Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-05

commence an active crusade against liquor
selling in the capital. Two immense TEMPER
ance meetings had been held and Others were
in contemplation. 1t had been agreed that
praying bands Of women should begin their
work on the 2Sth.
The Foster farm at Worcester, Mass, was
sold on the Dist by the tax gatherer to re-
cover unpaid taxes Of 1872, which the Fosters
refused to pay on account of Mrs. Foster not
being allowed 10 vote.
Generals Sheridan and Ord were at Fort Lar
annie, Wyoming Territory, on the Odd, and
were organizing forces TO operate against the
hostile Sioux. General John f. Smith will be
in command Of the troops in the field. Nine
companies of infantry and seven Of cavalry
left Fort Laramie on the 23d for the vicinity
of the Red Cloud Agency.
Three hundred men went adrift in East
Saginaw Bay on the morning of the 23d on a
cake of ice, on which they had built fishing
village, and which was driven away from the
shore by n strong southwest wind. They
were carried out into the lake, when a change
of wind TO the west brought them up to the
eastern shore Of the bay, where two hundred
of them managed to escape at different
points. Two of the men were drowned in
attempting to reach land. One hundred men
were still on the ice on the night of the 23d.
The temperance excitement in Valparaiso,
Ind, ON the oath, was at fever heat. For sew
eral days before the ladies had besieged the
leading saloons after the style of their Ohio
sisters. Their services were largely attended.
On that day the Mayor issued his procama-
ton ordering them to desist. The ladies re-
piled with a counter proclamation, in which
was embodied the following extracts from
the Scriptures: Psalm ii. IA; Acts iv. Is, 10;
Acts V. 20, and short address to the public.
The Grand Jury was in session and had found a
large number of indictments against the liz
uor-sellers. AT one saloon in the afternoon,
while the ladies were conducting II prayer
meeting on the sidewalk, a bucket of dirty
water was thrown upon them from the balcony
above, completely running the dress of one
lady, and thoroughly sprinkling the rest The
ladies of Richmond Ind, visited about thirty
saloons but their efforts were not crowned
with success up to the oath. The movement
had developed to considerable extent in various
towns in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
The following is the Presidents message to
Congress relating to the Centennial exhibition:
70 THE SENATE AND House OF REPRESENTA-
TlyEs: | have the honor herewith to submit the
IA word in way Of recommendation. There have
now been International exposltions held by three
of the great powers of Europe. II seems fitting
that th9n lOOth anniversary Of our independence
should w. marked by an event that will dis
play to the world the growth and progress
Of nation devoted to freedom and TO
the pursuit of fame, fortune and honor, by the low
est citizen well as the highest failure Ill this
enterprise would be dcpOrabe. Success can be
assured by arousng public opinion to the impor-
lance of the occasion, To secure this end,
in my Judgment, Congressional legislation
is necessary to make the Exposition both
national aud international. The benefits
to be derived from successful inter-
national exposition are manifold. II will neces-
saTiy be accompanied by expenses beyond the
receipts from the Exposition iteelf, but they will
be compensated many fold by the commingl!ng OF
people from all sections of our own country, by
bringing together people of different nationalies,
and by bringing III luXiapOsiuon for ready eN-
animation our own and foreign skill and prog
ress in manufactures, agriculture, art, science
and civilization The selection OF the site for the
Exposition seems TO me appropriate, from the
fact that, 100 years before the date fixed for the
Exposition, The Declaration of Independence.
which launched Us into the galaxy or nations
as an independent people, cmanated from the
same spot We have much in our varied
climate, soil, mineral products ANA skill of
winch advantage can DC taken DS OtNtf natlOuail-
ties to their profit In return they will bring to
our shores works Of their skill, and famiarZe our
people with them, 70 the mutual advantage OF all
parties. Let us make IA complete success OF our
Centennial Exposition, or suppress iii lis infancy,
acknowledging our inability 10 give 1t the internal
tional character TO which our sei'esleem aspires
L. 5. GRANT.
Executive Mansion Feb. %, 1874.
Seven hundred people applied for food in
one day at one of the four soup houses re
Gently opened in New York city 10y the mu-
nihceucc OF Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, Most
of the applicants were women and children,
how, but for this timely relief, might have
been reduced to extreme want,
A Detroit dispatch of the 2oth says no de-
mite information had been received in regard
to those on the ice-loe at Bay City, but the
general opinion was that all had escaped.
A Hornellsvillc a. W dispatch of the 2Gth
announces the end Of a strike of the brukemeu
ON the Erie Railway, and that all trains were
again running regularly, About 1000 passen-
gers were detained at Iiornellsyille, because
of the strike, on the oath and 25th.
The Executive Committee Of the Northern
Wisconsin Agricultural Association have de-
cided to hold the next fair ON the 2Sth of Sep
TENDER, the location to be decided by a COM
mittee appointed for that purpose.
a Detroit dispatch Of the Goth says it had
been ascertaiued that all the men anoat on the
ice in Saginaw Bay had escaped to the land.
PERSONAL.
Announcement has been made of the death,
at Galveston, of ex-senator Wigfall, of TcNas.
The Soyrretgus of In Iustry is the name of a