Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-03
Scraps.

season compares ccrv ne"Iiy w." ~
amount packed on the 10Th OF Septem-
Der, 1874. The quantity is ver7 con-
sidcraby less than last year at TINS
time; bpt The quality Of the FISH Is bet
Ter. Some few vessels have been very
successful; bu, there will be many
poor VOYAGES made this season. var
mouth Register.
The Union says Of the letter pub
lshcd in the Tribune from Havana 10
reference 10 the terms Of treaty with
Santa Ana, we arc authorized to state
in The mot absolute and nnqnallhed
manner, that there is not particle oil
truth in the whole story. From be-
ginning to end, it Is pure fiction; and
j, no less absurd than false
The late experiments made at Ber-
lin Of casting iron cannon BY the gal
vanic-claslic process were so success
I'll that il has bern determined to APP
ply il to all the guns in the Prns.ian
ftnire.s"s. A sum of 100 900 thalcrs
(375,0o0 fr.) has already been appro-
priaied towards the execution OF the
plan.
The amount Of canal tolls collected
at Buffalo. N. Y. during the present
season exec eds that Of lat season by
upwards Of one hundred and ninety
thousand dollars The amount OF
VIII Al which has already passed east
ward is 400 900 bu,hels more than
was shippcd during the whole OF last
season; Of flour, 10 900 barrels more.
a German, named Bowcrs,in Alleg-
hany county, on Monday week; got
.nloxica ed and logged hi, wife. She
shut The door against him and refused
to admit him. He then walked down
to the river and drowned himself in
water not more than eighteen inches in
depth. Perhaps the best thing he
could do.
Merchants OF Liverpool, who wrote
letters to Boston on lthc 10Th Of July.
received answers from Boston in TWEEN
iy-fonr days afterwards.
Tue steamship Cambria. on her late
outward trip TO Liv' rpool, was only |
sven day after losing sight Of land at
Halifax, before she made land on the
OTHER side.
By an arrival nj n York from De-
narora, the Georgeiown Gazette Of the
"a h ul,. has been received. The
Cooley system dos not work well. -
An entire change in the existing rules.
for the better monagementof the Cool.
ies 10 the West Indies, is, or has been
m,dr.
II is said that the railroad companies
down east have resolved TO raise the
fare upon every lady wearing more
than NV MY petticoats. The excite
ment in reference to this matter is
becoming very strong. and there is
some talk Of public indignation meet
ings in consequence.
Some serious difficulties exist be-
tween the Irish laborcr> on the North
Urn Railroad, and hattie b. twc cen the
two parties some 600 ON sid was
expected. The Far. downers are de.
tcrmincd 10 drive the Cork onians from
the line. and the latter are determin-
cd 10 drive the Far-downers 10 Canada.
The Telegraph Line was connected
through the whole distance from New
York To Buffalo on Wednesday, week,
passing through the following stations, /
viz: Troy, Albany Uli.a. Syracuse,
Auburn, Rochester and Buffalo a total
distance Of 5o7 miles.
The will OF Lonis Bonapartc, ex.
King Of Holland. Who died lately at
Florence, is an interesting document,
II implies that he was enormously
rich. Louis Napoleon, the ex-prison-
or Of Ham, inherits enough to equip
another expedition for the imperial
crown Of France.
A catalogue of the students Of Wash
ington college. Pa, shows that the
number OF students at present is los.
MS follows. Seniors. IS: Juniors. 81;
Sophomores, "a; Freshmen, Ii; Sc
lcct Studies. so; Preparatory aud Eng.
lish Departments, Ga.
Tie New Orleans Delta states that
the private business OF General Hons
ton, and The delicate state Of the health
OF his lady. will render his appearance
at Washington during the early part
Of the coming session of Congress al
most impraclicable.
An extensive gang of thieves and
countcrfeiiers have been recently dis.
covered in Pope county, Illinois,
Some of fhcm were mneisfrafes and