Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

and telegraphs he will be here without
service of warrant.
The new senator from Colorado,
Prof. n. p. Hill, held for many years
the chair of chemistry in Brown uni
versity, Province, r. |. He moved to
Colorado some time ago to take charge
of large smelting-works, and has been
ever since prominent in politics. His
experience as chemist has enabled
him to beat all rivals in making COM
binations and reducing refractory ele-
ments. We hope he will try his hand
on the honorable the republican senator
from New York when he gets to Wash
ington.
A FIRE on Worth street, New York,
Jan. 18th, destroyed three millions
worth of property. The principal losers
we're Van Volkenburg & Leavitt$ ,000,-
900; Walkingham d Weight, $500, 900;
Schuabel Bros, $3.50 600; John Slade
e. Co., $4,000; Henry w. Malloy &
Co., 100000; VIM. Simpson Sons &
Co., $50 900; Nonotuck Silk Co., 500, 900;
B. Smith, $l5O,000; Farstnian & Co.,
$250OO0.
THE report of the railroad COM
missioner of Wisconsin shows that only
ninety-one miles of new road have been
constructed in that state during the last
year. The total number of miles now
in operation is 1854, including ninety
four miles Of narrow-gauge track. The
total number of passengers carried was
2,429 ,925, an increase Of 1861 over
last year. The tons of freight carried
were 3,54S, 400, 40 increase of Ala ,199.
Of the whole number of passengers car
ried only two were killed, and two in
jured.
ACCORDING to the governors message,
the financial affairs of Kansas have
been honestly and economically man
aged. The receipts last year exceeded
the expenditures by $4,000. The
bonded debt is but $1,1S2, OO0,, and
of this the state holds $45S,0OO in the
sinking and school funds. The value
Of school property is 1857 900, and
the permanent school fund amounts to
nearly $450,0O0. The latest figures OF
the railroad business in that region show
a remarkable advance over last year,
and are contirmatory of the cheerful
outlook suggested by Gov. st. Johns
message.
AN Erie, Pa. telegram of January
22nd, says that Mrs. Captain
Daniel Dobbins died here to-day in her
Tooth year. She was living in Erie
when Commodore Perry fitted out his
fleet that whipped the British at Putin
Bay in the war of 1912. Mrs. Dobbins,
whose husband helped equip the fleet,
was well acquainted with Commodore
Perry and his officers. Lafayette was
guest at her house when he visited
Erie in 1924. Her mental vigor was
remarkable for one of her extreme age,
and she letained vivid recollection OF
the past up to within a short time pre-
vious to her death.
| The rapid transit business is an inn
mense success in New York, if the re-
port of the president can be relied on.
The track of the Elevated Railroad
Company is thirty miles long. Its trains
carry nearly 1905 passengers day,
and run, on ali average, the enormous
distance Of 1000 miles,-more than
the circuit of the globe The financial
showing is still more favorable. On
May 16, 1877, it had less than $40, 900 in
cash and owed $27s,O0O. Now it owes
not dollar and has $76s00O in bank.
The president says the road will pay an
annual tax to the city treasury of from
$25 900 to $4,000 The exposition on
account of the racket made by the cars
has almost subsidized.
THE expenditures at the Institution
for the Education of the Blind, in Wis
consin, the past year, have been So
600. The average number of pupils in
attendance was seventy-seven, and the
total during the year ninety. The trus-
tees ask an appropriation Of $4,000 to
enable them to meet the expenses of
the present year. At the Wisconsin In
stitute for the Education of the Deaf
and Dumb $50 pupils were enrolled,
and the average number in attendance
was 140. The expenditures were 49,
522.45, and the trustees ask an appro-
priation of 10000 for the current year.
\ SALT LAKE, Utah, dispatch of
January Goth says: At n meet
ing of the antl-polygamy society to-day,
it was resolved that we have appealed to
our country women to join us and urge
congress to pass Jaw to enable the
courts arrest simply the further spread
of polygamy. 1t was not Gentiles but
the Utah legislature, composed almost
entirely of polygamists, which took the
right of dover away from Utah wives.
The carbohydrates in Utah being in
minority, would be unable, II
desired. to attlict the Mormons, or
rob them. The Gentiles have paid for
or created what they own in Utah. In
mining they have $4,000, 900 invested,