Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-07

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crs. ~ N 81
The clergy and business men 81 Chicago
have recently held meetings and appointed
committees to take preliminary steps toward
inaugurating great religious revival this
fall and coming winter. Efforts are to be
made to secure the personal attendance and
services of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, but in
any event revival is determined on. One
report has it that Moody and Sankey are to
remain and prosecute their religious labors
in New York city.
A Burlington Qowa) special of the 9th re-
ports serious accident as having occurred
on the Burlington IL Missouri Railroad, near
WOODBURY.. Three passenger cars were thrown
from the track and one passenger was killed
and about thirty others were injured.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury gave direc-
tons on the 2Sth for the retirement Of $780,,
5S Of outstanding legal-tenders, that amount
being 50 per cent. OF the National Bank circu-
lation issued during the past month. Until
further orders the outstanding legal tenders
will be s37394l,12 l'ah
Considerable excitement was caused at Fall
River, Mass, on the eth and 2Sth by demon
STATIONS on the part Of mill-operatves in OPP
position to demands nadeupon them by their
employers. The manufacturers had deter
mined to require the workmen TO sign an
agreement to sever their connection with
any labor union and not to leave work with
out giving ten days notice, and then in num-
bers not to exceed ne-eighth Of the working
force employed, etc. Large numbers OF the
iona raf,ta tn -, a. a
mand and were refused work, and immediate
steps were taken by them to persuade or
compel other workmen to join their ranks
Threats were made against the mill-owners
and working operatives, and serious trouble
was so imminent that the Mayor OF the city was
compelled to take active measures and call
for the militia 10 guard against general out
break. A meeting Of Labor Reformers was
held in Boston on the 2sth and resolutions of
sympathy with the Fall River operatives were
adopted
An Urbana (Ohio) telegram of the 9th says
the testimony OF the seven ear-old daughter
Of James Shell-the man lynched at Belle
fontaine-given before the Coroners jury at
Belle Center was OF so damaging character
to the mother as TO cause renewal Of the ex-
element, and threats Of another lynching
were general. The Sheriff Of the county had
accordingly removed Mrs. Shell from the
Jail and, IL was believed, had taken her to
Marysyille. The conviction that Mrs. Shell
was at least a party to the murder Of Allie
Laughlin was becoming settled.
A dispatch from the Red Cloud Agency,
dated Sept, 81, states that the threatened
outbreak on the part Of the Indians in at
tendance upon the council had passed over
without any person being hurt. Speeches
We're made on the 27th by several Indian
chiefs, one Of whom desired u wagon, horses
cattle and a gun and ammunition for each
Indian before talking on the Black Hills
question spotted Bear" thought about
seventy million dollars would be a fair
equivalent for the Black Hills country. II
was thought no treaty with the Indians could
be effected
The report for August and September Of
the Agricultural Department gives the con-
dition Of wheat harvested for all the States
as ~ per cent in quality-poorer than for
several years. The oat crop is superior in
quantity and quality and mostly secured in
good condition. OF barley the average for
the country is IS. Potatoes are 10 per cent
above the average. The wool crop is fun
average weight or little above in nearly all
the States, Tobacco has fallen 10 per cent
below an average. Hops--New York and
| Wisconsin, which together produced from
three fourths to four ifths of the entire crop,
| have largely increased their acreage.
| Announcement was made in San Francisco
! on the Goth ult. that the reorganizcd Bank of
| California would resume business on the Cd
OF October with 100000 of gold in its
vaults
| The Board of Education of Chicago have
recently abolished the reading of the Script.
ures and repeating of the Lords PRAYER in
| the public schools of the city.
| The Commissioners of the Frcedman's Saw
| ings and Trust Company, in Washington, an
nounee that they will commence, on the LIST
| of November, paying dividend OF 20 per
cent. ON all audited claims.
John Mccormick and wife, of Newark, \
j., were absent from home several hours the
other day and left their three childreu-twins
| of five years and three-year. old-to Keep
house The fire went out, and the lit
tie housekeopers set about rekndling
1t. They repleuished the stove with
| wood, poured kerosene on it in the
usual way, and applied a match The
top Of the stove was immediate
! y blown of and the children were enyeloped
In flames, Some Of the ueighbors got badly
burned helping the little sufferers. When
Mrs. Mccormick came back, an hour or two
afterward, she had two children fewer In the
house, one of the twins and the Youngest
child being blackened Corpses.
large number of the operatives at Fail
River Mass, had resumed work on the S0th
ult., and all the mills were running. Quiet