Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-05
CuTrant Press Notes.

Chicago Journal: 1t is not often
that an Illinois man goes wrong in
public office. Such cases have been
extremely rare since the Republican
party has been in power 1t appears
that Colonel J o. =. Burnside, of
Freeport, who has for some years
held a responsible position in the
Post Office Department at Washing
ton, as disbursing officer, is a black
sheep in the Illinois flock. He is
under arrest for having embezzled
over $4,000 of Government postal
funds, having sunk it in private
speculations. This will surprise
Colonel Burnside's many old friends
and brother soldiers of the wes
He has stood almost as high in
their esteem as did his distinguished
relative, the late General Burnside,
of Rhode Island. The trouble is, he
has been living beyond his means at
Washington, having been foolishly
extral agant while receiving only a
small salary. To keep up his ex-
pensive and imposing style in socie-
ty, he needed more money than be
earned legitimately. 1t is the same
old, old story. The temptation was
before him, he yielded, fell, and has
now become a candidate for the pen
itentiary
Sunday Telegraph: There has
been good deal said about Thomas
M Nichols cheating the gentleman
who backed him. Here is an item
which would indicate that his back
ers could afford to be cheated that
way right along. This is the item:
"Ex-Governor Charley Foster, of
Ohio, says the story in the demo
cratic papers about Senator Plumb,
Senator Miller, himself and others
being bankrupted in a Kansas land
scheme through Tom Nichol, is all
nonsense. Nichol did get them in
for about $l5, 200, but he sold $780,
600 worth of town lots on which
they have been paid $4,000" This
is good news to large class in Wis
consin who had high regard for Mr..
Nichol.
An exchange says: Hon. w. T.
Prices speech in congress on the
tariff issue is pronounced one of the
ablest productions on the subject.
The old stayers who attempted to
ask him pcrplexing questions found
their match on every point.
Milwaukee Sentinel: One of the
most pleasing features of the Chica-
60 music festival was the singing of
1000 children, whose voices have
been trained by Prof. Tomlins.
About 200 Of the children belong in
Milwaukee, and were taken down
and returned in safety on Saturday
1t is the general verdict that the
juvenile singing was correct as to
time and tone, exhibiting a protici-
ency unknown before among child
rem. The occasion was one that will
be remembered by the children, who
heard, among other great singers,
the divine Nilsson.
Milwaukee Sentinel: The adyo-
Gates of Tilden, whether sincere or
dishonest, ought 20 be compelled to
exhibit a physicians certificate as to
Tilden's health before any more
Democratic conventions are captured
in his alleged behalf. The state
ment of mere politicians that the
old gentleman's clear eye indicates
a sound physical state has no real
value.
Ahnapee Record: All these inter
esting side-shows are simply meant
to lead up to the main pavilion with
four rings, in which the great Dem
ocratic party is engaged in ground
and lofty tumbling and putting the
wonderful white elephant "Taritf
Reform" through his laborious PAGES.
, But Ben's side shows will fail to ac-
Z complish any substantial results for
t him. Ills case is hopeless.