Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26

responsible for the following: No little
excitement has been occasioned here
by the discovery of most wonderful
case of somnambuiism. A young man
left his bed, sought the woodpie,
chopped off one of his fingers, returned
to the house, washed the wound and
started back to bed, when his parents
met and awakened him.
A SINGLE locomotive on the Kansas
Pacific recently hauled train of fifty
eight empty, and fifteen loaded cars,
with caboose attached, from Ellis to
Brookv'lle, distance of one hundred
and two miles, in nine hours and thirty
minutes. The monster locomotive
"Uncle Dick" which was recently
taken through Chicago On route to Den
yer, has already achieved distinction
by climbing the steepest grade on the
mountain division of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, drawing
twenty-five loaded cars
A COLUMBUS, Ohio, telegram says
that the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and st. Louis railroad has been
experimenting since February first with
the Gray telephone, a duplex invention
of Elisha Gray, of Chicago, on one of
their circuits between Columbus and
Pittsburg. The success of the system
had exceeded their anticipations, and
they are now daily transmitting mes
sages over the through line of their cir
cult, in addition to the way business,
without interference with the latter,
thus enabling the road to double the
capacity ofthe circuit.
A GAINESVILLE, Florida, dispatch of
Feb. IS says the fourth annual State
Fair commenced here to-day, to con
tinue FIVE days. The grounds are very
fine, Well arranged, and considered the
finest in the south. 1t is their first use
Tor the purpose. The weather is beaut-
iful, 20 degrees above zero. The attend
ance is large. The exhibition Of fruits,
flowers, and vegetables is large, and
very interesting; also the display of
Florida curiosities. The grounds have
race-track of half mile in length, in
excellent condition. A large number
of horses are entered for the races, in
Guiding several of first class records.
a SPECIAL dispatch from st. Charles,
Missouri, dated Februar}' 10Th, says a
cold-blooded murder was committed
this morning on the farm of Thomas
Stonebraker, about ten miles from that
place. 1t appears that Stonebraker had
gone to visit relative some miles away,
and left the farm in charge of two hired
men-Watson, q Swede, and mulatto
man, called Tom. During the morn
ing the men had an alteration about
feeding the hogs, and Tom went away,
but soon returned with shot gun, and
put a charge of buckshot into Watson's
head, killing him instantly. At last
accounts the murderer had not been
arrested.
In reviewing the lumber trade at Wi
mona for the past year. the local paper
gives as the cut of the mills, 23,S00,O00
feet; lath, 3,50O,0000 shingles, II, 964,-
900; amount of RATED lumber received,
S,400, 600 feet; lath, 100000; shingles,
100000. The sum total of the ship
ments were: Lumber, 100000 feet;
lath, 100000; shingles, $4,000, 900.
Stock on hand Jan. l: Jumper, q, 7OO,-
600; lath, $500, 600; shingles, 300, 600;
logs on hand in mill-booms, II 100000
leet; logs hung up, IoOuo,Uuo. Inc
summary shows The three leading firms
during the manufacturing season en-
ployed 375 men, and paid them wages
to the amount of 100000. The intro
duction of gang saws and the enlarge
ment of the mills has more than
doubled their combined capacity. Did
the trade demand 1t they were prepared
to cut from 100000 to 100000 feet
in the season.