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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

THE main portion Of tho business
section of Suffolk, Va, was destroyed
by fire. loss over $4,000.
THE hat factory of lJeckerio & Co, of
Danbury, Conn, was buraed. Loss
100000; insurance, 100000. There were
450 employees at work, all of whom es-
capped
Mrs. CATHERINE SCHwENE, Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, was drowned by falling
in a cistern at her residence, the cover
ing giving away. She leaves a husband
and four children.
A fire in the International distilIery
at Des Moines, caused by the explosion
of % beer still. was suppressed with a
loss Of only $4,000.
THE famous Chinese theater in San
Francisco, was destroyed by fire, to.
gcther with other property, aggregat-
ing $4,000.
AT Onalaska, Wis, Phillip Lockman,
aged II years, fel! into tie river, and
in trying to rescue bim his brother was
drowned with him.
NEAR Denison, Iowa, four persons
were drowned, two of them in attempt
ing the rescue OF a family who with
their wagon and horses, were swept
away while crossing a swollen stream.
THE mill of the Canton, Ohio, Paper
| Company was burned when about to
start up after eight months idleness
Loss, $50 900; insurance, $4,000. It is
thought the fire was Of an incendiary
origin. Seven fremen were seriously
( injured by falling walls.
HENRY WHITE, travelling salesman
/ for st. Louis hardw firm, was
drowned near Salem, in Jewell county
/ Kas., while attempting to ford a swol.
/ len stream. His driver and two horses
also persisted.
A fire broke out in the buildings in
East Providence owned by the Rumford
acknowledgements, and in part occupied
by Smith &c Collins as dye-works, and
in an hour four large structures were
entirely consumed, ehtailing loss to
the chemical wor s company of $4,000
and Of $4,000 to Messrs, Smith & Coll
ms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
A Lawyers Story.
Albany journal


Speaking about hats reminds me of
an incident that happened several
J ears ago, when | was living at
fashionable boarding house upon
Broadway 1t was rather high
toned place, and contained among its
members as fine a lot of young ladies
and gentlemen as you would care to
meet Well, one day in midsummer
and it was a terribly hot day, too
while we were all down at dinner,
man entered the hall door, which was
standing open, and gathering up the
hats on the rack in a pile-there were
about thirty Of them, and some fine
ones, too-he started down the front
steps, Before ne reached the sidewalk
he met salesman who was a little
late for dinner and who asked him
what he was doing with all those hats.
"Why, said the fellow, I'm a hat
dealer just around the corner and
I'm going to clean these hats while
the gentlemen are at dinner" "All
right" replied the salesman, take
NINE along and clean it up, too.
What Get them again? Not much.
There was the biggest crowd of bare
headed clerks in that house you ever
saw. And the one who saw the rascal
Juggling them all off and helped him,
too, by giving him his own hat--well,
we nearly thumped the life out OF
him
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
CRIME,

/ 6 Gro, WILSON, Charles Davis and Ma
thinde Jones' all colored, were Thurs
day foHnd guilty of the murder Of Hen.
rietta Cole at Plaquemire, La.
JOHN j. JOHNSON, deputy recorder of
! Muneie, Ind, committed suici3o with
n revolver at a late hour Wednesday
night,
CHARLES Foss entered the counting
room of Philip d. Slocum, in New Bed
ford, Mass, and deliberately shot him
dead. The murderer then killed him.
self.
In LONDON, Ont, Mary Ann Simmo IONS
refused TO give her husband money to
| buy whisky, when he drew knife and
stabbed her in the breast, killing her
instantly.
An LUNG, a Misunderstanding China.
man, was arrested FOR completely in the
sensational Lon johnson murder at St.
Louis. He is the "high- binder" who
was sent to San Francisco to assist in
the crime.
THE Indianapolis police raided a den
occupied by Frank Whitney, desper-
ado, and several colored companions.
Shots were exchanged and Whitney
were captured and stolen goods recover.
ed
Ar Tracy City Tenn, John Manning
was shot and Instantly killed by des-
perado named Frank Taylor. The
sheriff attempted TO arrest Taylor, who
resisted and was shot dead by the Of
fcer.
Ira G. SoPER, a machinist residing in
Appleton, was shot and fatally wound
ed at the boarding house OF Felix Per-
loquin in South Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Scper and party Of railroad men were
taking in the town. and in their
rounds came to Perloquin's boarding
house. a private party had gathered
in the house, on which the newcomers
attempted to intrude
HENRY P. DAY, city editor of the
Peoria Transcript, was attacked and
severely beaven by o gambler named
Ding Warner, brother of Mayor
John Warner. The trouble grew out
of the active part taken by Mr.. Day in
endeavOrlng to induce the city authOrl-
ties, through the Transcript, TO suppress
gambling in that city.
MARsAILUs EDISON, aged so, who was
to have been mafri9d June 1st to Mrs.
Mary A. Burton, a Windsor, Ontario,
widow, i, said to have wife and eight
children at Port Burwell A lady at
Trenton, H., also believes herself to be
his wife, and he is batrothed to maid
en- at Simcoe, Ontario. Edison, who
claims relationship to the famous cleo
tricau, was arrested sc Windsor, but
was released, and has disappeared. Mrs
Burton's acquaintanceship with him
cost her 81 600.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

THE law cheapening postage by in
creasing the weight Of letters to one
ounce to the single rate, to go into
effect July 1, is already giving token
Of its influence in the orders that
manufacturers are getting. Light
weight writing papers have had the
preference over the heavy ones to
avoid double postage, but now the
tendency is setting toward the heavy
papers, which, of course, are greatly
TO be preferred.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

WHILE other nations when invasion
threatens. mobilize their arpies in
Holland an order is given TO mobilize
the waters. When TINS is effected, a
watery way line from Eve to ten
miles wide and some sixty miles long
will be created directly barring the
advance OF an invader co ming from
the cast. Above the surface Of mum
dation nothing will be VISIBLE but 8
few narrow roads. An unusual out
lay is 10 be made this year upon tine
Holland defeuses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

SCIENCE has come to the aid of base
ball players, and announces, for the
benefit of batsmen who are ambitious
to make heavy hits, that the ball
should 3e struck at the angle of
twenty-tbrce degrees in order TO send
it TO the greatest possible distance,
Repeated experiments in artillery
have proved that a ball fred from a
cannon at this angle win carry furth-
er than if fred at any other angle
with ike charge Of powder
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

COMMISSIONER SPARKS, OF the Gen
eral Land Office, has taken up the
celebrated Maxwell Immigrant clam
and made a fun report on it to Score.
tary Lamar. The company claims
that it owns /, 200, 600 acres under this
grant. The Commissioner expresses
the opinion that it is fraudulent in all
land clNimed above 100000 acres. lie
recommends that the Attorney Gener-
al be instructed to enter suit to recov-
err the land covered by what he con
tends IS a patent obtained by fraud.
There are some Pro settlers on the
tract, and suits of ejectment are pend.
ing against many of them, The case
is very notorious one, and the inter
ests in the tract are held BY heavy
capitalists in this country and in Eu>
ope.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

A CURIOUS observation mas been
made by DR., Copeland, an English
astronomer. While watching one Of
Jup.ters satellites ne was able to sec
"a pass over its own shadow on the
planet For this to have happened
the sun. The earth, the satellites and
the part of Jupiter's disc occulted
must have been all in one straight
line, and, as seen from Jupiter, the
earth must have appeared making a
transit across the sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

THE pronunciation Of the words
laid camp and "reveIlle' has
lately been referred to Grant, Sheri~
dan and Sherman, some purists in
sisting that "aidekong' and ''revalya"
was the proper way. All the gener-
ais agreed upon aio-de camp and
revalee, the army and West Point
constituting the authority in this
country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

A strange circumstance occurred. to
a family in Brookfeld, N. H., a few
days ago. At8;45 O'clock a member
of the family noticed that the clock
in the sitting room had stopped. In
the house are three watches and two
clocks. Upon investigation it was
found taat all the clocks and watches
h adj stopped at precisely the same
moment. Upon manipulating all
went to ticking again but one of the
watches. There is no possible way
by which the family can account fol
the unusual event
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

NEARLY all the leading and best
paying lines Of railroad show decreas
ed earnings as compared with the
same periods OF tine last year. The
st. Paul shows falling OFF Of nearly
800, 600 and the Northwestern Of
$9S 900 for May.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

alarmed by noise which he heard
he foupa his master stretched upon
the carpet at the foot of the easv
chair, and out of which he had slipped
in an apoplectic fit. He never spoke
again, nor once opened his ewes
though the vital spark was not still
extinct till the following day. And
this was the last dinner. The Sunday
Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Mrs. WHEELER, Of In Crosse. was
killed in a runaway accident at Sparta.
JOHN EBERGER a German, s. years
old, threw himself under a train at
Wenona, H., and was cut TO pieces
AT ST. Peter Patow's vinegar factory
and feed mill were burned. Loss, $10,-
D00 no insurance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

REPORTS submitted to the confer
ence Of charities and corrections show
that the juvenile reformatores Of the
country represent an investment Of
So, 600, 600, and have 1000 inmates.
w. II. Nef, Of Ohio, was elected
president ofth conference, and 7. H.
Wines, Of Illinois, a member, of the
executive commute.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

THE Ohio supreme court decides that
the tax money paid by the saloon
keepers Of that state under the Scott
Liquor law" before it was declared
unconstitutional, can not be refunded
% them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
The FaYOrite Pug.
Merchant Traveller

Somebody dead across the wayl"
inquired a travelling man of his wife,
just after coming in from a trip and
noticing some Grape on the door.
Yes, she replied, sit was put out
this morning"
"Who is it,"
Il don't know Mrs. B. s husband
and her pug dog were both sick yester.
day, but the undertaken hasn't called
yet, and don't know which of them
died. l don't think it was her husband,
though"
why not9"
Because l saw her at the window
while ago and she was crying as If her
heart would break.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

MILWAUKEE mas increased the sa
loon license from SIS to $500. There
are now $40 saloons in that city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18

A enalky substance that is very ex.
cellent for polishing has been found
in Wilkes County, Ga.
There are in England 1877 ragged
schools which are attended by $4,000
children.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21
They Don't Like White Ne,xhbor..

WASHINGTON, d. G. Oct. 13.-Chief
Bushyhead, OF the Cherokee Nation, accom-
panied by e1 Representative Phillips, Of Kan
sas, called upon Secretary Lamar to-day and
had an extended interview in regard to the un-
warrantable Intrusion Of white settlers upon
the Cherokee lands In the Indian Territory.
Although the Indians under their treaties have
the power to determine the status Of citizens
Of the Nation, yet the Department is charged
with the duty Of ejecting intruders, and In the
exercise Of that duty It has assumed the right
Of determining who are and who are not In.
truders. Chief Bushyhead says that there are
a number of persons residing in the Territory,
who are there under tribal permits, and those
persons he does not wish to disturb. But there
are also many white persons in the Territory,
who claim to be citizens Of the Nation and
have taken up choice land, who are not enti-
tied to the rights of citizenship and should be
elected. The Indians are satisfied with the
present arrangements with the cattlemen, and
Chief Bushy head wishes to impress upon the
Secretary the advisability Of allowing them to
remain in possession OF the land.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21
Troubles of the Pos, masters.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 10
Postmastcrs in the small cities and towns arc
having an unhappy time over the special dc
livery system. Their reports TO the Depart
ment contain some amusing accounts Of their
pcrplexity. The postmaster at Cory, Penn,
writes: "a have been unabc TO and boy to
take the petition Of messenger for the special
delivery service that IA r good, Trustworthy
boy. The only one In the vicinity who wants
It is young man whose brother wa, sept to
the Penitentiary for robbing the mails. or
course ! did not entertain this application.
The boys and young men appear TO think
there Is no money In II. / guaranteed eight
cents for each letter, which was all the induce
considering the question, and l will send yon
his name and some others tomorrow n possi
bic to secure him. Meanwhile, will deliver
all letters promptly.
The postmaster at Adrian, Michigan. says:
"Thus far the inhabitants complain about be-
Ing awakened for the purpose. The streets
are not numbered nor lighted, and the pipht
delivery thus far has not been secured. The
service requires more reliability than the or
dinary boy possesses, and the present mc,scI..
gers decline to retain the positions aud be up
nights till midnight, prowllng around among
tenement houses and fighting OF bulldogs,
and decided TO write concerning such mails
- arrived after . p. m. In five days the re-
ccipts Of letters numbered fifteen, or an ave
rage Of three per day, and 4 good share Of
these were addresscd to women Of doubtful
character. Ali have been delivered"
Delta chief., 1885-10-21
Preparing for War,

CoSsTASTISorLE, Oct. 4.-The porte
Is awaiting the final reply Of the powers before
taking decisive acton. portion Of the cab
met recommend the recognition Of the Bull
gariAn union, and Others arc Of the opinion
that Greece and Scrvia will remain tranquil ~
the union Is not recognized. The military
party viewing tie silence Of the powers a. n
sign that they are ungr,ci u to what course
10 pur.ue, urge tha, Bulgaria be Invaded, that
the great Balkans be reoccup,ci, that the Bull
ga rian town OF Widdin be given to Serrla In
order TO weaken Bulgaria and coreilint. Ser
via, and that the districts OF Hermsu'i, ,Ho,kin
and PonAk be seized As Il war Indemnity. The
Sultan hesi,Atcs between these divergent coun-
cilr, leaning rather to policy Of Cancellation.
Meanwhile the military preparations arc un-
abated. Krurp has been urged 10 hasten the
delivery Of guns, payment for which ha. been
guaranteed. Everything indicates an early
invasion Of Bulgaria. In leading Turkish cir
clcs the opinion IA expressed that the ma aJority
Of the powers are Inclined TO refuse to rccog-
aize the Bulgarian union, As they consider
that course would be the least dsngcrou. to
European peace. The MaIqui. De Sovillc..
the French ambassador and Herr Won RADIO
witz, the German ambassador express aston
ishment that the Turkish government did no,
send troops TO Eastern Roumclia At the begin
ming OF the trouble. The other foreign minis
ters are lcss outspokcn.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

York, has indicted John D. Archibald, an Of
others, charging them with conspiracy against
the Buffalo Lubricating Company,
The Posts Washington special says:
"There Is a well-bupported rumor that Charles
Cadmsn, Of Boston, has accepted the place Of
Civil Service Commissioner which is to be va
Gated November by Dorman B. Eaton.
Rev. P. N. Cuntee, a prominent col
ored preacher of Memphis, Tennessee, while
on his way home from church with . number
OF members of his congregation, was fred upon
and wounded, together with two Others of the
party.
Andrew Smith, Emil Olsen and John
Nicholson, the latter. the editor OF the
Desrst Ners, have been sentenced to six
months In the peuitentiary and $500 fine each
to-day for unlawful cohabitation. All were de-
fant.
The business failures for the last
seven days in the United States number l39,
and In Canada "a, total OF 168, compared with
o07 last week and le6 for the week previous.
The failures are below the average in all sec
tions Of the country.
The artificial culture Of oysters has
been completely successful at the Matching
station OF the New York Fish Commission.
Thousands OF young were caught on scollop
shells and are now as large as a dime. This Is
the first practical success on = large scale from
oysters ArtifciAily mrregnated and hs,ched-
The strike seems to have died out In
St. Louis. All the roads are running their
full Compliments OF cars, and In most cases the
police have been withdrawn from the cars.
Several Of the strikers have gone back TO work,
but the Knights Of Labor claim that ,hesc
men were never members OF the order, and
ths, they only quit work through fear.
The President has virtually decided
to postpone the appointment Of superin,end-
en-. OF the Coast and Geodetic survey un:il
after the meeting OF Congress. Il has been
suggested to tie President that an engineer
officer Of the Army or Navy might pro pcrly be
detailed TO perform the duties OF the Office,
and that qucstio is now under consideration.
The United States revenue cutter
Corwin, has 'arrived from the North In san
Francisco, with nearly go men from the crews
OF the wrecked Arctic whaicrs on TX ard. On
September the Corwin anchored OF Hall's
Island, where 1900 pound polar bear WAS shot
and killed. It will be sent to the Smithsonian
Institute. On October the vessel finally icf,
Gunalnska for home. During the trip the
health Of all has been excellent, and there has
been no accident
Delta chief., 1885-10-21
Mormon Converts.

BRIDGEPORT, Illinois, October IS -
Eight adults and four children left here yes
terday for Payson, Utah, to become active
members Of the Mormon Church. Two OF the
party are young women, and the children are
about fifteen years Of age. All Of them leave
farms as good as any in this section. They
were converted and baptized here last spring
by the Mormon missionaries who have been In.
dustriously working in this and Richland coun.
ty. The female portion Of the party uphold
polygamy and all talk as II expecting to prac-
tice It. The converts had previously been
Methodists and Presbytsrisns. They are far
from being 'cranks," and their standing here
has made their de eparture sensation. A great
deal Of feeling has developed sgainst them
and the missionaries. The converts have been
eqged and otherwise maltreated since their
baptism into the Mormon faith. The best men
In the county are saying "it Is time to stop
this proscyting work here, and II the mission
aries return they may be mobbed."
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

! Mr.. E RICHARDSON, Of Mississippi,
he largest cotton planter in the world
,his annual crop surprising that Of the
Khsdive of Egypt-owns plantations in
- Mississippi Valley that in ante-bel-
laln days were valued at nearly 3d.
a. 04000-among them the famous Wade
Ea1pton plantation. They are not
wos now el,O00,0 900. but Col. Rich
asdS2nsis 6rm in the belief that they
Wfn n time recover their old-tims
yalss.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

A MEDICAL journal says, 'Intense
thirst is satisfied by wading in water"
Here is an idea theatrical managers
should Immediately act upon. Let them
provide a pool of water in their respec-
tive houses of amusement for the bene-
fit Of young men whose intense thirst
drives them out between acts. Mana
gers should spare no time to cater to
the wants Of their patrons.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

Mr. MERRITT, the undertaken, who
had charge Of the Grant obsequies, de-
livered an addrt 90 at the convention of
funeral directors" at Philadelphia. the
other day, on ''The Beauties Of Under
taking"-one of the principal Of which,
judging from Mr.. Merritt's profitable
experience IN connection with the Grant
funeral, is the undertaker's bill.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

THs Albany (Georgia) washerwo-
man who astonlshed the community by
announcing that she had named her
twins Mary Magdalene and Virgin
Mary. has good second in the Eldora,
Ia, woman who has called hers Case
line and Kerosene. 1t is supposed that
Gasoline is the gill baby.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

In Ogden, Utah, d curfew law has
been adopted. The bells are sounded
at 8 or 9p. M, according to the season
and after that hour boys or girls under
16 years Of age, unless accompanied by
. parent, guardian, or friend, or
provided with permit, are liable to ar
rest for misdemeanor.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

GRACE GREENWOOD says that
''among its other admirable manufac-
lures, New England produces the best
educated girls, the truest, the noblest
mothers, land the most glorious old
maids in the world"
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

IT is said that the girls IN the United
States treasury do not marty because
they know 80 much about men. We
supposed it was because they feared
they would not have an opportunity to
handle 30 much money after marriage.
And they wouldn't.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

The time is fast approaching when
the visitor to the sanctum will step in
smiling and confident, and just as he
is about to say-''Here is little thing
I have just dashed off, "he will be para
lyzed by voice exclaiming In tones of
thunder: $50 back and shut the
deOri'
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

The best thing real ignoramus can
do is to become drunkard. Every
body will then observe what a smart
man he would be if he would only let
whisky alone, and thousands of lies
will be told for his benefit.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

AFAsHIoN item says: "None but the
young ladies and brides should wear
hats" All the same we shall continue
to wear them. A sensible man would
rather go bare-headed than wear one
of this seasons misunderstanding bon
meta
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

A BosroN girl IS living in strict Sc
clusion and thinking seriously of tax
ing the veil, because, in moment of
excitement on the receipt of the news
of the Puritan's victory over the Genes
ta, she waved her red winter fannels
out of the window.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

THE opinion now held by Eastern
physicians that ':raw cows milk Is bet
ter for children than boiled'' Is very
gratifying, as raw COW gives much
more milk than a boiled one.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

BREACH of promise suits are un-
known in Kansas. The girls out there
do nothing on credit. They do not
consider themselves engaged until they
are married.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

AN English clergyman advertises in
a church paper his willingness to ex-
change cassock, nearly new. for bull
pup with good pedigree.
Delta chief., 1885-10-21

A lady wrote to the Old Testament reviscrs
an earnest plea against change In one particu.
lsr verse In Proverbs, because IL had been -
fAvorIte, TO quote her own words, with both
Of my dear husbands who arc now dead"