Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-07

Joe Hooker, are greatly distressed
his unaccountable disappearance f re
the Fifth avenue hotel, in this I'm e;.
where he has lived for many wears NY ~,
left the hotel two weeks ago. savinone
was going west, and since that i;nee ne
trace of him has been lost. His al al
sonal effects he left in his room PET
A CHICAGO dispatch of MAY Isl sou
the presence here of VIM. H. Vsnd:.
bilt, his three sons and other railrno3
magnates, and their proposed trim ora-
the Northwestern railroad, has rev;voj
the report that Vanderbilt has sec,,,e9
thH control of that great corporation 81
2,l55 miles of rail connection. ~
party departed for Omaha. this NOR
ing, By special train 1t is stated in M,
connection that the present officials oi
the Northwestern railway will in anr
case be retained.
A WILKEsBARRE, Pa, telegram ~
April 2Sth says that after four DAYS on
tombment, the miners imprisoned a,
Sugar Notch by the fall of the roof ~
the mine, were released this mornipc
The men sustained life by the meat 81
a mule, which the boy sent to give then,
warning had fortunately taken viii
MIN, and stream running throroh tho
mine gave them water. The reliefs ~
the laborers have been constantly a,
work, night and day, and finally these
have succeeded in making
channel through fifty foot of black coal
These men suffered little from copfne.
ment, and they and their rescuers were
loudly cheered as they reached the sur.
| face of the mine.
A CINCINNATI special telegram of the
Goth says that the case of G. c. Wash.
! burn, of Minneapolis, MINI, against
the Western Insurance company, is on
trial before Jury. The suit is one of
seven begun in this court to recover in.
surance on the famous mills in Mime.
apolis. The seven insurance companies
that have been sued here contest their
liability on the ground that the fire oc-
cured after the explosion. Testimony
has been introduced, however, to show
that smoke was seen issuing from the
windows of the mill before the explo-
sion. The present trial is understood
to be test case. The amount of the
policy is $1,000.
THE Chicago Union Veteran Club at
its meeting April 10Th, adopted the fol-
! lowing resolutions:
Resolved, that the Union Veterans
club, of Chicago, most heartily approve
of the manly moral courage exhibited
by our distinguished comrade Senator
Logan, in declining to accept the code
dueiio as a means of refuting a vile
calumny which needs no reiutation,
and in thus setting at defiance barbar-
Gus custom by one whose personal
courage has so often been demonstrated
i'll defense of his country.
A NEWARK, New Jersey, dispatch of
April 9th says that the Sunday law was
generally observed here to-day AC.
cording to agreem ent, most all place
of business were closed with the eXceP
ton of drug stores and telegraph Of
fees. Constables in large numbers met
trains from New York on arrival and
prevented delivery of New York pa
pers, which created considerable feeling
among citizens generally. Some pa
pers, however, were struggled through
and sold readily at high prices. The
day passed quietly, and few arrests
were made for violation of the Sunday
| law.
A New York press dispatch of the
9th. states that the preliminary
papers have heen served In a suit
which S. B. Chittenden and Gen. But
Ter agreed should be brought to test the
validity of the reissue of United States
legal tender notes in time OF peace;
The suit has been brought in the United
States circuit court for the southern
district Of New York, and is founded on
genuine transaction, in the regular
course OF business. The trial OF tne
action may not take place for month
at least, but whatever the decision Oy
Judge Blotchford may be, the defeated
party will appeal to the su'reme coui'
of the United States. in time probaoy
for argument at the October term;
Senator Eimunds will be ASSOCIATED
with VIM. Allen Butler, in arguing 'he
validity of the re-issued notes. otn'
Butler, it is understood, will make ue
principal argument for the defence.