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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21
POLiTICAL.

The Springfield (Mass) Republican of the
18th announces that Gen. Bartlett had de-
chued the nomination for Lieutenant Govern
or of Massachusetts on the Democratic ticket.
The North Carolina Constitutional State
Convention adjourned sine die on the even
Ing of the llth, after session Of thirty-one
working days.
Henry j. Yates (Rep) was elected Mayor
of Newark, n. j., on the 18th by majority
of $500 over Andrew Smalley (DemD.
The Michigan Supreme Court has decided
the State law taxing the liquor. dealing bust
ness TO be constitutional and not in contra.
vention ofthe clause in the Constitution pro-
hibitiug the Legislature from passing any
law licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors.
The Massachusetts, Democratic Executive
Committee decided on the 18th TO place the
name of John Quincy Adams upon the ticket
as candidate for Lieutenant-G Governor, yice
Gen. Bartlett, declined.
The Hon. Charles c. Davis is the Demo.
cratic candidate for Congress in the First
Massachusetts District.
The National Women's Congress assembled
at Syracuse on the 18th for a three-days' SEES
sion. A number Of prominent women were
in attendance. Prot Maria Mitchell delivered
the annual address. Several other speeches
were made.
The State Register, at Des Mones, had re-
turns from seventy -four counties in Iowa on
the 10Th, giving majority Of -, so for Kirk
wood and estimated his majority in the State
at about $4,000. The Republicans would
probably have a majority Of thirty-two in the
Senate and sixty in the House.
\ Hard Money Convention was held at De-
troit On the 18th, at which resolutions were
adopted declaring against all schemes for
currency initiation or any form of irredeems.
Die paper currency, and opposing any policy
which has not the direct purpose to establish
the currency on par with, and actually in
terconycrtible with, coin. Letters in favor
90 hard money We're received from Senator
Chri,iiaucy, eN-Gov. Blair and others, and
delegates were appointed to attend the Gin.
ciuu9ti Convection,
An Omaha dispatch o the l4th states that
the Republican majority in Nebraska would
be about 10000 and that the new Cousttu-
tion had been adopted by very large ma
iorlty
Official returns received on the 18th from
an but three counties in Ohio gave Hayes a
majority over Allen Of S46S. Cary, for
Observation-Disclosures ran l0,O0l.behind Allen
in the State, In the Legislature the Repub-
hcanS have 8 majority OF eiSht@eu-seYep-
teen in the House and one in the Senate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21
PERSONAL.


A New York dispatch of the Sth announces
that Messrs. Moody and Sankey will begin
'.neir revival on the 3lst Of the present month
in the Brooklyn On. ~ Rink, which has the
capacity for accommodating from 1000 to
5000 persons. The services will be on the
same general plan as that pursued in Great
Britain.
John Siney, President OF the Miners Ma
tional Union, and Xingo Parks, a prominent
and active member of the same association
we're recently tried at Clearfed, Pa, on the
charge Of riot and conspiracy. The former
was acquitted and the latter convicted and
sentenced to hard labor for one year and
fined one dollar and costs of about 81, 500.
Westervelt, convicted OF being implicated
in the abduction Of Charlie Ross, has been
sentenced to seven years solitary confinement
in the Penitentiary
Another suit has been instituted against
VIM. NJ. Tweed to recover the sum of $685.
GAO alleged to have been fraudulently paid on
warrants certified by him.
Samuel c. Dimmick, Attorney General Of
Pennsylvania, died at Harrisburg on the 1lth
of pneumonia.
Michael Carney, the surviving principal in
the fatal prize-tght near Boston, and the Sec
onds OF the pugilists have given themselves
up to the police authorities.
An Augusta (Ga) dispatch Of the 18th an
nounces the sudden and serious Illness Of
Alexander II. Stephens.
The Nomen's International Christian Asso
citation met at Pittsburgh on the 18th. Mrs.
Samson, OF Boston, was elected President and
Mrs. John II. Winters, of Dayton, Ohio, Vice
President.
One of the indictments against Charles
McIlrath, late State Auditor Of Minnesota,
for alleged malfeasance in office in connec-
tion with school lands, was tried at st. Paul
on the 18th, and resulted in verdict of not
guilty.
President Grant and party arrived in
Chicago on the 10Th, on their return to
Washington from the West
The dry-goods house of Strauss, Lehman
Il Co., Of New York city, suspended on the
18Th with liabilities estimated at 100000
A Frenchman named LaPege was arrested
on suspicion Of being the guilty party in the
Langmaid murder,
The trial Mt Murphysboro, H., of John Bull
liner and Allen Baker 1.-TWO OF the Williamson
County (Il) Ku-klux) for murder has re-
suited in verdict OF guilty and sentence
Of twenty five years in the Penitentiary. A
new trial was refused.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21
DOMESTIC.

John Ryan, OF Boston, died on the 9th from
the effects of injuries received in prizc-hght
the dav before with Michael Carney
A man named William Pemberton, under
arrest Tor horse stealing, was lynched at For
est City, H., early on the morning of the 9th.
The Chicago Jo,a'sdl of the 9th says that
private Information and press dispatches
from various parts Of the West indicated that
although here and there some OF the corn
WAS damaged 10y food or frost, yet the aggre-
gate crop will be LITERALLY stupcndous."
Adycos from the South also indicated that
the cotton crop will be better than the
average
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs at
Washington received a Dispatch ON the nth
from Mr., Jenuey, of the Black HIS explor.
ing party, announcing the discovery of gold
in small quantities in the Bear Lodge Mount.
aims, about twenty miles east OF Little Mis-
sour Buttes, in the northwestern portion of
the Black Hjlls, The field is limited in area,
not exceeding fifty square miles, aud is
wholly in Wyoming, being separated from
the region about ilawey's Peak by Red Water
Valley.
Washington telegram OF the 10th states
that the Attorney General WAS in da.lyrecejpt
of adyices from Mississippi Gov Amcs was
aycrsc to armiug The citizens Of the state for
their own protection FOR the reason that il
would produce great excitement. Every.
Thing was reported quiet.
An official statement Of the number of
grain and molasscs dsullrrics in operation
ON the LIST inst, and their daily capacities.
shows the number OF distjlcrlcs to bee ia
with total daily spirit producing capacity of
1SaSN8 gallons, an increase over September
OF iorty-iye distlleries, ANA 1854 gallons
daily
high wind in Philadelphia ON the 10th
blew down the unfinished Agricultural Hall,
on the National Centennial grounds. The
building Was about onc-third completed and
entirely of wood, Eigh, labours were in.
1ured, i've seriously and one fatally. The
building was under contract 10 be finished
by Jan. /.
Three colored men were attacked in New
Orleans on the night Of the 18th, one Of
them being killed outright, another mortally
aud the third slightly wounded Two white
men charged with the crime, were arrested
and nut in Jail, and mass meeting was held
on the 18th at which resolutions were
adopted disclaiming responsibility for the
outrage, eondemnng all violence and pjedg.
ing support 10 the law Of The land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

A special published in the London Horn
ina Standard of the 9th states that the Servian
Deputies had met on the day previous end
rejected the mo ton for war by vote of 62
to II.
Two Canadian propellers-the st. Audley
and the B ristol--were burned TO the waters
edge at Hamilton, on Lake Ontario, on the
night of the 18th.
According to Brussels dispatch OF the 9th
diplomatic relations between Venezuela and
Holland had been interrupted by the abrupt
departure Of the Minister of the former power
from the Hague because Of a failure to agree
in certain pending negotiations.
A London telegram Of the 9th says the
cholera had broken out in the province OF
Mysore, India.
DIR. Forbes, Lord Bishop of Brechin, in
Scotland, died on the 9th
The Prince OF Wales left London on his
Indian trip on the evening OF the 18th.
special to the London Telegraph Of the
/ It'll states that Turkey and Servia had mu-
tually agreed to withdraw their troops from
he frontier.
A Rome Utaly) dispatch Of the 18th says
Cardinal McCloskey had ordered a splendid
marble altar for the cathedral in New York,
Mt cost q $4,000.
The Kaiserhof Hotel, in Berlin, the larges.
in Germany, was burned on the 1lth Loss
$1,000, 900.
The steamer Bscay, while on her voyage
from Cronstadt TO Bremerhaven a few days
since, stranded off Jutland. Eleven persons
were drowned
A Montreal (Canada) dispatch of the 18th
says gentleman prominently connected
with the Gubord case had stated that no day
had been appointed for the burial of Gui-
bord's remains, and that 1t was possible it
might be deferred for a considerable time.
A Paris dispatch of the 10Th says $50 Car
list soldiers had crossed the frontier at Port
de Vanasquc into France and had been dis
armed by the French authorities.
The Madrid Imparcial of the 18th says the
French authorities were seeking to inferno
Gen. Saballs, and Don Carlos had ordered
that he be shot wherever found.
Letters from the Arctic expedition were
received In London on the 18th. On the 9th
and 18th OF August the yoyagers were at Way
CART Strals--all well.
A harmless duel with swords was fought at
Nesunt, near Paris, on the 10Th, between II
couple Of Americans named Riggs and Paine.
The latter was slightly wounded.
A telegram from Shanghai to the London
Times of the l4th says the aspect OF affairs at
Pekin was more satisfactory,
A Rome dispatch OF the 18th says Italy
would be represented at the American Cen
tenna, after all.
In consequence of his perpetual troubles
with the Prussian Government the Prince
Bishopof Breslau on the ltth dissolved his
connection with'thc Prussian portion of his
diocese.
According to a special telegram to the
London Neirs of the lith Russia was prepar-
ing FOR military expedition against Box
hara, In Central Asia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21
A Washington dispatch Of the 14th says:

A Washington dispatch Of the 14th says:
Although this Government has repeatedly
and emphatically expressed its desire TO the
Spanish Government for the termination OF
the insurrection in Cuba, and rendered its
good offices to produce an accommodation
between the contendng parties, it has never
gone to the extent Of the late transatlantic
story by automatically threatening to ac.
knowledge the rights of the Cubans in case
hostilities be not closed before the lst OF
January next"
In the United States District Court at Salt
Lake, on the 18th, Judge Boreman delivered n
strong charge to the Grand Jury in oppos-
ton to polygamy or bigamy, and in regard
to enforcing the law Of Congress of 1862
furnishing the offense. He stated that it had
never been respected, and every possible
means had been used to prevent its enforce
ment. He called upon the jury to indict all
persons known to be guilty of polygamy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21

ONE morning, not long ago, a Vicks-
burg wife woke up and informed her huS-
band that she dreamed she found a five
dollar greeuback on the street, He
didn't say anything until he had looked
into his wallet and found his funds five
dollars short and then he remarked;
Mary, | dreamed that you handed me
that five, dollar bill as soon as you found
il ~ You didyn Yes. Mary, and
thought told you it would be dangerous
TO do any more such dreaming, and that |
hid my wallet where YOU couldn't find it
again" She passed it over Tieksburg
Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21

THE annual report of the Salmon Fal,'
Wt.) Manufacturing Company shows
loss during the year of $4,000, OF ! per
cent. on the capital of 5000, 900, and the
prospect for next year is even worse, as
some of the mills heretofore shut down
are to be started up to give employment
to the operatives, who would otherwise
suffer during the coming winter Inc
Cocheco Company has made $4,000 duf-
ing the year, profit of 10 OF per cent.
only on its production Of $4,000, 600 yards
of print cloths.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21

OK the walk hat did lie
And a gallus chap sailed by,
And he cut 4 lively swell
He was a clerk 10 q hotel;
And he gave that hat q kick
And he came across "a brick
Now upon crutCh he goes
Minus half a pound " toes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-21

A MANS position in society is virtually
determined by his own conduct As lie
soweth, socially resp.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29
" LOST AeRoaAur.
A Sketch Of Professor Washington n,
Donaldson.

Professor Donaldson, over whose fate
a mystery at present hangs. IL quite we'll
known In Pittsburg. Last Fall he made
several balloon ascsnsions from the hip
podroms grounds In Allegheny. He was
but q young man. Ho was born In
Philadelphia, April z. 1910. Of . Quaker
mother. His father was Of Scotch do
scent. When he was sixteen years old
be Joined q minstrel company. In 1867
no learned tho trade OF ambrotyping
with his father In Philadelphia. In the
summer OF 1859 he became q PROBES.
sional gymnast and joined q circus COM
pany. He was afterward . travelling
magician. tho manager Of Q psripatetie
dramatic company. q teacher OF gym.
n~astics. etc. In 1862 he walked across
the Schuylkill River. at Philadelphia. on
a rope 1900 feet long and 100 feet high,
and ended the performance by jumping
from tho rope into the river. q distance
Of 90 foot. In 1854 he walked . rope
at Geneses Falls. Rochester. New York.
TINT was 1900 feet long and 200 feet
high. one Of the most perilous feats OF
the kind evor attempted In this country.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29
Our Honor Upheld.

When Minister Schenck read that In.
solent article In tho London Standard
calling our revolution mn ''insans re-
VOLT" he alowly unfoldsd the American
flag which he hnbitually wears N adross-
ing gown. and. waving II above his
head three times, swore be would avenge
the eagle for this foul insult. Calling
his lackey, he hastily wrote a brief note,
which he ordered 70 be posted al II
O'Clock ON tho bulletin at the London
exchange. IL contained these few bat
significant words:
"All chips anil l. %. Us In posses-
sion Of the undersigned must DO csshed
before . =. NJ, or wal with the United
States will open promptly at Q. Firing
10 begin al 8.
(Signed) Il. Z. S~cHEScx. Minister"
Tho effect Of this simple proclamation
wan astounding. The markets were par
alyzed for tho time being. The Bank Of
England suspended specie payments for
two hours aad q terrible run ON all the
banks was only avsrtsd by the execution
Of tho editor Of the Standard al 2 o'clock
and the Withdrawal OF Mr.. SchDnck's no.
tice. II was an heroic measure, but full
ly warranted by the gravity OF the prov.
.ocation, and It will be q lesson that the
licentious press Of London win not soon
forget. ->Bgfab Express.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29

Further Tssstnosy Agatsss Lss-
The Prosecution Rests The Case
An Anidavit ~ rslsgrsph-oss
or Lss's wives Assaults The Hall.
sr-Lse In Dssble Iress-Public
Exeitensnt =
After recess Isaac Riddle vas sworn
Lived % miles from the Meadows In
1867. Was there . year after. saw
human bones there. At the time OF The
massacre saw armed men In Cedar.
Saw Haight and higbse. Haight told
him no had batter 60 home. q trouble
was expected with the Indians. On The
road met and travelled part Of the way
with IN armed party. Rode al night TO
get home. d,
william Roberts, sworn.-.Lived near
Parowan for ~ ysars. Heard Of the
emigrants In 1867. Saw them 500 A.
ter. Heard bishop Dame preach In
Parowan to the people not to sell than
provisions. He took me for . man Who
had been abusing him. He said:
"well, I was there. and what I did I did
by orders" This was at Harmony.
Tn. man Ia tool ma foy vas of tha
Inc prosecution mere lesseo 'ns csso'
Sntnerisnd. LOT oeIenss' ptesentso an
ainusvi,, oy te'cgram, OF spnysiclA, ~
oait LAX maj brigham ioung ana VI.
A. omi'n were 700 'eeoie IN hoai'n "
como 70 beaver. 80,
baskin SAID nm aindavit oy tsiegraph
was novel ana inadmissio,e:
sutherland tnen served tne Y. .. AZ
tornsy with notice 70 appear o. ssis
axe al noon on the zstn 70 axe Ine
aiiidavit, n offered 70 paytne expenses
ofI.:
Ihe Court said the OLD RUE IN eiimi'
nal trials was that no depositions eau %
read. The statute changes the rule oniy,
on consent OF counsel. and they refused
consent. The witnesses are TWO hundred
and thirty miles away. anu Csnno. up.
pear In ,wonty-iour ~ oou,,
nau twice de,,ueo ths queSaon' anu
noPsu .Soaia no~ r. u-.,,., ,ur,,.,
% !. rana. LIZ 1890 sSs;r.s Mn
s..;na !; U.. ;xno.s;hI. Nv s,stnt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29

Ar IxpsAx p>croa Cu7 AID Gzor.-
Monday night IN Indian came rushing
into the Court House altar the Sheriff.
saying that one Of thslr number had
been killed by o Lone Pine Indian. and
wanted the Shsrif's services. A party
Of white mon went down 10 the ranch.
cree. where thsy found the unfortunate
doctor laying on his back with q fright
full knife cut In the center Of bis breast,
ranging 10 the right side. The knife
must have been d long one, a. II entered
the right lung. and 70 make sure. was
twisted around several lines, making Q
fightful wound inside. In the back he
had received . pistol ball. The Indians
had formed . circle around him and
we're chanting . death song. He was
removed 10 better quarters, received
medical treatment, and may recover yet.
The cause Of the assault IL the old ira
dition, that whom an Indian doctor
loses his third patient, the nearest re-
lstive Of the latter goes for him, and his
Indian goose 10 cooked In abort ORDER
hnyO h~dependai, July "a.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29
Not, sieu Work.

The slow advance made In the drift
north from the Gould 4 Curry. which
was run to prospect the country lying
between Il and the Ophir mine. IN hav-
ing ita counterparts In the drifts north
and south from tho Imperial shaft. II
was 20 remarkably hot In the former
drift that the strongest man working
could not stand the heat more than ten
minutes at . time without being forced
To run into cooler atmosphere; and un.
der such discouraging features was the
Consolidated Virginia mine prospscte@.
Many months we're required 70 do that
work. which. II proper ventilation had
existed, would have been accomplished
in . very few; but this lack Of vsntil-
alton must not Be attributed TO improper
management. but to the fact that the
running Of this drift Was then supposed
to be the cheapest and quickest way Of
exploring the grosnd. and subsequent
events proved the Superintendent to BE-
correct. While the drift vas being run.
the present shaft Of the Consolidated
Virginia Wa bsing sunk. and whom they
we're connected. good ventilation was
secured. enabling further explorations
10 DO made moro rapidly.
between the Chollar and Yellow Jack
ct mines there are ten Incorporation.
claiming 23SS feet Of ground. which are
being prospsctsd by drifts run from the
Imperial. Empire shan. II. therefore.
should not Be . matter Of surprise II We
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29
q sHs IAM.

Rover. Who wss accused Of the muir
der Of Sharp at the Rabbit Hole sulphur
mine in Humboldt county soms two
months since and who was last week
tried for the crimo ut winnsmuoca.
stands q chance 10 escape punishment
through q legal technically. He Was
indicted. a jury impanellsd. the svi-
dencs submitted. and the jury charged
BY the Judge. They were out less than
an hour and returning . verdict
vas rendered Of "Guilty a charged in
the Indictment" A this verdict does
not specify the degree Of Rovsr's guilt,
L e.. whether murder in the hnt or Sec
ond degree or granddaughter. but simply
decides that he killed Sharp. ills argued
BY defense that NO further ~proessdipes
may b had thereon; that the Judge
cannot sentence the prisoner. being UNI
able 10 dstsrmine the degrees Of crime
Of which he il convicted. The natural
superstition would b that the accused
must b tried again. But the de-
fans. d.nv IN. Jeh, II ths Stat 10
p.-,.l.
90 mn. insy sies' .as' now nAo'ne
once been tisd In q form. cannot
again b put in jeopardy. relying apou
IN os,.- ,h., ..no nan
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29
American Copper.

frl -.ll -
lns y'eiu OF Ane,isan copper mine
nas nosn lsnnl,Ao'y s1eady increase
ILL. VIZ Pass ."eI,e years. accurate
a. "ni. ms ps,iou, ahu
ensy Wv. P'oo' VI eoninuai improve
msm' IN y oPpe, mining interest In
. Y the TOTAL production OF the United
ou'es wa $50 IONS J u ioo4 tue yield
smoun'su 70 ,,fio tonsi In 100 anu
io6o the total teii a little short OF 7.OoO
tons ou. . progression began again
WIN 1901. IN when year t,,'3 tons
we're m,neu ,, was marked oy . gain
., ~ IONS, anu z,ovi Q more were
suueu W ur Ho sum 'o'a' auiing tno neat
lo'o 'ae ngu..s mounted up 10
-. sou ,ioin Nh.sn shBs. ieii,ng
on we. Io ". uu ,ogs mo suoceeuihs TWO
yea. NJ s5s TOT ns copper yiSlu
swn San nm. Ias' yeai .ns
,rs.A ~ m N.s a''sinsu.
.an,,n~aS T ~ "ss. proo, ..
n \. h"sar., H. ~. sppei mhs.
.h,rh h.. .j.snc.J ,Sa -. ssS"
r.. 800, no,a ~ ,hs ImaIss, ".sv'y.
.tiii somes iron, tb;s son,.s anJ !.
.,.s.,I ,hs, =. s;n,,s mir. nr,1n..ins
isss tbsn RI Nor cent an H., mann. ~
Rs.;d.s ,Ls ~. snn.r;ss aaDa.s
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29

.
A ooRnssrospxS Oh mo o''
Ce"H"'eresA nAs 'nsss 'A''' "s
oen. rtes'on' whose a'
Commenosmen' o, hs oni''' "
sirsinia mas sAe''ea " muea
"sn' Iia'n "
men In ooo'n eai'h" ~
He owned sevsrA huna'ss Aia's'. anu
bis sidenes In ooiumo'A WIS hs "n'
in the eity. ~ 'n's' "''
OF ground. In which every rare anu COST
ly herb and plant and mower grew +"
was. 70 Var as wealth eon'a mako u.
the ideal homo. Many lines nave 4
paused before these splendid srounas IN
Columbia glorious sven in 'ns', rum
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-29

A DEAN PosroYrIcE.-Whil riding up
Reese River Valley with Stubs last week,
no pointed his finger across the valley
and said :"Ovsr yonder n Washington:
it's on this mail route. There used 10
DO . p~ostofios over thsro ; but the post
master got killed and they buried him
with his clothes ON. The key OF the
postofice was In his brsschss' pocket.
and whom they buried him they buried
the whole postoface. and les q dsad-lst-
tor Office now."-R, II. Repeue.