Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-12

produce exchange and in financial
circles as to the effect likely
to be produced on the business interests
OF this country by the favages Of the
plague IN Southern Russia. The estab-
lishment Of a carbon around the IN
tested districts, and other measures are
bong taken by other European powers
Ior the prevention Of disease, aud are
spoken Of as laying an embargo on the
export of Russian grain and other pro-
ducts. The dread Of the plague in the
infected districts is also thought likely
to prevent sowing seed for future crops
A BALTIMORE telegram says the oys-
ter schooner Adanla7tine has been found
sunk in the bay. Her captain, Horace
Parker, of Philadelphia. was dashed to
the topmast, and the bodies of nine
men, composing the crew, were dashed
to the deck, which was several feet
under water. The inhabitsnts of Smith
Island saw the wreck on the morning
of January 2, bat owing to the rough
weather were unable to get out to it,
although the captain was seen signalling
from the topmast, where he was lashed
A TORONTO, Canada, dispatch says:
The cattle trade with England
is at a standstill. The de-
cision of the British government as
to scheduling the United States as an
infected country is looked for with
anxiety. Should the decision be favor
able to the states, the Canadian govern
ment will have to undo what they have
done in prohibiting for the space of 5
months the importation of American
cattle into Canada on their passage
through any part Of the dominions. If
all the trade to the United States in that
period.
GENERALS MILES, Morrow, Macken-
zie, Benham and others, comprising
the military board now in session at
Washington to examine and report
upon improvements in the discipline
and equipment of the army, will,
among other things, report to the sec
rotary of war in favor Of introducing
the Creedmoor system into the target
practice of the army, and, for the pur-
pose OF improving craftsmanship
among enlisted men, to offer three
prizes for shooting to each regiment,
giving the man making the best record
at 500 yards $50, and to the man max
ing the second best, $50, the rules Of
the shooting to be hereafter arranged.
The board has also agreed to recon-
mend changes IN the distinguishing
colors of uniforms OF the several branch
es of the service, changing the cavalry
color from yellow to orange, and the
infantry color from black to white.
A FEARFUL tragedy was enacted near
Buckner, Mo-, last week, in which Miss
Martha Collins shot and killed her
brother-in-law, Jonathan Darke. The
particulars are these: For some time
the young lady had been receiving the
attentions OF a young man who was
much disliked by her widowed mother
and the remainder of the family.
After demonstrating with her for
keeping his company for some time
without effect, they finally determined
that the thing must be stopped, and ac-
cordingly on last Saturday night Darke
met the visitor at the gate and inform
ed him that he could not come in, and
that he must come no more. This en-
ragged the girl, who was OF headstrong
temperament, and she became ter.
ribly enraged. The result of the mat
ter was a terrible family quarrel,
which lasted through that night and
was recommended early next morning,
finally resulting in the girl Selling
revolver and shooting Darke through
the heart, killing him instantly. The
constable Of the township was sum-
moned, and she was arrested and
bound over to wait the action of the
grand jury. She exhibited admirable
GOODNESS throughout the whole affair,
and appears to think that she did right
in killing him. She gives as reason
for this that she believed that had she
not killed him her own life would have
been taken.