Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-12

! providence, 2o4; New haven, 70 y; New
York. 432 Brooklyn, II /; Buffalo, 20 5;
Philadelphia, 81; Baltimore, 272; Dis
trict o. Columbia, 294; Norfolk, 80 s !;
Augusts, GA. BAT; Mobile, 10; New Or
leans, 246; Nashville, 354; Cincinnati,
% 81 indianapolis, 35.3; Richmond, Ind 4,
29.9 Chicago, 31.9; Peoria, 1874; Mil.
, waukee, 223; S. Paul, 303; Keokuk,
1872; Omaha, 1879; Lawrence, Kan, 40 l /;
st Louis 100000 population still claim
ed) 1!6 San Francisco, 145; Los An
| geles, III. 1t will be we'll observed from
] this table that Brooklyn has the greatest
mortality and Mobile the lowest. The
great bulk of deaths are attributed TO di.
arrheal Diseases. II New York tnere
were Al deaths from accidents during the
week
A Victoria dispatch says that the total
loss by the Yale fire was 100000, on
which there was an insurance of $500
A collision between passenger trains on
the Long Island railroad resulted in the
death of the two engineers, who were
! brothers named WoLCoTT.
! A Chicago commission firm had 214
head of Texas cattle consigned to them.
The firm, thinking that some OF them
we're diseased, invited the inspection Of
the Health Officers. The cattle were
slaughtered, and 20 per cent. of the car.
cases were condemned by the officers.
A weeks record: Twenty deaths by
drowning, eight by runaway teams, twelve
by suicide, and nine by murder, are the
result Of close watch of the Geographic
dispatches and our exchange papers, in
various parts of this country, during last
week Almost as bad as the casualties of
war.
Col. BoDINE, Captain of the American
rifle team, arrived in New York the ID
inst. He spoke In high terms of his six,
but said that hereafter they must meet the
foreigners on footing OF perfect equality
both as regards guns and workmanship
The Irish shot splendidly.
In the Alabama State election on the
ID inst, the opposition to the regular
| Democratic ticket was one made by fu.
sion OF Republicans, Greenbackers and
Independents. The straight Democratic
ticket won; the lowest candidate will
receive 900 majority. No disturbances
are yet reported.
The county elections in Kentucky, the
| . 4 met ,para c,mpar,t,valv nuiot 90 tor
as heard from, with decided Democratic
majorities The Bourbons elect Circuit
judges aud commonwealth attorneys in
fifteen of the eighteen judicial districts;
also clerks, sheritfs, magistrates and con-
stables in all the counties, and the mu-
nlclpal cities and towns. Republican
nominations were made in very few coun-
ties
! The commander of the U. S. steamer
jamestown writes from Alaska that over
200 Indians of both sexes and all ages re.
main in Sitka, all of the more enterprising
| being on sea-otter and seal hunting trips;
those left started spree, the 5th OF July,
but were soon checked by the arrival of
boat from the JamestoWn, the crew of
which formed protection party to the
Indian policemen. A little stabbing was
done, but no one was injured. The ring.
leaders have been subjected to a bread
and water diet.
In consequence OF the war on passenger
rates from New Orleans to the North,
now raging between the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad and the Chicago, st.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad, the
cost of travel has been so far reduced that
one can now go from New Orleans to
Jackson, Miss, for 81; to Humboldt, 81;
10 Memphis, 50; to st. Louis, 3d. to Chi.
cage, SO; Louisville Found trip ST.; St
Louis (round trip SIG; Cincinnati Ground
trip), SIS; Nashville (round trip, $40.
Sir BARTLE FRERE has at last been re-
called from the governorship of Cape
Colony, South Africa his relations with
the home government are not as hsrmoni'
Gus as the public interests require.
An Irish member intends, in few days.
to offer resolution IN the British House
of Commons, declaring that the direct
and indirect share of the Peersge in leg
islation is fsr in excess of their legitimate
interest in the government of the Empire
and that the time will come, when, 10 re.
dress this preponderance, the sons, broth
ers snd heirs presumpive of members Of