Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-29
Summary of News.


the idol of the hour. He had just been
elected member of the National Assembly;
this election had revived a Bonarpartist
feeing-a feeling which, should it increase,
will, no doubt, sweep away the Republic.
And who is Louis Napoleon? He was born
in 1903, and is the son Of Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte, King of Holland, and of Hor-
tense d'Beauharnais, the daughter of the
Empress Josephine.
A couple of colored men while moving
near Schenectady on Thursday before last,
got into quarrel about the fair sex. To
settle the matter they went to fighting with
their scythes. The first swaih they cut they
nearly severed each others legs off. One
of them is not expected to survive.
A horse ran off with a dearbon in West
Chester on Thursday afternoon. The horse
rushed upon the pavement and was seized
as he was about trying to enter the door of
the Turks Head bar-room. 4 young man
was considerably cut about the head and the
dearbon was broken.
The pine distemper which has made such
ravnges among the pine trees of the Caro-
lnas, has now made its appearance in Ala
bama. 1t is now supposed to he an epi-
demc, and that the atmosphere contains the
contagion, whatever it is, that affects the
trees
Wire fence is becoming quite common in
Illinois. The cost is about IS cents to the
rod, and il answers most admirable pur-
pose against all stock but swine. Cattle aud
horses particularly, after having their noses
well sawed by it once, can scarcely be got
near it again.
Nine negroes, men, women and children,
slaves, belonging to a man in Burlington,
Kentucky, ran away few days since, and
crossed the Ohio river fifteen miles below
Cincinnati.
A pair of CLAIMS was found in one shell at
Brooklyn on Wednesday before last, one
cIinging to each valve-regular Siamese
twins.
The corner stone of new Catholic Ca
thedral was laid in Albany on Tuesday last
with great ceremony
Several yards of the evee at New Or
leans broke away on the 10Th, and num-
Der of persons were drowned, but no par
ticulars given,
Nj. Y. Lowell, Esq, has retired from the
editorial chair of the Dubuque Express, and
is succeeded by Mr.. II. Holt.
The Hon. Amos Lawrence was attacked
with an epileptic fit while attending the SER
vices at Brattle street Church, Boston, ON
Sunday, in consequence of which the SER
vices were suspended. He was Immediate
ly removed to his residence, medical aid
procured, and there is Little doubt of his
speedy recovery.
As the traiu of railroad cars from Com
cord, n H., ON Saturday before last was
approaching the depotin Manchester, at the
usual speed, young woman attempted TO
cross the track in front of the engine. She
was Knocked down, and run over by the
train, the upper part Of her head being cut
Oft as with a knife. She died instantly.
The ST. Louis Republican announces the
death of Edward ChArless, formerly editor
aud proprietor of that paper, in the 5olh
year of his age. lie was born in Philadel-
rhia, and removed thither, with his fathers
famils thirty-nine years ago, served an a9-
premiership TO the printing business in his
father's office, aud followed the business for
;weaty years,
4 valuable negro nlan Belonging to Blan-
keuhaker s Chyisier, neur Louisville, was
>ho, down on Saturday night near the farm
OF his masters. Three white men were en-
gagged in tho atrociiy; the negro does not
know either of them, and soon after the deed
they gnllopcd of in the direction of Louis
vile. The negro is dangerously wounded.
4 few days since, as Mr. Lucas. an ell
derly man, an lriShman. was tracing troi-
line near the mouth Of Min creek, in the
vicinity Of Cincinnati, the s&iff which be
WAS using Was run over hv steamboat, he
being dragged under the steamer aud deown-
"a
4 young man named John Han, al APP
prentice To Nh. Jacob S,runk, Tredytiina
township, Chester coan,y, Pa, was fauni
dead in his bel on the Ulorning 81 the st,h
ul,. lie had been working IN the harvest
6eld-l~csme overhea,ol, aaI par,ook TOO
freely OF cold walcs.
We learn from Tie Bath Ti.nes that on