Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-22
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THE frigate Constitution has been final
ly put out of commission at the Brooklyn
navy yard
The common council of Joliet, ILL.,,
refused to accept the water works erect
ed by Jesse w. Starr on contract for
100000.
MRS. GARFIELD paid Mentor visit and
gave orders for the speedy construction
of fire proof building for the storage Of
the late presidents private papers.
DIR. H. c. Mcdowell. who formerly
represented Allen county in the legisla-
ture of Indiana, has been convicted of
sending obscene postal cards through the
mails.
WITHIN three years New Yerk has
doubled her commerce with southern
ports. The Savannah line alone runs two
passenger and four freight steamers each
week
AN experimental shipment of ten tous
Of beef will be made from San Antonio,
in refrigeratOr-cars. TO be placed on board
vessel at New York for Paris.
REV. DAVID A. BREED, of St. Paul hav-
ing been rendered the pastorate of the
Second Presbyterian church of Chicago,
at salary of $4,000 was presented with
a strong petition to remain with his pres
ent flock
A WHOLESALE grocery firm at Erie. Pa,
has steadily missed bank bills from its
cash drawer. On Saturday work nen dis
covered large mouse-nest made entirely
of paper money, Immediately back of the
cash receptacle. Many of the notes were
uniniured.
In case involving patent for An inn
provement in corset springs, The United
sta ties supreme court holds that by allow
ing it to be generally used for two years
the inventor abandoned it TO the public,
and can not complain of infringement.
The Indians in the Pembna mountains
are sald to be starving because their sup
plies are cut off by the quarantine regu-
!ations. The fact has been telegraphed to
the Indian and war departments. and r-o-
visions will be forwarded from Foj. Penn
bina.
In the Christiancy divorce ease Chan
cellor Wvlie granted the motion of the
defendant that the husband be taxed with
examiners costs, in accordance with the
practice prevailing in the district courts.
The missing witness, Charles Goodman,
has signed his testimony in the case.
ID. u. CHAMBERLAIN. of New York,
grandson of Daniel Drew, was recently
declared insane by a commission. He
then took from the vaults of trust COM
pany pile of bonds worth $3.50, 600 and
applied to Brooklyn court for stay OF
proceedings His wife instituted the
action for fear of violence at his hands.
THE fire commissioner of New York
have ordered the immediate inspection of
all theaters and places of amusement, and
invite the officers to recommend such
changes rs are necessary to protect life.
A veteran fireman states that in only two
tkeaters is the stage separat d from the
auditorium by fre-proof partition.
SOME at least, of the democratic sena-
tors are opposed to the bill for placing
Gen. Grant on the retired list of the army.
Senator Maxey. while admitting the emf
NJ nj services OF the ex-president AZ sol
der and statesman, says that these services
have been fully recognized before this.
Another democratic senator thinks that
the bill is snare, game to keep Grant
out of the race for 1884.