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, 1875-09-04

DETROIT, Sept. 3.-Det.oit furnishes another
domestic tragedy to-day, Comb Gssnier, a
Fsenchman. 81 years Of ago. having killed. him
self this morning, aftnr Fatally roundlng his
wife. Tho injurles woEo inflicted With jack
tnifo. He was bard 3rnaer. and his wifo re-
fused to have him about tha house. ~ she VAS
not add him to hor already hosvy bur1en.
, 1875-09-04

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 3.---Lonis Hehm, tbs
Taller Of Tho plantcrs' National Bank, who con-
fcnsed having taken tho money from this bank
hin1sol'. Was psesentod in tho City Court this
morning. and held In $50. 900 ball 10 answor.
lehma easo has bcen continued ono week, .hs
bail beinR placed At 1000. 1fo Nho nnab1o to
ETc that amount. and ia now In JAIL The affair
han raracd great excitement and speculation
ahca It became known. 1ichm's foo1lBh action
atid mex of nerve being tho thcn,e Of general
conservation. Tho bunk resumed business to-
iof attachment at;Rnat hts property. Tho pcti-
Won bsases that nchm was taken into the employ
o. III" nhh ilVo yearH ago. at which tfrne he gAgo
Lou" fnr lilo faithful discharge Of lila duties.
They claim that he !hs not demo no, $4,000 hav-
INF: beer, embezzl'd by iitn The potition nj.
leEes .hst lsehA!a iaiehc,l to thu bank tho
jul21nent aud attachmen. to restrain linn :ron,
sellnE hi. prof ossy. Mort Of his property h3s
been attached since tho suit MAJ uotesed
, 1875-09-04

c1sc1NsAT1, Sept. &C. L. Pratt. suercbsut, Al
lseenup Ky., Was arrested hero to-day on
ehasaes Of ob.aining goods to TIC amount ct
5000 on false protouucs,
, 1875-09-04

boen brought against him. Ho Is under
Il likely to continue for sa1eEal days
Tho attending phvstcian Of dx-Judee Afitcholl.
who was wounded in tho shooting ARRAY Of ycs-
tettay. stntod that tho wounds Yeceiyed by hin
patient In tho hsad arc Dot dangerous, and that
tho wounds Ia tfc arm and btcast are hea1inr
rapidly. The wonnd In tho abdomen 10 moro
foTofe. Had not the huliot p.nsluctuR tis
wound heen wardod OF by jack.knifo IN tia
tudga's pocket. tho shot would 40 doubt hspo
proved fatal. Tho wound in tho hip IA coneI4l.
crod somewhnt dangerous. T'ha bu!lot Ia todgon
iu tte pei7is bone near tia spine. and Tho snr-
geon has not yet bnon nblo to fe,novo It. tn tha
whole. honcrer tln JudEn 10 not conaidered II
present tn 1 critical condition.
, 1875-09-04
RIBBED THE HAkGMAh,

FoR7 sA1Tlt, Ark, Sept. g., via. Muskogee. I.
T.. Sept. 3.-Alatttn Haiues, who was tried toz
murder at tho last term Of tho United Statca
Court and acquitted for want OF sufficient proof
to convict. confessed after his release that he
killed tho msn. Haines ia desperate Of tho
deserts for l,fs crimos. although in an unlawful
manner, Last night While ougaged Ia drunken
row In house Of ill-fhme, he Was fatally stab-
bod in teu different places with = knifo in tho
binds of Jim Bailey. Bxl1ey has baeo arrested
, 1875-09-04

CINCINNATI. Sept. a.-Wllllam Hutchinson. .
fArruer living nsar Worthington, o., nAo nhot
dead by tramp nhom Ae found In hts ba1u.
, 1875-09-04

WuksspAAnr, pa., Sept. s.--Thss region has
been thrown into furry of exci.omeu. by
epoth9r coid-bloodcd Assssstpatiop, which took
place 1t 7 o'c!ock this morning al Lausfora.
Carbon County. only 4 {eu uilcs from Hhenan.
do.h .h.rc two boaas. v.ra amt ~ W.d,...
n.';. ~ w.. .s.I1' w "e1as'
aa7' LUIS 'oosatns' ~ 'ao 1taio apProaehea
Ltnsford, the Passengers Witnessed two meu
deliberately 1re Into tho otlco OF tho Lehtph
r Wtlkesbsrro cosl company. in.t.n,fv t,,li,u.
~. .s;.;,,. ~. 49,. s"ss ,r.' ', A.'"ah
'no 'nn'us oses' uoaa - 'ooss. LUG n"saefefs
tAoh esearoa 10 kao WOODS. Iho boss aud bu-
rjth tho miuefa al Jnnufon1 and
,',vo r,cetv,3 cofa, .,a ns"to, ,,iaa.
, 1875-09-04

and 1sarlol III pursuit OF tho thieves.
following them for 200 mies Into tho Indian
country. Tho horto-thie.es were brought to
bay It little crock noaz Red River. ! lsspes-
ato fight cnsued. At tho first 1re. ono Of thn
pursusrs, named spiroy, WAS Killed. snd Capt, IT,
win wounded but the thieves vose linh'iy captured
lIunton escaped, but waa followed into thu Ter
ritory and shot. During looros Incarceration
his nifo and chIlnrea Waited him often, ~ also
did hls mothos. nearly 90 years Of ago. Lila
motler NOW lives In uosauo County, ToxAs.
Moore rcceirod hs sentence With apparent un-
couee,n.
ayokxn x...s,,,vr
d fall -blooded choctaw. w.x ne.t ,,rourht from
,he dungeon. srrua In h, ln,,,nct, NJ hra race
ho nppesred nIoud and stoie.i. liz fo,tures
Ind been ais5n,,rod hv .n,]I.po1. Tia
1u]pe,, .ddro,as ~, tr.nsla.o1 vor1
for xord h, m ints,nrst.r u, wo,
rntotnnd to nrao.ra gor da,,,, And IN coof,r
with . mtuIstsr Of tin f,o.n,l a nro,,oa,,i,n
vhlrh tf,o tIooned Indian ina,,n.n,1r ,aIsc,,J
William f,hort. . non,,,,- Tonnw xhi,. MN ,,v.
Inc In Tho Flint nt.,r,ct w., .sn,ot.r Man.
h;.ier,s. victim. yhs .crn. =, ,ha IT., ro,s !,
about 40 n,Ijss north al hi. n,scc. Er.ctlv ma
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
Make Hur Own Sunshine.

DIsCoURAGETEMT too often overtakes
those whose lives pass in the petty details
of commonplace existence. The mother
whose narrow ound of duty confines her
10 the range o, two or three rooms; the
primary teachc whose life passes in the
monotony Of he schoolroom; the me-
chaniC whose avs are filled with activity
that never vares-these typical individ-
ualS tnd il har to keep buoyant, hopeful
fresh and resolte But this is just what
they must do. or dwindle into ciphcrs
OF all things, wen the mood of diSCour.
agemcut oyertaes one. he should think Of
anything and errything else than his own
troubles, and mre than this, should take
measures Mt dce 10 follow new cur
rents Of tbouht and feeling Some
times the mod is purely the result
Of bodily conditions, and requires for
its cure sleep, or exercise in the open
air, or change diet or simple waiting
TIL il passes tway Of itself. When 1t
springs from C,ISeS not connected with
the body then lie cure must be spiritual or
intellectual. 4 intensely interesting now
el, visitation aung the poor, constant in
tcrcourse with fresh minds, change Of
scene. travel, ID study oi a science new
to the patientanything that Will absorb
the brain and KEEP it from consuming il
self, is good meicine. The world is full
OF sunshine an beauty. lit is right,
meet and our bounden duty" that We
should open ouhe8rtS Ia all the soothing.
healing. invigoiting influences of the sky
that bends overss IN UnChsnging love, the
halmy air, the hppy chirp Of innumer-
able insects, thaen thousand voices with
which nature sFakS - him whose ears
are opened 70 rleiye her geltle teachings.
-iateFl0r.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
A Nice Hat.

Last night n well-dressed man stepped
into Dieter's saloon, took drink, and be.
gan to admire the proprietor's glossy tile
"Thars nice hat, Mr.. Dieter" said
the stranger.
1T ought to be. l paid eight dollars
for it,
"Why, it looks like monitor" re
marked the stfpger, as he took the tile in
his hand.
"What kind of hat is that?'
Why, one of those hats that you can,
break with akick."
The next moment Mr.. Dieter was horri.
fed, then naddencd, by seeing the
room. Mr.. deter is q man of peace 1--WE
| are speaking If the old gentleman, and So
instead of hurfng bottle at the miscreant's
head, stood and looked on in establishment.
When he recovered his voice he exclaimed
in husky tones
Say whatlarm has that hat doneyou @
Il don't like the style Of it, that's all, y
replied the Stranger coolly, and the hat
was bounced pout again.
Mr. Dieter turned livid with rage, He
rushed into thu adjoining room to seek as
sistance from nc walters, bowling as he
went:
I'm make You sweat for that, you
scoundrel II make you sweat
When he cane back the stranger was
missing, but OF the cash-counter were two
hats. One of he tiles was wreck, the
other uninjuret. The latter was L .eters
II seems tina the stranger had quietly
| slipped Mr.. Differs tile out of sight, and
| simply kickedi hat which he had brought
in for the purpose of playing practical
| joke. -Br0okip Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
NEWS CT THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

Berlin dispatches Of the 10Th announce the
release OF the priests lately imprisoned at
Posen. The alleged principal in the late con-
spiraey against the life Of Prince Bismarck,
one DAMN had been arrested at Cracow.
The Roman journal La Foce Del'a Terita
has been suspended for publishing the Pope's
address to the German pilgrims.
On the 10th the Carlsts shelled the city OF
Pampcluna. The garrison made sortie and
repulsed the insurgents.
Two Of the Podgoritza murderers have been
executed.
A Barcelona dispatch Of the 18th announces
the capture Of an important Carlist position
at Montserrat, with a Government loss OF
ninety.threc killed ard wounded. The Car
list loss was unknown.
Twenty-one members Of the Committee Of
Thirty in the French Assembly resigned on
the 10Th on account of the failure of 4 meas
IRE advocated by them.
A San Sebastian dispatch Of the 10Th says
the small pox had broken out in the Carlist
camps, and was raging violently.
A dispatch from Hendaye, Spain, on the
Goth says the Carlists, after two days heavy
fighting, had occupied Usurbil and Ario,
from which the Alphonsist troops had re-
treated with heavy losses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
Personal.


Judge Pierrepoat, the new Attorney-Gen-
eral, took charge of his office in Washington
on the 18th and was called upon by the heads
Of bureaus and others.
Mai. II. W. Bingham, Indian Agent at Chey-
enne, arrived in Washington on the 18th with
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and seven other
Sioux Indian chiefs and an Interpreter.
The Andrews Wharton Black Hills party
captured by the military on White River and
taken 10 Fort Randall on the 18th, have, with
the exception OF two of them who refused to
sign the parole, been, by order Of Gen. Sheri-
dan. released on parole and their arms,
horses, wagons and outfits restored to them.
The Governors Guards, a military company
OF Springfield, H., won the prize banner at
the competitive drill on the occasion OF the
late soldiers reunion in Chicago.
Gen. and ex-Vice- President John c. Breck-
inridge died at his residence in Lexington,
Ky., on the evening Of the 18th, Of abscess of
the liver combined with consumption. Dur
ing the war he was struck by fragment OF a
shell, which inflicted an injury that is sup
posed 10 have aggravated the disease of which
he died. He was a little over fifty years Of
age.
Vice President Wilson arrived at Leayen-
worth Kan, on the 18th.
Asa Is. Matthews, Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue OF the Ninth Illinois District, has been
appointed United States Supervisor of Inter
nal Revenue for the district embracing the
States OF Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota
| vics d. W. Mum, removed.
The Sioux Indian delegation was received
| by President Grant on the 10Th.
| The arguments Of counsel in the Tilton
| Beecher suit were begun on the 10Th, Judge
| Porter openin. on behalf of the defense. He
was very severe in his denunciations of Messrs
| Tilton and Moulton, the former OF whom was
present during the entire days proceedings
| Mrs Lincoln, widow OF the late President
| Lincoln, has been adjudged insane by jury
| In the Cook County Court at Chicago, and
was, on the 10th, removed to private insane
| ASYLUM at Batavia, H. The Chicago 1tib,o,
says the long years of painful brooding
over the dreadful homicide OF her hus
band had gradually produced the ne
| cessity for the action now taken. That
| paper also says: CAS- will be seen from the
| evidence, Mrs. Lincoln's mind has been for
| ten years the prey to growing madness, and
this fact, now made public, will cast new
| light on many of her past actions, which
| were harshly criticised by those who did not
know her, and which, while understood by
| her personal friends, could not be explained
| by them, since to have done so would have
been to have exposed her mental condition,
which it was then hoped might improve"
The funeral of Gen. John c. Breckenridge
took place at Lexington, KY, on the 10Th
and was attended by an immense throng OF
people.
| Hon Jesse ID. Bright, ex-United States Sen
ator from Indiana, died at his residence II
Baltimore, Nd, on the Goth, OF organic dis
ease of the heart He was sixty-three year
| old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
WISCONSIN NEWS ITEMS.

TALEoT's saw and planning mill at Lis
bon was recently destroyed BY fire. Loss
about $4,000.
WILD fires have been raging IN many
portions Of Dunn County of late, doing
considerable damage.
A RACINE merchant used the following
words IN be darned if l advertise in
any paper!" and the next morning was
found dead in his bed
THE Judges Of the Supreme Court, State
officers, clerks and employees in and about
the Capitol have contributed 1898 to the
relief of Oshkosh sufferers.
CITIZENS of Outagamie County are seri-
ously considering the propriety Of extend
ing the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & West
ern Railroad from Appleton northwest.
AN effort is to be made to kill dead
heading among Wisconsin editors, but il
is generally feared that the deadheads can
not be killed without thinning out the pro-
fession in the State.
THE officers of the Wisconsin Editors
and Publishers Association have fixed the
place of holding its annual meeting for
this year at Milwaukee, and the time,
Tuesday, the 22d of June 1t is further
understood, from the Meas, that all hands
are expected to pay their own expenses.
A sUBTERRANEAN vat has been discov-
cred under the Menomonee distillery at
Milwaukee, which the revenue officials
claim has been used for fermcnting pur-
poses. The proprietors Of the distillery
deny this and say that it has been used ex-
clusively for the storage of slops. They
also claim that, although it does not ap.
pear in the plat Of the dissiilery, proper
notice was given to the authorities at the
time it was constructed. Most Of the dis
tilleries and rectifying establishments late
ly seized by the revenue officials have
| been bonded.
RECENTLY Simon Mastinbrook, man
nearly seventy-six years of age, was
found wandering about the town Of Gran.
vile, Milwaukee County, with his throat
cut. He was taken to Milwaukee and
sent to the County Hospital. The old man
was on his way to visit his son in Hart
ford, drank too freely and inflicted the
wound while in drunken frenzy. His
family, consisting Of a wife and several
grown.up children, reside in Milwaukee
The physicians declare his case a hopeless
one, as death must necessarily ensue in 6
few days from starvation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
Gondolas In Venice.

Col. Forncy writes of gondolas in
Venice; The plain truth is, there is no
such thing as horse, cab, carriage or
road conveyance of any kind in Venice
the gondola does the work done with US
by all these conyeniences, even to the
wheelharrow and the hearSe. 1t is a
strange sight TO see large companies 60
ing to the theaterS or churches. the gon-
dolas takingup setting down one after
the other, just rs they do on public ocCa-
sions il our great cities, We were met
by gondolas laden some with wood, some
with coal, some with iron, and others
evidently paying visits, and not few Of
the aristocracy their dark cabins closed
and their dark curtains down. Tl1re
was one gondola loaded with cotton from
SMYRNA, with /. red turhaned Turk on
the top smoking his long pipe. Ii shows
the force of custom that all these ron.
dolas are painted black by an eiiCt Of
tho fifteenth century. The excuse was
that this uniform color stopped undue
competition and extravaganza in decora-
ton, but the real reason was UuGoubtcd.
" that anyone might travel without de-
tcctios. Il marks the decay Of this old
world that a custom in the laSt degree
depressing should be permitted in the
face Of universal criticism and COM
plant"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27
POL.lGlC.AL.

Col j. II. Britton (Dem.) has been elected
Mayor of st. Louis, vice Arthur B. Barrett,
deceased. The vote was: Britton l5,Gll, Hen
ry Overstolz (lnd.) 1891.
Cannons were tired at Little Rock, Ark, ON
the 18th in honor of the proclamation of
President Grant one year ago recognizing
Baxter rs Governor.
GOV. Weston, OF New Hampshire, and four
or five Of his Council have decided that the
votes cast for Matt" Head, Republican can
didate for State Senator from the Second Dis
trict, are to be treated as blanks, claiming
that his name is Nathaniel They also threw
out the votes east for the Prohibition candi-
date for State senator, declaring him ineligi-
bic on account of not having been a
resident OF the State as long rs the law pre-
scribes, This gives the two disputed seats in
the State Senate to the Democrats.
The Wisconsin Republican State Couyen-
ton has been called to meet at Madison on
Wednesday, July Z, for the nomination of
candidates for State officers.
An attempt to remove the public archives
OF West Virginia from Charleston, W. Va,
TO Wheeling, the new capital OF the State,
was thwarted on the Goth by the enforcement
of the injunction issued by Judge Smith
GOV. Jacobs denied the authority of the cour,
h the matter and protested against the in
reference, but decided not TO remove the pub
lie property holding the court responsible FOR
Its safc-keeplng, the state officers deciding
in the meantime 10 make their headquarters
az NlhppIlutr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27

OF money ranging anywhere from (, o0o
to 100000. For great catch ~ y
brigands will sometimes demand a,sa
600, and the victim only regains his fran
dom at the sacrifice of his entire estate
Brigandage still tiourishes in nn,,o1
Italy as it did when the country vas wy
der Bourbon rule. 1t is a sourca D at
great profit to the peasantrv, who seos. ~.
TO be in league with the brigands and !.
is to great extent through their aid al
information that brigandage is carried
on. The peasants act the part ~
fences" and, like other fences, 90.
nearly all the gains of the actual perne.
traitors of the robbery. They furnish
them with food and other necessaries
for which they charge extravagant pricas
1t has been calculated that five.siytb.
of the money received for ransoms %
to the peasants. This profitable bus;'
ness has its risks, however. At one time
1900 peasants were arrested on spsn;
cion of completely with the brirands
in only two provinces. Complicitv
with the brigands is, however, bv M
means confined to the peasants tor
among those arrested on this occasion
we find three priests, a baron and doc,
tor.
The Government continues to make
efforts to protect the roads and make
rural travelling safe, but it has base nom.
lations to deal with, whose interests lie
in protecting the brigands from the sol.
diery rather than in assisting the latter
to bring the outlaws to justice. If a
severe course were taken with the meas
antry whenever they were found to have
dealings of any kind with the brigands,
they would soon betray the sources OF
this scourge of Southern Italy into the
hands of the troops. But at present the
only punishment is short term of i'm.
prisonment, which gives them nothing
to do and every opportunity to supply
themselves with food and tobacco with
the fruits of brigandage. This is exact.
ly suited to their tastes, and, so far from
being disagreeable, is only like retiring
from active business to spend few years
in the way that suits them best.-Haiper's
! Weeklp.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27

CONCERNING the coal strike and the
supply of fuel in Philadelphia CORE
spondent says: Here we have the largest
manufacturing city in the world with
positively no more than three weeks
supply of coal on hand, even for house
hold uses. From the interior the most
reliable information exists that few if
any of the furnaces and other iron works
have any fuel, even for present uses,
while their previous production has been
seriously interfered with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27

A suburban resident of Jersey, who
keeps few chickens, casually remarks
that it's wonderful how his hens have
commenced to lay since his hired girl
went off the other day for weeks abb
sence with her relatives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27

The Methodists of Chicago and Vi
cinity have purchased tract Of land on
the lake shore, north of the city, for the
purpose of relocating their camp grounds
from Desplaines. The grounds are ex-
pected to be for the Northwest what Sea
Cliff and Ocean Grove are to New York,
and what Marthas Vineyard is to New
England.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-27

distinguished gentlemen were present and
eliyered addresses.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-29
TEXAS.
Second DAYS Races Of The Galveston
Jockey Club.
arrival Of Colonel Scott aud Party
frtm Mexico,
tranquility Restored ~ Corpus Christi
Militia Dhbanded

6ALyEsroN April Jockey clul
races, hepuni day, 'leXai STAKES Tor
four year olda, llfty dollars entrance
club 10 add 100 second horse 500,
two mile heats, u, A. Gay entered
| sum Harper John A, Stone Colonel
Mulllgan Ina the first heat there was u
good rlurl, Harper leading, On the
! INST quarter before reaching the half
mile, Mulllgan closed up the gap, both
running close 10 the lAsl quarter OF the
second mile, Harper slightly m the
lead, Mllllgan's rider on the lpst quar-
ter using the whip, Harper was under
n strong pun TO tie string, winning the
heat by two lengths, Time 8il7, In
the second heat Harper took the lead,
holding the same position on the last
quarter Of the second mile. Mulligan
was under the whip, Harper como In
easily winner Of the heat and the race
by four lengths, Time 3;iL
Second race for u purse Of 5000; sec.
ond horse $50; one mile aud Oue-elghth
dash, Enlrles-Sundy Walton, Il lly
Williamson, Mlgnon, John Mcdonald,
Minnie Lee Wlnilrod, Six horyCN start.
ed. After some delay they were gotten
Off well together Before reaching the
stand Winrred took the lead, Minnie
Lee Il good second, Mlgnon third, hold
Ing this position 20 the last quarter
when MignOn passed Minnie Lee.
Winllred held the advance, leading
under the string two lengths, winning
the race. Time li5Ol,
fI'ha urnutbnp Ia .lnup unI Iaunt FIJI
with good track. There was Il larger
attendance than yesterday.
The following are the entries for to-
morrow's races; First race, mile heats,
three in five, W. G. Minors Sweet
Boy, Il, a, Gays ELLA Harper Second
race, one and half miles, Entries
Lallie Anderson, Falmouth, Austin and
Flyaway,
Colonel Thomas A. Scott and party
arrived from the West this evening
and left on special train for the north
via Marshall.
CoRpus CHRISTI, April 2S,-Tran-
quillily Is for the present restored.
There Is no information of raiders or
crimes in this county for several days
Captain McNelly has ordered all COM
panies Of citizens TO dlsband, which has
been promptly obeyed, proving that
is placed in him. All the cit
liens approve his actions, and will re-
spond Immediately should their SER
vices be needed. He is now scouting
the infected district, assuring
both American and Mexican citizens
they shall be protected and that he in
tends to rid the country Of these out
laws. Still some fears are felt, as the
Of the raiders, who have
crossed from Mexico, has not been as
certained.