Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-10-08
AN INCIDENT NEAR MExIco-A c

AN INCIDENT NEAR MExIco-A cor
respondent of the N. o. Delta, writing
from one Of the villages near the city .oi
Mexico, relates the following incident:
As the troops had arrived at this place,
all the former Texan prisoners who were
present assembled just below the National
Palace, on fine paved road, made bv the
labor Of their hands, while they remained
In this country. On the side of the road
stood beautiful monument, with this in
scrip,ion: Erected to the memory of
Gen. Santa Anna, in consideration of his
having constructed this road by the labor
of the prisoners of Texas" 1t was not
long after the assemblage Of the crowd,
until down came the monument, and, not
satisfied with tearing it dow n, they broke
the stone into small pieces, and scattered
them to the four winds"
Upward of 42O tons of bomb shells have
been turned out from ST. Louis, since the
commencement of the war.
New WING PAPER.-George w. Bliss >
Esq, has Just started the Wisconsin
Tribune" at Mineral Point. When Mo-
ses M. Strong was at this place he re-
marked in his speech that she thanked
God there was no paper 10 his county"
We thank Mr.. Bliss that there iS.-Fond
du Lac Uhig.
Nor DEAD Some two weeks since, a
report reached Milwaukee of the death of
Lieutenant Upman. and another German
who went to Mexico with Capt. Quarles
from that city. The families have since
been in mourning, but last week the
friends of Lieut.. Upman were rejoiced by
the reception of a letter from his own hand
writing; in which he says he is " alive
and we'll"
A letter from Vera Cruz to the Mil
waukee Sentinel, dated August 3ist says,
that Genl. SCOTS wound, which he paid
no attention to during the battle. has
since become troublesome. The wound
is in the fieshy part of the leg, below the
knee, by grape shot. The writer also
states, what we have not seen elsew here,
that General Shields was again wounded
IN this battle.
Late from Yucatan.-By an arrival at
New York from Sisal. dates 10 the 9sth
of August have been received. The re-
cent reports from Yucatan, of the REBEL
ion among TIE indians, are fully confirm
ed. In several villages the whole white
population have been massacred, and the
main road from Sisal to Merida was guard
ed with heavy cannon to prevent an at.
tack upon the whites at Sisal.
The Chicago Journal says: ellis OF
the Chicago course, has secured Steep
rock and Gildersleeve to close up the fall
races in this city, for purse of $780,
Steeprocks next to Santa Anna. as a run
ner, is said to distance all competitors.
HENRY CLAY AND SILAs WRIGHT
A gentleman who has Just arrived in this
city from the White Sulphur Springs, Vir.
ginia, informs us that himself and num-
Der of other gentlemen we've in MFR. Clay S
room u few minutes after he had heard OF
the death of the lamented Gov. Wright
Mr.. Clay was deeply affected and paid
a touchingIy beautiful impromptu tribute
to the honored dead, by abiding to his
generous nature uncompromising integri-
ty, accomplished powers in debate, and
his eminent public services. Though po-
lltioally opposed, these distinguished states
men, in their frequent and unrivalled dis
cussions of great national questions in the
Senate of the United States, ever main
tanned towards each other the highest re-
spect and the warmest feelings of attach
ment. Honorable alike to. the living and
the dead Is the incident here related, and
we have pleasure in giving it to our read
ers.-NdtionGI Liltelligencer.