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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
T55sa TEE nNvr.

"This Is a true-loyer's knot, be said,
As hetwisted over a bit Of thread,
And carefully drawing the ends out straight,
Presented the form Of the figure eight.
1T is, my darling, double moose.
Pretty TO look ut if left quite loose,
But two hearts closely we may unite
BY pulling the ends of the cord up tight.
This is a bovine knot quoth he,
To the merry maiden upon his knee
And terrible things on the mighty ship
Would happen, you know, if this knot should slip
In dropping he anchor, in hosting SAIL
In making safe from the fearful gale;
and the bowline knot you will understand
Should never be made by n careless hand.
"And this is a weaver's knot, my dear:
An intricate puzzle ia you, ! fear;
But you'll find you'll often have use for it
When the childrens stockings you learn TO knit
Oh. what confusion, and loss beside,
If knot in the warp were left united
Hither and yon would the stitches run,
And the weavet's weaving be soon undone.
"In tying a knot, il you tie it wrong
You can't depend on It very long;
But il made as It ought to be--Grm and fast
Twill hold and tighten. and always Last.
Now which Of these knots do you like the best I!
Said he--and the maiden whom he addressed
Like woman answered, and quered, too,
II like the true-lover's knot Don't you
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
Railroad News.

Russia has thirty three schools in
which to educate men to manage and
operate railways.
The Wisconsin Central railroad COM
pany, it is reported, intends to extend
its line north from Green Bay to Stur-
geon Bay.
The Denver and Rio Grande'5 line
from Denver to Ogden, Utah, will be
opened about April l, providing another
route to- San Francisco.
Denial is made of the statement re-
Gently published that the Reading rail
road company was about to acquire the
New Jersey Central line by lease.
DR.. John w. Green has begun suit
against the New York Central and
Hudson River road, claiming $4,000
damages done his property at st. Johns
Park, the site of railroad depot.
A large meeting of citizens was held
last night at Council Bluffs, Iowa, to
take steps for building railroad north
from that city to Storm Lake, $50 miles,
there to connect with the Illinois cen
trail
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
Western Waterways.

ST.. LOUIS, March 24-The river i'm
provement committee of the Merch.
ants Exchange to-day lnaugurated a
movement which is based on common
sense, with view to bringing TO bear
upon congress from all the states which
have a direc. interest in the improve
ment of the Mississippi, Ohio and Mis-.
souri, rivers a long enduring pressure
for the purpose of securing liberal APP
preparations for river Improvements
until these great water courses are
what they should be. The devastations
by flood, which engineers claim it is
possible to guard against, are the direct
cause of this movement. The plan is
fully set forth in circular, which will
be sent to members of all Merchants
Exchanges in the region interested, as
well as to the mayors of all towns
which were represented in the great Iiv-
er convention,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
A | aughable Mistake.
From the Boston Advertiser.

A laughable incident occurred du-
ring the recent visit of the American
Society of Civil Engineers to Lowell,
where they were the guests of Mr.. J..
B. Francis, whose residence is in close
proximity to that of Governor Butler.
Mr.. Francis had provided carriages
for the conveyance of his guests IT,
bout seventy in number) from the rail.
way station to his dwelling, and as
they moved slowley in the direction of
Governor Buffers place, many runners
were set ahoat regarding the nature of
the delegation they contained. When
within short distance of the Cover
nors house, q lady, who also resides in
the neighborhood, relieved the lcuriosity
of the inquiring crowd by venturing
the observation that the visitors
must be the convicts from Con-
cord Prison on their way to pay
their respects to Governor Butler
for his kindness and leniency toward
them. This news" spread like wild
fire, and stampede was instantly
made in the dissection of the Cover
nor's house to see them ahght and en-
ter in. The disappointment of the
would.be sightseers when they dis
covered that instead of the Concord
convicts the carriage contained only q
lot Of civil engineers, paying visit to
the tx-President of their society, can
easily be imagined.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
A Panther Hunt in Florida.


Recently, while three colored men
we're out deer-hunting near Whites
logging-csmp, back of Rollstown, one
of them met with an exciting sdyen-
ture. He was at his stand, and the
dogs were heard coming in that direc-
ton. Soon there was a terrible COM
motion in the bushes coming toward
him. The dsrkey, thinking it was a
deer, stopped so as to get fair shot,
when suddenly tremendous panther
confronted him. Hearing noise be-
niBd ne looked around, and to his sur
prise and horror saw another in q tree,
which he fred at and killed just as it
was in the act of springing upon him.
The other one Immediately escaped,
much, as the darkey says, TO his de-
light. The one killed was female
She measured seven feet in length, and
the negro estimates the ms'e to have
been twice as large
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
CUTTING AFFRAY.
4 Peculiar Affair BetT cen Two
Young Men at GaIIipOlis, a.

A special from Gallipolis, O., n
The Cincinnati Enquirer, says: Young
Gideon Brown, OF MERGERS Bottom,
w. Va, eleven miles below here,
came to this place to-day, and, falling
in with Aaron Frank, they both re-
paired to Frank Cromley's saloon.
"Give uo the dice-box," said Brown,
"and we Will throw for two beers"
Brown lost. At this moment three of
Franks friends entered-Boone Daily,
Bill Gibson, and Lew Fowler. Frank
asked them to join him in glass of
beer. Brown turned to Frank and
said. Frank, wouldn't treat those
damned desd-beats." Daily answered
Brown with. "who do you meant"
"You," said Brown; "you are a damn,
ed dead-beat." "you're a liar" said
Daily. "Yol're a lying s-of b."
said Brown. Both men began drawing
their coats. William Cromley, the
barkeeper, rushed between them, and
taking hold of Brown, led him to the
door, followed by Daily. No sooner
out than Daily delivered a terrific blow
on Brown nose, knocking him down.
Brown rose, and rushing on Daily they
clinched, and several blows passed be-
tween them, Brown finally falling like
beef. Outside parties now separated
them. Daily rerentered the saloon and
passed out the back way. Brown
came in and called for his coat. His
face was all blood, and blood dropped
upon the floor and steps and sidewalk
rs be passed up the street, but it was
not known that he had been cut for
some minutes, when the whole front of
his pantaloons becoming saturated it
was evident that he was terribly wound
ed, and he himself appeared to be a.
ware ofthe fact, for he went straight
to kerr's drugstore and called for DR..
Cromley, who being near and seeing
that he would need assistance. walked
him back short distance to DR.. Rsth-
burns drug store. Here Brown faint
ed from loss OF blood, which was squirt
ing out With each pulsation. An ex-
animation showed a branch of the fe-
moral artery to have been severed by
a horrible cut two inches from the
prominence of the left hipbone and
two inches above the groin; also long
terrible stab under his left arm, fortu-
bately not penetrating the chest.
Neither wound is considered neces-
sarilly fatal by the doctors, but yet
they have grave fears that they may
prove SO. Brown is splendid speci-
men of physical manhood being six
feet high and weighing two hundred
pounds, though not yet 10 years old.
As be lay under the surgeons care the
massive rolls of muscle on his fair,
white arms and broad breast were
plainly visible, and marked him as one
that would be hard to handle in an en-
counter. On the other hand, Daily is
no ordinary man, being large and we'll
proportional.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29

IT has been perceived that so soon as
1t was supposed in London that the
injuries to the Queen from the sprain-
ing of her knee might prove fatal, a
profound anxiety was caused through
out the kingdom. The reason of this
anxiety Is manifest to those who have
travelled in England. The English peo-
pie not only regard the Queen as a
good woman, an excellent mother and
u faithful wife, but they respect her
very nsuch for her prompt obedience
to tine popular sentiment. Not long
ago Disraeh, a strong conservative, or
as We would say in America, high
tory, guided her councils. The people
Of England becoming dissatisfied with
the Dlsraell ministry, elected members
Of parliament who favored Gladstone:
and the Queen at once called him to
the head of the ministry. So her
councils are now guided by Gladstone,
whom the conservatives term an ex-
treme radical. This prompt and cor
dial acquiescence in the will of the
people, has distinguished Victoria for
the past five and forty years. And it
Is therefore natural that the people
should feel anxious when there is. APP
prehension of losing such a sovereign.
But there is another and perhaps
more powerful reason. Neither the
conservatives nor the radicals draw to
the Prince of Wales; thai is, they do
not like his moral character. They
think he does not act rs reputably as
the heir of a great kingdom should.
His marked attentions to so many
pretty women OF all ranks, they do not
consider the proper thing in the head
of family; and especially in person
who IN the course of events is likely to
be the ruler of the moral and virtuous
people of Great Britain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
Causes Of Family Troubles.

The public has recently read with
interest series of lectures delivered
by an eminent clergyman in New York
relative to the family circle. DR.. Dix
has inveighed against divorce as di.
rect menace 20 the family and blow
at the foundation of society. He has,
moreover, reprobated the fashionable
slus and even crimes of women; but
the series is Incomplete until he shall
have spoken cr catbedra upon this ques-
ton o. inter erence by relatives be
tween husband and wife The intlu-
ence OF the motherin-law, experience
has shown, is almost invariably PERM
cious. Its universally is recognized in
the fact that mankind has settled down
to regard it as one Of the drawbacks
of matrimony so common that ii Is
treated with sort of grim POPULARITY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
A Gun With Which to Split Logs.
From the Alta Californif

A log gun, made at Marysville, is
splitting logs in the heavy timber coun-
try in fourth of the time and at
great saving of expense over the old
way. 1t is of STEEL two and half
inches in diameter, one inch bore and
twelve inches long. An augur thread
is turned on the outside for two inches
from the muzzle. 1t is charged with
one-half pound of powder, then screw.
ed into the butt of the log, when the
the gunner lights it by fuse and retires
from danger.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
A Samson and His Nine sons.in.Law
From the louisville Courier-Journal.

From The LOUISVILLE Courief-Jour
A remarkable family lives in Lee
county, about four miles from Beatty
vile. Ii is that OF William B. Burns.
He and his wife were both born on the
same day, September 25 1919 They
have nine sons-in-law and y son for
each daughter; they have ninety-nine
grandchildren; they never saw sll their
children on the same day. He boldly
asserts that he and his nine sons in. law
can throw down any other man and
his sons-in.law in the United States for
100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29

olutely that her profession must be
husband and home to her hence for
ward.
"Just what it ought to be-" says
Aunt 10. ono women ever yet sue
ceeded in doing two things at once"
And ever thereafter DIR. Mary wore
boomers, fought for the rights of her
sex, and entertained an unquenchable
dislike for the male sex.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
A Shrub With Very Fragrant Blossoms.

From the New FORK Commercial Advertiser.
The most beautiful and delicately
odorous shrub ever brought to this
country, is the Staphylea Colchica,
which florist of Flushing imported
last autumn, and has been.forcing dur
ing the winter. The plant is hardy,
and the white flowers hang in cluste rs.
The fragrance is exquisite, the odor
being much like that of orange bios
eOmR
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29

A SINGULAR incident which occurred
at a recent funeral service in Lewiston,
Maine, is relcted. A canary bird lean
ed forward on its perch, and looking
through the bars of its cage, gazed
steadily down on the fair, cofined
form of the mistress who had il life
so tenderly cherished the bird, even
among her last requests providing for
its future care, and in low, mourn
full strain sang an accompaniment to
the hymn which the quartet were
singing. The difference between the
plaintive notes and its usual high and
gay canary trill, was painfully remark
ca by many hearers. Since that day
the bird has been noticeably sad and
silent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29
Where a MillioDaire Got Ills Start.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

IIUIII VIC odI II dHcIHCU NhTOnICe.
Leland Stanford once kept small
store at Cold Springs, FL Dorado county,
where retailed picks, pans, shovels, ba-
con, pork, flour and gray funnel shirts
to the miners. Alas for Cold Springs,
its very site would now be as hard to
find as the tomb of Virgil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29

LONDON was excited Sunday over the
condition of Queen Victoria, whose fall
on the stairs Used her knee, ana the
limb had become swollen and il am ed,
Crowds surrounded the bulletins, as bus J.
ness men lett their offices to seek tn e
latest intelligence. Their fears wer e
groundless, her general health remainin &
good.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-29

The crown princess Of Prussia is said
70 recognize the signs Of the times to
M uncommon extent for q royal per-
sonage. She told her sons tutor: "In
these days princes must be taught to
be liberal; or otherwise they have no
chance"
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC JoTTINGs.

The entire day in the Dunn trial at Chica. go yesterday was occupied in addresses to the tury for the defense and State.
 The trustees of the New England Agricul- tural society have voted to hold the next an- nual fair at Manchester, New Hampshire.
 The publishers at London are kept busy providing copies of Gladstone's great speech supporting the affirmation bill. One firm has orders for two hundred thousand copies
 The seventy-sixth annual commencement of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, took place yesterday afternoon at Steipway Hall, New York, and 125 new doctors were graduated.
 The attorney general has obtained an order from ths Supreme court at New York requir- ing the Manhattan Fire Insurance company to show cause why it should not be dissolved and restraining it in the meantime from do- ing any further business.
 Base ball yesterday: At New York, Met ropoitans 6, Alleghanys 2; at Philadelphia, Athletics 8, Baltimores z; at Louisville, Eclipse 8, ColuMbus 5; at Buffalo, Bufalos 5, Providence 4; at Chicago, Chicagos g. New Yorks z; at Cleveland, Clevelsnds 2, Bostons l; at Detroit, Philadelphias 4, Detroits 3 (ten innings; at St Louis, St. Louis 7, Gin cinnatis f.
 At the annual meeting of the New York and Harlem railroad company held in New York yesterday the following directors were elected William H. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt, Frank W. Vanderbilt, Augustus schell, James H. Bank CT, John B. Butcher, Robert J. Niven, Joseph Hacker, Chauncey Al. Depew, William Fl. Leonard, Samuel F. Barger and John E. BurrilL
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16

pany shot at the new Quinnipiac range, near
 Cedar Hill at the 100 and 200 yard ranges.
 The men qualified for marksmen badges and
 also for shooting at the 800 yards range each man having five shots. For want of ammu- milton part of the company could not shoot at the 200 yards range and will necessitate their shooting at the range in few weeks. Considering the difficulties the shoot was very satisfactory. The following were the scores made by the members:
 At the One Hundred Yard Rangs-sergeants Mill Ter Davis 1S Mags 19 Cerporas BaeSerman IS Her
 r1vates Ashton 12 Brill 8, Broadbent 10, Gross 16, Dwyer IT, Hedolin 20, Lee IS Lsyerzaph IT, Mack IS, Nagle H. Nepel 1S. Platt 20, Rhnewald 13 Rempf 12, Rempfer l6 Robinson Is, Schaf1ner 16 Schrceder 19 Strouse g, Schwagerman 16, Schnessler IT, Smith IT, Thompson 12, Veil ', Whiting 2O
 At the Two Hundred Yard Ranee-SerCeants Cooper 20, Miller 12, Davis 18, NagIe i9 Corporals BassermAn 19, Herman {, EnglehArt g. Musicians Tiesing 9. King 10, Privates Ashton Il, Broadbsnt IT, Gross IF, Dwyer Is, Hedolin l5, Lee 12, Leyer- zaph 12, Mack IS, Nagle 3, Nepel Is, Rhineyaid 2 Robinson B. schaffner 4, Schroeder 10, Whiting IS, Weisner D.
 As the City Guard were using the range the Sarsfeld Guard, under Captain Keete, had their spring parade at the Howard ave nue ball grounds. After several hours drill the company returned to the armory for din- ner. Later they went out to the range and practiced shooting. Colonel Graham and Inspector of Target Practice Captain Allen were at the range during the afternoon The company made the following scores:
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

 The Freedmsn's Bank-A Final Dtvi- dend Declared by the Commisstoner- Other Matters
 WASHINGTON, May 15.-The commissioner of the Frsedmen's Savings and Trust com- pany has declared final dividend of seven per cent. in favor of the creditors of the bank, making sixty per cent. in all and will commence paying the Washington depositors here tomorrow. Dividends to depositors in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Richmond, Lynchburg, Charleston, Louis vile, Memphis, Nashville, Mobile, Vicks- burg, New Orleans, Savannah, St. Louis and Monday, the Fist inst. Payments will be made as heretofore on the receipt of pass- books by checks on the United States Treas ury and the passbooks with dividend checks will be returned as rapidly as practicable. All depositors who have received any of the former dividends will be entitled to the final dividend and those whe forwarded their books for dividends after the 21st of August, 1881, and before Februsry 17th, 1888, the payment of which were refused because bar- red by an act of Congress. will in addition to tA0 Nun1 01T4ucuu 1SCo;to HuCA 0dEES0 dividends Depositors whose pass-boeks have been forwarded for exanaina- tion and audit since February IT, 1883. or which may hereafter be forwarded for that purpose, will not be enti- tied to the final dividend, but record of all such pass-books and of the barred dividends called for after that date will be kept that they may receive pro rata of the balance if any such may remain in the hands of the commissioner unealled for on May 12th, 1885. The amount required to pay the final dividend on the basis of the amount called for the third dividend is $182, ,697.72, and this amount added to the amounts paid and estimated to be paid on account of former dividends and special deposits aggregates the sum of $1. .543, 584. 36.
 President Arthur has accepted the invita- ton to attend the exercises Incidental to the opening of the New York and Brooklyn bridge on the 24th. The President will give
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16
Illinois.

SmaIIpox Epidemtc-A DeliriOus Pa-
 ttent Escapes from His Quarters.
 CHICAGO. May 15.-A special report re- ceived tonight from Winnipeg, Man, says: The smallpox scourge has struck St. Boni- face, the town across the river. Twenty cases have occurred. Nearly all so far have proved fatal son of Commodore Alex Kitson, the well known turf patron, was the first to be taken. The cause of his death was concealed and nearly every person who attended the funeral caught the dread disease. Yesterday his brother William wa taken down and conveyed to the hospital Last night while his nurse was sleeping and while it is supposed he WAS delirious he jumped from the window of his ward to the ground and escaped, having on nothing but night.shirt. A physician and the hosrital steward have been searching for him, but without success. It is believed he has died on the prairie from exposure. The Times tonight calls upon the authorities to quar- antine the bridges between St. Bonifaee and Manitoba.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Money Brought Her Back.

PH1LADELPH1A, May 15.-Five years ago Samuel Cook sent his wife abroad for her health, and then neglected to send her means so that she could not return. Shortly after he married again. Recently he had for tune left to him and as soon as he came into possession of the money his first wife ap- peared on the scene and laid claim to share thereof. She was ordered from the house. She then appealed to the law and Cook has been held to answer the charge of bigamy. There are several children by both wives
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16

public reception at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the same evening.
 Mir. Wilson resumed his address to the jury in the Star route case, taking up the routes in the order in which they occur in the indictment and commenting upon the testimony bearing upon each route. Up to the hour of adjournment he had not con- cluded his argument.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-16
ImpOrtant Letter from
 North Carolina.
Superintendent B. c. Taylor De-
 tails an Interesting Case.
WILMINGTON, N. C.. March 20, 1883.

 DR. c. W. BENSON:
 Dear Doctor-I feel that 1t is due to you that in- form you of the cure of extremely bad Of zema, cured by your remedy, sDr. 0. ". Benson's Skin Cure" had suffered nins months with the ekin disease, and at time did not go to bed for over three weeks and although in the dead of win ter, I could not bear to have fire in the room in which sat. almost entirely the shoulders, upper part of body, and sides and yet when the itching paroxysms came on, was com pelled to rub and scratch the bleeding portions of my body, No wonder was raw, this itching was al most incessant, and my life almost became burden. During this time had some of the best phyetians our State affords working on me- all to no effect. Five of the best physicians in Wimir gton tried to cure me, but could only render temporsry-and in most not even that much-relief.
 tried everything in the patent medicine line with no better result sure, first and last paid out over $1 600 for doctors bills and medicines.
 Finally, I your advertisement of the Skin Cure bought bottle, and after using 1t only three days felt much better WAS perfectly wild with delight. Tho hot fearful burning itching sensations gone after three days uses and in two weeks was quite well. As found quite well stopped the use of your medicine. and in two or three weeks 1t returned, and you rest assured quickly bought another bottle, and in six eight days well again. This time kept using till the bottle exhausted, and six months have passed and still return of the malady. very grateful to you indeed, and one but God and myself know how much suffering 1t relieved me of
 Yours always,
 myI4 6d1w R. c. TAYLOR.