Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-01

held that the companies could lawfully de-
clare such policies forfeited by reason of
non payment. but the assured were entitled
to the equitable value Of the policies arising
from premiums actually paid, this equitable
value being the difference between the cost
Of new policy and the present value Of
premiums yet 10 be paid on the forfeited
policy at the time of the forfeiture.
By an accident to Centennial train on
the New York Midland Railroad on the night
of the 23d, one passenger was killed and six
others were seriously and several slightly
wounded. Two passenger cars were thrown
down an embankment sixty feet high.
II has been decided by the Paramount
Park Commis sioners that the Main Building
of the Centennial Exhibition may remain
permanently in its present position, to be
used for the purpose Of a permanent exhibit
ton.
A Cheyenne dispatch Of the oath says Gen.
Crook, having become satisfied that Red
Clouds and Red Leafs bands Of Sioux were
about to join the hostile Indians in the
North they having refused to come into the
agency to receive rations, had determined on
dsarming them, and consequently on the
morning OF the 23d Gen Mckenzie, with
eight companies, surrounded the two bands
and captured their entire aumber-300
lodges--dsarmed and marched them into
the agency. Red Cloud was deposed and
Spotted Tail made head chief in his stead.
A train on the New Jersey Central Rail
road was thrown of the track by a mis-
placed switch near Somersville, on the "a h,
and three passengers were killed, five others
seriously and nine slightly injured. Owing
to strike among the engineers and firemen
the train was behind time, and IL is supposed
the switch was Intentionally misplaced by
one of the strikers.
A New York telegram OF the 18th an
nounces the suspension of the Continental
Life Insurance Company, and the appoint
ment Of John j. Anderson as Receiver. The
officers Of the Company attribute the sus-
pension to the general shrinkage in real
estate, and stocks and bonds With jaGi-
eious management and curtailed expenses
they think the policy holders will not lose
anything eventually. The statement for
1875 showed liabilities, S., 537 ,S27; assets,
So, 20i,3 81, leaving surplus of s756,5ii
The Income for 1875 was AZ ,5G3 $50, and the
number Of policies issued for he year 607o,
making the number of policies issued a.
10.
Another "Molly Maguiren-named Dono-
hnc--has been convicted of murder in Penn
sylyania. He is the tenth one convicted of
that crime.
Governors Pllsbury, Of Minnesota; Kirk
wood of Iowa; Hardin, OF Missouri; Osborn,
Of Kansas; Pennington, OF Dakota; CARRIER,
Of Nebraska, and several eminent professors
met at Omaha on the 25th for the purpose of
discussing modes and means of Kidding the
country of grasshoppers, A committee was
appointed to prepare and present series of
resolutions to the farmers of the country
and memorial to Congress.
President Grant has issued proclamation
recommending that Thursday, Nov. 80 be
observed as day of National thanksgiving
and prayer.
According to a report recently made by
the Post-oilice Department, there are at the
present time eighty-seven letter carrier Of
fees, with !, 269 carriers; the number of let
tiers and postal.cards delivered by the cBr-
rers during the past year was 2SS, 4lS,765
number collected, pa ,230,5s2. About l09,-
100000 newspapers were also collected aud
delivered in the same time The cost per
mills,