Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-12

ii Richmond. Ind, last June. has been
taken at Elwood.
At Prairie Ridge, Wis, Samuel Tu-
der 4 cheese manufacturer, committed
suicide He was respondent over me
low price Of cheese.
The tWn last convicted smugglers
withdrew their case against the gov
eminent at st. Johns, y. f., and were
released from Jail.
Jacob A. Shroyer, of Bloomington,
H.. who killed Edward Stutz, section
foreman, in August, has been put on
trial and will plead insanity.
AT Battle Creek, Mich, William
Wallace, resident Of Battle Greek
since 1S43, died, aged 49, He was post
master from 1871 to 1886.
Five Of the victims Of the disaster
at Tilly Foster mine, near Brewsters,
N. Y, we're buried, and an investiga-
ton Of the accident will be made.
Robbers in the guise of sheep buyers
entered the home OF Daniel Jackson, a
pioneer Of Nashville, Mich, beat him
into Inconsistencies and stole $500.
James w. Pittenger, Of Muncie.
Ind. tried to kill himself by putting
one bullet in his heart and another
through his brain, but he still lives.
Joshua S. Helmer, formerly presi-
dent of the broken Merchants bank,
Of I,ockport, N. Y, was found guilty
of deceiving Bank Examiner Clark.
Engineer Forelines, Conductor
Straley and colored brakeman We're
T killed in wreck on the Norfolk and
Western railway at Ennis, w. Va.
The First National Bank, of Pratt,
Kan, the Oldest institution in the
place, has gone into voluntary liquida-
zion. All claims will be paid in full.
Henry Wattersen, who was TO de-
/ liver his lecture on Abraham Lincoln
az Webster City, Iowa, failed to arrive
! and thousands were disappointed.
Charles Disston, brother and bust
ness partner Of the late Henry Disston,
4 founder Of the Disston saw works, died
at his home in Philadelphia, aged u
years.
Two tramps were arrested at Ram
sey, H., on a charge of robbing the
store OF Sloan & Smart at Herrick.
They were wearing the stolen cloth
ing,
Bill Vosburg, the old-time criminal,
confessed that he assisted the postof-
fee thieves, Russell, Killoran and Al
len, to escape from Ludlow street jail,
New York.
Ta..es ATaGoru - ,,,nn,Ia,
ing w. A. MADDEN, has been released
from jail at South Bend, Ind, as suf-
ilcient evidence could not be found
against him.
John Adams Baller, the Oldest editor
in Pennsylvania in continuous service
on one paper. is dead He founded the
Perry Freeman and was it's editor for
tifty-ilve years.
Louis Gordon, who killed John Flag
ger on the drainage channel several
months ago was sentenced to the pen,
itentiary at Joliet, ILL.,, on an indell
mite sentence.
Miss Lucy Petree. of Jennings
county, Indiana, has sued William
Nealis, of Lebanon, Ind, for breach oil
marriage contract placing her dam
ages at $4,000.
The De PAW, Ind, glass works at
Alexandria, Ind, closed during the
settlement OF the De Paw estate, will
first of the year
The New York police have arrested
four young men. the leader of whom
ccnfesses that his gang has stolen hi
cycles by the wholesale and also com
mitted several burglaries.
Six men were injured by the explo-
sion Of a boiler i'll the engine-house OF
the New Athens Coal company, ut
Belleyille. ILL., Jacob Emig and Henry
Sands arc not expected to recover
The people of Reynoldsburg Ohio,
are excited over the discovery of gold
nuggets in the GRAMS of ducks, sup
posed to have been scooped up from
the bottom Of small stream.
Lewis George Clark, the S4year-old
mulatto, who is the original of Mrs
Stoves Uncle Tom, has been sent to
an intlrmary, He is failing rapid!
.
The directors OF the American Sugar
Refining company have declared the
regular quarterly dividends of l 81
per cent on the preferred stock and
per cent. on the common stock.
Melancholia, brought on by trouble
in love affairs. caused Miss May Wills
young society woman OF Akron, Ohio
to hang herself from a rafter In the
garnet. She was 80 years old
John NJ. Kinkade, real estate
dealer of Denver, committed suicide
by shooting en- train returning from
Cripple Creek, where he had been in
vestigatng some mining property.
John Crisman, an oil man Of Geneva
lrd,, while intoxicated, went into :
livery stable and began mutilating the
hcrses negro attendant struck hin
a fatal blow and has not been ar
rested