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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Accidents.

THE planning mill of Schwaz d Weight
at Fort Howard, Wis, valued at $l5 goo
was swept away by fire.
WHILE travelling on hand car near
Waco Tex, Major u. w. Washburn and
M. H. Stall, wife, and son were killed
ONLY one store was spared from a con
Aagration at Robinson, Kan, the loss be-
ing estimated at $4,000.
JACOB GEssERT, lately superintendent
Of police at Cincinnati, killed himself
with a revolver, leaving wife and nine
children.
THE military academy at Chester. Pa,
conducted by Colonel Hyatt, was destroy.
ed by fire. 1t cost $l25,0 There were
l43 cadets in attendance.
DIrHTHERIA has within four days sweep,
away four children of John Vanderan, Of
! Cleveland, and they were placed in one
grave at Riverside cemetery.
THE town of Coumbia, Tex, has been
inundated from the R-azos river. The in
habitants have gathered in the churches
and are supplied with food by boats.
THE old homestead of Admiral Porter
at Chester. Pa, lately used as manu-
| factory of pyrotechnics, was the scene OF
an explosion which killed fifteen persons
, and wounded fifty more or less seriously.
A GIRL who has been at work in q hotel
at Berlin, Wis, contracted dipL.heria
| She returned to her home in Mount Nor.
| ris, Waushara county, and in as many
| DAYS eight children of the family were
down with the disease, and two died.
BY an explosion in Jewell's mill in Ful-
| tr,N .tr Ill
was killed, miller had his scalp removed
and a ferry-boat pilot had a leg broken by
| flying timbers.
THE steamship Bahama was lost recent
| ", on her trip from Porto Rico to New
York. Twenty-Five persons were drowned
and thirteen escaped in small boat and
were picked up and brought to New York
| by the Glenmorag
JAMES Il. MOONEY, the chief o wner q
| the American oak tam cry burned at Gin
| cinnati on Monday, refuses to rebuild un
| less the city viii furnish better protection
| from FIRE.
HAVING failed to execute some trans
| portation contracts with the government,
James Callsghan, prominent citizen OF
San Antenio Tex, shot himself dead.
In Cincinnati. at midnight, the inner
walls of an eight-story hotel being con-
structed on the corner of Sixth and Vine
streets fell with terrible crash, wreckinC
| the whole building.
AN earthquake of FIVE seconds duration
occurred in the section of the San Juan
country, Colorado, at 100 O'Clock Sunday
morning. The tremor and accompanying
rumble awakened and alarmed sleeping
citizens, some of whom thought the pow.
der magazines adjacent to the town had
exploded Telephone dispatches iron
Ouray and Silverton say no shock was
felt at either place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

Section 2. That whenever new state is ad-
mitted to the Uaion, the representative or repre-
sentatves assigned 10 it shall be ia addition to
the number o. three hundred and twenty-five
Section 3. Thai n each state entitled under
this superintendent the number TO which such
state may be entitled in the 4Sth and each snbse-
quent congress shall be elected by districts com
posed of contiguous territory and containing as
nearly as practicable an equal number of inhabi-
tants and equal in number 70 the representatives.
to which such state may be entitled in congress,
no one district electing more than one representa-
tive unless the legislature Of such state shall 9TH
erwise provide before election. Such represeu-
tatiyes shalt take their place as provided by law.
Where no change shall be hereby made in the rep
resentston of a state the representatives the the
4Sth congress shall be elected therein as now pro-
vided by law. If the number hereby provided be
larger than it was before this change, the addi-
tonal representative or representatives allowed
to said state under this apportionment may be
elected by the state at large, and the other repre-
sentatives to which the state is entitled by DIS
tricts as now prescribed by law in said state, and
il the number hereby provided for shall IN any
state be less than it before the char ..e hereby
msde, then the whole number to such state here
by provided for shall be elected at large, unless
the legislatures of said states have provided or
shall otherwise provide before .ne time fixed by
law for the next election Of representatives there
in.
Section T. All acts and parts OF acts ineonsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Criminal.

SHERIFF BREMNER, of Racine, has been
acquitted of the charge of attempting to
outrage Mary Diedrich.
In the Stickney murder trial at Denver,
DIR. Mcfarland, of Jacksonville, ILL.,, tes-
tilted that the defendant il una uestionably
insane.
CURRENCY to the amount of 81 500 was
secured at Shannon's bank in Fort Wayne,
Ind, by a sneak thief, while the cashier
was kept engaged by an accomplice.
Nj. l. Couch, proprietor of an extensive
stable in st, Joseph, Mo-, became involved
beyond his depth. and has fed with his
| family, after executing several bills of
sale.
WooD HIGHT. cousin Of the James
| brothers, has been arrested in Tennessee
and taken to Missouri, where large re-
ward for his capture awaits the officers.
| john TENAHEN, farmer near Sbley,
| Iowa, was shot dead through a window,
while standing by the fireplace. His wife
and daughter and a lover Of the latter
have been held for the murder.
HENRY JAEGER, wholesale butcher of
Chicago, after securing credit at the Union
| stock yards to the amount of $4,000 or
more, has absconded.
| JAMES G.. ALLISON was hanged at Indi-
ana, Pa, for the murder of his father. He
refused to recognize his mother, brother,
and sister when they entered his cell.
THE grand jury at Bloomington, Ill.,,
| found true bill for subornation of per-
J Jury against g. NJ. Winslow. an old and
| wealthy citizen. The Indictment grows
out OF the trial and acquittal of General
Bloomfield on the charge of bribery.
| CHICAGO detectives state that conf
dence operator named Thomas Ward, who
had a heavy beard and mousiache when
arrested, succeeded in pulling cut the
latter, hair by hair, and would have made
WY with every trace of his whiskers had
his hands not been ironed behind his back.
THE coroner Of New York will demand
bail in the sum of $1,000 from Orlando
Il. Potter, owner of the World building
pending his indictment for maintaining a
man-trap and refusing to make it safe
after being warned.
Two Young men entered the works of
the Chicago Car-Wheei Co.. on the cor
ner of Fifteenth and Dearborn streets
and asked some information from Walter
| Todd, the cashier. Almost instantly they
threw red pepper in his eyes, pushed him
into a closet, locked the door, and secured
800 in cash.
EDWARD NJ. KELLY was TO be hanged o.
Santa Fe, Mexico, a few days since, bat
Attorney General Brewster telegraphed
instructions for respite to March 17th,
after Governor Sheldon had refused to in
terfere with the cause of Justice. The
murder was So outrageous in brutality
that lynching is probable.
JACK BRUSH and his gang of forgers
recently came 10 Chicago from New \ FORK,
and commenced operations by securing
checks from business houses on city banks
They were closely Swallowed by the Pink
ertons, but one of the band succeeded in
passing forged check for $3.50 Oh the
Union National bank while detective
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Cablegran,s

PFstsTRR BROTHERS, Of Munich, have
failed, their liabilities being E250.00O.
On ParnelP s farm at Avondale, ireland,
the tenant farmers gathered and per-
| formed all necessary labor.
The mildnoss of the winter in Sweden
| has prevented the transportation of pro.
duce, and there is great distress among
the farmers.
FIVE baronies of the county Roscom-
| mon ana twelve in the county Waterford
have been proclaimed by the Irish execu-
| tive.
The ceremony of the return Of the sa-
cred carpet at Mecca was celebrated at
| Cairo, in presence Of the khedive and min
/, listers, with fine military display
| FORTY bodies have been recovered from
the colliery at Trimdon Grange, England,
and it is believed that the loss of life will
be seventy.
Two boxes containing Internal ma
chimes, which had been delivered to two
different addresses. Edinburg, exploded
on being opened, and eight personr nc e
injured A rsason named CASTILLO has
been arrested in connection with the out
RACES, which are believed to have been
prompted by personal motives.
RUSSIAN Jews in a village near XII
chinef were attacked by peasants ten of
the former being nearly beaten to death. A
Vienna correspondent asserts that in seven
important towns no less than $50 women
were outraged by Jew-baiters. At Odessa,
petroleum was poured on a Hebrews head
and set on fire.
THE papal nuneio has expressed de-
sire that the government should prohibit
the proposed pilgrimage, in consequence
of the difficulties connected Herewith.
The cabinet, however. prefer That the
Vatican should issue directions to pre-
iates alone TO undertake the organization
of the pilgrims
THE metropolitan of Moscow, an inHu-
entail parsonage in Russian politics, ad-
dressed to the car letter urging him to
come out Of his cowardly seclusion, rea-
soning that the people might soon be led
to dispense with the sovereign. The car
was greatly irritated by the cop,munica
ton.
ADvICEs from Buenos Ayres represent
that Col. Mas, with six hundred Peruvian
soldiers, sacked the city Of Pisco, killing
!, 900 persons, of whom 800 hundred were
foreigners, the French consul being
among the Number. 1t is also reported
that Mas was shot by Garcia Calderon's
troops.
EXAGGERATED rumors of various kinds
produced serious panic on the bourse.
Spanish funded fell 2 bank shares fell
from 45l to 432. and new per cent. fell
3 francs. There was similar panic at
Barcelona, but the bourse rallied at the
close, upon receipt of intelligence that the
new taxation was being quietly collected
throughout the country.
DR.. KENNY has been released from Kill
mailman prison, and Fl. Redmond was
arrested at BalIy Ragge. Secretary
Forster received four hundred threaten
ing letters last year, and states that had
he opened the explosive missive recently
sent him he would have lost his hands.
Tobin, the Fenian, was convicted at Leeds,
and sentenced to seven years penal servi-
tude.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

AN attempt is being made to indict
Mr.. Potter, the owner of the building
that was burned few weeks ago in
New York. Pretty strong evidence is
produced to show that he knew the
flues were defective, and he will UNI
doubtedly have fight to get his insur-
ance, whether he is Indicted or not. a
healthy example in cases of this kind
would be public benefit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Illiteracy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Mil
Ter, of New York, presented to the
senate to-day memorial from the
Union League club of New York,
signed by ex-Secretary Evarts as presi-
dent, in favor of the passage of Senator
Blaire's bill to appropriate $4,000 600
for public education. The memorial
calls attention to the illteracy in the
country shown to exist by the last CEN
sus, and urges that it is the duty of the
general government to assist in remov-
ing this blot from the nation by provid-
ing means for the education of these
masses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
SATURDAY. FEB. is.

SsHdfc--Not IN session.
House--A bill to promote the efficiency Of the
life-saving service was reported, and the house
went into committee Of the whole on the imme-
date deficiency bill, which appropriates $l,s22,-
9S3.
Quite an interesting discussion arose on the
silver question.
Mr.. Hewitt made vigorous attacks on the
standard silver dollar characterizing it as cheat
and fraud, and fiat money in its worst and most
Objectionable sense, and asserting 1t rendered
all commercial transactions cheating transac-
tons.
Messrs Stephens and Marsh defended TIE
silver dollar, declaring it to be the true unit
Of value They characterized the act of
1873 as an act passed for the purpose of degrad-
ing silver, and Marsh declared that the cry that
the standard dollar was fraudulent, was false in
fact and untrue in principle
Mr.. Buckner alss defended the standard dollar
and after further discussion upon various items
in the bill, the committee rose and reported it to
the house. Passed, yeas 1855, noes 26. Ad-
journed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Railroad Building.

The railroad building of the last two
or three years has been simply marvel
Gus. The increase of milage in 1880
was reported by Poor to be Iva miles,
which exceeded the construction of any
previous year except 1871, when 1873
miles of road were built. The exten.
sion of railroads within the present
year will probably prove to be still
larger. New lines. renewals of track, and
connections of different systems have
been heard of in ali sections of the
country. All the roads connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts have been
pushed forward with great energy.
There are now three in operation, and
two others are rapidly making their
was to completion. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad re-
Gently formed an alliance with the
Southern california; Pacific, which
constituted a new, independent, and
through route to the Pacific. That
was the second. Since then the Texas
Il Pacific has reached the Southern
Pacific at Socorro Blance, a point about
eighty miles east of FL Paso. and this
gives a third Pacific route, running to
New Orleans by way Of San Antonio
and Shreveport. The reports from the
Northern Pacific Ia fourth route) indi-
cate steady progress in the work and
business, which increases as rapidly as
the road is extended. There are still
other routes in rapid process of con-
struction The Southern Pacific pro-
poses to extend its system to Calves
ton, which is designed to be the most
direct outlet for the California grain;
and Huntington intends also to make
the Ohio & Chesapeake, with contem-
plated connections, another Eastern
outlet for the Southern Pacific, travers-
ing Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia,
with an Atlantic port near Fortress
Monroe. The Atkinson, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad is likewise extending
an independent line in the direction OF
the Pacific coast. Meanwhile the Jay
Gould syndicate is pushing forward the
railroads into new Mexico, and the
prospect is that within eighteen months
or two.years, the American Continent
will b honeycomed with railroads to
such an extent that no section, North
or South, East or West, can reasonably
complain of any deficiency in means
of transportation, and no demand can
be made upon the Government with
decency for any future railroad sub
sidy.
1t may be that there has been too
much railroad builing of late. 1t may
be that considerable portion of the
new railroad investments will prove I'M
profitable. 1t may be that forced
growthofrailread system and premature
efforts at the development of new ter
ritory will hurry forward the next
panic. But when the reaction shall
come, followed perhaps by a col
larse like that of 1873 and long period
of business depression, the country will
still, have the railroads, and there will
be accessible and ..self-supporting homes
in the West and Southwest for those
who may be thrown out of employment
in the large cities. There is no cause
for repining in this unparalleled era of
railroad building.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

THE uncertainty of an average cor
oner's jury is shown by late Chicago
verdict. A Mr.. Ransom had been
found dead with a pistol bullet in his
brain. An autopsy was held ut which
il was discovered that the case could
not have been one of suicide since the
hair of the corpse was not singeu nor
the face marked with powder. The
coroner's jury, however, brought IN Il
verdict of suicide, and so much weight
was attached to il that the father-in-
law of the slaughtered man .mmedi-
ately afterwards offered a reward OF
$1,000 and the village board of trustees
of Hinsdale $500 additional for the ar
rest and conviction of the murderer or
murd eress
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
UndiSested Food

In the stomach develops an acid which stings the
upper part of the throat and palate. causing
heartburn" 1t also evolvesa gas which!produces
wind on the stomach" and feeling and APP
pearance of distension in that organ after eating.
For both this acidity and swelling Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is "A much better remedy than al
kalne salts like hartshorn and carbonate of soda.
A wineglasstul of the Bitters after before din
ner, will be found to act as a reliable carminstive
or preventive. This fine specific for dyspepsia
both in its acute add chronic form, also prevents
and cures malarial fevers constipation, liver com.
plant, kidney troubles, nervousness and debility.
Persons who observe in themselves n decline Of
vgor should use this fine tonic without delay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

A NUMBER of Arapahoe Indian chiefs
are in Washington, for the purpose OF
comforting with their "Grear Father,
In an interview with his representative,
Secretary Kirkwood, of the interior de-
partment, Black Coal, the principal
chief, asked if they could have houses
"like white man" The secretary re-
piled that if they would build them for
themselves they would be furnished
with the necessary materials. He
stipulated, however, that the Indians
must no erect their tepees in front OF
the house and use the latter for a
stable, rs had been asserted Of other
tribes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

A BILL making the Department OF
Agriculture an executive department
of the Government, greatly extending
its powers and duties, and providing for
Secretary of Agriculture, who shall
receive the same salary as is paid to
chiefs of other executive departments,
has been introduced in the House by
the Committee on Agriculture.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

DAIRYMEN have their nnpleasantness
as well as other people. At the late
meeting in New York, sentiment was
divided between salt interest presi-
dent and an oleomargarine president.
Both we're elected, one IN the after
noon, the other in the evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

EDISON says $4,000 of his lamps are
in use in foreign countries, and he will
soon be making them in New York at
the rate of thousand day. His OBJ
lect is to light the interior of buildings,
including the smallest rooms. He is
experimenting at Menlo Park with an
electric railway three miles long, and
reports favorable progress.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

ADRIAN, Mich, is convulsed from
court house to city limits over an al
legged illegal or fraudulent issue OF
water-bonds amounting to $500
The bonds were negotiated in New
York, and we're signed by the mayor
and recorder, but it is claimed that the
council gave no authority for their
isSue
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

THE Postmaster General has revoked
20 much of the postal regulations as
requires flour to be inclosed in sealed
envelopes before being put into metal
boxes for transmission in mails. ana
-four is declared not TO be included
among the articles which, if not prop
erly secured, might damage other con-
tents of mails.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
from the Capital.

GUlTEAu is now in charge ofihe warden
of the Jail, and will have the ordinary
prison fare, not being allowed knife and
fork to eat with.
GEN. GRANT has written to Capt. Eads
to complain of having been imposed upon
in the ship,canal project, and withdrawing
from the board of directors.
THE Garfield auditing committee at
Washington has received from Mr.. Jen-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

The superiority of electricity over
steam convincingly demonstrated
Eyes, sir; we have entered upon an
era of electricity, and steam will be
done away with forever replaced
everywhere by the electrical machine u
"How are they run-those electrical
machines l don't remember ever
seeing one" "By steam power"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

A HERD of II 900 sheep has reached
Nebraska from Washington Territory.
The Journey has occupied two years
The trail from Washington Territory to
the Missouri river is said to be the
ongest and hardest known 70 stock
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
Given UP by Doctors.

Is il possible tina. Mr.. Godfrey is up and at
work and cured by so simple remedy
" assure you il is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters. and
only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and
said he must die /"
Wsll-a-dayl That's remarkable | will 60
this Cay and get some for my poor GeorgeI
know hops are good"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

A MAN up in Grand Rapids, Mich,
while using vaccine point for tooth
pick, pricked his tongue. 1t took. He
will try Emma Abbott's plan next time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

lHE Department of Agriculture at
Washington report the increase of acre
age of cotton last year at about 3 per
cent, the total acreage being estimated
at 16,500,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

NIAGARA river, just below the falls,
can boast at the present time, the
argest ice-bridge ever known there.
1t is over a mile long, extending from
the Horseshoe Falls to a point below
the swift drift.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

THERE was an attempt to wreck and
rob another railroad train near Kansas
CITY the other day. The James broth
ers, of course, were there. This thing
cannot last long. Either the railroads
or the James brothers must 60.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

The st. Paul (Minn.) Globe observes
Things had gone wrong with him, and
he wanted to die; yet he had the whole
house darling around mighty lively, SO
we heard, hurting for the st. Jacobs
Oil bottle, when the first twinge of
rheumatism gathered him up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

was warning the cashier. The offender
was captured before he had gone block
and four of his accomplices we're soon sc
cured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

Dialogue between customer and
Paris wine merchant Customer
"Ye-es, l dare say it is good wine,
but have some in my cellar that |
think is more desirable, both as 10
quality and price. Here, let me give
you some of it," Wine merchant
Tasting LET me see!" (srit.ins it
OUT. "Pah, why that's dye stuff. It's
a nameless mixture, with everything
in it but winel My dear sir, you've
been atrociously swindled What
Borgia did you buy that from?' Gus
toner displaying label on bottlel-
From your
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23

THE post office department has ruled
that whenever any legal holiday falls
upon a Sunday, the Monday following
must be observed.