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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
FoREIGN.

LONDON dispatches state that the re-
ports Of the massacre at Berber are
true.
THE French minister of the interior
has issued a decree forbidding bull
fights.
JUSTIN NcCARTHY's son, Huntley, has
been elected to parliament from Ath-
lone.
DIPLoMATIc relations between Servia
and Bulgaria have been severed and
war is imminent.
AT the Ascot races Tuesday the gold
vase was won by Hammoud's bay colt
Sc. Gatien Mantons lay mare carried
second.
NINE days ago the Egyptian rebels
massacred the garrison at Berber in
Guiding the commander and all the
European traders who remained there
DEGAIEFF. the assassin of General Su-
deikin, has been arrested and will be
surrendered to Russia.
A RUPTURE of the relations between
England and France is threatened by the
controversy over Egypt
TURKEY refuses to send a representa-
tive 10 tine conference or the powers on
the Egyptian question, unless England
first makes certain concessions demand
ed by hesultan's government.
PRINCE BISMARCK has proposed that
the difficulty between Servia AID Bull
garis be referred 10 the mediation Of
Austria and Russia Servia has accept
ed the proposal.
THE Ameer of Cabul, in Afghanistan
has asked the Indian government for as
sIstancs to fortify Herat. The viceroy
replied refusing assistance at present.
THE Servian diplomatic agent at Sofia,
under tho threat of instant withdrawal,
has demanded the immediate expulsion
from Sofia and the various districts of
Bulgaria of all Servian refugees, in
GLIDING the Metropolitan Tichael.
In the House Of Commons Tuesday
Lord Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign Sec
rotary, stated that representations
touching the DUTY of friendly powers
regarding dynsmiters had been ad-
dressed to the government at Washing
ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

was Charles Wilson, of st. Paul, and
the others name is not known.
WILLIAM BLAKRLY was run over By a
switch engine on the Wabash railroad
at -Danville, H., aHd killed. He had
been in the employ of the company
only about month. He resided at Til
ton, III.
WHILE Herman Ritter was cleaning
his gun at his residence in Edwardsville,
III it was accidentiy discharged, strik-
ing his wife iii the left side, killing her
instantly. Mr. Ritter is insane from
grief.
FoRTY-FIvE Of the crew of the sailing
brig Confederate, which is ice-locked
in Notre Dame bay, Northern New
foundland. were rescued, but the ice
flow forced the rescuing steamer to re-
tire, and twenty-nine men were left to
starve on the wreck, on which there is
neither fuel nor provisions.
A DEUCE of rain fell in the district
of Lincoln, H., Sunday night, causing
the streams to rise and flooding cultivat-
ed Fl Ids. The farmers are not sanguine
as 10 the outlook. In McLeaH County
rain also fell in torrents, and the tenn
perature fell So low that the frost is
feared.
THE propeller California from Chi
cago to Montreal, with cargo of cora
and twelve passengers, struck a reef off
Sand Beach harbor Monday morning
and had her bottom stove in. The crew
and passengers were saved, but the
heavy sea running ensangers the vessel.
The scows Curlew and Greenback were
wrecked OIL the mouth of Saginaw
River
A FIRE at Schuyler, Neb., Saturday
night, destroyed twelve buildings in the
business portion enta:ling loss OF f75,-
600 The principal losers are Sutherland
Bros furniture dealers, S12, 900, no in
5urance; Antoine Giacomini, general
store, 5000, no insurance; Nj. 3. Erick-
son, grocer, $1,000, insurance 81, 500
Peter Ronk, building, $500, insurance
So, SOC, Mefford, Dunk e. Co, hardware
$40 600, insurance 81, 500; Kroner & Co,
general merchandise, $4,000, insurance
50, coo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

SrARNE's coal mine at Springfield,
Ill.,, is ON fire, and the entire force are
fighting the flames.
The barn of Henry Curin, near Wa
bash. Indiana, burned en- the 18th, to-
gether with $4,000 worth of blooded
horses.
A FIRE at Salem, Mass, on the nth,
destroyed Pinder q Winchesters tannery
and currying shops. one of the largest
in the country TIE loss is given at
100000 only partly insured.
A FIRE at St Paul. Mimi, on the
morning Of the nth, entirely destroyed
the great Union depot, into which all
the railways reaching the city center.
The loss is reported at 100000, but che
amount of the Insurance is not known.
A LARGE building of tine indianapolis
Malleable Iron Company, at Houghs-
VILE. Ind, burned Saturday nigh.
creating loss of about $4,000.
FIRE en- the steamer Vile D.Nalencia
at Point APitro, destroyed 10000 bags
OF coffee The loss is SOC, 0l0francs.
Two men were drowned in White
Bear lake, Minnesota, on Monday. One
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

ton with all the members of the COM
mittee on river ana harbors. except two
and at their instance he bad determin-
ed TO allow a separate vote on the canal
project.
Mr., Henderson, Illinois, expressed
surprise at the course pursued by Mr.
Willis. Fer one he had not consented
that that course should be followed.
Mr.. Murphy said that as another mem
Der of the same committee, he had not
been consulted.
The motion to strike out was agreed
to-yeas LAG, nays 12l.
Mr. Murphy then moved to lay the
bill and the pending amendments on the
tasIe-
The melton was lost-yeas 81, nays
2j6.
The house then passed the river and
harbOr bill-yeas 157. nays l04.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
Sendte-A caucus of republican soma
tors was hello upon the Mexican pension
bill at which barely quorum was pres
ent. After some discussion, the subject
was referred to caucus committee TO
formulate a course Of action. The
treaty which mas been under considers
ton in the senate by the committee on
foreign relations, providing for an inter-
national copyright and patent system,
and which has already been ratified and
promulgated by twenty-feur govern
ments, was reported adversely by the
committee To the senate, and after q
brief discussion, rejected.
HOuSe-The house public lands COM
mittee agreed to report favorably the
bill requiring the general government
so pay to the state of California for
school purposes five per cent of the net
proceeds Of all public lands sold within
her boundaries since the states admis
sion. The amount proposed in the pay
ment IS estimated at one mill n dol
lars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
CRIME

TILDEN G.. ABBOTT, who wrecked a
Watertown, Mass. bank, was sentenced
Tuesday to eight years in the Mass,
state prison,
On the body of the unknown man
found dcCapitated near St. Joseph, Mich.
were found business cards of A. Freid-
man liquor dealer Van Buren, street,
Chicago The inquest is still in progress,
and the general belief is that the man
was murdered.
AT New Albany, Miss, Mayor j. R.
Reeves and Lloyd FOrd,a desperate, fired
five times at each other, Ford being ia
tally shot, and remdrking before he ex-
pred that he died in peace because he
did not run. Reeves father was shot in
the leg by a spent bullet.
GEORGE b. PURINTON, postmaster
and merchant at Toilette, a new
station fifteen miles from Gin
ton, Iowa, bought n revolver in
a gun store Friday, at noon, and shot
himself through the heart. No cause is
known except Guinness reyerses. He
was widower, aged 80.
AT Menden, Westmoreland, Pa,
county, Friday night, Alex Sherbundy,
a farmer. shot and killed his nephew.
Noah Miller Miller had threatened the
life of Sherbundy and his family, and
the farmer forbade him in the house.
Friday night the house was locked against
him, but he battered down the door,
and rushed in and made an assault on
the ladies. Sherbundy ordered him off,
but as he refused, the farmer picked up
gun and blew his brains out
THE sensation Of the day at Columbus,
Ohio, is the arrest of Isaac Amri Stanley,
for thirteen years paying-teller of the
National Bank of Commerce, for embez-
2iing $4,000. The defaication was dis
covered Tuesday morning but was kept
quiet until late Friday, when Stanley
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
Ia Paris, France, on the End, at the
public races, arCmantic Spectator
who had brought thither a captive bal
loon advertised u number of ascensions
TO allow each event on the programme
to be witnessed by a fresh car load. The
car was so badly balanced and over
loaded that when the balloon had risen
to "a height of $40 feet, the passengers
twenty in number, became scared and
changed their places The car was
overturned and the entire number of
passengers were hurled to the ground.
Ii was IA most harrifying spectacle as
body after body struc,. the earth. The
shricks of the spectators were terrify-
ing. Men turned away and women
tainted. Three of the balloons passen-
gers We're killed outright and all the
rest :eriously injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
Hog Health.

But the important question IS, can
pig feeders afford to keep their pigs IN
such filth as breeds disease and death
TO their herds! When pigs have such
foul wall0wings, they seldom get any
pure water, and the foul water con
teammates the blood, and brings dis
ease. 1t would be considered gross
Encouragement for dairyman to al
low his COWS to drink foul water. II
known hat it passess through the
blood of the COW into the milk, when
becomes unwhoiesome for butter or
cheese. And, as we eat the flesh q
the pig, why should not as great care
be taken to preserve his health as IhaV
of the cow2
For cattle, farmers 60 to the trouble
Of making troughs and pumping wa
ter into them daily, where there are
not clear, running streams. or OF con
Quoting water into them by pipes
where a spring is possessed hlSn
enough to admit of it, Human owen.
ings are considered more healthy,
when placed upon an elevation. anu
SO. likewise. should the swine house
be placed high enough to have ali ioul
matters run from IL. lnstea OIL 20
ward it.-Natioaal Live Stock Jour
nat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
Snake-ShOOting.

Ia tlilloIt gun.
One of the most novel and exciting
sports of the warm weather of spring
develops for the sportsman of Balti-
more is snake shooting. Woodcock,
partridges, snipe, and pheasants do
not flock within a radius of twenty
five miles of this city at any time,
but Baltimore and Anne Arundel
county seem to have accumulated the
legion of reptiles which St. Patrick
boycotted in Irtland. AS this is the
season in which the blacksnakes, Tia e
gartersnakes, and moccasins are en-
gagged in making love to their mates,
it is the best time to go after them.
AT this season they are not only bold
and fearless, but they will even attack
an intruder if provoked to an ex-
tremity. They hover together in dry
spots and make so much noise with
their Kissing aud wriggling that they
can be "stalked' from fifty yards dis
tant.
The moccasin-snake looks dull and
rusly on land, but his back lightens
up into beautiful Kaleidoscope cross
bars when in the water He is the
easiest snake TO kill. When the
warm spring sun showers its rays
down on the pools inwhich they live
and get their food, they come to the
surface and hang on TO jutting
weed, or else crawl out on the bank
and lie stretched out on the grass or
sand. One of them will run before
you can tread upon him, but if he
bites the wound is apt to be exceed
ingly poisonous, although not fatal.
The copperhead, or cotton-mouth, or
stump-tail moccasin, commonly
called in the south the "dry-land'
moccasin, is the terrible cobra of
America. He is worse than the rat
tlesnake because he is more sluggish
ana gives no alarm. He waits quiet
ly until the unhappy wayfarer steps
on HIM, and then he turns up and
puts in his fangs.
The proper and sportsmanlike man
ner of hunting snakes is to 60 out
with small rifle. 1t is only a
"chump" who would shoot snakes
with shotgun. 1t would be like
catching fish with a seine. 1t is easy
TO see the moccasins when their heads
are pol1ed up out of the pool, and fif-
teen yards range is enough for the
average shot who can plug a shoot
g-gallery bull's-eye. When the bull
let goes true, the little reptile gives up
the ghost after few excited convolu-
tons. 4 parlor rifle, or % caliber
Remington, is the best shaking
piece
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

compensation from moneys derived from
the treasury of the U. s., or any con
tractor under the U. S. government
shall give or hand over to any person or
persons, directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing on ac-
count of. or to be applied to the promo
ton Of any political object whatever;
that any person guilty Of a violation OF
this provision shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, aud shall on conviction
thereof, be punished by fine not ex.
ceeaing 5000, or by Imprisonment for
a term not exceeding three years, or by
both fine and in prisonment, in the dis
erection of the court.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
ARuinous blockade.

A blockade Of the intestinal canal caused by
constipation should be broken as speedily as
possible as it ruins the general health and bodily
comfort But while relief is most desirable, 10
should not be attempted by the use Of violent
purgatiyes like calomel bodyphyllin pills, and
salts and SIENNA These and like antiquated
catharties which enlightenment has banished
from the domain of rational medication, unduly
relax the bowels, while Hostetters Stomach BIT
ters not only relieves but uyiSorates the organs,
besides regulating the stomach and liver, upon
the health and activity of which the regularity
of the bowels is largely dependent. Moreover,
as constipation tends to aggravate or beget other
bodily disorder. it is of great moment 70 over
come them at the outset Hostetter's Stomach
Btters is not only specially adapted 10 its herman
ent removal, but is an Invaluable remedy for
rheumatism, kidney and bladder complaints,
want of stamina and loss of appetite. Residents
and vistants of fever and ague localities bear
testimony, also, to its preventive and remedial
r,roDartipS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

1T is gratifying to learn that the
electric railway It Portrush, Ireland,
has proved both a scientific and tinan-
cial success. The introduction of a
similar mode Of transit at some Of our
watering places would, no doubt, re-
ceive ample patronage to far more
than cover the original cost and work
ing expenses during the summer
months
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

BIOLOGISTS report the existence, in
A line across Central Alabama and
Mississippi, Of a strata Of green sand
beds and decomposed sandy calcare-
Gus beds, in all some twenty feet in
thickness, which are impregnated
with phosphoric acid. Though the
geological position is different the
general character of these phosphate
beds is much like that Of the South
Carolina phosphates, and their com
mercial value may prove to be equal
lY GREAT.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

FROM a recent Parliamentary re-
port, showing the number of iiuterate
voters recorded at the British general
election of 1880 it appears that in
constituencies where there we're CON
tests, in England and Wales, there
were 59,62G illitera,e votes recorded
out of a total number on the register
OF 2,14s, 625; and in Ireland 5,3l2 out
of a total of 1872. 500
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

YALE college will exact "A triile less
in Latin and Greek after this year
from candidates for admission to the
freshman class, but in 1885 die would
be "freshies" must be able TO read
German or French prose in order 10
rot an
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

IMPROVISATION OF the atmosphere of
q sick chamber when the patient isill
of diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever,
or of any allied disease, with the odor
of mixture Of equal parts Of tuffen-
tine and carboic acid is recommend
ed by DR.. Vilandt. Half teaspoon
full of mixture viii be enough at a
time, if it is put into a kettle of water
kept near the boiling point. The
o3or generally gives some relief to the
sufferer, and tends to prevent the
spread of the malady
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

A BABY was deposited upon a ooor-
step at jefferson, Wis, last week, and
persons who did it called attention TO
the fact by bombarding the house
with stones, The frightened inmates
ran out to see what was the matter,
and only found the baby in basket
Pinned to its clothes was an envelope,
containing $10and a note to the effect
that the waif should bcwell cared for
as there is more money where this
came from.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

A SHORT time ago a child, accom-
panied by a dog, strayed away from
its home in Sacramento, and becoming
weary laid down to rest on the corner
of a street. The dog would allow no
one to touch the child. A blanket
was finally thrown over the animal,
and a policeman took the little sleeper
in his arms TO the stauon-house.
When the dog was freed from the
blanket he was frantic until he caught
sight Of his baby companion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

THE session Of the Massachusetts
Legislature just closed, has lasted l55
calendar days. Only seven previous
sessions have been longer, viz, 1856
1853 days; 1864, 1Gl days; 1869, l70
days; 1873, 1853 days; 1864 175 days,
and 1888, 2OG days. The acts APPROX
ed this yearnumber 1888 and resolves,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

REFERRING to the coming visit of
the King of Holland to Belgium, who
was born in brussels, in 1917, a Bel
gian paper says The church where
he was baptized is now a post Office;
the ducal palace, which the States
General built for his grandfather, has
become the site of academies; the
Castle Of Tervueren, also presented,
with its splendid park, TO his father,
is in ruins, burned to the ground,
like the old hotel d'Orange, where he
Z as born.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

In Plumas county, Cal, the quail
are so plentiful that they run around
like chickens, come into door-yards,
and even enter the house, and mum
Der have recently been caught in this
WAY and are kept as pets.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

IT is stated that the length Of the
train Of a dress worn on the occasion
of a presentation at the English court
is from three and half to four yards,
and there are usually three widths Of
material, the Petticoat also being
4r;,,y,ad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

The shop where Benedict Arnold
sold drugs before the revolution anu
his stone house are still shown to tue
carious at New Haven, Conn aao
his wife Les buried III she cemetery
there,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

MaI street News
Whenever you hear of a sudden
loss of public confidence and a run on
the banks you are certain also to hear
of the man who waves 81, 900 in his
hand and forces his way through the
anxious crowd to deposit it, and
show the people a proof of his con
fidence in the soundness of tho bank.
There was a run on a Green Bar
bank the other day, and this real
good man came to the front as usual.
He had 81, 600 in green backs, and he
hourished, and smiled, and pushed,
and elbowed, and finally deposited it.
At least twenty anxious depositors
were treasured by his action and
walked out without asking for their
funds, but IN the course of an hour
the bank closed its doors busted
The real good man lost his $1,000,
and we are glad OF 1t. We like an in
novatiOn now aud then.
For cold IN the head there Is uo,hiug so good
as Pisos Remedy for Catarrh
A Yankee, guiltless of any tongue
but his own, was haraugmng on "a
German railway platform porter
VINO was in the same predicament. An
EugHshman. seeing the expenditure
of worGs with no corresponding result.
offered his service as interpreter No.
thank you, stranger, said the gentle
mau hajlng from the stars and stripes 4:
II guess English is the language Of
the future, aud he's got to understand
it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19

THE inhabitants of Canada are rap
idIv becoming disguised with their
homes. During the month OF May,
8 500 of them in the Huron district
crossed into the United States,
The Portland daily press., 1884-04-10
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT.
DO Nol Want Logan.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Republican District
convention for the nomination of delegates to Chi
cago adjourned at three O'Clock this morning after
selecting Frank Conger, postmaster Of this city and
and A. Steen Smith alternates. A resolution in
structing the delegates for Logan was defeated.
A Noisy Commemorative Sets of Dele
gates 20 go TO Chicago.
SLISaERLANDs, April 9.-The Republican Con-
gressional Convention held here today broke
up in row. The Draper faction elected George
Campbell and Hiram Griggs as delegates to the Chi
cago convention, and the anti-Draper and Smith
faction will send contestants,
Elected Arthur Delegates.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 9.-The Thirty-second dis
trict Republicans elected Arthur delegates to the
Chicago convention.
Instructed for Logan.
DANvILL, H., April 9.-The Fifteenth District
Congress. Delegates instructed for Logan were
elected to the National Convention.
Will support Arthur.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 9.-The Republican State
Convention today elected four delegates at large to
the Chicago Convention. They will support Arthur
The Anti-Arthur Party Successful.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The Republicans of the
4th Congressional district In Brooklyn, tonight
elected delegates to the Congressional conventions
The anti Arthur party were successful in two and
possibly three districts.
Delegates Who Favor Blaine.
GoRIGG, n. Y, April 9.-The Republicans of the
first district to-day elected Blaine delegates to tho
Congressional and State conventions which insures
two Blaine delegates to the National Conven-
ton from the 29th district.
BEAVER, Pa, April 9-The Republican eonven-
ton Of the Gath Congress sonal district this after
noon elected delegates to the National convention
who were instructed for Blaine.
For Edmunds and Lincoln.
NEWARK, N. j., April 9.-The 9Th district Repub
lican convention to-day elected delegates to the
Chicago convention, who are understood to favor
Edmnnds and Lincoln.