Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
Personal.

G. NJ. d. Bloss, one Of the editors of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and for twenty two years
an attache Of that journal, was instantly
killed by train, on the evening OF the 2sth,
while walking on the track near Branch Hill
Station, where he resided
Lawrence Harvey, an ex-Doorkeeper OF the
House, appeared before the Clymer Investi-
eating Committee on the 2Sth, and swore
that he had paid $3.50 to Speaker Kerr in
1866, for the appointment Of Augustus p.
Green to vacant leutenancy. Upon COL
lateral points the witness was forgetful, but
he stuck most psrtinaciously to the main
assertion that the money was paid for the
appointment. Mr.. Kerr denied knowing
Harvey, and most solmnly asserted that not
dollar had passed between them as sworn
to by Harvey.
THE extensive grocery house Of Jackson,
Plants ~ Douglass, of st. Louis, suspended
on the Goth. Liabilities stated at $4,000.
Three extensive pork packing houses OF
Louisville, KY, have suspended recently,
with aggregate liabilities OF about 81 ,0OO, 600
II is said the failures were caused by out
side speculation in futures Of cotton and
other articles, and not by losses on regular
packing.
The new Secretary Of War, j. d. Cameron
was sworn into office on the LIST, and at the
same time Judge Taft qualified as Attorney
General.
Before the judiciary Committee on the lst
the witness Mulligan Ga book keeper of Mr..
Fisher, Of Boston, with whom Mr.. Blaine had
had buS loti oA fat. = ;,,o
view bet seen himself and Mr.. Blaine the day
before, the latter had obtained possession of
certain private letters of his (BIaine) in wit
ness hands, under promise that he would re-
turn them after refreshing his MUD with
their contents; witness said Mr.. Blaine had
plead earnestly for the letters, which he re
fused to give him until he had promised to
return them; witness also said Mr. Blaine had
prom ised him Gonsulship on condition Of
yielding up the letters. Mr.. Blaine in his
| statement, denied the pleading and consul
ship portions OF witness story; he said
| he only wished to retain possession of
| such portion OF his private letters
| rs bore no relation to the matters in question
before the committee, and that such letters
only properly belonged to one of two parties
the writer or the one TO whom they were
writtep-Mr. Fisher. Mr. B. declined to sub.
NIT the letters to the committee until he had
consulted his counsel in relation to the mat
ter. He had offered to return one of the let
tiers to Mr. Mulligan-the only one bearing
at all upon the question before the commit.
tee; he (Blainc) regarded it a gross outrage
that his private correspondence should be
published, as Muligan had threatened, in
certain contingencies, should be done.
The body of man found in the creek at
North Bergen, n. j., was identified on the
Slst ult. as that Of H. l.. Burdett, OF Wash
ington, ex-Commssiouer of the Land Office
II is said the deceased was last seen at the
Aston House on the 18th ult., and at that
time had in his possession several thousand
dollars and some valuable jewelry.
The Iowa Episcopal Diocese has unani-
mously elected as Bishop the Rev. DR..
Stevens Perry the President of Hobart Col
lege, Geneva, n. T., DR.. Eccleston, of Phila-
delphia, having declined