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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
Accidents.

GEORGE G.. GREENE's frame business
block in Green Bay, Wis, was swept away
by fire. Loss estimated at $4,000.
ADAM S. WIRES lead works, near Bal
timore. burned Damage, $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
OVER seven thousand acres of wheat
and many farm houses were burned, near
MERGED, Cal.
The town of Tombstone, Arizona, is re-
ported to be undergoing destruction by
fire.
The armory of the Light guard at Cold
water, Mich, was destoyed by tre at md
night. ,,
The saw-mill operated by Il. }; Miller
& CO., at Muskegon, Mich, and valued
a, 10000, was totally consumed by ire.
FoR the fifth time since the war, Nee
ley's saw-mill at Franklin, Va, has been
destroyed by fire, the loss being soo,ooo.
SAM. w. SHELL, fruit-grower residing
near Anderson, Ind, went stark mad on
Tuesday. He got FIVE loaded revolyers,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

IT is understood that tn ere will be a
pretty general reorganization of the
postoflice department about the 1st of
July. Inefficient and unnecessary clerks
will be dismissed, and saving of $780,
600 annually will be effected. 1t is also
understood that Assistant Postmaster
General Tyner will retire soon, and that
ex-senator Spencer, of Alabama, who is
Endorsed by the southern republicans,
will take his place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

THE Ohio democrats propose to make
"a very lively canvas this year, and to
nut forth their best efforts to defeat
Gov. Foster. With this purpose in view,
they have made up their minds to re-
move John G. Thompson from the
head of the democratic state commit
tee, and to substitute ex Congressman
f. ]. Warner, who disputes with Bland
and several other statesmen the pater-
nifty eff the silver dollar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

THE managers of the proposed Bos-
ton Worlds Fair, having become dis
abused of the notion that they can
make the scheme succeed without the
cooperation of the rest Of the country,
are at last in way TO make some pro-
gress. A financial standing, it is antic-
ipated, will be secured by the issue Of
100000 shares of stock at so each,
which, if they are sold readily, will
Weld capital of S5,00O0o0. Such an
exposition as is in mind, wherever
held, would benefit the whole country,
and for that reason liberal subscrip-
tons will doubtless be made at the
West.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
THERE are now in the United States

THERE are now in the United States
sixteen railroad companies, each OF
which controls and operates more than
one thousand miles Of road. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
which has 1927 miles, is the longest of
all, although its debt is comparatively
small. The Union Pacific, with a debt
nearly three times as large, but with
only about half as much track, report.
net earnings nearly five times as large
as the St. Paul Road. The New York
Central is the most profitable road per
mile reported, although the Erie fol-
lows 1t more closely than people gener-
ally suppose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

THERE is split in the nihilist party
in st. Petersburg. The milderman-
neied branch call themselves the
Black Division, and have chosen this
for the title of their journal issued on
the 10th inst. They have written the
car and his ministers that they do not
seek to assassnate them. The Russian
prisons are crowded. Two hundred
police assist the military in guarding
the car and court at the Petcrhof pal
aca
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
IT hos heep announced that

IT has been announced that Col.
Dudley, the new commissioner of pen
sions, when he assumes the duties OF
his office, will sift the democrats and
ex-rebels out of the employ of the bu-
reau and give their places to ex-soldiers
and to soldiers orphans and widows.
1t is claimed, in the same connection,
that the Washington departments are
affording to support too many clerks
who were rebel sympathizers during the
war
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
Criminal.

MRS. MARY MCCOY, OF Charleston. Ina.
was robbed of 1900 by sneak-thief,
COLONEL CASH, of South Carolina, who
killed Shannon in a duel, has been ac-
quilted.
AN affrav between walters at a hotel in
Council Bluffs resulted in the murder of
George Washington by Harry McGee.
The solitary road agent has duplicated
his trick on the San Antonio stage, COM
polling two passengers to assist in riding
the mails.
w. F. Petition, of Chicago, was rob
bed of $3.50 and some jewelry while asleep
at Dodge City, Kan.
A GANG of roughs in st. Louis over
turned the stand of street fakir and gave
him fatal wounds with brass knuckles.
BURGLARS opened safe in the residence
Of Daniel Klapp, at reading. Pa, and alb
stracted 5000 in water bonds of that
city, but overlooked pocket-book CON
tanning $1,000 in cash and box of watch
es and jewelry.
AS the result of coroner's inquest Pc
ter Magnus was released from arrest for
the killing of William Gordon at Chicago
on Sunday.
In a difficulty growing out of the per-
nit troubles, one man Is reported to have
been killed at McCurtain's store, in the
Choctaw nation.
BURGLARS blew the safe of Schroeder,
Smith d Hassen, at Peotine, H., and Sc
cured $500 in cash, and $4,000 In notes
and mortgages.
THE safe of J. ID. Mcdonald, a contrac-
tor of the Marquette and Mackinac rail-
road, at Point St. Ignace, was broken
open and robbed of $500.
A SNEAK THIEF took from desk in the
First National bank of Detroit hfty.two
sheets of $40 notes. which had received
only the signature of the president
II. j. Hart, shipping clerk for Mar
shall Field & Co., has been held In the
criminal court of Chicago on charge OF en-
bezZling package containing 500.
JAMES SHUFIELD, a murderer who re-
Gently escaped from Charleston, Mo, and
for whose capture reward of $500 was
offered, was nabbed by Detective Ragsdale
near Chester, H.
A PARTY of COW BOYS at Eureka, New
Mexico, surprised and killed the noted
Hazlett brothers and German conpan-
ion. The Hazetts had recently murdered
Leonord and Harry Head, the stage rob
bers
A DAsTARDIY attempt to wreck tram
was made near North View, Mass. on
the Housatonic railroad Yesterday y
large stone and fence rail which We're
placed on the track were discovered In
time to prevent disaster.
WM. Fl. WHITccoMB, formerly OF Mil
waukee, is charged with having abscon-
ded from Abbottsford, Wis. with $4,000
belonging to the firm of Samuel A. Cook
& Co. He disappeared on the first day OF
June.
"SHEKNY GEORGE" who is under in
dictment in Chicago for the murder OF
Policeman Race, made personal appeal
to the criminal court to be admitted to bail
but failed to impress Judge Halves with
the necessity thereof.
BARTON WYATT, stockman from Ken
lucky, and Charles Cresswell, a Texas cat
tle.owner. both mounted, indu ged in
dispute at Dodge CITY, Kan, when they
fired simultaneously, the former being
killed while the latter shot through the
thigh.
WITH view TO the repeal Of the rigid
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
Prejudice Kills.

Eleven years our daughter suffered
on bed of misery under the care Of
several of the best land some Of the
worst) physicians, who gave her disease
various names but no relief, and now
she is restored to us in good health by
as simple remedy as Hop Bitters, that
we had poohed at for two years, before
using it. We earnestly hope and pray
that no one else will let their sick suffer
as We did, on account of prejudice
against so good medicine as Hop Bit
tiers. The Parents.-1ele gram.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

They may relieve but they cannot
cure that lame back, for the kidneys
are the trouble and you want aremedey
act directly on their secretions to
purify and restore their healthy cor
dition. Kidney Wort has that SPECIFIC
action-and at the same time it regu-
lates the bowels perfectly. Don't wall
to get sick, but get package to-da,y,
and cure yourself. Liquid and dry SOLD
by all druggists Germantown Telegraph
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

A New YORK agricultural paper,
judging from 1000 crop reports, draws
the conclusion that the next harvest
will show 20 per cent less wheat than
last year, and Is per cent less corn; all
increase in rye and barley, and the
largest crop of oats ever produced.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

HOP culture in England has been
steadily decreasing since 1878, the de-
crease in acreage amounting to 5000
acres One of the causes is insufficient
cy of capital, resulting in inefficient
cultivation and lack of fertilizing ele-
rner.s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

The republicans of the New Hamp-
shire legislature resolved to put off the
election Of United States senator for
two years, or until Mr.. Rollins seat
really becomes vacant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
NEWS NOTES.

THE Great Eastern Steamship Com
pany have announced their intention
to dispose of the leviathan incum-
brance at auction on the LIST of October,
unless disposed of by private sale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

JEFF DAVIS new book falls as fiat in
London as would one of the confeder-
ate cotton loan bonds it offered in the
market. The one is about AS valuable
as the other
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

a fashionable married couple, whose
drawing-room is adorned with hand
some motto of "There's No Place Like
Home" have just started on trip to
Europe, to be gone a year-Noristoirh
Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
From the Capital.

GARRIKLD has accepted an invitation TO
visit St. Adams, VT. and attend an educa-
tional anniversary.
SECRETARY Window will not make pub
lie the partial report of the committee
Ellsworth American., 1881-03-31
To Learn How 10 Let Go.

There Is a lesson, only learned as We grow
old. which lighicns materially the burden
which was born IN earlier wears. /, is the
lesson to let 90, TO leave hold, to give up.
1t Is lesson very slowly and very hardly
learned. through discipline which may be
called heart-hreaking. | am no, thinking
n0S Of the leaving 20 our hold upon those
who must 20 before Us from this world. but
only OF the eeasing to hold. or We think We
hold in our protecting grasp those v no must
20 out from Us. who must 10 away You
iancied YOU must keep your children always
about you that you could not live unless
you had your arm 50 to speak, round them
all that Ihey could not live unless this were
so. Even when one and another must 90
out from under the roof, you seem still to
be keeping your hold OF them still direct
ing what they should do. You had 10 learn
To let 90. You could not keep your hold
II was needless they did not want YOU to
do II. IL Is natural to desire TO keep in
your hand all that YOU care for. | remem-
bcr Sell now one who, after many years Of
modest means, suddenly succeeded TO a large
fortune, was bewildered on learning in how
many various ways and places these scores
Of thousands we're invested, and said earnest
ly. Il wish had 1t all tied up in a bag and
put under my pillow" So would simple
minded parents keep their children under
the palerual roof OF course, il cannot he
and YOU must be reconciled, As YOU can, to
your boys being far away. Il have them in
every corner of this world" a worn mother
said 10 me the other day, speaking Of the
boys and girls Of great household which
the last few years have scattered vide Il
did not think could have lived but YOU
see am living after all" The words we're
said with sad smile. Yes, YOU are living,
and working but the absent are never for
gotten, certainly never for a single dav Ii
remains strange that the bright face has
gone out from your door and that going
about your vocations YOU never can meet, in
the familiar ways around, the hopeful pres
enee nor hear the pleasant voice. The let
ters from distant country are we'll, and you
make much Of them but no page that ever
pen travelled over can look at YOU like the
kindly, familiar face like the glistening eve.
Stlll, YOU 20 out cheertully on the day which
brings the Australian or Indian mail and
YOU learn gradually that they can do With
out you, can stand well on their own feet
now, have got out of your charge and care.
You have let them 90. Perhaps it was fall
ing TO lower level when you did so. But
the burden is a little hghtened. You have
not so much to do as YOU once thought YOU
had. Possibly you never we're doing so
much as you yainly fancied.
Ellsworth American., 1881-03-31

The most essential quality Of the new bon
net is yelloSness White straSs are quite
out Of date and black also are in a minority,
but all the yellow straws such as Tuscan,
Leghorn. Belgian or Neapolitan will be very
fashionable. 4, for open work and fancy
straws there is no end, but these latter styles
are usually in close cottage or poke shapes
while the hats with wide, fancifully trimmed
brims are of close woven straw Ribbons
are plaIded and striped to match dresses.
The parasol is now a matter Of great mo
nent and quite as important as the new bon
net. Both OF course must be in accordance
so We find parasols affected by all the new
tine Duchess are the two leading STYLES the
former showing the outer covering composed
Of two pieces the latter Of three. Beautl-
fil and varied results aye brought about by
contrasts between the different piece. and
yet greater variety is given BY alterations Of
color in the Innings which are set behind the
ribs OF Wncn Twelve Is now the StNllSn num-
Der. But unique parasols have Innings OF
one color throughout except one panel which
of a contrasting color has painted OH it a
bird or animal, stork, swan, elephant, mon
key, etc. Favorite crnamentations are jet
or steel beads or Spanish lace sewn down so
tightly as TO resemble fine embroidery. 9th
er parasols are almost covered with ruiiies
of narrow Spanish lace or a single fall Of
wider may finish the edges. But many
handsome parasols are without edging of
any kind.
Coventry tapes are considered quite the
thing in the way of marking. The texture
is very fine and the prettiest initial letters in
fast Turkey red are woven on them. These
are cut of as desired and placed on under
clothing, or household linen. The letters
are of different Sizes single letter can be
sewn ON or the entire name, or there may be
a handsome monogram. Lucy CARTER.
Ellsworth American., 1881-03-31

seemed impossible or absurd; and, secondly.
there existed enough abuses in the official
administration to give some plausibility to
the proposition that the whole should be
DESTROYED. Besides the corruption and
pilfering Of The officials and the censorship Of
the press. the third and creates, abuse was
the power of the Third Section. lndepend-
ent and separate from all the Ministries the
Emperor maintained a private ehaneery or
bureau. This was for the transaction of
affairs under his own immediate supervision.
One section Of this was devoted to charities,
another TO the editing of ukases and the
third section to the secret police. The ofh-
cials OF this Third Section, or the gendar-
merle. were scattered over every part Of the
empire. and their. chief. acting in the En-.
perors name, had power to arrest any per-
son at any time. hold him for trial for an
indefinite period or transport him to for
,ress or Siberia No Judge or other officer
had any power to interfere with arrests made
BY the Third Section or to inquire into them
in any way. Persons so arrested could be
released only on the order Of the chief Of
the Third Section.
The excuse for such an Institution was
that the safety Of the state required political
offenders 20 he dealt with by an officer act
ing directly under the Emperor's eve. In
fact. no machinery more fitted for petty ty-
ranny Vas ever invented. and the abuses
committed by It were numbcrless and enor
nous. One of iis chiefs, General Mezen-
stef, vas aSsassinated IN 1873. His sue
ccssur had his life attempted several times.
and so little vas its true character appreci-
aied by its officials that the assistant chief
remarked. Just after MeEensteff's death, that
revolutionary agitations appeared IN regu-
larry recurring periods nr cycles like comets.
the period being about thirty years. The
last vas IN ls4s. and nov il had come again
with great force. But II met with force and
yigor it would speedily disappear. TO the
opinions and acts Of such autocratic Bour-
bons Russia owes in large part the death Of
her Emperor to-day and the anarchy and
bloodshed which not impossihly may follow.
The Nihili.,s have Killed their Emperor.
no, because they hate him a. yrant. but
because in their disordered and feycrrd
minds he Is the head Of a state of society
which must h. completely DESTROYED ia order
10 begin all things anew. What strength
in numbers the Nihllists posSesS no man
can tell. The most eXtTavAgani estimate
puts them at some hundreds Of ihousanus
and the loves; at les. than ten thousand.
They are recruited from ever, class Of so-
eiciV. high and low. Their movements are
directed by master spirits, though their
agents or tool. are usually fanAticL peas
ants. All are corrupted by deeP-scated
moral and mental disease. though, as above
stated. they are not without tangible. con
crete grievanccs. The most dcplorable re-
suit Of their crimes lies in the fact tA4t they
render j, impossible for the Emperor to re-
dress these very grievances.
Ellsworth American., 1881-03-31
Wanted il Just Right.

How much will this cost in YOUR paper ?"
asked a quic, looking man. a. he handed in
the following advertisement at the Eayie
counting room Yesterday:
..SNITH- Busted trace, in this city.
Friday. Just after dinner, Mary Smith. wife
of the undcrsigned. and daughter Of old
SIM Pratt. the leading blacksmith nf Den
yer, Colorado. The corpse was highly re-
spccied by the high tonedest families. bat
Death got the drop on her, and she took the
up bucket with perfect confidence that she
would have a fair -ho~ the other side Of the
Divide. The plant transpires this afternoon
at her boarding house on Willow street.
Come one, come all.
Dearest Mary, thou hast len Us,
For YOU on earth there wa.B'I room;
But ii. heaven thai ha' berefl u.
And snAtehed our darling up the hume.
denver papers copy and send bill, or
draw at sight
by her late husband. 7. SMITH"
Il don't believe you want it in just that
way. do YOU ?" asked the clerk, rubbing his
chin obviously.
why not, Stranger" asked the quiet
man.
III don't read quite right, does it'" asked
the clerk
WAS you acquainted with the corpse,
Stranger" demanded the quiet man. WAS
YOU aware of the lamented while she was
bustling around in society down at tina,
boar ding house ?"
Il don't know that ever met her. :" replied
the clerk.
so reckoned. ledge. You wasn't up to
the deceased when she was in the living
business Now, jedge, the deceased wrote
tina; hsrself afore she died, and ! want it in.
DO you hook on, partner?
but it isn't our style of notice." objected
the clerk
Nor mine, neither" scquiesced the quiet
man. Il was for having . picture Of her
and lot more talk. but she said she wanted
it quiet and modest, so she whooped that up.
Say, stranger, is II going into your valuable
space without any dlthculty?"
II don't know" said the clerk dolefully.
Il know, partner. This celebration comes
of tomorrow afternoon, and that's going IN
in the morning If it goes in out Of a can
non. I've got grief enough on my hands
now, stranger, without erecting fort on the
sidew ak, but If you want war, I've got the
implements right in the back part Of these
mourning clothes. What dye think, jedge ?"
"Dces it make any difference where it
goes ?" asked the clerk.
Il want it in the paper" said the mourn
er, land its going in if it takes a spile
driver. Think YOU twig my racket. stran-
ger?"
'.All right" replied the clerk, "Ill put it
in the Salad among the other mournful
remarks. -Four dollars, please"
That's business" and the quiet man paid
the money. ''lf you amt busy come around
tomorrow. fm going to give the old wom-
an send of, and if that old gospeler don't
work up a pretty good programme, before
he gets to the doxology. his folks will think
he has been doing considerable business with
saw-mill. She was good one, jedge, and
she was pious from the hack of her neck TO
the bunion of her heel; you can tell that
from the notice !" and the mourning widower
wiped his eyes on the sly, and later in the
day he was fined $40 for thrashing the un-
dertaker, who had put silver handles on the
casket, instead Of gold.
Ellsworth American., 1881-03-31
A Representative Constituent.

He gave all the hackmen at the Union de-
pot stand of, brushed the boothblacks
right and left, and shouldered his sixty
pounds of baggage and started up jefferson
avenue in search of a tavern. He was a
right-up- and down man. and he wanted to
strike tavern where they had an old fash
ioned boiled dinner.
aust come in from Lansing" he observed,
as he fell in with pedestrian.
"DId. eh Been out TO the Legislature ?"
"iou bet have. I'm not a member, but
made things hum out there all the same"
Have bill ?"
"No, exactly. leone down from--coun-
ty to take the kinks out Of our member He
was sailing in with high head. and if Id
waited ten days longer he'd have been boss
ing the whole State. What dye think ?"
II dunno
"He wouldn't speak to me when fist got
there Think of that Up home there We
rated him about No. 4. and sent him down
to Lansing more becaues none Of the rest Of
US could leave; and he wanted to cut me
colder'n wedge What dye think p
Rather mean"
'lou bet, But lowered his nose bit.
We'd heard how he was pranoing round and
putting on airs and making out that he run
our county. and a few Of US got together and
wrote him letter. IL didn't seem to do
any good and so We got together again and
they sen: me down 10 put on the curry
comb"
And YOU did r.
didn't | ? He'd put in about a dozen
bills affecting our county. and | mashed all
but two. He had laid himself out for SIX
or seven speeches. aud | mashed all but one.
The first day | got there he was supporting
motions and moving 10 amend and strike
out. but ! mighty soon let him understand
that no such chat passed for oratory with
US He tried TO bull-doEe me at first, but
when he found that his constituency had got
after him he Gained down. He'd been fool
ing with the game sn~ and had go, mixed
up with the dog-iax bill. and saw log law,
and bill about inland fishing. and don't
know shat else took him out behind the
State House, and SAYS |. Now. boy, YOU
squat Your constituents demand that YOU
calm right down. We don't want no Cicero
in ours, and we won't have 1t. We sent YOU
Aown here to do little quiet work and not
to pranee around and imagine you've got
Patrick Hcnry's hat on. We are humble
people, taking kindly to log houses and
johnny cake, and We don't 20 a cent on bag
words and long aourishes. That's shat
told him, and he Gained"
Did. eh r
You bet he did aud If We hear anything
more about his rlslng TO explain his vote on
the dog tax, or moving to recummit the
muskrat bill. our county won't be no place
for him TO return TO. This is the place. eh ?
Well, III fodder up and then take the train
for home.