Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-25
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The steamer Florence Hail., which ar
rived in New York on the 18th from
Miragoane, lost her captain and two
seamen on her passage from yellow
fever.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, adyices of the 18th
state that three hundred puddlers and
helpers in the Allentown Rolling mills
have struck for an advance of 5 cents
per heat. The mills have stopped
work.
A CONCORD, New Hampshire, dispatch
Of the 18th says the bouse gave 161
votes for Henry w. Blair for United
States senator and 81 for Henry Bing-
ham. The vote in the senate was:
Blair 90, Bingham 4.
The California republican state cor
vention on the 18th nominated for lieu
tenant governor, Gen. John Mansfield,
of Los Angeles, by reclamation; for
secretary Of state, D. NJ. Burns, present
clerk of Yolo county; for controller, d..
NJ. kenfield, of Tuslum, by acclama-
ton.
A DETROIT special of June 10th states
that DR.. Samuel S. Harris. of Chicago,
has formally notified the Episcopalian
diocesan committee of his acceptance
of the Bisnopric of Michigan, to which
office he was recently elected. His
election has yet to be confirmed by the
House OF Bishops.
New YORK advices of the 18th says
DR.. Vanderpool, health officer at the
quarantine, says, that, unless a rigid
quarantine is kept up, there Is a posi-
bility of the yellow fever making its
appearance in New York. Two YES
sells, with the disease on board, are in
the upper bar, discharging its cargo.
LEWISTON, idaho, advices of the 10Th
report that General Howard and Gov
ernor Ferry held a final council at
Spokane Falls with Moses. Spokane,
Geary and Smokhalls. The latter re-
nounces his dreamer theories, and will
90 with Moses on the reservation.
Everything in the northern country is
now satisfactorily arranged.
A ST. PAUL special of the 10th says
two wood choppers were attacked by
Indians on the Yellowstone, and John
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erson wounded. Two companies of the
9TH infantry ave been sent out from
Fort keogh to punish the Indians. A
strong column is to be organized TO
operate against the Sioux Indians who
have returned from the British posses
sions north of the Missouri.
Sanders Kelley and William Adams,
- IAl,,- ti,,NaDnfn unrn kllIlf IN
a well on the 18th inst. Kelly descend
ed a well which they were repairing to
adjust the boring machinery, when he
was overcome by the damp. Adams
followed to assist him and met the
same fate, both becoming ~insensible
and falling 10 the bottom as soon as
they were six feet below the surface.
Kelly leaves a family. Adams was. a
single man.
A MCGREGoR dispatch of the 18th
inst. states that about one thousand men
are engaged in the construction of the
extension Of the Iowa and Dakota Di-
vision OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway laying one n a hall
miles of track per day. The road is
nearly all graded from Jacksonville to
the James river, a distance of SO miles.
The work OF locating the route from
the James river to Fl. Thompson on
the Missouri river, will commence this
week. The road will be built to the
Missouri river by December l.
New York advices Of the 18th inst.
state that the expedition to Mexico
seems to be satisfactory enough TO war
rant essaying one TO Brazil. IL tue
present programme Is carried out, the
expedition will leave New York Tor mo
de Janerio the first week in July. The
minimum number Of participants will
be forty, and the maximum sixty. Inc
cost of the passage out and back will
$500 each. A building, it is believed,
will be accorded by the government
for the exhibition of American wares.