Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-29

policy during the autumn in series OF
speeches which he will deliver at various
points throughout France. GAMBETTA
has aspirations for the Presidency Of the
French Republic, in succession to NJ.
GREvY. RocHEFoRT, though not COM
petitor, will be a formidable obstacle to
the realization Of his ambition.
The two Liberal members for the Eng
fish borough of Chester have been unseat.
ed for bribery and corrupt practices. One
OF the members is Mr.. DoDsoN, President
OF the Local Government Boards Cabinet
officer, and in the last Parliament was
Chairman of Committees. Yet English
newspapers lecture Americans about pu.
rity in politics.
Mr.. BARKER, Philadelphia merchant
who purchased war material for Russia in
this country during the late Russo Turk
ish war, and who astonished the Russian
the Russian authorities at the scrupulous
honesty with which he fulfilled his com.
mission, has beer received with distin
gulshed honor by me Gear. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. BARKER is in st. Petersburg
this time as the representative of an Amen.
can syndicate with whom the Gar is ne
gotiating for naval ornaments Another
rumor has it that Mr.. BARKER is going TO
superlntend the erection of grain eleva.
tors through Russia, and still another that
he is about to superintend the construc-
ton of several railroads IN the Cars do.
minions.
GAMBETTA will be feted at Cherbourg
on the 9th of Angus. Some 300 Mayors
have been invited to participate on the oc
casion. There will be naval review and
illumlnatlons OF the harbor in his honor.
In the meantime, RocHEFoRr continues
to pour some not verbal shot at his former
ally, denouncing him as Gepoese cor.
sair, and dangerous denagogue, whom
all true Republicans should unite to over.
throw.
Recent accounts from Mexico indicate
that none of the Presidential candidates
received a majority Of the total vote cast
in the late elections. The choice of
President, therefore, rests with the Next
can Congress, who will, in ali probability,
elect Gen. GONZALES In that case, Presi-
dent DIAz will become Minister of War
and member of the Cabinet The cleo
ton is described as the most orderly ever
held in Mexico
Indians have been committing depre.
dstions at Dodge City, Kas., running off
cattle and horses and attacking the
herders, Depredations are also reported
from the North side of the Cinnamar.
Gov. ST.. JOHN has sent messengers of in
Quiry.
A young man calling himself Rev.
THOMAS JAMES, of South Wales, has be9n
imposing on the Episcopallans Of Gin.
cinnati and Columbus, claiming to be an
NJ. A. of Jesus College, Oxford; he has
been preaching in the churches, and OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
The local Board OF Health at Memphis
find no cases of yellow fever in the city,
or fevers of any sort, reports to the con-
trsry Notwithstanding At New York,
the health authorities are taking precau.
tons against yellow fever, and all quar-
antine regulations are being strictly en-
forced. Three large hulks have been
moved on the Upper Quarantine grounds
OF Robbins Reefs. In these hulks the
men engaged in unloading the vessels
from Southern ports will live, as they are
not allowed to leave the grounds to go on
shore.
A fire In New York, Monday night, de-
stroyed the upper part of building on
First avenue, between goth and Both
streets, owned by HERMAN koEHLER, the
brewer; loss, 100000. Neighboring
brewing and malt houses were uninlured'
During reception to the Cornell crew,
at Ithaca, N. Y, Monday night, an acct
dent to the fireworks resulted IN terrible
explosion; two persons were seriously
injured.
A violent and destructive cyclone and
hail storm visited Monroe county, Mich.
As miles south Of Detroit, about l O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t seemed to start from
the township of Ida, and travelled in q
southeasterly direction, sweeping every.
thing in It's path with terrific fury. The
distance taversed is about seven miles,
ana the swath moved by it is from half