Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-06
Miscellaneous Matter!,.l !.

hilSCGiAdhGOQS Matter
GEN. SHERIDAN ARRIVES AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 3G.AGen. Sheridan
arrived here from the west this morn
ing and will leave direct for Wash
ington this afternoon. The general
Is in excellent health.. Concerning
the troubles in the Indian Territory
he said he had expressed no opinion
and that while he had settled views
respecting the Indian question, they
would be expressed only 10 the presi>
dent in person as that was in the main
the mission upon which he was sent.
ANY expressions which had been
credited to him concerning. the-situa
ton were unauthorized and un-
founded.
A SERIOUS MISTAKE.
CHICAGO, H., July STA man
named Erb suddenly died in the pro
bate court last Monday from the sup
posed effects of long continued intoX-
ication. An inquest was held o.day
at which the county physician created
a sensation by testify ing that Erb
died of chronic Inflammation of the
brain and was no drunkard, but a
poor sick man, He said 1t was a great
mistake that the police did not dog
nose the mans case, He was carried
into the station in a scmi,unconscious
condition aud booked,for drunkenness,
when really only i'll.
The physician thought this case
showed the necessity of having d
medical examiner at the police station
to guard against the dying of prison.
ers through the ignorance OF officers.
GRAssHoPpERs AT WORK.
KEoKUK, July 31,-The farmers,
from number of localities, report
that grasshoppers are abundant and.
that some small grains were slightly
damaged by them. The grasshoppers
are now sNarming to the corn fields
and greater damage is feared.
VERDICT EXPECTED SOON.
WINNIPEG, July 31.-The jury to-
day in the Reil case was addressed by
Robinson for the crown, after wbics
the magistrate pointed out TO the Jury
the law Of high treason and com.
menced to read over the evidence. lie
will conclude tomorrow and the Jury
is expected to return q verdict by to-
morrow night. ',. "t~ e.
THE OLD HOUSE At POINT PLEASANT.
NEW YORK, July 80. Capt. James
j. Coogan, of this city, is negotiating
for the purchase of the house at Poiat
Pleasant, Ohio, in which Gen. Grant
was born, with view to having il set
up in Central Park. H. offers. So, 900
for it. The owner, Michael Il. Hirsch,
wants $4,000. ..'.
COMMITTEE OF CArTLEMEN TO GO TO
WASHINGTON.
KANSAS CITY, July 3t.Lphe city
council tonight adopted a resolution
for the mayor to appoint a committee
of Is members to go to Washington
and urge upon the president an OK,
tension Of time for the removal OF
cattle from the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservations The mayor selected
the committee from among the pro
mlnent citizens, none of whom are
AubuAluCd VIII .iBb Ndhtlt lnACItNkos
Extension of time wall be asked for
on the ground that the order involves
other besides cattle interests in Kan
sAs, Missour'an Texas f7 q"
DASHED 10 DEATH. u" "'
NEW York, July 81 Nine men got
into a bucket to-day to be hauled to
the Top of the shaft connected with
the new Croton aqueduct. When 60
feet up the bucket caught on pro.
lection and tipped, -Four map were
thrown out, two chung TO the bucket,
aud The other two, VIM. Cunning
ham and Timothy Harrington, were
dashed to death, ,Of the naen who
clasped the bucket John Carr had his
left thigh broken and his scalp an
jured, and VIM. Ryan suffered in~
juries about the head, besides inter
nal wounds. al. .ia