Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-03-17
Gleaninos.

Isaac can Won describe bat =" es SIR
he's flying insect, about the size of stop
pie, has India rubber wings, and shoe
string tail he sees with his eyes shut, and
bites like the old boy"
Col. johnson of Louisiana, generally
known throughout The country as the g Ma
poleon of the Turf, = died at Mobile few
days ago.
Never enter sick room an a state Of
termination, as the moment you become
cool your pores absorb. DO not approach
contagious diseases with am empty stomach
nor sit betv cen the sick and the fire, because
the heat attracts the yapor.
An eel feet 6 in length and well pro-
porti0oed, was caught on the 25th at Blind
Bayou, on Galveston Island, and brought
TO the fremont Honse. He looks says the
Civilian, as though be might be the first
cousin TO the sea serpent.
YOUTHFUL BnlpEGRooM-M de Lin
gueylle, n Franchnan who died lately al
the age of 10 had been married ten times,
espoused his last helpmate at ninety nine
and had a son at one hundred and one.
The House Of Lords, Of England now
contains $50 members, and among these
are two peers, of the royal blood, 81 dukes,
10 marqnises, 100 earls, 10 yiscounts, l2l
barons, 2 urchbishops. This IS exclusive
of the Scotch and Irish representative peers.
The following recently perpetrated seems
too good 10 bG lost:
a young lady engaged in writing, observ-
cd to a clergyman present, that she was
Scribe 10 which the man 10 orders, with
a sagacity and clerical di.cernment truly
credituLle, rcp!ied--'' aud fair see, 2 PhaF-
isee.)
AYNExArroa or CAxADA.-A writer from
PORT Hope, Canada West insists that II
large portion of the people of Canada de
sire to he attached to the United States.
CuGAP TRAvELLiNa.-- One may go from
DeIroir, Michigan, 10 Washington City, for
20 dollars.
/ Ships drawing 8 fee, water can sail $50
miles up the Sacramento.
SICK OF rr.-A passenger in the Duxbu-
ry for California, which sailed on Saturday
on reaching the outer light concluded hat
all the gold Of California was no iudnce-
ment to him 10 live ga life on the ocean
wave," aud persuaded the pilot TO take him
back, abandoning his outfit Of some $500
and his passage money. - Boston HeD.
i nloGRAPHy OF GEO. r. BAnKER.--The Buff
4 falu papers contain prospectus for pub
lishng biography Of Gen. Geo. +. Bar
ker, hy Mr.. g. j. Bryan, assisted by Dir.
/ Lord aud other gentlemen conyersant with
/ the life of the deceased.
A Mississippi paper proposes Cen John
tNntfr,.un epafl Enntsp nm f,F tita h.
roes of the Mexican War, as candidate
for Governor.
Charles Chapman Esq. Of Hartford. has
been unanimously nominated hy the Wings
of the First Congressional District of Com
necticut (Hartfurd aud Ioland Couutie@)
as their candidate for the next Congress. -
Hon. james Dixon, of Hartford is the pres
ent member.
QuEER PLAcc FOR Rev
Dr. Francis Weber has been sent to the
workhouse in Washington city, for twenty
days, in default OF security for good beha-
yior.
MopEL Aerrsr. --Sponking Of the red
vest worn hy Col. Johnson, the Gin, Dis
patch says the tlidn't wear anything else
Miller the Forger, has been sentenced to
State Prison for n!ne years aud three days
solitary,
WiNE AND BRtNpY-PariS papers state
+ thar twelve vessels are fitting out from ports
/ IN France for California, the chief articles
a. whose cargo are wine aud brandy. Ii is
stated that one house in Boston has sent out
100000 worth Of liquors to California
+ The Now York sun says that eight sta
ges are building in that city u run between
! Vera Cruz aud MaZatau. Steamers on
both oceans are to connect with the line, 50
that passengers eau 20 from New Orleans
% SAN francisco in eighteen days! or from
New ork va twenty seven days
CoMroRr.-' Is there any danger Of the
Bon Constructor biting me-" asked visitor
AZ the Geological gardens, . Not the least
marin, replied the Snowman, - be never
bites-he swallows his Nitlrs whole.
FLoninA The new Wing Governor Of
Fla. ntle an admirable inaugural speech.
Ii Is fail Of sound doctrine. Like patriot
rs he Is, Gov. Brown deuouuccS, in strong
language, the Calhoun movement Tor a dis
solution of the Union.
II. c. Cilcy Esq. Of Detrfad, is the
W rig candidate Tor Congress ~ the second
district of New Hampshire. The Free
Sellers have also nominated Mr. Cilley for
the same office. Charles H. Peaslce, Loco
Is NOW the representative from the second
District,
GrNERosirY.--A Young gentleman re-
Gently found himself Ia the company OF
three Young ladies, AMI generously divided
mn orange between the1u. " GA will rob
yourself" exclaimed one of the la,nSeis.-
" Not at all" replied the inherent, As have
half a dozen more ia my pocket"
SOUP lRoN F1oArlyG.-Dr. McCunlv.
Of Al4haupa claims IN hiv, p,a,ia "a .(i....,,.