Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-08-05

guise OF Indians will be treated as Indians,
and. If not killed, when captured will be sent
to Fort Marion, st. Augustine, Fla, and will
not be allowed to change their Indian dress.
Two witnesses-Ann Elizabeth Hoag ard
Thomas +. Willis testified in the Mountain
Meadows massacre trial on the Goth, and both
confirmed the statements that the outrage
was instigatcd and committed by the Nor
mons. The emigrants were promised peace
II they would give up their arms; they
agreed TO this and marched out along
side the Mormon soldiers, who shot
them down at a signal, the Indians killing
the women. The former witness was at a
meeting called before Lee and the Indians
started for the massacre. 1t was stated at
the meeting that the emigrants should be
destroyed. An express was sent to Brigham
Young, and Lee, at the head Of the soldiers
and Indians, started
The Centennial Board Of Finance announce
that, in addition to the collections and sub
scripiions already made, 100000 will be
required for building purposes alone in the
last four months of this year, and make a
further appeal for aid to the citizens of Phila-
delpha and the country at large
A mixed train Of twenty-five cars on the
Northern Pacific Railroad went through a
bridge across the Mississippi River at Brain
ard on the 9th, killing five persons and
wounding several others.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
call for the redemption of Sl4, S97, 200 of go
bonds of 1862, Of which sl4,S30, $50 are cou-
pom bonds and s66,650 registered bonds
These include all the bonds issued under the
act OF Feb %, 1862, not heretofore called in
for redemption.
| A slight shock of earthquake was felt in
Connecticut on the morning of the 2Sth.
Dispatches OF the 2Sth from Fort Barrancas,
| Fla, state that the yellow-fever was prevail
| ing there to an alarming extent.
| {. The total National Bank circulation out
standing July % was $3.50, 1888.
Testimony Tor the defense in the Mountain
| Meadows massacre trial was begun on the
Goth. The theory of the defense is that the
| Indians were the perpetrators Of the outrage,
having been provoked thereto by the emf.
grants themselves, who had enraged them
that Lee held no military or church office,
| and that he tried to protect the emigrants,
and wept when the massacre was proposed
A dispatch was received in Washington on
the eth from Prof. Jenney, in the Black Hills,
dated July II, stating that he had discovered
gold in paying quantities in gravel bars on
both Spring and Rapid Creeks, from twenty
TO thirty miles northeast of Harneys Peak.
The deposits were the richest yet found in the
| hills and are very favorably situated.
The Chicago Times of July % says; eve
have advices from the States of Illinois,
| Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky MS to the cond-
| ton OF the winter wheat crop that are not as
/ encouraging as those previously received A
week ago there was a good prospect Of at
| least two.thirds OF a crop. Recent rains,
however, have seriously impaired the
grain. That portion OF it harvested
has been wet, and is, in many localities, rot
ting in the shock. Those farmers who were
fortunate enough to have their grain stacked
will suffer but little. There is, however, lit
tie hope now for even half a crop of winter
| wheat. Unless the weather should improve
there is likely TO be considerable loss in the
spring wheat crop from the same cause"