Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
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The public debt decreased SlZ,(9 900
during December, and $75 Joy ,094 10 r the
year.
| TIE health department of Chicago
bought and used in December vacciue vi
rus costing $3423.75.
JUDGE MORTON, OF the Massachusetts
supreme bench, is now mentioned as the
successor of Chief Justice Gray.
TIE Slocumb high-icense law has gone
into operation in Omaha. suspending los
out of $40 saloons.
THE health authorities of Cincinnati
report marked diminutiOn in the num-
Der of smallpox cases.
JOHN ORION, Milwaukee lawyer, has
brought suit against Matt Finch for
500, 900 damages, for posting him as rob
Der and brigand
Col. RILEY, of Virginia, was remem-
bered to the amount Of $25 900 in the will
of Col. Preston, an Englishm an, for res
cuing his son from drowning.
+. +. ANGEL, manager of the telegraph
Office in the Palmer house, was the other
day taken to the Chicago pest-house.
THE prevalence of smallpox at Port
Jervis, n. y, caused the closing of ali the
churches by the board of health.
Gen. Boulanger and the five remaining
members of the French commission to the
Yorktown celebration. after having visit
ed every part of the United States have
sailed for Europe.
SIX companies of Wisconsin militia es-
corted the new state officers to the capitol
for Inauguration. Brief addresses were
made by Governors Smith and Rusk.
Two aged brothers, named Rose, are
said to have starved to death in room in
the Arcade building in Buffalo, repu lsing
all offers OF aid. They were the architects
of the building in which they persisted.
THE steam drills on the Northern Pa
cfc tunnel at Mullen pass, fifteen miles
from Helena, Montana, have been started,
and work will be prosecuted day and night
until the great bore is completed.
For fear of an injunction, the South.
western road put force OF two hundred
men AT work on Sunday at Leavenworth,
and laid track through Broadway and
Choctaw and Fifth streets, to connect with
the Missouri Pacific.
A POSTMASTER in Pennsylvania informs
the department that doctor who is treat
ing a number of smallpox patients per-
sists in calling at The office for his mail.
The postmaster has been informed that
the law cannot help him.
S. S. RICHMOND, one of the Leaders OF
the Danford mob at Caldwell, Kan, went
to Usage City on business connected with
the wrecked bank. Danford at once served
upon him the necessary papers IN suit
for 100000 damages.
AN agreement for consolidation has
been consummated between the Wheeling
and Lake Erie and the Cleveland and
Marietta Valley roads, uniting three
hundred miles OF rail, thus controlling the
coal transpor ration of a large territory In
Ohio.
Mr.. WALTON, proprietor Of the st.
James hotel in New York. who won SO
much money last summer on the English
turf, il among the bidders for street clean
! ing He offers to take care of that part OF
the city below Fourteenth street for one
year for 100000.
BIDS for the new 100000 loan of
PENNSYLVANIA were opened at Harrisburg.
| The'offers being double the amount want
ed. Drexel * Co. were awarded S6,30o,-
| 600 in thirty-vear 4 per cents at an aver
age of 10Y, while 1929 was offered for long
bonds at 81 per cent. and 81, 100000 in
short bonds went at 81 per cent.
THE sub-treasurer at San Francisco
found his vaults 40 completely filled with
silver that he refused to receive any more
from the collector of the port. The sec
retarv of the treasury ordered the contln-
ned receipt of silver, and will ask congress
for an appropriation for additional storage
capacity.
SELAH CHAMBERIAIN, the holder OF
most of the compromised railroad bonds
of Minnesota, went to st. Paul in the
presidents car of the Tuscarawas Valley
road, which was equipped with huge
safe, to make settlement with the state.
He received in cash $500 900 in cash and
81, 100000 in new bonds, but the safe was
found to be too small to hold 1T. A large
trunk and guard of five armed mer
were placed in the car, which lett by the
st. Paul road.