Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-02


designate the guilty parties.
| A six-days' walking match between Daniel
| O'Leary, the Chicago pedestrian, and Edward
| Payson Weston was concluded at the Expo
sition building in Chicago on the night OF
the Goth. In the six days O'Leary walked
| SOB miles and Weston 45l. At the conclusion
Of the match OLeary was presented with a
| gold medal as the champion walker of the
| world He accomplished 500 miles in l42
hours end 10 minutes, the fastest time on
| record.
| the aggregate strength OF the line OF the army,
according to the last reports received, is
| $40 officers and "a, 03l enlisted men, made
up as follows: Five regiments artillery, 7S0
officers and 2, 54 men; 10 regiments cavalry,
422 officers and 1906 men; 25 regiments in
| fantry. SIS officers and II 600 men. Available
| recruits, hospital stewards, ordnance ser.
geants, etc, 1921.
Over 10000 persons attended each OF the
two revival services held in Philadelphia by
Moody and Sankey on the 2lst. The streets
in the vicinity were crowded notwithstanding
a drenching rain, and thousands were turned
away from the evening meeting, being una
BILE to gain admission.
AT Utica, n. T., on the 21st Lodicia and
Albert neutrality-suspicious. and son.-were
found guilty Of the murder OF Orlo Davis last
June, and were sentenced to be hanged on
the 31st OF December.
A kerosene-oil lamp exploded in shoe
makers shop at Trenton, N. j., on the even.
ipu If bu n int ct ~
named George Ashne, would probably die.
A Washington special of the 23d says or
ders we're that day issued at the Navy De.
partment, in great secrecy, for the fitting UP
OF five more IRON clads, making a total of
twelve iron-clads which, within three weeks
had been made ready for active service, and
embracing nearly all the available iron-clads
on the list
At its recent session in Cincinnati the
Woman's National Temperance Convention
adopted resolutions recommending Gospel
temperance prayer meetings, cheap lunch and
lodging houses, free reading rooms and tenn
perance reform clubs; urging American
women TO train their children TO avoid intoyi.
eating liquors; expressing gratitude to God
that Secretary Bristow had successfully ex-
posed the corruptions OF the whisky ring, and
recognizing the craftsmanship of the Post
masterGeneral in removing from his depart
ment all assistants addicted to alcoholic bev.
erages. Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer was re-
elected President of the society Among
other matters 1t was proposed to try to keep
the sale OF liquor out of the Centennial
grounds next year, Mrs. Wittenmyer remark
ing that it would require at least $685. 600 to
do it, for that amount had been paid already
by brewer for the exclusive right to sell his
beverage inside the Enclosure.
Brig Gen. Bennett, Chief of the Ordnance
Bureau, United States Army, in his annual
report says the bureau has for several years
past called attention to the necessity of an in
crease to the annual appropriation for arm
ing and equipping the militia The annual
appropriation OF $200000 was made in lS0S,
when the population Of the country was
about 100000. At the present time, with a
population of over 40, 900 900, the amount APP
propriated is still the same, and 1t is impossi-
BILE for his department TO meet all the de-
mands made upon 1t by the States and Terri
tories. The last official report gives the
militia OF the United States: Organized, 81
ia; unorganzed, 3,70l ,977; and there is lit
tie doubt that were arms and military
equipments more freely supplied the organ
lied force would be greatly enlarged
The official count of all the Indians in the
United States places the total number at 226,-
900, of whom 10000 are put down as civil
ized,' $4,000 as semi-civilized," and 81 900
as "barbarous." This enumeration does not
include the Indians In Alaska
coal-oil or fluid lamp exploded in the
bedroom OF Mrs. Charlotte Chew, of Camden,
n, j., on the morning of the 25th, ard Miss
Laura Chew jumped out of bed, when her
night clothes caught IRE and she opened
window ION the second floor of the buildlng)
and eithe. jumped or fell To the ground and
was so terribly injured that she died in few
minutes The clothes Of the mother also took
fire, and before assistance could be rendered
she was so dreadfully burned that she expired
during the day, and William Chew, her son,
was severely burned
Mr.. Murray, editor of the South Bend
tud.) Herald, recently had misunderstood
inS with lady printer and sub.editor in his
employ and discharged her and afterward in
serted an article in his paper offensive TO her
She subsequently assaulted him on the street
with cowhide, which he attempted to take
from her. and in the scuiiie which ensued
she was thrown TO the ground. Justice
William Palmer took sides with the girl and
Murray also aSsailed him editorially. for
which Mr.. Palmer on the 22d shot Murray,
the ball taking effect in his lungs, INJECTING
severe and dangerous wound.
\ committee appointed by the National
Grange to arrange marriage ceremonial re-
ported adversely, and were sustained.