Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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to beat her record or to lower his own
time on the Beacon Park track, Boston,
Saturday. The best time he made was
2134. His driver says the track was
not good, and that the horse was not
nearly at his best.
Another fishing schooner captain has
returned TO Gloucester, Mass, with de-
tails OF an assault made On him by New.
foundlsnders while pursuing his ayoca-
tion. he knew his rights, and maintained
them so vigorously that the local suthori-
ties placed several OF his assailants under
arrest.
The report Of the Chief OF the Signal
Service for the last fiscal year shows tina.
the operations for service for the yer
have been very satisfactory. The inter-
national bulletins and weather charts are
well received, and the utility of the re-
ports of storm signals is yearly more ap-
preclated. The farmers bulletins have
been very useful to the agriculIuralists.
The real estate outlook In Chicago and
vicinity continues TO be encouraging.
Capital is seeking investment in that class
of property.
The number Of hogs packed in Chicago
from March l to September 25 is 2, 451 900,
against 100000 for the corresponding
period last year.
Gp ItFVA ;,,o
Of Foreign Affairs, has sent q circular to
the diplomatic agents Of the republic
abroad, requesting them to assure the gov
ernments to which they are accredited
that the new Cabinet will make no
change in the foreign policy of its prede-
cessor.
Ilapel, a town IN the interior of Chilli,
is reported TO have been destroyed by
shock of earthquake on the 18th of Au-
gust. Some 200 people are said to have
been killed. The shock was also felt at
Valparaiso, and is supposed to have
caused considerab damage there. The
mail steamer left on the day of the shock,
and particulars in regard to the occur
renee are yet wanting
The case of JESSIE RAYMOND against
Sen. Ben II. HILL, in which the plaintiff
claims $4,000 for alleged seduction, was
dismissed, at Washington, Monday, under
rules of the Supreme Court Of the district,
for failure to print the record.
O. - ,nh ~,0t
county, o., went to Cincinnati Monday,
and exchanged $500 of four per cent.
bonds for gold, and put it In valise;
and on the cars on his way home he found
his vslise exchanged for one containing
three bricks. No clue to the robber.
Sunday, At Fl. Wayne, Ind, d saloon
keeper named GEORGE WEIssENBERaER
refused to sell liquor TO three boys, one OF
whom thereupon violently assaulted him;
he il not expected to recover. The boy,
VIM. Rudolf, has been arrested.
Captain HowGATE has ordered th9
Gulnare 10 return TO Washington, and he
expects she sailed from st. Johns, New
Foundland, Monday. The expedition
has been abandoned for this season, but
Captain HowGATE proposes 10 repeat the
experiment in the Spring.
Eleven carrier pigeons, belonging to
JONI @. HAINEs, of Toms River, n. j.,
were released al Middletown, n. j.,
Saturday, at 30. At ll;l4 the first
bird arrived at its coop at Toms River, a
distance of thirty-six miles IS the crow
fl es, making the thirty six miles in TWEEN
ty.iour minutes. The remaining ten
birds reached home by II As.
dispatch from Copenhagen says:
The Swedish and Norwegian press are
hea,edly discussing the agitation Of a
section Of Norwegisns for repeal OF the
act OF union, and the establishment OF q
Norwegian Republic. The Swedish Jour
mails maintain that the honor OF Sweden
10 involved, and that strong measures
should be employed il necessary. The
relations between the King and the Nor
weglan Storthing are very strained, q
large majority having denied the Kings
right Of VtllcIsl veto.
GA account OF the recent moist weather
malarial diseases have broken out IN
many parts OF Texas. To such an extent
does the sickness prevail that in some