Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04

sity he should suffer any sum in ex-
cess of legal rates to be extorted from
him by any agent of any such company, he
notify, with all convenient dispatch, the Dis
trict Attorney of his county of such violation
OF law. The Governor further says that, in
the possible contingency of sufficient resist
ance to the local authorities to require the
interference Of the Executive, the guarantees
contained in his proclamation of May can
be relied on with the utmost confidence.
Recent dispatches from the Texan frontier
state that reign of terror was prevailing
along the Rio Grande.
About forty crusaders were again arrested
in Pittsburgh on the 3d. for obstructing the
pavements They were confined in the police
station and subsequently released on BAH
Great excitement prevailed, and 1t is said the
ladies were still determined to continue their
work, Notwithstanding the action Of the city
authorities
new swindling device has been exposed
in Chicago. One "a W. Locke" who pre-
tended to be an agent for English, made sew
ing machines, had been flooding the country
offering to furnish first-cass machines, of
American patents, made in England, for S2'
and wait three months for his pay, only slip
lating that $4 the amount required to pay
the customs duties, should be paid in advance.
He gave excellent references, and a large num-
Der sent in their dollars. Suspicion being
aroused, an investigation was had, and the
swindle stood confessed. Locke was proved
TO be a myth and his project a deluson.
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Forest City, Ark, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss nearly $4,000.
The largest fire ever experienced in Iowa
occurred at Independence on the morning of
the 25th, destroying the heart and business
portion of the town. The fire broke out about
two o'clock in frame building, a high wind
blowing at the time, and the fire rapidly spread,
sweeping everything before it, taking both
sides of the principal street, destroying forty
five stores and business houses, one bank, two
printing offices and two hotels. The loss is
estimated at $1,000 Covered by insurance
to about onc-half that amount
A recent fire in Central City, Col, destroyed
one hundred and twenty-five buildings,
mostly of wood, and occupied for mercantile
and other business purposes. The bu dis
trict covers about eight acres. The to>6 loss
is estimated ut about half a million of dollars,
one-third covered by insurance.
The District Investigation Committee in
Washington closed its labors, so far as the
taking of evidence is concerned, ON the 9th,
and would at once prepare preliminary re-
port. The evidence taken before the commit
tee makes nearly 5000 printed pages.
A recent Washington telegram says it ap-
pears that the Interior Department is not the
only one that has suffered in the use made of
It's printed questions in the civil-seryice eX-
aminations. Investigations made in other de-
partments reveal a regular system Of sale of
these printed questions, and the market price
appears to have been twenty-five dollars set.
A number of additional dismissals are soon to
take place, based upon the disclosures made.
The citizens of Oshkosh, Wis, on the 2Sth
| issued call for convention in aid of the
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improvement, to
meet at Oshkosh on the oath Of June.