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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
San Francisco Examiner

The upper deck of the Alexander
Duncan was loaded with hogs wAen
the fire broke out in her hold a few
days ago. The smoke curling up from
the hatchway and the yells from the
assistant engineers as thes ordered the
firemen hlther and thither caused
much CONSERVATION among the swine.
One large gentleman hog made leap
and sprang out of the environments OF
his pen over the rail iMtO the water.
He was IN peril between the fire. boat
Gov. Irwin and the Duncan for d
moment, but 1t was not long. Getting
INTO open water the animal struck out
for Goat island, which point ne would
have reached without doubt but for
the intervention of couple of Mon
golian fishermen who were passing
the end of the wharf at the time
They spotted the porker, and i'm
medlately took measures to secure
him. One did the rowing while the
other took up a position IN the boat
for the purpose OF grabbing the pig
when the opportunity offered itself.
He had not long to wait, as the efe
nSlCnb OdIsDuaA oObn pldSCu Ills CEE~A Z
alongside the swimmer. The tail of
the latter was seized and the other
Chihaman was summoned to aid in
the capture. In the meantime the
boat was scudding along at wonder
full rate of speed, drawn by the pigs
tail. At last the porker was pulled
down amidships, and Chinaman No
2 took a hold on the ear of the hog.
All Fun, the first Chinaman, sang
out: Hoop la" and this was a sig
nal for simultaneous effort at rais>
ing the porker from the briny. Each
responded with all his strength. The
hog came up and was very near over
the gunWales, when he gave a squeal
and a kick, and All Fun lost his
balance. A threatening billow rolled
by at the same time, and over wenU
Cinnamon, boat, pig. and all. 1t is
greatly to the credit Of All Fun that
he staid with the shote, with a won
derful slngleness of purposs, until he
had swallowed several gallons of sails
water. The Cinnamon were taken in
by passing tug in a half>drowned
condition. The present whereabouts
of the hog is unknown, but it IS bet
lieved that he pursued his first idea of
going to Goat island.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
st. Louis Observatory.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.

The new observatory at Washing
ton university is about complied, and
bids fair to be one of the most perfect
in the country. The earth upon which
it is built at the corner of Eighteenth
and St Charles streets, is of pecul-
lar stiff clay, which allows very
slight transmission of vibration, and
consequently the observations will got
be appreciably interrupted by She
iarring Of the building for external
influences. Prof. Pritchet, who has
charge of the astronomical departs
ment, is making preparations WATCH,
when completed, will insure a most
instructive ana interesting years
work. Through The generosity of a
few public spirited citizens he has
been enabled to contract for new
telescope and clock, which were much
needed, and the character of which
will place tins institution among
the FIRST in the country.
The object glass of the telescope
| is six and a half inches,
and was made by Alvin Clark, OF
| Cambridge, and the focal length is TO
be eleven feet. This instrument,
when complete, will have sufficient
power to discover a body as small as
the custom house JIM this city on the
surface of the moon, and with this
Prof. Pritchett purposes TO operate
during the fall and winter in his ex-
change of signals with the observa'
tory at the City of Mexico. 1t is aiso
proposed to enter upon a cours" Of OBJ
servations to determine the truth or
falsity of the nebular theory, or Sys'
tenn. which has become an interesting
question OF late, owing to the dlscov-
ery of one FIRST. magnitude star and q
smaller star III one of the heretofore
unoccupied spaces. The cost of the
telescope will be 81 500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
WHERE THEY NOW ARE.
Some Confederate Generals, and what
They Find 10 DO in Times of Peace.

Over half dozen of the exconfeder-
ate generals who went into the war
bachelors have remained single ever
since, among them Gen. Curtis Lee,
the handsome and popular son of the
confederate chieftain, and General Ju.
bal Early, who is now 20 odd.
Where he appears to speak in the
Virginia campaign Fiiz Hugh Lee is
received with enthusiasm, and bodies
of mounted men ride out from every
town to meet him and escort him to
the hotel.
Most OF the ex-confederate generals
who are not IN politics are interested
in some way with railroads
Gen. Longstreet will sext month
open a winter hotel in Georgia near
tie gulf coast.
F'itz Hugh Lee IS short aud stout
with grayish chin whiskers, and looks
like farmer.
AS then he did all the swearing
for Stonewall Jackson" Jubal Early
continues To- enjoy the distinction Of
of being the Iallest swearer in Vir-
GINA.
Gen w. II, (Runy) Lee, son Of the
late Bobert K. Lee, is now prosper
Gus farmer in Fairfax County, Vir-
gina.
Age has not made any inroads upon
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, now United
States railroad commissioner. He has
gotten over the nervous trouble from
which he has suffered for many years.
He is married but has no children.
The commandant of the troops in the
Shenandoah valley for long time was
Gen. John Echois, who is now dlrec
tor in the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road and president of the Lexington
and Big Sandy road,
4 Although in the convention that met
before the Nar, Gen. w. G. Wickhaa,
now the vice president Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad voted against
4 secession, he gslloped the first troop
Of horse into Capital square and ten
dered bis sword to state and confeder-
acy. He commanded a brigade during
the war, and although his home gas
within the lines he did not cross It's
threshold but Twice and was each time
carried IN wounded. When he sur
rendered with Lee at Appomatox he
disowned the confederate leaders built
the first schoolhouse for colored chill
dren ia the south. He became the
leader of the republican party in Nir-
ginia and did much 10 make IT reSpec-
table. He was driven out of the party
by Malone and is now supporting
Fllz Hugh Lee for governor
Mahone's bitter enemy, Gen. Bradley
I, Johnson, IS now practising law 10
Baltimore. lie is . brilliant and a
handsome looking man of about 90.
Dark as an Indian and straight as
an arrow, standing over 6 feet 4 inches
Gen. r Lindsey Walker has not
changed much. lie has recently gone
to Texas as superintendent OF the state
house at Austin.
Gen. Taliaferro, who commanded
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22

the Virginia militia at the the time OF
the JOHN Brown trouble, is still an
active man, over six feet high and at
lends To bis large estate near Glouster
Point, Va bordering on the Chess
peake Bav
One of Mahone's fast friends is Gen.
| V. d. Gfoner, now living at Norfolk,
and occupying the position of presi>
dent of the National Compress com
pany.
Physically Mahoue weighs less than
ninety pounds. He was engineer when
the war, broke out, and rapidly rose
to position. He had command of the
defenses at Petersburg, and aistin.
guissd himself at the battle of the era
ter. Lee singled him out of all the
generals to accompany and stand by
him at the time of the surrender.
Gen. Bsauregard cont ues TO act as
counsel and promoter of the Louisi>
ana lottery.
1t is curious that Gen. Gusts Lee,
though a grandson Of Mrs Gusts,
bears a most marked add striking res
semolance to the pictures of WASH
ington.
Gen Hooker, who lost an arm at
Vicksburg, is now practiclng law in
Mississippi, and is the closest personal
friend of jefferson Davis. During
the past summer he was at the Vir-
giaia warm springs
Gen. Walker, who commanded the
Stonewall brigade after iackson's
death, Is now over 60 years e age
He is practicing lawyer in V-rglnia
and has lieutenant governor or the
state.
Elk Lieut. Gov. and Gen. Robert Z
Withers, of Virginia, is six feet and
stout and gray, and is an active law
yer. with large practice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
LONG AFTER THE WAR.
The strange Meeting ofGenersIs
Prentiss and garr0aduke.

At the panorama OF the battle of
Shiloh IN this city, few days ago. a
small shriveled up man made himself
conspicuous by gong around the D ace
! sniveling dolorously He did not ap-
pear to be more than five feet hiph
/ He was dressed all in black. ard his
attenuated form and gray whisksrs
gave hun peculiarly grotesq que ao-
( pearance' He seemed to be greatly
interested in the panorama, and as he
moved from one point Of view to an
other he groaned and wept copiously.
A tall rawboned man.approached him !;
he wore gray clothes and a military
SLOUGH nat, and be had the general an
pearapce of Missourian away from
home on a holiday.
Reckon you were at Shiloh, en-.
strangerW asked the tall raw>boned
man.
Yes. replied the small, shriveled-
up man, and | shall never forget it {:
it was the toughest battle Of the war. F"
81 was thar, said the tall, raw bon
ed man, land my regiment was drawn
up right over yonder where you see
that clump of trees"
Ou were rebel tnenY
81 was a confederate" replied the
tall, raw~doned man, 'aud did some
right smart fighting among that clump
of trees that day"
81 remember it well, said the small
shriveled~up man, ''for | was a Fed
eral soldier, and the toughest scrimm-
age in all that battle was among that
clump Of trees"
"Prentiss was the Yankee General, :"
land I'd have given pretty sum to
have seen him that day. But, dog-on
me, the little cuss kept out of sigkb
and we uns came To the conclusion
that he was hidin' in the rear some
whar-"
"Our boys were after Marmaduke. "
said the small, shriveled up man, "for
ne was the rebel General and had
bothered us great deal But we could
get no glimpse of him-he was too
sharp to come to the front, and it was
lucky for him too"
"Oh but what scG image iC was ~
said the tall raw boned' man.
How the sab ers clashed and the min
MES whistledl ~ cried the small. shmvel-
ed up man.
The panorama brought back the
old time with all the vivianess of a
yesterdays occurrence. The TWO men
were filed with q strange yet beauti-
full enthusiasm.
Stranger" said the, raw boned
man, we fought like devils that day,
ard we fought to kill. But the wars
over now, we ain Z soldiers no longer
Gimme your hand y
with pleasure" said the small,
shriveled up man and the two clasped
hands.
"What is your name2" inquired the
tall raw boned man.
81 am General B. NJ. Prentiss,"
said the small shriveled up man.
''The-you say" exclaimed the tall,
raw boned man.
Eyes" rAsthymed the small shriveled
up man; land who are you2"
%" replied the tall, raw boned man,
81 am General John S. Marmaduke.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
A Funcral With no Mourners.
Lewiston lMe journal

Lewiston tMe.I journal
An Augusta clergyman was asked
to conduct the fuEeral of 9 man in an
adjoining town, who died with the
reputation of having been a miser, a
few days ago. He is believed 10 have
been worth $S5, 600, but his house was
bare and mean, and he had no friends.
Before the service the clergyman ask
ed some of the deceased, that lie might
speak of him appropriately. They
told him how snug the mlser had
been how he h d ground the poor
that came into his cluctches, and so
ON.
But what were his good qualities}"
asked the clergyman.
Didn't have any" was the laconic
reply.
Didn't he have one redeeming
traitl'
Not ID one irreverently
answered the neighbor.
1T was the most difficult duty that
ever performed, said the clergyman
afterward. There was no bible IN
the house, and it was a long time be-
fore one could be found Then the
man in charge Of the funeral had dis
appeared | asked where he was, and
my informant SAID with a grin, Dun
no. Guess be is hunting for mourn,
ers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
THINGS EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO
KNOW.
New York World.

!
| CombinatlDs suits are more fashion
able than ever
The fancy for colored woolen laces
continues.
Breakfast caps Ct lace and ribbon
bows are much worn.
Real laces are more generally worn
than before tor many years.
The Egyptian and Pompadour laces
are exceedingly fashionable.
The homespuns make durable
school dresses for little girls and miss
es.
Neck ruchings are in greater favor
than any other style of throat dress.
Velvet broche on wool in figures
are prominent features in fall wool
lens.
Many of the woollen serge dresses
for autumn wear are trimmed with
braid.
Vests of kid or chamois leather are
worn with wool dresses made With
cutaway jackets.
Plush and velvet are both fashion,
able materials this winter for dresses,
wraps and bonnets.
leading silk and wool dress fabrics
for mourning are Henrietta and mel
rose cloths and imperial serge.
Position basques of novelty cloth
or velvet will be worn by mary ladies
in place of jersey, with various
skirts.
Faille franchise and other soft rep
ped silks are in demand for autumn
dresses, to be worn in combination
with velvet aud plush.
Some of the new hosiery matches
the new dress fabrics not only in col
or but in design, there being plaid,
checked and striped stockings for those
who desire them,
In mourning iewelry are furnished
all the new shapes and styles to be
found in gold jeweiry. Onyx in Grape
finish, deliberately carved, IS designed
for first or deep mourning.
a convenient as well as elegant lit
tie article. produced in both gold and
silver, IS a pocket paper cutter, the
handle of which on being drawn out
from the blade proves a detachable
pencil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
Gov. Seymour Tells a Story.
New York Star

1.-The longer 1 live, sad the gov.
ernor, "the more certain | am that
you can't get out OF New York State.
When / went down to Florida | was
constantly getting evidences of Ne"
Workers on the journey. At Jackson
vile / took carriage and started our
to see something of the South. !
went on for some time without lind
ing anything that looked ike II;
Finally I came to a place that looked
like an old time plantation. a mau
leaned against the door whom | was
satisfied must be native. Grove
into the yard and spoke to him, apollo,
giving for my intrusion on the gro alu
that was a stranger from the North
The man looked at me fxedly, with
out replying. At last he said: why,
governor, how are youl | haven
seen you since l heard yon speak a.
Ithaca hge years ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
Fixing a Mashe".
New York Star

In the first place he was so years
old, bald-headcd, and ought TO have
been ashamed OF himself In the next,
he pro badly had a wife and four or
Ave children, and he had no business
running after strange gods On a rail q.
way train.
There were about twenty passeu-
gers In the coach, and of these only
hive were females. The one who laid
over all the rest for youth, good looks,
and a far-away look in her eyes, bad
a seat all alone, and she seemed dis
posed to peruse a novel.
This old bald hCad, this old masher
in human form, on whose wrinkled
forehead the kiss of fond wife could
yet be seen for 60 cents on the dollar,
got his eyes on that girl at an early
date, and the conductor had scarcely
made his rouno before ne walked up
the aisle and pumped down beside
her She betrayed surprise and maid
emily modesty. Indeed, she looked
TOO coy and sweet for anything.
The old masher began to talk, max
ing himself fully at home, and after a
little the girl seemed to enjoy his com
pany. The rest Of us did pity her
from the bottom of our hearts. So
youngl So unsophisticated So ready
to fall into the net being spread for
her by that old gravel hoofed hyena
1t might have been half an hour
after he sat down when we saw the
back Of his neck flush to deep red,
succeeded by palcness which would
have put roller flour way back along
side of tar. Had he found a carpet
tack2 Did the motion of the cars
make him seasick2
Then we saw her shake her head TO
emphasize her words, and pretty soor
the old masher pulled out his wallet
and counted out $50, and put the bills
in her hand. This was no sooner ac>
complished than he bobbed up, re-
turned 10 his original seat, and sat
down with a "D-n itp which was
heard all over the car
The girl counted the money twice
over, nodded her head as she finished,
and the bills went down bshind the
lace at her throat.
Old bald~head But wasn't he mad
lie snorted and kicked and scraped,
and nobody dared 90 near him until
the train reached Dayton and the sad
eyed girl got Off Then he spouted
Says he:
"Durn my 5uttons but we were
talking away as sweet as sugar when
she suddenly says:
Mister, l want $50"
''Not of me2'
you betl"
cause whyY
"Csuse if you don't I'll stand up
here and scream out that you have in
suited me! The men on this car will
not only punch your old bald head
until it will ache for the next SIX
months, bat your name will get into
the papers and your dear wife hold a
surprise party over your remains.
Come down y
She had me. l forked over"
Every listener realized that he was
telling the truth, and every man
gasped cut:
by the great horn spoonw
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22

turn presented it to President Gao,o.
Washington, still keeps perfect LIZ g
1t is of alabaster and French ', ,.f,
bronze. II runs for 30 DAYS 81 erI
winding. In the Red Room PreS !, one
Lincoln's clock of ebony and cola s,;S
strikes tie quarters, halves and hon W.
with wonderful precision. The ouis
American made clock in the WIN.
House was manufactured in Nc s
York. tits kept in the Green Roc 1ooS
and was purchased hen James Mn
roe was president,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
The Girls OF New York
Bin Nyc in New York Mercury

BIN Nye In New York Mercury
l desire to say one word in regard
to the girls Of New York, large mum
bcrs OF whom l met while there. We
did not have an opportunity to be-
come thoroughly acquainted, but
met large namber of them casually.
] used to get out early and continue
until late into tbs evening, meeting
the girls Of New York on the crowded
thOroughfares.
Some like to stroll in the parks and
others yearn to ride on the elevated
railway, thai they may see what the
people who live in the second stories
of New York. have for supper; but
think that to stem the angelic tide Of
young and beautiful girls IN Gotham
is certainly as pleasant duty as a
stranger can perform.
The girl of New York, whether
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
Clocks of the White House.

There are number of handsome
and historical clocks in the White
House. The clock in Col. Lanont's
room has in it cathedral gong that
mas such charming sound that per-
sons frequently wait to hear it strike.
1t is a modern affair, but has many
admirers. There is clock in Miss
Cleveland's room that has been go
ing without the interruption of an
hour for over 25 years. In the presi-
dents bed room there is another
beautiful cleck. In the Blue Parlor
the famous clock, once the property
of Napoleon Bonaparte, and by him
presented to Gen. Lafayette, who N
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
Can't Last Forever.
Fleigende Batter.

Wife weeping You swore eternal
love and fidelity to me, and here we
are only three years married, and
love and fidelity are quite banished.
Husband-D0n't upbrsid me; IT'S
your own fault if you're not content
ed. For heavens sake, now long dc
you expect eternal loveaad fidelity to
last3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-22
Col. Pat. DOnOyan's Speech at the
Tennessee Banquet.

Earth's two greatest oceans, 3, 600
miles apart, shall roll up in thunder
ing oratoriO their echo of the high and
glad refrain; the vastest CULTS and
grandest lakes in all creation shall
join the chant; river after river, huge
rolling floods, shall conspire to swell
the giant paean; Superors waves,
Mississippi's torrents, Niagara's misty
thunders shall roar il far and wide (;
the hurricane crashing through ten
thousand mountain gorges, from the
AlleghenieS to the C1rdllleras, from
the AdirondackS to the Slerras, shall
chime it; the raging blzzards, hIrling
slx,inch hailstones on sky-bounded
and horizon-faced Nebraskan plains,
shall whistle and rattle it; the cata-
mount shall Shrek it, the prairie wolf
shall howl it, the lone owlet boot it
and the grizzly bear shall growl it f.;
and the burden of it shall be: Am.
erica for Americans One country,
one flag, zwei lager-from Green
lands icy mountains to Darien's Colds
en- strands + Pluribus Uuum Erin
Go BraEhl Now, henceforth and for
ever more, world without end-amen,
a>WDmeD
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Pref Biaas's sormou T,,,t Night.


The groat preacher delivered q dis
course last night to an undlminished
audience, who listened with uaabated
interest," His themo was "Repsnt-
snoe," which no showed to moan not
rs theusual Latin and dorivatlvo ety.
mology would indicate "a nero sorrow
Tor whathGs boon done-hut from tho
Creek original, which purportod a
cody sorrow and purpose, which re-
suited In cody actions, Faith was
the precursor OF this foelipg, and after
baptism, tho remission OF sins, This
he demonstrated To DO tho logical
sequence OF tho successive s.ageH,
regardless Of the order in which they
might loo mentioned even In Script
urn. Hls Illustrations from tho prudi.
gel son and tne march OF Moses Of TO
head OF the Taraelites were beautiful
and convincing, TIE oloquons divine
showed how election was necessarily
free, beautifully explained tho slgulti.
cation OF "atonomenp and made such
| dir, Of appeals 30 the conscience OF hig
hearers that all listened, and but few
left unconvinced.
Toe subject for tomorrow night, bv
request, will DO tho uMillenuial
Reign Of Christ and the End os tho
| World,n
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. I. W. Emery, OF Houslon, is in
the city,
MIR. Milton Speak has relapse oil the
denguc.
Mr.. C. Msnton, OF Paris, is at the
Windsor.
Mr., II. S. KImbrougb, OF Mesquite, is
In the city.
Mrs. John spellmen is down with
tho dongue.
Mrs. l.. s. Garrison Ia sick with th Q
denguo FOYER.
Judge II. p. league, of Kaufman, IL
at the 81. George.
Miss Bessie Stephenson 10 still III
with the dengue.
Mr.. James VI. Trezevsut, of New Or
leans, IL In tho city.
Miss Minute Speak, OF Jefferson, ia
visiting friends hero.
Mr.. j. II. Skyles 10 seriously III aud
confined to his room.
Miss May Guillott is visiting
friends az Fort Worth.
| MIR. Lang, Of Lang's restaurant, Is
down With the dengue.
u. A. Aldrlph "a seriously M with o
relapse OF the denguo.
Mr.. Henry Hamilton doiied the dem
que fever, aud caught IL.
Mr.. u. J. Kerr, ''at present from tho
Wild West" Ia In tho city.
Hon. X. 3. Kimsrough, OF Mesquite,
was In tho city yesterday.
Captain William Owen and his wife
were In tho city yesterday.
Colonel J. Ii. Brltton left on last
evcning's train for lei Paso.
Miss Mlrio Morgan Ia recovering
from an attack OF tho dongue.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Hodges ia convalescing
from severe attack Of dengue fever.
John Woods, OF tho Grand Windsor
hotel, Is sick abed with tho dengue 70.
yer.
Mr.. John d. Powell, of Royal Bskinp
Powder fame, left last night for New
Orleans.
Mr.. julie d. ROBERTS IL again on the
street, after having q severe attack Of
the dengue.
Mr.. q. 3. Patterson. q member Of the
legal fraternity OF Liberty, Virginia, d
a the Windsor.
Mrs.. DR.. =. II. Peters arrived home
/ yoolofday from two-lnonths' visit 70
lilonds "a ~ Paul.
.oolunel Z. ,. elnpson snd Mr.. LldsI
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