Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
SPRING WHEAT CROP.

estimate o the spring Wheat
crop Of the northwest! Returns have
been received from 261 counties in
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and
Dakota. The aggregate acre
age in the counties reported
is 6,334,00 against 100000
last year an increase of $3.50 per cent.
The estimated acreage for these states
on the basis of their returns is $3.50, 600
against 7.15S, 600 last year. The aggre-
gate yield is estimated at 121 ,665, 600
bushels against 1877 ,423. 900 bushels last
year, decrease of 5,75S,OOO bushels,
Notwithstanding the greatly in.
creased acreage. The states Of
Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin show
a decreased production Of 100000 Of
bushels, at the same time showing an
increased acreage of 2,058,OOO acres.
The average yield per acre is reported
at 123 bushels against $50 bushels last
year. The quality in Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Iowa is generally reported
poor, and about one grade lower, while
that in the other states exhibits little
l,...s "a. MRS. SWEETS DEATH. " sa,.a
A dispatch under date of the 14th
inst, from Chicago says Mrs. B. j. Sweet,
widow of the late Gen. Sweet, and
mother of Miss Ada Sweet, pension
agent here, was struck by the locomo-
tive of train at Lombard, on the
Northwestern r. r., this morning, and
thrown several feet and instantly killed.
She leaves family Of four children.
The coroner's inquest exonerated the
railroad company. 4+.Na"
.te THE CROW CKEEK THIEF. roH .
Fifteen thousand pounds Of to-
bacco have been y found secret
ed under the floor of the
issue house at Grow Creek agency.
Livingstone reported there were but
5000 pounds at the agency, and 5000
pounds have been already discovered
more than one-eighth of the whole
amount issued annually to all Indians.
1t is not known whether Livingstone
applied for additional supplies Of to-
bacco this year, but he did apply for
the usual amount Of drugs, when he
had enough on hand to last fifteen
years. H+"
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY
An Atchison, Kansas, dispatch of
Aug. 14th, says one of the boldest and
most daring train-robberies that ever
occurred in the west took place about
half-past one this morning about one
mile below Winthrop junction, oppo-
site this city. As train No 4 on the
Kansas City, st. 10 e. Council Bluffs
railway, south bound, left Winthrop
Junction, Conductor Brown noticed four
men get on the platform between the
baggage-car and first coach. Not
thinking anything wrong, at the usual
time he left the baggage-car and started
to 60 through the train. The first per-
sons he met were the four men standing
on the platform. AS he stepped out on
the platform, the acting leader pulled
out two revolvers, and, holding them
on him, ordered him to back into the
baggage-car, at the same time ordering
HIM to hold up his hands. As they
entered the car from the dark end
the first man they met was Griffith, the
baggageman, and he was ordered to
hold up his hands, while pistols were
held on him. A young fellow named
Mather, who was in the baggage-car,
was then reached and given the same
order. Frank Baxter, express agent,
was sitting in chair in the lighted end
of the car, his bills in his lap, and the
express safe open beside him, busy with
his work. He had not noticed the
scene that was being enacted in the car.
His first knowledge of danger was
n revolver thrust in his face, and
he was then ordered to hold up his
hands. The leader of the gang then
stepped up to his safe and deliberately
transferred the money, about So, 100, to
a sack they had with shem. Conduc-
tor Brown was then asked if he had
any money, and he replied he
had not With their pistols in his
face, they ordered him to stop
the train, and having no other alter
native, he pulled the bell-rope. AS
the train slowed up the four men back
ed out of the car, still covering the 9TH
ers with their pistols, and disappeared
in the darkness. No swearing was in
dulged in, and the entire work was
done in less than five minutes.
The train was filled with passengers,
but none knew of the robbery until the
robbers had escaped. The thieves
were cool and collected, showing no
signs of timidity, and went to work like
old, experienced hands. None
of them were masked. Fol-
lowing is the description OBJ
tanned: Heavy, large man, six feet high,
weight 200, light mustache, light chin
whiskers, brown hair, blood red face,
and wore broad-brim slouched hat.
The one who went through the safe was
tall. wore a SlOuched hat and had ON a