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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
The California Election.

A San Francisco dispatch of the 9Th inst
says: Three-fourths of the vote in this
city and state are counted. 1t is now prob.
able the Republicans will elect all the con-
gressmen, though it is very close in the city
district. Republicans elect railroad com.
missioner in the northern district, and the
workingmen theirs in the city, and southern
district. The legislature is still in doubt.
Kalloch continues to increase his lead, and
is elected beyond doubt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
THE MARKETS.
Exported by CHANDLER BROWN & Co.. Comm,,,,o.
Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago,
Rev. York.

NEW YORK, September $500 P, M
Cotton-Quiet at 1890 for middlinp nm.
lands. FIour-Quiet; receipts 81, 1000 bbls.
sales 1900 bbls; rye -four unchanged
Wheat Shade frmer and moderafelv
active; receipts 451, 900 bus; sales lO4 0Cin
bus; No. 2 spring and seller September Al
S1.02. Rye-Firm; state at 67Ac. Corn
Shade better receipts $4,000 bus sales 1sO.
600 bus; at 45A@46Ac for western mixed
Barley Nominal. Oats-Firm; receipts
1900 bus; sales 81, 600 bus at 29@3O1Sc for
mixed western; 32@3Sc for white. Pork
Firmer at $500. Beef-steady. Lard
Cheese-At 2@6Ac. Whisky-At S.0S
Sugar-Unchanged. Eggs-At 13L@l6iIc,
Petroleum-Crude at 2Xc; refined at Ike,
Tallow-At 13.16@5Tc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
COpiOus Floods.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg, Russia,
dated the 9Th INST, says: "Violent storms
in the gulf of Finland have caused the river
Neva to rise to level of the streets. The ca.
nails in the center of St. Petersburg have over
flowed and the faubourgs are ander water.
Iron roofs have been blown from houses and
churches in all directions. The guns of the
Citadel lave been firing all Thursday night,
and to-day notices have been issued warn.
ing inhabitants to take precauticn against
the flood"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11

A NEW material in silk and WOO,
which passes under the general name u
novelty goods, is brought out fof Ia. Ian
costumes. The groundwork IS woo WOO ~
fabric, relieved by narrow satin stripes y,
brilliant colors and brocaded IN vi!
flowers of contrasting hines. ms me- i1.
terial is forty eight inches wide ana ss =.
for s2a yard, but as very little L ra
quired for the inevitable vest, Guns nv ~
revers, it is not expensive and seems ioe i
be much in request for medium. pm mn in
woolens. The same material IS snow -
solid colors very richly brocaded, caIo sn
bier, zeal brown and very DARK gree
being especially handsome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
MurderOus, Deeds.

In whisky fight at Lees Summit, Jack
son county, Mo-: on the 9th inst R. w.
McAfee, a young physician, shot and killed
P. ]. Ryan, section boss on a railroad.
David Benjamin, a clergyman, was beaten
to death by his son.in-law, John T. Sharp,
at Zsleski, Ohio, on the Sth inst. His wife
and daughter both are severely injured, the
latter's skull being fractured. Sharp es-
capped.
Alexander Bryce, ir., prominent Re-
publican politician, was assassinated at
Wslhalla, South Carolina, on the 9th inst.
Clark Brown was arrested at West Win
chester, Ont, on the 9Th inst, for the MUIR
der of his father and sister. He suisse
quently confessed the crime, and said that
he was impelled by some strange feeling to
commit the awful deed.
Theodore Daniel, black fend, in Jail for
attempting to outrage young lady at
Union, Boone county, KY, was taken from
Jail hy mob on the 9Th inst. and shot,
Theodore Smith, a colored deck hand on
the steamer Cherokee, was shot dead by the
mate at Cincinnati on the 9th inst.
Elijah Frost, Bige Gibson and Tom Nc.
Cracker were taken from the constable at
Willis, Cal, on the 4th inst, and hung by
mob These men were under arrest for
larceny of a saddle and some harness.
John II. Calling, brother of the inventor,
was found murdered at Murfresboro on the
Sd inst.
In melee at the Lincoln house, Worces.
ter, Mass, on the Sd inst. Thomas Callahan,
the steward, shot and killed Luke Daily, the
porter. They were rivals for the affections
OF the same servant girl
In Allen county, Kentucky, near the Ten.
nessee state line, Anderson Grover, in fit of
jealousy, shot and killed his wife and then
blew his own brains out with a pistol.
Near Gainsboro, Tenn, James Halle shot
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Destructive Hurricane.

A terrible storm ragged around Morgan
City, La, and along the Teche river on the
I'd inst. The steamboats, Sammie and AL
breta were sunk, portion of Morgan's
wharf and an ice house blown down and
dwellings lifted from their foundations.
The gale was so furious that it carried plates
from the iron warehouse on Morgan wharf
clear across the bay into Berwick City.
The Teche warehouse was carried across
Front street and smashed in the fronts
of stores, carrying away galleries. etc.
At Berwick City saw mill and round
house, the Presbyterian church and school
house were demolished. The damage to
crops along the Teche is immense. Sugar
houses are entirely blown down or damaged;
in fact scarcely place has escaped be
tween Morgan City and New Iberia. The
loss by the destruction of cane and fruit is
onormous, larger than over known 10y any
previous storm in the location. Forty five
coal boats moored above the city, sank
during the storm. The loss is esti-
mated at $200,0O0; no insurance. Many
trees, fences and chimneys were blown
down and several houses unroofed. The
only loss of life reported is Geo. S. Kuntz
pumper on the coal feet.
Later--The following additional casual
ties are reported: Steamer Trenton, laden
with cotton and live stock, capsized and
sunk eight miles below Baton Rouge; no
lives lost. The Jignthou at Tichefurneta
river was destroyed. The Mississippi val.
ley transportation company of ST. Louis,
loses heavily. John Gilmore, was
caught with FIVE barges, at Mulatto
Bend, hundred miles above New
Orleans; three, barges were sunk
and one of the pilots was blown out of the
pilot house and killed. 1t was estimated
that there was at least 5000 bushels of
wheat in the barges sunk. The loss to the
compsny is about $4,000, and to the insur-
ance companies holding risks on the cargo
nearly 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
From the Arctic Region.

Nordenskjold, Swedish Arctic explorer,
dated Yokohama 3, as follows: "All are
well. We left winter quarters on the 18th
and doubled the East Cape on the 10th of
July, proceeded thence to Lawrence Bay,
Port Clarence, and Behring's Island. Have
had no sickness and no scurvy. The Vega
is in excellent condition" This practically
solves the northeast passage question.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11

SIR ROWLAND HILL, the founder of
the penny post, who just died in Eng
land at TIC age of "a, had lived in re-
tirement SO long that many supposed
him no longer in the land of the living,
and it is said that Spiritualist conven-
tion in London three years ago had a
communication from "the spirit of
the late Sir Rowland Hill recommend
ing half-penny postage. The adoption
of uniform cheap postage in this coun-
try is directly traceable to the labors OF
Mr.. Hill. In 1916, and for many years
afterwards, the rates of United States
postage varied from eight to twenty-five
cents, according to distance. In lS45,
moved by tie success of the new British
system, law was passed reducing rate.
to five and ten cents; and finally, in
1855, the uniform three-cent came in.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
VARIOUS TOPICS.

A SERIES of experiments conducted by
q chemist in behalf of the New York
board of health, with an intent to dis
cover what is the best disinfectant for
ordinary use, has resulted in the an
nouncement that "under every variety
of circumstances carbolic acid is the
most reliable disinfectant in the mar
lypto
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
The "Uncle Sam Swamped.

Captain Goldsmith and wife, crew of the
miniature boat Uncle SAM" from Boston
for Europe, have arrived at Liverpool in
vessel which picked them up. The
voyagers encountered heavy northeast
gale off Newfoundland, which disabled the
miniature ship and destroyed all of their
provisions. Added to this, Mrs. Goldsmith
was taken seriously ill,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
WQleOInet

On the 9th inst. the steamer Helvetia ar
rived at New York from Liverpool, with
large load of passengers. Included in the
number are eighty English farmers en- route
for Texas to settle. They are from York
shire, and are said to be industrious and OF
steady habits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Postal N alters.

The postmaster general has ordered an
actual daily count in all postoffices from
the 1st to the 7th of November of all let
tiers, packages, postal cards, etc. The pub.
fishers of newspapers are requested to fur.
nish postmasters with the number of papers
mailed the same time.
The free postal delivery system begins at
Topeka, Kansas, October /.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Shocking Calamity.

While a party of girls and young men
were crossing White river at Morgan's
ferry, twenty miles south OF Vincennes,
Ind, ON the 4th inst, the horses became
frightened and backed off the ferry boat
Alice Cottrell, jagged II, Ellen Dellinger,
aged Is, and Jehn Hummel aged %, were
drowned, as were also the horses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Servants.

w. Fl. Mayor, bookkesper in the Niagar'
company bank, Lockport, IL. Y, is unde
arrest charged with stealing 49, 900 in bonds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
MAGNIFICENT Requests.

Thomas Wilson, the wealthy Baltimorean,
who died recently, left 100000 for the en-
dowment of the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium
for the Children of the Poor, and 100000
for the endowment Of the Thomas Wilson
Fuel Saving Society, to aid the poor. a
half million is given to nephews and nieces.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
burned 70 Death.

At Fond du Lac, Wis, on the 18th inst,a
FIRE broke in Gibson's grocery store, con-
Stunning it, together with a number OF adj
joining structures. Mr.. Gibson and his
eldest daughter persisted in the flames.
Pecuniary loss $4,000
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Ir~uhle I'm AfE In anistan.

AT Cabul, on the 4th inst, several native
regiments mutinied and attacked the British
embassy which was garrisoned by large
force. The occupants fought nobly, but
were compelled to Tee the buildings after
they had been fred by the natives. All
were killed, including Major Cavsgnari.
lskoob Kahn, the smeer, asked for British
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
HydrOphOb1A.

The wife OF Sheriff Kern, CT Philadelphia
died of the rabies on the 9th instant, having
been bitten by pet dog six weeks before
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Obituary..

John Dsugherty, ex.lieutenant governor
of Illinois, died at Jonesboro on the 7th
instant, aged 73.
F. w. Leonard, wealthy Chicago mer-
chant, died suddenly at New York on the
sth instant, OF fatty degeneration of the
heart.
DR.. Samuel Finley, ex-surgeon-general
United States army, died on the Sth instant.
V. A Seavey. superintendent of police at
Chicago, ILL.,, died on the 18th instan
Baron Isadore Taylor, the well-known
traveller and author, is dead.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Charles
Fletcher, military secretary to Lord Duff
ferin during his Canadian vice royalty, is
dead.
Major II. Brent Kelly, associated with the
Louisville Daily Commercial since its founda-
ton, died suddenly on the Sd, aged thirty
six years.
zen. H. I. Bowen, representative of the
Ninth Virginia district, in the 43d congress,
died at his home in Ta4ewen county, on the
I'd inst, aged II.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11

Caleb w. ALI; for treasurer, Stephen Mer-
rift; for state engineer, John j. Hooker !;
for attorney general, Walter Harrington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
The Deadly Fire-Damp.

An explosion of 6re-damp in the coal
mines at Bonchamp, department OF Haute,
Saone, killed fifteen persons. A large mum.
Der were injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Chicago.

CHICAGO, September 8 Il 80 P M
Wheat-Strong and higher; No. red at
94@94Ac; spring at SIZE for cash; $50 for
seller October; 8SAc for seller November
Corn-Firm and higher; at 1890 for
cash; 34Ac bid for seller October; 3S%c
for seller November. Oats-Firmer and
higher; at 23c for cash; 2S1sc for seller Sep.
TENDER; 1890 for seller October; 24'4c for
seller November. Rye-At 49A (g50c. Bar.
ley-At 75@77c. Pork-Suong and higher;
SIS As for cash. $3.50 for seller October
So 90 for seller January. Lard-Strong
and higher; $5.77H for cash; S. so for seller
October Whisky-At$1.05 Hogs-Receipts
$500 head; all sold at 10@l5c advance;
light at $365@3.75; heavy at $3.2O@3.7O.
Cattle-Receipts 1920 head active and 1Oc
higher; fair to good natives at 81 1904 s.;
through Texas and western strong and
higher.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
FELL From . GMngway.

Charles Hard, Waterman at Filly's foun.
dry, St. Louis, Mo-, fell from gangway on
the 9Th inst, and died from the injuries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Fatal ExDlOAtOns.

An explosion of gas in the Cremorne
gardens, New York, on the 20 inst, proba.
bly, fatally burned Frederick Hughes, pro-
prietor, and Chas. Thompson, bar.keeper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Milwnuke0.

MILWAUKEE, Septe-nber 800 P. NJ
Flour-The market is very quiet but steady;
standard spring extras at $3.60@3. 80; choice
extras at$4.00@450. Wheat-Quiet active
No. / hard at $1.0O: No. l regular at 92c
No. 2 at 89@S91zc; No. at S3@S3Ac; No. 4
at 7s@781ac; rejected at zoe; No. seller
October at SS%@S95sc; seller November
at S8X@S9%c. Corn-Dull but firm at $3.50.
Oats-Dull at 22Tc. Rye Firm at Soc
Barley-Tame; No. 2 at 6511c; No. 8 at
42c for old and 3Sc for new. Pork-Firmdr
at $3.50. Lard-At $3.50. Hogs-Dull at
$32O@3.5O,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
FOREIGN.

LONDON, September 9--12 80 P. M.-Liver'
pool wheat market opens strong; float
ing cargoes steady on passage quiet; Marx
Lane quiet. English country markets a
turn easier. French unaltei ed. Farmers
deliveries of wheat during the week 20,OW
M25, 900 quarters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Suicidal.

VIM. N. Hunt, a wellknown Boston
artist, drowned himself at the Isle of Shoals
on the Sth inst.
A man named r. j. Crager, claiming to
be from New York, under arrest at Cincin.
natl, o., suicided ON the 9Th instant.
Patrolman Patrick O'Donnel, of the New
York metropolitan police force, committed
suicide on the 9th inst. Family difficulties.
On the Sd inst the body of Willie Ander-
son, who was suspected of the murder of
three women at Waynesville, o., was found
in an unoccupied water station at Plain
vile, o., where ne mad suicided by shooting.
Mrs. Estelle johnson, wife Of ex.Gov.
johnson of Missouri, committed suicide at
st. Louis, on the 4th inst, by taking arsenic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
Disastrous Blazes

A fire at Longnont, Colorado, on the
night of the 7th inst, destroyed st. vrain
hotel, and all the buildings on the east side
of Main street, south of st. Vrain hotel.
Loss estimated at 10000.
At Msrysville, Cal, ON the Sth inst, the
storehouse of f. c. Ross, store of N. D..
Popert and two adjoining buildings burned.
Loss $4,000.
At Quincy, ILL.,, on the 9TH inst, Sweet &
Follansbee's livery stable, the Academy of
Music, two brick blocks, and several frame
structures were consumed by fire. The loss
is estimated at Sl25,00O. Henry Locke was
killed by falling walls.
The opera house at Springville, N. Y, to.
gether with several adjoining buildings,
were burned on the 9TH inst. Loss $50, 900.
Another great fire has occurred at Sera-
jeve. This time in the Turkish quarter.
Before the flames were extinguished, six
Turkish houses burned
Political Notes.
Minnesota Republican state ticket NOM
mated at st. Paul, on the I'd inst: For
governor, John S. Pillsbury: lieutenant
governor, c. A. Gilman; secretary OF state,
Fred Won Baumbach; state treasure
George Kittleson; attorney general, Charles
NJ. Start; railroad commissioner, w. R.
Marshall.
A. B. Cornell was nominated for governor
by the New York Republicans at Syracuse
on the Sd inst; for lieutenant governor,
George G. Hoskins; for secretary of state,
joseph b. Carr: for comptroller James W
Wadsworth; for treasurer, Nathan D. Wen.
dell; for attorney general, Hsmilton Ward,
and for state engineer and surveyor, How.
ard Soule.
The New York prohibition state conven-
ton at Saratoga, on the Sd inst, nominated
the following ticket: For governor, Prof.
John W. Mears for lieutenant governor,
james ii. Bronson; for secretary of state,
Alphonso A. Hopkins; for comptroller,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11
A Yacht Capsized and Seven Persons
DPOW ned.

The sailing yacht West Wind capsized
and sank Immediately, IN Henderson Bay,
Lake Ontario, on the 9th inst. There we're
nine persons on board, seven of whom at
tempted to swim ashore distance of half a
mile and were drowned. Two chung to a
spar above the water and were rescued
The names of the lost are Byron and Nelson
Westcott, brothers. Edward Benjamin,
Schuyler Howard, Deake Lewis. Allen
Ramsey and Edward York. The names of
the saved are Myron Wycks, and Charles
Washburn. Five of the lost leave families.
The wind was very strong and the boat had
heavy ballast that caused her to sink.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-11

aid and will quel the outbreak and punish
the guilty parties. Seventy.nlne persons
were massacred.
The British mission members eho have
been massacred consisted of Maj Cavagnari,
envoy and plenipotentiary, Mr. jenkins,
his secretary and assistant, DR.. Kelly, the
surgeon, Lieut. Hamilton, commanding the
escort of twenty-six cavalry, fifty infantry
and a corps of guides. 1t is feared that this
disaster may encourage the king of Bur.
mah's pugLacity and render him still more
defiant.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-28
A Bad Situation.

While Jacob G. Zerr, of Georgetown,
president of the Berks county agricul-
tural society, was returning from the
State fair at Philadelphia, in buggy,
and when near the White Bear Hotel
he spied two bulls in the road. Mr..
Zerr perceived that the beasts were en-
gagged in mortal conflict, but noticing
that they did not obstruct the road he
drove on with the intention of driving
by, but just as he was about to pass the
ferocious animals the larger one shot
across the road, and before Mr.. Zerr
could stop his horse the bull was under
the buggy, and then began struggle
between buggy and bull. The animals
horns caught in one of the wheels of
the vehicle, and the occupants of the
carriage, Mr.. Zerr and his grandson,
were kept in terrible suspense while
watching the infuriated beasts struggles
to force itself from the spokes of the
wheel. The other animal, which up to
this time was quiet observer of what
was going on, suddenly made bolt
for its antagonist, which was caught in
the carriage wheel, and in a few seconds
the light buggy was completely over
turned by the combined efforts of the
animals, and the occupants violently
thrown out upon their heads, but strange
to say, they escaped injury. Mr.. Zerr
retained hold of the reins when he was
precipitated to the dusty road and
checked the horse from running away.
All this happened in less time than it
takes to relate it. Mr.. Zerr was in
terrible dilemma during the struggle.
He was unable to jump from the bug
gy, for if he had done this he would
have alighted upon the bulls; he could
not drive ahead in consequence of Tau
rus having his horns entangled in the
wheel. The only course to pursue was
to sit quietly in the buggy and await
the result. The vehicle was complete
wreck. The horse received no injuries,
but was terribly frightened. The bulls
left them to finish their battle else
Wheres
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-28
A Terrible Story.

The Milwaukee "Sentinel'' contains
an account of horrible atrocities in the
Milwaukee House of Correction. This
institution is used at the discretion of
the court as State prison. An intelli-
gent convict, just released, whose char
acter for veracity is vouched for by
prominent persons who know him
intimately, states that he has been an
inmate for two years. All that time he
was not allowed to write to his counsel,
friends, or family, who supposed he was
dead. He says the bread furnished to
the convicts is made from damaged COW
feed, and cannot be baked, and that this
stuff is paid for by the county at the rate
of Sc per barrel. During his confine-
ment diseased calves, dogs, and glander-
ed horses have been furnished as meat,
and he brings the bones, which are now
in possession of the editor of the ''Senti-
nel," to prove it. The details in this
respect are horrible beyond description.
OF the brutalities of the keepers he says:
''The prisoners were beaten and confin-
ed in the black hole, which is q filthy
dog kennel of five feet four inches by five
feet. A man cannot lie at length in this
kennel, nor is there any ventilation to
it. The floor is covered with indescriba-
bic filth. Men are placed there for
twenty days at time, and two, to his
knowledge, have died from the effects
described. There is chair factory
connected with the institution, and 1t is
charged that the police are in collusion
with the superintendent to kidnap men
to work at chairmaking." The whole
story is the most revolving ever publish
cd in this country, and 1t is claimed that
the charges can all be verified.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-28
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD. PA.ooroBER 2s, 1879.

to San Francisco, and a large amount Of
money. Two days later his wife receiv-
ed a letter purporting to have been writ
ten by him, from Buffalo, stating that
he had been robbed, and asking that
money be sent to him. The college au-
thorlties interested themselves in the
matter, and sent sos to William Foster
editor of the Buffalo Commercial Adver-
tiser, requesting him to investigate the
case. A person much younger, and in
no way resembling Blake, called for the
money. Suspicious were aroused and
he was arrested. He finally acknowledge
ed that he was an impostor. President
Porter has telegraphed to various leading
points on the line to San Francisco, but
has 80 far discovered no trace of Blake.
IT is feared that he has been murdered.