Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-11-24

A New York paper states that since the
ID Of April, las, AT immigrants have arrived
at that port alone, from the, European CONT
nent and Great Britain, nearly 100000 in less
than seven months. ~
The tolls received on tie New York Canals
during the fourth week in October were S177,-
IT'S 30, and for the season of navigation up to
Nov. 1, 2,80l ,070. The entire receipts for
the year will overrun three millions.
photographic despatch from Capt. Sander
son apprizes US that the staunch steiner Globe
left Buffalo for the Upper Lakes last evening
being the last boat up this season.--lfii. Sen.
AMERICAN Pork was excluded by the Brit
ish Goverm ent from the contract for supply
ing the British Army and Navy, for the al
legged reason that it is stronger and coarser
meat than pork fed in Ireland. The fact is
suggestive of improvement to our farmers.
The Jews in the Holy land are almost en-
tirely destitute.
Indiana has declared for the establishment
of free schools by vote of 27,545 against
27,253.
| MIR. Morse, of Alton, manufactures candles
from castor oil, which emit more brilliant
light than sperm. They cost only 25 cts.
pound.
The New Orleans Times states that up to
| the 10Th inst, 666 deaths had occurred in that
city from the yellow fever.
Texas. the Star State has twenty news
papers published in it, eight of which are
democratic, four wing, six neutral, and three
religious.
A Saleratus factory has recently been es-
| tablished at Chicago, Ill. 1t is to be sup
| Mi cd with oh rooai-rod from, Miohier,n
The recent storm at Tampa Bay has COM
pletely desolated the town of Tampa, and the
people are suffering dreadfully.
The st. Louis papers, of the 18th inst. state
that the city was crowded to OVERLOOKING with
strangers, the hotels being unable to accom-
modate all.
Mr.. Whitesides, @. c. who defended S.
O'Brien, is the author of Italy in the Nine
teenth Century
A pea dropped recently in a potatoe field
produced 100 pods, containing 500 peas
Nature is truly prolific.
Houses Geographic instruments received
the prise or the gold medal at the late Fair of
the American Institute.
Since the introduction of the British penny
postage in 1910, the number of letters passing
London, has increased from I,IO2,281 to
$685. 22, and the weekly average for the
whole kingdom has increased from ,5I5 1888
to $3.50, 941.
The National Monument to Washington is
now about ten feet above the ground, and it is
believed that the fund in hand will be sufficient
to pay for its construction to the height of l 90
feet.
| i Il
or one-thirteenth of the whole population of
Great Britain was supported by the poor rates
IN 1916.
Mr.. Horace Northrup, formerly of n. Y ork,
aged 46, superintendent of a company work
ing in the gold mines, in California, died on
che LIST of September, leaving to his brother
Joseph Northrup, of Detroit, Mich. the snug
sum of $250,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has given
orders for the payment of the Mexican indem-
nifty. $500, O00 will be paid out in N Z ork
l-S40O, Coo in Boston-S3O0, 900 in Philadel-
phia-Iaaking $1,500.0OC.
The completion of the minutes of the annual
Conferences of the NJ. Z. Church, for 1913
shows an increase In membership of 7,50S.--
This includes only the annual conferences Of
the Northern Division of the Church.
DEATH OF LIEUT. FERRY.--LleuI OnIlSCopAel
r. Perry, of Newport R. 1--son of the celebra
ted Commodore II. Perry-died on board ship
Suvia, in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Sth inst
Six of his soldiers, belonging to the rh regiment
CT infantry from Pascagoula, La. also died, and
an other washed overheard during heavy
gale, on the same day
postmaster in Virginia refuses to deliver tn
Cincinnati Daily Globe, Van Buren, paper, a
such journals forbidden to be circulated in tn
State
ca, is contradcted.
ANOTHER EDITOR MAYoR--C. c. Langdon
Esq. of the Mobile Advertiser. Wing has beer
chosen bLayor of that city. Mr.. Seaton of tn,
National Intelligencer, has long been Mayor o
Washington
TIE CHoLEnA-The alarm which was at frs
created by the appearance of the cholera in En-
gland has sensibly abated, and the government ha
resolved to disco ntinue all quarantine regulations
If this disease has not already reached on
country, we have reason to suppose that w
shall be exempt from it, and it becomes to lool
around us for the best means of alternating it
ravages
DEmocRAr's OPINION OF VAN BUREN-Th
following is from Cass paper published in Troy
~ York:
t Martin Pan Brwen-abhored compound an
embodiment Of Judas Lscariot AID Benedict .4,7poId
, Dog! ice again SPIT upon thee! The day Will com
: aye, it will come when
Thy name-thy human name-to every eye
The climax of all scorn, shall hang high,
Exalted er thy less abhored compeers-
t And tester in the infamy of years"
How had moor Van Ruren rnusf have felt yyhe