Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-10

10 BIZ HUNG.

killed Frederick Erhardt; jackson Ed
wards, for the murder of James Ed
wards; and Alex Brown, who killed
William Dudley. The condemned are
all negroes, and committed their crimes
in the Parish of st. Mary. They will
be hanged upon the same gallows at
Franklin on Monday, the 22d inst.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.
An associated press dispatch from
Providence of the 3rd, says returns from
the whole state except one town and
one district give Van Zandt, republican,
lilo; Lawrence, democrat. 7,195;
Foster, grcenback, 5S3; scattering, 81.
Van Zandt's majority, $500. His ma
jority last year was AL. The legislature
is largely republican. The prohibitory
strength is probably somewhat dimin-
ished.
THE COOLIE TRADE.
An associated press dispatch from
Washington under date of April 3rd,
says the secretary of the navy has re.
ceived a communication from the com.
manding officer Of the South Pacific
Station, to the effect that American
merchantmen are engaged in the Coolie
trade and in the transportation of
Chinese from China. The navy de-
partment is now considering the ques-
tions Of the necessary instructions to
our fleet to have the laws executed by
the seizure of all such ships. The
probability is that such instructions will
be speedily issued. The department
is advised that a vessel wrecked on
one of the South Pacific islands
was found to contain so Chinese
over and above the number certified to
by the United States Consul at the port
of embarkation. 1t is also represented
to the Secretary of the Navy that Coo
lies have been taken to Honolulu,
where they are forced to enter into con
tracts for labor in order to procure
their liberty, and the trade is supposed
to be carried on in utter defiance of the
laws of the United States. The subject
was under consideration at Cabinet
meeting to day.
HORSES AND CATTLE FOR ENGLAND.
A Montreal, Canada, dispatch of
the 3rd inst, says the demand for
horses for England is increasing, several
Car loads being shipped over the Grand
Trunk railroad daily destined for
Europe. They are intended for militia
ry service and branded with the letter
49," Large shipments of cattle are also
being forwarded from the lower prov
'inces and the country east and west is
being searched for suitable horses for
war purposes.
CLOSE OF THE CUBAN REBELLION.
An associated press dispatch from
Havana ofthe3rd inst. says the insurgent
General Roloff says he was in the cam
paign during the whole instruction,
and capitulated in obedience to orders
from the Cuban Genera. The motives
of the Genera for making peace are
unknown to him. He had 1000 persons
about him, and 800 of them armed,
when he capitulated the clause in the
peace conditions. Liberating the slaves
from the insurgents ranks did the great
est damage to the insurrectionists,
obliging the chiefs to surrender because
the negroes would not fight longer.
WORK FOR THE COAL MINERS.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the End
inst, says for the first time this year
all the collieries in the Schuylkill re-
gion have resumed operations, and will
continue until the monthly allotment
of 400, 900 tons is filled. This will take
about two weeks, but it is proposed to
work at moderate rate at three weeks.
In the Lehigh region there was gen.
eral resumption, but as each operator
has an individual allotment. there will
be no uniform plan adhered to for a
month, shipments being made at vari-
Gus times to fill the quota. The Penn
sylvania railroad company has an
nounced an advance Of about 5 per
cent. in line rates on anthracite coal,
but will take no action on rates for
bitunlinous coal until the 10th inst
THE UNITED STATES RESPONSIBLE.
A San Francisco dispatch of the End
says the steamer Yraga, formerly the
Pelican, is still IN port, flying the flag of
Costa Rica. Senior ]. NJ. Gursco, con-
sui for Costa RIGA. has filed protest
with the collector of the port, holding
the United States government respon-
sible for all damages resulting from any
delay in the sailing of the steamer
caused by the action of the authorities.
An order was issued by collector Shan
non Saturday to the custom house
officials to refuse clearance to the
steamer until further orders.
GENERAL ANDERSON RELEASED.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 1st
says the supreme court has made the
following order in the Anderson case:
at is ordered and decreed that a re-
HEARING Ia ref,,sad and that orr i1dp-