Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12

veSAtl, ana 10 lne Guy q picture Oh tnt
Trenton. painted in Naples by anemiuent artist.
THE boues Of Clusters comrades who fell with
him on tho fatal field Of the Little Big Horn
still lie bleaching above ground. Lieutenant
Whcelan, Of tho second cavalry, il now en-
dcavoring to secure a congressional appropria-
ton for the erection Of n tomb on the field, into
which the remains Of tho brave soldiers may be
gathered.
TIKI mquintiyc should commit the following
facts to memory: The first locomotive trip
over tho Albany and Schepeotndyrailroad with a
passenger train August 9, 1881. The engine
used WAS the "DeWitt Clinton" built at West
Point foundry. The first experiment i'll tho use
Of locomotives in America made in 1899
tho second in 1880, and the actual and continued
use Of them commenced in 1881, nearly con-
temporary with thor use in England.
TIE fund organized FOR the purpose of erect
ing monument in France to the memory of the
late Prince Imperial is now closed, the contrihu-
tons having amounted to 100000 francs-a
sum that IL doomed sufficient Baron Iaussman
has obtained the consent of the committee, Of
which ho il president, to the erection of memo
rial chapel some suitable site between the
Arc dc Triomphc aud the Invalidos. The chapel
will be erected in the midst Of garden.
AMONG all tho cities OF Italy suffering from
famine and misery this winter Rome bears the
heaviest burden. The trade of the city has de-
chned since tho overthrow of the pope's govern
ment and the taxes are n hundred-sold what
they were. They we're almost nominal under
the pope, 10 the whole world contributed to en-
rich tho city. Large capitalists from Turin and
Milan have monopolizod what has been left Of
the trade once possessed by Roman merchants |
NEW iron bridge il to be built across tho
Harlem river at Eighth avenue, New York, the
bridge to be used for tho railroads connecting
with tho elevated railroads. 1t is said that the !
structure, with It's approaches will be 500 feet
iong. Tho central draw will be 800 feet in /
length-the longest double-tracb draw in the
world. The bridge will be twenty-six feet in
width from center to center of truss, and tho
estimated cost is about S2,000,000. Work on !
tho new bridge is to be begun at once
FEARS of an ice famine in New York city are
evidently now well founded. The ice compa-
MES are gathering ice from the coyes and small
bays on each shore of the Hudson river, having
giving up all hope of getting it from the main |.
channel. Nearly third of tho heavy Ice crop
of last year liz still in the houses along the liver
and it liz not likely that the metropolitan pubic /
will suffer more Inconvenience than slight in /
crease III the cost Of tho luxury next summer I.
The Maine ice crop III good, though not excel /.
lent
GOVERNOR Sr. JONI estimates that sixteen |
thousand colorod refugees have arrived ia Kan |
sas since last April. They are still coming at
the rate of about two hundred weekly, and no I
looks fou many thousands TO arrive during the I
present year. Al IA class, these refugees have |
been SOBER Industrious and we'll behaved; but /
twelve Thousand of them have have had to be /
helped to employment and homes by the relief
association, which H. now very short of funds, |
though ii has from three to five hundred people
to feed daily.
IT is stated that the Western Union Telegraph |,
company has begun TO substitute dyanmo-ecc-
trio machines for batteries in it, New York Office
These viii consume coal, instead Of zinc and
acid, IN generating the currents used in tole-
graphing; twelve tons Of machinery will re-
place ut the Nov York Office aloue seyenty-two
tons OF battery coils. The substitution has
been achieved by the use of several IIomen's
machines connected IN series, and having their
field magnets excited by current supplied by
single dynamo machine.
CArrArs Ho"dArE, whose expedition under
Captain Tyson had TO return from the Arctic
regions q year or more ago because congress
failed to give it financial backing has finally
succeeded in getting the house naval committee
to report fayorably on his scheme. The plan IL
to detail fifty persons from the government ser
vice, who are to DO carried rs far north pos
sible, and left there for three years, with ship
to carry thom supplies annually. Part of the
projected eNpe iition is to consist of scientists,
who are to remain at the camp recording polar
phenomena, while the rest, aided by Fsqui-
maux and their sledges, shall try to reach tho
pole.
THERE are tifty-.ix justices of the peace III
New HAY ~ owing 70 the fact that new ones are
made at every election and old ones continue in
Office. The tritls held before them are farcical,
according TO the Hartford Post, which says
"Nearly every young member Of the ar has his
favorite justice. cfore he brings all his suits,
and it IS expected thst the justice viii render de-
cisions favorable to lis friend and legal patron.
In some cases there il =. mutual understanding
whereby two lawyers, who arc both justices Of
the peace, Interchange their fayors foc their
mutual benefit. The poor clients have thus to
deI,eiii upon appeals to the higher courts IN or
der to get fair judgments"