Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-21
CAPITAL NOTES.

ance with Madison, water has never
been so high as this spring. All
cellars on the lower lands are flood
ed, and many heretofore dry, have
this year water in them.
The tail of the storm that struck
Beloit switched around Madison
last Monday evening, but without
doing other harm than creating feel
ings of uneasiness. Omlnous clouds
rolled up from the southwest, but
passed away quietly, after drenching
the city freely with rain. Saturday
was by far the warmest day of the
season-thermometers registering so
in the shade. The heat and dark
clouds combined were regarded with
apprehension that cyclone was i'm
pending. Nothing worse than
heavy rain and slight hail came,
however Again on Sunday storm
clouds lowered above us all day, and
there were but short intervals with
out rain. Last night a drenching
rain poured down for hours enliyen-
ed by severe lightning and thunder.
The failure of Mandt the heavy
wagon manufacturer of Stouohton
is matter of considerable interest
here. From newspaper reports the
failure appears to be a bad one. Ii
abilities about 100000, and assets
not more than one half as much.
Two banks Of this city are in for
about 5000. IN effort is making
to form a stock company of the
creditors to continue the manufac-
tory.
Coles circus exhibited here on
Friday to immence audiences. 1t is
reported as being a very creditatle
show, Notwithstanding Barnum's as
sertions to the contrary. The great
elephant Sampson is big beast, but
a railroad man is puzzled to eypher
out how if Sampson is II feet high
he can be comfortably Accommodated
in the 0 foot car used to transport
him. The State Journal, however,
states positively that Samson is but
little short of II feet in height.
Educational people are prepared
to enjoy the University commence
ment exercises to conclude on We'd
nesday. Attractive programmes for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
are published. The whole concludes
with a grand claw-hammer ball and
banquet at the Capitol on Wednes-
day evening.
Political circles are disturbed by
indications that the internal revenue
Office here viii be among those dis
continued under the order from
Washington for reduction. 1t is
regarded as settled that the four dis
tricts of Wisconsin will be consoli-
dated into two, Present districts
have headquarters at Milwaukee,
Fond du Lac, Lacrosse and Madison.
The one in Milwaukee VIII of course
he continued, and it is thought that
ut Lacrosse also, so that there will
be one on the east and one on the
west side of the state. This will
retire General Harnden Of this place
and III. NJ kutchin of Fond du Lac,
with perhaps three or four deputies.
No one questions the propriety of
reducing the number Of officers to
the extent proposed, or even further;
but the fellows who have to 90 will
naturally feel that some others might
be better spared.
The result of the Star-route trial
is generally condemned here as the
termination of an expensive farce
a uavesty upon justice, and a loud
appeal for a reformation of our jury
system. 1t is fast coming to be re.
garded as one Of the principal evils
of the country, in its practical opera
ton. Recently in these Star-route
cases, the trials Of Dukes and Dunn
for the murder Of Mutt and Elliott,