Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-28

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that the administration is confidently locking
for early propositions Of peace from Mexico.
The New York Herald says that the friends
and admirers of. C. Calhoun of South Caro-
lima. are making preparations 10 put him forth
as candidate for the Presidency in l04s,
whether nominated or no, by national con-
vention.
Dandy Marx has been acquitted Ofcourse
David Graham defended him, and then Dandy
belongs TO he upper crust and Cosifk was
only miIsman. If The relation had been re-
versed, Marx would have been sent 10 Sing
Sing.
II is now admitted by the Democrats gener.
ally, that The Wings have majority Of one
in each branch Of the Legislature in Della
ware. Houston. the Wing candidate, is elect
ed to Congress by a majority Of SO.
The Washington Union says that the ar
rangemenI for the exchange Of the officers and
ere " Of the United States brig Truxion, has
been confirmed By our Government, and that
orders have been issued by Maj. Gen. Scott
for The release of Gen. Vega and his officers.
The Cleveland herald says that fire was
discovered in The book bndrey Of Mr.. Young
love of the Merchanls Exchange, which for.
mnatey was exiinguished before serious dam
age was done. Mr.. Youngoge's loss, in in
jury 10 books, some SCOOPS covered by insur-
ance.
Detailed reports from Gen, Taylor Of the
operation before Monterey have no. yet been
received at Washington. There had been
much delay in Obtaining reports from the com
msnders.
The last train of cars from Columbia, on
The 2.st instant, when some distance beyond
the inclined plain ran over COW, which caus,
ed detention of half an hour To this cir
cums,ance, mainly, may be attributed the
preservation Of The lives of the passengers
some sixty in number 1t appears that one of
the conductors on the road started to ascend
the plain, and when about half way up he ac.
cidently discovered iha, The rope had been
nearly severed in two, apparently with 40 axe.
He Immediately FASTENED TO the head where
he arrived just in Time TO prevent the cars from
starting to descend! There can be no doubt
but that had he arrived five minutes later, or
had he no, discovered the cutting in the rope,
the whole train would have been dashed TO
pieces against tho bridge al The foot of the
! plain in which case the amount of damage 10
life and limb would have been fearful. II
was further discovered that the rope had been
removed from the pulley blocks What conld
induce any one in the shape Of human being
10 commit so fendish an net, it is impossible to
imagine. We sincerely trust that The perpe
traitor may DO farrated out scarcely any
punishment would be too severe for him.
Cotton a Substitute fer Po,cder-Since pro.
fessor Schonbein of Germany has discovered
that cotton possesses greater explosive power
than 'gunpowder, we think 1t proper &c
caution our readers about using it. Fer this
purpose. we mention the following incidents
many of which are no, probably unknown to
the most of our readers
Last Monday, in Galena. man who had
taken bolt of cotton sheeling, suddenly tcent
eli, half cooked
merchau, lately. at Halle Green, who
had just been charged with large quantity CT
cotton goods in Gaena. suddenly "burs,ed
up"
Aculprit the other day was discharged from
custody on a belle of cotton.
miner at Potosi who had on fOsllan pants
and shirt of cotton drilling, while blowing
down rock shaft, was Jio,cn up
factory girl, not long since, in Lowell
whoa loaded with bolt Of shifting to take to
a lower story being suddenly discharged kick-
81 the superintendent down stairs
Az lrishman at New DiggDs with cotton
ha, on. while hunting for his cow. was sud
denly shot into miusral hole. AboVs mid
night his wife found him 90 feet under ground.
Have you found the GOVT she screamed from
the top of the hole. 'Divil a bit' groaned
Pat.
Last winter, a committee on Cotton Manu-
features in Congress, was discharged with a
report.
a woman near Lancaster, who carried a five
pound cotton hustle. lately blc,o zap her hus-
band
J.. B. PGimer.--Las, spriag We advertised
a column Of cards for Palmer's Philadelphia