Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-09


Hutchinson, Cox and Connaughty--wcre
hanged in Solomon Valley, Kansas, by Wig
lance committee, few days ago.
The following is the public debt state
ment Feb l:
Six per cent. bond. ..sl 012 so
Five per cent. bonds ................ bt7so3,7a0
Total coin bonds .-.......... 81, 7n0.B6 800
Lawful money debt ................ Heoo.UO
Matured debt. ...+.......+....... s,269,fbb
Legnl-tender notes .............. 1I.Al. SUI
Certificates of deposit. 4o.b0.0U
Fractional currency. ...-........-... 43S4,3ss
Coin certifc ates ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A.t04. a01
Interest. Observation-Disclosures. 3S,649,Oo2
Total debt. ........... ..... g., 244 42G, $50
eash in Treasury
Com. Si3'bOl'1oI
Currency Observation-Disclosures. 1882, $50
Special deposits held for the re-
demption OF certificates OF deposit 1880 o0O
Total in Treasury ...... ...... t1261e3,9H
Debt less cash in Treasury ...... SANS, 1884, 39
Decrease during january ...... .59J.153
Decrease since June 30, lsl5....... 1O,45.6s6
Bonds issned TO Pacific Railway
Companier interest payable IN
lawful money, principal out
standing. ........'....... s6i.623.5l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 1923, III
Interest paid by the United States, 3J,ll,513
Interest repaid by the transportation
of malls, etc 80. ........,..... 1863, 0s3
Balance OF interest paid by United
States Observation-Disclosures. 23,472,47
II having been brought to the attention Of
the Secretary of War that there arc in exist
ence in different sections Of the country
many records, such as battle reports, CORE
spondence, etc, relating to the late civil
strife, nc authorizes the statement that II any
one who has original official documents per-
tanning to the war, either on the Union or
Confederate side, will send them TO the Sec
rotary they will be copied for use In connec-
ton with the publication of the records OF
the war, and returned to the owner if ac-
companied with such request. The originals
must be sent, as copies, for obvious reasons,
cannot be accepted.
The trial Of the Milwaukee whisky.fraud
cases has been postponed till the Is of
March. Illness OF an important witness for
one of the defendants was the cause of the
postponement
The case of the Missouri State Lottery,
which was carried up to the State Court Of
Appeals some weeks since, has been decided
by that court, Judges CAN'T and Lewis affirm
ing the decision Of the Circuit Court that the
lottery is Illegal, and Judge Batewell dissent.
ing. The case will probably be appealed to
the Supreme Court.
The following failures at the East we're re-
ported on the LIST: The Seamless Clothing
Company; liabilities about ,0o0-capi-
tai 800, 900. The Esterbrook Steel Pen Com
pany; capital sl25, 900. Judson Bros, pork
packers, New Haven, Conn; liabilities est-
mated AT $500. 0oO--assets $4,000.
A terrific gale occurred at the East and
South along the Atlantic coast and back in
the interior, on the morning of the ID Con.
siderable snow fell in some sections, and
great deal Of damage was done by the wind.
The shipping along the coast suffered con
siderably. Many buildings throughout the
country were blown down, large number
unroofed, and steeples and chimneys were de-
molished, The damage a. Baltimore is esti-
mated at $4,000 and at Albany $4,000.
Much damage WAS done to the Centennial
buildings in Philadelphia.
The United States Supreme Court has de-
eided that the Winslow patents for putting
up aud canning green corn are null and void
the principle involved having been autici-
pated by an English patent
A New York dispptch of the Sd states that
all the leading coal companies had agreed to
suspend mining operations from the ,th inst.
to the lith of next month.
PERSONAL.