Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
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died Oct.4 .h
. GIN. Witt, of Louisiana, ID at the
point of death.
Mrs. MARGARET MULLIGAN, who died
at Des Meines at the age of l02, leaves a
helpless husband 10 years old.
"PINK-EYK" has made it's appearance in
Oshkosh, Wis, among lot Of horses
shipped from Ohio last week. No other
cases are reported.
THE republicans of MARYLAND held their
state convention at Cambridge, and NOM
mated Thomas Gorsuch, ,of Frederick
county,for comptroller.
| THE Minnesota democratic state con-
vention placed in nomination the follow
ing state ticket, after endorsing the in
cumbent supreme judges:
| 2oyernor--o .neral R. W. johnson, st. Paul.
| Lieutenant novern0r-E. p. Barnum, St
Cloud.
| Auditor--Rudplph Lehmicke, of St;;ikw alter.
| Secretary of s'tate-A. J. Lamberton, of st
Treasurer-Joha F. Russell, Of Houston
county.
Attorney Gene,'al-George N. Baxter, of Rice
| county.
Railroad Comm issioner-R s. Cook, of Owa-
tonna.
JOHN r. Lyon, the heaviest corn dealer
in Chicago, was called on for 81 900, 00C
margins October 4th, which he could not
then put up. Almost panic ensued
Corn dropped FIVE cents per bushel and
the market was decidedly panicky.
The governor OF Iowa requested the
county recorders to report the amount OF
money due on mortgages. Clayton county,
the FIRST to report, shows up nearly IS, OOO,-
coo of Indebtedness, of which one-third is
on personal property.
THE youngest daughter of William II.
Vanderbilt is soon 10 be married to DR.,
Seward Webb, son Of the octogenarian
journalist. August Belmont, Jr., is to
wed the daughter of Edward Morgan,
who is one of the most handsome and
vivacious young ladies in New York.
As matter of economy, and for the pur-
pose of simplifying matters, representa-
tives of the various relief committees
in Michigan have asked the governor OF
that state to appoint central relief COM
mittee to take char,e of contributions for
the benefit Of the fire sufferers. The gov
ernor will name the committee as soon as
he can find suitable men who are willing
| TO devote the winter to charity.
PASSENGERS by southern Pacific train
which has reached FL Paso report wit
Messing hot fight with Indians at Will
cox, Arizona, last Thursday, in which the
noise of the firing drowned that mhde by
the cars. The bodies Of FIVE telegraph
repairers were seen beside the track. A
courier has reached Bowie with informa-
ton that the band above mentioned have
been driven into the mountains, abandon.
ing all their animals. There are three
columns of troops in the field, which ex-
pect to meet at the Mexican line and
cross the border to cooperate with the
greasers.
Ex-Gov. MosEs, of South Carolina
charged with obtaining money by false
pretenses from Mai. Hall, Was arraigned
in court October 4th, and the call sci
down for future examination. A fur.
Their complaint was made against ex-Gov
Moses by j. ID. Townsend, counsel for
commission on crime, who accused him oil
swindling him of money on the plea OF
furnishing Townsend valuable papers
touching election frauds at the south, and
that they would expose great corruption.
These papers, however, never came to
hand.
THE republican state convention at New
York was held in the academy of music,
there being four thousand persons in at
tendance. Thomas G.. Plat called the
delegates to order. Hon. Frank Hiscock
was proposed as temporary chairman, but
declined in the spirit Of harmony. The
new senator, Warner Miller, was then
elected by majority of l0S over Hiscock.
On reaching the platform he shook hands
with Mr.. Plat, amid wild applause. He
| smoke eIoouently of th.. r.. and death Of