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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-17

Rocky Point. Bristol and Fall River. The track
MADE by the Providence steamers Is firmly frozen
ever every morning. A passage way has been
cut across the Jerry At FAN River Tor The steamer
which forms the connection with tine Providence
Warren and Bristol Railroad, ana wRAeh. on
account OF Providence River peing frozen over
forms the only direct communication with the
north part OF this State.
A TORPEDO EXPERIMENT.
On1cers and employees OF the torpedo station
here to- day turned their experience In the manu-
facture OF torpedoes TO practical use. Several
torpeaoes were brought 10 bear upon the leo
In the harbor. and several magnificent explosions
not thrown very high. owing to tho thickness
Of the ice. put the force OF the explosion caused
the Ice or distance OF thirty feet by ave feet to
be completely broken up and scattered tn every
direction. The novel spectacle was Witnessed by
large number or spectators, who were deeply
interested In the experiments. TIE operators
had their steam launch, In which to escape after
ignttiug the torpedoes, ana thus were in no dan.
ger OF falling through alter the ice had received
the shock. Additional and more effective exper-
ments are expected to be made tomorrow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
NOTICE!
Y. $. Internal HereHue
S PECIAL T A x E S,
mnY | lS1l 10 AnriL 30 lSI6
may /, 1875, 10 April 80, 1876

The Revised Statutes of the United States,
Sections .2.3!, 3231 1928, and 3:439, require
every person engaged in any business, avoca-
tou or employment which renders him liable
to "A Special Tax, TO PROCURE AND
PLACE CONSPI UOUSLY IN HIS ESTAB-
| LISilmENT OR PLACE OF BUSINESS n
Stamp d"npling the payment Of said Special
Tax for The Special Tax year beginning May
/. 1870 before commencing or continuing
business after April -, lS,j
The taxes embraced within the provision,
of the iaw above quoted are the following, viz
Rectifeis.. .... 500 90
! Dealers, re all liquor. ............. 250D
Dealers, who cnIic iQnOr ............ 100 90
Dealers ia mat liquors, Whoesale..-. 80 90
Dealers IN malt liquors, retail. ....... 2ge0
! Dealers in leaf tobacco. $500
| Retail dealers IN leaf tobacco ...-... 800 90
And on -aies Of over 1900, iif cents
Tor every dollar ia excess OF II, 90.
Dealers IL manufactured tubacco... 500
Manufacturers OF >iills... .......... 30 90
Aud for each olu manufactured. 20 90
And lon each worm manufactured 20 90
/ Manniac grvrs of tobacco. ........ 10 90
Manuiac urcr- OF cigars. ...-...... 10 90
pedders of tobaccn, first class ltnOre
than two horse, or her anima.sl.. 30 90
( Pcdd .ers Of tobacco, rccund class tt"o
hor.es OF other animals ......... % 90
/ Peddicrs Of tobacco. AiJd class Zone
horse or other ANIMAL. ....... - 90
Peddier, OF tuuaccn, inuth c.ls> Con
foot or public conveyance ........ 10 90
Brewers uf less tAau so iMrrels.... 80 90
Brewers 81 800 barrels or mJra....... loo 90
! ANY person, 20 liable, who shall fail 10
comply with The fore oiug requirements VIII
i be suffice, 10 severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any Of The
Special Taxes named above must apply 20
HENRY HARNDE&, Collector Of Internal
Reyrnue at Mad son, WI, or 10 W. II. Ben
NETT, Deputy Collector at Mineral POM,
WIS, ana pay Tor and procure the Special. FAX
or stamp, they need. prior 10 May !, 1919,
and Without Further Sotise.
/ J. W. DOUGLASS.
Commissioner OF Idternal Revenue.
/ OfEiCE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Wa.hiu.tsa,p. c., Eeb. |, 1875.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
A yosher's Appel to the President

The Norwak (Con.) Gazette relates
.be following incident: "The wife #
defarltinr officer called upon Pre>i.
1.nt Grant last December to implore
~, reloase of her husband from the
bany pententiary. She told the
President that, crashing as the sorrow
was to herself, she would try to bear
Il but that very morning, without IN
.vc4ntion since her husband y incar-
oeratioi,, her four little children had
oo,oe 10 her bedside with the fearful
inquiry: win dear papa come home
to.dav:' This p ea Of my children
will, | know, ere long drive me into
insanity. And now, said she. 'my
little ones save varied their agonlzing
questioning, with a pathos that is
n,d1euing, to-'W on I pa come home
Christmas - Madam, | will con
suit the Attorney General, and do
whatever | can for your husband with
his approval i know that will AN
lie useless said the grief striker wife.
.IIis decision will only be adverse, and
may as well go home and tell my
children at once that their papa can t
come home, and give mp in despair.
Wait a moment said the President;
and. sitting down, he hastily penned
anote 70 Attorney General Williams,
aud, nervously banding it to her.
said $50 and tell your children that
their paper sNall come hos.e Christ
Ras! Almost tainting, The woman
WAS carried from the Executive Office
with the open note in her hand. On
examining it, it was found to be n
peremptpry order for the immediate
release Of the husband and father
Bat this was not all. All over the
page were great blots of the Presl-
dents fast falling tears as he wrote. .
The above is supposed To refer to
she case of Hodges, the defaulting
army payma>ter, who was convicted
and sentenced To prison two or three
years ago for embezzling funds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
70 CoNsUMPrlvEs.

Tho advertiser. a retired physician, having
providcnlaily discovered. white Medical
Missionary in Southern Asia, II very simple
vegetable remedy for The sp, edy and pef.ia-
nenl cure Ut Consamplicn, Ashma, Rrun.
chiiis, Calarrh, and all throat and lung utftc
lions-- also positive and radical specific for
Nervous Debility, Premature Decsy, and all
Nervous Copldainl-. feels Il his duty 10 make
il known To ,ii, suffering fellows. Aciuated
by this motive. he will chccrfully send Tree
OF chargc] to all who desire ii, the recipe tor
preparing, and full direct ons for successfully
using, Ibis providen'hlly desired remedy
Those who wish to avail themselves of the
benefits of this discovery without cost, can do
30 by return mail by addressing
DR., CHAS. Z. MARSHAL,
"a Niagara Street,
l4-Sw. Buffalo, n. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
the ALDlNE AMU UNION.

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
"a magnificent Conception wonderfully carried outs
PREMIUM FOR 1873.

Every subscriber for 1873 VS. receive n beautifps
portrait, In oil colors. OF the noble dog who's
picture IN former issue attracted much attentions
ssllNNsS vTNSEuEnGs s,s,uGNn., !.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
A LuS;crous N.shap.

A young lady who lately appeared
at An amateur musical entertainment
st Washington, walked down to the
iootIights with the grace OF a queen
and the ease of II professional. She
warbled the first stanza like IA Nilsson.
The accompauist struck mp the inter.
lude, and of course this was the time
when the fair singer should raise her
"lace kerchief to her face. With II
regal carve of the left arm she did so,
her eyes fixed on the admlriny IN Ii
sucr, when, horrible dctu, IA most del
icately reconstructed silk stocking dis
played itself in wavy folds. 1t seems
that her maid in her excitement had
placed Il stocking IN the place where
the other article ought to be, and
hence her ludicrous mistake. She
stood transhxed, resembling an auc-
tloneer of hosiery at bankrupt sale.
The audience roared. The buttons
Kew, and stalwart men grasped their
sides IN fearful agony. Fashionable
ladies forgot their propriety and just
tcreeched. OF course the best thing
under the circumstances for Mile
Bank to do was to faint. She did it
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
For Farmers and Every body!

J. D. James is prepared for Spring
trade with the best assortment of
draft and carriage harness in Iowa
county. All manufactured at home
from the best quality OF oak tanned
leather. He also keeps collars,
whips and brides of best quality,
and side-saddles better than a four
quart jug-will hold one gallon, and
two if necessary All these will be
sold at the lowest prices. Come and
see them before you buy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22

I offer for sale a very desirable
residence. The house contains sew
en- rooms. The lots are we'll stocked
with all kinds OF Fruit Trees A
good cistern, barn ana out houses
on the premises. The place will be
sold cheap. For particulars apply
to me a. my store.
lift WM. TEASDALE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
Atlantic Monthly.
The leading literary magazine OF America.
ESTABLISHED 1857.
WnATiT OFFERS FOR 1875.

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
will contribute, during the year, frequent
Essays and Poems and
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
HENRY WADSWURlH LONGfELLOW
win publish Poems and Papers oi special
interest.
MARK TWAIN"
will contribute Sketches OF Mississippi River
Life rs he used To see II from IL plot house.
BAYAKD yAYLoR
will write of Life in Weimar and Golh,l, and
or topics suggc, cd 10y his recent residence IN
Germany.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER
will furnish. during his sojourn in the East,
Sketches OF Oricntai Life ANA travel.
ROBERT DALE OWEN
will continue, from tine to time, his Chapters
OF Autobiography
FRANCIS PARKMAN
will contribute papers on The Wars of New
England and Can da, and picturesque ep-
s,dts OF the Old colonial lite ia Quepcc and
Montreal.
The ,dvance will follow Mr.. Eggleslon's
"Recoiiect ions uI a Rebe," wiki Fix papers on
john Brown, by r b.cauborn, nho>e acquaint-
ahcc with The theories, p.ano and perform
ances OF HE great aDUhlonisl is iul exact,
and ln,Iiliase.
Currency and Finance will be discussed by
David V. Wills and EdW'd Aikinsuu.
DR. BR ,wN-stQUAkD
is expected 10 furnish some popular papers on
The branches Of medical sccncc III winch he
Is authority.
There VIII be Scricl Stories by Howel $, and
James, Jr,, aud short stores from Irowbrldge,
Adrlch, Rose Terry, Baker and other capnal
stoiy-lchcrs
Poetry vii be well represented by the
names OF LouSfcAow, Lowell, Whittier,
Homes, Aidflch, Sledman, Hlyne, Miss
Phelps, Celia lhaxtcr. The best poetry APP
pears IN hie magazine.
he Tour dcpal ,lienls Of literature, art, and
Education "ni Ia iiicd monthly 10y vigorous
cdtoral Uiic cs and reviews
TIE Leadtn9 Contributors or tie Aptn,itc Wiite
Jar 40 otaet nptg'lsiae
aud TIE managers propose tU keep il whyr
it has always stood, al The head Of our liter
ature.
lhc Juauary number has posI1s by Long
l,Ho" (on SdnneD, A-drcn { a Christmas
togln) otodard, Elizabeth = uar, Phelps ar.
ic.e> by Bayard Taylor elite in Wcimag),
Da.e owen (Recent spi uai Phenomena) the
beginning OF uenry Jame,, Jr.'s Novel (Rod-
crick Hudeon), The first OF Mr.. Sanborn' >
Papers OF John Brown, and story by MARK
Twain"
TERMS:
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10 aH suf.scrtb, .. .J0, 1870
h" sthvcr>ide Press. CANT sidge.)
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
Opening Of Spring.

New goods received daily fresh
from the fountain, and at prices to
suit the times. ! keep on hand a
full assortment of Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Carpets, Boots and Shoes,
and Clothing, which l viii sell at
low prices for cash. II. S. CLAUER.
JACOB SCNEBERGER has just re-
ceived the largest and finest assert
ment of Ladies and Misses French
kid buttoned shoes, white kid slip
pers, children's colored kid shoes ;
also, the greatest variety of staple
goods ever brought to this city,
which viii be sold at prices to com
pare with the times. 1t will pay to
examine his goods before purchas-
ing elsewhere. 9m3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22

n ortr.it Ia nu .n,oss =, -. $3.50 :" "'"",'us
,ic,ur re- in n former is,,. ..,r.,,, 80 -, ~. .'
an. .~,s ,..,.... '''7
NN'S sNSELFSSu rNltNby, |
Will be welcome In every home Ever b. DIV loyi
such dog, and the portrait Is executed so true e
The life, that 1t the veritab presence " the
animal Itself. The Rev. I. De VII, Tamag- teth
that Is own Newfoundland dog (thp finest l. Brock
lynn barks al II Although SO natural no one wire
sees n pr mm chtono will have tte sh,hies fear
OF hein3 bliien
The necessity OF = popular medium for the relre-
ntati n of the productions of great iis,s has
alwa been recognized and man attempts have
b.en nnde to meet III" want the successive feii
mr. 5 which 80 Invariably followed f,ch attempt in
This county to e.tahiirh urnal did prove
HE indncre CT o. the people OF Anne, hra the
amso lsgh art SO so n as n rrolei apgrtclatit n
of the want and ar ab, to meet II were shuwn. the
pnbic A. ra q with ,nihnsiasri ~ its support,
an tie result was great artistic and commercial
trump - IWk dLOiNE
1Hf ALDjAE, while issued with all tn, regu-
latiy, ma OF the Temporal fiHfefg interest
gaui inseeilsn, pure. hgi /. and graceful ltera-
ture; aud collection of picures. the rarcs speech
mems Of artistic skill, In black and white Aho .gA
each Succeeding humber anWds N fresh pleasure 70
" friends, the real value aud beauty OF THE hL-
DINE will lee IN st appreciated after 1t Is bound W
nj tn c ose of the year " lille other pub icati ne
~ elsim superior cheapness rs compared with
rivals OF similar class. THE ALDINEisA nhiqus
ana rigina conceptions nisn and nuappro ched--
ahsoulel, vihou' conl,.tition In price aracter.
The posscs-or OF co@ple volume canpo duplicate
tue q'laniit, OF Hue paper AMI engraving m any
u'her shape or number volumes for TIN times Ate
CON- "h" tH h'tfe ~ me cs'oW" "cs"e.
ihe n"''ohai ''"tufe :" IHG AL"tah mns' "e
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-22
TO Teachers OuH District
CieyHS.

Notice is hereby given that the regular
Spring Examination ol Teachers, for Iowa
County, viii be held al The following times
and PAGES, tn-wit:
AT DudgtN lille tor the towns oi Dudgcvillc
ana RidgeWay, April sin and Il II.
\ Arena, Tor the town, OF Arena and Wy
oming, April nh aud Sth
Is Avuca, for the town, of Pulaski, Clyde
and Highland, April Q and lOth.
b. Linden, for the TWINS OF Linden and
Mtiln, April ~ and l3,h
BIZ Mnera Point, tor The towns of Mincra,
Point, Wadwick ana Moscow, April l4th
and 18th.
The examinations win begin promptly a;
Q o'clock Il. m
Candidate, must he provd Il with pen, inh
and fools cap paper, also Fourth Reader.
INSTITUTE.
4 Teachers institute, to be conducted by
Prot McGregor, of Platteyilie, viii be he'd
at Dodgcvilie during The week, beginning
Monday, April 1914, 1873.
All teachers are expected To be present.
Citizens, and especially district Officers, are
invited. ALBERT WATKINS,
Co. Supt
Mineral Point. March 4th, 1875. lotd
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

"SPoNGING' ON NEwsPAPERs.-Every man
thinks a newspaper fair game. If q society or
any body of men get up concert or ball, or
other form of entertainment, the object OF
which is to put money in their pockets, or If
the proceeds are to be devoted to charitable
purposes to add to their own glorifcation, they
become very indignant if the proprietors of
newspaper do not assist them by series OF
gratuitous advertisements for several weeks be-
fore the event takes place. These gentlemen
should remember that literary men in this
practical age work for money, as well as for
fame, principally for the former, however, and
the business manager of a newspaper, il he
wishes to keep on the safe side of the ledger,
conducts his charge on the same principle
as the head of any business establishment.
People who are getting up ball would
feel chary of asking present of pair OF
gloves from any merchant ON that ac-
count, yet asking and expecting to receive q
gratuitOus advertisement is similar demand.
The editor of the Marlboro, Mass, Journal
states the case very plainly when he informs
his readers that, "We long ago adopted the
plan of charging our regular reading-notice
price for all editorial announcements of enter
tainments to which an admission fee is affixed.
We make no exception to this rule. In the
way of news topics we freely and gladly insert
sketches of all entertainments after they have
become matters of history. 1t is only the pre-
iiminary work, looking to the drawing out OF
Increased patronage from the public, for which
we expect compensation"
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16
ANOTHER SPELLING PuzzLE.-A correspond

ANOTHER SPELLING PUzzLE.-A correspond
ent of the Boston Advertiser proposes the fol-
lowing sentences as an exercise for spelling
matches:
Looking up into his goloptious eyes, sho
said, "And is it indeed true, Alfred, that our
soul, in the process of tr raDsmogrihcatlon, eT-
plunctifies itself through the whcole caboodie
of eternity?'
'Nay, dearest" replied Alfred, and his coun-
tepance betrayed an expression of irascifica-
tion. not to say disgruntlement, which cavorted
over his features for an instant.
"Onr souls cannot become sufficiently mat
terated to admit of the necessary spiffiication
which"
The sentence was never finished; for as he
spoke he seated himself upon chair whose
legs had been exserrated two inches, and he
came down Unexpectedly kerchunk.
To these may be added the following words:
Dadddychweledigaetha Ysgrilenedigaethau
Lwyrymataliadeyn, Anmhreswyledigaet
deb, and nngbyfnewidioedga Hieros-
olymilaniaid, Pontrhy ydfendigaid, Lianystum-
dwy, Clwydyfagwyr, Mynydcynfiig and Rios
llanerchrugOg, as few specimen jaw twisters
from the Welsh.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

MAYOR p. T. BARNUM, of Bridgeport,
Connecticut. has sent his first message to the
city council. 1t is sensible document, un-
pretentious and practical. The new Mayor
has his remedy for hard times. He says,
"When multitudes of our consumers become
producers, when fashion teaches economy,
instead of expending for gaudy dress what
would comfortably clothe the family, when
the people learn to walk until they can af-
ford to ride, when the poor man ceases to
expend more for tobacco than for bread, when
those who complain of panics learn that eve
cannot eat our cake and keep it, that a
sieve will not hold water, that We must rely
on our own exertions and earn before we ex,
pend, then will papics cease, and prosperity
return"
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

/. OF late the Australian mails have been
sent to Europe by the way of San Francisco,
the Union Pacific, and the steamship lines
from New York. This route has been
found the cheapest and most expeditions
Now however an al[water route is to be
tested. The Australian steamers will pass
no the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal to
the Mediterranean, and thence through the
Straits of Gibraltar into the Atlantic and to
England. The comparative merits of the
two routes will then be aScertained.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

SOME of the papers are indulging in tender
recollections. and wondering, in a sad way, if
the men of the Revolution and their deeds
are not forgotten. We guess Eot. There's
Washington; we remember him. He could
not tell a lie.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16
'ERMs $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

THE Washington Republican calls atten-
ton to bit of history. There was once a
vessel in the United States Navy named the
Harriet Lane. This vessel was used as a pleas.
ure yacht by the members of Mr. Bachanan's
administration. But, strange to say, the
Democratic papers did not regard all that as
an instance of unbridled extravaganza and
budding despotism.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16
A NEW York despatch to the Boston Globe

A NEW York despatch to the Boston Globe
contains the information that the surveying
expedition which, under command Of Cap
tain Lull, has made tour of the isthmus for
the purpose of finding out if canal was
feasible across the neck, reports having made
very successful trip, which will add ma
terially to the geographical knowledge already
obtained in reference to inter-oceanic COM
munication. Although the line of survey
just completed runs near the railway track,
there are other parts of it which open up the
forest on either side, and the geographical
character of which was never known until
determined by this expedition. The task
entrusted to Commander LulPs party was
much more important than might at first be
supposed, and the result of the experiment
will set at rest all doubts as to the practical
bility of a line which has received careful
surVey,
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 1e, 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley I.
Pullen, Editor. All railway. steamboat and hotel
managers win confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, as we have information that several "bum-
mers'' are seeking courtesies in the name of the
Press, and we have no disposition to be, pas
siveE}, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

THE following comforting "reminiscences
are going the rounds. On the May training
day, 1912, the soldiers waded through foot
of snow. On the Sth of May, 1916, the hills
were white with snow. On June 4th, 1926,
two feet of snow fell. On June 9th, 1916,
there was good sleighing.. We have not had
so late snow storms for along time, and will
probably be favored with several this year.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

Soon after the termination of the late war
lady came to Richmond from the North and
stopped at the house of one of our citizens.
After time she exhibited symptoms of men
tai arrangement and finally died. She left
trunk with the family she stopped with, in
which, on looking over it lately, was found, on
a large parchment topped by an American
eagle, the first commission as a lieutenant in
the army of the United States. of Major Gen.
eral John N. Scbofeld, dated in 1858, and
signed by Robert E. Lee, the Military Super
intendent of the West Point Military Academy
Richmond NeUS.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

THE nomination of Benjamin c. Stone,
Esq, for State Liquor Commissioner is an
excellent selection. We hazard nothing in
predicting that he will honestly and prudent
ly discharge the difficult duties of the Office.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

THE name of Gen. Connor in connection
with the gubernatorial nomination meets
with almost unanimous favor with all classes
of Republicans. The only hesitation mani
tested is on the part of those who are not
acquainted with him. Fortunately for him
his fitness for the position will be recognized
when he is known.