Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-31
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.


people to hear him lecture recently.
Horace White is now giving his
whole attention TO the New York
POST
Matthew Arnold lectured to fair
audience in Chicago recently on
Numbers.
Ex-senator Cragin. who lives in
New York, slipped and broke his col.
lar bone recently.
The senate committee ON public
lands has decided to recommend the
repeal of the timber culture act.
The Milwaukee chamber of com
merce has withdrawn from the ma
tional board Of trade by unanimous
vote
An excellent quality of tubricating
oil is said to have been struck at the
depth of 13S feet mt Roscommon.
Mich. There is intense excitement
over the fad
Three Philadelphia photographers.
who pleaded guilty Thursday to max
ing and selling obscene pictures were
sentenced each to one years imprison :
ment and $500 fine.
William G. Swan, for some years
an important official of the st. Paul
Road, died in Milwaukee of consump-
ton. A subscription of $4,000 has
been made up for his family.
A delegation from the Winnipeg
Board of Trade will attend the Farm.
ers Convention at Grand Forks. ID.
T., next Thursday, to ask co opera
ton in the Hudson's Bay Railroad
scheme.
The Washburn & Moen Company
obtained an attachment at New York
Thursday, against the North River
Construction Company for 500. $50
for wire fencing along the West Shore
Road.
A conference at Rome is discussing
the project of a uniform hour system
with common meridian. A diplomatic
conference will shortly assemble at
Washington to effect an international
agreement on the subject.
The Wool Growers Association of
Brown County, Tex, sent a memorial
to the Legislature stating that sheep
raisers have been warned to remove
their flocks, on pain of death. and
that one man had his herd killed by a
mob of armed men.
A raft was drawn INTO the whirl-
pool in the upper Cumberland river
near Carthage, Tenn, and nine men
were drowned.
The legislature of Iowa, on Joint
ballot, reelected w. b. Allison to the
senate, giving him 80 votes to As for
B. j. Hall
The New Jersey house has passed
bill to provide for the burial of hon
orably-discharged soldiers who die in
poverty
Edward j. Meany, who has disap-
peared from Brooklyn, is a defaulter
to the Molders' Union of North Amor
lea for over $40, 900.
Miss Aver, the rich daughter of the
pill man, is soon to marry Comman-
der Frederik Pearson, y. S. n.
Mss Juliet Corson received 1870 for
her lectures on cooking in San Fran
cisco. She 1t now lectuing in ST.
Louis.
Gen. Hancock and wife and two
members of his staff arrived in ST.
Louis yesterday to make brief visit
to friends.
Simon Cameron has mended won
derfully in his three weeks at the Hot
Springs, and will soon resume his way
to Mexico
Burglars blew open a safe in a store
at Ironton Wis, securing 81, 800 of
the town treasurer's funds, but over
looked package of 81, 100
John G. Paterson. of Detroit was
awarded. judgment for S11, 900 against
the Wabash road FOR injuries to his
spine in a collision at East Toledo
Twenty-one prisoners in the jail at
Indianapolis have been sent to the
pest.house with smallpox, and a doz-
en- others are affected to slight de-
gree.
n. j. Norton, Of the Boston Globe,
who was LOST in the City of Columbus
disaster, was twenty-seven years old
and a very bright worker. He had
charge Of the Sunday paper,
Rev. DR.. John = Newman was Civ
en- a grand reception the other night
III the Madison Avenue Congregation
al church, New York. Not even a
thought was made manifest of the
past or present unpleasantness.
The widow of Admiral Farragut
is still living in New York City, as
is also her only son Loyal, who is
married.
Governor Cleveland is not popular
with the ladies Of Albany, because he
goes driving every day, and always
alone.
It is reported that Mr. Henry Willard
is going TO devote himself to the Ed
son electric light interest, and will
spend next year in Europe.
Miss Sheriff, who was practically
the first prima donna to try her for
tune in America, has just died unno-
tced in London. She was in this
country thirty years ago.