Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30

was carried. At the conclusion of some subse-
quent remarks Mr.. Beecher said: II such an
advisory council should say another investi-
CATION is necessary, would say, Do it. Doit.'
II they should say not, certainly should not
object" Mr.. Shearman resigned the Office Of
Clerk Of the church organization, and Mr..
Thomas j. Tilney was chosen to succeed
him.
Early on the morning of the 18th the
United States Express car on the st. Louis,
Kansas City & Northern train, en- route for st
Louis, was entered, between Ferguson and
Jennings Station, by two or three masked
men, the messenger, Charles Kinkald, thrown
into large packing box which the robbers
emptied for the purpose, and the safe robbed
of between $1,000 and 10000 in money and
yaluables.
d. A. Ross & Co., large lumber maEufact
urers and dealers, of Detroit, Mich, have
failed. Liabilities placed at 100000 and as
sets at 100000
A fire in Little Rock, Ark on the morning
Of the Doth DESTROYED the Gazette block, burn
ing up the Office of that paper and inhcting
a loss of several thousand dollars on the oc-
cupants Of the building.
Severe cold weather was experienced in
many sections Of the East on the Goth The
mercury ranged from ten degrees below zero
in Boston and vicinity to thirty five degrees
below at Skowhegan, Me- forty-one below at
Littleton, n. H., and forty three below at St
Johnsbury, Vt
A report that Secretary Bristow had ordered
to be paid to the Union Pacific Railway Com
paDy the sum adjudged due by the Supreme
Court is pronounced erroneous by WASH
ington telegram of the 22d.
large gas-rdain running under Federal
street, In South Boston, Mass, exploded on
the 22d with loud report, tearing up the
pavement for long distance. The street
was tbronged with people at the time, and
many were buried under the debris. grain
house was badly shattered and the foreman
instantly killed. A number of persons were
blown into the water and drowned The
number OF victims as far as aseertained up to
the morning of the 23d was as follows:
Killed. 20; fatally injured, 4; seriously hurt,
y; slightly, B. Seven persons were missing
and were supposed to have been blown into
the water, in addition to those already taken
therefrom.
The Bank OF BranGywine, at West Chester
Pa, made assignments, on the 22d, for
the benefit OF It's creditors. 1t was thought
depositors would be paid in full.
suit in the.Circuit Court at st. Louis
against the Missouri State Lottery, managed
by Murray, Miller & Co., charging them with
usurpation OF their franchise and praying for
judgment OF custer, was decided on the gid
against the defendants. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court
The Commercial Loan Company and Saw.
ings Bank Of Chicago suspended on the 21st.
1t was reported that depositors would realize
about eighty cents on the dollar OF their
claims.
An advance In railroad freights over the
different routes between the East and West
has been recently established.
At Augusta, Ga, two men named Tilley
and Radcliffe recently tough. duel with
pistols, in which the former was badly
wounded. He died the following day.
violent earthquake shock was felt In
Richmond, Va, on the night Of the 22d. The
guests at the different hotels were so alarmed
from the rocking OF the buildings as to as
semble in the parlors en- de,habiiie, ready to
leave. The alarm was general. the shock be
ing felt in all parts of the city, and citizens
leaving their domicles in fright.
The Governor OF Pennsylvania has par.
doned Xingo Parks and several Others OF the
miners convicted in Clearield County of con
spring together for riotous purposes.