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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
DOM ESTIC.

Fires occurred In st. Louis on the 4th
which destroyed property valued at over
81 1000.
On the Sd the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury issued the forty call for the
redemption II 20 bonds. The call Is for
$1,000, 600, principal and interest TO be paid
on and after JuneS,
The Bateman Hotel, at Harms City, Pm,
was burned, early on the morning OF the
9th. The fire was discovered in the ofliee of
the hotel by the proprietor of the building
Mr.. Bateman-heforc IL had made much
Roadway, He ran for water, and. returning,
found the whole room In flames. cutting on
all escape by the stairway from the rooms
above. MIR. Bateman rushed through the
flames and succeeded in returning with his
son. They were badly burned, the sou
fatally. The building WAS consumed with
fearful rapdity, and IN less than half an
hour was totally destroyed In search.
ing the debris the bodies OF Mrs Bateman,
her daughters Minnie, Lou, Bella and VIM
ME, were found burned beyond recognition.
n. Brown, of the firm Of spragle Il Co, of
New York, was found almost consumed.
Thirty boarders were in the hotel At the
time, six OF whom were injured by jumping
from the windows. Money loss about
$4,000,
young man, a stranger, with light.red
hair, deliberately walked into the rapids
above Niagara Falls, on the 9th, and was
swept over the cataract
The Wsltham Building, large business
structure In Bond street. New York City.
~. tnfN1iy krrpga ON th,, pE,rNt Of "a, So,
Considerable damsgr was done 20 adjoining
buildings aud their contents, aud the entire
loss was estimated at nearly OF quite 5000
600. Robbins \ Appleton, representing the
American Watch Company. the Gorham
SiNcrware Manufacturing Company; ray-
Tor X Bro, and the Adams Is Shaw Company
were the heaviest losers. Many other firms
suffered losses.
A directory in the interest Of Jay Gould
and the Union Pacific Railroad has been
elected for the Chicago < Northwestern
and the Chicago, Rock Island * Pacific
Railroads.
Because his mother wouldn't give him an
apple, nine year-oid boy at Greensboro,
Nv, committed suicide by hanging, few
DAYS ago,
A wealthy citizen OF Hoboken, y, J.,
named John II. Lewis, died few days ago.
and by his will leaves his entire estate (morc
than si,Qo0opQl to the Government 10 help
pay the National debt He was eigh;y.eish BIT
years of age.
panic wss caused by false alarm OF
fire In the 81. Frsneis Navier Roman Catho.
lie Church, New York City, On the night Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
Published February q, 1877 !
CHAPTER IS.

AN ACT to amend chapter 81 of the laws of Wis
oou>in for the year 1876 emitted '' An act to
authorize the taking II fish in the public waters
OF the state for the purposes OF artificial propa-
CATION
The people o. the state of Wisconsin, renr sented
in sen t. and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. section one IN OF chapter sixty
seven or, laws OF 1875. entitled " An act 10 au-
thorize the taking of fish in tue public waters OF
the state or the purposes Of artificial propags-
ton, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section The fish cummi ssiuuers Of the state
OF Wisconsin are hereby authorized TO take at all
seasons and in al ways. fish from he public wa
tiers OF this state or the purpose of artificial OPP
aEatl7n.
Section , This act shall be in force from and
after It's passl and publication
Approved February 21 ISL. C~~CUPY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

the 9Th, and In the stampede which ensued
from the galleries six women and one boy
were trampled to death.
A Winnipeg CManitoba) special to the st.
Paul pionerr- Press of the Sth says informa-
ton had been received there Of the arrival OF
Sitting Bull at Wood Mountains, British
Posses sions. He had 900 horses and mules,
captured from United States forces. A force
Of mounted police had been sent out to in
teryew him.
On the sth, the CoroEer's Jury which, for
some weeks. had oeen investigating the
Ashtabula disaster, rendered their verdict.
They held the Railway Company responsible
for the disaster, and say the bridge fell in
consequence of defects and errors in design
and construction.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
!. H. BENNETT, Publisher
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOR EIGN.

Hon. Mrs. Norton, the weil-known British
poet and novelist, now an old woman OF
seventy years, and confined to her chair by
chronic rheumatism, was married on the ID
TO Sir William Maxwell, Member OF the
British Parliament. The groom is fifty nine
years old.
j. r. Hart, the American sculptor, died at
Florence, Italy, on the I'd.
The funeral Of John O'Mshoney occurred
at Dublin, on The 4th. About COCO persons
participated.
A London dispatch of the Sd says that all
accounts received from Constantinople rep
resented the condition Of the Turkish EN-
pire as very desperate. In some portions
the scarcity OF provisions had assumed the
proportions OF a veritable famine.
According to Belgrade kilograms OF the
9Th, In anticipation of Russian invasion,
Turkey had decided to arm the entire Mo
hammedan population OF Bosnia, and $1,000
breechloading rifles had already been dis
tributed.
The London Times Of the 5th says United
States bonds were almost the only levitt
mate objects Of investments in European
markets.
Marquis de Compcgien, the Distinguished
African traveller. was killed in a duel at
Cairo, Egypt, on the 5th.
The seryian official statement shows that
she had 5000 killed and 10000 wounded dur
ing her recent troubles with Turkey.
The German Postmaster. General has pro-
posed to the international Postal Union the
introduction OF q postal-card which shall be
available in all the countries belonging to
the Union, and furnished at uniform rate
of one penny each
The Matamoras Military Court, before
which Gen. Cortina was tried, have found
him guilty of kidnapping, the penalty at
tached TO which in Mexico Is death.
kilograms from Constantinople, on the
7th, say that in the face Of the steps taken
TO induce the Porte to modify the attitude
which 1t assumed at the Conference. the OF
toman Government firmly maintained its de-
termination to make no concession which
would directly or indirectly interfere with its
integrity and Independence, but would carry
out OF its own accord larger reforms through
out the Empire than the powers demanded
for certain Provinces. 1t was authoritative
ly added that the Porte would 20 to war
rather than submit to an indefinite prolou-
CATION Of the suspense. Turkey had for.
wsrded circular TO Its representatives
abroad, declaring that Russia had been in
directly waging war against her, and was
fomenting instruction in Bosnia.
Au explosion TOOK place IN the w orccstcr
Colliery, near Swans, England on the Stn
At last accounts, sixteen dead bodies had
been recovered
The khediye Of Egypt has rendered 80 o0O
men and four men-of-war to the Sultan in
case Of war with Russia.
A London telegram OF the Sth says Lord
Derby, the British Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs, had declared thai, In the event OF war
Turkey need expect no help from Great
Britain,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
Published February Is, 1877. J

AN ACT to prevent frtnd b. e1lorIng gr ain
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin,. represented
IN Senate aud Assembly, do enact Is follows;
Section /. No person snail. subject or pteclre
to b. subjected, any barley wheat or other grim,
to fun LEGATION by sulphur or other mater al. OF 10
any other chemical process. affecting the color OF
such grain
Section ?. No person shan sell or Offer for sale,
anF bar cy wheat or other grain which shall have
been sub rC'ed To- such tumi-ation o. other pro-
cess, knowing such barley wheat, or othe- gain
to have been 80 subjected
Section Any person violating the provisions
Of tbs act shall upon conviction, he punished ny
rne not exceeding I've hundred dollars and an,
vrisoument not exceeding one month and shall
SO be liable TO ~ damages sustained by any per
son in ured nv such violation.
Section !. This act shall be published immedi
atelF and shall take effect and be in force from
and alter its passage and puehcatlcn.
Ap,royea February q, 1877. CODa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

The EraHgeliSt announces that an
important meeting of the Presbyterian
Alliance will be held in the City of Ed
tnhurgh, Scotland, on the 2d of July.
The same general plan Will be pursued
IS IN the General Conference of the
Evangelical Alliance in 1873. Dele
gates will be present from all the
countries where the Presbyterian
Church has organizations. and partic-
ularly from France. Germany. Italy
Spain, Oriental countries and the
American States. They will he re-
ceived with appropriate ceremonies on
Monday evening, On Tuesday morn
ing the Alliance will be organized after
the sermon; and the first public meet
ing for reports. addresses and papers
will be held in the evening of that day.
The sessions will be held daily for one
week. it being expected that on Satur-
day excursions will be made to places
Of historic interest, and on sunday
churches In Scotland will be supplied
10y delegates from foreign lands. Ar
rangemeutS are also making for pub
lie meetings after the adjournment Of
the Alliance. to be held in Glasgow
ana other parts Of the country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.

Where superEuoas word is found IN ths en-.
rolled act IL l. printed in he Xxi but in italic
and enc.o' ed in palenihesis, ga - Where a
word i found necess 10 snstaIn the sense OF the
context, or where one word has been obviously
mis- aiken for smother. the word supposed to be
proper is supplied, b in brackets, tthas.l
All acts published in the State paper thst have
The No1a copy are tpese selected by the Sss-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

refarv OF State, AS "acts Of general interest ;.
provided in sections 81 and 81 chapter q Of ~
revised statues. All publishers OF weekly news.
papers in the STATE who shall publish in their re-
epectise newspapers the acts thus desjgna,ad
VIII be allowed sixty dollars for such entire pnb'
location. PETER DOYLE. Secretary of stapta ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

FuE man or the woman who is oc-
rupied in picking 10 pieces the crown
lawfully won by successful neighhor,
is not likely ever 10 wear one.
National Republican., 1877-10-04
Police Court,

Henry Marlow and Mary Moriarty con-
tributrd five dollars each for loud and boiSterous
language. John Campbell and Pat McGinnis same.
Jus, Kelly used some cuss words, and found that
II cost him five dollars to do SO. The case OF Cor
nclinS McAulif for keeping dangcro ous dog was
continued.
Joseph elliott, a native Of sunny Italy, was ar.
rAgnCd for assault and battery with intent to kill
Martin Clare, one Of Uncle Sans boys. The cyl-
dencc Hdduccd showed that Glare and some com
paniOns were out on a bender, aud that GillOtti
was struck 10y one Of the crowd, and turning on
Clare, he gRshcd him twice with a razor in the
head. Both mSnapgesred N con,twith their heads
their shirts each had lost considerable blood
Judge Smell ordered elliott to give bail in the sum
Henry Johnson isriclted his collateral for being
George Bowman was CHARGED with snpropriating
IN hi own use finds Of the Kennehcc Ice C6mpanv
to the amount Of $50 Evidence tended TO show
that the accused who was helper for an Ice
due for ice for week, and had failed to return il
to the driver Of his wagon. lie was fined SO or In
default thirty days.
David Smith was charged by David NJ Lawrence
with breaking into his house on The l7lh Of last
nr,uth and stealing divers articles. Detective VO>s
testified that he found the stolen properly In
smiths house, who said that n man named Green
hal brought II there. Case sent to the grand Jury
4, Thomas Fitzgerald presented the marshal with
ErmC,t i"cfcr MARY brown alias thornton 'tIn JIs
covered that 1t cost her % for striking VIM Green
samuel Peterson wns charged with stealing pistol
aud some silver coins from samuel Reyes aud was
fined $40 or thirty days in jail. Jacob Levy threat
cncd TO break A, Walsky's bones, but as this an-
Feared 10 bc cross fire the case was dismissed H.
7. Barker prevented J. s. Winlsatt II constable
from taking some Of his property Case continued
for one week. A. WRSky paid s. for the privilege
Of striking Mrs Rachel Levi.
Jacob Johnson beat his wife Alice, and paid s.
for So doing.
Kate Jones assaulted Martha Wilson, personal re-
CUguiAgncc
Charles hIrr mauled his wife Clara and donated
81 10 the District government,
Roger jackson threw stone at Julius Pyles, aud
found to his d,snay that there was a law against
II; S. or In default Ave days
Henrietta Dyson struck Henrietta Brown with q
iryng pan, hut as this was six Of one and half q
dozen Hf another the case was dismissed
The case Of l.. Nelson, charged by s, D, Sparrow
with stealing coffin and contents, was continued
eognlkance
National Republican., 1877-10-04
To Order.
Pants at s. and suits nj $50.
EIsENAS Bios, corner Seventh and r ftree
Minor District Notes.

blstflct NOTES.
-iarrick Wa,ling axis to be relieved of having
the personal tax.
Ann ?. Foley asks for drawback on lot I.
slunrc rest OF square 4,
Mr. Carl Mueller claims damages caused by
overflow ofsswer on Missouri avenue.
Mr. S. c. Clarke asks that the rule regarding
the caring of cutters be enforced uniformity.
The collector yesterday received sGiol5 on nc.
count OF the rcphving Of Pennsylvania avenue.
The District Offices closed yesterday at 3 o clock
ont OF respect TO the late comptroller, Mr.. Fizhuyh
COylc.
The property holders on First street between
ID aud Il streets, petition for a watermaln In that
street.
Frederick Dah'er nuts in a claim of s2bOf
Of his promises -
Application is made for gas lamps at the
corners OF seventh and and Seventh and =
streets northeast
Permission has been given J. b. Lippold to con.
struc an alley drop AT the Intersection OF Sixth md
Boundary streets.
"A number Of residents OF the Navy Ynrd petition
for wooden foot walk over the old canal on New
Jersey avenue southeast.
The residents on Twelfth street, between NJ and
streets northwest ask for row Of shade trees on
the east side Of the square.
Davis Murphy. contractors, state that the lay.
ing Of the ScwCron Virginia avenue will be finished
as cxpedtiously rs possible.
1t has been decided to extend the I.-street sewer
| to sixteenth street. and an expenditure of 1900
| Il authorized for the purpose.
The attorney for the Ncuchntel Rock Paving
Company has rccciptcd to the Commissioners fol
paving certificates To the amount Sli.TB.l2.
The pavement and sewer.trap nt the intersec
ton Of II street south and alley between Second
and Third streets east Is in dangerous condition.
The attention OF the Secretary of War has been
called to the proposition and plans Of Watcr.Iiegis
trar Iuhey for the better protection Of the Govern
mcnt Departments.
The Board OF Health calls attention to the fol
lowing nnisances on the public highways: No
gG9 Virginia avenue. between First and South
CnritOl streets southwest No 1910 sidewalk corner
of Third and q streets northeast
-Sain'l a. Burroughs and John Wayne complain
Of the diSOrlerly entertainments at ycpum Hall nIl
MOnnay nights. Major Richards sugge.ts that
permits and license he withheld by the Commits,
sioners until the parties can behave IN an orderly
manner,
National Republican., 1877-10-04
How tlre Property -holders on PennsyIyan
Avenue East Were Overcharged.

How tIre Property-holders on Pennsylvania
Avenue East Were Overcharged.
The District Commissioners have, in their
revision Of the special assessments, made by the
Board of Public Works, completed that portion OF
Pennsylvania avenue east between First and
Eighth streets. The following developments have
been made
The original assessment 50 revised. embraced a
total expenditure as stated In that assessment OF
s3li 3SL05, to which the surveyor added five per
cent. for contingencies &C., making n grand total
Of sENH9.1b The frontage was erruneousy fixed
att.lt6 icct inches, resulting in special tax oil
sll .3s per front foot,
The following errors are discovered IN the state.
ment Of expenditures: I. Purchases Of brick twice
charged In the assessment. 81 OSS ~. o Dressing
curb twice charged, s3sGIO2. a. Trap and man.
hole covers twice charged sS074i. l. Partial pay.
ment to contractor twice charged, 81 80 5 Two
feet IN depth of grading the cnrrngcwRy for entire
length Of streets twice paid for SIS a.? o. Repair
and other work twice done aud which should moi
be assessed. s6SsM. !. Superintendent twice
charged s7a $, Dressing curb crroneously al.
lowed. $3I2.'O. o. Fence inclnsng central nark inp
not properly assessable, s2,TiSO. TO- Cllrbing UI
do, 81 el3a0 II. Excessive cost Of parking
s7.2Is.iN ~. Insufficient allowance for intcrsec
tiOns Of streets, s7ci565. H. PropOrtionae charge
for haul. which should have been made agnintt
South Capitol street, ss.sll.GS
There urr also Oms sions amounting To St2 alO o.
probably owing to the fact that the assessment wn,
made before the work WAS completed also arith
metical errors In the Rpport rtlnnment amounting /.
Sll w 81 which errors were against the property
holders,
National Republican., 1877-10-04
STR EET TRISSIT.
Capacity. Stock. Trips, etc, Of tho Several
Lines.


The Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company have seventy cars In active service
forty ofthcm carrying passengers from the navy
yard to Georgetown and back twenty from the
head Of Seventh street 10 the wharvcs foot nf Soy.
enth street and bnck and ten from the junction Of
New York avenue and Pennsylvania avenue To the
head of Fourteenth street and back. The tirst car
leaves the stables for Georgetown at a. IN leaves
georgetown At Ed2 q m; and the last leaves
the navy yard AT diO a. M. and the last at ll:iO D.
m. The time between cars on the Avenue n two
and one half minutes during the day aud At uight
he greatest time between cars l. six minutes ON
the seventh street line the time between cars dur
ing the day Is fur minutes. At night. between II
O'Clock and the last car, II Is seven minutes The
first car leaves the upper office at Sis a. M and
leaves the wharf at O'Clock The last car leaves
at l2:l' midnight aud leaves the Avenue at l232
midnight on Fourteenth street the first car leaves
New York avenue Rt q. m. Rni the last car leaves
the Boundary at l2:.O midnight. The time be-
tween each car Is four minutes during the day,
aud al night aitcr ten o'clock even minutes,
THE o OR RELr LINE.
The Belt line has twenty ears making the
circuit Of the city. The hrst leaves the stable
at G:lO a, m. The last leaves nt 1887 p. M, going
west. anl 1910 p M. going east: time between cars
minutes as every car drops into the stable
METROPOLITAN LINZ.
The many connections of the MctrOp0litan mil.
road include ffty,iN thirty one on the Fstrret
line fiftCen on Ninth street and ten on Captol
and War Department short routes. The time be-
tween each car Is four minutes on street and
seven minutes between Georgetown cars The first
car leaves Georgetown at $40 A. M and the last at
l0lG p. M. The other end Of the route same time
On the Ninth street branch the intcrmission be-
tween each car Is 1--WE minutes. The first car leaves
Office head of Seventh street at $40 a. m.
THE CHARIOT COMPANY.
This line has on the route between Georgetown
aud Capitol Hin twenty carriages The first leaves
Georgetown at ! =. m aud Capitol Hill at g a m
The time between each Is ten minutes np TO s a. m ,
amer that until 9 y. m. average inur minutes. The
blue chariots run from Twenty second and q
streets tn Third aud streets southeast by wav Of
the Department. and Pennsylvania avenue. The
red ones run from High street, Georgetown to
Third mud southeast The spacious and we'll
kept stables Of this public convenience contains
Id sound h0rcs ready for work. The company
expect 10 put on All additional fOrcc Just ~ soon as
rrpaIrs OF chariOtS can be completed, This enter.
prising. company also expect to cut down fare
before long
National Republican., 1877-10-04
A New Choral Society,

The meeting Of the MendcsSohn Society at
Assembly Church, corner Flnh aud ! streets north
west, last evening, was well attended and great it,
terest Is manifested among the members regarding
thH rehearsal Of Bsruhys "Rchcknh." The society
l. composed of the best Of our amateur talent and
II Is their intention to give several nopulRr operas
during the coming season. An advisory committee
has been annulutetl. consisting nf Mcssrs. n. J.
lockwood, y II. Camp and Professor j. r. Fair
lamb. There are ut lra.t one hunhrci members
and \ cordial Invitation y extended t. all CONNIE.
tent snrers. ladies aud gentlemen. t0 attend their
meetings with view to active membership
National Republican., 1877-10-04
THE CHARIOT COMPANY,
KING HTS TEMPLAR.


Maryland Commandery, No. l, Knights
Templar, OF Baltimore, MI, will make pilgrim
age To Mount Vernon next wednesday and will be
accompanied by a number Of lalcs They will 20
10y the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tO Shepherds
and there take the steamer Arrow for Mount
Vernon. and return about I p M, coming 10 this
city. Al the wharf they will he received by 60.
lumbia C1mmandery. No. . Of this city whose
escort has been accepted for the occasion. Amer
forming In line the route Of march will be via
Seventh street to Pennsylvania avenue passing the
Executive Mansion. where they will he reviewed
by President Hayes, and via X or q street into
Ninth and thence 10 the Masonic Temple whore q
collation. will await them. In the meantime
committee will take charge Of the ladies. provide
meet their frnterS. The mrmbers of Columbia
COmmandcry are preparing TO give the Sir knights
OF Baltimore u true Enightly welcome. In case the
party should be too large 10 he accommodated on
the Arrow, Capt Frank lIplimGshead, with an eye
n comfort and business has made arrangements
for the use OF an additional steamer.
National Republican., 1877-10-04
CITY ITEMS.

GESrLEnES's business suits
Ucntlcm"n's fall ovcryaCks
ticntlencn's English worsted suits,
New styles cashmere pants
Just received.
Noah Walker & Co.,
80 Pcnnsylvania avenue, between Sixth and
seventh streets.
WELLS ORIGINAL MAciINESrREAD STRENGTHEN.
mo PIAsrERs
The oldest and the best. All who have used
them attest their merit. Sold by druggists. Twenty
twenty-five and thirty cents, according TO size.
YorSG people, my attention IN your teeth Clean
them daily with ThurStOns Ivory Pearl Tooth Pow.
der, the bet dcntllriCe known. II will preserve
their whitcncss through life, prevent decay and
tooihnche Much pain and trouble is caused BY
carly neglect. therefore take heed In time Price
% and 10 cents per bottle.
THoNrsoS's PoNApE orrrMr.
An oleac!nous compound OF singular merit for
dressing the hair. Its use soon renders harsh dry
hair son and pliablc, strengthens II when weak
and gives Il that rich gloss which II the charm OF
carly youth. Price, % and 70 cents per bottle.
CLEANSE the system and purify the blood rcmov.
ing dyspepsia. sick headache constipation and all
diseases caused by disordcred stomach or liver.
9uitks Irish Tea will do IT, Sold by all druggists.
Pricc, % cents per package,
JorvESs ISODEGors KID GLOVE CLEANSER.
Renovates soiled gloves thoroughly and quickly
Price, % cents per bottle.
National Republican., 1877-10-04
Hamilton Building Association.

The second annual report Of the Hamilton
Building Association was submitted last night:
Rercipts-Rcgular dues SO Isl. 30 repayment Of
advances on 1862 shares settled, S,Oo0l5; balance In
treasury per last report. s6i9s7
Observation-Disclosures advanced on anS
shares, s2i4GE amount Of advanced payments re-
funded. s2,i9i.tO; balance Of cash In treasury,
sl79s6
ASScts-Total so aOG.s Stock Account-Origi.
nal number of shares subscribed 3g79 number Of
shares on roll advanced upon $780, present value Of
each share, s26.@
The following officers and directors were elected
TO serve for the ensuing year: John Cook preSi-
dent w. VI. White, vice president; James Fraser,
treasurer; John A. Prescott secretary. DircCtOrS-
J, y, Free, $ Herman, j. :. Thompson, H. X. True,
J. ID, Fcrr"ll W u. Browne, NJ r. Callan, j. X. Her.
man and Geo II. Wood.