Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20
DOM ENTlC.

DOMESTIC.
Washington dispatch of the 9th confirms
the statements of the Chicago papers that it
is probable the work so far as completed on
the new Custom House building in the latter
city win have TO be entirely overhaued and
the building reconstructed from the founda-
ton, thus entaing an additional expense of
at leasA 100000 and delaying the compile
tion Of fhe structure at least year
The Postmaster. General has issued an order
carrying into effect, so far as this country is
concerned, the treaty for the formation of a
general postal union concluded at Bcrne
oct. 8 last. The new rates Of postage are to
be levied on and after the lst of July next on
correspondence to all the treating States ex-
cept France, which does not participate in the
benefits Of the treaty till Jan. !, 1876.
1t is reported that an attempt was made by
miners on the night of the 9TH to burn the
Philadelphia IL Reading Railroad bridge
above Locust Gap.
The captive Cheyenne, Arapahoe and kiowa
Indians from the Cheyenne Agency arrived at
Fort Leayenworth on the Sth, and were
placed in the guard house, where they will
remain until their trial takes place.
The average condition Of the winter wheat
crop in about 800 counties in the valleys
of the Ohio and Missouri is. according TO a
Washington dispatch of the 10TH 63 per cent,
indicating only iive-eighths of IA full crop If
no Improvement occurred; In Kentucky the
yield would he Is per cent Ohio, 81; Michi
gan, G3; Indiana, GO; Illinois, G5; Missouri,
So Kansas, 81 The condition was better
Il, mi
though below an average.
Three hundred striking miners of Locust
Gap went to two collieries near pottsvillc,
Pa, on the 10th and compelled the mines
employed there to stop work, giving them
to understand that If caught at work again
the whole party of them would b, attacked
by superior numbers and killed. Other out
RACES on the part of strikers are reported.
The Massachusetts, House Of Representa-
tiyoS has appropriated $4,000 to represent
that State at the Philadelphia Centennial.
A number of prominent distillerics at Chi
cago, ST, Louis, Milwaukee and other points
In the West have been seized by Government
detectives on the charge Of gross violation Of
toe Revenue law. \ Washington telegram
of the 10th says the result had been attained
after nearly nine weeks work performed by
the Secretary OF the Treasury, through The
Solicitor of the Treasury no other officer of
the department being intrusted with the Sc
cret.
The Philadelphia Press of the lith says
that owing To the severe frost and late spring
much of The expected wheat crop in Penn
sylyania had been killed and the season de-
laycd eight or ten weeks, and il was proba-
BILE that not over half a crop viii be gathered,
aud even that amount depends upon the con.
tinusnce OF dry weather
ON the evening of the 10th William EN-
bry, editor Of the Leayenworth (kan.) 4ppeal,
shot and MORALLY wounded Col u. X. An.
thouy, editor OF the Leaycnworth Times. The
shooting was the result of quarrel OF sey.
oral weeks duration, which Is said TO have
originated In some structures made by An
thony in his paper upon certain actions Of
the Leayeuworth Typographical Union, which
Entry hoty repclled in the Ippedl, following
ii mp 10y damaging accusations against An.
thouy's official conduct rs Postmaster at
Leaycuworth.
The southern Memorial association has
adopted resolution that "all the soldiers II
daily invited to join the Memorial Associs
ton IN decorating graves at Arlington on the
LIST Of June"
The Secretary ot the Treasury At W ,shing.
ten WAS informed on the 18th OF additional
seizures Of diSulleries A Washington tele.
gram says searching investigation viii be
made into The conduct OF the Supervisors and
other prominent Internal revenue officials. and
all against whom charges have been or NAV
be preferred, with view 10 secure the
promp, punishment Of the guilty parties en-.
gagged in the whisky frauds.
A farmer named Geo. y Hirkmau, living
near Nevada, Iowa, was hanged by 4 mob on
the night Of the Sth. This outrage Is sun.
posed 10 have grown out Of a family feud
which, had existed for some time the old