Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-08

ton belonging to the State TO have the same
at once delivered to certain specified oincers
Of United States troops, and stating that per-
sons so delivering would not be interiered
with by the United States or State author
tiles.
President Grant on the Goth received a tele-
gram from Gov. Moses, of South Carolina,
calling for United States troops to aid in sup
pressing disorders in Edgefield County. The
President directed a reply to the effect that
company of troops was already stationed there,
which, it was expected and believed, would
afford all adequate protection. An Augusta
tGa) dispatch of the 26th says the troubles lii
Edgefeld were over, the Captain of the col
ored militia company having delivered up his
arms to The United States troops, and the
negroes having returned to their homes.
A census just completed by the local au-
thorities in Minnesota gives $4,000 as the
present population of the State, and rates the
taxable value of all property within its bor-
ders at S2l7, O0O00O-an average of a fraction
over 1898 per capita
A national convention is to be held at
Louisville, KY, Oct. q, to consider the ques-
ton of the removal of the national capital
from Washington to the Mississippi Valley.
The Burlington a. Missouri River Railroad
in Nebraska has given 5000 to the Nebraska
Relief and Aid Society, and the Union Pacific
has given the same amount. The money will
be used to supply food, fuel and clothing to
frontier farmers whose crops were destroyed
by grasshoppers.
A collision occurred on the Utica X Che
mango Valley Railroad on the 18th ut, near
Oxford, n. Y, between gravel and passen-
ger train, the former of which was standing
on the main track and loading at the time of
the accident f. Chlds, mail agent was
caught in the ruins Of his car and his body was
burned. A fireman and q lady passenger were
fatally injured, and several other persons were
slightly bruised. The mail car and contents
were burned up stopped watch is said to
have caused the disaster.
The international rifle match at CreedmOor,
N. Y, between the American and Irish teams
came off on the 26th and resulted in vie
tory for the former, they winning the match
by three points only.
According to the New York Tribune the
earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee u st.
Paul Railroad for the third week in Septem-
Der show decrease of AZ per cent. compared
with those for the same time in 1878. 1t also
states that the officials of the st. Paul Rail
road say that the decrease in the earnings of
the Northwestern Railroad is somewhat
greater.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has given
a decision, yacatng so much of the order of
tbn tha nt,;n I,r
Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee IL st.
Paul Railroad from the operations of the Pot
ter law.
A Washington dispatch of the 30th ult.
says reports received at the Agricultural De
partment show that the wheat crop will
nearly average that of last year. None of
the large corn-producing States reach an
average. There will be a fair crop of oats,
potatoes and hay, but less than half crop of
tobacco.
Orders were issued at Washington on the
30th ult. for four companies of cavalry to pro-
eeod to Western Alabama on account of the
alleged disturb ed condition of that section.
A collision occurred on the Allegheny Val
ley Railroad, near New Bethlehem, Pa, on the
30th ult., between mail train and freight
train. The engineer and fireman of the mail
train and passenger named Henry Doyle
were killed, an express messenger was fatally
and newsboy and passenger were serious
ly injured. The baggage-car, containing the
baggage, mail and express, was burned. The
accident was caused by the telegraph opera
tor at New Bethlehem failing to hold the
passenger train for orders, as directed.
Considerable excitement has been recently
caused in Chicago and at the East over the
threatened withdrawal from that city of the
insurance companies represented in the Ma
tional Board of Underwriters. Several com
panies ceased issuing policies on risks in Chi
cago ON the lst These companies allege that
the facilities for extinguishing fires in the city
are entirely inadequate, while the exposure
to fire is so great that companies cannot afford
to do business there. Certain demands have
been made on the city authorities, a compli-
ance with which it is thought will materially
lessen the danger of extensive conilagratiors
A Madison (Wis.) special of the Both ult
says both the Northwestern and the Milwau-
kee Il St Paul Railroads were about to comply
with the Potter law, their agents having re-
ceived the new schedule of rates forp passengers
and freights in accordance with the provisions
of that law.
The public debt statement Oct. makes the
following showing:
Six per cent bonds ................. S1,S1.2a6o0
Five per cent. bonds .............- 5l7,025, 100
Total coin bonds ............... s1,72i, 229 500
Lawful money debt.,....:.....,.... sl4,6;sooo