Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-07
The Deeaying Remains of a Man
are Found in Trunk at
the Union Depot at
Pittsburg.
A Villain Murders his Employer
and is Hung to an Awning.
a HoRRTBLE DISCOVERY.

ri6ed TO find therein the body of a
man securely bound, in an advanced
state Of decomposition. The face was
badly discolored and bloated, and the
stencil was so great that it kept at a
safe distance the large crowd which
quickly gathered. The trunk was a
common wooden one and evidently
had not been in use before.
1t arrived from Chicago over the
Pittsburg, TT Wayne q Chicago
railway at 8 a. m, on the morning
train, and was checked All but no
/ person called to claim it, The bag.
gage master noticed Q peculiar smell
when it was unioaded from the train
this morning., but no attention was
paid to it until this evening, when
the stencil bscane unbearable. There
was no mark Of violence.
The body was that OF laboring
man about 80 years old, short built
and smoth face. He was dressed in a
pair Of checked pants blue cotton
shirt, blue wooden stockings, aud he
had on his feet pair OF new congress
CATERS
There was nothing on his person
that would furnish any clue TO his
| identity eXcept an International money
order IN favor Of Fillips Caruse for
S25 o.. The order was drawn at Chi
cago on February "a, 1885. Imnedi~
atelv after finding the remains, Cor
oner Dresler was summoned and the
body was placed IN his charge. A
telegram was sent to the baggage
agent at Chicago, but he replied that
he had no means of finding out who
had checked the trunk. The coroner
is now holding an investigation. His
opinion is that the remains were IN
the trunk at least 30 hours.
PITTsBURG, May AT the coro-
ncr's inquest, Drs Hamilton and
Shaw, who had made post norton
examination, testified that there were
no external marks of violence on the
deceased. All of his organs were
healthy, except the lungs, which were
badly congested. This could result
from sutfocation or strangulation In
| accordance with this testimony q
verdict was rendered that the de-
ceased came TO his dea from stran-
gulation at the hands OF persons to
the jury unknown.
ANOTHER WRETCH PUT OUT OF EXIST
ENCE
LITTLE Rock. May In Lincoln
county, two months ago. an old man
named Bowen was murdered on his
premises. Suspicion pointed tolWilkins
his son.in-law, but no evidence ap-
peared Wednesday night wilkins
went to Bowen's house and abused
his daughter who had him arrested on
peace warrant and while under
guard in his own house Thursday
night, a party of men made a raid
upon it and shot him dead.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF THE TRAIN
ROBBERY.
LOUISVILLE, May There are no
new developments in the louisville,
New Albany and Chicago express
train robbery. Nothing has been
seen Or heard of the ro5ber and would
be assassin. Davis, the messenger, is
still alive but unconscious. Weber,
the baggageman, is doing nicely and
will recover.
MIDDLETON HEARD FROM.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The Daily News
Winnipeg special states that Gen.
Middleton has decided not to wait for
supplies but will advance on the
enemy at once, as he fears further
delay will enable the rebels to become
too well entrenched, making their
subsection much more difficult
The rebels are reported to have
plenty of ammunition, and to be en-
! trcnched near Batoushe. 1t is expect
ed that Middleton will advance rap
idly, and engage the enemy first with
heavy guns.
A FORTUNATE RISE.
WINNIPEG, May 1,-Gen. Laurys
| telegraphed to-day to the Hudson Bay
company from Saskatchewan landing
that the water in the South Saskatch-
evan had risen fiitusn inches since
yesterday.
He has hopes that the steamer
Northcote, bearing the much needed
supplies for Gen. Middleton, has been
able TO extricate herself from the
mud. No word has been received
| from General Middleton for week.
BOARD or EXAMINERS or MEDICAL SCI
ENCE.
NEW ORLEANS, May l. The annual
convention of the American Medical
Association to>day adopted the fol-
lowing;
Resolved. Vhu steps be taken 20 establish in
each state a board Of examiners Of medical
science. whose certificates shaA be the only
authority TO pra 'tice in these states
A bill to this effect viii be referred
20 the societies ia each state.
THE LAST RAIL
BANGOR. Ne, M4y Tile Canada
pa. &c company announce that on
| Mogl ay they viii have the last rail
| lai,. ,elween Halifax and he Rocky
Mothtalns, and have notified the
Br fsh government that they will be
able to axe troops by rail from Hall
! fax 10 the Poetic coast.
Fr BURGLARIzs ID ONCE TOO OFTEN.
kEoKUK. May John Keenan,, a
former burglar. was shot twice and