Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-24

Recommend Ill WeaTeTS Vi SUCH lux
uries to insure with an accidental
death insurance company.
A Boston man was cursing an
editor the other day, when he fell
dead. Several similar instances
have since been reported. Men
should be careful in speaking Of
anything sacred.
PEACE reigns in New Orleans and
in Brooklyn. Kellogg has got back
into his place, and Beecher is ex-
pected back in his in a fortnight.
1t is difficult to decide which of the
places of these two gentlemen will
in the future be the more uncomfor-
table to their respective occupants.
Representative of the British
Government on Monday drew from
the United States Treasury $685.
SlS, in full satisfaction of the award
made by the American and British
Mixed Claims Commission This
transaction completes the negotia-
tons growing out of the Alabama
question.
THERE has been some desperate
fighting with the Indians on the
Wichita River, though the battles,
from the small number engaged, will
excite little attention, Six couriers
for supplies were surprised on the
18th inst. by l25 Comanches, and
after a gallant defense, in which one
of their number was killed and three
were wounded, repulsed the savages,
killing twelve of them.
A MAN in Baraboo, last week, sat
down upon huge turtle just for
fun. Singularly enough the fun,
and his wife and sisters, and all the
the boys came at one time, and
while his father was saving that
turtles head off to make him let go,
the victim lay upon his face and
wept. His wife makes the poultice
for him in ten-quart pan.
THE end has come. AS we antic-
ipated, Kellogg has been reinstated,
and the scoundrel will now, sup
ported by Federal bayonets, have
an opportunity, as the New York
Times Administration organ J
charges, OF perpetuating himself in
office by registration of voters,
manipulated 10y his minions. "How
long, . Lord, how long % en.plis
AppeaI,
The Western railroads are in
earnest in their purpose to reduce
expenses. For instance, the three
powerful corporations, the Chicago
~ Northwestern, Rock Island, and
Burlington u Quincy companies
have pooled their gross earnings,
and hereafter will employ in COM
mon but one set of general agents
west of Omaha. The reduction is
material one; and yet we don't see
that there are any more accidents
than formerly, or any greater dis
comfort. Moreover, it would APP
pear that there has hitherto been
good deal OF wasted money in the
conduct of the roads The only
parties that suffer will be the dis
charged employees, but there seems
no good reason that the people
should pay high rates to convert
railway companies into charitable
institutions in order to let them en-
ploy men they have no need for. lie.
THE Democracy has not forgotten
their old tricks No sooner did the
Louisiana rebels succeed in getting
possession of New Orleans, than
these ancient r&scals rallied to their
tavolite pastime A meeting was
called at Springfield to 'sympathize
with our brethren" and the chief
siguer OF the call was Mr.. John A.
McClcrnand, Our readers may
have forgotten this eminent man,
ana we take occasion to remind
them, therefore, that he is the same
individual who proved so conclu-
siyely in the Chicago Times, in
1868, thai Grant was a failure, aud
that under no circumstances could
his campaign against Nicksbmg sue
cecd The letter was published just
il time. A delay of few days
would have proved fatal to it, for