Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-22

the millions. The Pacific bank, Levy
Bros, Noumberger, krouss & Louer,
Howard, Sanger 4 Co., Edwin Bates X
Co. We're principal losers.
JANUARY ii was bad day for failures.
Jenkins, Lone & Son of Boston failed for
$4,000; the City Savings Bank of
Oswego N. Y. closed its doors: and
Jas. II. Prentice, hat manufacturer in
liabilities Of 100000. By the latter
failure 700 men were thrown out of en-
ployment.
>. ID. RICHARDS was arraigned and
tried Jan. Is at Mindon, kearney coun-
| ty, Nebraska, on charge of numbering
Peter Anderson, Swede, on the 9th
Of December last. The jury brought
in verdict Of murder in the first de-
gree. Richards was sentenced to be
hanged April 26, between 10A. NJ. and
P. NJ. He was indicted but not tried
for the murder Of the HARRISON family.
He appeared perfectly indifferent.
SHARPE and Mcdonnell were hanged
at Mauch Chunk, Pa, Jan. II, for the
murder Of Geo. n. Smith, a coal opera
tor, at Audenried, on the NIGHT of Nov.
9th, 1868. The drop had scarcely fallen
before telegram arrived fromGov. Hart
ranft repreiving the criminals, for a few
days. 1t was too late, however, as the
bodies were already dangling in the air.
An excited scene followed and the
friends of the dead men were vociferous
| for revenge for time. No violence en-
sued.
A SAN Francisco dispatch of Jan.
IA says the Giant Powder Works, of
Bandmann. Nelson Il Co., situated
about half mile southwest of Golden
Gate Park, blew up this afternoon.
Four white men and number of China
men were killed. The works were
completely destroyed, and many build
ings in the neighborhood, occupied by
employees, including the superinten-
plosion occurred in the nitro glycerine
house.
THE committee appointed by Gov.
Phelps, of Mo-, to examine the con-
dition of the state treasury, has
made its report. In summing
up the committee says: There
should have been in the state
treasury, Dec. 3lst, last, $472, 400 cash,
but there actually was but $129,2 32,
leaving a deficit of $343 ,233. OF this
amount $2S6,lS7 is locked up in the
Mastin bank, the remainder is in coun-
ty bonds and such other shapes as not
to be available.
A TELEGRAM from Newport, East Ten
nessee, states that gold mine discov-
cred in that vicinity, is attracting much
attention from eastern capitalists; that
several scientific and some practical
men had visited the region, and were
well pleased with the prospect. They
say it equals any thing they have seen
in California The quartz has been
found tn be rich in gold.
Ir il mistake to attribute, as is done
in some newspapers, the mortality in
congress to "the Unhealthy atmosphere
of Washington" OF the six congress
men who have died within a year,
Leonard. of Louisiana, died of yellow
fever in Cuba; WEIGH, OF Nebraska,
died of pneumonia at his home; Doug
las, of Virginia, of intemperance; Viii
liams, of Michigan, of apoplexy; Hart
ridge, of Georgia, of pneumonia, and
SchIeicher, of Texas, of erysipelas.
A DISPATCH from Pendleton, Oregon.
on the 10th inst via Walla Walla
on the 11th, reports the execu-
ton of the Indians, White Owl
and Quit T. Jumps, who were hanged
at $50 P. NJ. A strong guard of regu
lars and militia was on duty to prevent
any possible rescue, but nothing of the
kind was attempted. The chiefs We're
dressed in full Indian costume, and
preserved throughout the stoicism of
their race, both dying without the death
chant on their lips.
| A LOUISVILLE, KY, dispatch Of Jan
uary 9TH says another notch in the his
tory of kentucky's dark deeds was
! added last night, the victim being Bob
Malone, storekeeper and postmaster OF
Beckly's Station, sixteen miles east of
Louisville. Malone WAS in Louisville
Monday, but returned home in the
afternoon. At p. m. he separated
from number of persons who frequent
ed his store, and was never again seen
alive. This morning Malone was found
murdered, ali assassin having killed
him by blow from Ratchet. Malones
packets were rihed, and it is suspected
he was slain by tramps, rs $40 in money
are missing.
lie Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
management now have secured all the
business of the Denver, South Park and
Pacific road, which reaches southwest
ward from Denver about a hundred