Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-18
Summary of News.

the Missouri Republican,, under date OF
March Sd, is as folIows:--
"The Treaty was amended yesterday;
but seven members being opposed to it in
any shape. Its ratification may confidently
be expected Tomorrow"
1t is said that Bridges, Loco, is elected to
Congress in the 9th district, Pa, and not
Trexler, as first reported.
We have received an illustrated copy Of
the life Of Gen. Scott--cheap at % cents;
and for which we thank the publisher.
The Galena Gazette says:--" At Buffalo,
on the 4ih'inst., Col. w. F. P. Taylor, long
and favorabIy known as e steamboat captain
on the Lakes, and owner and commander of
the steamer Julia Palmer on Lake Superior,
was seized with fit at the Western Hotel,
and died before medical aid could arrive.
Burnt on the % inst. in New York city, a
large building at the corner of Elizabeth
and Seventh streets, owned by Morton K
Bremmer.
Not fight nor fire alarm, not riot nor
a robbery, break -down nor burglary, in
the peaceable city of Philadelphia, from
Saturday night to Monday morning.
On Saturday, at New York, an old wo-
man segenty-one years Of age, called Eliza
Sherwood, was arrested on charge of pick
ing the pockets of females.
Major Wclch, Of WEIGH s. Mann's circus,
has engaged the Bowery theatre, New York,
for a short time.
The late Captain Walker, of the Texas
forces, in Mexico, is depicted in the last
number of the London " Pictorial News"
The total number of emigrants who sailed
from Liverpool in Is47, was ls4,625, while
in 1886 il did not exceed 1923.
The French Courier, in New York, has
not been sold, though the proprietor has an
offer of fifty thousand dollars.
Hon. Daniel Webster has been confined
to his room in Washington for some days
back.
The Magnetic Telegraph is now compile
ted from New York TO Detroit, and is in
operation.
On the LIST inst, fire broke out on Quay
and Market streets, Albany, N. y; eighteen
buildings were destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. A man named Betterick
aud boy named Tool, lost their lives.
Bennett, of the New York Herald, has
commenced libel suit against Bishop
Hughes--ihe damages laid at S20,000.-
The ground of action is the republication,
in the Frecman's Journal of certain arti-
cles which originally appeared in paper
published at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
When the cholera was in England, SIX
teen years ago, there was not single thun-
der-storm during the whole visitation, al
though il was hot summer.
The Buffalo Express says that the re-
cruiting officer at that place has ben order
ed not to enlist any more men for " during
the war" but for five years.
A man who was hung lately in a neigh
boring State for burglary and murder, CON
fessed under the gallows, as we read, that
his career of crime began by stopping a
newspaper without paying for it.
The Boston Manufacturing company at
Waltham (Mass.) reduced the wages Of
their piece hands on the last payday, and
gave notice of reduction next month in
the pay of the day hands. Quite number
of the girls have quit work aud gone to their
homes.
Ii is estimated that the failures aud the
times have reduced the manufacture Of print
goods at least $4,000 pieces a week. This,
it is thought, will prevent any further de-
cline in price.
A Locofoco msss meeting was called At
Cleveland TO respond to the nomination OF
Cass aud Weller in Ohio; and, as the time
drew near, the enthusiasm was SO great that
Il became necessary to postpone the meeting
for two weeks, in order to let the excitement
die away
A woman appeared in Cincinnati few
days ago, claiming by right of pre-emptior
a large portion of the city. Many person,
became alarmed, aud applied to the Mayor,
who had her arrested. Il is expected that
she is deranged.
4 During fire in NJ. Louis, GA the D ghi q
the 9Th, cat and dog were f0uE9 in one 81
the rooms of the house, nearly dead; hut
atiee,ionately locked in each Others arms
or rather feet. They had lived together
through life.