Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.


MEASLES are epidemic at Shelbyville,
Ill. There are 100 cases under treat neht'
and six deaths occurred last week.
TIE city debt of Boston for the year
ending April 30. was SAB 277 O10. an in
crease IF nearly $4,000, 900 a year.
THE Siamese embassy arrived at New
York Sunday. from Washington, and
in two weeks begin a tour OF the coun-
try.
PENNSYLVANIA Republican, of the
Twentv-sec0nd District Tuesday
nominated General James S. Negley for
congress, and the Hon. I. III. Bayne
was chosen in the Twenty-thrd DIS
trict.
TT is reported at Ottawa, Ont, that
Sir Charles Upper recently went to
Washington looking TO an extension OF
the fishery arrangements, and TO open
negotiations for a reciprocity treaty.
THE Iowa Butter and Cheese Exchange
began business Tuesday at Des Moines,
with a large attendance. The offerings
of dairy products were free, and satls-
factory prices were obtained.
BOvNTON. of Milwaukee, who is digg-
inc for diamonds near Waukesha, IS
said to have found two in the gravel
strata last week. Such crowds have
been attracted to the spot that he has
been compelled to build high fence
around the entire claim TO keep them
away.
Trg sheriff of Brown county, Neb.,
lodged in Fremont Jail Wednesday
evening Orion Wells, the lS-year. old
murderer of j. L. Longear, near Nalan-
tine, May 3 Also a young man nam
ed Lucas, supposed to be member OF
the notorious Kid Wade gang of de5-
peradOes
ATTACHMENTS aggregating $4,000
were recently filed against kaufman,
Cohn q Co.. wholesale milliners OF st,
Louis. They are preparing to make an
assignment Liabilities, $4,000 prln-
cipally ina New York; assets, $50, 900 to
100000.
JOHN NJ. SIMPSON a prominent Texas
cattle man now in St. Louis. says the
outlook for beeves is very fine. lie re-
ports that some advanced herds from
Texas have already arrived at Dodge
CITY. Kan, and says the seasons drive
from Texas will be larger than for ten
years, and viii probably reach half a
million head.
A New YORK dispatch announces the
death at Nantucket, of Hon. Charles
OCoror, the celebrated New York law.
yer. lie refused U support Greeley in
1872. and was nominated for president
by the straght-out democrats, but only
received q few hundred votes in the en-
tire county.
THE Washington City Capital says
that Mr. Chaffee, father-in-law Of
Ulysses Grent Jr,. could have saved
Sl00, Geo of the $500, 600 in the bank of
Grant & Ward, but the recovery of this
sum would have pressed close on the
good name Of his son-in-law, so he re.
fused and lost all of it; but he is still a
man of wealth and will not suffer.
THE Chicago, Ereepsrt and Mississippi
railroad company is hus.iy engaged IN
securing the right Of way for its pro
posed line between Galena and Frecport
ara has contracts or deeds for most OF
the distance. The organization is in the
interest of the Chicago and North
western
THE general strike Of iron workers
set for June let. is now regarded as inn
probable. II isunderstood that for bus
mess reasons several of the firms signed
the scale when presented by the ANAL
gamatOr's association, and thus prevent
other manufacturers from holding out
who are disposed to fight for the reduc-
ton.