Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTE.

The Welland canals viii be opened for
navigation Monday, April %
PROFESSOR NEWTON has resigned the
position Of Director Of the Yale Obser-
vatory.
LEONARD s. AMEs, mate Of the steam
er o. T. Heath, was lost overheard
when entering Grand Haven Wednesday
mtrHiug.
RAIN. hail. and lightHing iid great
damage saturday In the vicinity Of
Macon. Miss. Crops were washed out
and stock drowned and killed by light
ming.
DWIGHT FosrRR, Attorney General Of
Massachusetts, during Governor
Andrews war administration, and
/ Supreme Court Judge from 1866 70 1869,
died Friday night in Boston, aged fifty
six.
REPORTS from Yankton, d. T., say
the United States Grand jury has re-
turned two indictments against Gov
erBor Orday for county organization
irregularities
Tar report of an Indian rising at Bat
tlefOrd pr0s-d % BE- incorrect. 1t WAS
based on the fact that many Indiana
I from the surrounding districts were
gathering there ~ talk over their griev
ances and send delegates % Regina and
Ottawa.
THE Monmouth, Il) First National
Bank directors decided Saturday 10 90
into liquidation. Special depositors
have begun suits for $2s 500. The regelar
deposits are said 10 exceed 100000.
TIE remains Of Hubbard G Atkins
were inferred 40 Milwaukee Wednes-
day, thousands Of persons attended the
funeral Special trains, some Of them
draped came from all quarters, bearing
people DESTROYS Of being present at the
solemn rites.
THE carpenters working on the expo
sitiOn building at New Orleans, struck
Wednesday upon refusal Of the boss
builders 10 advance wages A number
Of maBons plasteTers and painters have
also struck, but the exposition manage
ment ahticipate no serious ircOnven-
fence
MISS MAUD MANNING, daughter Of the
chief Justice of Louisisna, and q w.
Compton el0ped Saturday night from
Alexandria, La, and were married.
After an exciting chase the pair were
trapped in "a bOx-Car and carried 70 Mar
shall Tex.
GEN. Go. WAsHINGTON CURTIS LEE,
the eldest son Of Gen. Robert h. Lee, has
the reputation Of being the handsomest
man In Virginia His bearing as he
grows older Is remarkably like hat of
his father The youngest son Of the
family is "a quiet farmer near Rich
mond.
TIE Amalgamated Associations com
mittee and manufacturers held 8 meet
ing &c Pittsburg Saturday TO regulate
tine scale for the ensuing year, but fail
cd 10 agree the roprietors demanding
30 per cent reduction, while the work.
men advocated the present rate, with
certain amendments, Unless a settle
meut Is made, q strike on june ! Will be
the result.
Az Atlanta, Ga, telegram says that
Prof Virgins says the recent storm
and earthquake IN England On the 2l-t
inst are fair fuliiment Of his March
predictions, and the professor believes
the forces which caused the disastrous
storm Of last month will again unite
Saturday eveniRg next and the earth
quake probably occur Friday and Mon
day, while there is serious probability
that the earthquake in England will re-
turn with increased violence about the
twentieth OF May.
a CONVERSATION Of the Arthur-Ed-
muuds men organized the New York Re-
publican Convention at Utica Wednes-
day, Nathaniel G. Boynton defeating
Edmund l.. Pitts, the Miller Blaine. Cor
nell candida for chairman They
also elected Theodore Roosevelt, An
drew b. White, John !. Gilbert and Ed
win Packard delegates-at-large 10 the
Chicago convention two Of whom, at
least, are favorable To- Arthur. The res
olutions indOrst the presidents admin
i-tration, call for therepeal Of the silver
coinage act, demand protection of ma
tlonaD industries. and condemn demo
cratic disturbance Of the present tariff
A riTTsBURG special says tho Standard
Oil company have put down five eXper-
mental wells i'm Tennessee ana Southern
Kentucky. OH was found in large pay
ing quantities. These wells az "a mod
crate depth were found good for twenty
five barrels day Of the finest lubricat-
ing oil I'm order 10 make certain that
10 was paying territory well was put
down to the depth of 600 feet when
the oil gu5hed out at the rate Of 1000
barrels day, IL was plugged up and
every trace of machinery removed
Then ii. l., Taylor a Co., proceeded 70
get possession Of the territory for miles
around. Difficulty is experienced from
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