Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13

LIE failure OF Rev. W. H. II. MUIR.
of Boston, was announced Auc I'm ,,;N
Murray sunk his money in neyrs Nlf'
enterprises. His property has beapn apef
tached. ''eu al
A New YORK dispatch of Anr :,
says, one hundred and thirty ST9oa,' '59
cutters and families arrived hero ilsl9
800 German and English cutters o. auu
pected later. The Sheffield men Nc eA'
there are $4,000 men there to d. say
work what 1000 can do. w tue
The Milwaukee chamber of commoso.
says dispatch of Aug eth, has adnn,aej
resolution establishing a new prsd P'e ~
barley to be called extra number III "
which shall comprise barley tbat
slightly unsound or too much stanad -
shrunken for No. 2, but otherwise nao %
ing the requirements of that grade.
THE recent report that George O Can
non, Brigham Young, Jr.. and Alher,
Darlington, executors of The Brigbor'
Young estate, had given bonds and bea u
released was mistake. They failed -
give bonds, and were sent to the ner "
Tertiary Aug. 4th John Tavlor P cav
bonds and was released 7"''
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of Aug ca,
says the wreck of the steamer Br0tbor
Jonathan which fOundered near Crescent
City in July 1865, has been discovered
She lies in % fathoms OF water Usr
hulk contains million dollars in
treasury notes and bullion.
ADyICEs as late as Aug. 4th from north
ern Texas say that cotton is matnrir,,
earlier than usual this year, OWING 10 .
lack Of rain The yield will be heavier
as the acreage is about Is per cent
greater, but planters fear the staple will
be shorter, from the fact that unusual
dry weather has forced the polls to open
before t ey reached maturity.
THE next semi-annual meeting of the
National Agricultural Congress will meet
in Rochester, N. Y, Sept. Is, saws a dis.
patch of Aug. 9Th. Papers will be nre.
scented and discussed on agricultural edu.
cation, science and economy. Jonathan
Periam, editor of the Prairie Farmer
Chicago, is the Secretary, and Thomas
p. James, Atlanta, Ga. President.
AREPoRr of Aug. 9Th says the dis
covery has been made Of rich mineral
veins in the northern light lake region,
on the north shore of Lake Superior, sup
posed 10 be continuation of The wonder
fully productive veins ON The Silver Iset
Three veins were exposed fourteen feet
below the surface, and specinens assay
forty mine dollars ofgold and ffty-seyen
silver.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch of August
9th contains this item: Wheat receipts
today, 44S 800 bushels, the largest ever
known for single day at this port, and
for the last six days, 1,257,900, also the
largest amount ever known for the same
period. The exports of petroleum are
also increasing rapidly those for last
week, nearly 100000 gallons, being the
largest amount in the history of the
port, nearly 1000, 900 having been cleared
on Friday alone.
A FIT. WAYNE special ofAug. 4th says
Augustus Ragnet, a sreetcar driver,
has committed suicide. While driving
his car on Hamilton street he turned to
the passengers and said "Good-by gentle
men, and slot himself with a small
revolver, the ball entering the heart
Death resulted almost instantly, The
cause of the rash act was temporary in.
sanity, brought about by domestic
troubles He leave wife and two chill
dren. He was % years old.
THE St Adams, Vt, Ad0ertiSer publish
ed on Aug, 9Th an interview with Miss
Hodgkins, the Rev. w. III II. Murrays
amanuensis She denied with ndgna,
ton the insinuations that they had
eloped. She said she had all his private
papers and underst ands his business,
l., In cfa
honorably He would rather die thsu
DO anything dishonorable Miss Hodg'
kins will meet his counsel, Senator Pla'S
of Connecticut, in New York to arrange
matters. Mr.. Murray was worn out WIN
work and went off for recreation.
A LOUISVILLE dispatch of Aug DIN
thus summarizes the result OF the Prev
Gus DAYS election: Ofthe vote cast 10,
day for the election of state officers anu
mombers of the Legislature, the demo
cratic committee estimate the total VOC
at not over 100000, falling OF 5oFV On
the Tilden and Hayes vote, ana over
$1,000. The last gubernatorlal vow
falls off over 5000. The republican,
maze slight gains in the leg stature anu
defeat the speaker of the last house, Ou'
the democratic majority is sun Over,
whelming in the general assembly ne
call for a constitutional convention mas
a majority in its favor in this city, wne l,,
the workingmen elected five OF the seven e,..
representatives two years ago nm!
democrats were elected to-day h'
greenbackers cut no figure in the 'oh'es''
GEN. TERRY commanding the deptt'
ment headquarters at st. Paul receiytu
Aug, 9TH a dispatch from zen; h' ~
dated, camp on Rock Creek ) uli - ~
which says: Major Walsh, OF me G ="
adam mounted police accompanied ~ 20
Sioux chief Long Doglame came NV