Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-10
CAPITAL NOTES.

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the past few days has been the IN
usually cold weather. The hypobo-
rean wave struck us on Thursday
evening, and from then until this
evening the mercury has scarcely
risen to zero. Friday morning Their
mometers marked "a to % below;
throughout the day they indicated
IA to IS, and Saturday morning rec.
ord was 81 TO 30. From Thursday
night to Saturday morning the high
est point reached was Il below zero,
being, ii is said, the most severe
continuous cold of which there is
any record Trains have been ir-
regular, and business generally at a
stand still in consequence Of the Sc
we're weather. No traiu got through
from Dodgeville between Thursday
noon and Saturday evening.
But a small fraction Of the many
large and elegant residences in the
city were open to callers on New
Years day. A considerable portion
Of the ladies "received," however,
cengregating in groups Of six TO a
dozen in few houses. The "call-
ers" it is said consisted mainly Of,
young sprigs; the "solid" and gen
orally recognized "first citizens" be-
ing conspicuously absent. The Eau
Claire Free Press ungallently criti-
cses the announcements published,
Of ladies who would receive, in this
cruel manner:
Judging from the published list
IN Madison, large proportion of
the ladies who received were poll i
clans, army officers and professors
4 The titles, MRS. Hon, ""Mrs.J Judge,
"Mrs. Gen, - "Mrs. COL" and "Airs.
Prof" were prefxed to most Of the
names. y
Last Wednesday the annual meet
/ ing of the State Historical Society
was held, for election Of officers
Lyman G. Draper, the corresponding
secretary for the past thirty years
was reelected, as was d. 5. Durrie,
who has been Librarian for the past
twenty years. The meeti G was
well attended, indicating continued
interest in the society. Pleasant
features Of the occasion were the
presenting Of a silver tea set to Mr.
Draper, and a gold-headed cane to
Mr.. Durrie-by members present. a
good portrait of Hon. Moses NJ
Strong, presented by himself, is one
CT the most valued recent additions
to the art gallery Of the society
Since the meeting Alexander Mitch
ell, Of Milwaukee, has made a dona
ton of 500 to the binding fund
This fund is continuously increasing,
and now has reached sIl,4lA21. 1t
is the intention to increase it to $25,
600, at which figure its income will
meet the binding expenses necessary
yearly for the society
Hon VIM. r. Price spent day
here last week. He says his thirty
days experience at Washington has
worked a decided change of his
views relative % our Southern broth
rem. Before going to Washington he
had persuaded himself that they
were thoroughly reconstructed, and
reliably loyal to this nation. To any
further reference to the South as
1 distinctive from other sections of
the counry-in other words to the
/ Haunting of the bloody shirt,-he
was utterly opposed, believing it an
unjust imputation upon the good
faith and patriotism of the Southern
people, and employed only by polit
ical demogogues. But in his brief
intercourse with the Southern brig
adiers who control the Democratic
majority of the House, he has learn
ed his mistake, and become conyinc-
ed that they still adhere to the per
nicious doctrine Of state sovereignty,
and the dangerous principle that a
mans first allegiance is to his state.
lie fears that should the South
through the Democratic party secure
control Of the government, much Of
the results OF the war Will be lost,
and the peace of the country be en-