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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07

The Palestine surveying party, undo,
the supervision of Lieut.. Gender, is now
at Jerusalem arranging their observa.
tons. They have completed the survey
ing of five hundred square miles, collect
ing more than six hundred names, ex-
amining two hundred ruins. and taking
photographs, sketches, and ground plans.
Cromlechs to the number of four hundred
were found, and Lieut.. Gender thinks
he has discovered the method of trans
porting the enormous stones used at
Araka 81 Emirfrom the quarres. Several
mennrs, or standing stones, were met
with aud ancient circles of stonc, like
Stonchcnge. Lieut.. Gender reports the
finding of the place of worship of Baal
PeUr and the size of Bamoth Ball.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
WANTED--An apprentice in my
barber shop. a good, diligent boy
is what | need. Apply Immediately,
If. SAM'L HARRIS.
The Channel Tunnel.

Progress Of the Work on the French Coast.
On the French coast the company
which obtained concession from the
French government in 1879 TO construct
the southern half Of the proposed chan
mel tunnel have made considerable and.
SO far, satisfactory progress in the cX-
animation Of The chalk cliffs near Calais.
which are believed to be the outcrop Of
n continuous bed Of homogeneous chalk
running beneath the Sc. between the two
shores, and by invitation Of the Paris
committee the engineers and officials Of
the English Channel Tunnel company
ami some others Yesterday visited the
works. The bogiugs are near the little
village of Nangaro, which, according TO
Murray, is about six miles from Calais
The buildings are not merely temporary
sheds such Gs might suffice 10 protect
the workers during the prosecution of
experimental boringS, but substantial
ercctions of brick. with concrete floors,
high brick chimney shaft, and tram
WAYS running distance of perhaps one
hundred yards, 10 the edge of the cliff
oyerwhieh the cNcavated chalk is thrown,
the cliffs at this point rising ccipitously
from the beach 20 a height Of over one
hundred feet In one large building is
thcmachinyry. designed by Mr.. COLLATION.,
for driving with compressed air the
boring machines. This will be super
intended by Mr.. Welher, the engineer
who was in charge of the air-compress-
inc machinery used in the ST, Gothard
tunnel Two shafts have been sunk AZ
q distance of 80 or 30 yards apart, and
Is the larger Of these tn" vis''-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
IL. NJ. Gill, N. 1
Dir. H, T.. Mir.

physician AND SURGEON, Linden WI.
L calls both day and night promptly ATTENDED a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
List of Petit Jurors.
especially etc,
john CoMMiNs.

STATE or WISCONSIN, IOWA COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT.
Pursuant to notice, the following named pei
sons were regularly drawn AZ the Clerks Office
in the village of Dod.cylc, County and Stat,
aforesaid, on the fourth day of September, a
ID. 1882, TO serve rs Petit Jurors for the Octo
Der term OF said Court, commencing Tuesday
The third day OF October, A. ID, 1882, At j Ot
4. NJ, VIZ:
Edward Leonard, Moscow,
Allen Blynn, Arena,
Matthew Rogers, Dod.cyillc,
Hugh Spencer, Eden,
YIN. Culdwct, Arena,
Asa w Randall, Pulaski,
George Lampc, Highland,
Samuel Cue, clyde,
John Pryor, Eden.
John May, Mineral Point City,
John + Strutt, Eidgeway,
John Mckee, Wadwick,
G., l.. Parish, Pulaski,
John Grange, Mineral Point City,
John Parmcicy Miihln,
Oliver Gauyi.Ie, Linden,
Richard Egau, Highland,
Gilbert Dztcwanowski, Pulaski,
Richard Racu-, Eden
Matthew Dclanes, Highland,
knaelt Oiesnr, Ridgcway,
Nathan Jacobs Linden,
Ihus Trcgilgu>, Mineral Point Town,
VIM j. Evans Rdgeway,
1hos. New ceuty, Clyde,
Jas. McMullen, Mineral Point Town,
Alexander Al i>on, Dodgcvillc,
Samuci Trcluar, Mineral Point Town,
samuel Cornelius Dudgcyile,
JOHN Horn, .Jr., Mineral Point City,
Henry Spiscr, Highland,
N,m. Thomas, Miilln,
jonathan Carpenter, Wyoming,
John Rowe. ST. Dodgcvitle,
y 4fg.s-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
Pi&ttevilIe Picki1gS.

Editors 7ri6une.' - few days
ago Mr.. A. Schmidt, of this city
received the sad intelligence that
his son, Otis, brakeman on the St
Paul, Minneapolis g. Manitoba Rail
way, was killed while coupling cars.
His foot caught in the guards. He
died in few hours after his injury
Henry Hooser, of this city, died
from dose of strychnine on Mon
day last, administered by his own
hand. The facts in brief as brough,
out at the coroners inquest are
these: Mr.. II. arose as usual Mon
day morning, breakfasted, did his
chores, then went to the depot to
arrange for work during the day
Before returning home he stepped
into 6. w. Wright's drug store and
called for strychnine stating that he
wanted it to kill something in the
cellar. When asked if rat poison
would not answer the purpose, he
replied that strychnine was pre-.
ferable. 1t was given him. He
reached home about & O'Clock, went
to the barn and soon returned to the
house, told his wife he did not feel
well and then lay upon the lounge.
dis wife stepped over to a neigh
boris on an errand, and upon hcr re.
turn found him in convulsiors which
soon terminated his earthly career.
1t is thought he performed this rash
act In n ut of tespondency-caused
by ill-health, which for some time
had incapaci,ated him for labor, and
in part caused family difficulties.
Deceased wa tifty.three years old
and leaves a wife and adopted
daughter in not the best Of circum-
stances.
Miss Addie Keegan, of this city,
was taken to day to the Madison
Insane Asylum. She is about %
years old.
Mr.. o. A. Boynton, liveryman,
who hired horse and buggy to one
Frank Bartlett Haines, on June 9Th,
last, has received word Of the arrest
of the thief, who is now lodged in
the county Jail, and the information
that the stolen property is at Black
River Falls.
"Doc." Murphy, iourneyman tin
ner in the establishment of j. NJ.
Smith, met with sad misfortune
last week in the loss of the first
joint of the little finger of his right
hand, while manipulating the squar-
ing shears.
The Republican caucus held in
this city on Frid,y last was lengthy,
stormy and bitter. Delegates to
the county convention favoring
Hazelton were elected by large
majority. | have been informed by
an eye witness that the Lancaster
caucus was r.d-hot against Hazel
ton. Hazelton will probably enter
the convention at Monroe with
solid dele .ation from Grant county,
although he finds opposition even in
his own county.
The State Normal School will
open Wednesday. Already the
student force is marshalling. The
indications are for a large attend
ance.
Mrs. Alice Ellsworth, of Dodge
vile is visiting friends here.
G. {. iieady Of the firm of lIcndy
& Jennings, is visiting friends at
Hampton, Iowa. O.
PLArrEylLLE, Sept. 4,h, lSs2.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07

EUW is here. and Winter is
not far Off; and / have Just received
a good line of Boys and Mems Boots.
Come and see them--thev are well
made, and the stock in them is such
as | can recommend
35-2w j. SCNEBERGER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
The Tribune Directoru
PHYSICIANS,


DHlslcIANs ARD SURGEONS. Miner,
] WIS. Office Ia Graber's block Nigh, .o'ni
-Nerrd at room over PEHsrLrs Harness shon 's an
site U. 5. Hotel up, oppe z
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07
r. w. Paifcr.on N N

[ rflCE ever James jewelry store. co.a,
office nights. p n; Il
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-07

MONEY IN Your POCKET - BY
buying your jewelry of c. II. James.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
Patent stock Cars.

In discussing the stock car COM
petition, called out be the prize of
$4,000 offered by the American
Humane Association, tor the best
cattle car that could be constructed,
the Scientific american makes this
statement "The principal tact
brought out by the competition and
the investigation of cattle car pat
ents that it called out was that in
ventors had already pretty
thoroughly covered the ground ; in
other words, when cattle suffered
hunger, thirst and other injury on
the way 10 market, it is not for the
lack of devices to prevent some in
jurles, but because the inventors of
improved cars and appliances have
not been able to get the railroad
companies to use them" Outside
of several plans not put directly
in competition, the owners valuing
them at over $4,000, no less than
710 models and plans were
submitted by 636 competitors. Since
1860 a total of Ill stock car patents
have been issued, and the judges
state that, Gas their deliberate convic-
ton, forced upon them against their
will, that it is hardly possible for
any inventor, no matter how skilled
he may be. to invent a successful
stock car, in which stock can be
properly separated so that they can
lie down and rest, and in which they
can be fed and watered while in
motion, without such car infripg ng
on some one or more of the patents
granted previous to February l.,
1884," The article referred to closes
with the reflection that the cOmpe-
tition, however, the judges think,
was not without good results in
drawing attention to the subject of
the crying need of the kinder treat
ment oflive stock IN transit.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
RANDOM NOTES.

A play bill dropped from the gallery OF
the Volks theatre, Copenhagen, took fire
from gas jet in Its fall, and alIghting
on lady's head, burned of her big plush
bonnet and nearly all her hair before the
flames could be extinguished.
A French girl never has more than two
bridesmaids, IL she has any at all, but
across the channel q fashionable girl
wouldn't think she was married unless
eight maidens, dressed all alike accom-
panied her to the altar,
There is one thing, we take 1t, Euro
pean will not admit viz: that American
hams can equal the Westphalian product.
Recently in Hanover q German Count
fined a merchant 5000 marks for daring
to put the Westphalian brand on Ameri-
can hams offered by him for sale.
After a suspension of two years the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary al
Columbia, s. c., Is to resume operations
in September next with encouraging
prospects, The institution was estab
lished in 1881. and has graduated $50
mini sters. 1t lost most OF its endow-
ment fund of 500, 900 by the war, but IL
is -ow believed this can all be made VI
again. some S150,000 having already been
raised. 1t has q fine library Of 81 .00C
volumes, owns valuable land In C0lum-
bia, and has i've buildings suitable fol
Its purposes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
white House Thievefy.

Il IWashinton letter.
A new rule has been made in re-
gard TO admitting strangers and the
public generally into the White
House. They are no longer ad-
mitted INTO the whole suite of rooms
on the ground floor. A permit is
necessary to get into any but the
east room. The reason for this is
that during the last three months
numberless thefts of small articles
have occurred. The last spoliat ion
was the taking away of four majol-
lea ornaments from the mantle OF
the green room, when the president
justifiably ordered that the promis-
cuous crowd who frequent the
White House should be confined TO
the east room, where there is moth
ing much that can be taken away
except the chairs and sofas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
TRADE NOTES.

The date trees are in bloom at Key
West.
Hats were first made in England by
Spaniards In 1910.
Ordinary stable manure contains up-
wards OF 20 per cent. of water.
In Tallahassee, green peas are selling
at % cents, ana new Irish potatoes ut 60
cents per peck.
ltis said that the mercury froze solid
in several Montana towns during the re-
cent cold weather.
Two hundred dollars worth of celery
was sold from one patch in Nassau coun-
ty, Florida, last month,
One garden in Tallahassee furnished 500
camelias TO the collection of flowers sent
to the state fair last week.
Over 300, 200 tons of coal were mined
In Alabama last year. Only few years
ago scarcely any was mined.
Hoot and horn shavings contain more
than twenty-five times as much nitrogen
us Is contained in average stable man
ure.
The cane crop in Florida Is seriously
Affected by The continued drouth, but
Will nevertheless exceed that of last wear
by fifteen per cent.
The dredging of Mobile channel is pro.
crossing daily, and 1t is expected that il
Will be completed in time to be available
Tor the shipment Of the crop of 1882.
A Hillsborough, Alabama. farmer took
advantage of the mild winter weather
last week and planted a crop OF sweet
potatoes. There has been no winter this
year in Florida.
One of the industries OF the mountains
OF western North Carolina and East Ten
nessee Is the collection of ivy roots.
which are shipped to Philadelphia and
Boston to be made into door-knobs and
bowls for pipes.
Hundreds of immigrants are pouring
into Volusia county, Florida, and thou
sands of dollars are being invested, and
hundreds OF new orange groves are being
planted out. The coast towns of Day-
tona, New Smyrna and Port Orange are
receiving new citizens and growing ra-
piCly.
Mr.. Curry, residing in the Curry neigh
Dorhood, Sumter county, Alabama, claims
TO have cabbage that weigh 10 pounds,
turnips to pounds, corn over waist
high, and Irish potatoes larger than hens
eggs-all growing on natural land.
An Alabama mechanic, named Gilmer.
has invented an anti-burglar instrument
which, attached TO a window or door,
wilIgive an alarm when the one is raised
or the other opened, by discharging a
small cannon and at the same time light
ing a lamD
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
Leaf from the Czar'. DIary.


Got up at Z a. m. and ordered my
bath. Found four gallons vitriol in
1t and did not take IL. Went to
breakfast. The Nihilists had placed
two torpedoes on the stairs, but l
did not step on them. The coffee
smelled so strongly of prussic acid
that Twas afraid to drink IL. Found
a scorpion in my left slipper, but
luckily shook IL out before putting
II on. just before stepping into the
carriage to go for my morning drive
IL was blown into the air. killing the
coachman and the horses instantly
i did not drive. Took light lunch
of Theoretically sealed American
canned goods. They can't fool me
there. Found poisoned dagger in
my favorite chair, with the point
sticking out. Did not sit down on
IL. Had dinner at 6 p. m. and made
Baron Laischounowonski taste ev-
cry dish. lie died before the soup
was cleared away. Consumed some
Baltimore oysters and some London
stout that have had locked up for
five years. Went to the theater and
was shot at three times in the first
act. Had the entire audience hang
ed. Went home to bed and slept
all night on the roof of the palace.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
GALVESTON.
Arranging for Fire Parade-Boy
Run Over-St. Patrick's Day
Court DecisiOn-COtton-
Sudden Death.

Special Telegram.l
GALVESTON, March 1.-THE fire
commissioners met last night to ar
range for the annual parade March
21st.
A little boy named Charley Hall
was run over by dray and his
shoulder dislocated.
A man named G. j. Coleman
reached the city by the Pacific rail.
road sick and in a destitute condI-
ton and was sent to the hospital.
st. Patrick's day was eel ebrated
by ball of the New York wharf
benevolent association at Artillery
Hall and the Emmett Society ball
at the Pavilian.
In the supreme court the case OF
Galveston county v. G. NJ. Noble
from Harris, decision of the lower
court was reversed and the money
in the hands of the sheriff ordered
to be paid to Galveston county.
At the cotton exchange business
was dull. Futures closed quiet at a
decline of SIX to ten points; sales
100 bales. Spots closed steady
with no advance of yesterdays
prices; sales 600 bales.
Mrs. Theresa Sweetland, wife of
Nicholas Sweetland, died suddenly
ofheart disease, this evening at her
home in the cas- tern part of the city.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
"HELP HIM WHILE HE LIVES;
A Timely Suggestion.

A short time ago the New York Clip
per published an article stating that F.
N. Croach, author of that sterling Irish
ballad, "Kathleen MavOurneen, was in
very Strengthened circumstances, and
more than one plan has been suggested
whereby the poor old man can be assisted.
But the most substantial manner of do
ing good-of helping a starving genius -
is adopted by that clever actor, Oliver
Doud Byron, who thus addresses the
Clipper.
FRANK QUEEN-Dear Sir: have read
the article from Baltimore headed ''Vicis.
STUDIES of Genius" in a recent issue OF
your valuable paper, wherein it states
that F. N. Crouch, the author of that
beautifu full ballad Kathleen Mavourneen, -
is now old and in needy circumstances.
The appeal is a powerful one, and feel
assured there is not a musician, actor or
manager who has sung or been in any
way connected with the singing of that
exquisite melody (whose pathetic strains
must touch some strains in every human
hearty in America but will cheerfully re-
spond in a substantial form, sufficient
to keep the wolf from the door. Indi-
vidually l do not sing note, and Pve
never been connected with the drama
whose title was taken from the song,
but L have enjoyed the rare luxury OF
hearing it rendered by many famous
singers, and cheerfully contribute nv
mite to start kathleen Mavourneen'
fund. Iwould respectfully suggest that
all who can afford from five cents up to
send it to your care, and in time it may
amount to quite respectable sum. The
case Is an urgent one, as Mr.. Crouch is
seventy-four years old and his family
young and helpless. Help him while b e
lives 1t is cold comfort to send genius
in funeral pomp to its last resting place
while the money thus spent would lin
life) have given material sOlace to the
authors declining years. L enclose a
check for $40 as a beginner. Trusting it
will meet with a hearty response from
ct lers, am truly yours,
On IXEI DOM RN,RnNr
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
The Overlooked Region.


One hundred thousand square
miles of territory, comprising sixty
four million acres of as fertile and
productive farm land as can be
found on the planet, is devastated
and desolated by the surging waters
of the Mississippi and its tributa-
ries. Thousands of plantations,
farms and gardens have been en-
tirely or partially destroyed, while
innumerable horses, cattle and
other farm stock have been hurried
to destruction by the raging flood.
1t is impossible as yet to estimate
the amount of property that has
been destroyed by this sudden and
unexpected calamity. 1t would
scarcely seem an exaggeration,
however, to assert that the aggre-
gated loss inflicted in the sub
merged districts will reach many
millions, or a sum almost large
enough to establish an effectual ma
tional levee system.
We have again and again called
attention To the fact that the several
states of the Mississippi valley SUBJ
ject to these periodic Overflows have
not the means to construct a thor
ough levee system. They were not
able TO accomplish this deslderatum
before the civil war; they are less
able to do so now. Although they
have displayed the most astonishing
recuperative powers, 1T must not be
forgotten that thousands of millions
worth of southern property was
either destroyed or lost through the
results of that war; thus the south
must look to the government she
helps to support and sustain for
assistance Ill this her hour of need.
AS great portion of the taxes
that sustain the general government
are collected in this section, it is
but just that Federal aid should be
extended to protect us from further
calamities like the one that now
bears So heavily upon us. The great
Mississippi divides our vast repub-
lie into two almost equal parts.
The rains that fall on the mountain
tops and which fructify the fertile
plains of the prosperous north. are
collected by thousands of streams,
branches md rivers which pour into
the Mississippi, below the Mason
and Dixon line, IN such an immense
volume that it overfows the con-
tiguous country,
The problem of preventing the
surplus waters of the rivers that have
their sources in the north and flow
into the Mississippi from deyastat-
ing this section is not one of mere
local nature. 1t is q national ques-
ton and falls within the national
province of the national legislature.
To congress then we must look for
relief, and should demand that a
1.-THE, at least of the millions the
south annually pours into the over
flowing Golfers of the federal treas
ury should be appropriated towards
building a vast levee system,
that shall protect the states
lying along the great ma
tional water highways from the
annual increase of water that flows
into il from the extended water
sheds of the west and northwest.
That the general government
should attend to the Improvement
of the water highways is now a con-
coded point; thus when this section
asks for the establishment of ma
tional levee that shall prevent these
periodical overfiows, she asks no
favor, she simply demands justice.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
SMALLPOX Reports.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March H.
A semi-official statement from South
Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday, protested
that reports of the prevalence of
smallpox had greatly exaggerated
the facts, but to-day's dispatches re-
port $50 cases in IS houses. Disin-
fectants are being used by the
wholesale. All the barber shops
are closed. Five pudding furnaces
and the rolling mills have stopped
for want of men; not that so many
of their men are sick, but because
many of the men, living in infected
houses, are quarantined. The
quarantine is enforced by
Bethlehem, on the opposite side
OF the Lehigh river. Citizens not
already quarantined in houses are
leaving town or sending their fam
lilies away. Nearly every student in
Lehigh university and Bishop
ThOrpe's female seminary has left.
No mail matter is allowed TO leave
the lnfecte ed district. Health officers
have been given police power. Two
hospitals have been equipped and
are rapidly filling. The disease is
now reported III Bethlehem, where
four cases appeared to-day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

[New orlean. pemoerat /

lNeW Ofiohnh Dtuloefht
The London Telegraph says a pro-
jet is on foot to place New
York within five and a half days
of Paris by railway. 1t announces
that n well-known American rail-
way operator is endeavoring to in
terest English capitalists in scheme
for constructing a railroad through
Canada, New Georgia and Alaska
TO Cape Prince of Wales, where the
passengers are to be conveyed by
steamer to East Cape, on the oppo-
site Asiatic coast of Behring's
Straits, and distant about forty
miles from the northwestern ex-
tremity of the American continent.
From East Cape the road will be
constructed across Russian terrific
~, in northern Asia, until it joins
the Siberian rs ilway system already
in connection with the European
capitals.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23

The New Orleans Times Democrat,
ofThursday, says: The Times Dem
Ocrat has already spoken of the ne
cessity for exercising the utmost
vigilence in order to prevent a break
in the levee between Louisiana Ave-
nue. and Carrollton. Again we
warn the city authorities that they
cannot render this stretch of levee
too secure. We have no desire 10
create unnecessary alarm, but it is
well to recognize the fact that the
height of the flood has not yet
reached us, and we should be pre-
pared for it when it comes.