Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
LATE REPORTS.
A Summary Of Latest Cablegrams
and Telegrams.
Latest Events.

lie arrivals al SastIc uaIOen continue
TO average about one hundred per hour.
The Pennsylvania road contemplates
making its route from Philadelphia to
Jersey City four-track one.
A YARN is afoat in Tennessee that a
woman in Jackson county gave birth to
seven children at one confinement.
CuMBERLAD COUNTY, ILL.,. is troubled
with chinch bugs, which have destroyed
her wheat and corn crops.
FAILING to prove the charges made
ag ainst his wife in the courts at Boston,
Major Pond has been refused divorce.
PROF. S. A. KING has secured funds for
an experimental balloon voyage this fall
from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
seaboard.
MIR. J. d. LAYING has been appointed
North western Railroad, commencing from
the lst prox.
A SPLIT is threatened in the Chicago
Land League. Some of the patriots claim
that they do not desire to be controlled by
the "kid-glove" section of the league.
THE people OF Batavia, N. Y, have gone
wild over the discovery of what are spp-
posed to be the remains of William Nor
gan, the foe to masonry.
HARVESTING has commenced in North
apton county. Virginia, about one week
later than usual, and the yield will exceed
the average.
ABOUT daylight on Sunday the people
of Newburyport, Mass, were alarmed by
a prolonged earthquake shock.
GRIsCoM. the Chicago faster, has lost
Il, L..
days Of abstinence. A fetid breath and
THE arrival of four companies of in
fantrv at the Wichita agency paralyzed
the Kiowas, who had revolted over the
quality of the free beef, and threatened to
leave.
THE four barges of wheat recently ship
ped from ST. Paul for New Orleans, thence
to be sent to Glasgow, are found to be
badly heated. owing t % insufficient venti-
lation.
WITH the aid of one hundred deputies
Sheriff Wedman held tax sale at Gin
ton, H.. in presence of about three hum
dred citizens of Harp township, and struck
off the land in question to the state.
THE assay Office in New York holds $780,
600, 900 in bullion, and is unable to ship
any of il to the minis because of the ex-
haustion of the appropriation for that
purpose.
The interior department of Canada has
Information that Sitting Bull is selling
horses to keep him and his little band from
starving. The Canadian Indians will have
nothing to do with him.
PAUL BoYToN was welcomed to ST.
Louis by gathering which extended
along the levee for several blocks, and
nearly filled the bridge He will recuper-
ate at that city for three days.
LEVY, the celebrated cornctist is "Inan-
aged " by his wife, who has rented him
out at Coney Island for the season at $500
week. 1t is believed that his first wife
will have hard work to get her $50 week
alimony.
LUKE BLACKBURN, a strong favorlte IN
the Coney Island races, was defeated by
Glenmore. There was the widest enthu-
siasm over a contest between Monitor and
Parole, who made one mile in l:432 and
two miles in 3:202, equaling the record of
McWhorter at Louisville
THE Canadian journals are indignant at
the refusal Of the governor general to al
low their correspondents to 20 to the north
London papers have been especially invit-
ed to furnish representatives. whose ex-
penses will be paid by the Dominion gov
eminent.
A FAMILY of Bohemian gypsies left CAS-
tie Garden on Sunday morning for New
Jersey in an antique wagon brought from
home. They returned on yesterday, stat
ing that they rode thirty-seven miles
through 'hoots and yells. the people stoning
them, and calling them child-stealers,
They will return to Europe by the next
steamer.
SIZE ROGER TICHBoRNE, the only, origi-
nal lost heir. has, according to the San
Francisco Examiner, at last turned up.
The Duke Of Sutherland and Bull Run
Russell LII. D., interviewed him, and the
latter made a long letter for Loodon
paper on the subject. The new man served
through the war, married in Brooklyn, n.
Y, and is now living in the vicinity OF
San Diego, Cal.
THE Chocktaws and Chickasaws have
brought on crisis in regard to white So
iourners in Indian Territory. United
States cavalry have been ordered to CO.
operate with the Choctaw militia in ban
ishing white men and their stock. Several
extensive Texas cattle-raisers have COM
promised with the Chickasaws, paying for
the privilege of grazing for three weeks
more. Three hundred families of intrud-
ers have crossed the borders in the last ten
days, leaving all their property behind.
Accidents.