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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11


hlre the son OF The notorious L..
ne nao hired the assassins II Nh ne Shon
noy ana his mother were - A ~ as the
sne formers employers was tbs s1 nL mat
But TO return, as the pov.;..
ne BOY was disposed to be 80 ,;.s' says.
hunicatiVe in regard to tn @,'s con-
Dad first saw tina. horse 81
sac an l ne ooy. "fwan't in Terpessa1eh !,
an I've heard my mother teii 1 sse.. at
ana 70 heard dad tell about I, y "
night the man on the Db9Tto 49, One
Jumped up behind dad. M ct morse
his horse and jumped up on 5s5i -''' -ett
vas with another man ri6iro n, Daa
hentueky. Dad rode as hard Is 1''lg IN
aud fired his pistol behind 80 7 could
couldn't shake the ghost OF n1 MN i "a, 10
gone one half mi,e. The fb;- ~ -aa
dropped OF. e '''1g then
another time wneu we was AIN ora.
hsarney," continued the Dad. u5.s az
the ghost come in the yard on bo --I saw
and shot at &c seven OF eight fin Deg s-i
could not hit it." Nss' a1t
Inns Is me story Of the phantom hos.
man as told by the familv ana ,-.. nurse
IONS of Jesse JGmea. Did
shadow follow the striker brotbs-s ulA
me narrowing road from Eort6e9,5
Mimi, haunting them with pseTso go go
.Peet OF deliveranee? Was 1t wi.E i sos
In their shadowy night rid abo5. F I'm
sas City, when more than once tss- IAN a.l
pe@red and disappeared as mysler,ors y
the phantom horseman himself?
No one can tell, for on such sBbia,.-
the lips OF tae survivors are ssaled.S
Louis Globe-Democrat. '''-'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
MINERAL.POINT TRIBUNE
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN

TIE fact that %, 149 Boston women pro-
pose to pay a poll.taz and vote on school
questions this fall photographs the local
excitement. One claim is that half Of
these registered are Catholic women, but
how close this estimate may be does not
appear, One thing is very certain: The
people Of Massachusetts are soberiy de-
termined tina, the public school system,
designed to mold good citizens, shall be
preserved in its integrity, The nearer
the secretary and board Of education can
come TO developing system that shall fl
our youth for their duties in the state,
not forgetting the training Of the hand
with the head and heart, the letter. Mr.
Dickinson says that VS. must make our
schools so good that no parent can afford
to keep his children out of them, and
and that involves a good many things
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
Progress Of Missions.

For 5000 years there existed but three
versions of the holy scriptures. To-day
they may be read in $50 OF the 900
tongues that are spoken. In 1904 there
were in the world only 100000 bibles, in
1880 there we're in the hands of human
kind 100, 100000 copies Of the sacred word,
At the beginning of our century the way
of hfe could be STUDIED by one fifth OF the
worlds population, now it is translated
into languages that make it accessible 70
nine teuths of the inhabitants of the
world. Protestants occupy over 500 sen
srate fields. In them they have more
than 10000 mission stations, supplied
with no less than 10000 missionaries
Five hundred thousand heather children
attend Christian schools. One million
commandments are enrolled IN congrega-
tions gathered from among the heather.
Two million stated hearers are nominal
adhorents OF the evangelical faith. OF
the 433 100000 that people the world
135,OOO,OOO are Protestant Christians.
The area of the habitat globe is comput.
90 at 52,0O0,000 square miles; Of these
rs coo 900 square miles are under Greek
Romish church dominion; 10000 600
square miles under Mohammedau and
Pagan governments, and $4,000 000
square mites under the Protestant rule.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
4 Four-Year-0ld's Strose Of La7E'


A little four year-old Macon giFl IN
ius. met with a happy streak OF syo.
luck. Her father was Unlttu
officer, lately deceased, and by reason
that fact his daughter was enii"so 5 ~
pension, but there has been some I,
In getting the red-tape papers u 7' 4.
and having the pension grantee "a II.
or two since the mother Of me eA.' -,
oeived the intelligence that Pgllsa'gg,.
arrears for the past years Of tne GU. y
Iife had been allowed, tmonn t.us "a
about $500. and that she would pc - ~.
$40 30 pension per month unth 60. ~
i6 years old thus making the p l5lo- M
veer 1924 which can clothe ana is ecu. sg,
The mother viii put il away s7 ts.l9
for the child, along with the s9to' LII re-
Iirtle girl is now 1 years old, enc sl.. l.-
oeive this pension Of 1924 per an L5I-5 q
p ,ears. a total o. S280sr when, az u N
the 5000 makes S84os priloiPa-' II ,,rae
nothing of the interest vhlah SIN 1- tes
during these years, which wll i - ,i g
arrou9t A. ieass to 5000, when ~ .gt.s
quite a snug sum Tor ne pL'''
when she reaches sveet slyieg-'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
Iiharated frnm their Fetters

Bytne helpful, genial action Of that most benen-
cent Of aperients, Hostetter's stomach Bitters,
the bowels soon throw or the burden that para
lyzed and weakened them, and resume their
normal freedom Of action. The action Of the
Buffers, unlike that of average purgatiyes, i'm
wolves no gripping or dreuChiuE II &c did it
would, like them, be valueleSs Tor ordinary use
There is nothing uugentle or unnatural attending
It's operation Upon The liver no less than the
bowels, lis action is mos benign promoting a
heaithtul bilious secretion and directing ous of
the wrong into the right channel Couj3iuty
With {, stivrueSs, other bilious symptoms disap-
Icar when Is syStt matiCally used and the slnm.
ach is strengthened as well as regulated by it
Malarlal complaints rheumatism, debility, uerv-
business and kidney troubles Gre completely
relieved by IT, Sleep and appetite are invariably
promoted by IL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

Gen. Shsridsn'= grave at Arlington Is
ROW marked only bg a big fat stone,
which covers il entirely ana projects
above he surface about one asch, The
stone Is an immense cubic biock winch
was the base Of 8 column 81 the ol5 wsr
department building, and is weighs about
three tous. is Ia suak into the earth
ans rests upon brick vault Rhou, the
coffin. The guard hss bceu Withdrawn.
The daily consumption 81 needles il
this country Il sad Is he 5000. O00, most
which come FROM Reddltch, Eng.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

Thsre are more ways than one of max
ing money, and there Is mRu ia C1ica-
20 who is protiting by one OF the other
ways. An photographers use a paper
lmpreFna'ed with a silver solution. This
man makes periodical visits to the photo.
graph galleries ana secures this paper.
de burns il and reinss the ashes, secnr-
ing a large amount of silver. His bar.
gain Is for 20 per cent. of the silver pro-
duced, and some weeks be secures over
500. i Is harj work but he makes a
fair living gt ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

The lack of women's resiau5aa .sns il.
town in New York i n sds ( r.r els
stances b. the ianitresses q VS. s 8,
bindings. who serve warm en- .sves.
several persons have been a. rs wits,
ru,naon ID suspicion Of bai1s -
chapel murderers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

The frost Thursday i li2-, frees
a. fa- south as southarn hissg-- -a-fserr'
ing weather was reported to-
Minnssot8.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

B0uSe.-Tne house this morning pto
ceeded 10 the consideration Of private
business The point of no quorum "ss
raised against the first bill called UP, and
for three quarters Of an hour the business
Of TIE house vas AZ staud still How
ever, motion was agreed to for an ad-
iournment from to-day until Monday
Later the pom. Of no quorum was WITT
drawn and business proceeded without
friction until the house bill to incorporate
the Maritime Cansl company, Of Nicar.
angua, was called Up. Upon further %
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Col. Houston Seated.

The Senate Committee appointed to in.
vestlgate The right of Col. D. H. Houston
to the seat in that body from the Roanoke
district, have reported in his favor. The
only question which presented itself in
the mass of evidence taken, was whether
twenty ballots cast in Montgomery county
simply for "Houston'' were legal or not.
1t seems that they were declared to be
legal, and that closed the case. In two
out of the three contested cases, which
attracted attention. those of A. II. McClin-
tic, of Bath, and Houston, of Roanoke,
Republicans were seated, and the other
from lunenburg, was decided in favor OF
the Democrat, although the committee had
reported in favor of the Republican. The
minority report was adopted by vote OF
A to 43. We recognize in their results an
abandonment of the par,izan feeling that
has heretofore prevailed. 1t is especially
noticeable in the case of Col. Houston,
who is hold oyer Senator. and may be an
important factor in determining the po-
| litical complexion of the next General AS
! sembly. 1t would be better for both par
ties and the State generally, if this sentl-
ment should be encouraged and grow I'M
til it becomes the controlling influence IN
! election contests. 1t would but reflect the
wishes and the conviction of the great mass
of the people, for they want fair and
square elections and the popular will to be
| recognized.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Where it has Gone ?

In the Senate on Thursday last the bill
to pension Confederate soldiers who had
lost a foot or arm. one or two eyes, $50, or
any person totally disabled. $50 per annum,
and to every widow of soldier or sailor
whose husband had lost his life in the dis
charge of his duty in the service of the
State during the war, $50, was under con-
sideration. Gen. Wickham had offered an
amendment providing for tax of 2 cents
Oh the 500 of real and personal property
to create fund to meet the provisions Of
the measure During his remarks in sup
port of his amendment, he stated that at
the end Of the fiscal year there would be
deficit in the treasury of half million
dollars, and Mr.. Koiner said that if it had
not been for the extravaganza appropria-
tons made by the General Assembly,
there would have been enough money in
the treasury. While the bill and the
amendment were defeated by a decided
vote, the exposure of the wasteful legisla-
ton during this session of the Legislature
is a matter of interest to the people. There
has been an almost utter absence of care
ful consideration of the condition of the
people and the condition of the treasury
by this General Assembly, and appropria-
tions voted for which there was no neces-
sity and no public emergency to justify.
But the people have to foot the bills all
the same.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Leglslature Adiourns.

On Monday, the 5th, The constitutional
term of the Legislature expired. A reso-
luton was introduced to extend the ses-
sion ten days, to complete important leg
isletion. 1t required twothirds vote to
do this, and not receiving it, the session
was declared es.ded. The Republicans all
voted against extension, and the Demo-
cats for it, with one exception. There
were two Democrats absent, on account
of domestic affection. The extended SEES
sion would have been without pay. Of
the hundred of bills which died in the
clerks hands, the most prominent were. a
bill to regulate State commerce; the Ed
munds insurance bill; the general tax bill:
the labor bureau bill; bill to revise the
school laws and remedy certain defects:
bill to distribute State deposits to all
banks that would put up Riddleberger
bonds lat seventy cents in the dollar as
security. and bill to equalize assessments
throughout the State.
Among the most important measures
adopted were bills allowing pensions to
disabled Confederates who volunteered in
this State, creating State agricultural
bureau, and abolition of compulsory in
spection of four-a law existing from
time immemoriaI. The commerce bill was
hung up in the Senate~Committee on
roads and was never reported back to that
hodV
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
The Sherman Boom.

We see IN the Washington Star that
Hon. John ShefGJan has openly announced
his candidacy for the Republican 'Presl-
dental nomination, and that a literary bu-
reau is to be established in that city to
further his interests. At Il recent confer
ence the same paper says Gen. Malone
was counted for him, with solid delega-
tion from Virginia, and that Mr.. W. P.
Ganady. of N. G.. was similarly ciassed,
except that the promise was not given OF
an entirely solid vote for Sherman. The
scheme was organized some time ago to
give Sherman the solid vote of the South
ern States in the National Convention, if
possible, and force his nomination from a
section which would not De able to give
aim single electoral vote. The most eff
Elective means to defeat Mr.. Shermans
nomination are those adopted by him to
secure it. He will not get the solid vote of
the South, in Convention, by good deal,
and not strengthen himself in the Repub
lican States in his efforts to capture dele
gates from States where he cannot control
a vote in the electoral college. He has
invited organization against himself, and
he will be very apt to get it,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Guinea Mills, A miles and back. twice a
week, Wednesday ard Saturday; bond,

Guinea Mills. A miles and back. twice a
week, Wednesday ard Saturday; bond,
500.
Fluvanna County-From Columbia to
Kent's Store, 10 miles and back, twice a
week, Wednesday and Saturday: bond 5000
Nelson County-From Massies Mills to
Slaughter, IA miles and back. twice week.
wednesday and Saturday bond $500.
The proposals will be received at the
Department until p. NJ. April 10. De-
cisions announced on or before April %.
1888. Contracts are for carrying the mail
from July 1st. 1855, TO June Both, 1889.
and must be led in the Department.. duly
executed within sixty days after the date
of acceptance of BIDS. Blanks for bids &C..
and all other necessary information, can be
had by application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster-General. Washington.
The Senate Committee has fayorably re-
ported the Eil to construct and macad>
annie road from Stanton to the Federal
Cemetery.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
The Tariff.

The Democratic members Of the WAYS
and Means Committee have completed a
tariff bill and reported it to the entire Com
mittee. The Republican members of the
Committee were not consulted in its prep
aration. 1t is a free trade document, and
on line with the President s message. 1t
proposes to reduce the revenue about
$50 900 900, the. bulk of which comes off
custom duties. 1t places lumber, salt, tin
plate, wool, vegetables. and farm products
generally on the free list, and reduces the
tariff on steel rails from $i7 per ton to
Sll, and pig iron from 1872 to So 90, and
reduces the tariff on sugar ABOUT so per
cent. The wisdom Of putting tin plate
that recently blocks of tin ore taken from
Dakota. weighing from 5 900 to 5000 lbs.
each. have recently been shipped to Liver
pool, as samples of the American product,
and found to be richer than the ores Of
Cornwall In Virginia a syndicate is now
getting out tin ore IN Rockbridge county,
which, if the quantity is there. will prove
to be higher in tin metal than the Corn
| wall mines. We now consume about $780,
/ Q00, 900 of tin plate, which ought all to be
made in this county, and will be, if a
reasonable tariff is placed upon it, instead
of putting it on the free list
The same committee nave reported q
bill TO reduce the internal revenue. 1t
| takes the tax off tobacco, except cigars
and;cigarettes, and fruit brandes. it is
! thought will reduce The revenue from that
source about $25, 900 900.
The tariff bill is virtually dead already
| Randall is opposed TO it, with from 80 to
40 Democrats. and all the Republicans ex-
cept several from Minnesota. He has
prepared a bill of his own which was to
be ready yesterday. The Republicans will
bide their time, and wien the proper mo,
ment comes will formulate their views in
bill, Or present such amendments as will
embrace them. 1t does not look like there
would be any tariff legislation this SEES
sion.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08

Attic Llnatic Asylum. in this place, Miss
rema, us were buried at Middle River Church
on Tue sday, Rev. Samuel Driver officiating.
Mr.. Jacob Swartzel o prominent farmer,
near Mint Spring, died at his residence on the
It'll, aged about so years. He was useful mem
Der of the German Reformed Church. He will
be buried from st. Jonn's Church to- day,
Thursday
Near Milnesville, Augusta county. Feb 9th
1888, from pulmonary CONSUMPTION, Miss Mar.
garet Bell, aged about 81 She was buried at
Messy Creek. Miss Bell was cousin of Mrs
c. S. Byers, of Staunton.
In Middlebrook, Thursday evening" March /
1888, from pa ralysis, A. M, Jordan, ESQ, aged
about &C. He buried at Bethel Friday
evening. Mr. Jordon was the father of our
county school superintendent.
In February at Charlottesville, Mrs Maggie
Clark wife of Willis Clark. after an illness OF
nine days and also her little daughter Bessie
May, aged years. Bessie was sick only two
days, Mrs. Clark was the daughter of the late
san ford w, Bolen, who was a merchant at
Spring Hill, in this county, for d number OF
years, Cuipeper papers copy.
In stanton. Saturday morning March Sd
1888, from consumption, Mrs Charles Potter
az ed about 81 She was daughter OF Mr. Alex
Hutcheson and q sister of Miss Gussie and
Messrs. James and George Hutcheson and Mrs
James Campbell. She left three little children
with her husband. The funeral sermon was
preached on sunday afternoon by DR.. Gardner
at the Methodist church, of which she was ar
exemplary member.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
South River Mineral District.

Our correspondent Memo" mentions
a matter which may prove of much lmpor,
lance to the State of Virginia, and espe-
cially of the South River Mineral district,
1t is known that vast deposits Of high
grade iron ores exist all along the western
base of the Blue Ridge and on the spurs of
that mountain. These ores run from so
to IS per cent. in metallic iron, and are
abundant in quantity. There is also every
reason 80 believe that the portion of the
district South Of Waynesboro has in it a
large amount of Manganese, ard that when
intelligent and thorough Xamination is
made, this will be satisfactorily demon
strated. Tin ore is known to exist on
Irish Greek, in Rockbridge county, and it
has been found in other localities in that
immediate geological line, nearer to the
Augusta line. When these facts are taken
into consideration. it will be readily seen
that N eI0o' has good reason for the opin-
ion he expresses. What is needed, not
only in the tin ore locality, but in the iron
ore and manganese sections, is capital to
work the properties and scientific knowl-
edge to give proper direction to the work.
With these it is not unreasonable to sup
p 0se that immense mineral wealth will be
developed, and all that our correspondent
predicts become realized facts.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
A Fatal Shooting ARRAY,

For some time past there has been bad
feeling between the editors of the Culpep
er Aduance and the Exponent, both
Democratic papers, published at that
place. Last Thursday the bad feeling
eliminated in an encounter, with pistols,
between Edwin Barbour, one of the edi
tors of the Advance, and son of Hon.
James Barbour. and Mr.. Ellis B. Will
liam. son of the editor of the Exponent.
The difficulty was occasioned by a..sssevere
personal article written by Mr.. Barbour
about young Williams father. Four shots
were fired by Barbour and Eve by vii.
liams. Darbour's first shot proved fatal,
Williams dying in few hours. Williams
first Shot wounded Barbour, but not ia
tally. Both were young .men-Barbour
about 19 and Williams q, and both were
regarded as quiet, gentle and unobtrusive,
but high-spirited. 1t is to be regretted
that older citizens. seeing the character
of the publications and the danger of a
reneontre, did not interfere to prevent the
meeting betWeen the two young men. 1t
was lalnentabls affair, and brings sor
row and sadness to two liglly respected
families and throws shadow over the life
of young Barbour that will remain through
tiLle.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Swoope's Depot Items.

Mr. Milton Baylor has rented his 'sSel
lers /" farm to Robert Parks, (col.) from
Summerdean aud we understand that he
intends to rent bis other farm and move
to Stanton.
Mrs. Virginia Splitter and Miss. Eliza
Argenbright expect to spend a week in
Dayton Va. attending the Virginia An
nual Conference Of the U. B. in Christ
which is to convene their the 14th inst.
Mrs Jemima Shuey near Trimble S mill
is suffering from severe attack of dropsy.
At present writing she is no better.
Weare Informed that company has
been formed to build a large tannery at
Pond Gap upon the site Of the one that
burned last fall. The proposed tannery
is to cost something over $4,000 Bids
for the completion of the buildings are
being received and soon the work will
begin.
While Mrs. Estaline Thompson was re-
turning from Hebron Church a few san
days ago her horse became refractory and
by kicking managed to get his leg over the
shaft and by his struggling broke one of
the shafts. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Mr.. John. w. Weaver near Sunmerdean
met with very painful, and which almost
proved fatal, accident on the oath of Feb.
While riding out to feed his cows on the
hill above his house he had occasion to
get off his horse in order TO open a fence
and as he did so he fell backward with his
left foot hanging in the stirrup This
frightened the horse and he started off at
full speed dragging Mr.. w. after him over
the Lard frozen ground When he had
been dragged about seventy five or a hun
bred yards, fortunately for him his boot
pulled off and he was left stunned and
bruised upon the ground. lie was taken
TO the house and DR.. McChesney sum
moned. There were no bones broken and
far as known. he sustained no internal in
juries. but he being a man of about sixty
seven years Of age was so used up that he
is entirely helpless excepting his right arm.
At present writing he is doing as well as
could be expected. S. $.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
Tne Most Agreeable

AS well as the most eHectlye method Of
dispelIing Headaches, colds and Eeyers.
Or cleansing the system. is by taking few
doses of the pleasant California liquid
fruit remedy. Syrup of Figs. For sale by
w. M. Allen & Bro.
The cost to the principals 10 a suit over
a rooster. in the Bergen county, N. J.,
pourtg, has reached $500.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
THE MARKETS.

There has been .little or no change Sin the
markets since our last quotations. Wheat is
firm and clover seed weak.
We quote -four, family. at 81 90; extra,
s3 Is super So 25. Wheat. 80 to 91c Corn, IS
TO S.; Oats 50 to 35;1Cloverseed So 80 to So 60.
LIVE sToCK.-Bahtinaore Mar 5-Beef Cattle
ranged from IS to SIS l211a-most sales averaged
from 90 to IS per 100 lbs. Sheep, 4 to GA per
Id. gross lambs, 4 to 61a per h. sross. Hogs,
8% to74 net,
Neao York, Mar. 5.-Beet cattle, 25 TO s. so
per 100 lbs. Sheer, % to Is, some fancy
lots, 81 to . per l09.lbs. Hogs, 50 to 50 per
100 lbs.
Philadelphia. Beef cattle, market strong at
81 to Co. good, 5A to 50 Sheep, 81 TO 6k.
Hogs, western, Sc !; local, to IA
Richmond. March Beef cattle. best ~ to
&c perch. gross medium to good 81 to u
gross. sheep. ~ to 7c'gross, Hogs, 81 to 7l<o
net.