Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-12-31
News OF the Week.

We hO hCW1 VI Guy ihPOfioHOS
from Mexico.
In Congress, the opposition is making a
movement to inquire whether California and
New Mexico, have been annexed and placed
under the civil government OF the United
States by Gen. Kearney, Captain Stockton e.
Co., by and with the instructions of the Pres-
dent,
Trees, fences. buildings, all things on the
face of the earth, have been glazed with ice
for the week past. A thin crust of ice is the
nearest approach to sleighing we have had
this winter. On Saturday we shall have a
general wolf hunt around the head of Platte,
if we do not slip up on il.
The Grand Jury at Madison, presented the
Convention as public nuisance.
The Presidents Message was carried from
Baltimore TO St. Louis by express for the
Missouri Republican. in little over four days,
notwithstanding the bad condition of the
roads.
The President is about to appoint Senator
Bagby, minister to France.
The news by the Cambria has had favora.
able efTec, upon the New York market, and
the price of -four has advanced from 10
shilings per Dbl. Holders of good brands Of
flour there, were firm.
A public sale of condemned dragoon horses
took place recently at the Cavalry Stables at
West Point. Four were struck of TO the
highest bidder-lhe best a, 500 5O-,he poor.
est at IS cents.
We have received from the publishers 10 Bos-
ton. a Photographic newspaper, called The
Anglo Sacsu.' Il is devoted to the reform of
the English language. The spelling Of every
word corresponds exactly with The pronuncia.
lion. We think very favorably Of this plan Of
reform.
Lieut. Bache, of the United States survey
ing brig George Washington, whose loss a,
sea has been so much depored. succeeded,
says the Savannah Republican, after repeated
attempts. in ascertaining at one point tho
depth eff the Gulf Stream. The length of the
line out was twelve hundred faihoms, or about
one mile and third.
Congress. December lin Senate-Mr.
Bresee moved instructions to the committee on
Commerce, for new harbor bill In the
House. notices Of Mineral Land bill and
harbor bill and the election Of Rev. Mr.. Sprole
chaplain. and the report of a bill admitting
Iowa, was all the business done.
A requis,ion has been made on Pennsyiva-
MIA for another regiment Of troops. Ditto on
Louisiana.
The Boston prices current represents the
stock of lead in that market as being much re-
duced. that IL is mainly 10 the hands Of SIN
gle individual, and is held at 81 ga per cwt.
The Ohio river has been uncommonly high.
the water coming within two feet and half
of the curb. stone. at the foot of Broadway,
Cincinnati. Al the last accounts the water
was falling.
The schooner Lexington, with thirteen per-
sons on board, was wrecked off Huron. in the
late great gale on the Lakes. She was COM
handed By Capt, Pier. from Cleveland. and
fully laden. There were thirteen persons on
board, who are supposed to have attempted to
reach the shore 10 a yawl, and to have been
lost.
Bishop Loras. Of Iowa, has had the plan of
a building prepared by Boston artist. TO be
erected in Dubuque. the coming spring. Ii
well be cruciform, III feet in length. and 100
Fac, vida m tho ,,,nssn,s. Tho eide ,vaIl. O., ha
so feet high, including the basement, and III
fee, from the ground, 10 the top Of the sieepls.
Al Pittsburgh, on the 5th. sentence Of death
was passed ou Frederick Reide, for the muir
der OF his wife.
The cars passed over the new bridge across
the Connection, river at Enfield, on Thursday
before last. The former bridge was destroyed
by the tornado Of the 18th Of October, and in
six weeks the new structure. thirteen hundred
feet 10 length, has been erecisd.-N. Y. Jour.
Com.
The n. D. Picsyune ssys:-"The very last
curiosity thai we have seen spoken Of in the
pspers is "a tshse! that came of dogs tail
when it was wGSgin''-Ths man tina, sent
itin has retired entirely from pu5lic life.
I's-rGs aud Gen UooFs .irsny-The steam.
ship Galveston, Capt. Hsvissnd. arrived at
half past today, with Galveston papers Of
Tuesday:
The Austin Democrat has accounts from
Gen. WoOl's camp at Monelovs, bot 10 wha,
date 10 not stated. The Democrat saws:
Msssrs. Callahan And MeClelland, aeeompa.
MED BY three Mexiesns. 90 their way from
Gen. WOODS Army. wefe lately attacked on
he Seeo. tributary Ct the RE Fris, by q par