Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-12-20
Abstract Of News.

Government has made the much
abused Wisconsin and Marine Fire
Insurance Company the depository Of
money for the land offices of Milwau-
kie, Chicago and Green Bay Col.
Ethan Aliens only son is in Galena,
preparing to go to Washington, and
urge upon Congress the claims Of his
father for Revolutionary services
John Quincy Adams has entertained
"a doubt whether he will be well
enough to take his seat in Congress-
The majority of votes in favor of
amending the Constitution Of New
York is Isl, 669.-On the Oath ult.,
Jackson the American Deer, ran ten
and a half miles in two and a half
minutes less than one hour.-The
Philadelphia North American is to be
furnished with daily reports of the
proceedings, of Congress by Tele-
gaph.-The report that the Catholics
are about buying the Mormon Temple
at Nauvoo, is contradicted by Bishop
Quarters. is reported that the Hon.
John Bell is to be the Wing candid
ate for Congress in the Nashville,
Tennessee, district.--On the 29th ult.,
one thousand tons Of produce and
merchandise were transported by rail-
way from Albany to Boston.--John
Slidell of Louisiana, it is rumored.
will be sent as special minister to Mex
ico.-The citizens of Chicago have
held meeting and passed spirited
resolutions in favor of making a road
from that city to Galena.-A fire broke
out in Benton, Miss, on the 18th ult.,
which destroyed the most valuable
part of the town THE newspaper
Constitution is to be removed from
Washington City TO Baltimore.-The
noted old Constable Hays, of New
York, lies quite ill.-On the 18th ult.,
at Alstead, New Hampshire, three
children were burnt to death. Fire
was communicated to the bed by a
lamp.-An Oyster company is formed
at New Haven, Connecticut, with a
capital of forty thousand dollars, to
plant and raise oysters in the ST. Law
rence.--Van Steenburgh and O'Con-
nor had their punishment committed
from hanging to Imprisonment for life.
The Rev. Thomas HI. Tibbles of
Philadelphia, Millerite and married
man, has been tried at the Sessions and
found guilty of the paternity of child
by Miss Everson. He thought the
little secret would be hid in the gen.
eral confiagration.-On the 26th ult.,
at Lockland on the canal, eleven miles
from Cincinnati, fire occurred which
destroyed several valuable manufac-
tories.--On Monday the Sd ult., while
the steamer Hibernia was on her way
from Boston to Halifax, running swift
ly through the fog and darkness, she
missed her latitude and hunted upon a
dangerous rock at Cape Race; but
backed out just in time to save her.
self.-On the 10th of November, an
affair occurred in Gallatin county,
Tennessee, which resulted in the
death of deputy Sheriff VIM. b. Nor
man. and the abduction of Mrs. Sa-
rah Denming. 1t seems that Mrs. ID.
was witness against her husband and
several others on prosecution for
stealing a barrel of whiskey. Mrs. DIS
life was threatened, and Norman went
to the house where Mrs. ID. was, to
protect her; while there her husband
and his accomplices came and shot
Norman and carried off Mrs. D.-The
trial of the person charged with the
abduction of Mrs. Burdick in Green
county, New York, is progressing.
The details are not worth publishing.