Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-29
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Latest Events.

TEE custom authorities at Boston have
learned that LII cases of rifles, invoiced
as hardware. were shipped by the Iowa
for Liverpool recently.
JUDGE JAMESON will not permit the de-
post of money in lieu of bail for the APP
pearapce of prisoners in the criminal
court of Chicago.
A PASSENGER train on the Rock Island
road, which lett Council Bluffs greatly
behind time, made the run across Iowa,
81 miles including several stops, in liz
hours.
) GEN. SicKLEs failed to put in an appear
ance at a wedding in New York to see his
aged father endow captivating widow
with $S,000,000 or more.
G. r. WOODWARD, a well-known citizen
of st. Paul. found in his kitchen note
from the house girl announcing that she
coald be found at the bottom of the well.
which proved to be the fact.
| THE French government is soon to mod
if its decree against American pork.
| Under the new system, each piece of ba-
con sent to that country will be subjected
to critical examination.
| COMMANDER CHEYNE is going to Mon
| treal. on the invitation of Sir John A.
| Macdonald and Sir Samuel l.. Tilley, TO
interest the Canadians in raising money to
reach the north pole by balloons.
| THE British steamship Shuington, which
| cleared from New Orleans for Liverpool,
| had on board s. 400 bales Of cotton, the
largest cargo of that staple ever loaded on
| an ocean vessel.
JACOB CRAMER, of New Haven. father of
-. Il I'll ! l,a
! Malleys, was swept away by consumption.
| He was counted one of the most impor ant
witnesses for the prosecution.
| CHICAGO was somewhat surprised on
| Christmas evening by the suspension of
the wholesale grocery house of Knowles,
Clayes * Co., with liabilities of $780, coo.
1t is asserted that the assets will exceed
the liabilities.
FREDERICK LAUER, the well-known
brewer, and chairman of the agitation
committee of the brewers congress of the
United States, failed. Liabilities, $500,
600; assets abe ut $3.50 600.
Col. FoRNEY made no public requests,
But instructed his executors to endeavor
to secure the repayment by the govern
ment of $4,000 paid out while secretary
of the senate on account of the defalcation
of subordinate.
GEO. w. HoTCHKIss, the indefatigable
secretary of the Michigan relief committee
of Chicago, submitted detailed report of
his receipts and disbursements. 1t appears
that Chicago gave 1874 ,3493l to the fire
sufferers. The hotels, breweries, packers,
tbeaters and street railways seem to have
had committeeman who were unable to
collect dollar.
THE crop report for Michigan, pub
lished by the secretary of state, compiled
from reports made during the pres 1T
month, indicates that wheat has been sown
in ,S24, 500 acres. The condition is far
, better than last year at this time. There
are scattered localities affected by the
white grub and Hessian fly.
THE steamship Westphalia. with 1900
immigrants on board, have arrived at
New York, reekisg with smallpox.
Health Commissioner DeWolf, of Chica-
go, and DR.. Rauch, secretary of he Hi
nois board of health, have telegraphed to
the health officer of New York requesting
strict quarantine, and protesting against
the afflicted ones being allowed to come
west.
The governor general of Eastern ST.
IBERIA carried news to st. Petersburg that
the Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette
has been discovered and assistance rem
dered the crew. Hoffman, charge daft
flares of the United States, sends a cable
gram to Secretary Frelinghuysen, stating
that the Jeanette was crushed in the ice
June II, the crew embarking in three
boats, which were separated by wind and
fog One party, Captain De Long and
thirteen men, reached Lena in pitiable
condition, and were promptly succored.
The second boat has not been heard from.
The third boat, containing eleven men,
with Engineer Melville in command,
reached the mouth of the Lena September
10.
A MICHIGAN officer of the ith cavalry,
who aided in the capture of JEFF Davis,
now states that at the capture private
soldier of the 4th Michigan cavalry, who
had seen Davis horse at Richmond, iden-
titled the animal and took possession, find
ing the saddle-bags and holsters filled with
gold coin. The soldier buried the gold,
and year or more after returned to the
scene of the capture and recovered the
money. He brought ii north and gave
numerous pieces to members of his regi-
ment as souveniers and invested the re-
mainder. The sum was originally $l4, 900,
being part of the money iivided among
;he confederate president retinue at Alb
beyville, when crowded by the federal cav
airy. An officer of another regiment says
that subsequ to the capture of Davis, a
large sum of specie, said to be $50, 600 or
more, from the confederate specie train,
was discovered by soldiers in house near
a ferry, where the fugitive president and
. Ia trag paI ho pIxsnp mt
Georgia. The money was scattered among
the soldiers and lost
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