Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-08-05

ent States. who cannot read or write:
Connecticut l 10 every SOS Mississippi, 10 20
Vermont, | 432 Delaware, | 10 -
" Hamp. | $40 Indiana, / to Is
Mass. l" l66 s. Carolina, / TO Is
Maine, | los Illinois, TO II
Michigan, | " 80 Missouri, to 1G
r Island, / 81 Alabama, to IS
n Jersey, l I" So Kentucky, ] to II
~ York, I" So Georgia, 10 Is
Pennsylia. 10 Virginia, 10 IL
Ohio, :" 43 Arkahecs, 1 TO ii
!ouisiana | !" 81 Tennessee l to IL
Maryland, i -" 81 y. Carolina, 10
We learn that Mr.. Pendelon our minister
TO Chill. has obtained from that Government
indemnify TO the amount of s200, 900 Tor Amer.
lean property destroyed, etc.
The COLUMBIA GOT OFF IN sAFETY.-lhe
Boston times of the 18th inst, contains the
following paragraph in relation 10 The steam
er Columbia:
The schooner Lagrange. Captain Allen, ar
rived a, this port last evening, reports tina.
she saw a.large steamer standing Tor ilaliiax,
80 miles East Of Halifax, on Wednesday al
ter noon last. This was probably the Colum-
ba"
The Boston Atlas announces the death of
Captain Josiah Cleveland, the venerable pa
lriot Of the Revolution, who Travelled nearly
800 miles from his home on the SusquehanRa
at Oswego, TO attend the celebration of the 9Th
of June.
Governor Roberts, Of the Colony Of Libe-
ria is young man of color, who left Virginia
when boy. some 90 years ago. He Is said
TO be intelligent, energetic and affable in an
eminent degree.
Platte city, of the Platte river, Zone Of the
tributaries Of the Missouri, was recently VS.
led for the first time by a steamboat. The
event caused quite a sensation, and purse OF
$500 was presented to the caplin
Mr.. ]. Fennmore Cooper has instituted
anolhar libel suit agains; the editors OF the
Tribune damages laid al $4,000.
An lrishman says that some topers are walk.
ing Volcanoes: and the oarbuncIes on their no
SEES are eruptions of the cRATuR.
Il appears that the Wisconsin Marine and
Fire Insurance Company notes under FIVE dol
lars are no longer redeemed. The preience is
that a redemption Of them would be viola.
lion Of law. The FIVE dollars and upwards
may also be as worthless as The smaller are
now. The entire omission is fraud, and
business commenced in fraud may be expected
10 end in it.-Mo. Reporter.
TINS PLAGuE.-The medical commission.
sent by the Russian Government to Egypt,
has just announced that the experiments made
to purify by heat objects impregnaed wiihibs
conIagion ofihe plague have perfectly succeed
ed. They promise 10 show, by further trials.
the efficacy Of calorlc as specific means OF
destroying the Presidential miasma. I~
Expense OF THE CANADIAN REvoLuTros,-
Sir Robert Peel stated in i late debate on the
Canada Corn Bill, lha, the cost of the sup.
pressing The lale Canada rebellion was not
less Than 43,50O,o 600.
VINO WANTS TO specuLATL,-An editor
down South, says he will sell out his whole
establishment Tor clean shirt and a meal of
vlcInals. lie says he has lived Oh promises
nn'ii his very beard has stopped growing.
It's stated that there are IN The republic of
Mexico SO cotton manufactures, with an ay.
gregale Of $4,000 spiodles. They work Cd
daily. on an average, $4,000 pounds Of cotton,
aud produce 53,760 pounds of thread, which
when woven into cloth, sc. is worth SIS,
U37.
FLORIDA Territory is feeling The benefits
oil peace line of stages has been establish.
ed between 81. Augustine and Jacksonville.
which run twice week, carrying mail. Dn-
ring the Wal, This Trip was very dangerous and
very tedious. Gen. Worth left ST. Augustine
on the lst inst. for Tampa Bay, 10 hold talk
With some OF Sam Jones tribe, The last rsmaan.
OF the SemlDoles in Florida.
INDIAN TREATY.-A FAILuRE.-the Governor
OF his Territory passed up the river on bis
way 10 Prairie D1 Chen, some ten days since,
with the view Of eifecling treaty wiki the
Nlnnebago Indians, for the portion o. country
which they al pfesant occupy, and SHOWN as
The Neural Ground.' The Gov. however,
was unsuccessful in his effort 70 ,reat;-the
ludians declined selling their lands foi various
reasons, The most prominent of which was, their
dislike Of the new home assigned them by
the government, which was, south Of the Mis-
souTt River. or on the waters Of the ST. Pes
'eis, above The mouth Of the Blue Earth Riv-
er The influenza was prevailing among the
indians, aud some OF Them had died win il.
r dubuque express.
a SEcoSD SAasoS.-AIonsieur Guillot who
Is attached 70 me Circus If nichols, & Co.
noS Performing m This city. exhibits the mos,
astonishing leafs OF strength ever witnessed
since tie day Samson walked off with the
gales 81 Geza on MS shoulders. He dences.
wlsa a cannon weighing 400 lbs on his Shout.
GERS, and suffers q TO BE discsarged; ootdraws
IA noTsss, breaks thirty strand rope as ca
sis as samson OF old snapped the cords with
whIch ne philissiaRs hsd bound hi1a; raises
SIX 81 ID. weights By his hair. bends an iroa
eIOw-bar by striking II against his naked arm.
AM permits esnn0a weighing afns hundred
HosEsds, 10 be Fiaced upon his breast and dis
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