Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-26

from reports of actual condition of the
trades, manufactures, and other indus
tries IN the states, and from the BUSH
ness centres in those states
from Massachusetts. Connecticut,
New Jersey, and New York IN the east
to Ohio, indiana, Illinois and Missouri
in the west; from Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan in the north, and Ken
lucky, Tennessee and louisiana in the
south.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch of March 18th
says: George II. Heafford, gem
eral passenger agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, prior to last
April, was brought here to-day from
New York, by Deputy Marshall Golf, on
charge of embezzling a large sum
Of money from the Philadelphia Co.
Indictments to that effect have been
found against him. Cha3. II. White,
formerly auditor OF the road is also
indicted for the same offence but he has
not been arrested Heaflord has been
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
Central road in New York and Boston
during the past - years. The amount
alleged to have been embezzled by
Heahord ard White is estimated from
900 to $4,000
A LEAvENwoRTH dispatch Of March
18th, says that shooting ARRAY oc-
Cured ut the Planters House, in that
city, this morning, between D. B. Smith
and G. b. Satin, in which the former
was probably fatally wounded. 1t APP
pears That Satin visited the office Of
the Planters, and, during q converse
ton with his son, VINO is a clerk there,
Smith, who WAS behind the counter, in
some way got into an alteration with
the elder Satin, threw q Ratchet at him
striking him on the side of the head
and intlicting slight wound, whereupon
Satin drew arevolver and fired, the ball
striking the top of the counter; Smith
then seized another Ratchet and threw
that, making slight wound in Sattin's
arm; Satin again fired, the ball taking
effect in Smiths stomach; Satin at
once gave himself up, and was released
on $1,000. Smith is in a critical con-
dition.
The following terrible tragedy is re-
ported from Vicksburg under date OF
March 10TH Last night shooting az
fray occurred between Captain w. f.
Fitzgerald, Captain w. II. Andrews,
and w. l.. Greene. Andrews and
Greene were killed almost instantly,
and Fitzgerald dangerously wounded.
The difficulty originated about the Hi
bernian Society meeting at which An
drews was elected president. Fitzger-
aid claimed to still be president of the
Hibernian Society, and denounced the
election of Andrews as farce. Greene
took exceptions to Fitzgerald's remarks
and attempted to draw a W eapon. Fitz
gerald drew first and shot Greene
through the heart Andrews then shot
Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald shot Andrews.
Andrews was the head Of the firm of II.
Andrews & Bro, and was president OF
the Howard Association after Rock
woods death last summer w. IL.
Greene was clerk Of Andrews & Bro. S.
Fitzgerald is a prominent lawyer, and
was once the republican state district at
torney.
A SAN Francisco dispatch of the 18th
says the steamer California arrived from
Alaska this morning. She brings the
news that the Indians arc preparing for
war. Her British majesty's ship Osprey
and the United States cutter lPolcoh had
reached Alaska. The chiefs received
the Osprey cordially but informed the
commander that they could take the
WolcoH whenever they choose. The
WolcoN has gone to intercept tlotllla
of hostile canoes on their way to des-
troy the town of Sitka. On board the
WolcoH are the Ospreys marines and the
gattling gun. The situation is very
alarming. The Osprey will remain until
relieved by the American man-of-war.
The Sitka chiefs We're given two hours
to produce a certain woman witness to
the Brown murder. They pretended
the woman was absent but III much less
time they brought her in. She confess
ed to having seen Browns body after
he had been shot twice. The body was
then rolled up in blankets and thrown
overheard and weighed down by stones.
The Osprey had not been in port five
minutes before the Indians brought UP
Browns gun, axe, book, etc. The
California has three witnesses aboard.