Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-01-08

managed from Washington it is appro-
pirate to mention to mention the fact
that single shipment of 1920 pitch
forks was made to the Santee indians
As the entire Santee band at the agency
does not number over 600, the people
will realize the extreme generosity
which the commissioner exhibits in his
dealings with these people.
SIR JOHN SMALL, chief justice of
Hong Kong, has lately made q discovery,
and a rather remarkable one to be made
in British colony. He has found that
there exists within the narrow limits of
the island-a "dot in the ocean," some
thirty miles in circumference-no fewer
than ten thousand slaves. The news
comes with something like surprise on
Englishmen, who have long believed it
impossible that such state of things
could exist under the British flag.
THB Germans, who are credited with
An ambition to take from England a
large share of her Australian trade, have
given splendid illustration of what
they can do in the Sydney exhibition.
In 1877 classes of the 566 into which the
exhibition is divided, Germany can
boast Of nearly seven hundred exhibit
tors. There are no goods shown which
attract more attention, and none which
deserve it more. From musical instru-
ments and gunpowder to scientific ap.
paratus and manufacturing machinery
Germany produces almost everything
which an industrial exhibition like that
of Sydney should show. 1t is claimed
on behalf of the Germans that some of
their iron manufactures are equal to
the best English makes.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Chicago
Tribune at Leadville says that the I'M
written history of that camp is full of
romance. In its population of 10000
there are many men who have come from
the east and left strange records of crime,
suffering, ephemersl success and final
failure behind them. A man who has
recently served out sentence on the
chain gang and was obliged to saw wood
fora living was formerly, it is reported,
a senator from southeastern state. The
leader Of the demi-monde was once the
wife of congressman and belle IN
Washington society. A waiter at the
Grand hotel receives letters with the
prefix "Hon." attached to them, and
the title belongs to him rs fairly as to
any other ex member of the New Jersey
Legislature. At the Clarendon doctor,
lawyer, an ex-confederate brigadier
and an OK Judge of Minnesota are among
the hash singers.
IT will be remembered that last year
yellow fever broke out again il the
United States steamship Plymouth after
she had passed several severe months of
winter weather in Boston harbor. The
explanation WAS that certain decsyed
woodwork, in no wise affecting the sea
worthiness of the ship, was not removed
when she WAS overhauled. The circum-
stance attracted great attention at New
Orleans, and resulted in such precautions
as had never before been taken, Mem
phis, however, went on her way rs before
with what result is we'll known. A cor
respondent of the Boston Journal, writ.
ing from Batavia, explains the heslthi-
ness of that semi-tropical city by the
words: "The streets are the cleanest in
the world; they are swept and sprinkled
three times q day" Householders are
required by law to whitewash all brick
and stucco work once iii SIX months at
least When southern cities 60 and do
likewise we shall not hear much of seri-
Gus yellow fever trouble.
A MACHINE firm in Philsdelphis sold
a bolt-cutting machine to go to Man
chester, which would more than double
the work of English machines. Full in
structions were sent for its operation, so
that no error could be made, ard in due
time word was received that the tool was
st work and highly approved. Some
months after one of the firm who ms 2e
the machine was in Manchester. and
went to see the tool. To his SURPRISE. he
found it not doing more thsn half the
work it should and not at all up TO its
capacity. On inquiring why they did