Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-06
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DAN O'LEARY was beaten by amateurs
in pedestrian contest at Galveston.
THE Chicago small pox hospital has
been handed over to the Sisters of Mercy:
THE Methodist ministers of b oston
voted to memorabilia President Arthur to
veto the Chinese bill.
RRPoRTs from the overlooked districts
in Mississippi say the waters are rapidly
subsiding.
In the municipal councils in Utah
polygamists are resigning their seats, and
monogamists are being chosen to succeed
them.
WITHIN the past month the Land
leagues of the United States and British
colonies contributed 100000 to the
cause.
ID. w. CALDWELL, OF the Pennsylvania
lines, has accepted the vice presidency of
the New York, Chicago and st. Louis
road.
A srocK-RANcH in Texas, 40 by 60 miles
in dimensions, with 10000 head of cattle,
has been purchased by William Young
and Washington Becker, Of Milwaukee,
for 100000.
THE executive committee of the trunk
line roads has decided to pool the east
bound livestock business, and it Is proba-
Bile that the rates will next month be adj
vanced to 40 cents per hundred pounds.
IN Philadelphia court, in the suit OF
the Kelley Motor company against Mr..
Kelley, the latter was ordered TO divulge
his secret to the stockholders. He an
swered that the court could not compel
l.. 10, - nd w. q
that way would be found.
The immigration at Castle Garden for
the past three months reached the unpre-
cedenled figure of 6S,6S5. The contro-
versy in regard to head money has been
renewed. the steamship companies offer
ing to pay % cents for each immigrant
landed. and the commissioners demanding
half dollar.
DIR. VAN KLEIN, of Hamilton, o., who
is an old acquaintance of DR.. Lamson, now
under sentence of death at London for
poisoning patient with aconite, will send
to the British consul at Cincinnati an atfi-
davit showing Lamson's unlimited faith in
the drug for all cases of sickness.
UNDER the new road poll-tax law in
Iowa, male citizens over IS years of age
are exempt from work. The penalty for
not working is So per day, and this can be
collected by suit brought before a MAYOR
or justice of the peace. No property is
exempt from execution on iudment OBJ
taned for failing to work poll tax.
SIDNEY DILLON draws a rosy picture Of
the prosperity of the Union Pacific road.
The gross earnings for last year were
$24, 25S,SlS, and the operating expenses
and taxes $l2, 4S0,342. The funded debt
of the company is 500, 902, 635. The earn
ings for twenty-five days of NJ arch were
$l,7SS,0OO.
BISHOP PAYNE, of the African Metho-
dist church, having been elected from a
first class car on the Jacksonville road in
Florida, the colored people of New York
held an Indignation meeting and urged
that action be brought against the railway
and carried to the supreme court of the
United States, and that the church raise
S25 600 for the contest.
The grand prize Of 81 800 to be given
by the Dubuque fair association at its
fall meeting for the best-driled militia
company, is attracting good deal OF at
tention. Military associations in New
York, st. Louis, New Orleans, Memphis,
st. Paul. Chicago, Detroit, Rockford and
Janesville, have signiied their intention
and compete. Generals Grant, Sheridan
and Crook have promised to be present,
and decide the awards.