Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-20
Summary of News.

who was drowned off the steamer Fortune,
was found a short distance abose Dayen-
port, and decently in,erred.-Gal. GaS.
A Mr.. John Jones, supposed to be insane,
hung himself at Beloit, Wisconsin, on the
9TH instant.
Thomas Law head, of Madison, Indiana,
was killed by lightning few days since.
Benjamin Yates, Revolutionary pen
sioner, is living in Cincinnati, aged l07.
On the 9th, the railroad train near Read
ing, Pa, ran over three children, killing
one, badly wourding another, but the third
escaped unipllred.
A trial Of speed recently occurred on the
Hudson river, between the Hendrck Hud-
son and Aida. The Aida beat by ID min
utes, making the trip, 156 miles, in 8 hours
and 3-4 of a minute.
Mrs. FIournoy, wife of Thomas S. Flour
nov, the representative in Congress from
Virginia, died on the SIst ult., from spasms
brought on by Witnessing the agonies Of
ltitlit UfriOs nhp fa9 NbRhNo-
William Knight, a celebrated machinist,
who had just returned from Austria, where
4 he had superintendent the locomotive engine
establishment of the Messrs. Norris, was
bitten by mad dog some weeks ago in
Philadelphia, and died in agony.
The Bills of the Bank of Erie are selling
at Buffalo at 80 cents on the dollar. The
Cleveland Herald says: "Therc are no
buyers of Bank Of Erie paper here, that we
hear Of, ut over so cents on the dollar, and
few at that"
The Galena Gazette says, the Methodist
Church in that city has recently been much
improved in appearance by the addition of
a new front aud cupola, and an excellent
bell has also been added.
The Republican announces the arrival of
the first shipment from Chicago to St. Lou
is, embracing 30 boxes salaratus, and 9TH
err matters"
The Richmond Wing says, that the Wing
gain, as far as heard from, is 7, and the
losses 8. The Enquirer claims Locofoco
gain of IS, and owns loss Of members.
The House Of Representative have pur-
chased Of MIR. King, the Boston sculptor,
his bust of John q. Adams. II is to be
placed in the Speakers room, directly over
the spot where the veteran old man breathed
his last.
The Lake steamboats, have formed n
coordination, rs usual, and the prices have
been published. The cabin passenger fare
between Milwaukee, Racine, Southport and
Chicago, and BuiIhlo is $12: steerage Sc.
The Galena Gazette says. the Rev. Mr..
lMAeors, late Of Shullshurgh, has taken
the patoral charge of the Second Presbyte-
rian Church in that city.
The Washington correspondent of the
". York Herald, Of April Goth, announces
the appointment Of c. $. Whitney as Reg
lister, aud Gen. Leach, MS Receiver of the
new Land Office which has been establish
ed at the Falls of NJ. Croix.
Mr.. Niles has introduced bill in Con-
gross TO abolish cents aud Introduce a coin
half the value of half dime, or two and a
half cents.
The Natchez Courier of the ilth inst,
states that the Mississippi at that point was
unprecedentedly high for the season OF the
year, being within two OF three feet of the
highest water mark of last year, and still
rising.
An Ocean Steamer was launched last
week from the ship yard ON South River,
below New Brunswick, in the presence of
a large assemblage. She is to run between
Charleston and Georgetown, under Capt.
John McGec.
Letters from Penang, of the 9th Of Feb
ruory, mention the probability that the
British ship Gen. Wool has foundered il
the Chinese seas, with every soul on board,
$50 in number, of which 81 were convicts.
THE MAMMOTH BRornER JONATHAN FOR
JuLY FoURrH.-Wilson & Co. of New
York have sent US sheet Of specimens Of
the engravings prepared for their grca, Pic
lorial Jsbilee Brother Jonathan Of the pres
ent year. row abeu, being issued. These
are fine spirited portraits, the size of life,
of Messrs. Cray, BESros, WEssYgR, and
ECALwoUS. The paper is likewise to con-
tain TIE .issauli on Chepuliepee, before the
walls of Mexico, by the American troops
an immense engraving occupying nearly two
whole pages OF the Jonathan. The stupen-
duous size OF this picture has enabled the
artist T., ,,fv,. tbs, .xae, noSifson of the aS-