Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-12-10

classes of freight from Western points five
cents per hundred pounds
Nineteen citizens of Lafourche parish, La,
have been arrested on warrants issued by the
United States Commissioners, charging them
with The violation of the Enforcement act.
At its recent session the Indiana State
Grange made an appropriation OF $1,000 for
the relief Of the Nebraska sufferers, and a
committee was directed to mature plan for
raising additional funds by calling on sub
ordinate Oranges for contributions. The
Secretary reported 400 Oranges in the
State paying dues, with 53,1H members.
There is a balance of l4,s00.57 IN the
treasury.
Jones, Of Kentucky, elected Clerk OF the
State Court Of Appeals, but declared ineligi-
bic because of his having accented chal-
lenge to fight duel, will take his case to the
court of which he was elected Clerk. The
ground Of his suit Is that the Returning Board
had no authority to inquire into the evidence.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
s5O0,000 OF gold each Thursday during De
cember
In Hamilton County, n. Y, recently car
penter named Elias Williams, engaged in
erecting a building, got into a quarrel with
an employee Of his named George Smith,
while both were drunk In the course Of the
struggle Williams threw Smith over wooden
saw horse and sawed off his head, sevcring it
entirely from his body. Williams soon after
ward cut his own throat.
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has been held to await the action of the
Grand Jury on the charge of having delbcr-
ately placed her little child Carrie or hot
stove and holding her there until she was
fatally burned.
Several Italian miners engaged in riot
near Shoustown, Pa, on the Goth, attacking
houses and driving women and children there
from. They were repealed by a small body Of
citizens, and were subsequently attacked by "A
larger force, and after fighting for nearly an
hour were compelled to yield, and the rioters
promised to leave the place at once Four of
their number were killed and several severely
wounded. None of the citizens were injured.
The Board Of Managers of the National
Temperance Society have resolved to hold a
National Temperance Convention ut some
point in the West the coming year.
Later accounts from Tuscumbia, Ala, place
the number Of lives lost by the tornado in
that place at sixty, and the value of property
destroyed at 100000. About sixty persons
were also wounded. Four hundred people
are houseless, and grea. restitution prevails.
Tuscumhia is n town of about 1900 inhabt-
acts, situated on the Memphis Il Charleston
Railroad, seventy five miles west of Hunts
vile, and two miles from the Tennessee river.
Gov. Garland, of Arkansas, in II dispatch of
the 30th ult., in reply to a telegram from his
counsel in Washington, says; Il aru not
concentrating troops to defy the President or
Congress, as has been charged; nor for any
other purpose. am not concentrating troops
at all, there being peace and quiet throughout
the State"
Walter Strain, Of Buffalo, n. Y, arrived at
Des Moines, Iowa, on the 2Sth ut., from the
Black Hills, where he had been prospecting
since august. He made thorough pros
pect, and reports some "pocket" gold found,
but not enough to pay. He declares that
there is not shadow of truth in the state
ments made as to the discoveries of gold in
that country. Two of his comrades were shot
by the Indians, of whom the hills are full.
The report of the Commissioner to prepare
instructions to Postmastcrs concerning the
prepayment of newspapers and periodical
postage after Jan. |, 1873, sustains the
recommendations of Third Assistant Post
mastcr-Gen. Barber as to IL plan for
carrying out the law in the most convenient
and simple manner. Instead of placing
stamps on separate periodicals or papers, or
on the packages containing them, according
to weight, the forms already printed show a
current account with publishers, and after
the printed matter is weighed the requisite
amount of stamps is posted in the form of a
receipt given to the publisher or his agent at
the time of mailing, the credit and the receipt
having corresponding number
The statement of the condition of the public
debt Dec. ! is as follows
Six per cent. bonds .............. 81 i61 "a 700
Five per cent. bonds. .............. 5l2, 80 200
Total coin bonds ............. sl,7lq. 199 900
Lawful money debt.................. l4,61SoO
Matured debt. ls,4i603O
Lcgal-tender notes. ...,,.,.....,... Ss2,0152n7
Certificates of deposit .............. 47,l2000o
Fractional currency. ................ 4,,3S56qS
Com certificates. .,........ 2},Ot5itO
Interest. Observation-Disclosures. o.. 33,25l1u
Total debt. ..,... .,.......... g., 2ss, Sol, lO6
Cash in Treasury
Com. ..,... ....................... sS8,o43, 76a
Currency NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., l6,69g,3I
Special deposits held Tor the re-
dompuon of certificates OF deposit 471a,ooo
Total in Treasury ,............. sI46,s6a,07s
n. y. IN &,