Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-11-11

locomotive attached to q gravel train on the
Lchigh Valley Railway exploded, three miles
west Of Bound Brook, N. T., killing Thomas
Caper, the engineer, and Abraham King and
william Thompson, brakemen, besides injur-
ing about twenty Others, many fatally. All
the cars were thrown from the track by the
force Of the explosion.
A recent special from Virginia City, New,
says building was going on rapidly and the
burnt district was dotted with shanties.
Work was plenty and wages high. Relief
was coming in freely, and the people had re-
covered their spirits.
A run occurred on the National Gold Bank
| and Trust Company Of San Francisco on the
| Both ult The bank continued to meet all
| demands during the day, but did net open
for business on the morning of the 1st The
officers claimed that the bank could pay
everything in full, and would resume as
soon as possible. No excitement was appar-
ent at the other banks in San Francisco on
the 1st
A few days ago Charles Patterson shot and
killed K. w. Porter, herder Of cattle on the
North Platte, thirty miles north Of Sidney
Neb., where Patterson was taken under ar
rest. On a subsequent evening the Jail was
broken into by mob Of masked men and
Patterson strung up to a telegraph pole. The
Sheriff oyerpowered the crowd and cut Pat
'erson down in time to save his life. At four
o'clock the next morning he was again taken
out and hung till dead.
Atty.-Ge Pierrepont is said to be Of the
opinion that Brigham Young cannot be COM
PEELED to pay the alimony to Ann Eliza, for re-
fusing TO pay which he has been imprisoned.
The point is whether in marrying Brigham
fully aware OF the existence of numerous
other wives, Ann did not tacitly consent to
an Illegal marriage.
A Washington dispatch Of the I'd says that
on that and the previous day the Freedman's
Bank was crowded with resident colored per-
sons drawing their portions Of the dividend
Of 20 per cent Depostors residing at dis
lance are required to forward their books or
other evidence of Indebtedness through
some responsible bank or by mail or express
The Secretary OF the Treasury has addressed
a circular to the Collectors Of Customs an
nouncing that no further importations of
neat-catte or hides will be allowed for the
present from England, In consequence Of the
prevalence OF the foot and mouth disease In
that country.
The annual report Of the Postmaster Gen
eral will show that during the past year g.
GAO, 797 letters were received at the Dead Let
ter Office in Washington, of which number
2lO,377 were foreign. These dead letters con-
tanned $3,546, 993.44 In money, drafts, etc.--all
of which except about 1875, 900 was returned
to the senders. The foreign letters were re-
turned unopened.
A duel occurred in New York city on the
I'd between two Polish Jews named Joseph
Goldman and Moses Piskall, who were part
ners in the jewelry business. Goldman was
shot over the right temple and right cheek.
and instantly killed. Piskall was shot over
the RICH. eye and mortAlly wounded.
A fire at Sherman, Tex on the LIST, de-
stroyed sixty business places, the post
office, every printing Office in the town, and
rendered some thirty families homeless.
Loss estimated at over $500, 900; insurance
small.
A distinct shock of earthquake was felt at
Atlanta and other sections OF Georgia on
the night of the I'd.
man named Jackson Of Jefferson
County, H., while getting out of bed the
other morning before daylight, accidentally
stepped upon the body of his daughter (who
was sleeping on an improvised bed on the
aoor) crushing in her chest and killing her
instantly. She was fifteen years old The
father weighs over 200 pounds
David Robinson, living near Kokomo, Ind. :,
on the night OF the Sd shot two of his chill
dren with revolver and then cut their
Threats from ear TO ear. His wife and one
son escaped by running, he firing two shots
at them, wounding the son. His friends
claim he WAS temporarily insane. His dead
body was found the next morning fourteen
miles south of kokomo, 1t is supposed he
jumped or fell from a freight train on which
he was making his escape.