Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

at Fremont, NeD, are mem Ders OF the no.
torious BENDER family, recital of whose
crimes, few years ago, shocked the
world. 1t will be remembered that they
kept a tavern in Kansas, and robbed, kill
ed and buried THEN guests as regular
business. 1t appears from the wonian's
statement that the BENDERs fled from
tseir place in 1878, when it became ap-
parent that the relatives and friends OF
Senator YORK began to suspect them OF
having been instrumental in his taking
off. They have since lived among the
Indians, and have encountered such great
hardshlps that they determined on return
ing East, one of the objects being to OBJ.
tain some money hid away on the BENDER
farm. With the two persons arrested
came two other members of the family,
who travelled with team by another
route. They were to meet in Iowa.
Officers are on the look out for them.
The jury in the Ssapanhaka case have
returned verdict generating the United
States Steam boat inspectors from all
blame, as they fnd that the boat was pro-
yidet with I'll appurtenances required by
law. The jury severely censures the
crew for their want Of discipline and
want of concert and end by making
some suggestions as to the way vessels
may be secured from damage by fire.
The July oil report to be published in
the Titusville (Pa), Herald Monday
morning, gives the new wells completed
during the month 334 dry holes and II
new ones; production, 81, barrels.
rhe average production per we'll is "a .
barrels. Wells drilling at the close of the
month numbered 400. Rigs up and
building at the close of the month, All.
The military headquarters of the De.
partment of the Platte have been removed
from Fort Omaha to the City of Omaha
on the recommendation of Gen, SHERI-
DAN Fort Omaha is to be made perma.
nent post.
The number of hogs packed and sailed
by Chicago packers from March to July
31st, was 952 9C0 against ,266 900 for the
corresponding period last year.
The organization of a club OF 200 sing.
ers to accompany Republican speakers
in campaign tour through New York
State, is completed. The party will travel
by special train, and it is the intention to
start early this month, first taking the
cities along the line of the Hudson River
and New York Central Railroad, as far
west as Buffalo. The return trip will be
made over the Erie Railroad taking in
Hornellsville, Corning, Elmirs, Port Jer-
Wis and other places.
The work of unloading the obelisk
from the steamer Dessoug has began at
New York. The foundation stones and
pedestal will be first removed, which will
take about a week, and then the DeSs1ug
will be put into dry dock, where side OF
the vessel will be removed snd the obehsk
taken out, The obelisk will then be
placed upon float. and towed to the
Seventy ninth street pier, where track is
to be for it's transportation to the site de-
cded upon in Central Park. 1t is impossi.
bic at present to determine how long it
will be before the work will be completed,
as accidents may occur which will
greatly delay it.
The Irish mpensation-tor. Disturb
snce bill, which passedithe British House
of Commons several days ago, has also
passed the House of Lords. This new Jaw
provides thAt when landlord elects q
tenant, the latter is to be fairly compen.
stated tor all the permanent improvements
he has made on the premises during his
occupancy.
Parliament at Cape Town has been pro-
ro9ued. Coy. Sir BARTLE FRERE, in his
speech, attrl buted the failure of the con.
federation r,olicy to the unsatisfactory
settlement Of Zululsnd and the annexa-
ton of Trar svsal.
JAMES CUkRAN, laborer, attempted to
murder his wife, MARIE, the 2d inst, at
Louisville, Ky. He had become insane,
and believed his wife had bewItched and
tormented h I'm while he was working in
Chicago. sh B still being IN Louisville
MARIE was dangerously shot through the
le', lung and remains in precarious con-
dition. CuaRAS is in jail.
RevT. B MILLER, dean of the Phila,
delph a University OF Medicine and Sur
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