Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-09

corsets, or who does not wear her clothes sus-
pended from her shoulders, and who does not
live hygienicaly."
The West Wisconsin Railway Company Of
ficially denies recent report that they had
issued an order for trains not to stop at liam
mond, Wis, because the station agent there
had been fined for violating one of the proyis-
ions of the Potter law.
Mary Maoney, of Chicago, is another VIC
tim of the careless practice of lighting hrcs
with kerosene oil. She was in hurry for her
dinner, and had recourse to the oil-can. The
oil exploded and set fire to her clothes. She
was fatally burned, and died.
The Chicago Tribune Of the 10Th publishes
reports Of the condition Of the crops at sta
lions along the lines of the Michigan Southern
and Chicago 81 Northwestern Railroads. Ac-
cording TO the reports the prospects for all
grains in Indiana and Michigan were excellent,
but in Ohio wheat was in bad condition, vary
ing from one-third to twothirds of a crop.
There is not more than twothirds OF the aver
age yield OF hay in any of these States. Fruits
were doing remarkably well. Returns from
the country traversed by the Northwestern
Road in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois were to
the effect that the acreage of grain was large,
the prospects better than for many years past,
and the amount on hand at the stations small.
The Attorney General of Iowa has given an
official opinion that the new State law for the
regulation of railway and passenger tariffs is
valid and its enforcement feasible
The Secretary Of the Treasury has instructed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
81 ,0O0, 900 in gold on each Thursday during
July
The United States Circuit Court at Spring
field, H., has granted the petition Of the Chi
cago IL Alton Railroad Company to transfer
the question of jurisdiction in the pending
cases for violation of the State Railroad Pas
senger and Freight Tariff law to the United
States Supreme Court.
Hon j. H. soss, NJ. G. from the Sixth Ala
bama District, recently shot and probably
mortally wounded Geo. f. Long, young man
of Tuscumbia, whom he accused of SANDER
ing his (Slosso daughter. 1t seems Mr.. Sloss
had forbidden Long to visit at his house, and
the latter retaliated by circulating scandalous
stories about the daughter of the former.
Sloss gave himself up to the Sheriff.
The sums designated by the Appropriation
bills as finally passed by Congress during its
recent session amount in the aggregate 10
slT0ls, 1910 The total amount appropri-
ated by the same bills last year was S20l, $685.
1865
A Washington dispatch of the Both ult. says
Minister Gushing had made a percmptory de
mand upon the Spanish Government for a fun
indemnity for the Nirginius prisoners who
were slain 10y order of Gov Burriel, of Cuba,
and for consequential damages. The same
makes Secretary Fish say that the
American Government had made a prompt
demand, and one quite Us decided and per-
emptory as that made by the British
Government, for indemnity for the prisoners
who were destroyed and the loss to their
families. Secretary Fish had also stated that
this demand is in accordance with t4s pro-
tocol concerning the settlement Of tlFVir-
ginus affair, apart from the duty imposed
upon the Government to claim satisfaction
for such wrongs,
BY the explosion of boiler in saw mill
and salt works at CarroIlton, Mich, ON the
3Oth ult., Joseph Hudson, Benjamin Chapman,
John p. Avery and George Wilson were in
stantly killed, and four others were seriously
Quinett fatally.
Mrs, Harriet Beard, living near Du Quoin,
H., undertook few evenings ago to fill
lighted lamp with kerosene oil The can cX-
pIodcd and she was fatally burned.
The following statement shows the condi.
ton of the public debt July /:
- ;v 81 90 N