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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
Criminal.

THOMAS FORSYTHE, a Scotch miner, was
murdered by Jonas II haywood at Mononga-
hela, Pa.
s. C. PoMERoY, postmaster at Hebron,
Ind, has been arrested for taking two reg
istered money letters from the mails.
A BRAKEMAN on the Rock Island road
was attacked by three tramps at LaSalle.
H., and was so badly injured that his re-
covery is uncertain.
A PERSON named Bates shot and killed
Mark TAYLOR, citizen of Atchison, Kan,
in sa loon at East Atchison, Mo, where
both were drinking.
SoMg Italian lahorers employed on the
Pennsylvania and New England railroad
engaged in free fight at Deckertown, n,
j., and many were cut and bruised
Miss JANE SCHELL, of Frosthurg, Md,
has been JAILED for strangling her two
newly born children. whose corpses were
found in meadow.
Ben DAVIS, farmer living on the ST.
Francis Rives, seventy five miles south of
Memphis, shot and Killed tramp who
induced his Davis wife 10 elope.
TuoMAS ]. De JARNETrE. who killed his
sister in a brothel at Danville, Va, to
protect the honor of his family, has been
acquitted on the ground Of temporary in
sanity.
CHARLES PIERRoNET, a freight conductor
shot and killed Roadmaster {. II. Graves,
Of the Union Pacific Railroad, at Laramie
CITY, ". T. The murderer has been
arrested.
AT Uyaldo, Tex, shooting ARRAY oc-
CURED between General John X. Bayler
and son on one side and Mr.. Gillhurst and
two sons on the other, Bayier escaped
unhurt. but his son was wounded. Gill
hurst was killed; one son was fatally
wounded and another well filled with
buckshot
FouR lads Of Lawrence, Mass from 9
to III years Of age, were caught IN the
eastern railroad freight office attempting
to open the safe. They had previously
robbed stationer and coal office.
JAMES BOYER lett Fl Wayne, Ind. re
Gently. for his home, a few miles south OF
that city. and hes not since been seen. tie
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

at Sullivan'a ford, few miles west Of
Green Bay, Wis, when the wagon in
which they were riding overturned, and
the occupants were thrown into the water.
Two managed to save themselves, but the
other two We're drowned
a son of Peter johnson, OF Racine, aged
II years. was accidently shot BY the dis
charge of rife Thc ball entered his
abdomen, coming out at his back. The
accident occurred while the boys father
was teaching him how to use the rifle
The boy is not expected to survive
THE steamer W. F. Wheeless, with 800
bales OF cotton and general freight, burn
ed to the waters edge at Savannah, Ga.
She cost $50 600 and xas insured for
$1,000. The warehouse on the wharf,
containing guano and several hundreds
tons OF cotton seed, was also destroyed
DURING a thrader storm at Hastings,
Neb., the house OF Eugene ParneIl, a
farmer, was struck by lightning and
burned, and Mrs. Parnell persisted in the
flames. Her husband succeeded in drag
girg her from the house, but was in a
critical condition when found by the
neighbors. His recovery is doubtful.
DURING the recent food, the Rock river
dam at Beioit, Wis, gave way ON the west
side A party Of five employed by the
paper company ATTEMPTED to cross in a
rowboat TO render assistance, and were
drowned. Their names are William Com
stock. Albert Griffin, Alfred G.. Brooklin,
and Daniel and James Onderkirk
An inmate of the Bureau county farm,
near Princeton, H., had both of his legs
amputated, about half way between the
knee and ankle Joints. Some time in
February he went to Iowa with the late
superintendent Of the farm. but, desiring
to return, he started back on foot during
the severe March weather. AT nights he
slept under hay and straw stacks, and at
last reached stack in this county, where
he stayed two weeks before be was discov-
cred and taken to the farm. His (eet
were frozen so badly he was unable to walk.
The operation was witnessed by ? number
OF physicians, and the patient will now
recover.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

had 500 with him, and it is feared he has
been murdered and robbed
REPORT made to Commissioner Raum
indicates that Deputy Marshal Henry
Seagraves, OF Nashville, Tenn, was muir
dered for assisting in locating Illicit dis
tilieries In Sumner county.
A CoLoRED man named ]. d. Whiting
has been swindling the colored people in
Mississippi and Louisiana by representing
himself TO be an attorney and collecting
fees in advance for the prosecution OF
Claims for bounty. He is under arrest.
JLBERKs JoURIQUE and Jose Sanchez,
two young Mexicans were shot and killed
recently near FL Paso, Texas, by Sam
Purdy and Frank Stevenson. This has
led to fierce riot between the Nexicans
| aud the American residents OF the town.
CHARLES SpR1SGsTEAD now in jail at
Passaic, II. j :. confessa- that he deliberate
" capsized boat and drowned Samuel
Asher, boy OF Lackawaxen, Pa, in June.
1877, because he had a spite against the
boys father
i. X. BLAKEsLEE, a postal clerk on the
New ork and Chicago fast mail, was ar
rested at Toledo with several packages of
opened letters in his possession, and at
once confessed his guilt He was former
ly a lieutenant colonel in the regular
army, and owns large farm near St.
Johns. Mich.
REDSEY BURSs and Alexander Mckay
made a desperate effort 10 escape from
Cook county Jail Chicago. Armed with
a revolver, they assaulted Turnkey Clapp,
and when a negro naned Daniel Coleman
came TO the officers rescue Mckay sent
bullet at him which caused his death in a
few hours. The conspiraters also blew up
with powder a railing constructed of gas
pipe.
c. {. NELSON, the absconding president
Of the Neosha County bank. stepped
into the Kansas City Savings bank, and
ordered drafts for 1900. The cashier
was reading a telegram regarding Nelson's
operations, which the latter saw, and
dashed out. 1t appears that he obtained
a fast team and drove thirty miles, eyading
his pursuers.
4 ROUGH narned Black quarreled with a
boy passenger on an emigrant train near
Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Ter. Evan Lewis, OF
Dodgeville, Wis. went to protect the boy,
when Black stabbed him fatally with
dirk knife. The murderer then jumped
off the train, and at last accounts the pas
sengers were In pursuit OF him.
4 BOY named John Robinson, under in
dictment for larceny, was removed from
the Cook county jail Chicago, to the hos
pital to be treated for infammatory rheu-
matism and consumption, from the COM
bined effects of which he was supposed to
be dying. Forty-eight hours treatment
proved to be sufficient to cure him, for
he Jumped out of a window, climbed
fence, and made his escape.
SOUTHERN feuds are we'll illustrated by
the fate of Amos Ellington. an aged bach
elor Of Crawfordville, who was assassinat-
ed on the roadway. Twelve years ago he
received four shots in fight on the street,
and six years afterwards he caught a load
of buckshot from some enemy while riding
home. He always went fully armed, and
lived in log house completely barricad-
ed. His father having been butchered in
a street fight, Amos had been haunted
for fifty years by visions of assassins.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

AFTER long and continued session
the international sanitary conference
has adjourned, at Washington, without
efiecting any startling conclusion. A
report is made proposing the collection
and publication Of statistics of mortality
of reports rs to the sanitary condition
of certain places where such diseases
as the yellow fever appear, the estab-
lishment of twenty-five International
posts for the study Of yellow fever,
each post to have two physicians sup
ported by the governments which ratl-
fy the propositions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

BEAcoSsfTELD expressed desire to
be buried beside his wife AT hughenden
manor. Dean Stanley has rendered a
grave in Westminster abbey. A cast
of the earps features was successfully
taken. He was convinced that his Ill
ness would have fatal ending, and in
sisted upon reading NIL the bulletins is
sued 10y the physicians. The executors
are Sir Nathaniel Rothschild and Sir
Philip Rose, and the vii! divides the
property between Ralph Disraeh and
Lord RoWton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
From the Capital.

GEN. :. ID. STURGIs is 10 be appointed
governor of the soldiers homes.
THE resignation of Lieutenant Fred y.
Grant has not reached the war department
Ten or more representative iron men
have left Pittsburgh for a conference with
Secretary Window as to the duty on hoop
iron.
THE stamped loan is all ready and its
issue will begin at once. 1t Is expected
that several millions will be sent out this
week in exchange of the called skies.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES has decided
that any publication which is published in
violation of the copyright law OF the
United States is unavailable.
kuTz, Chicago socialist, has caused
President Garfield some amazement by
writing him that he ought to be served
with a big dose of dynamite and nitro
glycerine.
President GARFIELD has sent to the
senate the name of General James Long
street, now United States Minister at Cen
stantinople, for United States marshal of
Georgia. and Philip II. Emerson for
associate justice of the United States court
in Utah.
THREE western candidates for the speaa-
ership of The house, -Messrs. Dunnel
kasson and heifer-haye arranged to
meet in Washington next week afad form
an alliance offensive and defensive. 1t Is
understood that kasson is the administra-
ton candidate, while Hiscock is Conk-
ling S man.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is in receipt OF
many invitations such as to be present at
the Cowpens celebration at Spartanburg
South Carolina, in May. He is forced to
decline many of these. Among his other
invitations. direct or oblique, Is one to
withdraw Mr. Robertsons nomination
This, too, he has been forced to decline.
RmDELBRGER has urged Senator Ma
hone to withdraw his name and present
Virginia republican for the position OF
sergeant alta of the senate. He be-
lieves such a course would better satisfy
the republicans OF the state. and would
also work an advantage for the read
justers
AT the meeting of the cabinet recently,
the President called attention to suffer
ings caused by the recent floods in Dako-
ia, and urged the necessity of taking I'M
mediate measures to relieve the distress.
In accordance with this idea the Cabinet
directed that rations be furnished tor two
weeks through the war department, also
clothing and supplies, and that at points
where the Army department cannot reach
salt meat and other supplies will be urn,
ished the sufferers through the Interior
Department. p:,L.-a
THE president has nominated kicnafa
A. Elmer, of New York, 10 be seeoho ~ r.
sistant postmaster general, ana >. ~ VI
Grier, Of Pennsylvania, 10 be thl5a as5is.-
ant. General Brady has resigned. ana a.
l.. Hazen has been appointed as assistant l al
torney general for the postoIthcs depart,
ment. Grier is the PennsylFanian S who
cago convention, and this i ms nFsl
bank president at Wayerly. !. - . grad
uate Of Hamilton college, and y years OF
age
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
Accidents.

A FIRE at Delhi, La. destroyed hot ell
and four stores, the loss being go, 600
THE sash and door factory of Scott <
Holton, at Duluth, was DESTROYED by fire,
the estimated loss being 1900.
THE flax-mill of the Smith & Dore man
ufacturing company, ut Frye village,
Mass, has been destroyed by fire. 1t was
valued at 375, coo.
julius DoUGHERTY, a bank teller in
Baltimore, stood in front of a mirror at
his residence and cut his throat from ear
to ear with a razor,
a COMPLICATION az Cresco, Iowo, swept
away buildings valued at $4,000. Sew
eral stores were torn down to check the
flames.
A FIRE which broke out in Munsons
shoe store al ALBANY. n. Y, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property. The loss is
covered by insurance.
FLAMES in an iron building in White
street, New York, damaged several dry
goods houses to the aggregate amount of
100000.
A loss Of $50, 900 was incurred at Buff
falo, about midnight, by fire in the hat
factory of Stafford, Faul 4 Co., on Wash
ington stree. Several tiremen were quite
badly hurt by falling floor.
4 FIRE totally destroyed the CONNER
cial Hotel and A. Rekbein's dwelling at
Duluth, Minis The hotel was owned by
Hon. ). B. Chittenden. late congressman
from New York. Loss $4,000 Insured
THE saw mill Of Buck & Hirsh, on West
Fourteenth street, New York, togeth er
with small adjoining bindings, burned to
the ground. Loss, $4,000; insured.
THE Mammoth Enterprise Works. re-
Gently constructed at Geneva, Ashtahula
county, Ohio, for the manufacture OF sew
ing machines, were DESTROYED by fire Loss,
80 COO: insurance $4,000.
Mrs. AUGUSTA GEDELYA, of New York.
rendered insane by the exposure of her
children to the smallpox, leaped from the
roof of a tenement house in Delaney
street 70 the sidewalk, and was instantly
killed
\ FIRE at Point Claire, on the Grand
Trunk railway, destroyed venerable
Catholic church and another nearly fin
ished, besides summer hotel \ man
named Davotst was killed BY falling
ladder The total loss is $50 900
JoHS SHrIrz, Of Milwaukee, was run
over aud killed by the cars Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, near his resi-
dence. The Unfortunate mans daughter
who happened to be looking out Of the
window Of he' home at the time, witness
ed the shocking and fatal accident.
ANOTHER Insane ASYLUM has been the
scene Of great ire This time at Anna
ILL., The trewas confined to one wing Of
the building ind through superhuman ef-
forts of the, mr. depsrtmentionlv.one person
was lost, The damage 10 the building i
estimated at ! $4,000
WILLIAM Jackson, a coal-miner, while
attempting taiump on 4 moving freight
train. at kewlnee, Ill.,. was thrown under
the wheels AMI instantly killed, his body
being terribl! mangled lie was about
% wears Of ags
Four indians we're crossing Duck creek
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
TprRr was q GOOD deal of excjtemer

THERE was a good deal Of excitement
over the fear that the frigate Constitu-
ton, of the navy, had been lost during
a short trip on the Atlantic coast. I'm
der its new head the navy is exhibiting
the utmost recklessness in allowing It's
vessels to go half mile from the shore.
The American naval vessels have no
more business on the water than hen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

The Washington correspondents of
the Cleveland Leader says it was pro
posed to Mr.. Thomas NJ. Nichol that
he should go to New Leredo, on the
Mexican frontier, to look after the
smugglers, but he declined the place,
for which he had not applied. lie
says continues the correspondent,
chat ne would not go to such
4 place to live, and he does not
think it would be q right
policy towara the government 10
go for the benefit of the trip merely,
lie says he would not 80 back to the
Indian office for three times what It
pays. Ills health is improving, and
lie expects to be we'll again soon.
Ills friends say that he will be sug-
gested rs tit for the position Of diree-
tor Of the mints. He will rot be
IN applicant .or any Office
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

STRIKES are on the increase. The
st. Louis street railway conductors and
drivers have made a demand for the
reduction Of the hours of labor; the
Pittsburg boiler-makers, to the num-
Der of 800, have struck for an agree
ment of one year on the present wages
and the railroad platform laborers of
Louisville, are also on strike for adj
vanced wages.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

l.. L. GILBERT, Pittsburg lawyer,
lost in Chicago hotel, Oh Monday, p
mortgage for $20,000000, which had
been quietly executed by the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad company. A detective
secured the aid of an Italian rag-picker,
and, after a tedious search the prec-
ious document Mas found in junk
shop on Van Buren, street.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

Mn. BoYCOrr has returned from Vir-
GINA to New York, and viii soon set
out for Britain to dispose Of mis- bust
ness affairs. He will visit Ireland in
cidentally, but designs making his
home in the land where Boycott may
exist, enjoying life, liberty, and the
pursuit Of happiness, without any in
reference from Boycotters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
The Greatest Blessing.

4 simple, pure, harmless remedy
that cures every time, and prevents IL
ease bv keeping the blood pure, STONE
agh regular, kidneys and liver active,
Is the greatest blessing ever conferred
mon man. Hop Bltters i that rem
edy, and its proprietors are beng
blessed by thousands who have heen
saved and cured ~ it. VIII you TN II
See another column.-Eagt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

REpORTs from every section in Kan
sas indicate that the wheat crop prom
ises exceedingly well. Only very
small proportion has been winter-kill-
ed, while the crop has not suffered in
any degree from lack of rain. The
prospects for abundant yield are excel
lent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28

NEWSPAPER authority is responsible
for the statement that the legal death
Of Sophie Pieofsky marked the first ex-
ecution Of female in Russia for half
century. Probably most Of the crimi-
nails Of her sex have been sent to Sibe-
ria-not much Of a Communication Of
punishment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
NEWS NOTES.

w. T. G. SHASKs brought suit some
time ago against the American News
Company, Of New York, for having
circulated the notorious New York
sheet Truth, which contained libel on
him gShanksl. He claimed $4,000
and the jury awarded him 81 500
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$1,000 to loan on first Mortgage
on Real Estate. Security must be
first class. Apply to
GEO. /. HOLCoMB,
Superior, Wis

Vincent Roy is contributing
his share toward the building boom
and also making things convent ent
for himself by erecting a large ice
house and granary combined, at the
South side of his store.
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first class. Apply to
GEO. L. HoLCoMB,
Superior, Wis
Vincent Roy is contributing
his share toward the building boom
and also making things convent ent
for himself by erecting a large ice
house and granary combined, at the
South side of his store.
Those who are DESTROYS to
assist in establishing a Reading
Room during the winter months, are
requested to meet in Mr.. Zachau's
store on Second street, on Monday
evening next at half past seven
o'clock.
Mr.. Eye, of the Dulut h Em-
ployment Bureau, has just received
an order to procure five hundred
laborers to 90 to work immediate
ly on the Chicago Air Line railroad.
Mr.. Eye will have the men here on
short order, and work will then
commence in dead earnest on this
road. : Duluth Tribune.
The heavy rain Of Thursday
night caused a wash-out on the St.
Paul q Duluth road near Fond du
Lac which prevented the freight
trains from running for the day.
The passenger trains went out as
usual and a transfer of passengers
and mail as made at the waShout
Dr. II. Z. Lafitte and family af-
ter an absence of six years in Du,
luth have returned to their old
home in Superior. They are at pres
ent residing in Mrs. SCOTS house
on Second street, but the Doctor
intends to build a dwelling at once
for his family on his lots on Sixth
street. Their old neighbours in Su-
perior are real glad to see Dr. and
Mrs. Laf'itte once more in their
midst.
Col. Hiram Hayes who left here
about five years ago, but who has
been here off and on" much of the
time since, especially during the
past year, or since his family came
back as far as Duluth, moved over
to Superior this week, bag and bag
gage, and now occupies the Brad
shaw dwelling on Second street next
above the Episcopal church. The
Colo mel has came to stay this time,
he says. Heis building a snug Office
on Stinson avenue. Mr.. and Mrs
Hayes will be warmly welcomed
back to Superior's society.
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4 Member of Assembly,in each assembly
District of the State, and such County
Officers as are by law required to be chosen
at said election.
Notice is also given that at said Gen eral
Election, proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the State is to be submitted to
the people, in pursuance of the provisions
| of chapter 262 of the laws of 1881, which
chap ter reads as follows
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/ 7 J SmUthers West 18th St east 1911 q
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/ VIM Talbot West 2nd street 25j
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CONNECTIONS !,

At GREEN BAY with Chicago b
western and Wisconsin Central RaiIw
Milwaukee and Chicago. aad for all
North, East and South.
At NEW LONDON, with the MilV
Lake Shore s. Western R'y for Slrawa'
appleton, Oshkosh, Manitowoc, She
and Milwaukee.
At AMHERST in. and PLOVEi
Wisconsin Central Il. II. for Asihi
yens Pc 1T, Portage and Madison.
TIMOTHY CASE, Rccei,
and Cen'l \
MUNS0N I. CASE, Gen. Pc
Green