Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-25

specimens OF gOld-dust with them, ana Also
rich specimens ofsilver. They give glowing
accounts of the Black Hills regions. &
The Secretary OF State on the 18th, COM
Inunicated to the Senate the correspondence
between the United States and Spanish
Governments relative To the claim for in
6eninity for the execution at Santiago de
Cuba Of Americans who were on board the
Virginius. This correspondence shows that
the British claim was orie inally $500 for
each white and e3O0 for each coored
man, being total OF g7,100, which
was finally reduced to f6,700. The original
claim Of the United States was $500 for
each OF the crew slain, regardless of color,
and larger sum for each officer killed. The
claim was strenuously pressed until Spain
agreed TO pay $4,000 in gold unconditional
~ the money to be distributed by the United
States without any accountability to Spain
for sums not claimed by individuals, as was
stipulated in the case of Great Britain.
Gen, Sherman has recently stated that ex-
petitions to the Black Hills country will be
prevented from entering that region, or if
any get in they will be driven out as soon as
the weather viii permit "A Washington dis.
patch Of the 18th says the Government will
endeavor TO extingush the indian title at the
earliest practicable moment, but until that is
ing there, and those now there will be re-
qured to remove.
The anti-liquor crusade was begun again
in Chicago on the evening OF the l4th sew
eral ladies visiting billiard and liquor sa-
loon and engaging in singing and prayer
The proprietor was appealed to to abandon
the traffic. The crusaders were treated with
respect by the proprietor aud a large number
Of spectators present. but no conversion is re-
ported.
An explosion occurred at the Austin Pow
der Company's mills, five miles south Of
Cleveland, on the 10th, and the works, com
posed OF ten or twelve buildings, were com
pletely demolished. OF the eight or ten men
ut work in and about the mills at the time of
the accident, three were killed, the rest es-
Gaping with slight injuries Much damage
borhood Of the explosion, and buildings in
Cleveland were considerably shaken, people
rushed into the streets, horses were fright
ened and many windows and large plate glass
fronts were shattered the damage in the city
amounting to $4,000 to $4,000.
Great disasters have been caused in some
portions Of the East by spring floods and ice
gorges. Several bridges on the Susquehanna,
Delaware and other rivers have been carried
away and much other damage to property is
reported Before the gorge broke ut Port
Jervis, n Y, the lower portion of the city
was inundated to the depth of ten feet, some
houses being submerged up to the second
stories. No lives lost The new and
magnificent railroad bridge crossing
the Susquehanna at Pitts:on, Pa,
was carried away about ten minutes
after the passing over OF a passenger train.
AtGermantown several small houses were de-
other towns in that and adjoining States suf-
fered severely by the floods.
Gen Sheridan has issued instructions to
Gen. Terry at st. Paul and Gen. Ord at Oma-
ha, directing them, in the event of the mining
companies organizing at Sioux City aud
Yankton trespassing on the Sioux Indian
reservation, to use the forces at their com
mand to burn the wagon trains, destroy
the outfit and arrest the leaders, con
tlning them at the nearest military post
in the Indian country should the miners
succeed in reaching the interior, these officers
are directed to send such force of cavalry in
pursuit as viii accomplish the purpose above
named. Gen. sheridan adds that should Con-
gross open up the country for settlement by
eNtinguishng the treaty rights of the Indians
he will give a cordial support to the settle
mcnt Of the Black Hills.