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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-10

w T. have in store o l5rsc as.orimcn, 81 bean-
W tiul Easter Cards.
AlSQUITH & 90.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
ACClDEN 8.

EIGHTEEN business places at Rockford,
Mich. were burned on Sunday, causing
70 loss of $40 600.
WHILE rehearsing "a play with pistols
at Erie, Pa, James Brandt mortally
wounded James Walker in the head.
THE printing company's establishment
ON St. james street. Montreal, was Sun
day ruined by fire, the loss being $50.
900.
A FAMILY of six persons, named Gray,
believed 70 have been from Ill.,, We're on
Thursday drowned in attempting to
ford a stream in Logan county, Arkan-
sas.
Miss Pelle Dodson, of Lexington ILL.,.
undertook to creep under an Alton train
which stood on a crossing, and was cut
to pieces by the wheels when the cars
started
JouN ANlsrUIZ and two daughter Of
Lima. Ohio. attempted to drive across
the f7atG Erie and Western track, and
were fatally injured by an engine
THE nouring-mill OF George G. Thile-
Mus, ut Cape Girardeau, Missouri, valued
at S60, 600, was burned Tuesday.
HE utlatnldN ulluti al tte " ASH
burn house at Naudals Illinois, was
rudely interrupted by flames which
consumed the structure in few min
utes.
NEAR Peotone. Ill.,. Tuesday George
Case while ont hunting rested his gun,
which was cooked against a fence, with
the mu2zle upward Calling his dog the
canine jumped upon Cases breast, one
of his feet touching the trigger, dis
charging the weapon. and shooting his
master dead
LAST Monday an avalanche, dashed
down the Marshall Basin, in Southwest
cm Colorado. buried the MENDOZA Mine
shaft-h0use, in which We're fourteen
men, eight of whom were killed instant
/ ~ and two wounded Four others bur
rowed their way out from the mountain
/ of snow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

of the committee on banking and cur
rency, is preparing bill which provides
for the issue of treasury notes TO take
the place of bank notes going out of ex-
istence.
THE funeralo OF ex-Gov. Lowe. of Iowa,
took place at Washington, Thursday, at
his late residence. A large number of
prominent citizens and distinguished
friends of the dead man were present.
The pall-bearers We're Gen. Belknap,
Justice Miller, the Hon. NJ 4. McCoid,
Col. NJ Cowie, II. J. Frost and Gen.
Drum.
THE Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the following National banks
to commence business: First National
Bank Of Billings, Montana, capital $50,
600; the Manufacturing National Bank
Of Minneapolis, Mimi, capital $500, 600.
For the first five months of the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
collections were Sj1, 279, ABS, being $f1,
343, 971 less than the corresponding per-
iod last year In spirits the total increase
of collections was S2,074,77l; fermented
liquors, increase, $497 ,3SS. The total
decrease Of collection Of taxes on tobac-
co was S9,19l 697; from banks and bank
era, $t,06S,292; miscellaneous taxes, 80,
COG, 231.
IT has been commonly reported that
Mr. Blaine few months ago erected "a
very large residence in Washington.
Some people have wondered why his
name has not appeared in any of the
lists Of taxpayers. The explanation is
that Mr.. Blame bought his building lot
from VIM Walter Phelps, that he has
never had his deed recorded, and that
he now prefers to have the whole prop
arty stand in Mr.. Phelps name. Mr..
Phelps is taxed for about $3.50, 1000. Con-
5equently no valuation of the Blaine
appears on the tax-list
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
CRIME.

GOV. BUTLER declined to pardon
Hathaway, tho FAN River e.ubezzler.
A SON of Ex-Governor Hunt, of Ari-
IONA, was killed On Sunday at Durango,
Colorado, by colored burglar engaged
in robbing a bank.
john A. CLARK was executed at Boze-
man, NJ. H., Thursday noon, for murder.
The condemned man died protesting his
innocence.
BURGLARS fired Burbank's jewelry
store at Saranac Mich. early Thursday
morning and the flames spreading,
consumed five other business houses,
entailing loss of $4,000.
i. c. BRECKENRIDGR. one the three
men who witnessed the murder of Cap
tain Mutt by Dukes at UniOntown, Pa.
has been annoyed by anonymous letters
hire atening his life.
TIE store of S. Wolf No 1874 North
Clark street, Chicago was ON Christmas
morning entered by burglars, one Of
whom jumped through the front win
dow to escape capture. Blood flowed so
freely from his wound that he was
tracked to house on Indiana street and
found in an exhausted condition.
DANIEL MACNEY, Of Harrisburg, Pa,
visited his sister-in-law, who is a widow
and after stating that he came to muir
der her, beat her with "a spittoon about
the head and struck her with a heavy
iron instrument He then jumped on
her The woman is in a precrious con-
dition
COBBELL. an employment agent at
Montreal. sent one thousand men tn
Lake Superior to work on the Canadian
Pacific road. They have since made their
way back with complaints of ill-usage.
one of thenumbcr sent "a bullet through
the brain of the gent as he satat hotel
window.
FRANK ALLEN, who killed John Wal
ters in Milwaukee, last year, was tried
at Waukesha, the jury rendering a YER
diet of Not guilty. Allen was mt once
arrested and taken 10 Milwaukee for
having liredat policeman on the night
OF the homicide.
BILL YOUNGER, one of the baud which
operated with the James brothers in
Minnesota, was arrested nj a coal-mine
in Alabama and lodged in Jail at Lon
don, Tennessee. He will be taken TO
Missouri ON a requisition from Govern
or Crittenden, TO stand trial for -four
murders.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE importation of Sclavonians has
caused warning circulars to be posted at
various points.
THE work of hauling logs is going on
vigorously in the pineries of Michigan,
where the snow is from five to ten IN
ches deep.
REV. J.. w. WARREN, Methodist bishop
of Georgia, has married the widow of
Tiff, the Colorado cattle king, with two
children and 100000.
A PURSE Of $500 was gin en- the widow
of Captain Edward Stretch by persons
connected with the tug and barge com
panies of Chicago and Grand Haven.
THE citizens Of Mason, Michigan, offer
$50, 900 toany railway company that will
build a road east or west from that
place.
SNOW and sleet throughout the west
have greatly interfered with railway
communication In Cincinnati nearly all
the street-cars abandoned their trips,
and the water is in some places two feet
deep on the pavements.
THE workmeu Of the Edgar Thomson
steel-works at Pittsburg accepted re-
duction Of 13 per cent in wages. on a
guarantee Of employment through the
winter. The Pennsylvania iron-works,
at Lancaster, shut down until after the
holidays.
GRETCHEN RUNIMEL theyoung daugh-
ter Of barber at munich, Bavaria, stole
800 marks from her father and made
her way TO q town near Cleveland. She
recently wrote home a penitent letter,
and her father Thursday found her and
started with her for Europe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

cows. and bought in only superior
ones. which he had previously spot
ted" in the diaries of his neighbors,
paving from % to ~f09 per cent. for
them above current prices. He sold
60, but stocked anew with only 30.
To these he gave the food which the
larger herd had been accustomed to
use. and from them made more cheese
than he did from double their number.
He surprised everybody with his enor-
nous Yields of cheese. His aim was
to make /, 900 pounds of cheese per
COW in a year, and one year he actu-
ally overran 900 pounds to the COW.
For several years he averaged over
500 to the COW. This change turned
the tide of his fortune He began to
make money, and soon became able
to let out his dairy and live on his in.
come. We visited his farm in the
height of his prosperity. 1t was
fine farm, and, as may well be sup
posed, was in fine order and the herd
was lust splendid" 1t was composed
chiefly of cows from a cross between
Ayrshires and Short-horns-the Ayr
shire blood, he said, was for milk, and
the Short-horn for size and constitu-
ton They were certainly the finest
dairy we had ever seen, giving, at the
time of our visit, in June, to use his
own expression, "a bushel of milk a
day to the COW, and this, we were
assured, they would do for three
months in the best of the season. He
became wealthy and retired from bus
mess long ago; but at last account
was still living and intelligent and
useful, as we see by occasional arti-
cles in the press from his sensible pen.
-NufiOU0l T,irp Stock Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
CARLEGRAMS.

THE crown prince Of Germany re-
turned to Berlin, Sunday, and had an
interview of an hour with the emperor
SPAIN is about TO pay to the United
States Government $780, 900 as indemni-
ty to American citizens for losses sus-
tanned during the Cuban insurrection.
Two shocks of earthquake were felt
in the neighborhood of LisboN, POrtu-
gal. Saturday Some damage was done
to buildings. The people were much
frightened.
THE United States consul at Odessa
reports that crude petroleum is useC to
sprinkle the streets in Baku and as fuel
on locomotives and steamers.
'5THE Mahdi is reported marching on
Khartoum, which place he expects TO
reach in ten days
In the reported accident on the French
railway Tuesday, no person was killed,
but some freight cars were demolished,
DE LEssEPs repeatedly asserted at a
banquet IN Paris, Sunday night that
while he and his sons lived, France
would control the Suez Canal.
KING HUMBERT has deferred to the
wishes of the Pope, and will erect a
tomb to Victor Emmanuel inside of a
chapel instead of in the center of the
Pantheon.
AN Arabic journal says 8, 900 of Hicks
Pasha's army escaped anuilatioA and are
now encamped at Melbass, while the
Governor of Dongola is reported as tel
egraphing that Hicks Pasha was victor
ious, and that the Mahdis followers are
DESERVING him, believing that, as he was
defeated, he is not the promised proph-
et
IL an assault upon an orange F-Vcey-
sion at Harbor Grace, n, r., fonr men
were killed and eight We're mortallv
wounded. One thousand citizens of the
neighboriug town of Carbonear were
Thursday evening parading the streets
and preparing to march to Harbor
Grace. It is said that the government
has cabled to Halifax for troops and a
war vessel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
ON THE BRIDAL TOUR.
what Conductor Says About Brides
and GrO0ms.
T..s.l.t De-

Can generally tell a bride and
groom when | see them on the train
Can l Well, | should rather say So
haven't been runnin' a Pullman
car five years and not learned that
little trick and the parlor-car con
ductOr who made the above remarks
tilted back IN his chair in the reading
room at the Broad street station yes
terday afternoon and chuckled softly
to himself, as he blew cloud of cigar
smoke intosthe air and gazed at it as
though he saw there visions of young
married couples on their travels
Eyes, sir" he continued after two
or three vigorous puffs, 1T must be a
pretty sharp pair that can fool me
when they're on their wedding tour
ney, though obout half of 'em plays
their little game very nicely, and the
rest of the passengers don't tumble to
the situation at all OF course there
are different sorts of brides and
grooms, just as much as there are
different sorts of other people; bat
I've found that as rule, the brides
don't care to be taken for such, and
try their best to hide the interesting
fact from the rest of the car. Others
don't appear to care a rap, and spoon
away justas though there wasn't any
one within a mile of EN-; but that
sorts rare, and generally gets on at
some country station.
How about the menI'
"Oh. they are altogether ditfere at,
and nine times out of ten it's the man
who gives the thing away. You see
they're so tickled at being married
and so proud Of their wives, that it is
as much as the ladies can do to make
them act in a disinterested enough
way to pass for a friend or a relation
or a husband of long standing. II
has to be a powerful strong-minded
fellow who can pass several hours in
car and not give any signs of his
recently acquired happiness. Some
1 of the brides, who are afraid to rely
on their own acting and the promises
/ of their new husbands TO behave,
carry old valises and handbags that
/ don't look at all bridish, and even
| bird cages; and I've seen several very
young ones that made their husbands
tow along a big bundle of school-books
to make people believe that then
brothers or cousins were taking them
back to boarding-school. "
Have you many at this season.
Scores of EN-; scores of EN-, sir.
It's a great ume, this and the spring,
though the lively seasons about over
for the present. If you're going down
to Washington some day take my
train, and if I've got any on board
IIll point 'em out Good day And
the genial discoverer of brides knock
Ell the ashes from his cigar and went
/ out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

ANattoruey from Louisiana Thurs
day called on Postmaster General
Gresham and made verbal demand
that the proposed New Orleans Cotton
Exposition be denied the use of the
mails, ON the ground that it had been
devised by the lottery company to
create "a market for tickets. The at
torney general win submit a written
statement ON the reasons upon which
the demand is based.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
4 Wise nairYman.

The difference between superior
COWS and common olles was well illus
trated by the experience of a New
York dairyman of our acquaintance,
In the rage for keeping large diaries
he crowded ON to his farm sixty cows.
1t was all the farm could sustain. and
"a little more. for food had to be pur-
chased from outside of the farm to
keep them along This was a SO rec
of Improvement for the soil, but the
large herd, with scanty feed, made
HIM a deal of hard work and but little
money. Though they turned out
some 400 pounds of cheese to the cow
each year, the owner had to squeeze
every dollar that came into his hands
daring the year to enable him to keen
ms expenses within his income. Tir-
ing. after while, of this life of toll
and slavery. ii occurred to him that it
was better - Keep a good DAIRY than 4
large one, and he resolved to make
change
He sold ms entire herd Of common
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Americans Who Marry in England.
London World

1t is quite a mistake to suppose that
most of the Americans who marry
Englishmen are rich. A few are we'll
TODD, and some half-sozen are rich.
Lady Harcourt has large life income
"a iointure; but her sister Mrs. Sher-
idan, had no considerable fortune.
Mrs. Arthur Paget, will probably
some day have SO, 600 year. a son
of Lord Augustus Lotus IS married to
the daughter of a very rich Philadel-
phia lady. Lady Hesketh will, | sup
pose. have very large fortune, and
Mrs. Edward Balfour probably has
f100, 600 Lady Vaudeville and Lady
Lister Kaye assuredly were not mar
rictff for rnonev. f1TdeeCt, Of tire rIT17
berless American ladies married to
Englishmen. | can think of no others
now living who had fortunes. The
first wife of Sir Charles Murray had a
fortune. now some IS. 000 a year prob
ably, which is enjoyed by her son.
On the other hand, many French and
Germans have rich American wives
The daughters of an American IRISH
man, long resident in Paris, who
made a fortune out of lotteries, have
married French grandees; and the
daughters of a Mr.. Fisher, a rich re
tired dry goods man. have married
Italian MOBILES; while some ladies
named Lee, daughters Of New ork
wholesale grocer, have married INTO
the creme de la creme of Germany
One is the wife OF Moltke's Adlatus--
is in fact, second in command Of the
army.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Not Creditable to Counsel.
New York HeraId.


Thus another mystery in the star
route trials turns up, for the public
will now be curious to know, first,
why the very highly paid counsel Of
the government IN this trial, with
Brewster. Attorney General, - be
hind them, did not know enough Of
law to serve a proper and legal sub
puna, if they really wanted Mr.
Spencer; second, why. when on Al i'm
proper document he willingly appear
ed here. they would have nothing to
do with him third, why, when he had
gone away again. as the court says he
had a complete right to do, they then
swore that he hadruu away. 1t would
be useful to Mr.. George Bliss reputa-
ton to make some sort Of clear answer
to these questions, which are raised
bv Judge Wylie's decision releasing
MIR. Spencer. Meantime it would be
interesting to the public to know how
much Of the taxpayers money had
been spent by Mr.. Bliss and Brew
ster. Attorney General, - in the search
for witness, who, it appears. came
to them when he was called, and never
ran away and when all their efforts
seem TO have been intended not to use.
but to get out Of the way, until the
trial should be over.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

RAILROAD construction i'm this
country has not been as extensive in
1883 as it was in 1852 In the latter
year II, 59l miles Of new track We're
constructed; the number of miles
constructed in 1883 was. 6,GoS There
are now about 12O,000 miles of rail
way in operation in the United States
The new construction Of 1883 has
been exceeded in only three years in
the history of American railroads,
namely, in 1850, 7,474 miles in 1881,
1854 miles in 1852, II, 591 miles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Rnilrnnds I'M MeNicn.

As to railroad progress in Mexico,
the New Orleans Nmcs-Democrat,
says: The English were twenty
years in building 363 miles of railroad
from Vera Cruz to the capital. The
Americans have built $500 miles of
railroads on Mexican territory within
five years. The Central Company
alone has constructed 400 mi Is at
different points, and the MexicaN Ma
tional about 900 miles. The subsidy
granted these companies will average
$1,000 in round numbers per mile.
1t results them that the present admin
tration has paid these two companies
the enormous sum, for :, 600 miles of
road $22, 600, 600 1t is probable that
more than /, 600 miles Of road has
been built by Mexican and other com
panies during the same period, and
which enjoys the same or even great
er subsidies. To the above sum must
be added $1,000 600 more This to-
tai of $33, coo, 600 has in a great p cas-
ure been paid in cash.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

Mn. WILLARD denies that he is eX-
pending $L0o0,00o ON a house, and
that he has amy ambition to outdo
Mr. Vanderbilt in the house line. The
entire cost of his modest house and
the two lots ON which it stands he
gives at 100000 He is reported as
saying that owing to the losses he has
met with he has doubt of being able
to live in his own house.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
4 Good sunday. school Story.

One of the daughters Of the Rev
Dewitt Talmage had most interest
ing experience the other evening. Shet,
was Waving Nearer My Good to The,
on 4 narlor melodeon when burglar.
whose special mission led him in that
direction. came up to the bay window
aud laid his tools down in readiness
10 go 10 work. The dulcet strains Of
the melodeon gave him pause lie
listened a tear stole into his eye. lie
repacked his kit, turned away ana
vanished in the darkness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
THOMAS HARRISON. the boy preach

THOMAS HARRISON, the boy preach
er. denies that he contemplates we'd
ding the lady to whom it is said he is
engaged. He writes Il ann not a
candidate for matrimony, all rumor
% the contrary Notwithstanding. l
never heard of the Fyoung lady to
yhom am reported engaged, and do
lot know her from Adam, though
she may be one of my many con
verts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

MIR. TowNsuENp, Of Illinois, who
has introduced billin the House to
pay pensions to all survivors of the
Mexican and Blackhawk wars, is
pretty confident that the bill Will
pass both houses this Winter lie
finds that the Pensions Committee is
very favorable to it. All the Black
hawk survivors are Illinois mem
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

THE Governor of Minnesota has
been petitioned by many citizens to
call an extra session Of the Legisla-
ture TO consider the grading and in
spection of grain, and the wisdom
Of passing laws establishing maximum
railroad rates and taxing all lands be
longing to railroad companies, but he
declnns 10 do 10.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
FROM THE CAPITAL,

MuRRILL "a Louisiana negro, has the
Endorsement of several governors and
congressman for keeperot the house res
taurant ut Washington.
ON account Of the feeble condition Of
Senator Anthony the senate republican,
caucus resolved not 90 elect him presi-
dent pro tenn. until after the holiday re-
cess.
REPRESENTATIVE BUCKNBR, chairruA-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

Some very curiously-worded adyer-
tisements creep INTO the newspapers
now and then Here. for instance,
are three amusing examples of com
position which am English traveller
SAYS he read in one issue ola London
paper. 'Lost-A camera brooch,
representing Venus and Adonis whilst
i'm Sandy Mount, on Sunday last,
"Wanted-A nurse for an infant be-
tween % & 80, member Of the church
of England < without followers
Mrs. and Miss May have left-of
of every description An in
specGon il invited
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

FWrY THREE men belonging to the
wrecked steamer Plantyn, from New
York, for Antwerp, in November, all
of whom were supposed to have been
lost are now known to have been
rescued and safely landed at Oporto,
Portugal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

Mr.. HOOKER, of Vermont, who was
recently displaced from the Office Of
Sergeanta at Arms of the House Of
Representatives by Democrat, is in
good financial circumstances His
wife, the sister of the late James Fisk,
Jr., was left 500, 00o by that success
full adventurcr.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

PARTISAN circles are furnished with
new subject of gossip by the mar
riage of the venerable M. Gamb BETA
father of the late Leon Gambetta, to
a woman who had long been u ser.
want in his family and is IS years Of
are.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03
Where To see the Great Trotters of
New York.

No two men in America have had
more experience with fine trottng stock
and none are better Judges than Calvin
VI Priest of the New York Club Stables,
2Sth street near Fifth avenue and Dan
Mace. of the Excelsior Stables, west Goth
street. New York, the champion double
team driver of the United States. Both
of these gentlemen say, that for painful
ailments in horses such as cats, bruises,
swellings. lameness, stiffness, st. Jacobs
Oil Is superior 10 anything they have
ever used or heard Of This is also the
opinion OF Prof. David Robarge, the cell
abratel hOrse-shOer of the metropolis,
and thousands Of stock-owuers through
out the country. As a pain cure for
man and beast st. Jacobs OH has no
equal. Mr. Priest recites the case of a
valuable trotter, So stiff from rheuma-
tism that he could not move an inch.
BY one, thorough application Of st. ia
cobs oil I'll night, the animal was conn
plctely cures, and was tit for the race
track, the next day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

ELLEN TERRY may be great ac-
tress, but she evidently has a soft
spot somewhere. A Boston gentleman
asked for her autograph and she wrote
upon card Those who love me
call nae Nellie. -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

AN old lady who went to see the
Christmas racket on the New York
Stock Exchange laughed so hard that
she dropped ner false teeth out Of her
mouth upon the skylarking brokers
n low
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-03

Big business: The total sales of cat
tie, hogs and sheep at the Union Stock
Yards at Chicago during 1883 amount
ed to about sos, 600, 600 last year the
total was SOC, O00.00