Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

that State, to allow the revenue officers to
use the United States arms in his posses
sion, that they might the more effectively
enforce the revenue law, but his Excel.
lency of Arkansas would not consent. He
excused himself by saying that he would
be driven from the State, if he surrender
ed the arms. The United States Marshal
has since applied to the Internal Revenue
Bureau for the requisite rifles. Governor
MILLER's conduct is highly reprehensive,
and he should be held to account for it.
An express train was thrown from the
track at Little York, near Charlottetown,
Prince Edwards Island, and all the cars
Tell over a small embankment. One pas
seuger was killed, another had his jaw
broken, and several others were very seri-
ously injured.
A number of delegates while proceed
ing from Sutton, II. H., 70 the Free Wlll
Baptist Convention, at East Ware, stopped
at the house OF man named DANIELS for
Refreshments, and were poisoned by eat
ing potatoes on whose vines Pa is green
had been used. Four Of the parties are
in a very dangerous condition, and The
proprietor of the house cannot live.
Bradford, Pa, is once again a sufferer
from the lghtnngs havoc A 5000.
gallon tank was struck by the electric
shaft Saturday, and is now blazing.
Several hundred men are digging trenches
that the flames may be prevented from
communicating with the outer tank in
the vicinity. Two smaller tanks were
also struck by lightning, but there is lit.
tie danger of the flames spreading in this
vicinity.
Chief OURAY, of the Ute Indians, is
dead, and in his death the United States
has lost valuable ally He has long
striyen to induce his people to accept the
but 80 far they have obstinately refused,
His death at this juncture will seriously
complcate affairs. The Utes are demon
allied, and are so much afraid of being
entrspped that they will not under any
circumstances sign the treaty presented
by the Commissioners until they have Sc.
lected OURAY's successor There are al
ready several candidates, but the choice
will probably fall on SAPovoNARA.
The value of the exports for the month
of July of this year exceeded the value of
imports by $l3,718,3 03, La July, 1879, the
excess was only S9G44 $40 The exports
for the seven months ending July 81, 1880,
were worth $44S7S,172 more than the i'm.
ports, while during the corresponding
period of 1879 the exports exceeded the
imports in vaue by 1924 $50 900. The
value OF the exports for the seven months
of this year, however, was much in excess
of the value of the exports during the cor.
responding period of last year, but owing
to the Increased demand for Injuries, the
import increased enormously. The in
creased importation of specie has also
slightly affected the figures. In July,
1880, the excess OF the specie imports
over the specie exports was S326,2l9, but
in 1879 i, wss only $50,273.
j. S. MORGAN, Cincinnati job printer,
called on Mrs LUCHRo, al Cleveland,
Monday afternoon, to see about note of
his for SO 600 which she held; the inter-
view closed, he pulled out revolver and
shot himself dead
Father O'REILLY, a priest of Usage
City, Kansas, is undergoing an ingestlgs-
ton by the church authorities. 1t is al.
legged that, in company with woman, he
recently patronized hotel at Emporla.
Toledo WAS excited Sunday over the at
tempt Of a tramp to outrage Mrs. Duo.
GAN in a thickly. settled portion OF the
CITY. The tramp asked for some food,
and, on being refused, assaulted the lady.
He was arrested by fireman, and con-
fined in the engine-house, as II was not
deemed safe to convey him to the police
station, which was surrounded by an
angry mob who talked about lynching,
Attorney General DEvENs says that the
reports received at his office indicate 3
condition OF lawlessuoSs in some 81 the
Southern States akin to ansrchy. No a.
teution is paid to State or local officers,