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Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
" Tolerably Good"

On board the steamboat Ohio, lately bound
up the river to ST. Louis, says our inform
ant, was a man of short stature, with a
flowing white beard, who was dressed in
fell Asiatic costume, and was supposed to
be Jewish Rabbi. He seemed TO be pro-
foundly ignorant of the English language.
No one could draw him into conversation.
When asked if he was Jewish Rabbi! he
would stroke his beard and bow. He was
questioned and quzzed and watched to no
purpose. AT meals he went apart by him
self, and opening napkin, fed upon apples
and biscuit. He seemed to take no interest
in anything but the operations of the gam
blers, whose games he narrowly watched.
Every one was curious to know something
more Of the Rabbi. At length one day, in
the crowded saloon Of the boat, he accepted
with profound bow, an invitation to drink
brandy with some gentlemen. Pouring
down good horn of the brandy, he replaced
the tumbler, and uttered, in good plain Eng
lish, these Words" Tol-er-a-biy goodp'
to the infinite astonishment and merriment
OF the quidnuncs.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
Natural Gas.

The Louisville Journal says tina, Mr.,
SAMUEL SrE.pNsS, of Franklin county
after boring for water a, has residence OF
Elkhorn to the depth Of nineiy-seven fee,
nearly all the way through solid rock, strues
with the anger a vein of natural gas, which
forced is way in large volume to the sur
face. Fire being applied TO it, il burnt as
brilliantly as the best manufactured gas
This was on Friday lest, and il has eontinu-
ed 20. burn ever since. The Fraakferi
Yeoman says that the quantity which es-
capes from sbe suger bole Is sufficient to
Ugh, up city.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
A DIALOGUE T..

Customer.-Have you the Life Of Taylorl
Bookseller.-No; but here is the Life Of Wei
hngton, larger work, for less money.
C.-IIave you map Of Wisconsin,
B-No; but here is 4 map Of China. India
and Austria.
C.--(Buys.)
C.-(Enlers shoe makers shop want a
pair Of shoes. What is the price
.Shoemaker.--Two dollars, sir.
C.--Two dollars' Why can buy large
pair of peggcd boots for that price. made in Lynn
(Goes TO a shoe storey
C.-(Enters Printing oaice.) What are
your terms for the " Badger and Doodlevills Tel
egraph'
Pubiishsr.--Two dollars year in advance. in
cash or produce.
C.-Two dollars Why, for one dollar and
postage, rs cents, | can get 1.-THE Double Mann
moth, Monster. Magnolion Leyiathan.' published
weekly in the great city Of n, York. will take it.
C.-(Enters taior's shop.) What will you
charge for fitting me with coat
Tailor.--Three dollars, in cash or produce.
C.--'rhree dollars What. Just for making !
Why. can get one ready made at spangie
Dash's store for tina, much Buys slop coat
In about three weeks our customer is out at the
toes. cursing all sale boots; out at the elbows. and
cursipg all ready made garments out OF funds,
and cursing Messrs. spaugle * Dash, who have
sued him for his store bill, refusing any pay but
cash out Of patience with himself for not taking
the Doodleyle paper, in which he would have
seen the following notice -
"WALK UP TO TIE CAP'N'S OFFICE /.
GALL persons indebted to the subscribers for
goods, notified that produce will be received
by US at our own prices in payment, until the LIST
Of December; after which time, we shall infalli-
bly, sue every mothers son who owes us.
"SPANeLE & DASH"
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
Charge of Murder on the High seas.

On Saturday last, Lewis Thomas, master,
and Peter johnson, mate, of the ship Uni
corn, were brought up before Charles l..
Woodbury., Esq, u, ). Commissioner, up
on complaints charging that by assaults OF
various kinds aud at different times, they
caused the death of John Smith, alias john
McLennan, on the Goth of October. tap
peared from the evidence, that Smith had
been shipped at New Orleans, and was in
good health when he came ON board thar
when two days out he became unwell, and
gave dissatisfaction 10y the slow and ineffi-
cient manner in which he took hold of his
work that the captain represented him,
and the mate beat him with his fists, and
kicked him repeatedly that this course of
treatment was continued for several days,
till he took to his berth. After lingering
four or five days, during which the captain
administered some medicine to him, he died.
IL was ser up in defence that he came TO his
death by some disorder which he had upon
him when he joined the vessel, or that il
was caused by delirium tremens. After ex-
aiming portion of the witnesses, the Com
missioner postponed the further hearing OF
the case until to-day, aud the defendants
were ordered to be committed. Boston
Times.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
SUBSCRIBERS TO TIE WEEKLY NATION

SUBSCRIBERS TO THE WEEKLY NATION
AL INTELLIGENcER will please take notice
that, as heretofore stated in its prospectus,
no accounts being kept at the office of this
paper, its transmission TO each subscriber
necessarily ceases when the advance pay
ment is exhausted
So many of the subscriptions expire with
in the ensuing month, that, instead of giving
notice To each individual, it is thought ne
cessary to give this general notice to all
whom it may concern. The Proprietors
will be happy to receive from each one the
remittance required for continuance, with
out interruption, of his subscriptions Nat
htettgencer.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

lU> For the information of all who are
about to take voyage up Sait River, we
copy the following from the Ne,rark .ldrer-
tiser:
"a gentleman at Washington Hall the
other evening, recently returned from the
Sali River territory, where be has been for
some twenty odd years, with the exception
of a brief visit OF thirty days in ls4I, gives
an uniavorahle report of the country. The
climate 's said to be bleak and cold, the pro-
duee has an arid, saline taste, and the river
Is much obssrucSed with snags and sawyers.
There are no canals or railroads, and in the
absence Of any provision for the improve
ment Of rivers aud harbors, or internal inn
proyemenss OF any sort, be thought that EN-
grants have a poor chance OF ever return
ing. They -, however, we'll provisioned
for a long solourn."
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

10 The following is very good picture
of a certain loafing Wing politician in Grant
county, who generally goes into Convention
and tries for nomination to any Office
Sheriff, Judge of Probate, Clerk of the
charlottesville, even, if he fails Of every
thing else:
"They used to tell me, put not your trust in
princes, and l bavn't. None OF 'em ever want
ed to borrow money Of me, and ! never see any
Of them to borrow nothing Of them. Princes,
pooh put not your trust in politicians. Them's
my sentme nts. There's no two mediums about
that, Havn't | been serving my country like a
patriot for this five years-gong to meetings, huz-
zaing my dayIghts out and getting blue as blazes'
Haven't broken windows, got licked fifteen times,
carried don't know how many black eyes and
broken noses for the good Of the commonwealth,
and the purity Of legal rights And for what ,
Why for nix
"lf any good has come out Of it. If the country
has put the whole in her pocket. and swndled me
out Of my earnings, can get no office Republics
is ungrateful don't want any reward for my
services ! only want to be took good care of,
and have nothing 10 do. Being taken good care
Of was the main thing Republics is ungruteful
I'm swegged if they amt 1 love my country,
and want an oiice--I didn't care what, so it
was fat and easy. wanted to take care of my
country, and wanted my country TO take care of
me. Head work is the trade I'm for-talSng,
that's my line. Talking in the saloon, in the bar
room, anywhere. can talk al day. only stop
ping for meals. and towel my whistle. But par
ties is all alike. I've been on all sides, tried em,
and know none on 'em as gave me anything,
aud I've great mind to knock of, and call it half
a day"
It's no use 10 be q "Son," it's no use to
be Il Wing, it's no use to be nothin'. I'll
cui the whole caboodle.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

Is NOT SUCH Son AccURsED?--in All
English paper we find the following, which
is surely without parallel in history, as for
the sake of our common nature may it ever
be-
Z" In the Taunton county Court, Mr..
Combe applied for the discharge of an IN
solvent man named George Day, an old man
upwards of 70 years of age, who had been
imprisoned eight years at the suit Of his son,
Frederick Day. The old man stated that
some years ago he had signed off the whole
of his property, of the value of about flooo,
10 his children, and having given note OF
hand for ESQ to Frederick, which he failed
to meet at the proper time, he was proceed
ed against, notwithstanding that he had lent
various sums to the son, amounting IN the
whole to nearly ESQ, but of which no ac-
count had been kept. The result was that
the unfortunate old man was thrown into
prison, where he remained eight years
The Judge Immediately ordered the insol-
vents discharge, observing that he ought TO
have had it eight years ago."
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

BURNT no DEATH.-In New York OH
Monday afternoon, flames were seen issn-
ing from room in the wooden shanty, No.
so Orange street, which were quickly pul
out, Int on the police entering the room, the
body of white woman, apparently about
so years Of age, was discovered on the floor
most frightiuly burned. IL was supposed
thar the deceased had been seized with a fit
nj the time of the accident, as no alarm was
heard. The woman's feet lay toward the
Fireplace and were burnt TO a cinder, while
her body and lower part of her face were III
orally roasted.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
Atrocious Bombardment of Bucharest.

\ We stated that the Turks and Russians
had taken possession of Bucharest, after
horrid butchery of the inhabitants. 1t ap-
appears that when the Turkish troops to the
number of 10000 were advancing, the Wal
lachians thought they were friends, and,
upon their arrival in front of the town, did
not hesitate moment in sending all their
chief men to attend conference in the
4 Turkish camp, to which they were invited,
with many protestations of friendship and
regard, by Faud Effendi. When there,
however, they were at once surrounded as
rebels, and placed under arrest. In the
meantime, the Turkish troops commenced
TO lombard the town on all sides; they
rushed into the streets, where the most
deadly struggle commenced between the
troops and the inhabitants, deprived of their
leaders, and completely disarmed. To the
cannon shots and their musketry the people
had nothing to oppose but their courage and
their despair. The carnage was frightful.
The Turks took possession of all parts of
the town, and gave themselves up to the
most dreadful excuses !; but, in a short time
on arriving near the barrack where Walla-
chan soldiers were waiting in vain for or
ders, they were stopped in their course by
shower of balls. 1t was here that the real
battle commenced. 1t lasted several hours.
The Wallacbian soldiers, surrounded on all
hands by thousands of enemies. and exposed
to the fire of a numerous artillery, made a
heroic resistance but, in a short time, their
barracks were destroyed by the bullets, and
they themselves fell before their numerous
assailants, crying, Long live the consti,u-
toni" The Turks are masters of the town.
Martial law has been proclaimed by Faud
Effendi. The government established by
Solman Pacha has been dissolved, and re-
placed by new leutenancy, or kaimkamle,
composed of the Russian Gen. Duhamel,
of Faud Effendi, and Kostaki Kantakune-
20, who is candidate for the dignity of
hospodar. The constitution has been abol-
ished, aud the laws re-established. In one
word, the reaction is triumphant.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

GROUND AND LoFTY TUMBLIsG. - On
Monday, says the Cincinnati Times, a man
fell from the fifth story of one of Messrs.
Wilshre's stores on Walnut ST., near Co
lumba, through the hatchway TO the lower
floor, and then got up and walked off! This
sounds marvellous, but when we state that
the hatchways were covered all the way
down with loose boards, not strong enough
to hold the man, but strong enough to give
an elastic rebound and then break, letting
him down easy to the next, and so on to the
bouom--the marvelousness all evaporates.
We learn that he was severely injured but
no bones broken.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
Stealing into Retirement.

Three weeks after leaving that concern,
l.. d. LEACH announces his separation from
the POioa Republican. Thus expires the
fifth lumnary that has shone over the cradle
of the Rcpubiiean-gone-" gone glimmcr-
Ing through the dream of things that were. +"
IL Is said TO he difficult, to acquire any thing
in printing office but from our knowledge
OF Nr. LIS habits, we do no, think he will
" take n0ihiag-hy his motion"
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
Man BuRxr TO DEAru.-On Thursday

Man BURSr TO DEATH.-Ou Thursday
evening last, a most melancholy accident
occurred near kennett Square, Chester co.,
Pa. An old gentlemau, named James Hol-
land, between 20 aud so years OF age. du-
ting the absence of the family, as he was in
the habit of doing, had entered his barn, rs
is supposed, with light, for the purpose OF
procuring feed for his hogs, and by some
means unknown, the hay or straw caught
fire from the candle, and in few minutes
the building was in blaze. The har,l, to-
gesher with about one hundred bushels of
grain was totally destroyed, and sad 10 re-
late, the old gentleman was consumed in the
same. Nothing but portion OF his body
was found, all his limbs being entirely burnt
'up.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

A METROPOLIS OF MoNKEYs.-Bunga-
lore, in the East Indies, is on one side COM
pletely hidden by dense grove which
stretches around it, and is penetrated OF diff
ierent points by roads leading to the gates.
This grove is "a perfect metropolis OF mon
keys. They swarm in thousands chasing
each other on the boughs, aid grinning hun
grily at every one who passes with any eat
able. They are u constant pest To every
housewife in the town, discovering unsus-
pected passages to their stores, torestahing
the meal, and making a hasty retreat.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

MELANCHOLY AccIDENT.-On Wednes-
day last, while a negro man Jim, belonging
to Col. w. IL. Spicknail, of Calvert county,
Maryland, was employed in feeding the
threshing machine, the cylinder burst with
tremendous violence, throwing fragments of
iron and wood to the distance of twenty five
yards from the thresher. A piece of wood
struck Jim on the forehead, shverng the
skull from the right eye bone TO the top of
the head. He revived in an hour or two,
al d fingered in great pain until Friday night,
when he expired.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

DrABoLIcAL OUTRAGE.-Onee evening last
week as Adam Monaghan, and another man,
railway laborers were returning from their
work, near Milford, Maine, OH hand car,
they came in contact with stick designedly
placed across the rails, on the bridge over
West River. The car performed a COM
pete somerset, badly injuring Monaghan,
narrow escape from being precipitated into
would have terminated his life. The other
man escaped with some bruises.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
THE NEW CABINET.

Several of the papers-partlcularly those
that possess no other method of being heard
or seen are making themselves busy by
Specializing upon the composition OF Gen.
Taylor's Cabinet. The President elect will
doubtless feel the Importance of these sug-
gestons buG, at this early day, it does seem
to say nothing of the indelicacy of dis
paraging men of distinction by an endeavor
to pre-occupy the public mind-a little pre-
suniptuoiis to undertake this sort of dicta-
ton. We attach no sor, OF consequence
TO these little movements, and we entertain
personally and politically, the highest respect
for those who have been named in this con-
nection but these attempts, if countenanced
Ivy the influential press, can only lead TO
distraction and embarrassment.
General Taylor is fully competent to Sc
lect his Cabinet, without the aid of the
newspapers and we are qnte willing To
leave the responsibility with him who was
never known to shrink from IL, fully persua :
ded that he will take counsel of the best and
most enlightened statesman of the country,
and form such an Administration, as will
elevate its honor and establish its prosper
ity. The character of General Taylor JUS
titles this confidence, and his acts will APP
prove it.
The opposition papers need give them
selves no concern about the political com
plexion of the Administration. The Cabi-
net will be unit" and there is not the
remotest apprehension of discordant ele-
menr, to derange the harmony of its coun-
ellis or to disturb its agreement upon all the
great questions of public policy NORTH
.american.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

\ CowHIDiNe ScRAPE.-Quite an ex-
citement was raised M the corner of Balti-
more and Calvert streets, about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, by eowhliing match
by some one, and Dr. b. meeting Mr. Geo.
Baynard, Of this city, accused him Of the
act, and forthwith commenced ply ing cow
hide across his back and shoulders. Mr..
Baynard denied the charge that he was not
the person the DR.. sought aud they were
finally separated by the crowd which imnle-
diately aSSembled.-Baf. Clipper.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

10 According TO the Raleigh, On CO.
Bitiieal Recorder, one hundred and sixty
three persons, OF whom twenty-one are col
ored, were baptised at one time in the river
Chowan, at Billiards. Bridge, in Chowan
county, in that State. The line of oandi-
dates entered the water hand in hand, and
extended over hundred yards.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

TrLEGRAPHING FOR THE CHoLERA.-The
Mayor of Charleston has telegraphed the
Mayor of this city, TO know if the cholera
is ragn. here, as rumored. Every city in
the Unior may rely on the fact that no con-
cealment OF such an event can take place,
should it occur, and TO rely upon the public
authorities for statements of facts. As yet,
we are entirely free from cholera, and hope
to keep so. In the meantime, howeve, the
board of health and faculty are not idle
". \. Star.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
THE WISCONSIN HERALD.
LANCASTER WIS.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 0, Is4s,

PRzsdE FLora.-We want any quantity Of
prime wheat Flour, on subscrption to the Wiscon-
sin Herald, paid in advance, Also good oak
Lumber. of any shape. on the same terms. Far
mers. it is better for you to pay for a newspaper
published at nome. in produce, than to send your
money abroad and pay postage on q mammoth
sheet. which no one has time. courage, or dispo-
sition 10 read through.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

DEArH By PoIsOS-A young girl named
MetzIar formerly OF Halifax, England died
in this city on Tuesday, from the effect OF
arsenic, taken into the stomach on the pre-
yiouS night. Ii does not appear that she did
intend to commit suicide. but wanted TO
make herself slightly sick, because her moth
er had reprimanded her. W hen the ply
siciSn was called, aud told her that she
could not i've long, she bitterly deplored
her act. She bought the arsenic two or
three days before she took it, asking for
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

e- Capt. BAILEY arrived at Boston from
Jacmel, reports that a few days previous to
his arrival out, fourteen of the persons who
had been previously arrested and imprison-
cd by the Presidents orders, were shot, and
the remainder, then in Jail, were liberated.
Affairs were perfectly quiet when Captain
h. left.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
GI)e nlarkets.
From The GdisRa .7iueTfiSer.
Price Current.

GALENA, July %, lS4s-
PoRK-Prime, IS Mess, $40 per biol.
LARD-5 l-2 to cts. per lib.
BAcoN-Ham Ia cts. per Id.
FLoUR-SS 30 to 81 90 per Dbl.
CoRN-20 TO % cents per bushel.
SALT-G. 4. 81 10 per sack; l.. b. S.
CANDLEs-Dipt, 10; mould, l l..
CHEEsE-7 to 5 cents per 10.
COFFEE-9 to . IL cts.
Su6AE-6 10 : L. cts.
Mo1AssEs-Sugar House 20 to a.; y. u
81 TO So.
BUTTER-Keg, 5 to II IL cents per 10.
DRIED APPLEs-SI so per oushei:
GREES APPLEs-S4 to 81 % per Do
EGss-S to 10 cts. per Dozen
NAILS 81 TO d
RIcE-5 70 8 GEMS per ID.
MIxERAr-s1s 10 SO per thousand.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

The National Intelligencer states that no
persons have yet been arrested on suspicion
of perpetrating the great robbery at the Pat
ent Office 1t appears that the diamond
snuff box, in the attempt to detach it from
the wire fastening in the case, was wrenched
and broken asunder. Fourteen of the dia-
monds were found in the case, which the
thieves in the hurry of their departure ieat
behind them.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

20 A stage Agent in Erie recently had
himself buckled up in the boot Of a Stage
and as pack of trunk thieves made de-
monstration on the baggage, he leaped out
and secured one Of them. The thief was
held to bail in 81 900.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

p5- The Enieiiigeneer states that few
days ago colored man on the Island, in
Washington city, having been induced by an
offer to treat, made by some idle fellows, his
companions, to drink several pints of spirit
uous liquor, killed himself by this foolish
act of intemperence.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09
=. The Galena Advertiser sneaks in hiaI

tEP The Galena Advertiser speaks in high
terms of the magnanimity of A. A. PARKER,
ESQ, of our town, who surrendered to his COM
petitor, J. &. SQUIREs, the office Of Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners, upon ascertain
ing that the latter had received three the most
votes Mr.. PARKER has gained much credit by
this act Of honesty.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

20 The personal property of the late
JoHS JAcoB AsroR, according TO para
graph in the Globe, is ascertained to amount
10 the immense sum Of four millions and
ninety-fiye thousand dolarsl This is exclu-
sive of the houses, lands, Sc, constituting
his real estate.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

10 The Bunker Hill Aurora states that
a petition has beer circulated IN Charles
town for some days past, and been numer-
ously signed, for the annexation Of Charles
town to the city of Boston. Ii is to be pre-
sented to the next Legislature.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

TAE MAFFIrr CAsE.-The New York
papers say that the Rev. Mr.. Greene has
commenced suit for libel against Mr.. JUS
tice Pierce, the step-father of the late Mrs.
Mafiitt, aud that the damages are laid M
$4,000. The suit doubtless originated in
some of the late publications. against Maffi,t
and Greene in the New York Police Gazette
and other papers Of that city.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

The London Morning Post says that the recent
revolutions on the continent have caused such
large quantities Of diamonds to be sent TO England,
that it has become difficult to sell those Jewels.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-09

Look BEFORE You DRINK.-A woman
by the name Of Wright, living in this VII
lage, in vomiting spasm, threw from her
stomach a live snake, measuring seven IN
cheS in length, which IS supposed to have
been swallowed some months since, IN
drinking water from sTrins. The snake
lived two or three DAYS IN bottle of water
and Is now preserved in spirits.-HallOceA
(.Ns) CuIiiraior