Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-27
News or tbe week.


and severely hurt.
There have been lately few casss Of varl.
oloid and small pox in Columbus Ohio. On
The 9th inst, Mr.. John French of Columbus.
formerly Of Plattesille, was dangerously i'll
with the long fever.
o. Hinton, a all contractor for Illinois, Mis-.
souri, &C., has failed; and his mail routes have
passed over to Frink & Co, who never fail.
That story about the man who had his lsy
trapped 10 rock in Vi. and who was bled 10
death 10 save bis life, turns out TO be hoax.
The Tennesseans are fudiDg any quanliy
of lead ore on PowelI's river in Claiborne co.
We are indebted to Mr.. Robert Michigan
for late files Of New Orleans papers, Forwarded
by The steamboa, Duke of Orleans.
The Grand Jury of Waukesha county, took
vote on the Constitution on Monday last.
which resulted as follows: For adoption 8, q.
gainst IS!
The Milwaukee Sentinel says:
Emily Ann Porter, aged about 90 years, the
daughter of widow living some 2 miles from
town. came to her death in this city on Friday
evening the 18Th inst. under circumstances
which lea to a charge agains, Drs. Fowler
and Sawtell of an attempt TO procure abortion.
The Boston Daily Advertiser says:-Ws
are happy to learn that the health of Mr.. AID.
ans is so far re established that he lief, town
yesterday for Washington by way of Spring.
field, for the purpose of resuming bis sea, in
the House of Representatives. He was &c.
companied by Mrs. Adams.
The following is an extract of letter from
an officer of the Sd Dragons, mounted Rife:
mem dated
"CAMp PACE, Mouth of the Rio Grands)
Jan. I6,h.--We have been waiting here tho
last few weeks. expecting COR horses, nearly
all of which have been los, al sea; and Of 400
only abont so have arrived. Of our company,
of seventy. all los, except six--ihe officers
horses all gone. We win probably leave for
Tampico in few days with General Scott"
II is STA ted 10 letter from Washington that
Mr. Lewis. Of Alabama. Cnarman o. the CON.
mitiee on finance of the Senate, is seriously
i'll. and doubts are expressed whether he will
be able to take his place again in the Senate
during The session.
Father Richie, in endeavoring to "whip i'm
the refractory members of the party, has
''csught Tartar" in John Wentworth.
The N. Y. Jour. Of Commerce says:-Tks
HousatOnic railroad is fairly buried up under
the merchandise which il has 10 transport
The rate Of freigh. that way to Albany lie $le
per ton, and from Boston to Albany 81 per
ton. Our merchants are obliged to send goods
to Albany via Boston. and then the freigh, 10
but SO per ton or half The cost direct. Can
any one doubt after this. whether the Hudson
River Railroad will pay.
At Albany ". Y. on Monday of last week.
a shock of an earthquake was felt.
An Englishman has addressed letter 10
the Times, in which he announces that Shakes.
peare's house is about being removed TO Amer.
lea.
LyeIl. the geologisi assersis tha, there is
more coal in the single Stale of Illinois, than
in all Europe.
We learn trat 10 the gale in the Sound on
Thursday morning the 18Th inst. the sIoop
Darien, from New York for Darisn. CT, was
capsized, and her crew. five In number, taken
eff by the steamer Mounls;nser. The officers
and crew of the NJ. acted 10 the bravess man.
ner.
The State of Florida has rcpodiaied it's late
motto. "Iet us alone," and substituted 10 lieu
thereof. ain God is orr trust"
THE Board of Overseers of Harvard Univor-
sity have confirmed the appointments By the
corporation of Mr.. Gr,enleaf and Judge Ken,
as professors in the Law Department of the
Universitv, and also of Mr.. Josiah s. Hart
we'll and Francis j. Child, as tutors. in Latin
and Mathematics.
The town of Char'es,own. at a special town
meeting. voted $500 TO the Massachusetts
regiment of volunteers.
In January there were, in the city of New
York, twenty seven fires. and eighteen alarms
from bonfres. chimneys. and unknown causes
We have now had Sc consecutive days Of
good sleighing.
Pork is advancing. We learn that dealers
10 Potosi now ask SO 25 per hundred.
There was ball in Lancaster last Monday
evening. It was said TO be quite brilliant
affair.
The Scotch giant and wife, showed them.
selves in Bseiown. last week. That Milwsn-
kiean who has hog weighing 1000 pounds,
ough, 10 acquire them and start menagerie.
A bill has passed both branches of the Leg