Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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shot his little companion to death. He
was discovered by neighbor in the act
OF burying the body of his victim.
LUTHER PICKET, OF Baltimore, refused
to marry the daughter OF MILTON PICKET,
with whom he had been intimate some
time. The father aud daughter called
upon LUTHER, Saturday, and, on his re-
peating his refusal to marry the girl, 10th
opened fire, shooting the isithless lover
dead
RANDOLPH HARRIS, aged 10 years. and
JAMES INGRAM, aged Il, went into the
woods near Weldon, Northampton county,
North Carolina, Friday, to get some
k!ndling They qusrreled, and
INGRAM threw an ak at HARRIS, missing
him. HARRIS retslisted by throwing his
ak at INGRAM, striking the latter ia the
forehead, splitting bis skull, and killing
him instantly. Young HARRIS has been
arrested.
The cotton crop of the South will not
be 50 good as it was thought it would be
month ago. In consequence of the
moist weather the yield has suffered s
per cent, but in any Case the crop will be
better than that of last year. In the At
lantic States the yield will be far above
the average, while in Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Arkansas the crop will be from
10 to 90 per cent below that OF last year.
American grain has penetrated TO Switz
erland by way OF Rotterdam and Ant
wer,.. The crop in Switzerland has not
been up TO the average this year, and the
presence OF the American product in their
markets is very pleasant to the Swiss
consumers. la this connection il is stated
that ii is probable the German R3ichstag
will reduce The tariff on imported grain,
80 there is good reason to believe the
American producers Will find in Ger
many large and profitable market for
their surplus.
The four persons who have been in
custody on suspicion of being concerned
IN the killing of the Irish landlord, Wis.
count MoUNTMoREEs, have been liberst.
ed, the Government detectives having
failed to produce any evidence TO connect
them with the crime. The difficulty of
detecting persons concerned in the shoot
ing of landlords 10 Ireland in recent years
is one of the great obstacles in the way Of
the English Government in Ireland, and
is remarkable phase OF the agrarian
agitation in that country. The murderers
OF Lord LEITRTM have never been disCov-
cred, aud it does not seem probable that
those who were concerned in the taking
off OF Lord MoUNTMoRREs will ever be
discovered either.
CHARLES TALMADGE, son OF an ex-
Mayor of Milwaukee, recently married to
one OF the most highly respected young
ladies OF that city, has been arrested Tor
burglary. He made a practice, it is
alleged, of crawling through trsnsoms
into business offices, and was finally
caught IN the act.
Mrs. President" HOWE, and Miss
CRANDALL and Mrs. j. A, GOULD, the
"Cashiers" Of the Ladies' Deposit Com
pany, OF Boston, were arrested, Saturday,
on a charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. Neither of the ladies succeeded
in procuring bail, aud are ia the Tombs.
II S probable that these women were the
mere instruments in the hands of gang
Of viliaios, who shared the plundcr with
them.
Twenty whine Mormon missionaries are
at New York, en- route TO Europe, where
they will prosely;e for two years.
Mr.. BURCaARD, Director OF the mint,
estimates the amount of gold coin in the
country at 1860 SSl OO3, aud the amount
of silver at $l49, 799, 335.
Relic.hunters have seriously dsmsge0
the monolith at New York 10y chipping
of pieces. A policeman now guards it
nisht and day.
RoBaRT A. PARISH, a Philadelphia law
yer whose desk was frequently tr,hed
with, SCI an internal macnIoe to catch
the chef. Il came nearly killing pill
terlng office boy. PARISH has been in.
dicted Tor the ohense.
The affair of Agenl BARRY still troubles
fine Colorado officials. The u s troops