Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-21
and stones. Father Malled's home was

.assecases anaesDdo~s bseAen, butnone
OF the inmates were injured.
The LarOcques Hotel was next de-
molished, the proprietor being struck
WIN stone and severely cut in the
forehead. The crowd then marched up
Dalhousle street, where other parties
were shot, and wounded with stones.
The police followed them from the
start and Enade several arrests, among
them young man named Guon, who
was beaten badly. About the same
time the young Britons returned from
Chandrere junction, and, upon learn
ing OF this, proceeded in body to the
lower town, armed with revolvers.
AT the corner Of Sussex and York
streets they were met by number of
the union men, who made some insult
ing remarks, upon which the Britons
opened fire upon them, but injured
none of the crowd An inoffensive old
man, named Giles Protestant, got
stray shot III the leg, and another,
named Warks, was wounded in the
arm. They did not succeed in break
ing up the gang, however, until they
had reached the corner of Georges
street. At least twenty men were shot,
but only one received fatal wounds.
THE CRUEL WAR is OVER.
IA Baker City Oregon dispatch
Of the 14th ms, says courier
just arrived from Malheur agency
brings intelligence of the surrender of
Oitz, the surviving medicine man and
chief of sixty Indians in party incud-
ing fifteen warriop. The surrender of
Oitz and party leives but few hostile
Snakes unaccountd for, living or dead,
and messengers have been dispatched
to bring in two OF three small parties
known to be in the neighboring noun
tains. The Indian troubles may be
considered to be Sver for the season in
this section. ....
THE RAILWAY TROUBLE SETTLED.
A strike being threatened in the Mil
waukee and st. Haul machine shops at
Milwaukee becatse of reduction
of wages of few OF the
principal machinsts, conference was
arranged to takeEplace between man.
ager S. S. Merrill and the blacksmiths'
and machinists' rhion ON the 18th inst.
TO the latter Mr.. Merrill presented writ
ten statement th(t the company would
reopen their ships the next day, and
take back those Who wished to return
at the wages paidt Them at the time they
quit work on tlb Saturday previous,
provided the unDn would withdraw its
protest. The cor hmittee reported to the
union that Mr.. Merrill had assured them
that no further reduction would be
made, and the protest was then with
drawn. Thus thd matter was amicably
settled and the hen returned to work.
TWO CATS OF GOLD. ,,a
| A Washington dispatch of August
18th says the treakury department pro
poses to try the experiment. of shipping
coin by rail, in brder to save cost of
transportation, and will send 81 900, 600
in gold from San Francisco to New York
in four pound packages, which is the
heaviest package that can be carried by
mail. This will make about 81 900 to
the package. The whole quantity will
weigh about fourteen tons, uiiu require
two cars to transport it.. s... e.
THE NAVY. ...
The naval register, just issued, shows
the total number of officers III all
branches ofthe navy and marine corps,
active and retired, to be 2,O67.
WESTERN AFRICAN FATALITY.
Advices from London of the 18th
inst represent that great mortality pre-
walls on the west coast of Africa, par
ticularly in Largos, where quarter of
the European population died of fever
and dySentery during the two months
ending July 4.
BELOIT PAPER MILLS BURNED.
A fire broke out in the large building
of the Rock River Paper company at
Beloit, Wis, at noonon the 10Th inst,
and destroyed the whole structure, and
part Of its contents. The loss is esti-
mated at about so, 100 which is wholly
covered by insurance.
THE POOR WHEAT CROP.
A Milwaukee dispatch of the 18th
states that Messrs. E. B. Bacon
4 Co., grain commission mer-
chants of this city, from returns of over
three hundred correspondents just in,
and also of extensive personal ohserva-
tons of two members of the firm who
have just returned from an extensive
trip through Wisconsin, Iowa and Min
nesota, estimate the yield of wheat from
this crop in the states named at not to
exceed fifty million bushels, of which
amount not oyer % per cent. will grade
No. l and No. 2, leaving rs per cent. of
No. 3 and rejected-at least half of
which will be rejected. The crop of
1877 in these states was about seventy
five million bushels, 90 per cent. Of
which (per official fgures) inspected No.
and No. 9, q! per cent No. 3, and