Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-15
CURRENT EVENTS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

January end.
TIE New York legislature took pos
session of its new capitol Jan. 9TH.
GovERNoR-ELECr G!.RCELoN, of Maine,
was inaugurated Jan. 9Th.
! j. B. SMITH, an old and well known
resident of Milwaukee, Wis, died Jan
uary Sd.
THE board eff inquiry resumed inves-
! tigation in the Fitz John Porter case at
West Point, January "a.
THE funeral of Caleb Cushing occurred
at Newburyport Jan. 9th. 1t was de-
cidedly plain and transformations.
CALEB CUSHING, the distinguished jur-
list, died at his residence in Newbury-
port, Mass, at II o'clock P. NJ. of the 2nd
inst.
MORTON McMichael, proprietor of the
North American, and ex-mayor Of Phila-
.delphia, died at his home in that city
Jan. 9th.
THE Motiat bell punch liquor law in
creased the saloon revenue Of Virginia
during 1S78,$110,O00 over the receipts of
the previous year.
THE thermometer at jacksonville,
Fla, fell to 80 degrees on the 9th inst,
and everything was covered with ice
on account of drilling rain. This
occurrence has no equal in thirty years
of Florida history. 1t is feared the
orange trees are injured seriously.
THE Harmony cotton mills at Cohoes,
New York, employing $500 hands,
producing 100000 yards ofcotton goods
day, have reduced working time
to 3 days q week, in order to reduce the
production and stiflen the price.
THE Honore block in Chicago, con-
tanning the postotfioe, Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters and several law Offices,
was partially destroyed by fire on Janu-
airy 4th. Nearly everything about the
estimated as $4,000; individual losses
about $4,000. Nearly everything, in
GLIDING the building, was very largely
insured
A SANTA BARBARA (Cal) dispatch of
Jan. 2nd says that at 9 p. NJ, in the
midst of storm of wind and rain, a
tornado struck the city from the south
eass, and, occupying a narrow path,
tore through several blocks, unroofing
and blowing down houses and outbuild-
ings and uprooting trees.
The milling industry of this country
is said to rank next to that of iron. The
number of mills is ovet So 900, afford
ing employment to over 10000 men,
whose annual wages are over 10000
900, and turning out yearly about 90
million barrels of flour, of which 1000
600 are exported to foreign countries.
THOMAS ID. CoNYNGHAM, a farmer res
ident of Wilkesbarre. Pa, who forged
checks to the amount Of 100000 in
1876, and then fled, was captured at
Rio Janciro, Brazil, January 9TH. The
Brazilian government will give him up
Notwithstanding there are no extradi-
ton treaties between the two nations.
OLIVER GREEN BALDWIN and six
others, charged with numbering
Mitchell and ketchum, who
were burned at the stake, north of
Kearney few weeks since, were ar
rested at Plum Creek, Neb., Jan. 9th.
by the deputy sheriff and posse; two
brothers of ketchum are among the
captors. No resistance was made and
the party were taken to kearney and
lodged in Jail to await trial.
OK the night of the fifth instant, at
Carbon, Wy, % or 80 masked men
broke open the baggage car, took out
and hung 20 a telegraph pole, Dutch
Charley, who was en- route 70 Rawlins
for trial, charged with participation in
the Widdowfied murder last fall. He
was notorious character, and had
been identified with numerous stage
lobberies.
a TELEGRAM from Newport, East Ten
nessee, states that gold mine diScov-
cred in that vicinity, is attracting much
attention from eastern capitalists; that
several scientific and some practical
men had visited the region, and were
we'll pleased with the prospect. They
say it equals any thing they have seen
in California. The quartz has been
found to be rich in gold.
ALoNzo GARCELoS, one OF the two
mocratc-greenback nominees of the
lower house of the Maine legislature for
governor. was elected by the senate by
a vote of u to 10, January Sd At
convention of both branches Tor the cleo
ton of state officers, the nominees of
the democratic reenback caucus were
elected rs follows: Secretary of state,
Edward IL. Cove; state treasurer, Cnas.
A. White; attorney general, VIM. a.
Mcclellan; adjutant general, samuel
ID. Leavitt.
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