Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-06
Summary of News.

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the select committee appointed by the House
of Representatives, will report unanimous-
ly in favor Of the Oregon railroad project
of Mr.. Whitney, and in favor Of granting
him whatever portion of the public domain
may be necessary for the completion of the
enterprise. The committee have reduced
the proposed bill of lands from l6 cents per
acre to l0--to be paid by Mr.. Whitney at
ter the completion Of the road.
The French Government has decreed the
erection of monument to Marshal Ney on
the place where he was shot.
Judge Morse, of Kings CO., New York.
has decided that it is unconstitutional for
colored man to practice law in that state,
and has set aside judgment where col
ored man was the counsel.
The Davenport Gazette says: the cold
weather of Sunday night put quletus to
the peaches.''
4 We learn from the Boston Wing, that the
letters from the French houses to their cor
respondents in this country are after the fol
lowing style: "Draw for nothing, remit
nothing, ship nothing"
/ The Raleigh Register sets down this
State as certain either for Mr. Clay or Cen
eral Taylor-by 1000 or 5000 majority
for the former, and double that for the lat
ter.
meeting of the " Friends of Ireland"
held in the city of New York, on the l. th,
it was proposed to raise a regiment of
thousand men to aid in the emancipation of
Ireland. The command Of the regiment is
to be rendered to Gen. Shields.
Some seyenty-iive slaves lately abscond-
ed from the District of Columbia, ON board
schooner. Several steamers started in
pursuit, the schooner was oyertaken $50
miles down the bay, and the fugitlyes for
freedom taken back.
Mr.. yinton, of Ohio, has taken the seat
in the House of Representatives formerly
occupied by MIR. Adams.
II is stated in letter from Rome, that
proposals are now under consideration by
the Pope, for abolishing the cebacy Of the
clergy. a1 oo oaof
A meeting of the Directors of the New
York and Washington Telegraph Compa-
ny was recently held. The reports showed
a steady increase of business, and that the
profits were about 81 900 per month.
The present incumbent, Judge Purple,
of Peoria, and the Hon. William Amin
shall of Schuyler, are TO be the opposing
candidates in Judge Purple's circuit, in this
State, for Circuit Judge.
The Committee of the House on Terri
tories, have agreed to report bill for the
admission of Wisconsin into the Union, as
State. The Rum River line is rejected,
aud that of the St. Croix adopted by ma
jorty of one. An additional section is to
be reported, giving Wisconsin three mem
iers of Congress after the 18th of March,
lsl9; that is to say, the next Congress.
The Boston Atlas of April 10Th, says:
"the Rutland stage came down yesterday
part of the way on runners. The snow
was several inches deep at Castleton, and
at other points on the route.
The ST. Louis New Era says" 4 con-
tract for twenty cars for one of the railroads
in Illinois has been made with Messrs. keek
& Davenport of Cincinnati.
The trial of Johnson charged with the
murder of Bigger, in Dubuque county in
February last, resulted last week in his con-
viction.
Gen. Tom. Thumb and Barnum are at
Louisville, Ky.
\ deaf aud dumb man was run over by
the New Haven train of cars near Boston.
He was badly bruised, though no bones were
brokeni
A freight car, on the Providence and
Worcester railroad, ran over a drunken
man, and injured him so much that he only
lived few hours
! The tri-color flag as now hois,ed at sea,
ON the French packets, is not arranged as
formerly, blue, white, red, but is changed
for blue, red. white.
On Monday before last, an lrishman was
run over on the Providence aud Worcester
railroad. Both legs and one arm were sew
cred FROM his body lie died in few min
utes.
I FiRE IN NEW YoRE.-A fire broke on,
on the evening of the 18th. ia the cabinet