Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-08
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in New York from Europe.
THE proprietors of filthy lodging house
in New York were fined 81 600 for neg
lecting the health laws.
THE grand Jury brought in seven in
dictments against Capt. Howgate one for
| forging vouchers am the others for en-
bezzlement.
THE track of the Northern Pacific road
has been laid to Fort Keough, and will
probably be extended eight miles further
this season.
The judicial conference of the Methodist
church, now in session at Terre Haute,
refused the request of the counsel for Rev.
| DIR. Thomas that his case be the next one
called.
REPORTS are in circulation at Salt Lake
| that President John Taylor recently took
with him on a preaching tour wealthy
| widow, to whom he was married in the
| new temple at st. George.
THE members Of the Met hodist judicial
conference which is to try Rev. DR..
Thomas are gathering at Terre Haute,
and it is probable that his case will be
reached soon. Bishop Merrill will pre-
side.
THE judicial conference at Terre Haute
refused TO admit the appeal of Rev. DR..
Thomas, by vote of Is to 4, thus leaving
him expelled from the Methodist Episco-
pal church and pulpit.
In attempting to sell al auction the
steamer Peninah, at Bismarck, under or
dcrs of the federal court of Montana,
Marshal Botkin vas served with re-
straining order from the district court of
| i L.. Il. I. Il. l., r.
days.
For an alleged informality in her man
ifest on previous voyage, the American
schooner May Eveline was seized at Utila
by party of Honduran soldiers, and Cap
tain Hanson was placed in Jail. A new
master and crew, not citizens of the United
States, were put on board, and took the
vessel to Ruatan.
JUSTICE WEAVER, of Lafayette, Ind, had
the honor of marrying Edward Brewer to
Elizabeth Stanley, both being members of
band of English gypsies. When all was
ready for the ceremony, the bride com
PEELED the groom to make oath on the BIZ
BILE that he would never touch a drop of
liquor without her sanction.
A CATHOLIC priest of Bellevue, Iowa.
named Portz, died of smallpox, caught
while visiting sick members of his flock
A hotel clerk at Council Bluffs was at
| tackled and was hurried off to the pest
house. A teacher in the Throop Street
school in Chicago sent home a pupil from
house known to be infected.
A VERY handsome girl, 10 years of age,
who has for some time been acting in
comic opera in Few York. has been taken
in charge by the society for the proven
ton of cruelty to children. An investi-
CATION is in progress before Judge Dona-
hue, in which TIE child testified that she
sang IN Boston when 5 years of age.
The Chicago home for incurables has
been opened in building belonging to
the soldiers home, on the corner of Ra.
cine and Fullerton avenues. y n.
Higinbotham h ~ raised over $4,000 for
the charity. The only similar institu-
tions in the United States are at New
York and W ashington.
THE health board of St. Louis has re-
solved to add five horses to the ambulance
corps, to aid in keeping smallpox within
the narrowest limits. Five cases were
sent to the hospital in one day recently
The disease is not confined to any locality,
but six patients have been taken from one
email hotel causing it to be thoroughly
fumigated.
GENERAL JosEPa WARREN kEIEER, of
Springfield. Ohio, was nominated by the
republican caucus for the speakership of
the Forty-seventh congress; Ed. McPher-
son, of Pennsylvania, was nominated
clerk; G. w. Hooker, of Vermont, ser
eant-at-arms; Sherwood, of Michigan,
postmaster Brownlow. of Tennessee.
doorkeeper, and the Rev. DIR. Power
president Gartield's pas.or), chaplain.