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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15
great grandmother dropped her silver
spoons plump into the well and fastened

great grandmother dropped her silver
spoons plump into the well and fastened
on.
She told her children years after, that
the splash they made sounded louder to
her than all the battle noises, laughing
then--the pretty white haired old lady
at the maiden Priscilla.
And there the spoons rested, while the
battle was fought and lost with defeat
that was virtually victory and while the
More family suffered, and worked, and
hoped, as did their neighbors, in those
early days of the Revolution.
OF the "two hundred and seventy light
Americans wounded" on the 18th Of June,
William Deane was one; and when Pris-
ella had found her mother safe with Aunt
Debby, housed among friends, she went
fearless and pale across the farm house in
the hills to receive, as she supposed, the
dying kiss of her lover. But youth, a
good constitution and Priscillas nursing
triumphed over the enemy's ball; when
nine months later Boston was delivered
from the presence of the British army,
and Washington rode in amidst the gen.
eral rejoicing, William Deanc escorted
his bride thither that she might abide
with her mother under Uncle Nathaniel's
roof, while he himself marched away to
new dangers and honors.
But before he babe her farewell he came
gayly into the house one day, and, with
kiss, tossed into his wife's lap a water
soaked packet.
ruins and ashes could not hide where
stood the house visited so often sweet
heart; and no well could be dug so deep
that | should not compel it to give up
what treasure you cast therein
My spoons" cried great grandmother
in delight.
"Ay, sweetheart, and safe as on the day
you smote an adversary with the hand
that held them We will keep them to
prove that one woman of our name struck
a blow for freedoml"
Probably great grandfather William
forgot that it was Priscilla More who did
it; or perhaps he thought it SO near her
wedding-day there was not much in a
name. Certainly in years after, he was
much more fond of telling the story than
his wife was.
For his first wound was his last, though
his service continued through the term OF
the Revolution, and there were months
when the courage OF his wife was more
sorely tried than that Of the betrothed had
been. But he came home to her safe at
last, and happiness and goodly heritage
were their portion to old age, To their
first born daughter Priscilla whose deli
cate beauty lmaged her mothers youth,
the spoons were given as part of her we'd
ding dowry; and so they have come to this
later day, through many hands and
changes, which have diminished their
number and dimmed their brightness
And yesterday when Polly Pansy Of the
fifth generation plucked her kitten from
Bobs tormenting hands and drenched his
cruel mood with the contents of the ice
pitcher, twas an Aunt Debby of the fourth
who cried exultingly:
That's the child who shall have great
grandmother's spoonsw - Illustrated
Christian Weehip.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15
Matrim0ny and Pockets.

A young man from one of the suburban
districts was in to one of our tailor shops
getting measured for vest, the other
afternoon.
Married or unmarried" quered the
merchant, after taking down the number.
" Unmarried" said the young man,
with a blush.
" Inside pocket on the tt-hand side,
then" observed the tailor, as if to him
self, making a memorandum to that
effect
After moments pause, the young man
from the suburbs was prompted to ask
What difference does my being mar
ried or unmarried make with the inside
pocket OF the yestg"
" Ali, my dear SIR" Observed the tailor,
with bland smile, all the difference
possible as you must see. Being unmar-
ried, You want the pocket ON the left side,
So to bring the young lady's picture next
to your heart"
" But don't the married man also want
his wiie's picture next TO his heart ="
queried the anxious youth.
I" Possibly there is All instance of that
kind" said the tsilor, arching his eve.
brows, but never heard of it."-Comtc
kmhlg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15

RNIsIN PIE-Tske of the following in.
gradients, one and one-half pounds OF
raiSins. picked hul not stoned cover with
cold water and boil slowly till quite soft ::
mix one tablespoonful each of flour and
vinegar, reduce il with Mater To thinness
of gravy thickenlg and STIR in raisins
while boiling take off then and put 81
small piece Of butter in, and sweeteu to
taste; add a little nutmeg and make the
same as miuce pies,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15

ACCORDING 10 the ninth semi annual
report OF the Massachusetts Catholic Total
Abstinence Union, just issued, there are
now Seventy-four societies, with $500
members, in the State
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-15

\ LORD of the aisles-A pew-opener.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-12

The trial of Davis for the murder of
Whyland was opened in the criminal court at
Chicago, Monday. The selection of jury
free from the common feeling OF indignation
aroused by the first reports of the murder &C.
cupied all the first day.
The Hon. E. NJ. Aungerford, Regent of
the University of Nebraska and editor OF the
Sentinel at Orleans, Harlan county, a young
man, went to bed on the night Of the I'd ap-
pareatly in good health, but was found dead
next morning, his arms folded across his
breast as if peacefully sleeping. He must
have died without a struggle.
A wrestling match for $4,000 and the
championship of the world, took place at De-
troit, Mich, on the 4th, between Major John
Il. Mclaughlin OF that city and Walter J. Ben
]amin of Washington, D. c. The receipts 81
ne house, which were upwards of S., 600, also
went to the winner. Mclaughlin won in two
straight falls, with apparent ease.
Ex' Congressman Shanks, who is acting
as special agent of the Indian Bureau, has been
Investigating the manner in which the tribes
in the Indian Territory treat the negroes dom
1ciled among them. He shows that, with two
exceptions they were treated well and at free.
dom, but the Choctaws and Chickasaws hold
to this day 5000 negroes in condition of alb.
solute vassalage. The report recommends
That the Government take action to prevent
this
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POLITICAL.

Gov. Hendricks of Indiana, has accept
cd an invitation to deliver the opening adj
dress of the Southern States agricultural and
industrial exposition at New Orleans on the
26th of February.
Ihe Pennsylvania Senate was organ
lzed on the 4th by E. W. Davis being elected
President pro tem., by Republican votes, the
democrats retaining from voting on the
ground that Davis was already properly chosen
having been elected at the end of the session
OF 1875.
The Democrats of Louisiana, In
convention assembled on the 9Th, adopted a
series Sc of resolutions declaring the Kellogg
otate government usurpation of the rights Of
tne IN, people; asserting that. the :so-cafled
wneeier adjustment, had only to do. with II
contested seats in the House If Representa-
yves and two in tie Senate, and memoralizing
congress to come to the aid of honest govern
ment ny recognizing John McEnery and P. D.
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Montgomery Queen Busted Again.
New York Sun, Dec. 3l,1


Mr.. Edward Murray and his wife,
under the stage name of Miss Alice Ross,
have been singing Hibernian duets in the
new Park Theatre, Brooklyn, with con.
siderable success. Mr.. Montgomery
Queen, who used to be a Brooklyn livery
stable keeper, afterward was the first
proprietor of the Fulton street stages,
then the Superintendent of the City Rail-
way Company, and afterward superinten-
dent of the Second Avenue. New York,
Horse Car company, and proprietor of a
circus, sat in a front seat with a friend
on Wednesday night, and was smitten by
Mrs. Murray. He wrote an epistle to
her, asking her to meet him after the
performance, and Mrs. Murray promptly
handed it to her husband. Mr.. Murray
and his brother sought Queen and his
friend after the entertainment was over,
and asked them to drink in an adjoining
saloon. In the saloon Murray handed
Queen the note, and asked what he
meant by insulting Mrs. Murray. Queen
tried to explain that he did not under.
stand that Alice Ross was Murray's wife.
but Murray would take no apologies, and
he pitched into Queen, and Murray's
BROTHER pitched into Queens friend.
Both of the visitors were badly pound
ed, and they hastily ran from the saloon
to their carriage, and were driven to New
York in hurry.
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Penn, as the lawfully elected Governor and
Lieut.. Governor OF the State. =. =. ~:

Penn, as the lawfully elected Governor and
Lieut.. Governor OF the State. -. -. :s,>
Gov. Ludington of Wisconsin prompt
" put the executive axe atwork, and quite q
number Of the heads of Gov. Taylor's ap-
pointees are already in the basket Theprin-
cipal changes made are those Of the Superin-
tendent Of Public Property, Hon. andrew Sex
ton OF Madison, relieving Hon. Jas. e.. knight
Of Darlington and John r Bergman Of La
hyette county, State Librarian. in place of
Francis Massing. s. w. Smith 0. Janesville
succeeds Arson Rogers as trustee of the blind
asylum. Other changes are soon to occur.
The President sent the following nomi.
nations to the Senate on the 9Th: Cyrus c.
Carpenter, OF Iowa, second comptroller Of the
currency Reuben Williams. of the Indian de-
partment, second comptroller. Indian agents,
John Young, Of New York, Fort Peck. M. r.;
S. w. Marston, of Missouri. of the consolida-
ted Indian agencies of Indian Territory; Geo.
S. Belts, of Michigan, Of the Michigan agency
in Michigan. Receivers Of public money, D.
L. Guam, Wauseon, Wis; J. NJ. Ballard, In
dianapolis, Ind. Registers of land offices, 8.
H. Allen, Wauseon, Wis.,; Edmund Brown.
indianapolis, Ind.
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the gallows Don't be fools, and, in.
stead of risking your lives in a fruitless
and cowardly undertaking, 20 home and
behave yourselves. If you will do so, I
Michael G. Kerr. will help you whenever
yon need my services He had
become quite eloquent by this time, and
whom he had closed his Impressive appeal.
tho Reno boys shook hands with him and
quietly left the place. We need not
say how warmly the landlord
and his poor frightened wife thanked
the courageous young lawyer for the inn
portant service he had rendered them.
When Kerr, on the following evening.
left for home, Godfrey Harrison insisted
upon accompanying him to New Albany,
where he told 4 Number of citizens
all about Mike Kerr's pluckv
speech to the outlaws. The affair became
the town talk. Kerr got plenty of eli
ents in consequence, and o few months
afterwards he was elected prosecuting
attorney for Floyd county the first step
on the ladder to distinction and fame.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-12
Plymouth Church Waiting ON Mrs.
M0ultOn.
New York Telegram. 9TH.

At an adjourned annual meeting of Ply.
mouth Church tonight, Rev. Edward
Beecher, chairman of the committee to
make arrangements to call mutual coun-
sci, reported it had been expected they
would be able to give q full list of the
churches, invited to participate. but Mr..
Vancott, counsel for Mrs. Moulton, had
stated he had not received a response
from any of the churches invited, and at
his request the final decision has been
put off: They hoped to be able to finish
their labors Monday. Mr.. Beecher, the
pastor, Rev. E. Beecher, Rossitor w.
Raymond and Thos. G. Sherman were
appointed q committee to represent the
church before the council Mr.. 81. W,
Beccher said that they would be expected
to provide for members of the council,
and motion was made and carried ex-
tending the hospital les of the church to
every pastor and delegate. The meeting
adjourned until Friday evening unless
sooner called.
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The Dynamite Fiend.
london TELEGRAM. ST.

The London Times, has the following
"A detective from Bremen has arrived
in Liverpool to investigate operations of
Thomassen alias Thomas. with a view to
discovering whether the man had anv &C.
completes. 1t has been ascertained that
Thomassen and made several trips be.
tween Liverpool and New York. He
once attempted to obtain heavy insur.
ance on goods which he wished to ship.
The suspicion has been raised that he
might have been party to the loss of
the steamer City Of Boston, in January.
1870. Thomasscn and wife left New
York in the June following that disaster,
and went to Dresden, where they lived in
a stylish manner, and short
time before his death Thomassen
was asked if he knew the Bos-
ton. He promptly replied, "Yes; an In.
man steamer. [ know her very WE'LL"
The Messrs. 1nman have no trace of
ThomasseE or Thomas in their books at
Liverpool, but most careful enquiries will
forthwith be made at New York into the
Boston's list of passengers and cargo,
and assurances on the latter. Last Octo-
Der Thomassen engaged as passenger on
the steamer Celtic. At that time he made
several attempts to insure a box which
he alleged contained thirty thousand dol.
lars in gold, and was each time baked by
a demand for inspection. but sailed Octo-
Der 18th, and returned, landing at Ply
mouth on November 7th. The voyage is
therefore presumed to have been wasted,
having been made only to quiet suspi.
cion. Thomassen's movements in Liver.
pool were mysterious. Although he in.
formed passage brokers that he was an
entire stranger, he took his meals and
slept away from his hotel most of the
time he was in the city. He was seen in
company with another person at Water
loo dock. after he visited and inspected
the Celtic. The police believe he had &C.
complies in Liverpool, who may still
possess his appliances.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, Jan. 5.-Among the large number
of bills presented and referred was one to pro.
xiae tor the 81 tendeE one
holders, and one by Mr.. Allison to divide the
State of Iowa into two Judicial districts. Me-
morals were presented asking for a law giving
each American soldier $500 in lieu Of bounty,
and one for the benefit of soldiers who by dis.
ability incurred in the service are unable to
make settlement under the homestead act.
on the Secretary Of the navy for information
concerning his department., and one directing
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thetcommittee on naval affairs to inquire into
the expediency of ahVl fishing the marine corpe.
oItransfer:in ing tito tho army. MI. Harris, Of
Va, intrcduc bill to re4tore to- the pension
rolls the names ofthose stricken of fol disloY.
atty. NAM!l was introducet to provide for the.
diersd eathor discharge, also. to pay ssoldiers
who are entitled 70 lands one dollar ~ acrs
for the lands. A resolution Recommending the
utmost care Of the interests OF soldiers OF the
late war was adopted by, vote Of l42 to 6, but
resolution giving preference to union over
confederate soldiers in the distribution OF
Offices was rejected, l2I to 81. and one adopted
capable men. Fl '@:&s, s -, r..
JAN. 6-SENATE.--Senator Sherman pre-
sented petitions signed by 1856 persons for
the abolition Of the bank stamp tax. Mr. Nor
rill addressed the Senate in behalf of his
finance bill, after which it it was referred.
mint in the Mississippi valley was ordered
printed. Mr.. Window presented petition
from citizens of Minnesota, avoring division
oftheState into two districts to be called
the southern and northern. Morrill's finance
bill was again brought up, and the warmest
debate Of the session ensued when it was
again referred to the finance committee, and
y HoUsE!--Mr. Rea introduced resolution to
the effect that the past contraction of the cur
rency hss resulted in injury to business, and
that no further contraction should he allowed
A committee was ordered to inquire into the
state of affairs on the Texas border A bill
was intfod to appropriate 81 500, 600 Tor
the Centennial celebration. A resolution con-
.demning the practice of assessing government
employees for political purposes was adopted
Mr.. Blaine submitted an amendment 10 Ran
dall's amnesty bill. 1t relieves from political
disabilities all coming under the 18th amend
nent except jeff: Davis. A bill was intro
duced for the improvement of the Missouri
river between st. Charles and the mouth, also
to reduce the tax on tobacco. The judiciary
committee WIS ordered to inquire into the ex-
pediency ofproviding for the transfer of con-
troverted cases from the general land Office to
some proper court, and after some unimport-
ant business the House adjourned.
:. JAN. 7-SENATE.-A bill was introduced
granting pensions to officers OF the war OF 1912,
and those engaged in the Indian wars Of that
period, and one to amend the law in regard to
wills. Mr.. Window presented memorial
from Minnesota patrons of husbandry, for the
improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin riv-
ers. Several other memorials were presented
and referred, when the Senate adjourned to
Monday. The House was not in session.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-12
THE NEWS RECORD.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.


Nelson Mills, prominent citizen of
Hamilton, Ont, was brutally murdered by
Michael Mcconnell on the 18th. Mcconnell
was owing Mills for rent for which the latter
asked. when Mcconnell assaulted him with a
butcherknife, stabbing him in several places.
Mcconnell was arrested.
The whisky cases still to come before
the district court at st. Louis, have been set as
follows: Two cases against VIM. Mckee and
the joint case against Mckee and j. N. Fitzroy
January Goth. One case against Constantine
Mcguire and one against Mcguire and Mckee,
January 25tb. One case against Gen. Bab-
cock, January 3lst.
John johnson, a boat builder, was re.
turning to his house on Lafayette avenue,
Brooklyn, the morning OF the third, when he
was met by two men, one of whom shot and
fatally wounded him, while the other de-
manded $500, but had no sooner made the de-
mand than be exclaimed, she is the wrong
person!" and both fled.
Rev. VIM. Gordon, pastor Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Hill,
Mo-, was arrested at St. Louis the 4th on the
charge of seducing young girl named Har-
vey, member of his flock. The girl came
to St. Louis with him, and they have occupied
the same room since their arrival. Gordon
has wife and five children.
Joseph Bork, city treasurer of Buffalo,
N. Y, who has absconded to Canada, is ascer-
tanned to be defaulter to the amount Of about
100000. The city is secured by responsible
bondsmen and by an assignment of B. rk's
property, estimated to be worth 5000, OCO. He
had been treasurer Tor four years, but was
about to he succeeded by another person who
would not undertake to conceal his use OF pub
lie funds,
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INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

ANOAD6NAS AND ACADEN,ISs
A. SCOTS wooden mill at Oriskany, N.
Y, burned on the 4th Loss $4,000 with
S25, coo insurance.
VIM. Babcock, engineer, was killed,
and John West, fireman, fatally injured, by a
boiler explosion in Goodlander's mill, Fort
Scott, Kas., on the 4th. The engine room and
portions of the mill were demolished, and
portions of the shattered boiler weighing sew
eral hundred pounds were hurled through
buildings two hundred feet distant. Loss
$4,000. .'-
The Chicago Tribune publishes a list
of prisoners pardoned from the Illinois peni.
Tertiary from Dec. l, 1874, to Dec. 80, 1875,
from which it appears that in all 1874 criminals
have been pardoned out, OF whom seventeen
were murderers, seven of HON were sentenced
for life. In addition to these, sixteen guilty Of
manslaughter and attempt to Kill, and seventy
two thieves and burglars have been let leose
upon society again. i, =. -, .~:;;
Gustake Guisky, butcher boy of New
York city, aged Is, hanged himself in his en-
Ployer's ice house the 3lst ult Guisky aud
his employe: were talking about the negroes
who were hanged about a fortnight ago, when
the former said that he would like to expert
ence the sensation OF being hung He placed
a rope over hook in the ice house, and put
ting his head in the moose, his feet slipped
from under him and he was choked to- death.
He was found by his employer ten minutes
after the conversation.
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Mr.. Bancroft's ''History" is pleasantly
summarized by the Chicago Tribune as
q dozen volumes in which the author
manages to finally bring his story to the
point where it begins.
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The Latest s'ZephYr'' in Kentucky
;'';; and Tennessee.

The Latest ''Zephyr'' in Kentucky
'.';; and Tennessee.
The track of the tornado which did so
much damage in the western portions of
Kentucky and Tennessee was 300 yards
wide. Chuck's residence was blown to
fragments, all the inmates being severely
injured. The roof of the house was
blown several hundred yards. A trunk
in the second story was blown 100 yards.
At Winfrey, Mr.. Cornell's residence is a
wreck, and the family were terribly
bruised. Levi Mattox's orchard, one of
the largest in Western Kentucky, was
completely demolished. The cabins of
four negroes were blown to pieces and the
negroes killed. One, caught between two
heavy logs, made a struggle to relieve
himself, when another log fell Z and
crushed him to death, and the other three
were also killed by the, falling timbers Of
the house. The bodies were horribly
msngled. One man was lifted UP in the
dir and blown forty yards, falling in a
cornfieId. A train of cars on the Mobile
& Ohio. railroad were blown over. Bed
clothing was strewn along the course of
the tornado for fifteen miles.
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The policies upon the life of the late
w. &. Ralsten, of San Francisco, are
being paid without contest, though at
the time of his death it was alleged that
he committed suicide.
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Fortv.five hundred dollars is under.
stood to be the figure that Mile. Titiens
cost the Handel and Haydn Society of
Boston, for her singing on Saturday and
Sunday evenings,
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Reno boys. II will tell you,'' replied
Kerr, ''they have not fred upon you yet
because I have prevailed upon them not
to do so until after I had spoken to you. -
Kerr's fearless manner had evidently i'm
pressed the four outlaws. "What do
you want to say to us then, stran-
ger - asked Billy Reno, after
a pause. "That you are engaged
in very poor business" replied Kerr,
bluntly. "All you are going to accom-
plish by your violence IS to frighten a
sick lady, who is in the house, half to
death, besides standing good chance
to get killed yourself" stranger" said
Billy, after another pause, 'syou seem to
be man of seEse. But would you let
your brother be murdered by fellow,
and then do nothing to the murderer =
"Who murdered your brother!"
asked Herr. "why, Harrison. He
was one of the lynchers at Seymour:
We have sworn to kill him..
''Look here" said Kerr, II told you my
name. am a lawyer in New Albany. II
Mr.. Harrison had hand in putting your
brother illegally to death, you come to
me, and I pledge you my word that l will
prosecute him for it, and it shall not cost
you cent either The boys were silent.
"Besides," added Kerr, raising his voice,
''all of you are very. young men.
I see. The world is open to you.
It is easy for you to make good living.
You oug ht to know that violence will
sooner or later bring you to the jail ort