn-neo at Fort Gfb= \
son. The Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles.
Cherokee ohickasaws and other civilized In
dians viii all be under agent jones' This is
regarded as an experiment on a small scale to
ganiiliarize the Indians with self-govern-
ruent under future territorial organization
4 number of prominent Indians will take
strong grounds in the coming annual election
in favor Of sectionizIng government AMI citi- |
zenship in the United States The OkEahsma
Star, published at Caddo, in the Choctaw ma
tion, openly and ably advocates this doctrine
The committee of congress appointed to in
vestigate and report a territorial govern
nent for the Indian country, VIII find the SEN
timent of the country greatly changed in favor
of Col Boudinots advanced position on the
subject OF government for the civilized In
dams and their rights as prospective American
citizeA