Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-23
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T. b. Hancock's Bank, at Greenvllc, KY,
was robbed, a few nights ago, of nearly $780,
900 in United States bonds, currency ana
gold coin.
A distiller at st. Joseph, Mo-, under prose-
cution for violation of the Internal Revenue
laws, pleaded guilty on the 18th.
Mike Scully, pedestrian of Columbus,
Ohio, has recently completed the task of
walking 900 miles in 1000 hours.
Commodore Perry's flagship, the Lawrence,
sunk in Erie harbor sixty-two years ago, has
been raised, and the bottom found to be in a
good state of preservation. She Is to be ex
hioited at the Centennial.
One Of the severest storms experienced on
Lake Michigan for years occurred on the
night of the 9th, and much damage to vessel
property and great loss Of life are reported.
Among the more serious casualties was the
sinking of two propellcrs-the Equinox and
the Mendoza and the loss Of nearly all on
board the two vessels The former was
loaded with salt, and had in tow
the schooner Emma A. Mayes, and
when within about ten miles of Point
Sauble, and during the severe gale, she sud
doply sank. There were twenty persons on
the vessel at the time of the accident, includ-
ing the crew and Capt. SCOTS daughter and
niece, all but one of whom are supposed to
have persisted. The survivor--Charles Burns,
wheelsman--was picked up by schooner
after being on the wheclhouse in the
lake for thirty-sN hours. The Mendoza
loaded with coal and having In tow
two coal bargcs, foundered with one of the
barges, and OF the twenty persons on
board twelve were lost. Mr.. William Crossth
waite, son of the owner Of the boat, was one
Oi the passengers, and Il is stated that when
The life boat was launched he got into 1t, but
on being informed that his wife could net be
prevailed upon 10 leave The cabin, he re
turned 10 the barge aud went down with
ucr.
In New York city on The llth Mrs Uda's
patent aerial ladder was being experimental
with, and after being put together and ele
waited, and when eight or ten men haG
mounted it, the structure suddenly snapped
in two, and the occupants were precipitatet
10 the ground, and three Of them instantly
Killed and rs many more dangerously If no,
fatally injured.
The charge for messages between Americg
and Europe by the Direct Ocean cable is TWEEN.
ty.nye cents currency per word.
The first new fast mail train over the Penn.
sylyauia Central for the West left New lorb
city at 4;So on the morning Of the 18th and
reached Chicago on the morning Of the l4th
making the distance in twenty-siN hours
This being a preliminary trip, made In al
vance of The time fixed upon for The begin
ming OF The fast train rif the New York Cen
trail, no mails We're carried. Several peunsyl
Vaula Central officials and Eastern ucwspaut,
men accompanied the train on the trial trip
Serious troubles were reported in ITALIA
ha,Ch:e County Miss, ON The 18th, bat ad
vices of thc l4th we've 10 The effect that IN,
excitement lad subsidized
White boys OF ,hc senior class OF the New
ORLEANS C.atrH High School declined TO at
teud, on thc l6.h, because d yolored mau had
been appointed professor OF mathematics goi
that school 5y tAg school board.