Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-24
DONlESTlC.

gang OF twelve cattle-thieves was over
taken by a company of State troops near
Brownsville, Tex, on the 18th, and showing
fight, their whole number were killed. During
the engagement one of the soldiers was fatally
shot.
The iron safe of the United States man.of.
war Cumberland, which was run into and
sunk In Hampton Roads by the Confederate
ram Virginia, In 1862, has recently been re-
covered by diver who had been searching
for it only two days. Other divers had been
seeking the lost treasure for ten years. The
safe contained between 5000 and 100000
in gold, and WAS found in seventy-cight feet
Of water.
Congressman VIM. 5. King, who was In
dicted for perjury by the Grand Jury of the
District Of Columbia, has given bail In the
sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the next
term OF the District Criminal Court
In the c. animal branch Of the United States
Circuit Court In New York city, ON the lith,
the members Of the firms of Clahin x Co. and
Field, Morris, Fenner * Co., together with
Col. Des Auges and Charles l.. Lawrence, were
arraigned TO plead TO indictments found
against them by the Grand Jury for CON-
plicity in smuggling frauds, all pleading
not guilty with the exception of Lawrence,
whose counsel asked for time, which was
granted. II. b. Claniu Il Co. have published
a card, in which they say they have con
Quoted their business honorably and honest
ly and that they expect to demonstrate their
innocence Of any completely in attempts TO
dclraud the customs revenue
Tom Mcclellan, the client of Clement l..
Nallandigham ut the time the latter accident
ally shot himself in attempting TO show how
the man for whose murder Mcclellan was be
ing tried might have unntentiona)ly caused
his own death, was shot and Killed In his
saloon mi Hamilton, Ohio, ON the night Of
the 18TH. He had been convicted OF the
murder Of Myers, had obtained a new trial
and was acquitted, and his assassination is
believed to be in revenge for The crime of
which he was probably guilty.
The Department of Agriculture, in It's cot
ton report for June, states that the threat
eutd reduction in areas has not taken place,
nor has the reduced area OF last year been
much enlarged, The condition Of the crop is
said 10 be the most favorable in the past five
seasons, with the exception of that of 1872
Dispatches of the 18th announce that the
long strike Of the Pennsylvania coal miners
had ended, the strikers making an uneondi-
tional surrender Some Of the men stated
tina; they had made mistake In holding out
So long and were in want Of he necessarlcs
al lie. At Clearheld thirty-two striking
miners had been found guilty OF con-
spiraoy and riot, and six OF them were
sentenced TO fine each of 50 and
costs and 10 Imprisonment for one
year; thirteen 10 a like fine and sixty DAYS
Imprisonment Sentence was suspended in
the ease Of the other thirteen.
Dispatches from different localities in Ne.
braska, Kansas aud Western Iowa on the 18th
state that myriadS of grasshoppers were In
the air and Aying In a uortherly direction.
many OF them alighting and doing immense
damage IN some sections.
The Central Bank of indianapolis, Ind, was
robbed Of :, 900 ON the 18th, and two men
and one woman who committed the robbery
were captured 80 Lafayette on the afternoon
of the same day
The report Of The commission 90 examine
the Custom.Housc building i'm Chicago wa.
placed In the hands ut Secretary BrlsNow on
the 10th Ii is said the commission recon
mend the demolition Of the walls now IN and
the laying OF new foundation.
Eastern dispatches OF the 10Th state thai
the difficulties between the baltimore Il Obi,
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Compauie
had been compromised.