Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-14

!, the nopulous quarter Of the Israelies, and
lasted twelve hours, reducing 10 ashes ABOUT
six hundred houses, considerable number OF
shops, 30 taverns, several mills, and five syn
agogues.
The Pope has decreed the establishment
in La Sapienza of professorships of Natural
Philosophy. mechanics, and political economy.
The Grand Duke of Tuscany has given his
sanction TO the construction Of railway from
Leghorn 10 The Roman frontier near Ch'arone
The Duke dc Monipensief has been promo
ted TO the rank Of Major General OF Artillery
He has no, seen service enough to be made
! Field Marshal.
The new bridge of wrought iron TO be erect
ed at Menai, will be supported on four piers;
The distance between the central piers will be
$50 feet.
II il rumoured TIA, the British Parliament
will meet for the despatch Of business on me
ADJ of November, the day TO which it now
stands prorouged.
The British iron exported las, year @as over
$4,000 tons.
Lurher's original letter to the Archbishop
Of Magdeburgh, protesting against The sale
Of iudulpences, has been discovered al Stock
holm i, bears the date of October 81, 1917.
Ibrahinl Pacha has given their freedom 10
all his white slaves, with permission TO leave
/ Egypt If they thought it better for their inter
es,s 10 do SO or to remain with him II they
preferred it.
Messrs Roberts and Company of London,
engaged in the mahogany trade, have stopped
payment Their debts are estimated al 36O,'
600. with assets only to the extent OF As. Sd.
10 the pound.
The whole of The buildings. tools, and ma
,erials for working the silver mines OF Sa'a'
about 30 miles north west Of Stockholm. were
destroyed by FIRE in the night OF the Goth ult..
causing loss estimated at 100000 francs, and
putting 1000 men ont Of employ
/ The French Government, is about 10 select
FIVE young men from among the most dis
tnguished families of Tahiti. and to give
them complete education in France. This.
measure has already been adopted with re-
gard to several families among the natives of
Senegal.
The London and Northwestern Railroad
Company have, duriog the last three months,
been testing newly invented electric telegraph
at tho London end Of their line. The expert
meut having proved satisfactory, they ara ma
king arrangements 10 lay i, down along the
whole of their line, from the metropolis TO
Lancashire.
On the side of Monni E,na are II cities.
towns and villages, containing about is, 900
inhabitants.
The Turkish divan has under It's consdera.
lion shoeme for the construction Of railway
10 Turkey.
gaius, Bali, an island 10 the 5. 4. of Java, In
the Malay Archipelago.
There are stated TO be sos cotton manufac.
, tories in tho Austrian empire.
Ten Thousand Russian Jews are expected
to arrive in the Holy land to settle there
This humber will add abont third 10 the
, present Jewish population in Syria and Pales-
| tine.
The enierptsing Publishers of The Milwau-
kie Sentinel and Gazette have just supplied
themselves with new power press.
The Milwaukee Sentinel states tina, il was
rock upon which the Niagara ran, and which
rendered il necessary TO throw overheard $50
barrels Of flour, &C.. as we noticed the other
day. The rock Is situated about SO miles n.
Il. of The Nantes and in the vicinity Of the
Light Ship, which. on aceoun, Of the storm,
was not in its place
4 The Rev. MIR. March, Of Monticello, Ala.
bams, was shot twice by rifle and killed
The murderer. a man named Rogers, said he-
had committed an outrage 90 his wife. Rog.
ers gave himself up.
A counterfeiter was caught near franklin.
Tennessee, on the 10Th, with abou, 10000
dollars spurious money abou, his person
The Orleans papers of the Goth report no
+ news cases of yellow fever.
Two or three hundred OF the mule regiment
arrived at New Orleans on the 18th, ca route
( for the seat of war.
/ Myers and his associates engaged in the
late Richmond murder, have been acquitted.
An arrival at Boston from Monlevideo con.
| firms the news Of The settlement Of the diff
eulties IN tha. quarter.
/ At Rio. disastrous FIRE broke on, in a
building occupied as pyro,echnic laboratory,
and 6lled with large quantity Of army aud
navy munitions 10 or IL persons were dan.
geronsly wounded and the remains of several
bodies were taken from the ruins.
Brig Anawan, from New York for Calves