Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-03
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The glucose factories have begun to
turn out bogus maple sugar.
Henry L Bonssll the editor of the
Camden Post, expects to sail for Eu-
rope on saturday.
The late w H. Duncan, of Hanover,
N. H. left Sc 900 to St. Thomas P. e,
church of that town.
The northern visitors in Florida had
good airing Sunday. What was
cyclone in Mississippi and Georgia was
boisterous tempest in that state.
There was bloodess duel in Brook
Ign, N. Y, the other day, in which
eight shots we're fred The principals
and seconds, all Italians, have been
arrested.
Captain ]. w. Shackford, of the
steamship Illinois, has been giving the
command of Jay Gould's new steam
yacht ATLANTA, and will take charge of
the vessel Immediately.
Office brokerage continues to fl ourish
in Washington. The advertisements
of those Offering large percentage of
salary for positions are numerous in
the newspapers.
Several distinguished Japanese states
men are in Europe studying constitu-
tional government. They are elabora-
ting system of that form of govern
nent to be introduced in Japan in
1890.
Chinese cheap labor turns out not to
be so very cheap after all. The rail
road contractors of the Pacific coast
have discovered that Scaudinavans
and men of other pationalities pay bet
ter than the Chinese.
81 am filled with Holy Ghost powder
and it will explode on somebody" cried
one of the female soldiers of the Syra-
cuse Salvation Army the other day.
This doesn't sound much like Holy
Ghost religion.
Philip Van Patten, Socialist agita-
tor, has mysteriously disappeared. Per-
haps somebody gave him quarter and
he was afraid he would have to live up
to his principles and divide it with
somebody.
The fumes from the wine stored in
the great wine vaults in London are 30
strong that person entering them will
imm ediately become intoxicated unless
he fortifies himself beforehand with a
glass of strong wine Internally.
Last week 10 952 immigrants landed
at Castle Garden, the largest number
in one week for the present year. The
total number Of immigrants arrived
this year is IS 484, against 1C6,010 for
the corresponding period last year.
Much sensation has been caused in
Hamburg by the suicide by drowning
of Herr Sandman, one of the Pro-
gressist member. for that city ia the
Imperial Parliament. The act is at
tributed to business difficulties.
William H. Vanderbilt, Henry
G ews, Pierre Lorillsrd, D. o. Mills,
Leonard Jerome, Sidney Dillon, Rus
sell Sage, and other as finar cislly noted,
are already on the list for rooms at
the United States Hotel, Saratoga, for
the coming season.
Senator Colquitt, Ex-Governor of
Georgia., delivered sn address at the
weekly meeting of Methodist ministers
in Washington recently. His subject
was "The Growth and Power of the
Methodist Church"
Joseph Lesley, Esq., formerly secre-
tary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
now stepping at Vineland, N. ] for
bis health. Charles A. Meigs, E.q.,
bank examiner of New York, is also
stopping at Vineland for the same
reason.
Mr.. Tabor, the senator sent to Wash
ington to help keep up the dignity of
Colorado for whole month. was well
coined home to Denver the other night.
He WAS given serensde, at the con-
clusion OF which several speeches filled
with compliments ascended through
the air to wards the summit of Pixies
Peak.
Mr.. Garrett, the railway president,
reached Baltimore on Sunday from the
south, his tour having extended all the
way to the Cult. can traces of the
war are gone" he said, in the course of
a chat with a reporter, "snd all bitter
ness of feeling has disappeared" Mr..
Garrett is looking well, and says that
his heal is excellent.
I A Z. Orr, Mayor Low and other lead
ing men of Brooklyn have devised
scheme and set the subs cription ball
rolling to raise $3.50 600 for the erection
of q soldisrs and sailors monument in
that city.
G. U. Williams, who was inspector
general of Corse's brigade, Pickett's d.
vision, aas organize in Richmond an
association that has for its object the
granting of pensions to disabled South.
ern veterans.
Mrs. Tyler, the widow of President
Tyler, lives in Richmond, Va. On Fri
day night burglars went through her
house and robbed her of valuable Jew
elry, among the pieces stolen being
lhighle- priced cross of solid gold.
John w. Hoyt, one of Wyoming's e1-
Governors, was made blind during
long ride frsm Cheyenne over snowy
plains upon which the sun was shining.
the other day. He is in a dark room
and hopes 10 recover the use of his
eyes.
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