Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-30
News of the w eek.

The Washington Fountain, says, We learn
from authority which we have no cause to
doubt, that The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Robert j. Walker, has determined 10 resign
his Office a, an early day, il Inc House Of Rep.
reseniaiives does not speedily reverse its de
cision, and impose war duty on tea and cof.
fee.
Oliver Oldschool, correspondent of the U.
S. Gazette writes from Washington as fol-
lows:
" You need not be very much astonished
should you hear in the course of few weeks
that the administration have determined 10 or.
der DOR army TO fall back and take position on
The north side of The Rio Grande, instead of
attempting to reach and dictate peace in the
halls Of the Monteznmas.
The Hon. Richard NJ. Young of Illinois,
has been appointed Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Office.
Gov. Shunk's Message to the Pennsylvania
Legislature states the probable debt to be
$40, 769 SIT, being $l96,slo less than il,
was one year ago.
They had a school in England, in 1866, in
which ladies' were taught how TO starch linen.
That branch Of education 10 turned over TO the
servants now a-days.
The 9Th of January Ball at Jackson Hail
Washington City was suddenly broken up by
the building taking FIRE.
The Wings of Pittsburgh elected their May.
or at the recent charter election by 62l major.
ity.
We understand. says an exchange paper,
that an ingenious Yankee has put up saw
mill. which is driven by the force Of circum-
stances.
Senator Cri,tenden of Kentucky. now in the
prime Of life. was the first white male child
born ives, of the Alleghanies.
Santa Anna ordered grand sereuade in
camp 10 honor of the termination OF the armis-
lice. This was iuy celebrated on The night
Of the 10th of November. All the bands
we're united in one immenee orchestra. which
the night, beginning at midnight
The southern mail al Washington brings
intelligence of The conduc, Of Captain Hills
Company of Philadelphia Rangers. at New
orleans. on the night OF the 4sh instant. They
created riot by attempting foreibly 10 eater a
ball room. Some severe lighting took place
and mari Of them were arrested
a Penis journal says that gentleman In
that city lately committed suicide by cram
ming his ears foil of gun eotion. and then
touching i, of with segar! So it seems there
is no check to enterprise aud Ingenuity. even
when relating TO ssll-murder.
The proposition of Mr.. Preston King TO
exclude slavery from the new territory .ha,
may be acquired from Mexico, has aroused the
ancient gaseous temper of the southern mem.
bers. The old threats OF dssolving the Union
are freely nd fiercely uttered.
On the 18th instant. Mr.. Penny backer
member of Congress from Virginia. died Al.
Washington.
The Prairie do Chen Patriot says. On
Thursday last, the dwelling house situated on
Bluff street opposite the Prairie House, owned
BY +. w. Pelton. and occupied by Henry
Bailey, was consumed by FIRE. The building
being uninsured is loss TO to the owner of
sbou, $500.
IL sppears By the Report of the Fiscal Az.
fairs Of Crawford county, w. T., that the total
amOuni of expenditures the pas, year, has
been sixty one dollars and sixty five cents and
three mills aud eight ,snIhs. and that the total
amount Of debt over resources. is fourteen dol.
lars ninety one cents and half aud three
hundredlhs of a cent besides. This is nothing
TO the debt Of Pennsylvania.
The Postmaster of Buffalo receives Spanish
and Mexican quarters =, -, the banks at "a
and the collectors of tie customs at IS cents
The American Bsp,is, Missionary Union
have raised during The year sea, OOO. and sent
cur eleven new missionaries.
The Quarter. Masters Department is said to
have purchased the steamboat Maria Burt for
the use Of the war. Tbs price was $50, 0O0.