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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27


THE FOUR PER CENTS.
A Washington dispatch of the
Goth states that the subscriptions
to-day for the four per cent.
bonds were $15O,OOO. Total to date
$,612,6OO.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES,
to-day agreed to report to the house
with favorable recommendation repre-
sentative Lutterell's bill, to regulate the
election and elective franchise in Utah.
The bill provides that after its passage
every male citizen of the United States
aged 81 and upward, who shall have re-
sided in the territory for six months
next preceding any election, and ten
days in the ward, township or other
election precinct in which such person
shall offer to vote, and no other person
whatever shall be entitled to the exer-
else of the elective franchise in the
territory, The bill DISTINGUISHES women
who now have the right to vote.
THE SENATE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
was ready not only to recommend fa-
vorably the report upon the Texas
Pacific, but also to order an adverse re-
port on the Southern Pacific bill. The
friends of the latter agreed to make no
further opposition to favorable action
of the Texas Pacific measure, provided
the Southern Pacific bills should be
placed on the senate calendar without
the accompanying adverse reports.
The bill recommended for passage Is
4. af tho odn oil
by the majority of the committee.
THE PENSION BILL
reported to-day proposes to abolish
the present Is pension agencies, Ell
fecting savipgt to the government OF
about 500, 900 annually.
ROUTED NAIL CONTRACTS.
Associated press dispatches from
Washington, under date of the 18th
inst, state that the scheme to pay rebel
mail contractors will probably meyer be
revived again. and the government is
several hundred thousand dollars richer
because of the efforts and disclosures OF
Conger and Willets, of Michigan. Sat
urday. on motion of Mr.. Eden, of Hi
uois. the enactilg clause OF the resolu-
ton was stricken out, the democrats
very generally voting for it, and an at
tempt to reconsider the action was dis
posed of by an overwhelming majority
The democrats prevented the republl'
cans from debating it again, but Mr.
Conger managed to get into a three
minute speech some additional discios
ures which finished the matter, stating
what has already been shown in these
DISPATCHES, that two-thirds of the men
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27
Foreign News.
ENGLANDS DIPLOMACY.

London dispatches of the 21st inst,
say the full test of the preliminary
treaty between Russia and Turkey will
arrive here Saturday, and shortly there
after Germany will issue definite invi-
tations for a meeting of the con-
gress. April End is now thought
to be the day which will be design
ated. No agreement as to the points
to be discussed by the con-
gress has been reached, but it is proba-
BILE that each Power will point out the
special provisions of the treaty which it
wishes to have discussed, and the con-
gress will then decide whether they areor
are not to be taken up. Still, it is CLAIMED
that England will not even 60 into the
congress unless the stipulation is first
agreed to by Russia that every point
shall be submitted. The present state
OF uncertainty cannot long continue
after the invitations are issued,
for England will then have to de-
eide definitely to accept or refuse
it. In many well-informed circles here,
among the liberals and conservatives
also. there is prevalent the opinion that
England intends to delay any definite
settlement until all her own prepare
tons are complete, since every day
adds to Russias pecuniary difficulties.
1t is believed that by the end of April
England will be in a position, finan-
cialy and otherwise, to be match for
Russia alone, and direct pressure will
then be applied by England to force
Russia to give up some Of the important
advantages claimed by her. 1t is
thought that, however bitter such con-
cessions would be to Russia, she will be
unable to raise money for war with
England, and will be forced to yield.
AUSTRIA GETTING MAD.
A Vienna dispatch dated March
Dist says it is urged in official circles
that England has no ground to
make war without first going to con-
gress. If she does she will have
the disapprobation of Germany and
Austria. If England compromises the
congress, Count Andrassys policy will
be thwarted and hopes of an ultimate
Anglo-Austran understanding must be
abandoned. The Berlin cabinet holds
the same view.
A BAD IMPRESSION.
A Vienna special from st. Petersburg
declares that Engiand's claims have
produced so bad an impression in Rus
STA that meeting of the congress is
doubtful Nevertheless it is believed in
Vienna and Berlin that the congress
will meet on the I'd OF April.
| nrArtI rppN TypIIr-c
| Advces from Titles state that typhus
is raging among the Russian troops
in Asia. Generals Melikoff, Solowieff
and Schelkoffnikof are reported to
have died. 1t is believedmore men
have been lost by sickness since the
cessation of arms than on the battle
field during the war.
| A special from Pera of the 18th, says
that General Gourko's staff and many
other officers start for Odessa to-day.
Gourko himself remains at San Stefa-
no.
| RUSSIA WILL YIELD.
! 4 London associated press dispatch
dated the 2lst inst, says it is
stated on excellent authority that
within the last few hours the govern
ment has received hint that Russia
will yield on the point nowat issue.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
A St. Petersburg CORES ondent writ
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

A CALIFORNIA newspaper says: "One
redeeming feature of the late flood az
Knights Landing was the ease With
which the families residing in the over
flowed district could be supplied win
fish. All they had to do was to step 70
the door or window, cast out hook
and line, and in few minutes enough,
perch could be obtained for fine Try.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

THE Ionia volcano seems 10 be warm
ing up again. \ few weeks ago 1t was
thought to be dying out but OF late
nature has been stirring up ana rem
MIGRATING the fire, and the prospect Tor
another eruption is becoming good. Inc
tremblings and groanings of the earth
Immediately surrounding the VOLCANIC
field are also greatly increaslng.-fo"e'
tNeb. Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

NAL CONTRACTS.

Associated press dispatches from
Washington under date of March 21st,
say the house committee on post Offices
has entered upon an investigation into
the method of letting mail contracts
which is likely to become protracted.
This morning they discovered. a con-
tract in the name of John NJ. Adams for
$4,000. This contract Adams sublets
for $4,000, pocketing the diff
ference. 1t was stated that one ring in
Washington here controls 600 routes,
none of which are actually man.
aged by the holders of the contracts.
The post Office committee will en-
deavor to frame general bill which
will correct these evils. The post
Office committees of the past five con-
crosses have undertaken to do the same
thing. and have thought that they ac-
complished it, but the ring still seems
to exist, and it appears to be impossible
for congress to enact legislation that
will prevent them.
THE BRAZILIAN SUBSIDY BILL
will be brought before the house at an
early day. Waddell, Of the post office
committee, was instructed to present it
to the house at the next call of the COM
mittee. At that time he will make an
argument, maintaining that comfy be-
tween Brazil and the United States re.
quires the establishment of monthly
line of steamships.
THE WHISKY BOND BILL.
There is likely to be more opposition
in the senate finance committee to the
bonded period whisky bill than there
was in the ways and means. Senators
Beck and Matthews this morning made
an argument in support of the bill, but
the committee decided not to vote I'M
til Friday.
WANTS A MINT.
The Indiana delegation also made an
argument before the same committee
in favor of mint at Indianapolis, and
are confident that congress will locate
mint there. 1t seems more probable
however, that all that will be done at
present to increase the mint facilities
will be to appropriate 100000 to place
the Louisiana mint in condition to
coin silver.
THE AMOUNT OE GOLD.
Associated press advices from Wash
ington of the 21st, state that in an inter-
view of the committee on finance with
Secretary Sherman, long list of ques-
tons VISA asked and answered. Among
other things the secretary was asked
what amount of coin he now held in
the treasury. He replied with the fol-
lowing statement:
Go bullion. 1887, 800
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

CITIEs, ETC. COUNTY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-27

A St. Petersburg correspondent writ
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

vate right, defender of public
wrong, or in the wider sphere, as u
political exponent, You anu me
Democrat have ever moved strlight
on, unswerved 10y spoil, unlmre'ied
by fear, the same true and faithful
friends of your people AMI place,
and the good wishes and earnest
support of your people will be sure
to follow you.
Your new DEMOCRAT-STAR can
never be, to me, the same paper no
matttr how much better you may
make it.
| was born in Handsboro, as you
know, when Hands existence was
never contemplated, and | view the
fact of the end of the Democrat IN
Handsboro, and its rehabilitation IN
Pascagoula, as imparting' more than
the mere change of the name OF II
paper.
"Soit,n rs the Freuchmen say.
You have my good wishes, and may
your own endeavors bring yon us
well deserved fruit OF your skill,
integrity and intelligence.
ROsIN HEEL.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29
rs TT 1'REEP

We see it stated in some OF our
exchanges that a majority of the
members of the Mississippi senate,
before adjournment, signed a letter
to senator Lamar endorsing his
course on the silver hill. The letter,
it is said, commended the senator
for the independent spirit he dis
played in voting against the silver
bill in the face of the Mississippi
legislature. We would like to
know whether the statement Is true
or not. Is there anybody who can
inform us : 1t scarcely seems credit
able that the senate, after deliDer-
ately instructing Senator Lamar to
vote for the silver bill, should turn
round and send him a private let
ter commencing him for voting
against it. 1t it is not true that
such a letter was written it is due
to the members of the Mississippi
senate that the fact should be
Observation-Disclosures Inder. =
BY all meal let the names of
those senators be published. II
any of our exchanges L in posses
sion of the facts we call upon them
to let their light be shed abroad
upon this seemingly dark" tran
s%action. As a duty to their con-
temporaries they W this.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

Col. FRANTz, of the Brandon
Republican, advises Gen. George to
put in all his spare time between
now and the time he takes his seat
on the supreme bench in improving
his chirography, which is said to be
bad indeed. Frantz says that
during the campaign of 1875 Gen.
George wrote a letter TO the chair
man of the democratic executive
committee of Rankin country,
which, to this good day, has never
been deciphered. We presume the
general will heed this good advice
and start Immediately to a writing
school.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29
OVER THE STATE.
Gleanings and Seissorsiugs from our Missis-
sippi txchanges-New and Notes
Over the State.

An election Cor city officers takes
place in Yazoo City next month.
The district medical association
will meet at Crystal Springs on the
first day of April.
The Baptist churci, at Nicksburg
burned last Friday. Incendlarlsm
is supposed to be the cause.
The question of building Il rail
road from West Point to kosciusko
is now being agitated.
The county of Adams is now a
judicial district of its own, with
Hon. II. North as judge, and Il. Ia.
Mellen district attorney.
Mr.. Albert Il. Greaves, o of
Col. w. Greaves. of Hazlehurst,
was killed in Washington count.
on the 14th lust, by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Last Saturday a thief broke into
the sheritf's office at Mayersyille,
Issaquena county, and made n gen-
eral search for the needful, but
LETT in disgust after II vainless
search.
The levee board of Issaquena
county, last week, resolved to hire
one hundred penitentiary convicts
and put them to work on the Mis-
sissippi levees. They are to pay Sc
per month for each convict.
In a difficulty at Yazoo City last
week, John Henkle stabbed John
Moore in the region of the groin.
Moore is supposed not TO be fatally
wounded. Uenkle was put under
s3, 1000 bond for his appearance.
The Mayersville Leader says Il
general fight took place at ship
with landing II day last week ~
which several shots were exchang-
ed, but no serious damage occur
red. Whisky IA the prime cause
of the affray.
The concealed weapon law went
intoeffect from and after the day
of its passage, instead of the first
of June, as was published in the
law. The Clarion says it was an
error in so publishing.
Vicksburg Commercial: 1t is
not unlikely that Col. Jones s.
Hamilton will soon become "a citi-
zen of Nicksburg. He will be
valuable acquisition, and when he
comes, carts, wagons, wheelbar-
rows, and agricultural implements
generally, will be made here at
prices that will defy Western and
Eastern competition.
The Greenville Times says as the
Cherokee pushed out from the
wharf at that place, one day last
week, a man was seen to leap into
the river from her upper guards.
A rope was thrown to him from the
Golden Rule, but he apparently
not take hold of it; and in
the sight of the passengers and
persons on the shore, was drawn
by the wheel of the Golden
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

The manufacture of oil from cot
ton seed is becoming quite an in
dustry in the South. In New Or
leans there are seven large mills,
besides others at Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, V~icksburg, Memphis,
Nashville and other Southern cities.
A ton of seed produces twenty gal
Ions of oil, worth $3.50, while the
cake is worth $40 per ton, and is
very valuable as feed for domestic
animals and as a fertilizer for land.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

A GOOD many of our democratic
exchanges seem to think General
Alcorn is preparing to enter the
political arena again. The Jack
son Times republican, says he will
not, but the love of Office, which is
very hard to extricate from an old
politicians system, we believe is
still fresh in the breast of "Windy
Jim and should he think there is
Il possibility of again being placed
in position, no doubt he will be-
come Il candidate.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

OUR county board of health met
here last Monday and ordered that
the quarantine go into effect next
Monday. Wedeem this very wise
course, although we do not consider
there isany ;mmediate apprehension
of yellow fever being introduced
into our port, but as there is fever
at Rio and Havana, it is well to be
on the alert. No doubt some will
demur at the action of the board,
though we believe all good citizens
will sustain the board in the matter.
1t is far better to lose a little trade
than to stand a siege of yellow
fever.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29
FROM NEW
An Old Friend, Impressions of the CONSOLE
dation-kinds Words from
"Rosin Heel"
NEW ORLEANS, March e1st, 1873.

NEW oILSA-Nn; Jlhihh ~lott ~
DEAR Z. K.-I have read in the
Democrat of the Goth inst. these
lines:
"This is the last issue of the
Handsboro Democrat"
The sentence hardly fills mi line
of the paper upon which ! now
write, yet the sensation which those
nine words created in my breast, if
properly expressed, would fill many
pages of this paper.
And is il thus that we are TO learn
we who have read the Democrat
from its first issue to the last-that
the paper which, born in our youth
full days, and nurtured with our in
nermost thoughts, has grown with
us to the maturity of age, is to
die :!
Is that the epitaph OF Que OF the
truest and most faithful of news
papers; OF a paper which was true
when ialsehood paid which was
faithful when deceit was considered
only proper and gave men office !
No! no! yOu are too modest, and
for want of "A better scribe, accept
from your old friend, and one whose
first school.boy effusion was pub
iisllel in the Democrat in 1866, the
mead OF praise that you justly de-
serve.
You are not too old to resist the
pleasure of recalling more than
twenty wears ago, when that good
man, Mr.. Lewis, you and /; you,
then a young man, |, only a school
boy, attended the negro church, a
small cabin on the Henderson tract
ut Pass Christian, aud Mr.. Lewis,
.'upon his own notion preached a
short sermon to the negroes, and
YOU made your I" maiden or rather
your "boyish" effort at reporting.
Those we're the good old days, p.
X; the days OF virtue, truth, good
feeling aud good actions.
We have grown up together.
You, with the Democrat, making it
the expression OF yourselt-the ex-
ponent of your Observation-Disclosures
|, in other fields and under other
circumstances, but prove those
good old days, and L love 10 repeat
its phrase to the present. You, nor
the Democrat, have ever departed
from the strict line aud level of the
principles winch were laid down at
the start.
Whether, as an advocate for pri-
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29
Inn pfrf1nt
MEDICAL

MEDICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
At the earaess soii station Of sereral potent
irhosc cases require personal supervision, "
SYDNEY D1IJ ESON mas consented 10 r'-
long his stay IN -Nee Orleans III nas@1''
APRIL 30, 1873.
DR. SYDNEY DAVIDSON, NJ. r. c. =
London, NJ. ID. Glesen, Author OF " Prs,tt.
cal Obs .rvations on NcrvoW. Debility
Essay on Marriage" etc, etc, Senior Inv
prietor Of tho Missouri STU te Museum .
Anatomy, st. Louis, Mo-, bcgs to iniefa
the citizens OF New OrleY as and %yieina.
t~hatS,aoniay be consulted till the .Mh !"
A~prilgSNt, at his ROOFS, 8 Rampant stree
Between Canal and Customhorse aFe''
DAILY from 10a. ~. till 3 p. m., aud iron
6 till 8. y. m. DR.. Davie2,n, having aauP
ed rs his line of practice the ~tEestafmy
NERVOUS DISEASES, has spent yrar \
study and research in that brunch OF MY,
cal Science bearing specially on the sur, .
ings arising from Yuathfnlifolliss y ism5
tons, causing nervous, mental ahu p".md
cal debility, and the loss of all vlfaiis'' y,
his loiIg and varied experience ~ INC
~Eurcpean Hospitals, Together WIN !tNT "a.
tbe most successfnl practice, bo'h " ~,
rope and America, enable him to ensia"n
relief to all sufferers who consult h'u. 7
Davicson has been specially and rehi"'.
bly, suceessfal In his Treatment ny : h.,
pondence. 1t is, however, deslraN' 4,
at least one personal interview S"'"
had, If practical. ina At.
DIR. Davieson especially invites ' .bsr.
tontion of those who, by piaeins .harl,
selves under the care OF ignorah' lin ..
tans, have only ineEvased Their SUM-.
The physician wrn understands NE al.
sion aud labogs with intelligence i. a
vance ID ia the respect OF men, sNish
benefastor to mankind, and 'he bbrN
estimation m which Dr. Dsvieson IN
by physician themselves, is proc. III rsJi
who apply to him may have imp"p"
in a Rapid and Permanent Csfe- Ain, 10
DR. Daxieson urges those VIM AZ "A O.
place themselves under his care Wv AM
early AS possible, ~ lac cannot u nd ID.
consideration, proloug his stay n"s
date above mentioned. -, obssr
DIR. Davieson's work. "Practicai NJ nj
vations,s now in its 16oth edition. ~ h,6.
found n valuable gui6e, and may .Ssrrs-
bound in cloth, price % cents, nI.on No.
ing the anIhor, Dr. Sydney Da',1~SCu.
3 Rampant street, between Canai snsorCr
tomhonse, New Orleans, ar from ,nNr.
EI.Ms. Bookseller, opposite the ?, No 4
Dir. DAVIDSON may ne consulteu SS..,or
Rampant ST.. between Canal anu sash a
house SITS, New Orleans, up TO 'n IN mM|
April. after which his address vii - rd|
Eafpliye St, 81. Louis, where ne
10. sssnentIv located for mauy yra.s ri
Office hours from 10 a.. M. tii n
and from 6 TO 8 T. m. Sunday, "
. y. M. onlv-
Nov. 1871,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

Col. GRANVILLE, of the Forest
Register, has been reinforced by a
young man, but, as Granville says,
he is not yet old enough to handle
the paste-pot and scissors, he gives
the family scissors day and night.
A boy who handles the scissors 50
well in his infancy will undoubtedly
make a fine editor when he grows
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

AN enthusiastic Indiana editor af-
ter the convention wrote "The bat
tie is now open," but alas! the intelli'
gent compOsitor spelt 'battle" with
an 3d." and his readers say they
have suspected it all along.-Er.
Probably that composition was too
well acquainted with the weakness
of those Indiana editors. We sua-
pect his head was level when he
spelt battle with an 80"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

Why is not something being done
i'm this section to induce immigra-
toni 1t is the only thing that will
materially build up the town, aud
advance the country.-Ldre Sfoch,
Journal
That is just what We have been
wanting to know of our citizens,
and have at last come to the oh
clusion that our people n afflicted
with a severe case of spring fever.
At least we cannot think of any
other reason.