Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-08-12
PERSONAL.


ralysis and heart disease at the residence Of
his daughter, Mrs. Brown, in Carter County
Tenn, on the morning Of the 3lst ult. He
was sixty-six years Of age last Decem
Der. The announcement Of his death
caused profound sorrow throughout
his State and in other sections of the
country. The news was conveyed TO Presi
dent Grant, at Long Branch, on the afternoon
of the 3lst, and he was deeply affected by the
information. An executive order was imme
diately issued that the Executive Mansion
and the several departments in Wash.
ington should be draped in mourning until
the close Of the day designated for the funer.
al of the cx-Prcsident, and that all public
business should be suspended on that day.
The War and Navy Departments were also in
structed to pay suitable honors to the men,
DRY of the deceased,
Notice was served on the I'd by Theodore
Tilton's counsel upon the counsel of Henry
Ward Beccher to the effect that the case of
Tilton rs. Beecher will be brought up for
trial in the Brooklyn City Court on the first
Monday of September. The notice reads that
7" the issue of fact in the above action will be
brought on for trial." and it is limited that
the question of damages will be waived.
In the Mountain Meadows massacre trial
on the I'd the dispositions of Brigham Young
and Geo. A, Smith were offered and ruled
out They state, In substance, that neither
party issued any instructions in regard to the
Arkansas immigrant train; that the people
were counseled not to sell grain to any parties
for forage; state that neither party knew of
the massacre until afterward. and then only
by general report. Most of the day was taken
mp by counsel discussing the instructions to
be submitted by the Court
All Of the Executive departments in Wash
ington and also the offices OF the District
Government were closed on the Sd, out of re-
spect to the memory OF eX President ohuson.
Like tributes of respect were paid in New
York, Boston and other Eastern cities, and
also in many cities and towns Of the South
and West
The second annual meeting of the National
Sunday School Assembly commenced at Fair
point, Chautauqua Lake, n, Y, on the Sd.
A Beaver Utah) dispatch of the I'd says
the Indian chief Heayerite had told the Asso-
ciated Press reporter that Lee secured the aid
of the Indians to kill the cmigraus by an
oner of clothing, guns and horses; that Lee
commanded during the hght that the In
dams had no luminosity against the emf grants;
that the story about the emigrants poison
ing an OK or spring is all lie; that Lee, the
coward, wants TO throw all the blame on the
indians, Judge Foreman charged the jury
on the afternoon OF the 81.
The funeral of eN-Presdeut johnson oc.
Cured at Greenyille, Tenn, on the Sd, and
was conducted 10y the Masonic fraternity, of
which the deceased was a member. The
ceremonies We're of an imposing character
Many distinguished citizens were among the
large number of people in attendance at the
fuueral
Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish poet
and novelist, died at Copenhagen, Denmark,
on the 4th, aged about seventy.
The National Educational Association was
recently in session at Minneapolis, Mimi, and
was largely attended The officers elected
FOR the current year are; W. T. Phelps, of
Minnesota, President; W d. Henkle, Of Ohio
Secretary; \. z. Marble, OF Massachusetts,
Treasurer. Thirtythrre Vice. Presidents
were chosen, the first being D. b. Hazar, of
Massachusetts,
\ Colored Editorial National Convention
was recently held in Cincinnati and was at
tended 10y representatives of all the colored
newspapers in the country and by some
loading men OF the colorcd race no, con.
uected with the press. The question Of
civil rights was discussed
The O'ConuelI ceutenuia, WAS observed in
mary cities at tie East and West on the 9th,
the celebration in some places beginning On
the 5th and ending on the It'll
Commander Anurew jackson Drake. United
States navy, died al Newark, y. j., on the
night of the 4th.