Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-02-04

House OF Representatives, than av
pose himself to the overwhelming DoS
ufar wrath that he knows would I,
called down upon his head by an -
position of all the facts connected WIZ
the reasonable and infamous intrions.
With the Mexican chieftain.-[ior
Journal.
A LONG TRIP. - Mr.. BRowvr,
a member of the Wisconsin Conroa
ton, lives at the Falls of St Cro:.
two hundred and twenty-four mia,
from the State capital. He was
week making the journy, traveIingora
hundred and twenty miles on foot f..
ty in canoe, and the rest Of the w.r
by stage.
NEW MOVEMENT. - The coIoro,
people of New York city are takiHc
measures to send out some of tbal.
most respectable men to Liberia to prr.
cure information, with the intentioDo:
making great movement in that d.
rectlon, il the report should be favor.
able.
The shipments of specie flom N,
port of New York, during the mon5
of December last to foreign ports, an.
mounted to Sl,7SS,S67
0ESir James Mcintosh, in letter
Rich, his son in-law says: Before
quit the dispatches, let me tell you, that
meet your appreciation, is slang phrase
not fit for dispatches or letters, and thai
sincerely hoPe,' though a common Is an
incorrect expresslop. Sincerely belong
to the expression of feeling n Of 10 Feeling;
themselves. A man may declare OF
promise sincerely, but he cann9t sincer,,
ly love or hate, or hope or fear. In tbs
cases he may be sincere in his professions
of hatred or hope, or fear. but the fcelir-,
have nothing to do with sincerity or Il.
sincerity,
VALUABLE FREIGHT.-A comraav oi
Missionaries recently embarked at Lon
don for various stations on the Paciir
A nong the items of the cargo were 50,0
copies of the Scriptures in Iahitlar, d.
language of the Society Islands, and l0gl
Pilgrims Progress. Also, a large Qua,
tity OF Bibles and Tracts, printing M,
teIiils and an Iron Chapel.
DC EcLIrsEs IN ISIS Their
will be six - four of the Sun, and tu
of the Moon, and a transit of Mere.
ry, March 5th, partial eclipse Of ii.
Sun. visible - March 18th, to,a
eclipse Of the Moon, partially yiSibI.
-hprH Sd, eclipse of the sun, iuyi>-
iblc = Aug. 26th, another eclipse Of
the Sun, invisible = Sept. 18th, To-
tai eclipse Of the Moon, visiblc-Scpt
9th, eclipse of the Sun, invisible
Nov. 9th, Transit OF Mercuryfoa
the Suns disc.
IMPRovING.-It is said a bill has been
introduced into the Legislature cf A2.
bama to prevent the separation oihe
families of negroes, and to exempt them
from sale by legal process. motoa
made to indefinitely postpone the bill vas
lost by large majority.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, CITY. -Atr
much excitement, the charter 'ncoT-
rating the villages of Syracuse aud Saa@
n. Y. as city, has been adopted by D.
citizens. We bid them welcome to ia
sisterbood of cities, and congratua-
them on the wisdom OF their choice.
From Mexico. we learn that Ia2
number of MeXicans are M grating
cross the Rio Grande TO Texas. t.
barque Brazil, from n. O. TO Vera C~
is supposed to be lost.
The, statute law Of England has MAJ,
profane swearing fineabe offence, t.5
amount of one shilling for the poor, rr
shiIlings for the second class, and aa
shilIings for gentlemen
A letter has been received At Va.
ington from jalaPpa Dec. 10th, Win
states that Il British Courier had pass.
through that place bearing the intc
gcnce that a treaty of peace had been
fected between Trist and the MeXlcl
Commissioners.
A Russian imperial ukaso has 5r
published, for contracting abroad a .a
of 100000 of silver roubes, for O.
work of the St. Petersburgh and Mosc1
railroad In l848.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, says ts
Texas is capable of raising all the So
this country can consume. Eight P.a'
crs on the Brazos Will raise $500 Eia
of suglr.
The smallpox is allowing the m.'
bers of the Indiana Legislature TO Tc'N
to their official duties, more highi.a
than hurt, and more sheepish than e'.1-
The master of the Light-boat a,-
Tuckernuck Shoal. NANTUCKET, So,
during the past year, 249 ships, lo.
briggs, 9174 schooners, 244i slooPs-io-
1856.
Upwards of 81 900, 900 worth ofT.