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

va SoiSoon, VIII NC TeSOfted to
to reach the bodies. Il is impossible r.
tell how long time will elapse before
the bodies are recovered. During the "A
inst, peculiarly discouraginr fajlurey
were experienced.
The upper end of the town of Annsno.
lis, near Halifax, was in flames the nigbt
Of the 81. L is believed the fire was fbo
work OF an incendisry. Loss no, vet do
tailed, but about $4,000; little over ops
half insured.
A young lady at Montreal, named Ell
zABETH DoHERTY, fell down stairs and
broke her neck while taking somnam.
bulistic stroll.
SAMUEL MOORE, of La Sale, H., aged
90. took tea made at gimson weed as 9
cure Tor asthma, ana diet few hours at.
terward. He leaves family.
Congressional nominations, the inst
Democrats of Sd Missouri district r,
GRAHAM FROST; Republicans of Carlisle
A stairway leading TO the Congregation.
al Church in Dosdwood gave way on
Sunday night precipItatiog large mum.
Der Of people to the ground
At the Buffalo irotting meeting, the Sd
inst, the 2:29 class was won by Daisy
Dale in 2:21; the 2:25 class, by Monroe
Chief in $50; the 2:25, two-mle heats,
by Unoolala in 55.
(Pa) district, Prof. CHAs. J. LITTLE of
Dickinson College; Republicans of the
Eighth Michigan district, ROSWELL G.
HoRR; Democrats of Second South Caro-.
lima district, M. p. O'CoNNoR; Republi.
cans OF Ninth Michigan district, j. II.
HUBBELL.
The Republicans carried the municipal
election at Portsmouth, n H., the Sd
inst; Mayor w. H. LIsEB sINa was elect
ed for the third term
The National German American Nor
NAL School Association, in session at New
York, the Sd, elected the following Board
OF Trustees: Schemon, OF New York;
Klemm, Cleveland; Sedan, St Louis;
Klamroth, New York Frank Furth, Mil.
waukee; Schneider. Cleveland, and An.
dresen, of Davenport, Iowa. The board
WAS instructed to appoint committee in
every State to work in the interest of nor.
NAL schools. Two hundred delegates
were present.
The United States Consul at Port Ssr.
MIA says the business depression in Can.
ada would seem TO result IN an exodus of
some of the best citizen emigrants who
crossed over at that point alone during
the year ending Jun, 30, 1880, and who
declare their intention of becoming per-
manent residents; they number 1925.
An ordinance has been introduced into
the Chicago City Council providing that
all telegraph wires laid for the future
within the city limits shall be placed I'M
dergrould.
The Department of Building in New
YORK city has been summsrily abolished,
and the employees, numbering eIghty.two,
with yearly salaries aggregating $S1 200,
dismissed.
The free baths in New York city were
enjoyed during last week by l6l ,16i males
and III, 093 females, or an average of over
46, 900 each day.
Reports received st st. Paul show that
no injury resulted to wheat from the wet
weather of last week. Harvesting s in
progress IN all parts of the southern sec
ton of the State.
Never in the history of apple culture in
this country has there been more posi-
tive promise of an abundant yield. New
Workers who for years have made the APP
pie crop study report that, after trips
throughout the apple growing regions of
the States, there is scarce tree to be seen
that is not burdened with apples, and the
fruit itself is larger and finer than ever
before known. Apples will be better and
chesper than ever before known In the
New York market.
The report OF the State Salt Inspector
Of Michigan, for July, has been issued,
and shows the production of Michigan
wells to be 2GG PAS barrels. The inspec-
ton year begins IN December, and the
total production for eight months was
1893 ,461 barrels, an excess Of 397 ,403 bar.
rels over the same period last year.
Six hundred irou miners in Lansrk.
shire, Scotland, agree TO strike for al id
vance of ore shilling per dsy.
The French Republicans now control at