Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

and E. J. MCCLURE, OF Shippenburg,
charged with corrupt solicitation OF mem.
bers OF the Pennsylvania Legislature;
cases will be tried in October.
ABRAHAM MARTIN attacked his wife
with an ak at Abbeville, S. c., Saturday,
and inflicted wounds from which she can.
not recover. Mrs. MARTIN, who was the
mother of fourteen children, had remon.
strated with her husband tor living with
woman named GREENWOOD, but her re.
monstrance being of no avail, she was
about TO leave him. He insisted that she
should not, and becoming enrsgad during
the wordy war which followed, he COM
J mltted the horrible crime. Should MAR
TIN be captured, the Abbeville people
threaten to lynch him.
A heavy rain has prevailed during the
last week throughout the north western
portion Of New Mexico, and still con.
tinues. The streams are flooded and have
done great damage to the New Mexico &
Southern Pacific Railroad track All the
bridges between Las Vegas and Sante Fe
and many between Las Vegas and Trini-
dad, have been washed out The rain
Will greatly benefit the crops.
SO far nine boys have died in Phila.
delphia from injuries received by the ex.
plosion OF toy pistols on the 4th and 9Th
instant The boys ranged in age from 10
to 10 years, aud each one WAS injured in
the hands, which resulted in tetanus and
death. The fatal cases are: GEORGE w.
Block, aged 10 years, shot in left hand;
HENRY FREDERIcKs, 12 years Of age,
injured IN hand; HENRY, STRAEDFR, IL
years old, shot in left hand; JOHN KEss
LER, 10 years of age, right hand injured;
WILLIAM Il. brown, aged Is years, in.
jured in left hand, index finger shot off;
DAVID JONES, aged IA years; HENRY
MANpERFIELp, aged 16 years, in
jured in left wrist; JAMES DOYLE, IA
years of age, injured in left hand, and
ARCHIBALD j. MOORE, aged Is years.
The recent moderation in the warm
weather extended to the seashore, where
the early mornings have been uncomforts-
bly, cool of late.
A tabulated statement of Congressional
appropriations for Improvements, etc.. in
the District of Columbia, gives the total
amount of money expended for all pur-
poses from July 16, 1890, to July 80, 1876,
as 500, 1851 The Capitol Building
is charged with $l7,1Si,69l; the Fatent
Office with $13 ,90S, and the Treasury
Building with 1902 .942,
The Madison Square Theatre, in New
York, has solved the question Of how to
keep house of public entertainment
open all summer, and the temperature of
that theatre is regulated to suit the CON-
fort of the audience, regardless of the in.
tensity of the heat outside. Fresh air is
drawn from the roof, and after passing
over tons of ice is impercepubly forced
into the auditorium.
A statement prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that,the total decrease
in the annual interest charge on the pub
lie debt from August 81, 1865, to July /,
1877, was s57,S17,0 54, and TO July /, 1880,
71,343,716.
Milwaukee will have 100000 Elk.
position Building. According to the
plan which has been adopted by the In
dustrial Exposition Association of that
city, the main hall and aI0exes will &C
commodste 10000 people. The plan con-
greenhouse.
The excitement in the gold region OF
Fulton and Hamilton counties, n. Y, is
said to be becoming quite high. Several
veins have been found that promise we'll,
and samples have sssayed Sl5 per ton.
A company at Wellstown is said to be
realizing $3.50 per ton, and "beliet" is en-
tertained that sl,000-ton takes are to be
found.
Should trouble arise between Austria
and Russia in reference 70 Ii. kish affairs,
the Principally of Roumanis would GER
tainly take sides with the latter Power.
Russian agents have been ominously busy
in Roumania for some time.
1t is stated that the Greek Government
will soon call out the army reserves.
Such a step would have been taken be.
fore had not the Powers requested Greece
10 wait Turkeys answer to the Collective
Note.