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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22

"A WELL ALWAYS FULL OF 1cE.-About
half mile from Brownsville, Mimi, is a
natural ice well. On visiting it, says cor
respondent, we found a shaft about twenty
feet deep, and we could plainly see ice in it.
We then visited shaft few feet distant,
and Immediately upon entering it a cloud of
steam, caused by the cold air coming in con.
tact with our heated bodies, rushed forth.
This shaft was excavated for the purpose of
ascer.aining if possible the cause Of the ice
forming in the well, some of the inhabitants
believing in the theory of large cave being
connected with it. After reaching the depth
of 100 feet without result, drifting was aban.
doued Before the shaft was made it is
claimed that the well filled with ice to within
six feet of the top. A thermometer marked
80 degrees Fahrenheit About six feet back
from the mouth of the tunnel the floor and
sides are in many places covered with ice. A
strong current of air constantly flows from
the excavation that is very perceptible 100
feet distant. With the thermometer at 80
degrees an atmosphere below the freezing
point is pleasant to contemplate, even though
dangerous to investigate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22

dots and dashes, family communicating to
the tactile sense the words, 'W-h-a.t.d.o.c.
t.o.r.s-a.y.a.b.o.u.tm-e?' Asked whether he
could hear what was said to him, the patient
signifed assent by slight motion with the
tips of his fingers, and the result was that his
fellow operator got from the patient enough
dots and dashes to describe his feelings to the
physician, who was thus enabled to apply the
necessary remedies. 1t is certain that no
other method of communication was possible
under the circumstances, since the sufferer
from epilepsy, although he could hear, could
neither speak nor move any Of his muscles,
except those situated in the digital extreme
ties and those only with the faintest requisite
in lectric communication"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22
po1Nrs IN Goop HoRsE,-In purchasir

POINTS IN A COOP HoRsE.-In purchasing
a good horse, sight, wind, feet and limbs
must be the uppermost objects of inquiry;
for nine horses out of ten are defective in one
of these particulars. First then examine his
eyes, and do this before he comes out of the
stable see that they are perfectly clear and
transparent, and that the pupils Of the eyes
are exactly alike in size and color. Next ex-
anime his pipes if good and sound, on being
nipped in the gullet, he will utter sound
like that from bellows; but if bis lungs are
touched, and he is broken winded, he will
give vent to dry, husky, short cough look to
his limbs, and in passing your hand down
bis legs if you find any unnatural protuber-
ance, or pufiness, or if feeling first one leg
then the other, you discover any difference
between them, disease, more or less, is present;
he may not be lame, but he is not clean upon
his legs If he is broad and full between the
eyes, he may be depended on as horse Of good
sense, and capable of being trained to almost
anything. IF you want gentle horse, get
one with more or less white upon him many
suppose that the the parti colored horses be.
longing to circuses, shows, &C., are selected
for their oddity; but it is on account of their
docility and gentleness; in fact, the more
kindly you treat horses. the better you will
be treated by them in return.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22

rides along on horseback to see that the work
is done properly. Everything is in military
style.-Cor. Chicago Inter. Ocean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22

pa- Men often ask advice when they mean
appreciation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-22

ELEVEN Tons OF GoID-Over $5,0O0,-
900 in broad, salmon. colored bars or bricks
of gold, occasionally darkly tinged with a
copper like coating, says the Philadelphia
Times, arrived recently at the United States
mint. They came on in one hundred wooden
boxes, about two feet square and foot deep.
An express wagon with several custodlans,
carried them and they were rolled and dump
ed into the weighing. room like so much lead.
To the men in the mint the daily handling
of fabulous sums of the precious metal begets
an indifference that puts it on par with the
commonest merchandise. Not an ounce OF
it, however, is free from the closest scrutiny
while within these walls. Although man
may walk in from the street and stand at a
step before the open door of the weighing
room vault, where $30,00O,000 is stored, with
but single official in sight it would need
but the slightest alarm to have score OF
men with loaded weapons in their hands
standing on the spot. Unlike foreign mints,
no display of armed protection of the treas
ure is made, but the precautions are never
theless complete. The large consignment
came from the assayer's Office in New York.
Each box contained "melt," or in other
words the entire refined contents of a crucl-
BILE, each varying in quantity, and every
brick was numbered. The men who do the
heavy work opened the boxes, took off the
paper wrappiDgs and piled the bricks upon the
scales. Then the clerk weighed them and
carried the bricks into the vault. The en-
tire weight was 266,96O.78 ounces troy, or
eleven tons. The actual net weight valua.
ton was S5,1O4 ,46631. If any one could
count $50 every minute, and keep it up with
out stopping, it would take within fraction
of four months to count this amount in coin.
In the mint all the counting is done by
weight and measure. Piles of various kinds
of coin are measured, and if they are the re-
ouisite number of inches each way, and the
weight corresponds, the number, and value is
set down far more accurately than If the mon
ey had been counted by the deftest fingers
A TELEGRAPH SToRY.-Mr w. S. John
son, the author of Telegraph tales" is respon.
sible for the following story "In the winter
of 1901, one of the operators in the West
ern Union office at Boston had an epileptic
fit. His medical attendant spoke to him,
chafed him, and made every effort to arouse
him, but in vain. Subsequently one of his
fellow operators drew chair up to the bed
and took the patients hand in his. AS he did
so he noticed a feeble pressure by the fingers
which pressure presently resolved itself into
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

second FIRE, originating in MulIen's cloth
ing store In Camp street, destroyed four
buildings valued at 5000.
BY the caving of the CaIedon;an mine
near Deadwood, seven workmen were
buried, four of whom are believed to be
dead.
A HAIL-sToRM broke thousands of win
dows at Winona, Mimi, and cyclone
swept away the repair-shop Of the North
western road.
A COLLISION on the State railroad, near
the Hoosac tunnel, killed fireman named
Charles Prescott, mutilatod an engineer
namedA. L. Corliss, and crushed to death
Thomas Moore, the other engineer.
The works of the Cincinnati Coffin
company, together with five dwellings,
was totally DESTROYED by fire, causing
loss of $1,000 About five hundred men
we're thrown out Of employment
Mrs. EMMA +. TUGGY, who had hus-
band and seven children in Denver, who
has for some time past been patient in an
insane asylum at st. Louis, hanged her
self with towel from nail in the wall
of her room.
THE Canada Southern freight sheds at
CHIpPOWd. OHb., " ds sSt on uTe Dy spar
from the engine of Vanderbilt's special
train, and one-third the village was burn
ed the loss agregating $4,000.
WHAT is believed to have been an in
cendiary fire swept awav the stables of the
Citizens Street Railway company, at
Wheeling, West Va, the estimated less
being 81 600.
THE Weiting onera house, one Of the
architectural ornaments of Syracuse, took
fire and was totally destroyed. Six per-
sons were injured by falling walls. The
block had nearly fifty tenants, and the loss
is estimated at 100000
A LOSS OF $50 600 arose from the burn
ing of the wholesale drug house of James
r. Davis u Co., at Detroit Their insur-
ance is $4,000. When the flames had
been suppressed the walls fell over on
some tiremen, one being killed and four
severely injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
From the Capital.

SECRETARY WINDOW has decided that
journalists are entitled to import duty
free certain books for their libraries
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in personal note to
Mrs. Garfield, pays tribute to the heroism
of the presidential patient and the loving
labors Of his helpmeet
BEFORE leaving Washington for rest,
District Attorney Corkhill gave strict or
ders that Guiteau be kept in solitary con-
tinement, not even guards being allowed to
talk with him.
THE lawyers of Washington declare
over Guiteau, ard Il at there is no lawful
reason for placing him in solitary confne-
| ment Senator Hoar hurries forward
with card deprecating violent treatment
| of the assassin.
WALKER BLAINE, assistant secretary OF
state is at Gloucester, Mass. disbursing
| the money received from Great Britain
for the fishery outrages.
THE treasury department has trapped
| ewery firm of New York in smuggling
goods from Naples. The messenger cap
tured had in his possession some three
hundred pieces of silver in unique designs.
Hon. G.. b. LoRING. commissioner of
agriculture, has had an interview with
the president in which the latter recalled
his promise TO visit the Wisconsin State
Fair, and declared that he had not yet
| givin up the trip.
On the charge of conspiracy to rob the
government in connection with the star
route service, Thomas McDevitt and lie
Grand Ensign, of Philadelphia, have been
held in s. goo for trial. Their otfense was
the giving of worthless bonds for con-
tractors.
/ IT is expected tDat some of the more
| important star-route cases will he pre-
scented to the grand jury of the District of
Columbia at Washington at once. The
charge will be for conspiracy to defraud
( the government.
A CORRESPONDENT at Washington, after
considerable figuring, predicts that the
democratic candidate for speaker of the
next house will not receive over l3l votes,
and that if the republicans save their four
vacant districts they will open the house
with majority of thirty members.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is making excel
ent progress toward recovery. He has
lost thirty pounds since the attempt on
his life. 4 large force of men Is putting
THE Tallapoosa in order, and it is hoped
that the president can take sea trip by
August 10.
THE department of agriculture reports
an increase Of pr cent. in the acreage
of potatoes ihrouS hont the whole country,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

The Old Chief starved into Submis
sion.

ST. PAUL, July 20.-The following
special has been received from Fort
Buford detailing the surrender of Sitting
Bull; Sitting bull and 200 people ar
rived at exactly twelve o'clock to-day
and surrendered their arms and ponies
to Maj. Brotherton, No speeches have
yet been made, as Bull and his orator
are fatigued and hungry. They were
placed in compartments between the
post and landing and are as securely in
Major Brotherton's charge as if in irons.
The correspondent visited Bull after
his lodge was erected and cheered the
old man up by informing him that he
had the lost daughter whom the Can
adams had told him was in chains a
short time before and that she was well
and happy The chief expressed de-
sire to have talk after he had rested
and had something to eat. The cav
alcade as it filed to the garrison attract
ed much attention, and would have been
regarded with much interest, no doubt,
could it have been marched through
the streets of ST. Paul. 1t consisted of
six army wagons loaded with squaws
and children, followed by twenty-five or
thirty of the Louis Legare Red River
carts well filled with baggage. Much
credit is given to Mr.. Legare for his
faithful service to the government in
finally inducing Sitting Bull to come
with him. He has used his own means
freely in providing transportation and
provisions and should be literally re-
warded for his work. Sitting Bull him
self and his chiefs and head men road
their ponies and did not dismount to
shake hands till they arrived at the
place fixed upon for their camp.
Capt. Clifford states that Bull has
seemed more sullen and insolent than
any of the chiefs he had under his
management, and his actions to-day
confirm this statement, but it is thought
that kind treatment will soon satisfy
him that the government has accepted
his surrender in good faith. A dispatch
was forwarded to Standing Rock in
forming Grow King and Low Dog of
Sitting Bulls arrival, and it was believed
that this news will remove any desire
the Indians there may have to leave
the agency.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

and the yield will be large The breadth
of tobacco planted was much larger than
last year, and the crop is in high con.
dition
The commissioner of Indian affairs 70.
quests the Poncas, Omahas, Winnebagoas
and lower Sioux to send three delegate,
each to Washington, for conference in
regard TO settling the Boston Poncas on
the Omaha reservation, twenty-five miles
south of Sioux City.
AN unfavorable change in the condition
of the president created considerable
alarm throughout the country The fever.
ish symptoms gave place to severe chill
the pulse rising to 1870. Surgeons AQnew
and Hamilton were telegraphed to proceed
TO Washington, and the members of the
cabinet were summoned to the white
house.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD, declining to take
chloroform. calmly submitted to severe
surgical operation, from which beneficial
results are already apparent. 1t appears
that an abscess had formed below the track
of the bullet, into which the pus was drip.
ping. DR.. Agnew pushed the knife into
the back of the patient, at a point about
three inches below the mouth of the
wound, until it opened the track of the
ball to the air. and through the tube in.
serted there has since been flow of pus
devoid of blood.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
The Passage from the Liver

essential to health and regularity of the bowels
and stomach. When this important function is
interrupted by the failure of the gland to per-
form its secretng duty properly, constipation and
indigestion result, bile is injected into the blood,
and dyes the skin dirty yellow there are
nausea, headache pain in the right side, furred
and for their cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is a far more rational and pleasant remedy than
the drastic, violent purgatives sometimes taken
1t relaxes the bowels without pain or annoyance
and imparts the requisite stimuius to the liver,
promoting its activity and that of its associate
organ, the stomach. These combined benefcent
effects are speedily appreoiabe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
A Fool Once More.

"For ten veers my wife was confined
to her bed Wit, such a complication OF
ailments that al doctor could tell what
was the matter on cure her, and | used
up small aortlne in humbug stutl.
Six months ago | saw D I. S. flag with
Hop Bitters on it, and | thought !
would be a fool once more. ! tried It,
but my folly proved to be wisdom I've,
bottles cured her. she is nov IS well
and strong as any mans wife, and It
cost me only two dollars. Such folly
pays.--H. w, Detroit, Mich. IRE
Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
Accidents.

A fire at Ada, o., destroyed eleven bust
ness houses, the loss footing up $4,000.
A FIRE in warehouse at Bordeaux de-
stroyed eight thousand casks of wine.
CHARLES GRELLER died at Salem, Ind.
of Asiatic cholera, within four hours from
the time Of the attack.
TUE Catholic presbytery at Roxton
Falls, Quebec, was destroyed by tiie, and
Father Larne persisted in the flames.
WusoN's large fouring-mill at Ossian,
Ind, was destroyed By Gre, causing loss
of $1,000.
a YACHT containing six young men of
Boston o. capsized off that city, and all
were drowned.
THa brewery of Hatzermehl x Mueller,
at Menasha, Wis, was swept away by fire,
the loss being $4,000.
The town of Wallace, Mich, sixteen
miles north of Menominee, was entirely
destroyed by fire recently.
A LANDSLIDE near the mouth OF the
Walnut hills tunnel, at Cincinnati, I'M
prisoned thirty workmen.
DURING the violent storm which passed
over Chicago. lightning shattered the large
chimney of the bridewell and knocked
three prisoners senseless.
TIE fall of a half. burned building in
jersey City buried twenty children en-
gagged in gathering wood, two of whom
were killed.
FLAMES originating in Adlers Junk
store. in Peters street, New Orleans, caused
damage to the amount OF $IoV,uVu- a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

A Kentucky woman's talking APP
paratus was put to good account the
other day. Her naughty husband had
been arrested and confined for couple
of days, but before going tojail wanted
to arrange matters with the cold wom-
an The guard stood outside the
door while the conversation was carri-
ed on, the woman's tongue running
like trip-hammer at high water.
After an hour or so they got tired OF
waiting and entered the room to find
that the prisoner had fled The wick
ed creature had been carrying on a
mock conversation with herself
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

IT is reported that the Nihilists are
holding secret convention in It. Pc
tersburg, but so well have they guarded
the secret of their meeting place that
they have so far balled all the Russian
detectives, although The latter are fully
aware that the convention is being held.
1t is limited, however, that the detect
ives are only waiting for favorable
opportunity to display their knowledge
of the whereabouts OF the Cars tor
napfprs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

PRESIDENT GARFIELD and Judge Jere
Black have recently become the own
ers of large farm in Alexandria coun-
ty, Virginia, lying within view of the
white house. They acquired small
portion of the tract partly by purchase
and partly as fee for services. The
whole tract was mortgaged, and in or
der to save their part they instructed
an agent to buy the whole of it when
the foreclosure sale occurred. While
the President has been lying i'll the
sale has been made and his farm Sc
cured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

GUIrEAu complains of his prison
treatment. He thinks he Is person
of great importance and that his ofense
being Of a political character, he ought
to be treated with more consideration
than ordinary prisoners. He claims to
be gentleman accustomed to luxury,
etc. The Jail authorities do not take
him at his own estimate of himself, ana
have commenced to treat him AS an
ordinary felon, This is having % good
effect ON him. Under it his vanity is
diminishing somewhat, and he is not
so lordly in his manners rs IN the hrst
DAYS of his confinement
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

ar seems to be very well settled"
says District Attorney Corkhill, of
Washington, ''that the charge of pow
der in the cartridges fired by Guiteau
was very light. At the distance Of forty
feet the second shot spent its force in
penetrating GLACIERS wooden box, the
side of which was but one-fourth of an
inch thick, broke only three panes of
glass. and imbedded itself in lump of
putty"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

THERE is n tract of country, some
one hundred miles long and thirty
broad. between Kansas and Colorado
on the north, and New Mexico, Texas
and Indian Territory on the southwest
and east, which is within the limits OF
no state or territory, and has never
been explored. Congress last session
passed an act authorizing the secretary
of the interior department to have tins
land surveyed, and Commissioners
McFarlane has just completed the
necessary arrangements.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
THE signal service experts at Wash

THE signal service experts at Wash
ington, under direction of Gen. Hazen,
are perfecting system of signals by
which it is proposed to acqualnt farm
ers with predicted changes IN the
weather Colored rockets are to be
sent up at O'Clock A. M. from stations
in the farming regions, and the prob
abilities for the coming day are to be
indicated by the color of the rockets
and their arrangement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

THE nailmakers of Staflordshire,
England, who struck for higher wages
about three weeks ago have succeeded.
The manufacturers have conceded the
so per cent. advance demanded. The
strike was of no mean proportions.
Fully 10000 operatives went out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

Are you engaged p said gentle
man to young lady from Marysville
at a ball the other evening. II was,
but if that Pete Johnson thinks I'm
going to sit here and see him squeeze
that freckeled-faced Wilkins girls hand
all the evening he'll be mistakened,
solitaire or no solitaire p The gentle
man explained, and vent out to get
the air. s,cegD Palladium.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

THE woman suffrage agitation in Ne
braska is becoming quite formidable.
Next year the men will vote upon a
constitutional amendment extending
suffrage to their wives, mothers, sisters,
and daughters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
Missouri.

CHARGES having been made affecting
the management of the Mount Pleas
ant insane asylum, Governor Gear went
unannounced to the institution, in
spected every article of provision, Wis
tied each room and inmate, and found
the rumors devoid of truth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
NEWS NOTES.

SIX large iron companies of st. Louis
have formed pool representing $1O,-
600 1000, and either Edwin Harrison or
Charles P. Choteau will be chosen pres
ident. The combination will control
80 per cent. of the iron product of
M;oSopri
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

THE postal revenues for the current
fiscal year, promise to be the largest on
record. Returns from nineteen of the
principal post offices for the last quar-
ter show an increase of 16 per cent.
over the corresponding quarter of last
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
Cabiegrallls

THE superior court at London, Ont
held Rankin and Parish in 5000 each for
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-07-14
SHEEP NOTES.

Fine weather for sheep growing.
-Thoe. Lahey has received another lot Of
fine sheep, numbering $500 head.
Several sbetp buyers were in the city
this week looking the field over.
Judge Weston intends driving his band
of sheep to point farther east, with view
Of selling them. They are 6ne lot Of sheep.
-Thos. Lahey has built a large sheep
corral on the south side Of the river, for the
purpose Of separating and holding sheep.
This corral will be of use to sheep sellers
and buyers.
H. A. Hubbard took trip to Wichita
this week to spy the sheep situation. He
found the people enthusiastic on the sheep
question, and many of them are coming to
Dodge to buy sheep.
The Las Vegas Optic says Trinidad
Romero Is At his ranch in Red river round
ing up 1000 head of sheep which will be
driven to Dodge City. The Optic says the
sheep will be driven back if fair price can
not be obtained. Prices will be good.
The Boston wool market shows good
steady demand and prices are being main
tanned. Brown & Co. quote Kansas wool at
prices from 2l@3O. Texas 2s@34, Terrific
~ 1900. BigeIow 4 Co. report Texas at
23@35, Colorado 1928. The condition OF
the market is good and prospects better.
Last week We stated C. E. Moore's
wool crop to be $500 pounds, in an article
on the profits of sheep raising. The clip was
1000 pounds. which would add 1000 pounds
more 10 the profits. Just think Of the enor-
nous profits in sheep raising. The increase
and wool product pays for the original in
vestment and the expenses of the flock.
What other investment doubles itself every
year!