Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

BISHOP FOLEY, OF Chicago, died Feb.
10, aged nearly 81.
Ex-VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx has re-
covered from his recent serious illness.
The treasurer Of Oswego county, New
York, is defauter to the amount Of
1888 600.
STRONGLY as it is guarded, eight pris-
oners escaped from Blackwells Island,
n. Y, on the 18th.
REPORTS from western states and ter
ritores show that the immigration this
year will exceed anything ever known.
RowELI., the British athlete, is enroute
for America to contest the pedestrian
championship with O'Leary.
OVER 200 people who had never
previously taken the pledge have signed
one during the recent temperance re-
vival at GalesbUrg, Ill.
PATRICK SMITH was sentenced on Feb.
10, at Richmond, to be hung March 10,
for the murder Of John c. Lay III New
Kent, last month.
THE government inspector declares
there is no contagious disease among
the cattle at the Chicago Union Stock
yards.
THE executive committee of the pro-
iected worlds fair to be held in New
York in 1889, is at worl; selecting o site
for the big show.
The North Chicago rolling mills
suffered loss by fire on the 10Th of
February amounting to $4,000, nearly
all covered by insurance.
A COLLISION OF ferry boats running
between San. Francisco and Oakland
occurred on the 10th of February.
Great confusion followed and 1t is be-
lleved many were drowned.
The Michigan. legislature, struck with
the pauclty of the governors salary, has
been endeavoring to raise the same from
81 900 to $500.
A NEW Union Pacific syndicate, in
Guiding Russell Sage and Jos. r.. Keene,
has purchased a controlling interest i'll
that railroad over the Jay Gould party.
THE committee Of the Illinois legisla-
ture that was delegated to examine the
question Of controlling the Pullman
car rates by legislation, has reported
against taking any such action.
NEBRASKA makes short work of muir
derers. James McEloy murdered Hen
ry A. Stutzman on the Sth inst. and has
already been sentenced to hang May
2Sth
THE California constitutional coven-
ton and the Nevada assembly tele-
graphed the president their wish that
he would sign the Chinese restriction
bill.
A FIRE at Lawler, Iowa, on the 18th,
destroyed Kings Hotel, 5. Fletcher's
bank, and G. A. Parker's dwelling and
butcher-shop. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
50, 900.
THE democrats of the Michigan legis-
lature supported Hon. Q. NJ. Barnes,
and the nationals Hon. Henry Cham
berlain for United States senator against
Hon. Zachariah Chandler, republican.
THE pastors of Catholic churches IN
Pennsylvania have given notice that all
Catholics belonging to the labor secret
societies which succeeded the Molly Ma
guires, Will be communicated.
A MISPLACED switch at Cincinnati on
the 10th inst. threw locomotive into
an oil tank car which exploded and
disastrous fire ensued causing the COM
plete destruction of twenty freight cars.
THE directors of the Chicago & North
western railway company have declar-
ed quarterly dividend of Il per cent.
on preferred stock, and have decided to
nav puortprlv dividends on those
shares hereafter.
LATEST advices from Alaska state
that the Indians have arisen en- masse
against the whites who are fleeing for
their lives. The American settlers are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of ship
upon which to escape.
A PASSENGER train on lie Selma,
Rome & Dalton road, Alabama, broke
through a bridge when near Selma
Feb. 18TH, killing the general superin-
tendent OF the road, Mr.. Stanton, the
conductor, Captain White, and serious
ly injuring dozen passengers,
Four roads centering at Buffalo have
expended so far this winter the sum Of
So, 700 for shoveling snow from the
tracks III the vicinity of that city. of
this amount $50, 900 has been expended |
by the Vanderbilt lines. And still the
tracks are not free of distractions.
A YANKToN, Dakota, dispatch of the
18th says the legislature to-day rushed
through Il bill changing the name of
Pennington County, in the Black Hills, |
to Sumner County. ExGov. Pennlng- /
ton has offended the members by UNI
q, u Of