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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
Beeher Untanglcs the Knotty Charges
and Wins the Confidence OF tho
People.


The important period of the great
trial has come at last, and Beecher
has passed through it as well as his
warmest friends could have wished
The lawyer presented the evidence
piece by piece and the witness firmly
and eloquently denied them. The
letter of contrition was dissected
thus:
The first sentence reads, 81 ask
Through you, Theodore Tilton's for
"giveness, and l humble myself be-
"fore him as | do before my God.
In explanation of this Mr.. Beecher
swore 81 did say that in view OF
"the statements made, felt that
chad wronged him, and wronged
'his house, and that had humbled
myself before God for it, and | was
"willing to humble myself before
"Theodore Tilton." The second
sentence reads, Gle would have
"been a better man in my circum-
"stances than | have been"
TO this he replies that Tilton had
always been friendly to him, and
that he had turned against Tilton
in using his influence towards
removing him from the independent.
The expression, 81 wish / were
Dead" he disposed Of by saying that
he would rather have died than to
have brought such trouble on those
who had befriended him. The
trouble referred to is the jealousy
of Tilton and the alienation of his
his wife's love. The charge of Grim
inal intimacy he denies SO firmly
that he drew frequent applause
from the audience. The clouds
begin to clear up little, and his
friends support him more strongly
and cheerfully than ever. On the
other hand Tilton is falling into
despair. He saws now that he has
neither home, friends, nor family,
he would rather die than live, and
that in his downfall he will make
Reecher feel the penalty Of his
crime. His lawyers are becoming
discomftted and charge that he has
deceived them, having produced none
of that evidence which he promised
at the beginning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
THE SOUTH.

A Representative in Congress a
few days ago advanced the argument
that the arrest of public improve
ments, national and by corporations,
throughout all of the states, and
especially in the South, is the great
cause of the embarrassed condition
of the country. There is nothing
that tends more to promote peace
and harmony in community than
prosperity in its commerce. For IA
low years improvements in all the
southern states have been checked,
machines have been stopped, and
tho fires in the furnaces have gone
out. In fact everything that tends
TO keep alive the business of a
country has in the southern states
been arrested, and the people re
duced in the last two years to the
most extreme Suffering, 1t is true
1t began by their own lawlessness,
but now that they have fallen, they
can never rise on equal basis with
lhe northern states, without encour-
agemcnt from the government in Il
a;ga,on, ,,,, t,o .,,.;,,,
'''0 ''' "''o'' '''''0 81" vi
national character would assist in
aav.lon;nc IN, vonaarfnl reso,rcos
of,ha sui w,,la .,,r, ,an r,a.o
,i.s c;v;,r e,,l,,vo,, - a.
whose das,itptinn now dr;,os tho,o
,olowlesspess. AMI mako boreor,l,,,
nr,snersops a,a l,,,v ,,ith ~,
heretofore more favored sections If
o,r country mis- man, ,hon 81,
military arm Of the government will
bring to suliection tina law,ossness
that has reirned for the past two
years in the southern states Saws
the New Orleans Timcs:
Let the nation do log .he South " hat /,
hats done Tor The North and N,s.. and mild.
anuercd rcaye will smile all over the land.
buhd or ls,y's, open our way .o the sea,
aud aid IN our "r.at Pacific Railroad enter.
prise Ia lhr-' v.' q, loanl the means OF
rae'"'a'''". ... ..".e r'."' 'aan all the po,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08

OUR State is becoming q little
ambitious of making orators Of its
young men, or it may be they de-
serve the credit of trying to make
orators of themselves. There will
be an intercollegiate contest held
at Madison this evening, in which
a chosen representative from each
college in Wisconsin will deliver an
grafton, contesting for the cham
pionship of the State. The victor
at Madison will represent Wisconsin
in an interstate contest, held at In
dianapolis. The son Of Judge Mills
is the contestant for the State Uni
versity. This contest shows a
proper spirit and will doubtless
benefit all interested.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
THE INDUSTRIAL CONDITION OF
GERMANY.


The delusive prosperity which Ger
many enjoyed while the French in
dennity was passing into the country
has resulted as disastriously as the
similar condition of things consequent
to our war did with us. At the close
of hostilities there was much to be
done, money was plentiful, and wages
high. Everybody believed that new
era had dawned for Germany, and that
the speedy development of its re-
sources could receive no check. A
feverish energy of achievement took
the place of sober calculation, and
wild extravaganza in every form of
enterprise was mistaken for substan-
tial business growth. The stolid Ger
man became as speculative as if he
had been transported to America, and
with precisely the same result SO far
as national prosperity went.
Describing the industrial and finan-
cial experience of the past five years
in Germany, Tribune correspondent
pictures condition of things very
easily understood in this country:
"The abundance of capital gave rise
to reckless prodigality in all sorts of
private enterprises. New railways
were undertaken, great manufacturing
companies were established to rival
Krupp, and shipyards to compete with
the Lairds were organized. Above
all, new and costly houses sprang up
in all parts of Berlin and almost every
other city. The most popular sort Of
investment was in stock companies,
and the multiplication of stock COM
panies in 1871 and 1872 was marvel
Gus. Money was plenty, wages were
high, and hod carriers drank cham
payne at their daily work. But this
did not last, and could not last. First
the stock companies began to totter,
and at length there was q general
crash. Then wages began to fall,
while the necessarles Of life were sta
tionary. The fortresses were COM
pleted, and thousands of workmen
thrown upon the market. People
began to leave Berlin on account of
high prices until the evil spread and
distributed itself throughout the coun-
try. The stock companies went to
pieces one after another in all the
chief cities, until that sort of an organ
ization became another name for
everything unstable and treacherous.
The new palaces of Berlin stood un-
occupied, and fewer new ones were OF
course begun. In short, a complete
transformation has taken place; and
in spite of the five millards, it is to-
day very difficult to raise money, and
still more difficult to realize it on in
vestments. Now it will help no emf
grants fortune to return to Germany,
even if he escape impressment into
the military service
Multitudes of great manufactures
are unable to keep up operations, and
wholesale discharges of hands are the
result. The reduction in wages has
been twice as severe as in this country.
with proportionally large number
out of employment. AS an instance,
the fact is mentioned that, in Berlin,
last winter, it was difficult to get
street laborers at two dollars day,
while this winter an indefinite number
could be had at one third that price.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08

THE Democratic mass convention,
that met in GAINESVILLE last week, is
described by the Gazette as the
largest and most disorderly crowd
of politicians that ever met there.
The confusion that reigned during
the whole session beggars descrip-
ton, and the illegal voting was car
ried to such an extent that there is
talk of another convention.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
NOTICE

To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that forbid any a.,
all persons from mining or digging for ls ",tI
zin, or other ores on my land, descrihsa ' y,
following, to-wit The "a of sw14, and the ns
s @ G N t 'ne ,axa q Ses N a Town Range
SIMON PEREGRINE. Sr
Dated March 18th, lS75-w4 81
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08

THE city of Dubuque elected a
Republican mayor, although that
city has always been considered a
stronghold of the Democratic party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
Centennial Managers.

BY chapter 1877, laws of 1875, the
governor is required to appoint a
board of state centennial managers,
consisting of five persons. In ac-
cordance with the provisions of that
act, Gov. Taylor has made the fol-
lowing appointments: Hon. J. l..
Case, of Racine; Hon. Eli Stilson,
of Oshkosh Hon. Thad. c. Pound,
of Chippewa Falls; Col. l.. A.
Calkins, of the Milwaukee Neacs,
and Prof. J. B. Parkinson, of the
Madison Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08

MoST cities and owns in Michi-
gan have Republican majorities.
The Republican vote is larger than
ever before.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-08
TAKEN Up.

In tn. town Of Mifila. ave miles nor'a q = u
a sorr-i mare one yesr III siih ~hlie STU - II
and white legs. The owner is reqass
p iess Pay THOMAS BArfAS'
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
GIVEN IT UP.

Our exemplary President has'again
experienced change of mind, If not
Of heart, and has given up theidea of
being candidate for o third term.
The change is supposed to have been
effected by the defeat of the Force bill,
by which he hoped, with the assistance
of marshals and 'bayonets, to carry all
the Southern States, and his CONVEX
sion was completed by the Connecticut
election, which blighted his remaining
hopes. That the change has been ex-
perienced by the Presidential mind
there is no reasonable doubt, as the
intelligence was impaired to Senator
Sargent by the Presidential lips rs the
Senator was leaving Washington for
the Pacific Coast. AS an excuse tor
the apparent instability of the Presi-
dental mind, hitherto so remarkable
for its obstinacy, Grant informed Sar-
gent that the measure of his ambition
had been filled, and that he would
gladly retire to private life at the end
of his term. As there is no apparent
reason why Grant should not have
changed his mind since the failure OF
the Force bill to become a law, and
wisely concluded 10 consider the
90 l.; f,,n h,c
rumor is probably correct. 1t is pos
sible, however, that it has been fabri-
Gated and circulated for the purpose
of strengthening the Republican party
in California in the campaign now
opened in that State. 1t was evident
during the last session of Congress that
Grant aimed at third term, and in
tended, if backed by Congress, to force
himself upon the country The failure
OF his pet scheme to meet the approval
OF moderate Republicans may have i'm
pressed his understanding with a reall-
cation of the fact that none but office
holders and their retainers favored the
third term, and induced him to aban-
don the idea of again being u candidate
for the Presidency. 1t is, however, a
matter of little consequence to the
people of the North, but has withdrawal
from the contest must result bene-
ticially to the South, where the people
may now be accorded the right to man.
age their domestic affairs, without
bayonet interference.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

THE supposition that America was
known to the northern nations of Eu-
rope many centuries before Columbus
was born is now very generally cred
tied. The evidences of that suppo-
sition are constantly accommodating.
SO much interest is felt in the matter
by European scientists that an In
ternational Congress is to convene
at Nancy, France, on the 10Th of July
next, of persons interested in invest
igating this interesting and important
subject.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

RUTLAND's, VT. latest sensation is
the arrest for bigamy of All Sing, a
clever young Chinaman, who has been
doing thriving business as doctor at
Lansingburg, N. T., whence he eloped
the other day, with an American girl
whom he married, notwithstanding
the fact that he has another wife still
living at Utica N. Y, where he former
ly practiced.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

If the tendency of the times, which
leads to the invention of new word
almost every day, is not checked, die
tionaries will have to become period
icals like directories, and last year s
dictionary will be about as useful as
last years almanac. One of the latest
outrages is Observation-Disclosures, E"
which it is needless to say is an octo-
syllable of British development.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

A BLACKSMITH, who fancied himself
sick, would often tease neighboring
physician to give him relief. The
physician knew that he was perfectly
well, but being unwilling to offend him,
told him he must be careful of his diet,
and not eat anything heavy or windy,
The blacksmith went off satisfied; but
on revolving in his own mind what
kind of food was heavy or windy, re-
turned to the doctor, who, having lost
temper with his patient, said: Don't
you know what things are heavy and
windy?" "No." said the blacksmith.
"Why, then, III tell you," says the
doctor: your anvil is heavy, and your
bellows are windy; don't eat either
of these, and you will do well.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

COLONEL JACK WHARTON has been APP
pointed Adjutant- General of the State
militia of Louisiana, the place once
held by Longstreet. Colonel Wharton
commanded the Sixth Texas cavalry
regiment of Forests Confederate
brigade during the civil war. He was
on the Warmoth Returning Board. and
did his best to defeat Kellogg, and his
appointment is looked on as a con-
cession on Kellogy's part.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

IT is wickedly stated that spelling
matches are very apt to result in
matches of another and very different
character. and it is slanderously stated
that the young ladies care more about
flirting with the gentlemen than faith
oming the rules of photography.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

The Terra Haute Journal says
that on Wednesday week DR.. Steven
son removed from the throat of George
Wilkins in the southern part OF Virgo
county, Indiana, bean that had been
lodged in the trachea for six years.
The patient is about thirty-fve years
of age. He was toying with bean
in his mouth, and swallowed or at
tempted to swallow it, six years ago,
and felt some slight obstruction at the
same time. Shortly aferward and
since that time he has experienced
symptoms of asthma, and has made use
of the usual remedies for that complaint
without any success. DR.. Stevenson
had some time ago removed bean
from the trachea of child, and sus-
pected that this was the case with Mr..
Wilkins, especially as be had very
fine lungs. He found the bean
lodged in the trachea, imbedded III a
lymph that had formed around it.
It was q common white soup bean
and it had been there 80 long that
when taken out it crumbled like soft
chalk
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

The ladies of Silver City have organ
lied benevolent society for the laud-
able purpose of raising funds to pur-
chase bell for the school house in
that place. 1.-The sound of the church
going bell " the valleys and rocks of
the Owyhee never heard.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

A FARMER was elected to q corporal
ship in a militia company. His wife,
after discoursing with him for some
time on the advantage which the
family would derive from his exalt-
alton, inquired, in doubling tone,
" Husband, will it be proper for us to
let our children play with the neigh
bors' now?" One of the little urchins
eagerly asked, "Are we not all cor
porals?" tut, said the mother; "hold
your tongue; there is no one corporal
but your father and myself"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

EAGLE MINE. A note from the
Eagle mine informs us that the result
of run on Eagle ore was entirely sat
isfactory, in fact good, and that the
bullion was shipped last night.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

The Democratic Convention, which
met in Virginia City last Monday,
nominated the following ticket for city
officers: For Mayor, }. G. Currie; Treas
urer, j. }. Cooper; Chief Of Police,
Charles A. White; Assessor, James 5.
Hardwick; for Alderman, First Ward,
Jacob Stefan; Second Ward, Fred Rit-
ter; Third Ward, c. II. Clark. The
delegates from the Fourth Ward were
allowed until last evening to nominate
a candidate and report the same to the
Central Committee.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
The Oldest Congresstsasn now
Living.

Hon. Horace Binney, aged nlnet! :
five. of Philadelphia, was born IN tb'
CITY. January 9th, 1880. He represeh-
ted Pennsylvania i'll Congress from
1888 to 1885.
Hon. Willard Hall, of Wilmington,
Delaware. was born in Massachusetts,
December 14th, 1850, thus making him
nipety-four years old, He is the oldest
in point of service, having served III
Congress FROM Delaware from 1917 to
1921.
Hon. Artemus Hale. of Bridgewater,
Mass, is in his ninety year,
having been born in that State, Octo-
Der Doth, 1888. He was member OF
Congress from Massachusetts from 1919
to 1919.
Hon. Perkins King, aged ninety one.
of Cairo, Greene county, New York, Is
a native of Massachusetts, and was
born January 18th, 1854. He repre-
scented New York in Congress from
1929 to 1884.
Hon. Joseph Johnson, of Bridge
port, West Virginia, Is IN his nlnetleth
wear, was born in Orange county, New
York. December 10Th, 1885. He repre-
scented Virginia in Congress from 1873
to 1895, from 1885 to 1o41, and from
1916 to 7847.
Hon. George Grinnell, of Green
field, Mass, in his eighty ninth year,
having been born in that State. Decem-
Der 25th, 1856. He was a member OF
Congress from Massachusetts from
1899 to 1889.
Hon Joseph Grinnell, of New Bed
ford, Mass, in his eighty-seventy
veat, was born in Massachusetts,
November 18th, 1888. He was mem
Der of Congress from 1913 to 1851.
Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, of Union
town, Pa, in his eighty-sixth year.
having been born October 9th, 1889,
was United States Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA from 1910 to 1851
Hon. Ether Shepley, of Portland,
Me-. in his eighty-sixth year, was born
in Massachusetts. November 3. 1859.
He represented Maine in the United
States Senate from 1888 to 1886.
Hon. John Strohm, of Lancaster,
Pa, in his eighty-second year, was
born October 10th, 1898, and served III
Congress from 1916 to 1849.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
WESTERN DlSPATCHE
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED
FROM UTAH.

OGDEN, April 90.
A construction train went east from
Ogden last night, but has not yet
reached Echo station. No train from
Green River has succeeded in getting
as far west as Evanston on account OF
the wash-out at Leroy. The difficulty
in making repairs is on account OF no
trains passing over the road, no train
having run from Ogden to Green River
for SIX days.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
TELE c r AP HI C.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER sTATE.l

DETROIT, April CO.
REPORTS from all parts OF the state
indicate that the prospects Tor the wheat
crop are not fattering. having been
affected by drought last fall Apples
and some other fruits are fair, the
peaches are gone.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
A new daily paper to be called the
Evening Telegraph will be started 10
this city about the 18th of May. Its
publisher announces it will be express
sive of D -mocratic principles, pure and
simple, but independent of combina-
tons on individuals other than them
selves. The business management
will be under the control of Mr.. Hugh
Ceyle, at present an &mploye of the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany in this city.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21

A dispatch from Austin, dated 10Th.
saws: A fire occurred here this morn
ing in the Chinese quarter, a large por
ton of which was destroyed. Loss not
ascertained.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
s.as=
MARRIED..

At the residence of the brides parents, nefi
Lovelock's Station, April 20, by Rev. q. b
Hinkle, John Cooley to Miss Isabella A. Craig
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
70 r EIC N N { w S

LONDON, April IS.
The Berlin Government, in its last
note to Belgium, says that Germany is
about to alter its laws with view to
to the better protection of foreign coun-
tries against any future designs OF Ger
man sui, ects. and asks Belgium to imi-
tate her example. 1t is desirable that
an understanding on this subject should
be established with all other States
equally interested.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-21
BEAUTIFUL SUN PEARL

win he producei unexcelled by any N ,n'
world Pictures from LIFE-SlZE 20 miCn',t
SCOPE taken equally well. VIEWS VI
kinds taken at short notice.
fe29 II IT, ID. "o"''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-12
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