Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06
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ON the evening of the 26th man named
George T.. Adams was arrested at Buffalo,
n. Y, on suspicion He has since confessed
that he threw the Lake Shore trains off at
Lake View and Northeast Pa, causing the
death of one man at the latter point; also,
that lac was the pretended hero at Fairport,
near Rochester, who saved New York Cen
trail train by arousing farmer near and
telling him that he had seen several
men tearing up the rails he had mis-
placed himself He claims that his object
was to make sympathy with the railroads
and then get employment; that he intended
10 flag the trains on the Lake Shore Road,
but was too late in both cases. Adams was
formerly brakeman on the Lake Shore
a Michigan Railroad.
A fire IN Savannah, Ga, on the night Of
the 18th destroyed II number Of business
houses, involving loss of over 100000.
A horrible scene occurred ut Dayton,
Ohio, on the 25th, on the occasion of the
hanging for murder Of James Murphy. The
rope lrokc, aud the condemned man fell to
the ground He was again taken upon the
seatfold, and, the piece of rope being
doubled, was again swung off, aud stranglod
in something over quarter of an hour
The rostmastcr.Gencral has recently de
cided that the term printed Natter" as
used in the act approved July t., 1876, does
not include blank books, blanks, charts, etc
This class OF matter Is, therefore, liable to
the old rate of postage OF one cent fol
each ounce or fraction thereof
Director Ludcrmau. of the Mint, report.
that all the minis are now running on sub
aiaiary silver coins to their full capacity, uut
that the monthly coinage Of silver will he
about $2,5.0Ooo.
4 Washington telegram of the 18th says
twenty eight employees of the Pension
Onlcc had been notified that their rc,igua-
lions would be accepted, aud that one
months pay from Sept 10 would be
granted.
Five Molly Mcguire prisoners uudy
McGehcou, Carroll Roarity and Boylc--whu
were recently convicted OF the murder of d
policeman at Tamaqua, Pa, have been
sentenced 10 hc hanged,
A Providence tR. H. dispatch of the 2St
states that, in view of the improved demand
for prints, Sprague Mills, In that State, and
Nilt hAiHN anu NhNNttllNAA llthk NhlNN
which had been idle several weeks, would
start up al once.
Grasshoppcts were reported ms being very
thick iu the vicinity Of Omaha, Ncb, uu tn,
2Stb and doing a good deal of damage {,
vegetables AND late corn, Damage wa.
being dome by The insects in other section.
OF the State.
Sccy Morrill, has revoked Ser'y Brjstow-
order of July 49, 1873, placing Special Agent,
under The direction OF the solicitor OF th,
Treasury, and they viii hereafter act uudv
the direction II \. X. Singer, Supervisor.
Agent subject 10 Ia, orders OF the Score
tsry.
At the great coal lr which took place in
New York city ON the 29,h prices raugcl
from So - TO sSe0 per tou-a decline o
from one TO two dollars ton These low
prices had a depressing effect in The Penn
sylyauia mining rcgioos, the coal operators
couttudiug that the prices brought w,llvom
pei them all to suspend operations, uule-t
the tolls aud labor can bc reduced 20 amugl
lower figure than the present " ia th
chances, AGAINST tbrm even ins the ease O.
great reductions as the miners viii hartl
submit to lower prices than are now Pre-
yaling,
\ block OF buildings in san Francisco, In
GLIDING the Railroad Hot ., was destroyed