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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
Attorney General - Wilson O.
Smith.

The suggestion of the Milwaukee
Nens and the Democrat of this city
that our townsman, j. M. Smith,
Esq, would be proper nominee OF
the Democracy for Attorney Gener-
al, seems likely to be adopted.
Which we are PLEASED to note, as it
will probably assure to Iowa conn-
to the honor of supplying the S tate
its legal adviser for another two
wears; it being conceded that Hon.
Alex Wilson will be renominated by
the Republicans without opposition.
In assuming that Mr.. Smith would
receive an almost upanimous vote
in the Southwestern part of the
State, if nominated, our contempo-
rary did not of course have in mind
the probability of his having resi-
dent of the same section as an oppo-
nent Under such circumstances,
each candidate must depend mainly
upon the strength of lis party, at
home as well as throughout the
State. A demonstration of this is
found in the vote for Assemblylnen
in this district last fall, when Mr.
Smiths personal popularity and the
most strenuous efforts of himself
and friends proved insufficient to
overcome the Republican majority
even with the candidacy of Re-
publican Greenbacker and the dis
affection of Moscow Republicans
toward their own party nominee in
his favor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
State OF WISCONSIN--IOWA

y IuUmtN tOurt-In FrUN1to.
In the matter OF the estate Ot Frank George
Letters testumentary having this day been Is
sued To Robert George of said county, and twelve
months from the dA,c hereof being allowed and
EiuitCd creditors to present their claims against
said deceased for examination and allowance
Ii is ordered that all claims and demands
against the estate OF said deceased he received
and adjusted before the Judge of this court and
for that purpose he will be at his office in the
village Of Dodgcvillc on The first Tuesday ofeach
month during the term above limited
And it is further ordered and directed that the
times and places for examining and allowing
claims and the time limited 10 creditors 10 pre-.
sent their claims TO be given by publication for
four successive weeks in the Mineral Point Trib-
une, weekly newspaper published in this
county.
Dated Dodgeyile Wis, April Sth, 1879.
BY the Court
l6-t JOHN r. JONES, Judge,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

IT is now definitely known that
the slanderous attacks made upon
Hon. f. W. Reyes, last winter, in
the columns Of the Grant County
Uerd'd, were written by Horace
Rublee +; SO that, the boosted indie
pendence of the Herald consists in
being the shield, from behind which
ono candidate for high office is
allowed to stan another in the dark.
-UarlingtOn Republican,
1t is definitely known to the editor
of the Ue1ald that the above is lie
compounded. We thought, by the
way. that the Keves carcass Of last
winter was so far gone that even the
maggots had left it.-Grant Co,
Ueruld
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

a smart, sharp personal defense OF
himself Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
Republican, also delivered an elo-
quent address against the proposed
political legis lation, and was enthu-
siastically applauded and congratu-
lated by the Republican side of the
House. The discussion Of the Army
bill in the Senate was confined to
Mr.. Raudolf, of New Jersey, and
Mr.. Groome, of Maryland, both Dem
ocrats.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
LegGi Notices.
>,TATE OF WISCONSEN-COUN-

~ ~ Court for Iowa couuty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular term
Of the Iowa County Court, To be held in and for
:. Id county, at the Count House in the village of
DudgCviiic, in said county, the 3d day OF Junc,
\. h. 1872 being the first Tuesday 81 said month,
at two o'clock in the afternoon OF said day, the
following matters will be heard ami considered:
lhe application OF Thomas 1rcgoNr, assignee OF
John IrvNulit, for an order authorizing and di-
roct,ug The Administrator of the estate OF Nary
Ann Pollard late OF the town Of Linden, IN s. ia
county, deceased, to make and execute to him,
rs said assignee, q CouNt vance of the following
described real estate as per contract ofdcceasad,
made With said John heyalla, in her lifetime,
tu-Wlt;
The Northeast quarter of the Southwest qua
ter OF section number nine 90 town 1--WE ,5l North
Orange two e. East in Iowa county, Wi,con, in.
Aud it is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given 10 all persons interested by pub
fishing copy Of this order for six weeks sue
cessively, prior to said day Of hearing, in the
Mineral Point Tribune, a weekly newspaper cir.
Cuatiug I'm said county.
Dated, Dodseyllc April 18TH, 1879.
JOHN T. JONES,
1Gw6 County Judge
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
WI & 3, ]. BENNETT, Editors,
" TAYLOR, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

BRICK PoMERoY gives notice in
his Democrat that he will soon com
,nence tho publication of Green
back paper in La Crosse to be called
The La Crosse Duly Democrat,
Pomeroy & Feote. editors and pub
fishers. He promises to continue
his weekly and to maintain bust
ness office at 81 East Madison street,
Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
Blaine, with the rest scattering. The
names of Washburne, Conkling,

names of Washburne, Conkling,
Sherman and Garfield are mention.
ed. The Times is confident that
from the tone of the letters the
Grant movement originates with
the masses and not with the poll
ticians." On the side of the dem.
ocracy, Tilden and his bar'l have
captured the largest place in the
affections of the bourbons, and is at
present favorite in the pools at large
odds against the field. OF the 10
districts the Grammercy Park
wrecker has ninety-nine, Thurman
twenty-three and Bayard eleven.
This is the condition Of public
opinion at the present time. But
there is ample time for radidal
changes before the national conven-
tons and in these days changes come
rapidly and unexpectedly .-Iraric
du CHie,e.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

HORACE RUBLEE, chairman of the
republican central committee of this
state, has recently been interviewed
on the presidential question by a
correspondent of the New York
THdaHe The correspondent asked
Mr.. Rublee the question: Next
to Giant, who is the strongest man
in Wisconsin ~ /" Beyond all ques-
tion Elihu 3. Washburne, and
think the same thing could be said
Of all the western states Washhurue
is exceedingly popular among the
Germans. All the stalwart republi-
cans like him. He has made no enc
mics during the recent struggles in
side the party, for he was out of the
country when they arose. He has
an admirable record and the person
al qualities necessary to make n
good president. | regard Wash
burne upon the whole the most
available candidate we have, unless
there should be a powerful popular
demand for Grant"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

THE result of the spring elections
can be considered in no other light
than a marked indication of in
creased strength for the republican
party. In Ohio cities the battle was
fought on issues made Washington,
and the result was more than was
expected by sanguine republicans.
Ia Cincinnati, notably the demo-
cratic ticket was upexceptionable,
and the democratic organization,
never more perfect, but for national
matters would unquestionably have
carried the day. Outside of Cincin-
natl, the success of the republicans
was none the less marked. Toledo
was the only city of any size which
failed to elect a republican ticket.
The nationals there being successful
Dayton and Hamilton, hitherto dem
ocratic, gave good republican major
tiles. The republicans also carried
the day in Urbana, GAINESVILLE, Lam
caster, Alliance, Lima, Circleville
first time for years. Sidney, Troy,
Athens and Belleiontaine. No
spring elections since the war have
excited such general interest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
Shcrilf's Sale
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA
~ County Circuit Court.
Hugh Connaughton, Plaintiff, }
against

Hugh Connaughton, Plaintif,)
against
William Sands, Defendant.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of an exc
cution, issued ont of the above named court in
the above entitled action and to- me directed
against the property of said plaintiff, bearing
date the 29ti day of March a. ID. 1879. ] levied
upon and upon the I'd day OF June, A. ID, 1879 at
o'clock in the afternoon. at the front door of the
court house, in the village of Dodgeville, Iowa
county Wis, will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, all the right, title and
interest which the said had on the "a day of
April, A. d. 1870. or has since acquired IN the
following described zeal estate, wit:
All of lot number one hundred and sixty nine
600 in Harrson's survey of the vilage{now city,
of Mineral Point, and also that part of lot number
ninety (9D nNleits survey of the village NOW
cty) of Mineral Point, bounded MS follows to.wit:
commencing on the north line of said lot south
eightysix $50 degrees and torty.eight (iS) sec
onds, West seventeen an four-tweltths az 4-l2)
feet from the Northeast corner running thence
South filty-six and one half (5610 degrees West
iifty-seven 90 feet to Commerce street, North
three degrees and twelve seconds 60 12s) West
twentv-eight (2S feet to the Northwest corner
of said lot thence with the North line of said lot
foriy-nine (49) and hreetwelths (3-l2) feet to the
place beginning, containing l-lt0 of an acre or
so much thereof as viii satisfy the sum of s96.-
79-l00 with interest and costs.
Dated Sherii's office, April 9th. A. d. 1879.
THOMAS BLACkNEl, JR..
Sheriff of Iowa county, Wis.
Wilson McIlhon, Defendants Attorney. 6w
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

THE New York Times has been
feeling the public pulse on the next
presidential nomination. Informa-
ton has been obtained from every
state in the union, and The Times is
convinced that could the national
convention be held Immediately Gen.
Grant would carry every state ex-
cept four. Many republicans who
are personally opposed to third
term confess that "lhe name of Gen.
Grant is the only one mentioned in
their vicinity" Out of l57 districts
heard from, $50 favor Grant, IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

CoTHREN's defeat is explained by the Mil
wankee Wisconsin rs follows: at is reported
rs n fact that a prominent democratic poli,-
clan Of the southwestern part of the state
came into this city just before election with
some hundreds OF dollars of Democratic funds
for the purpose of aiding the election If Goth.
rcn and the cause OF Il pure and able judici.
ary,' hut that before pacing it where il
would do the most good he interviewed the
tiger and lost the whole of it.'-Stalc Gazette.
Let justice be done The exact
sum, procured from Richland coun-
ty politician, it is said, was $500, and
the "prominent democratic politi-
clan from the southwestern part Of
the state" did not '.interview the ii.
ger and loose the whole Of it." but
Invested $40 for campaign purposes
and deposited the balance in Mr.
Faro's bank.-Richlun0 Observer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

Two heroic pedestrians are wheel
ing barrows across the continent
from San Francisco to New York.
Feabermeyer, with ll0-pound bar
row, has reached Kansas City, and
Potter, the other thing of legs, is 4lO
miles behind. Whoever shall reach
New York first will get 81 800.
They started together four months
ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

FULL official returns Of the late
judicial election show Judge Coles
majority to be thirty-three thous-
and one hundred and thirty-three
1913, 1887. Whereat the Muscoda
Nc,cs faceciously remarks: -
The recent Democratic project to
run party nominee for supreme
Judge seems to have fallen through.
Cothren was talked Of as candidate
but the returns indicate that they
concluded not to run him. Wise.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

The debates in Congress Friday,
upon the Army and Legislative APP
preparation bills, if they developed
nothing original in the way OF argu-
ment were conducted with consid
cradle spirit especially on the latter
measure. The speech OF Mr.. Me-
Kinloy, of Ohio (Republican), was
remarkable for its close application
to the subject in hand and lis sharp
points against the Democracy. lie
woke up Mr.. Blackburn, who made
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23


ONE of the results of the settle
ment, by Cornehous Vanderbilt, to
the daughters of Horace Greedy the
money which ne loaned Cornelious,
years before re died. The loans,
with interest, amounted to 100000.
The old Commodore would never
pay this sum, because of his natural!
RIGHTEOUSNESS, and his belief that
Greeley loaned the money to the
spendthrift young Vanderbilt with
the expection that he Uhe Commoss
dore) would repay it. 1t appears,
however, that Greeley really had a
friendship for the young man, and
let him have the money without
much thought as to how it was to be
paid, The payment is an act of JUS
tice, tardy though it be, which 1t Is
pheasant to record: and which shows
that some of the Vanderbilt family
was moved by the sentiments Of
honor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

EASTERN New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey had a good sized
snow storm Friday. AT Port Jarvis
snow fell to the depth of five inches;
at Monticello, one foot, and along
the Jefferson branch of the Erie
Railroad, from six to ten inches. Ia
the vicinity of Scranton snow, hail
and rain Frustrated the telegraph
poles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

NEGROES are leaving Louisiana in
large numbers for Kansas and Mis-
souri,, Doubtless many will iiud it
bitter change from the sunny
South to the breezy plains of the
West. Yet this movement is the
best possible solution of existing
difficulties. Once make the coIored
people realize that they can secu,e
Just treatment by going where JUS
t,ce is the rule and not the eNcep-
ton, and the horse-whip and shot
gun will at once be relegateu to their
natural spheres. Already some dis
tiicts in the South are alarmed lest
plantations will be crippled 10y the
loss Of their only available laborers.
AS aremsdy for oatlages emigration
is cheaper than troops, far more
effective, and perfectly unobjectiCn-
able to the most iastidious advocate
OF reconciliation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
(l'lliai.

/ am now ready to do all kinds of
teaming, and will furnish rock, sand
and lime on short notice. All orders
left at Penrose's meat market will
be promptly attended to.
ROBERT JULIAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23

NOT ICE,

All accounts due me must be set
tied at Linden with Mr.. +. Guggen
helm. WIN. STRAUSS
Linden, March lst, '19-tf,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
In q Quandary.

Several years ago the pastures Of
Queensland were so thickly infested
with weeds that the sheep began to
perish from starvation. These weeds
were of variety which is held in high
estimation by the ordinary English rab-
bit, and cargo of rabbits was intro
duced. The rabbits ate the weeds, but
unfortunately they did not stop here,
but kept on multiplying and devouring
every living thing, and swarmed into
the streets and houses to that extent
that life became almost uncomfortable to
the unhappy Australian. It was plainly
evident that unless something was
speedily done to suppress the rabbits,
Queensland would become wilderness
bowling with those hungry beasts. The
rabbits have exterminated the weeds,
but a new kind of animal was needed
to exterminate the rabbits. A shipload
of weasels was accordingly imported,
and at present they are reveling in rab-
bits. The rabbits fairly melt away
before them, and the weasels, with de-
light beaming from their happy faces,
pursue them to their hiding-places and
massacre them by thousands. The only
question that bothers the Queensland
ers is what they will do with the weasels
when they have devoured the rabbits,
and the only solution to the problem is
that the next crop must be wildcats, as
they are the only animal that can take
care of the weasels.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
Advertised.

Putting her head into the postoffice
window, she shouted at the astonished
custodian of the mails, Advertised! I"
"Marm," said he. after partially recover
ing his self-possession, what did you
wish?" "Advertised!" she repeated,
louder than before. By force of Gus
tom he managed to ask, "What name,
marm?" Again came the same reply,
Advertised" but this time supple
mented with the demand, "An how
long wild yez kape q body shtanding
here while yez be garruping loike a
moon calf in shtable? Wud yez liver
give me me letther, I soy?" "But what
is your name, my dear woman?" "Och,
don't yez dear woman me, yez ould
sinner! Don't yez name to abode by
yez own directions entoirely, yez old
bald-headed divil? Didn't yez put in
til the papers, Persons calling for let
theirs will plaze say advertised!' And
haven't Oh made myself hoarse wild say
ing, advertised! advertised! adver-
tisedp Give me me letther, Oh sayl
That liver Bridget McShaugnessy
should ha' been thrilled wild by the
loikes of yell" The letter was forth
coming ere she had done, and the Post
master sank back in his chair with q
sigh of relief, while Bridget left the
Office with very red face and perfect
cataract of RS escaping from her mouth.
Boston Transcript.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
SlOker's Brass Band.

Old Sloker got married last week, and
he went to his wife day Or two ago and
told her he was going to make her a
present.
els it a new silk dress?" she huskily
inquired, while her eyes sparkled like
the optics OF half famished bloodhound.
"No, it amt dress" carolled old
Sloker, with smile.
swell, what IS It? Tell me and put
me out of misery"
~ am going % buy you brass band"
II don't want one."
40, yes you do" persisted sloker; "you
know you Go, and I am just going to get
it for YOU"
"Who wants lot of Dutchmen around
the placer sighed Ms. S., tears begin
ming to form in her nensive eyes.
"There amt no Dutchmen," explained
sloker! as he rolled on the floor, and al
most destroyed himself with laughter.
"There amt no Dutchmen; this band is
q bracelet"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
LAWYERS Under Peter.

Peter the Great of Russia was mon
arch of large views but invincible preju-
dices. He loved his country, and ]onged
to see it take higher place in Euro
pean history. He saw clearly that
progress could be made only by the in
PRODUCTION of new industries and by
skillful training in mechanical labor.
To forward this end he visited in dis
guise the older nations of Europe, made
himself thoroughly acquainted with
their forms of industry, and worked as
a common mechanic at various trades.
He sent, also, numerous young men
of promise to great cities in other
countries, to acquire skill in the me.
chanical arts, and to become teachers
of their countrymen.
But, while honoring all well-trained
mechanics, he had rooted contempt
for lawyers. It puzzled him to under
stand how they occupied high positions
in England and France. The multi
piled quarrels, he said, and fattened on
the life-blood of others. Vexed at the
high esteem in which they we're held
elsewhere, he vented his wrath in the
memorable threat:
Il am thankful I have only two law
yers in my empire. When I return I
mean to execute one of them.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
EurODe'S Rich City.

Frankfort-on-the-M Main, now contain
ing a population of about 100000, is re-
puted to be the richest city of it's size
in the whole world. If it's wealth we're
equally divided among it's inhabitants,
every man, woman and child would
have, it is said, 10000 marks, or some
$4,000 apiece. There are as may be
supposed a good many very poor people
in the town; but the citizens are, as q
whole, in unusually comfortable cir
cumstances, more SO probably than the
citizens of any other capital in Ger
many or Europe. It is asserted that
there are 100 Frankforters worth from
100000 to 100000 each, and $50
who are worth 100000 and upward.
The city is one of the great banking
centers of the globe. Its aggregate
banking capital is estimated at $780,
100000, more than one-fourth of which
the famous Rothschilds, whose original
and parent house is there, own and
control. The annual transactions in
bills of exchange are in excess of $780,
100000. It's general trade and manu-
featuring industries have greatly in
creased since the formation of the Ger
man empire, to which Frankfort was
originally averse, being free city and
an opponent of Prussia until coerced in
July, 1866, by Gen. Won Falkenstein,
who entered it at the head of an army
and imposed fine of 81 100000 forms
for its characterization. Frankfort is
such place for conventions and assem-
blies of all sorts that it is very apt to be
full of strangers, and is consequently
very expensive and by no means salts
factory to tarry in.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-12-31
Egyptian Tales.

The Egyptian genius delighted in the
construction of stories. Some of the
stories have come down through the
Greeks, especially Herodotus, who gath
cred them during his travels, and mixed
them up in confusion which is charm
ing, while it is perplexing, with his his
torical notes; others survive in forms
more or less imperfect and mutilated in
the papyruses. Some of them give
sorry idea of the morals and moral
tastes of the people; but we may hope
that in this respect they do them as
great injustice as the stories of the
French novelists do to the people whose
life they shamelessly distort. Among
those which have come down through
the Greeks is the incident which is the
probable foundation of the story of
"Cinderella." It is related by Strabo,
of Rhodopis, the "rosy-cheeked," who
became Queen Nitocris, and had her
name associated with one of the great
pyramids. The wind carried away her
sandal while she was bathing, and laid
it,at the feet of the King, who was sit
ting in the open air. His attention was
attracted by its delicate and symmetrical
shape, and he sought her out and made
her his Queen. The most perfectly
preserved of the stories in papyrus is
called "The Tale of the Two Brothers,"
and is full of incidents of q peculiar
character. A tale called the Doomed
Prince" has attracted considerable at.
tention, but it is abruptly broken off by
the mutilation of the only copy, and
leaves no clew to the ending. Many
other stories are in the same situation,
but what remains shows great richness
of fancy.-Natio1oal Repository.