Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-21

~ ~ - 'hey put men In their mines
The effect has been to lessen the nres
Der OF men at work at all of the M
except Seller & McClellan's. e'
| A Bismarck, Dakota territor,, J.;
patch of the 10Th, says that millions =.
little grasshoppers are jumping ahoU NJ
IN this vicinity. What harm thew ,oo,
do Is altogether problematical. ""'
1 Chicago papers of the 10Th have al
vices from large number OF Localities
throughout Illinois, Iowa, Wiscona;n
and Minnesota, where delightful rainn
have recently prevailed. nus
A CHICAGO dispatch dated Nav 14b
says the general freight agents of trnnt
lines held meeting here TO-DAY fnr
the purpose ofstiftening rates on east
bound freight, but as the Pennsvlyanio
road adhered to its determination MOT
to enter another agreem ent and asits
representative was not present tho
meeting adjourned without action.
A MAcKINAw, H., special under date
OF the 10Th says report has been start.
ed to the effect, that gold had been dis.
covered in ravine on Mackinaw river
near that place. The report has contin,
ued to increase until great excitement
exists through this region. 1t is said
that those who made the alleged discov,
cry have taken care to obliterate all
traces of the work, and refuse to give
any information on the matter.
A JOLIET, Ill.,, dispatch dated the 18th
says the strike of the quarrvmen at Le
mont has proved, so far, perfectly
successful. They are now getting 81 50
a day for their labor, which is excellent
wages for quarrvmen. Iii understood
that as soon as present contracts are
filled the employers will shut down the
quarries and employ no men unless
they can be hired for 81 IS day. To.
morrow the Joliet quarries will pay to
their laborers, for April, about 5000
AN Oshkosh, Wis, dispatch of the
14th says President Rhinelorder, of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il Western rail.
road, has submitted n proposition to
build branch road from Oshkosh to
HoHonville connecting with the Wis
consin Central and Michigan, Lake
Shore 4 Western roads, distance of
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City of Oshkosh take $75, 900 stock, and
give that amount of city bonds payable
in fifteen years at per cent. The pro
position will be laid before the com.
mon council, and will doubtless be ac
cepted.
A DISPATCH of the 10Th saws the twen-
ty-tirst annual meeting of the North
American Sanger Bund will be held at
Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, June II
to Is inclusive. Extensive preparations
are being made to render it one of the
most successful gatherings held in the
United States The chorus which has
been rehearsing for the past year. in this
and other cities, will number nearly
1000 voices, each society having been
subjected to rigid examination before
being admitted. The instrumental mu-
sic will be furnished by the great organ
and an orchestra of over hundred
pieces, all under the leadership of Prof
Carl Barns.
A DISPATCH of the 18th says college
war of considerable proportions has
broken out at Wooster, O., between the
seniors and sophomores on the one
side and the juniors and freshmen on
the other. Last night some of the
former class stole IL number of hats
from freshman's room, and this
morning, when they knew the
freshmen and juniors were at nome,
they marched down down with the
mats hoisted on poles. The juniors
and freshmen hearing of this proceed
/ me ~, "a
regular rough ard tumble fight ensued'
Several Of the combatants on both sides
were badly used up. The president oil
the college, vino was in Plttsburg, was
telegraphed for, and, on his arrival, Will
try to straig hten things. 1t is sad that
the faculty intend to punish the trans,
gressors, but the whole college is mixed
up in the affair, and the students don't
seem to fear the result.
AN Oshkosh, Wisconsin, dispatch
Of the 14th, says the proposition
of the directors of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore Il Western road to build a branch
from Hortonvile to this city. has been
placed before and accepted by the dlrec,,
tors of the Oshkosh Il Mississippi ROAD
and a petition is to be sent to the mee'-
ing of the common council asking that
body to submit the question toa vote ol
the people at an early date. The terms
on which the extension is to be DUN
are that the city will vote bonds to the
amount of $4,000, to be taken in stock,
the bonds and stock to be placed ii
the hands of Alex. Mitchell. BY
virtue of the agreement the bonds are
not to be delivered to the company u
the stock to the city till the branch j.
completed and formally accepted II
good faith 10y the city authorizes. Inc
bonds are to draw interest at per cent,
and to be due in fifteen and TWEEN!