Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-17

numbers of the Menomonecs are lvino
sick at that place. Few deaths have
yet taken place, but our informant
very truly adds, that no doubt they
will soon be dying in great numbers
they lead such miserable life. The
Menomlnee tribe is fast dwindlnc a.
way and but a few years must elapse
ere they are extinct as Nation A.
las /! Tor the poor Indian His sun is
fast setting on the Western Continent
another century, and where will he
be ?-[Green Bay Rep.
HE BRITISH OUTRAGE AT THE WEST
We have given the particulars, from
the Republican, of this outrage. An
''Ofiicer in the British Army" writes
to the New York Herald a correction
of the statement. He gives the facts
thus: 1.-TWO privates of her Males
tvs Sixth Foot, deserted in the month
OF May last, taking with them some
property belonging to English settlers.
After three days they arrived at Pam
blna in starving condition, and ap-
piled to Mr.. Kitson, the person in
charge of the American trading post.
to give them assistance to get to St.
Peters, which they believed to be quite
close, though it is in fact five hundred
miles distant. He refused hey
then were consulting to going back,
and went into an Indian hut. The
boundary line runs through Pambina,
the merican trading post On one side,
the English on the other. A party of
constables arrived, and arrested them
on a civil warrant Of Gov. Cristies,
for felony"
The Hon John Mattocks, ex-Gov-
ernor of Vermont, died at his residence
in Peacham, VT, on Saturday, the 2lst
inst, aged II years.
Mr.. Stuyvesant's will has been de-
posted in the Surrogate Office He
has left the following sums to public
institutions
American Bible Society, $4,000
4lasAmerican Tract Society, 1000
Institution for the Blind. 5000
Prot. Half Orphan Asylum, 5000
His real estate is estimated by those
we'll acquainted with his property, at
about 81, 100000; personal, at So 900,
900. He has left one half his real
estate to twelve nephews and to three
other nephews the other half Eve.
Gazette.
BUILDING.-There is more building
going on in our city at this time, than
in any previous year. The edifces,
too, now in progress of erection, are
of very substantial character. Some
of the new brick stores on water street,
in size, arrangement and handsome ex-
terror, will vie with any similar struc-
lures in the Eastern Cities. And the
material OF which they are construc-
ted, the Milwaukee brick, cannot be
surpassed anywhere.--[Sent. & Gaz.
The TIDE OF TRAvEL--Mr. Dan
lei Landon, the Bridge tender on Wal
kers Point, undertook on Thursday
to count the teams and foot passengers
who should cross the Bridge, between
sunrise and sunset The OBJ kept him
busy all day, and at the close the foot
ings were as follows
! Teams OF all sorts 1,1S7
Foot Passengers Alb
lib.
One MoNTH's TRIUMPH THE wings
in the month of August, have gained
a whig Governor and wing Legisla-
ture, n Tennessee a wing Legisla-
ture and two members Of Congress in
Indiana whig member of congress
in Alabama and three wing members
of Congress in North Carolina and a
wing majority in the next House of
Representatives. That will do for one
month.-[lb.
There is every reason to believe
that nearly sixty millions of dollars
will be converted into American coin
during the administration of President
Polk. p Union.
"And there is every reason to be-
lieve that the whole of this enormous
sum of American coin will find its way
into the pockets of the Mexicans, which
will be of great aid and comfort 10
them" IN 0. National.
That will "pass."
A son of Erin gave the following
toast:-"Here's wishing We may new
er die, nor nobody kill We: until we
knock yer brains out against the silver
knocker of yer own door.
WooL.-Messrs. Bingham & Co.,
one of the heaviest Philadelphia for
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