Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-21
LATE REPORTS.
A Summary OF Latest Cablegrams
and kilograms.
Latest Events.

The army worm is stripping oat-felds
in the vicinity Of Goodland, Ind
ELGIN, ILL.,, claims the Oldest person liv-
ing in Iilinois-Mrs. Nancy Vaughn, 40
years of age.
The latest reports Of the army-worm
come from Minonk and Bloomington, Ill.,,
and Holland, Mich.
THE attendants of the Cincinnati public
library have been overcome by the heat.
The institution has been closed.
SAMUEL WERK. Philadelphia actor,
who disappeared ten years ago, has been
found wandering about the streets of Erie
in an insane condition.
The work Of suppressing the flames in
the Stanton shaft at Wilkesbarre, Pa, con-
sumed two years. and damages are now
being repaired.
The Canada Pacific syndicate has laid
rails to point thirteen miles west of
Winnipeg. and is progressing at the rate
of two miles per day.
SECRETARY FISHER, of the Illinois boa I'd
of agriculture, says the crop reports grow
more discouraging. Fall wheat will evil
IDENTIFY average 81 per cent. in the north
ern division, 40 per cent. in the central,
and 40 per cent. in the southern.
TwENrv governors have teIegraphed to
Governor Foster their approval Of his
suggestion that national day OF thanks
giving be appointed over the recovery of
President Garfield.
GUITEAU was in Jefferson, Texas, in
1873, and was arrested there and fined for
drunkenness and vagrancy. Wherever
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ton tor meanness and rascality.
AT the instance of the states attorney
at Ho. Springs, Ark, constable stripped
the gambling houses of their apparatus
and burned il in the street, amidst a
chorus of curses.
EAST bound rates from Chicago have
been fuctuating from $40 down to $12.
The prediction is recorded that 50 will
soon purchase ticket from Chicago to
the sea board and that reckle war is at
hand.
TIE greenbackers of Wisconsin have
nominated f. P. Allis, of Milwaukee, for
governor; Daniel Giddings, of Fond du
Lac, for lieutenant governor, and Wilson
II. Hopk ms, of Chippewa Falls, for sec
rotary of state.
Switzerland. which is one mile wide and
three miles long. continues to move to-
ward Lake Thurn at the rate Of three
inches per day. Houses in its path are
deserted.
THE New York legislature elected Miller
to the long term in the United States sem
ate, made vacant by the resignation of
Thos. G.. Plat 1t is conceded that an
election will be had to fill the Conkling
short term at an early day.
THE Vigilant and Mount Wellaston, the
missing Pacific coast whalers, were found
by Indians near East Cape. Three corpses
were discovered on the former, and some
money and spy-glass. The revenue cut
ter Corwin sent sledge party to the
wrecks.
TIE Wisconsin vigilants have driven
the Maxwells and another pair of bandits
into ravine in the town of Eau Gale.
The desperadoes have four Winchester
rifles, several revolvers, and provisions for
some days. The ladies of Menominee
have kept the pursuers well supplied with
food.
JuDaK JAMES l.. GILLIs who was buried
at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, served in the
battles of Platsburg and Queenstown, and
was taken prisoner by the British at
Lundy's Lane. He was indicted for COM
plicity in the abduction of Morgan, the
exposer of masonry, but was acquitted.
He was appointed by President Buchanan
to the Pawnee agency on the Loup fork of
the Republican river
The Ohio democratic state convention
nominated John w. Bookwalter, of
Springfield, for governor Edgar NJ.
Johnson, of CINCINNATI, for lieutenant
governor Il. f. Brigham, of franklin,
for supreme judge +; A. f. Winslow. OF
Cleveland for state treasurer Frank Z.
Doughty, of Highland county, for attorney
general, and John Grove, of Defiance, for
superintendent of public works.