Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
THE WORLDS WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.

CHARLES w. ANGEL has been SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
THE City bank of Oswego, n. Y, has
gone into the hands of a receiver.
The national butter, cheese and egg
association meets in Chicago March 5.
6, and 7.
A BOILER explosion at Stockton, Cali
fornia, on the end of Feb, resulted in
the death of six or eight men.
THE amount of claims already filed
against Archbishop Purcell amount to
$4,000 900.
LATEST reports from Leadville state
that that young city now numbers To-
600 inhabitants.
THE Nebraska legislature adjourned
sine die at 2:45 a. M Feb. 20. 1t passed
900 bills during the session.
CAPTAIN PAUL BOYNToN started from
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. %, for his long
swim to New Orleans in his life-saving
suit.
The old settlers of Wisconsin who
came to the state prior to 1913, are re-
quested to meet July l6, to form a per-
manent association.
KING CARNIVAL took formal posses
sion Of the city of New Orleans Feb.
24th, and ordered the season of merri-
ment to begin.
THE Illinois senate passed bill pro-
viding for the election by the people Of
the park commissioners, who are now
appointed by the governor
A PANAMA dispatch says: Another
shock Of earthquake was felt at Are
quipa on the 9TH ultimo. Also Sundrv
shocks at Iquique. No damage was
done of consequence.
A SCHOONER ran ashore near Born
gate Feb. 90, and several of the crew
were drowned in the surf. The cap
tain's wife also died before aid could
reach her.
The Illinois senate by vote Of Is tc
16, adopted a resolution thanking SEN
ators and representatives at Washing
ton, for adoption of law for restrict
ing Chinese immigration.
CHAs. w. ANGEL, the defaulting sec
rotary of the Pullman Car Co., arrived
in Chicago from his foreign trip Feb.
70, and Immediately went to Jail.
THE local difficulties at New Mexico
continue undated A few days since
II. j. Chapman, a lawyer, and head of
the McSween faction, was shot dead in
front Of the court house in Lincoln
county.
EXmDE LACHAPELLE, the little French
pedestrienne, after completing her
2,700 mile walk i'll 200 consecutive
quarter hours in Chicago, started upon
another tramp of 500 quarter miles,
finishing it on time, and making the
best score on record
THE taking of testimony by Ignatius
Donnelly in the contested election case
with Washburn, closed Feb. oath. The
investigation extended through forty
days. 1t is understood that Mr.. Wash
burn will not take any testimony.
+. P, devices, chairman of the green
back national committee, accepts the
challenge of Thomas M. Nchol, secre-
tary of the Honest Money League, for
public discussion of the greenbaek
question.
TIE heavy-brained youths in the
eastern colleges are distinguishing them
selves by the usual rows with the facul-
ty. Wholesale explosions of students
have occurred at Trinity college, Hart
ford, and at st. Stephens college,
Poughkeepsie.
A BLOOMINGTON, Ill, dispatch says:
Richard and Warner Redenius, two adj
dltional members of the family near
Gridley afflicted with trichina, died
yesterday. -Four out of five members
have now died, anG the fifth Mrs. Re
denius) is not expected to survive
Homan G. Groom, son-in-law of Re
denius, is suffering also, and cannot re-
cover.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Dubuque,
Iowa. Times stated that the Rev. Allen
Curr, the dismissed Baptist minister,
left San Francisco for Dubuque Feb.
24th. Mr. Curr was late y written up
by the Dubuque Herald as fraud,
swindler embezzler, and general rascal.
He returns to meet the charges, and
there will be lively times for somebody
when he gets there. The Herald article
caused an immense excitement In the
city and neighborhood.
A DISPATCH from Tucson, Arizona,
says: Private advices received Fet.
Goth from Sonora state that the legisla-
ture has Just conferred extraordinary
powers on Governor Mariscal, and that,
in pursuance thereof the governor was
/ inauguratIng the most vigorous meas
urpS tO thorOuohlv SupDrpSs the rcNO-