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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
FROM THE CAPITAL.

THE executive order for the CONSOLE
dation internal revenue districts has been
revoked as far as it applied to Wiscon-
sin. The districts in that State will re-
main unchanged,
THE talk is revived that Mr.. Brewster
is to retire from the Cabinet. There is
however, no probability of the Presi-
dent recognizing the Cabinet, but it is
understood that he is anxious to change
his Encouragement.
THE.President will make the Missis-
sippi River Improvements, the Heune-
pin Canal and other public works the
subject of special message to Congress.
Reference to these subjects was omitted
from the regular message with view
of treating them more in detail in sup
plement communications.
IN the house Of representatives. j. G..
Carlisle had 1911 votes for speaker and
~. w. Keifer l12. On being escorted
to the chair Mr. Carlisle expressed his
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, and asked the aid of members in
facilitating business. He was presented
by Kentucky ladies with a gavel in the
shape of George Washingtous Ratchet,
composed of flowers aHd satin, with an
inscription in Illuminated letters.
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w. I'm w .eo' ,eS l,,.tlI
. W. u IL = Ie9o'u'ioli "e9 uot,Oou
Iliat 1.'e yn@'li,."l on c, eiIe'ion' iepUt'
tied to be sworn as member from
nSiisSISsIpPl oollle ueoate tooA ll,'V =, ol'
1iie contest pe'T y, 3iaSo "ilI W. If:,
itsou' itoii' 'ne r"9' u'S'i'e' -
8'llla
SENATOR MILLER, OF California, has
sent letters to the senators and represen-
tatives of the Pacific Coast States lnvlt-
ing them to meet at his eommlttee-room
TO discuss Pacific Coast matters ana
take such action as the meeting snail
| deem advisable for securing the necess-
| airy legislation IN the present congress
| for that 'ectlon OF the country. One OF
the principal subjects TO 6e considered
/ Is the inadequacy OF the Chinese kestuc-
/ tom Bill
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
BLACK Fart
How the Description Was Obtained
by the Detective.
san Frenclsco ChronlcI

San francisco Chronicle
Everything connected with the
adventures of Black Bart, the high
wavman, appears 10 have an absorb
ing interest to the general public.
His photograph in front of a Mont
gomery street gallery is daily sur
rounded by an eager crowd, and nine
out of every ten observers state that
they have often seen him on the
streets. The city is also honored by
the presence of very large number
of sheriffs from interior counties.
Among the number IS }. Il. Dona-
hue. eX-sheriff of Mendocino county,
who travelled many a weary mile
over the rugged hills and canyons of
that locality in search of the adven
turous stage-robber and who has
many interesting stories to tell OF
that individual. Another person
who has PLAYED no little part in the
detection of Black Bart is Mrs. George
Vann. She is now in the city, stop
ping at the Hancock house. When
Mrs. Vann was Miss McCreary, living
with her parents in Potter valley,
Mendocino county, she saw the high
wayman and furnished a description
of him to J. b. Hume, Wells, Fargo
& Co. S detective. Black Bart called
at her house late in the afternoon
and asked for something to eat
While the meal was being prepared
he took up a paper and while read
ing ii held it at almost arms length.
This popularity attracted the atten-
ton of Mrs. Vann, and she took men
tai notes Of his personal appearance.
An hour after his departure Detective
Hume drove up and it was at this
fime that the robbers description,
which has since been circulated all
over the state, was obtained. Hume
lost no time in following the highway
man, feeling sure he was on the right
track. He did not capture him that
time, however, but he overlook a
stage which had been robbed a half
hour previously. Recently Hume
struck off his book the record of
twenty eight robberies, all of which
he attributed to Black Bart. The
lady who furnished the description
alluded to was not forgotten, an
elegant silk dress and other articles
being sent to her hotel from various
officers of Wells. Fargo e Co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

THE unwritten history of Lord Cole
ridges recent tour in this country
would probably be far more interest
iug than the daily chronicles which
were furnished bv the press. The fol-
lowing is told I'M confidence and with
bated breath 10y the inhabitants of "a
aourishng city in Western New
York. The Chief Justice was enter
tanned at dinner one evening by To-
cal maguate. A caterer we'll known
in that part of the State fur
nished the refreshments and the
china ON which they served which.
by the way, was a new and beautiful
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

THE report of Postmaster General
Gresham shows that the income Of the
department during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1883, was SI5, sos, SOP, 81,
and the estimated surplus Of revenue
over expenditures is set down at about
$1,000.0O0 The total income from all
sources, for the year that will end
June 30, 1885 is estimated, in round
numbers, at $l100O0O0, and il is
estimated that the reduction of post
age from 3 to cents, and the neces-
sary extension of mail facilities,
especially in the large cities and in
the new sections of the West, will
create deficiency of 1 cent until the
revenues of the department shall war
rant such a step He believes that
Congress has ample power under the
Constitution to establish postal tele-
graph but Jadge Gresham doubts its
expediency, because it would increase
the patronage Of the Government,
But would it not also vastly increase
the peoples cheap facilities for com
mumcaton, aud the transaction of
business AN increase of public
patronage" he says, beyond what
is indispensable to the public service,
is to be deprecated and avoided as
one of the dangers which threaten S
our Institutions That is emineutly
sound in sense and i'm politics.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
Omaha Indian Customs.

A curious custom obtains among
the Omaha Indians with regard to
orphans. When the father dies the
mother loses all maternal rights.
Each child, unless of very tender age,
is separated from the mother and
will go into the family ofsome one of
the fathers relatives. 1t may here
after be claimed as his own child by
the male head of the family to which
it has been allotted. This separation
of the children from a widow is per-
manent. She usually marries again,
and in that event is not burdeued
with her offspring by previous hus-
band or husbands, bur if she should
remain unmarried she would be ex-
pected to work for the family, that
has adopted her children, rather than
for the children themselves. If she
dies when her children are young,
they will probably forget entirely be
fore they are grown up the name of
the woman who bore them. The
mothers do not appear wanting in
affection for the children of whom
they are deprived, but the separation
is looked upon as a matter of course,
none of the interested parties consider
ing it as a grievance or even a hard
ship.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

The ENJOYS were feted on Oct. II. AID
miral Gallber, the French commander in
Madagascar, expects TO march inland in
February or March. Much sickness pre-
'ails among the French troops.
THE case in London against OsDonnelL
the slayer Of James Carey, was closed at
O'Clock Saturday evening. Judge Dem
man charged the jury for an hour A
verdict of willful murder was soon
found, and sentence of death was passed.
As the police took him away he held up
his right hand and cursed the British
crown, calling for three cheers for Ire
land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

CORNELL JEwETT. in a New Jersey
weekly, Is pushing III. A. w Tabor for
president Of the United States.
WILLIAM NEWELL, of Eau Claire,
Wis, has discovered silver mine thirty
five miles from that city.
ROBINSON LOCKE, of Toledo, the ell
dest son of Petroleum Y. Nasty has
been appointed United States consul at
Newcastle-onT Tyne, England.
ADIsoN LEECH, a Dakota wheat grow
er, sold to three sons WEDNESDAY $500
acres of a wheat farm in Cass county
for $4,000.
AT meeting of the Western Nail
Association Wednesday the resolution
recently passed ordering a general su5-
pension of the mills for five weeks was
rescinded.
THE sum of 100000 changed hands,
on a foot-race Of one hundred yards at
Portland. Oregon. in which Fred Har-
mon beat NJ. X. Kittlsman by twenty
inches.
J. G.. WILSON, mayor of Topeka, an
ultra prohibitionist will resign on ac-
count Of i'll health. 1t is said that he has
grown tired of the warfare steadily car
ried on against him.
THE supervisors Of Logan county, Hi
nois, have appropriated 81, 600 to assist
the officers in tracing the murderers Of
Zura Burns and Samuel Remine.
THE governor of Pennsylvania vetoed
all the appropriation bills except that
for the payment Of employees, on the
ground that the business for which the
extra session was called had not been
The senate passed the meas
ure over the veto by 81 to 4, and the
house took similar action by 1875 to 25
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
The Great American Bird.


To a Northern mans eve there IS
nothing more interesting than 'driv-
ing turkeys TO market in Kentucky.
From about election day, in all North
ern cities, until New Years Day has
come and gone. the turkey is truly the
great American bird but we seldom
think about where the thousands of
turkeys come from. I am prepared to
take oath that Kentucky supplies them
all. In one days ride in Bourbon
County | believe ! saw 40, 600 turkeys
They are punched together in droves
of from 100 to 1000, their wings chop
ped, and then driven leisurely TO mar
ket, like great droves of stock. / am
told that nearly every town of any
size in Kentucky has its turkey abat-
tor where these fowls are properly
prepared for the more important city
market The inkling | got of the
matter will always bring with my
Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey
pleasant pictures of corn fields stud
ded with girdled, gathered corn, Of
bluegrass fields, and Of smooth, sinu-
Gus pixies crowded with these fowls of
the festival time-all in a land of
opulent plenty lying placidly beneath
an autumnal Kentucky sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
Wolves in Connecticut.

Hartford Comm Times, Nov. Sth
Can it be true, as some of the Mid
dleseX County newspapers assert, that
two wolves have Just been killed in
Essex? 1t has generally been be-
lieved that the last wolves in Connect
lieut. were killed a century ago. In
point of fact the supposed last one
killed in this State was shot III Janu-
ary, 1913, in Hartland Woods, where
it had fled from the Massachusetts,
side of the line to escape from a party
of hunters. 1t was brought 10 this
city and exhibited here as a curiosity,
for as we believed there had not
been another wolf in Connecticut for
thirty or forty years before that time
Yet here comes an item of State news
to the effect that two wolves We're
killed in Essex Swamp by different
men last week-one killed in Center
brook District that weighed fifty
pounds, a true gray or timber wolf,
and the other, doubtless, was like
him. This is not a region where, if
anywhere in Connecticut, we would
look for such thing tt seems as
improbable as the panther that was
prowling about the Massachusetts and
Rhode Island border a year ago, only
about a dozen miles north of Proyi-
dence. Wolves are mighty scarce
varmints" now in New England, and
least of all would tLey be looked for
in Connecticut Can these two speci-
mems have escaped from some mena-
crprip2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

our Hope and Wells correspondent
tells the following story of panther
seen in the vicinity: while Peter
Fuller was going home his horse be-
came suddenly frightened and ran
home. a distance of about half mile
Mr.. Fuller. with two or three others,
armed with guns and accompanied by
a dog, returned to investigate They
saw something moving; then heard
several frghtful screams, and finally
saw they animal, which the had now
no difficulty in recognizing as pan
Their, run upa tree. They thought home
was the safest place and left the pan
Their undistuJbed, monarch Of all he
surveyed Thenext morning Mr.
Platt who was sleeping in am untinin-
isued house "a short distance in the
woods. said he was treated to ser
euade of six or seven screams, which
somewhat frightened him, as his house
was only partly inclosed and had no
fnpf T.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

JASPER. FLA-Mr. Boardman W.Wit
son. travelling agent for A. G. Afford q
Co, dealers in Firearms and Cutlery,
EaIumore. was Frustrated here, with
Tie 'break-bon fever he asserts thar
Ia his own. as we'll as in the case of 9th.
ers. the only thing found to relieve tins
painful maiadv was ST. Jacobs Oil This
wonderful pnn-cure has the endorse.
meut of such men as EX-Postmastel
General James, Senator Daniel W.'Nor
bees. and an army of others
KING Kalakaua wears strawhat all
the wear round. Evidently either the
Sandwich Islanders donl dare to tel
aim to shoot it, or else he is not o.
q senitive nature,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

THE people Of Canton, Ohio, are
exercised over recent brutal punish
ment Of a student by teacher. He
suspended a girl named Mary Ogle-
thorpe by the wrists, allowing her
toes only to touch the floor The
child is seriously iniared
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
4 Clergyman and His Roommate.

4 Naugatuek passenger by the New
Haven boat to New York tells the fol-
lowing story: THE staterooms were
all taken but at last a clergyman at
the suggestion of the clerk, consented
to share his room while the Nagatuck
man. The former took a bible from
his pocket and read "a chapter to him
self and then bnelt in prayer without
asking the other to join HIM in his de
votons or noticing him at all. He
then Invested himself Of his clothing,
placed his wallet carefully under his
his pillow and said to him There I
have put nay money and watch under
my pillow rsafekeeping. and II yc.i
get up in the night and steal It the
Lord viii punish you Well, said
the other Il have left my watch and
money in my clothing on that chair,
and if you get up and run away with
them YOU are a much smarter man
than I think YOU are.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

Mrs. McElroy, the Presidents sis
ter, and her daughter viii spend the
holidays at the White House Presi-
dent Arthur has been spending the
Fall months at the Soldiers Home as
his residence, his companions being
Mrs and Miss Nellie Arthur
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

THE Governor Of Pennsylvania had
sufficient courage to veto the bill pass
ed by the Legislature paying its own
members for services not performed.
And thereupon the reckless salary
grabbers Of both houses passed the
bill over the veto, dipping their hands
into the State Treasury elbow-deep.
This Pennsylvania Legislature has
been the most useless and expensive
one that has ever assembled at Harris
burg, and the people Of the State have
occasion to rejoice that its disgraceful
career has come to an end.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

THE usual classification of the mem
6ers of the new Assembly Of New
York State shows about twenty-five
engaged IN mercantile pursuits Of
one kind or another, forty lawyers,
seventeen farmers, four physicians,
one clergyman. The occupations of the
remainder Of the l22 take the usual
range, including manufacturers,
clerks, journalists, printers and real
estate and insurance men. Fifty-two
have served in former legislatures,
thus leaving seventy-six to be initiated
into Albany life. OF the ffty-two ex-
perienced men, thirty-fye have only
had one years previous service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

ACCORDING TO the roll prepared by
Mr. Mcpherson, Clerk Of The House,
there will be in the Forty eighth Con
gress 1914 Democratic representatives,
10 Republicans, 4 Independents, 2
GreenbackerS, and Readjusters.
This leaves vacancies, one made by
tho resignation Of Paul Readjuster),
of Virginia, and the other in the Mis-
sissippi delegation, in which case the
House will have to decide between
Manning and Chalmers. The indie
pendents are Finerty Of Illinois, Ly-
man of Massachusetts,, York of North
Carolina and Ochiltree Of Texas.
The Greenbackers are Barnum Of
Pennsylvania and Weller of Iowa.
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13

Shakspere, in three volumes-tbe "Riv-
er-side Shakspere"-wili come this
month from the press of Houghton,
Miflin q Company.
Whether does it "pay better" 10 be a
Thackeray or Braddon The persis-
tent writer who bears the last name sold
10000 copies of her last novel during the
first week of issue.
Celia Thaxter was the daughter of
Thomas b, Leighton, who lived on the
Isle of Shoals. One summer young
Thaxter, an invalid, came to the island
and loved the seaside lass. Her father
ordered him away, but he built hut
near by and declared he would live
there until his sweetheart was of age.
Finally the stern father relented.
! Among the new books soon to be pub
lished by ID. Lothrop 4 Company are
Through Spain on Donkey Back" col
lection of loo drawings, by w. Parker
Bodfsh new book by Mrs. Louisa I,
Cragin, the author of "The Cedars," en-
titled Sunshine" volume for childrcn
and a collection of Ideal Poems" illus
trated by Fredericks, Taylor, st. John
Harper, Garrett, Hovenden, Mrs. Jessie
Curtis. and others.
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13
Ingersoll On Liquor Legislation

Being pressed for his views on liquor
legislation, the colonel said: 'If the
Mississippi and its tributaries were filled
with pure whiskey, if the banks were
loacsugar, and all the low grounds cover
cd with mint, there would be no more
drunkenness than there is to-day. be
lieve in the restraining influences of lib
erty."
Colonel lngersol followed this with q
story about man who asked another
Would you like to live where no one
ever drinks drop of liquor?'
yes"
Where everybody is Industrious"
YES"
where everybody goes TO church on
sundays"
yes"
where no one talks of his neighbour
"Yes."
But there is no such place. Such a
place would be heaven"
"Oh, no; any well regulated penitenti-
ary is that way"
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13
A LABOR OF LOVE.
An Anecdotc Of the Conte de Chambora
Small hoy.

An anecdotc Of the Comte de Chambora
"A Small boy.
The Comte de Chambord has alv.,.
been noted for amiability and kindnoss
of heart, and has never been embitterod
by the changed prospects of his life. A,
six years of age he was the little Due do
Bordeaux, grandson of Charles X and
'he hopes and expectations of Franco
were fixed upon him. Like many other
robust and easy-tempered children. he
considered lessons a terrible hardship
and particularly dislikcd writing. His
copy-books were blotted and scrawled
over dreadfully, to his grandfather
great displeasure and the despair of the
unfortunate tHtor whose task it was to
teach him caligraphy. But the child
was so merry, asked pardon in such en-
gaging tones, and made such good rcso.
lutions for future copies, tina, the writ
ing-master could not look grave for long
together, and perhaps his royal pupil
took advantage of him.
One d orning, however, the child's
playfullness failed to rouse him from
settled melancholy; there were even
tears in the old mans eyes; and though
the little Due de Bordeaux asked over
and over again what allied him, he could
obtain no answer. After lessons, how
ever a servant told the boy that his
tutor was responsible for debt of one
thousand francs incurred by his son, and
saw no means Of obtaining the money
When the royal family were assembled
at the MONDAY breakfast the little due
said, in his most coaxing tone:
Grandfather, if write very well for a
whole week, will you give me some
thing?"
Yes"
"Will YOU give me fifty louis p
"That is great deal of money!" said
the king. "What will YOU do with it ~
"rhat is my secret, replied the child
whereupon Charles y. smiled and
promised.
The next morning the boy sat with his
copy-book at q window overlooking the
Tuilerics. The birds sang, the tame
pigeon, came and perchcd II the win
dow-silI, merry children played under
the trees but for orcn he neither heard
nor saw any of them, and actually ac-
complished whole copy without mis-
take or blot. The tutor was astpnishcd
and his amazcmcnt increased when his
pupils careful industry continued for a
week. No sooner was the last page fin
shcd than hc took his copy-book TO his
grandfather, and in few minutes re-
turned, carrying in both hands a bag
containing the fifty louis His bright
face was suifuscd with bushes MS he
gave it into the tutors hands, saying:
Here are my wages, Please accept
them. | only worked that | might give
them to you"
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13
No "NoDkeying."

The New York Times says that the
verb "to monkey" will in the near fl-
turc become a legitimate word, AMI will
be used in the politest literature. "To
monkey" is full Of expression. II has a
direct significance which no words can
supply.
While the president and part were
fishing in the Yellowstone park, some
one took upa rod which the president
had "set." Hold on, there" exclaimed
the chief magistrate of tie United
States, "don't monkey with that line ="
The word was no doubt spoken thought
lessly-probably would not have been
used on any other occasion. The man
dropped the rod and stared as the prcsi-
dent, who, intent upon catching fish
did not realize that he had Dcen guilty
of using slang. shortly afterwards, while
at dinner, Sheridan who had overheard
the remark said
$50 you don't like for any one 10 mon
key with your fishing tackle?"
The president was astonished. 81
don't understand YOU" he at length re-
piled.
Don't you remember this morning
you told one Of the men not to monkey
with your line2"
That's "A fact, but | never would have
thought of it again. I'll keep a better
look ont in the future, for / would not
like to have il said that ! am addicted
TO the use of slang, What does that fel-
low want there? Say, don't monkey with
that gun, if you please"
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13
Philosophical Jones.

Jones, who is reading the morning
paper; 81 declare, poor Smith is dead.
I'll have 10 20 TO his funeral"
"You don't have TO SO, do you2" ask
cd Mrs. Jones.
"Yes, have to go 10 Smiths funeral,
for he did as much for me. lie was kind
enough TO attend my funeral, and shall
always be grateful to him for it,
what stuff is that? How could he
attend your funeral?"
It's the simplest thing in the world.
Last summer | didn't die precisely, but
another man named Jones did. Smith
thought it was my funeral, and went to
it, Now Smith has died, and am gong
10 get even with him"
But pcrhans this Smith who has died
is not the Smith You know"
THAT'S all the better. ] hope II Is
some other Smith that don't know"
"Why SOP"
Because am not busy now, and have
plenty Of time this afternoon to attend
funerals. III have il off my mind, ana
when my friend Smith really does DIE
III not be bothered tramping mile ana
a half out 10 the cemetery"
The Osceola times., 1883-10-13
Wealth aud Nulgarity.
rAI MAIa,,k tln

The dress parade at Saratoga this sea.
son is reported to have been distinguished
beyond all its predecessors by the ex
trIyagancc Of the toilets of the ladies'
One dazzled reporter records with adrli
ration that the wife of 4 Philadelphia
millionaire, whom in charity we will moi
name appeared in laces and silks that
were valued at e6,00J. while her dia.
monds represented value of el5,000
Her uniform on parade therefore repre-
scented a cash value of col 600, and this
appears To have been regarded as its
chief attraction. But if mere display Of
wealth is all that is required in a dress
parade, why do not some millionaires
wives appear in mantles made out Of
thousand pound notes? 1t would be
more original, more effective, and moi
one whit more vulgar than the parade
of the e2l 900 costume which attracted
such attention at Saratoga.