Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-16
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distinguished German soldier, is dead.
A NATIONAL convention of news
dealers will be held in Philadelphia in
July.
JACKSON. Mss, was considerably
damaged by a flood, several bridges
being swept away.
THF death Of DR.. Charles Theod9 ore
Ebold. the well known German anatom-
ist, is announced.
RECENT rains insure good average
crops throughout California, excepting
the San joaquin Valley.
BARNUM & LATHERs, wooden manu-
| facturers at Pittsfield, Mass, are insol
vent, owing about $4,000.
THE Wisconsin rivers are rising,
moderately but steadily, promising
well for logging operations.
/ THE collar mandatory of a. Hoex-
/ ter, Troy n. y, has been seized in salts
faction Of Judgments aggregating SOL
900.
THE Grand Jury Monday exonerated
Prosecuting Attorney Powell, Of Lay
fayettc, Ind, Of certain grave charges
formulated by local paper. The mat
ter has so affected Mr.. Powell that he
is seriously i'll.
THE court house and leading business
structures at Maryville, Tenn, were de-
stroyed by fire early Monday morning.
An the records were consumed.
THE Novelty Wooden Works, near
Erie, Pa, were destroyed by Ere Sun
day, causing a loss OF $25, 000 fully in
sured. The works were in the hands Of
the sheriff, and the nature of the fire
gives color to the theory of incendiar-
ism.
A CAvE-IN of the Cuyler Colliery at
Raven Run, Pa, Monday, entombed
ten miners, in section 700 feet below
the surface. The mine is completely
wrecked, and the men, who are all mar
ried and have families, can not be res
cued alive.
FARMERS in Kentucky, Missouri, Kan
sa5, and other states continue to pillow
up their wheat fields and prepare for
other crops. TIE destruction to winter
wheat by the hard winter can no longer
be doubted.
EARL DUFFERIN reports that the
ameer has obtained from India a special
subsidy for the maintenance of an At
CHAN garrison at Herat. An English
officer is to superintend the construction
of a series of fortresses along the north
ern frontier.
Miss HILL, having refused TO produce
the Sharon marriage contract in court
at San Francisco, to permit Mr.. Piper, a
Chicago expert, to make an examine
ticn Of it, was arrested Sunday night
and sentenced Monday afternoon to
twenty-four hours imprisonment for
contempt. The judge has ordered that
the documents be produced Tuesday.
PRESIDENT BARRIos, who recently un-
dertook the task of consolidating the
republics of Central America by the
sword, is said to have persisted on the
battle field of Chalehuapa. The legis-
lative assembly Of Guatemala has an
nulled the decree making Barrios dicta-
tor, and an armistice of ore month is
announced.
THE annual reunion of the society of
! the army of the Potomac will take place
at Baltimore, Nay and T. The presi-
! dent and cabinet, Generals Sheridan,
Hancock, and many other distinguished
officers will be present, and the pros
pect of a notable reunion is most excel
lent.
DUcING the first month of the new
administration there were 1873 appoint
ments to civil offices, seven which were
for the cabinet; thirteen changes in the
diplomatic service out of thirty-two
ministers; seven consuls changed in the
list Of 1872; five new assistant secretaries
six heads of bureaus; six changes out
OF l92 marshals and district attorneys.
and So changes out of 2,347 presidential
postmasters.
THE Atlanta Constitution, of which
Capt Evan p Howell is editor-in-chief
publishing the following among its edi-
rorial PARAGRAPHS: capt. Evan F.
Howell will not accept the appointment
as consul to Manchester and has for
warded to the president his formal
declination. While he feels grateful to
the administration For the honor e9n-
ferr2d upon him, and also highly com
plimented at the gensrous reception Of
the appointment, still circumstances are
such that he thinks best to decline it,