Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01

Railway is not exempted from the operation
of the Potter law.
The September returns to the Department
Of Agriculture indicate an average condition
OF the wheat crop Of %, against % last year
The acreage of the crop is per cent.
greater than last year, which would bring the
aggregate yield to nearly an average on last
years acreage. North Of the Ohio River most
of the counties not visited by the chinch-
bug present superior crops. Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana are above average. Illinois =
per cent. below, by drought and chinches
West Of the Mississippi drought, intense
heat, hot winds, chinches and grasshoppers
have reduced all the States below average
except Missouri.
A terrible calamity has occurred at Fall
River, Mass. One of the buildings of the
Granite Mills at that place was burned on the
morning of the 10Th, the fire breaking out
after the operatives in the mill-over 400 in
number-had commenced work. Many of
the operatives lost their lives either by suffo-
cation or jumping from the windows, and
many others were injured. The loss by the
fire is over 100000.
On the 10Th the President replied to the dis.
patch of Gov. Brown, of Tennessee, saying
that he was gratfed to know that the State
authorities were disposed to repress and pun
ish lawless acts, but the Constitution made it
his duty to enforce the acts of Congress, and
Congress had passed laws giving the United
States concurrent jurisdiction in such cases
He would give the Governor more definite
answer when the report Of the United States
District Attorney for the Western District OF
Tennessee had been received.
The Criminal Court at Washington has set
Oct 81 as the time for the trial Of the per-
sons indicted for being concerned in the safe
burglary and conspiracy.
An official dispatch was received in Wash
ington on the 2lst from Gen. Emory stating
that the temporary police force in New Or
leans had been replaced by the regular force
without any disturbance, and that he thought
the surrender was complete and in good faith.
conference committee Of leading mem
bers of the Kellogg and McEnery factions in
New Orleans, which had been holding daily
sessions for several days with the object in
view Of arranging for the joint supervision
and control of the machinery sof the Novem
Der election, adjourned finally on the 2lst,
without having accomplished the end in
view.
The McEner- parish officials at Franklin,
La, who had recently taken possession OF the
offices, surrendered them to the Kellogg Gov
ernment on the morning of the Dist. All
quiet there.
Representatives of the British Government
on the 21st drew from the United States
Treasury 81, G9G,SlS, in full satisfaction OF the
award made by the American and British
Mixed Claims Commission. This transaction
completes the negotiations growing out of the
Alabama question.
The following order by the President, dated
Aug. 81, was promulgated at Washington on
the ed
Executive Order No. al
1t appears to me, from their trial at Washing
ton and at the city of New York, that further
extension of the ciyiservice rules will promote
the efficiency of the public service. 1t IL or
dered that such rules be, and they are hereby,
extended to the several Federal offices at the
latter city and the customs district Of Boston.
and that proper measures be taken for carrying
this ord er into effect.
(Signed) U. s. GRANT.
Concerning the Black Hills region Wash
ington dispatch of the oath says:
Fuller and later reports received here indi-
cate that the recent glowing accounts from
the Black Hills country are entirely unrelia-
Bile, and confirm the opinion OF Prof. Winchel
that there are no valuable minerals in the
country. Col. Fred Grant, who accom-
panied the expedition under special instruc-
tions to report upon Its geological charac-
ter, says that the rock on which it is claimed
gold was discovered is of n metamorphic
Character, in which no precious minerals have
ever been found Not over three dollars
worth was brought under his observation
during the entire expedition, and it is a ques-
ton whether this was not imported into that
section. The timber is spruce and yellow
pine and valueless for lumber. The area of
tillable lands is very small, there not being
enough for dozen good sized farms.
The Sioux Commission lately sent to nego-
tate with the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
bands went in their explorations to the base
of the Black Hills on the south side, and give
substantially the same views as Grant re.
garding the character of the country and
the absence of minerals.
The President is emphatic in his determine.
ton to carry out the orders of Gen. Sheridan
to prevent all invasion of this country by in
truders so long as by law and treaty it is
secured to the Indians.
Two passenger trains on the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad colidcd at Smithton, W. Va.
on the evening of the I'D. Both engines were
wrecked and the postal car was burned, and
one of the mail clerks, named Bradford, was
burned to de6th, and the bulk of the mail
matter was destroyed. The baggage ear and
most Of its contents were also burned The
passenger ears were also considerably dam
aged, but no passengers were injured.
Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana, telegraphed to
Atty.-Gen. Williams at Washington Gu the
23d rs follows; REPORTS from the country
show that in "A number of casns whare orr