Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-16

| between D. A. Phillips, an attorney, ana al
old citizen named Arestide Bienyenu, against
whom he was bringing suit The latter Of
fered gross insult, whereupon Philips
| Knocked him down. Subsequently email
| lenge passed between the parties, and on the
! morning of the 4th duel was fought Bien-
venu was shot through the heart at the first
! fire. The weapons were double barreled shot
| guns, and the distance forty PAGES.
Sanborn vas before the Ways and Means
| Committee in Washington on the 9th, and
! testified That he talked his contracts over sew
era times with Secretary Richardson, and that
he has no doubt Mr.. Richardson knew all
about them, and that he went to him (Rich-
ardson) for information about them. Sanborn
avows that none of the $4,000 which
he had to pay out of the S2lO,-
600 he received from the Government
went TO any internal revenue officer or to
any member Of Congress, directly or Indirect
/ ". He had paid Gen. Butler no counsel fees.
| He had subscribed to the fund for helping him
| to the Goyernorshp of Massachusetts,. Ac-
cordng TO Sanborh's statements, his share Of
the money he had received was less than $50,
600 He declined to state how he spent the
sums he had 20 give for information.
There was snow on the ground to the depth
Of foot in Washington on the morning of
the 9th.
John d. Sanborn on the 7th was again be
fore the Committee Of Ways and Means, and
was cross-examined for several hours, but
nothing Of Importance was ELECTED. He de
clined to give detailed statement of his ex-
penditures. He admitted nothing that would
connect Gen. Butler or any other member of
| Congress with his contracts.
! Despite the success of the anttemperance
| ticket at Dayton, Ohio, the crusaders re-
| paired to the curbstones on the It'll, and con-
/ tinued their praying efforts. At Rapp's saloon
they were surrounded by furious crowd.
| Knives were brandished and riot APP
peared imminent to that degree that
| the Police Commissioners were obliged to III
terfere and request the women to retire from
the street. The Mayor subsequently issued
his proclamation forbiddiug street crusading.
The Supreme Court of Indiana, on the 7th,
held Section II Of the Baxter law, which de-
clares places where liquors are sold TO be com
mon nusances, unconstitutional and void;
also Section Is OF the same law, so far AS it
| attempts to dispense with a statement OF the
name of the party to whom liquor is sold.
| Solicitor Banfed was examinedin the San
| born investigation on the Sth, and testified
| that he had never drawn any contract, signed
| any paper, written any letter or done any act
in connection with the Sanborn business ex-
cept by the direct order of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. He said that he had never been
consulted about any of the contracts under
this law except the first, to Kelsey, on which
nothing was collected. Everything done by
him was under specific instructions from the
Secretary of the Treasury. Gen. Butler
/ came before the committee and complained
that witness had been examined in ref,
to his private affairs and that he had not been
notified to be present to hear the testimony
and, If he deemed it proper, to cross examine
| the witnesses. He had much experience In
committees, and it had been his uniform
practice whenever witness made statement
! involving a member of either house to sus-
| pend the examination and to send for the
member. lie simply asked for that measure
Of courtesy TO himself He denied any con
nection with the Sanborn matter, except what
| he would be glad to tell.
Sanborn testified before the Ways and
| Means Committee on the 9th that his collec-
! tons amounted to 1927, 0}6, Of which one-half
went to the Government. His total expenses
were sl56, iS3. The expenses attendant upon
| his late trial in Brooklyn and n coming to
| Washington are not included in this amount.
| Four persons were instantly killed at Pat
tenburg, n, j., on the Sth, by the explosion
OF steam boiler. A number Of persons were
injured by the flying debris.
A severe snow-storm visited Cairo, H., and
vicinity on the Sth.
During a recent gale two fishing smacks
were capsized of kenosha, Wis, and eight
persons drowned. A similar accident oc-
cured near the harbor OF South Chicago,
which resulted in five persons being drowned.
At Davenport, Iowa, on the 9th, a meeting
| of liquor dealers and brewers was held and an
organization formed to agitate for stringent
license law for Iowa, in lieu of the present
prohbiitory law. Similar organizations are ts
be formed in other portions of the State.
The authorities o. Richmond, Ind, on tn,
9th, decreed that no more street crusadng
should be allowed in that city. All tht
saloons had closed, and the ladies were pay
ing prayerful attention to the wholesale cstab-
lishmeuts.
Personal.
April 20 has been fixed for the eulogy al
Boston upon Charles Sumner by Senator