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

Snow fell at Pittsburg on Sunday and
Monday last.
Snow fell on the lst inst at Cincinnati, in
Maysviie, Louisville, indianapolis and Day
ton.
Large numbers of the French Cana dams
are now emigratng from Canada to the Far
West.
The Gas Works recently erected at But.
falo have been put in operation.
The ground upon which stood the old
U. S, Bank, in Cincinnati, has been sold at
$500 per foot.
The putrid sore throat prevails at Angus
ia, Geo, and in some cases, has been fatal.
Fifty two thousand and eighty four tons
of ice have been exported from the port of
Boston, during the past months.
Prince Metternch and his son, Prince
Richard Metternch, and Baron Huegel,
have become members of the Brighton
Conservative Club.
A bill of costs, amounting to f3l 1913 has
been furnished by the local solicitor of the
Limerick aud Waterford Railway.
The Bangor Wing states that the steam
mills recently destroyed by fire in that city
were rebuilt a year and half since, at cost
of about $4,000.
The Spirit of Jefferson has been presen-
ted by MIR. Chas. G. Bragg, of Charlestown,
Va, with a cabbage, measuring feet in cir
conference, and weighing 81 pounds.
The trade unions in London consist of
5000 persons. One third have full EN-
ployment, one third barochial employment
and the residue live on charity.
The Boston Traveller says that some of
the manufacturing establishments at the
East have made arrangements to negotiate
what funds they want in New York and
Philadelphia.
patent has been taken out by Mr.. E. j
Massey, Liverpool, for improvements in APP
paratus for measuring the speed of vessels
and streams, and for ascertaining the depths
of water.
There are already one hundred and fifty
boats of all descriptions, running on the IL
linois and Michigan canal. Of these. five
are packets, fifty-eight line boats, and fifty
scows.
The steamboat Jim, laden with valuable
cargo, was sunk some days ago, near Mo
bile. The amount of loss is not stated, nor
the details of the daster.
A letter from Bermuda, dated the 18th OF
Sept, says that John Mitchell g is poor
miserable, broken hearted looking creature,
and in wretched health. He is not set to
work with other convicts indeed he is not
fit for it.
Yellow fever is said to be prevalent at the
garrison in Barbados. One officer, Lieut..
Holmes, and several men f thoG6 roginaont.
had died from It's effects. Samll pox had
appeared ut Martinique.
The Christian name of the deceased Earl
of Carlisle was George, the Countess of Car
Isle is Georgiana, and George" formed
one of the Christian names of each of their
six sons and 90 Georgiana" of those of each
of their six daughters.
A dreadful fire broke out at Cronstadt on
the LIST inst, destroying between s. to 40
English houses. Had it not been for the
exertions of English seamen from a vessel
in the river, the cunfiagration would have
been immense, most of the houses being
built of wood.
A new cement, entitled the Parian cement
Is now being introduced into the Houses OF
Parliament, the qualities of which are highly
praised in the London Journals, and it is said
is likely to supersede scagliola TO a co nsid-
cradle extent III domestic architecture.
Four inches of snow fell in Aroostook
county, Maine ou Monday, the 23i .ult-
The WATERFOWL Journal notices fall OF
snow on the 22d ult. and says that the ocur-
renee of a similar fall has been almost IN
variable in that quarter, within the memo
nv of the oldest inhabitants, about the 18th
of October of every year.
A London paper says that one ofthe arch
es of the South Western Railway viaduct, in
Lambeth, has been fitted as an infant school,
another!iS about to he used as an independent
chapel, aud some charitable persons are
about hire one or two other arches as shell
tiers for the houseless during the approach
ing winter.
The produce of the potatoe crop IN
Belgium has been immense this year, not
withStanding the partial appearance of the
disease, and is considered upwards of four
fold, acreably, what it was in 1915. IL Is
hence Judged that Belgium will be able 10
export potatoes largely this year, and yet
have abundance for home consumption, of
excellent quality.
A singular but painful accident lately
happened To a gentleman named March, con-
nectea wih the Russian consulate at Liy-
erpool He was descending from the out
side of an omnibus, when his finger ring
caught by the hook of the side bar of the
box seat as he was in the act of jumping off,
and the sudden wrench that ensued tore off
his little finger but he has been doing well
since.
The Partisan police have discovered and
unprecedented a band of robbers, whose lea