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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

The "Laurel Wreath" cigar is q
charmer. A nickle buys one at
Kinnie & Spratler's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
The Local Field.

tagr Business Notices in local columns,
kaded and in same type as local news, will
be charged for at the rate of 10 cents per line,
eacn insertion. No business notice published
IN this department, first ISSUE for less than
80 cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

SEWING Machines of all kinds at
Birely's. Prices from SIS up. Sign
OF the large watcA.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
For Sale or Rent.

One OF the cosiest residences in
Mineral Point. Situation desirable.
Apply at r, Hosking's store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

ALL the new and desirable designs
in jewelry can be procured at Birely
IL Sons. Goods which have never
before been exhibited west of Chi
cago sold at on alarmingly low figure.
Opposite Henry's bank.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

Miss Ida Guggenhein at Linden
is prepared to give music lessons on
Organ or Piano. Terms Liberal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

TO RENT.--The best Office rooms
Ia the city known as the Reform Club
Rooms. Apply to Martin & Toay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
FISH.

We would suggest that you try
those mackeral, the best in tho
market ut Osborne q Sons corner
store, three doors above the post
office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

NOILCE.-The book accounts Of
Fl. S. Clauer are now in my hands
for collection. An early settlement
will save costs. J. II. GgNDRY,
6 Assignee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

THE following account of the
flooding storm which visited Bosco-
bel and vicinity on the oath ult /, is
10y one who knows, and taken from
the Richland County Observer
"Early Sunday morning we were
startled by the report that freight
train on the c., M. & st. p. road was
off the track below Boscobel. The
,, late hard rains had raised the creeks
and broken n dam near the road, so
that the uncommon flood OF water
washed out part Of the track. The
engine struck on the rocks which
form a little culvert, and stopped al
most INSTANTLY; the tender was
thrown entirely over it, total
wreck; six of the ears were also de-
molished: one fiat, broken complete
ly in twain, lay near the fence on the
south side Of the track, while an ele-
giant hearse with which it was load
ed, laid on the north side entirely
destroyed. Of the other five cars
one was so completely smashed that
even the numbers could not be dis
ce'ned. When the engine struck
she turned over on one side, partly
bnrying herself in the mud The
fireman crawled out from under tho
wreck with hand badly smashed
Engineer Newell, when found, was
lying buried in the mud, held down
by the lever OF his engine, with only
his face above the surface Of the wa
ter. The men set to work TO extri-
cate him from his perilous position,
but it was feared he would drown
before he could be reached. The
conductor finally crawled under the
wreck and supported the engineers
head until, no was taken out a.
most exhausted, with his limbs and
side badly scalded. Mr.. Newell hcs
narrowly escaped in four accidents
of this kind; in one his fireman was
killed; and in three of them this
same old engine, No. l0l, has been
his companion.
In the cabocse the scene almost
beggars description. The head
brakeman, who was eating lunch at
the time, had his fist unceremonious-
ly jammed into his throat, while he,
together with the conductor and
other brakemen, and articles Of var
ious descriptions, lay 10 one general
heap.
The wrecking train came up from
Prairie du Chen and the track was
speedily put in repair. A force from
the round-house were busy taking
the wrecked engine apart, when the
wood-train departed, carrying away
its share of the spectators who al
ways rush to the scenes of such acci-
dents.
Saunders creek, running through
Boscobel, was SO badly swollen that
all the wooden bridges crossing it
in that town were carried off. The
carding mill was washed from its
foundation. No other damage has
been done by the high water so far
as heard from"
RPEAEEAC RtCnN ho had ut
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

flCNlC at w lllON Springs to-UOr-
row.
JAS. DUNN has been appointed
city marshal for another year.
BEN BUTLER has quit cob5ling
and gone into the kalsomining biz.
THAT 25 cents sent with an article,
which needs translator, is out at
interest.
THE Plum Grove picnic takes
place one week from to-day. All
are welcome.
DON'T Kinnie & Spratler look
comfortable in their new and well
regulated store!
WIZ. DAY, city boot polisher,
speaks we'll of his new and elegant
blacking box-to be.
Coles circus will be here Satur-
day, and the New York at Dodge
vile Oh Monday.
OBSERVE advertisement of cost
sale of dry goods and groceries by
Mr. John Bennett.
THOSE new watches at G. II. James
are the cheapest 70 be found and
equal to the best in the market.
THE man with no reputation to lose
is he who eats raw onious aud edges
his way among men the same day.
GRAYsvILLE bill is the distribut-
ing point Of Changers goods. Bax
ter, general assorter ard distributor.
DR.. l.. NJ. ]. LEONARD, will vacci-
nate with fresh animal vaccine, from
the Sth till the 10th of this month,
at his Office.
JoHN B. WALLIS, of Mineral Point
township, has been drawn as juror
for the United States Court, now in
session at Madison.
AMAGNlFIcENT new stock of goods
Just received by Birely & Son. Do
not fail to examine it before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Crops. By inquiring among farm
ers we ind that the late rains have
dispe!led .heir fears, and the crop
prospects are aattering.
THE open lodge of the Temple of
Honor, on Monday evening, was
largely attended, and a grand social
and instructive time prevailed.
THE blush is still visible on the
eountenance of young hero who
made MS first debut in church Sun
day evening as lady escort.
c. H. JAMES, the jeweler, has been
receiving new goods, which are the
unest and moss desirable patterns
ever seen. Will be sold for mere
trife.
PHILIP PHILIPS, the world re.
nowned psalm-singer, is in the vicin-
lty of Prairie du CHEN. What a
treat it would be if he were to be
heard in this city.
REMINDER that Birely d Son have
removed their stock of Watches.
clocks, and Jewelry opposite the
Post Office.
JOHN BENNETT, of Barreltown,
puried his third and only child Men
gay afternoon, aged about IL years.
Ihls Is most distressing loss to the
parents, to whom the sympathy of
all Is extended.
A gentleman noticing that his
Riie's bonnets grew smaller and
smaller, and the bills grew larger
and larger, calmly said, Il suppose
THIS thing will go on until the milf
ner will send nothing but the biu.o
TAXING the whole country into
AeW Decoration day received more
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

AS Mrs. Cooking, an elderly lady,
was descending the stairs in the
M. E. Church, last Wednesday even
ing, her foot slipped, and loosing her
balance she fell heavily to the bot
tom. Her cries were distressing,
the pain seemed intense, and it was
feared the fall would prove fatal.
Good treatment and kind nursing
have worked successful. Her recov-
cry is now considered beyond doubt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

DROP in at the jewelry store of
G. II. James, and see the new
watches, clocks, jeweiry. His goods
and prices will suit the closest
buyer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

A GOOD second hand organ can be
had cheap for cash. Apply to J. +.
LaMalle, at Gundry q Gray's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

LAST evening Mr.. Thos. Edwards
and wife with their only child were
returning from Hazel Green to their
home, three or four miles east of
here, ana while passing through the
city, the child was seized with a fit.
DR.. Eastman was consulted who said
the child was dying, and that the
parents had better stop at some place
as quick as possible. But before
they conld reach Nick Shilling's ho
tel life was extinct. The little one
had been subject to these attacks for
some time, and the result was not
altogether unlocked for.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

ANY quantity of dried beef On sale
at Kinnie a. Spratler's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

BREAKFAST BACON can be had at
Kinnie IL Spratler's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
FOR SALE.

sett of good sulky wheels, cheap
Enquire at this Office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

In the vicinity of Rock Branch,
on the Darlington road, have beep
seen lately several wolves. A farm
er this side of that place saw two
one day, while planting corn, and
another only last Saturday, on his
premises. Parties raising sheep
hereabouts need be cautious. Foxes
have also been scared up in Yellow
stone and traced within aiile or so
of this city. Sport for gamesters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04

LAST Thursday, Isaac and Jane
Rick, of Boscobel, aged respectively
81 and 60 years, went to partake of
family dinner with their son.
Soon after dinner Mrs. r. complain
ed of severe pain in the region of
the stomach, and Mr.. r. was about
the same time taken with terrible
cramping. Medical aid was called
and every effort made to reieye the
sufferers, but without avail. They
suffered greatly uatil death released
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
~,n7fNry- Or<An

There is a law in this State agains.
selling lottery tickets, but you never
hear of it beng enforced. In some OF
the Stale papers we. see the names OF
meu advertised as agents ~for lotteries.
Why are Grand Juries neglecting their
business? Are the District Attor-
neys asleep? and do Cireuit Court
Judges know the law? If they do,
they should charge their Juries accord
ingly. 1t is considered, We believe,
II of the inposslbilities to break up
gambling. but lottery ticket agents,
especially those who advertise them>
selves, could be easily caught.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
II.e Forfrnit.

The. potrait of Mr.. Davis referred
to in the following in the Sea Shore
Gazette is by Mrs. =. Perry Ellis Of
New York-a sister in law Of Mrs.
Dorsey. the anthoress. MrstElhs IL
professor of erayon drawing at Coop
or Institute. The Sea Shore Gazette
SAYS:
We have just hadthe pleasure Of
seeding at Beauyoir a magnificent full
length crayon portrait of the Hon.
Jefferson Davis, painted in the cloth
o. lac had on when captured. Tha
Fpieture is very beautiful as a work
tsf- art-tiie likeness speaking.
We haze neyer seer q more grace
full pose, in any full length portrait
which is generally difficult task
for an artist. The ordinary Clothes
of a gentleman being difficult to
make picturesque. But in this
Epietufe thel6ase coataof Conf@der-
ate grey slightly held together by Il
single button, high top boots, giving
Il cavalier look to the erect and
graceful form, one hand placed
akimbo onsthe1eff side, the other
grasping the soft felt hat hanging
carelessly at the right side, pro-
fdueesa a Hiest pleasing effect. The
background of the portrait repre-
sents a dark sky with one solitary
streak of light breaking through
ftlfe clonds m the east, a few bare
rocks, weeds in the foreground, and
a vast level plain broken only by a
low -elump of trees makes a very
suggestive and powerful scenes.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
-@S
q Useless Bill.

A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to the effect that members Of the
| Cabinet shall be entitled to occupy
seats on the f,or Of the Senate end the
floor of the House of Representatives;
and requiring their attendance in the
Senate, as the opening of the sitting,
Tuesday and Friday, and in the House
every Monday and Thursday. Cues
tious are to be put to the several Sec
retaries, and to the Postmaster-Gonera
and Attorney General, and answers
ora To no aivan by them: but
they are not to participate III debate.
That is the English style, and it is op
posed by many. The Sun objects to the
change and says: "This new British
Government first; al hereditary mon
archy and nobility nexti Let us stay
as we are, and be content with what
works SO we'll"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
a K;aE.s. Team.

a man from Sumpter county. Alaba>
ma, on his way to Texas. accompanied
by his wife aud four children came into
town yesterday morning hitched up in a
little wooden wheeled wagon Of his own
manufacture, and containing all his
worldly goods, which consisted of a few
hedrclotaes and cooking utensils. He
had pulled the wagon all the way from
Alabama, a distance of about N hun
,Ired aud fifty miles. whilst his wife
walked and carried the baby. and the
other three children trudged along be-
hind. 1t was q novel sight, bnt there
appeared to be no, danger Of the team
running away or kicking the wagon to
pieces. After talking to the man some
time, Mr.. H. p Holden came to the
conclusion that he was nm industrious
fellow. and persuaded him to give up
his trip to Texas and go to work on his
farm. Brandon Repablicdn.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
Lawrence County News.


Spring seems 10 have come at last.
Mrs. Richard Cooper, OF southeast
Lawrence, has been for some time Sc.
riously i'll.
The rain here on the 22nd ult., was
something tremendous, aud the feeling
of those who were 80 unfortunate as to
be caught in it can be better imagined
than described.
Every thing is remarkably quiet here
Your reporter. in despair, has even
tried to stir the people mp with mad
dog tales, but without effect. They
won't become excited.
Mr.. Alonzo Calhoun in returning
home from Wesson Saturday ,22nd, came
near being drowned in a creek, the wa
ter having nearly ovArpowerrd his
horse. The rain had raised it more
thai he expected.
The mai log excitenentilere amounts
to this: Mr.. Somebody's mother in
laws seventeenth cousin heard m
body say that there was n mad dog
seen some where, but it WAS not ascer-
tanned whether he was stricken with
hyrophohia, or only made temporarily
mad by the application of a brick bat
1t is IL we'll know fact in this neigh~
borhood that Mills md Knight did not
come to this county in 1878, as stated
in The LEDaER, but they came here
about three years ago. From here
Knight went no one knows whittier,
but Miles has lived here ever since they
came from Alabama, with the excep-
ton of Ia mouth or two. AZ. 3
Parson Ritchey breaches at Good
Hope on Halls Creek, in this county,
every fourth Sunday He delivered a
sermon there last month. lecturing the
people on the follies and v%,nities OF the
world. He receives no pay for his ser
vices, and it is to be hoped that the
people will reward his philanthropy by
giving him full and attentive audiences.
The farmers in this section all APP
pear to be busy on their farms, hence
they are are not gathering about town.
and getting into scrapes. This is very
good for them but it gives the reporter
little to do. Well! this is bad. but it is
some consolation ever to a hard hearted
reporter to see people get along peacea-
bly,. e liavE
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
a Noted Cow Case.

The Circuit Court of Jasper comfy
has Just disposed of n noted COW case.
This case was an appeal from the JUS
trees court, on an action OF replevir
brought by Arlington for the possesslor
of a COW worth about fifteen dollars,
held by one Heidelberg, The cos:
amounted to over two hundred dollars,
to say nothing Of attorneys fees. The
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
for the possession OF the cow and $l5O
damages. Judge Mayors did not con-
slider the loss of a little milk and but
ter 80 valuable, and, on motion, set the
Judgment aside.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
So
a E5S.I" BsT1E.E!.
a';stgser |eEs,rr ard Sister kiIi
cd nv NV q ~Es-oxsscrs.

r4E- E-Nma
The little c untry town of Snqsis>
vile. Hancock coun'y, Tenn. has re
Gently Witnessed a traee,lv that exhibit
I c%nrious phrase of i%ustico. Ahon,
eight miles from the village there lived
q few weeks ago n family Of wall>tn-do
farmers called ths Enpersnns. The
family consisted Of . father, mother,
four sons AMI two daughters We IL
ther was . good mal. bat WITS OCCASION
ally under the influence of drink. AZ
snch times he was dang arous. suf,r ard
unmanageble. There had been sonc
fa'k about the relations Of Ma Rsn1 nad
his wife, hnt generally believed that
there was nHthing serious between tlrem
! shmt time since, Epperson cana
home one day nnder the Influence Of
liquor, and ut ore hogan to dinlrrel
with his wife. In a few moments they
came TO blows and he was beating
her very severly. At this innctura, Joe,
one of the sons ran in and seeing the
statesef things, want to the protection
of his. mother he was a deformod man
having been born with .olly ona arm.
As he interfered in the fight the father
turned from his wife and attacked Joe
savagelv. declaring ha would kill him
Being hard pressed. joe whips.l ont
knife aud commeneed cutting his father.
In a few moments he had cut the old
man to the floor. In the meantime His
elder brother had entered the house.
and seeing Joa engaged in a deadly con
fict with his father determined to take
his fathers part. He. therefore,. drew
his pistol and levelled 1t. at his brother.
Before he could fire his mother ran be>
tween Joe and the pistol and received
the ball in her .breast.~The son fired
again, aud this time struck his sister in
the knee, and one AGAIN. this time civ
ling q boy brother a flesh wound. The
fracns was stopped here, by the econdis
ton of the father and mother. Ina
short time the mother died. having been
shot by the eldest aon. Before diving
she begged that her slaver should not
be prosecuted, "a he had killed hr, un~
Intentionally and she did not blame
him for interfering for his father. The
father died also, having bean killed by
his second son. IL is said that hes,5fa
he diedshe also forgave his slayer saw
ing that the son was r,ghs to- take the.
part Of his mother. The sister who
had been shot in the knee by her broth
er MISC died. aa va
n OF conrss the terrible tragedy crea-
ted great excitement, even iii this com
paratiyelv lawless county. A sort of
preliminary trial Of the men was had
aud they were acquitted Of nnv Blame
in the matter tfFhe son who RiIfad h;o
his father was held to havesaeted partly
in self defence. and the SON that killed
his mother and sister was held to have
done SO accidentally while interfering
to prevent the commission of an unlaw.
fui act. They were therefore put at lib
erty and have been Mt large yer since.
Tt is doubtful II the matter will ever
come into court again. The sons ex
press great sorrow oyer the affaiI, but
are known to be, pretty desperate chars
acters.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

A MAN name Morgan, of Utica, n. Y,
was arrested in Charleston, S. c., on
he 31st ult., while passing from the
First National bank with $40. 600 worth
of United States bonds and other seenr-
tiles. stolen from the Presidents pri-
vate room. The property was recovered
and the prisoner locked up. The at
tempt was the work Of skilled and ex-
perienced thieves who have been pres
pairing it for some time past.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

GEN. THos. W. SHERMAN died al
Newport lately The papers lately have
mistaken him for Gen. w. T.. Sherman.
They are distantly if at all related
Gen. Tom Sherman was operating on
the Mississippi river, and we believe at
at the seige of Vicksburg. His wife
died a few DAYS previous to his own
death-Gen. W. T., known as 'recum-
esh, is alive at Washington.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

THE Pittsburg Post says chow silly
the talk of a solid SonIh. in an Of,
fensive sense, when Randall, in caucus,
got nearly one>half the Southern votes,
as against Blackburn. a Southern man,
while Adams. q Union soldier. was nom
mated for Clerk, by Southern votes.
over Caldwell, an ex- Coufederate."
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
4 Noble gona.as "a.

From the YazDo Herald we clip the
following worthy compliment to a worthy
Lady.
Amoug the many heroes and heroines
who figured in the late epidemic is one
a yQnng lady. whose name | have nevei
seen in print. This Sonn9 and courage
Gus girl was at Harpervilla, in Scott
county,w when tae fever broke out ut Lake
Miss. She, with other friends, al
from Vicksbarg. were visiting in that
locality; hut on the appearance OF one
case in the village all went within a few
mi es of Lake that they might receive
proper edica! attention in the event
OF developments of the fever. Miss
Annie Baunen, for such is her name,
at once presented herself as an offering
to humanity. L saw her nursing the
sick, aud it was marked with q tender
ness, faithfulness and a ge~ntleness
which won my highest admiration. She
remained till late in the season, when
her mother came ont from Vlcksburg
aud took her almost by force back to
the city. Fortunately she escaped the
fever, but deserves the highest enco-
miums for her devotion and self sacri>
flee. j. K.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

f y
THE Supreme Court of the United
States, on the 3lst uit decided that the
city of New Orleans must leyy.a tax and
pay the bonds issued. to the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern Riil-
road Company "a ~
The. Times says: The impresslenis that
the most of them have been funded into
premium bonds. Originally there were
about 81, 600, 900 of them,z but perhaps
500, 900 would cover all thataan be sued
upon. The city. of course, will obey the
mandamus and levy the tax, b1r there is
no power that can compeft the taxpayers to
pay it, and il is very certain that the city
authorities will not be very eager to en-
force its collection.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
Taken ous nnd sbor.

On Wednesday night, at Shuqualak,
a negro was taken from custody and
shot to death by a crowd Of lynchers.
His name was d. ". Maddox, n preach
er. That day he had gone to the iesi-
denee of Mr. t, H. Hampton dnrin9
bis absence, aud made a demonstration
upon the lady, whom be found alone.
which she resisted by firing two pistol
shots at him, which caused the Iecher
Gus villain to desjst aud run for his
worthless life he was soon to lose.
The lady saved herself from outrage
and, probably, death, by her presence
of mind AMI cool courage, An alarm
was made, the negro pursued and caps
tured, aad it happened as above stated.
-NeIdinnh KercnfM
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

THE Socialist demonstration in Chi
cago last Saturday was the largest as
semblage of the kind that ever met in
that city. 1t indicates that the fearful
scenes OF disorder which followed the
strikes in 1877 may''at any time occur
again inthe crowded populations Of the
North.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03

SECRETARY EvARTs is said to favor
some adj nstment, even at the cost of a
partial surrender on the Republican
side, which might secure a settlement
of the pending difficulty between the
two branches of tho Government and
bring about an early adjournment of
Congress.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03


THE editors of the Southern States
are elegant gentlemen, polished and
educated, both personal friends of the
writer. We admire their bravey and
appreciate their talents; but connot en-.
dorse their recent wild e~ffasions, which
are calculated to injure the State and
the Democratic cause. What object
they have in the course they are persu~
ing, we know not, and, as a friend, ask
them to stop and think. Their sensa-
tional articles, which are not approved
by one man in a lnndred, are copied by
Northern Radical sheets. and held up
as the opinions of the South and used
to injure us. Friends, be reasonable.