Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16
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The Secretary of the Southern Historical
Society, replying to Secretary Belknap's let
Ter to him, says: "The people OF the South
are not only willing but anxious that the
whole of their official records should be
given TO the world, and that future historians
should have an opportunity of Judging them
in the light Of these records. Re assured,
then, of our hearty cooperation in supplying
your department with missing Confederate
documents, We win have furnished YOU
properly authenticated copies ofsuch as are In
our possession, and will assist you In procur.
ing others, IL being understood, of course,
that your department will afford us similar
facilities In the prosecution of our work"
The President has approved the act To
amend the revised statutes relating to natur.
aliEation The act provides that an alien
may declare his intention TO become citizen
q the United States before the Clerk of any
Circuit, District or Supreme Court of the
Territories, or court of record having com.
men law jurisdiction, and legalizes all such
declarations heretofore made
Jefferson Davis has written letter to
Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Va, in which he
N'htNr NAA"A Athi EARNouNlN W Nat tthkA
during the war were treated with ppeiued-
tatod neglect and cruelty. He says: at is al,
mitied that the prisoners in our hands we're not
as well provided for as we would like TO have
had them. Can the other side say as much y"
etc. With regard to the question OF amnesty
he says ee has no view OF the future which
makes II desirable 10 him 20 be included in an
amnesty bill, and adds: "Niewed in the alb
stract or as general question, | would be
glad to sc, the repeal OF all laws inhicting the
penalty of political disabilities on classes of
people; that 1t might, as prescribed by the
Constitution, be lef, to the courts TO hear
and decide the cause, aud to atliX the peual-
ties according to pre'eXistiug legislation"
TIE dwelling housc OF George Hcindle, =
farmer residing near the village OF Holloway.
vile, Bureau County, Ill.,, WAS destroyed by
IRE on the night of the ith, and Mr. and Mrs.
ieudle and two children persisted In the
flames. The oldes; daughter, about nineteen
years Of age, and sole survivor OF the family.
made her escape 10y leaplng from the roof Of
the houst, but saved nothing but the night
clothes she had on.
Two female Pedestrian Miss Won Hiuem
"a NcrmSn woman and Mrs. Marshall, OF
Chicago finished 4 six days walking match
az Am armory building in Chicago, on the
evening OF the 9TH, the latter winning the con.
les, by about Two miles, The distance &c.
eomplished by the winner was * y 10 miles
20 SIN 10y her opponeM. Both women were
well exhausted by their lengthy tramp, The
winner being, II anything, the more used mp
of The TIVE.
Chie!Justiee White, Of Utah, in charging
tie Grand Jury of the Territory on the IN,
concerning PolygamT said: We had better
look il squargly in the face. dl>tasteful as IL
may be 10 some, and govern ourselves by the
light 81 reason and manly discretion in deal.
inx with Il, Polygamy must be sup
pressed ia this Territory. Mcrmonism
may survive jt, and, relieved from il,
would stand unsba>klcd and free IS