Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-08

to keep a sharp lookout for these counter
feits. They are well calculated to de-
ceive, being very we'll executed.
The frequent and hesvy showers Of rain
during the past few days have seriously
interiered with the wheat harvest in cen
trail Illinois, aud damaged the corn fields
in the lowlands. Much damage to crops
has resulted in the bottom lands of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries by the
recent great treshets. At Warsaw, the
levec is broken, and $4,000 acres are over
flowed.
The British quarterly returns just pub
lished, shows that the gross revenue OF
the united kingdom for the fiscal year
ended June 30th, 1880, was eSl 962 063
against $50 ,22032S last year, and for the
last quarter of the present year, So. 6l905S
against e1S,922 050 for the same period
during the previous year. There is thus
net decrease in the year Of 81 ,25S. 264
and q net increase in the quarter of
G697 00S
peniten,isry stopped q stage-coach on the
Challis and Utah line, relieved me seven
psssengers-fve men and two women-of
all their vauables, and then Invested
them OF all their clothing. The untortu
mates travelled several miles In q stale of
nudity, and, procuring some sheets and
blankets, continued their journey to the
railway, where they obtained suitable
apparel.
tits rumored in San Antonio that Gen.
ORD will take years furlough aud then
be retired. beng succeeded in tho depart
ment of the Rio Grsnde by Gen. SCho-
FIELD, now cCmmandant at West Point.
Gen. SHERMAN is in Chicago, on his way
to SITTING BULLS camp. Gen. ORD Is
also there, in consultation with Gen.
SHERIDAN as to the establishment of new
military posts in the southwest.
The Cochrane and Conner herds OF
short-horns from Canada were sold at
Chicago, Wednesday, the prices obtained
being the best since the New York mills
sale. The sale took place at Dexter Park.
The best prices paid were for the 7,h and
S;h Duchesses of Hillhurst, which brought
| $4,000 each, and for the 7th Duke of
| Hillhurs., which sold for $1,000. Forty
three animals sold for $3S, 525, thlr,y-two
cows averaging 1905, and eleven bulls av-
eraging 1862.
An Undertaken at Grand Rapids, Mich,
WHO was directed by the Superintendent
of the Poor to give deceased pauper
Christian burial, sold the corpse to doc
tor, aud, going through mock.funeraI
ceremony, received in addition the usual
sum from the county. The chief of po-
lice discovered the swindle, few days
ago, and kindly informed the undertaken
of it. The latter has now gone on sum-
mer tour, holding the boss policeman in
grateful remembrance.
Three deaths, resulting from singularly
similar cases, occurred Monday,-one at
| Downer's Grove, H., by a team OF horses
attached to cultivator running away
with the driver, who had tied The llnes
round his body; one at Stewart, III,
where a DR.. MoHANNA was thrown from
the guide seat of mower in front OF the
sickle. bar and almost instantly killed ;
and the third at Battle Creek, Mich.
where a chain attached to yoke OF run
away oxen got enIangled in the foot OF The
driver who WAS then pulled through the
brush and several fences, sustaining such
injuries as resulted In his death.