Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-19
Summary of News.

The Paulding Miss Sentinel, says, that
il is rumored that Rev. J. Z. Martin, ven
cradle preacher of the Baptist Church, was
recently murdered while travelling in
Wayne county.
A Mormon settlement has been made in
Texas, leading to the erection already Of
several saw mills and houses, and the eulti-
walton of some 5000 acres of land.
The ST. Louis Republican of July 18th,
says that The canal boat " Empire" arrived
here yesterday eevning She is the first
boat that has come through the entire dis
tance of the Illinois and Michigan canal,
and arrived at this port. We learn that she
leaves Saturday next.
The U. S. Steamship Hermann accom-
plishcd her last trip from New York to Liy-
erpool, in eleven days and twenty hours
The London Times of July 9TH admits this
to be the quickest trip yet made.
A new freight depot, is now in process of
erection at East Albany, for the Albany and
Boston Railroad Company, $50 feet in
length hy 1873 feet in width. Ii is supposed
/ 800, 900 bricks will he required in its con-
sruction, and the cost will be 100000. 1t
is TO be completed in November, and it will
be the largest building in America.
Francis p Blair, formerly editor of the
Washington Globe, has declared for Van
Buren,, says the New York Evening Post.
The news of the deposition of the Gov
ernor of ST. Croix and the establishment of
a provisional government of planters, is
confirmed by later arrival at New York.
A block of four framed buildings, in Cab
otsville, Massachusetts, mostly stores, were
destroyed by fire last week. Most OF the
goods in them were consumed. Insurance
$4,000.
Madame Darusmont, celebrated for her
peculiar opinions, and better known as
Fanny Wright, is in Cincinnati. 1t is said
she has fallen heir to a large property in
Scotland
Last "Wednesday, 10 the Echart Coal
Mines, at Cumberland, Md, a miner, ma
med John Hicks, was killed by fall of
coal from the roof the mine.
There seems to he a pretty large Sprink-
ling of Mexicans flowing into the States
with the returning troops. Almost every
company has several Mexican girls or boys
to il.
John Wright the Brooklyn defaul'er,
lately arrived at Buffalo on his way back to
Brooklyn. He has deposited sum of mo-
ney in one OF the banks to the credit of the
sufferers by his departure.
A country locofoco paper says" A
feeling pervades our ranks that will tell with
tremendous effect next fallr' ies, no
doubt it will tell dolciul tale for you.
There was grand barbecue given at
Memphis on the 18th inst, in honor of the
return of the Tennessee volunteers. Gen,
Quiman was present.
The seventeen year locus, now abounds
IN CNuNtttc VI khNNthSs AsiN Ht->ANita AhA
some others in the interior of the State of
New York.
An old farmer ssys:---" More than
twenty years since ! copied the following
method OF measuring hay from some publ
cation, and, having verified its general ac-
ouracy, have both bought aud sold hay BY
it, aud believe il may be useful to many far
mers, where the means Of weighing are not
at hand. Multiply the length, breadth, and
hright into each other, and, il the hay Is
somew Ia, settled. tea solid yards will make
one ton. Clover will take from eleven to
twelve yards for a ton.
At ogdensburg, New York, lately. the
wife Of Mr.. W. Doran, respectable far
ner residing in the vicinity of Black Lake.
destroyed the life Of her son, boy IS years