Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-05-04

will contain $50 patients and the necessary
attendants. The entire cost is estimated at
$4,000
FREsHET.-The Hartford Courant says the
Connecticut River is now about Is feet above
low water mark.
The Philadelphia City Item recommends
merchants to put their stgns into the newspa-
pers IN the shape of advertisements.
There is poor look for the peach crop
The Trenton N. j. Gazette says it will prove
an entire failure, as the buds fall off without
comingto maturity.
Peoria, Illinois, contains population of 5O43.
Treasury notes outstanding April 1, I849
81 ,O22 1879 81.
81 say, my little son, where does the right
Don't know, sir faint been nowhere since
we lived here
GREAT FIRE.-A Geographic despatch says
that destructive fire broke out in New Orleans
on the 9th ult., which destroyed forty houses.
CATTLE LosT.-A drover endeavoring to
swim his cattle over the Sangamon during the
recent freshet lost thirty-eight of them. Up
on striking the current, they became frighten-
ed and were swept away against some drift
wood and drowned.-(hicago Journal.
The Workmen on the Erie Canal, between
Buffalo and Black Rock, have struck either
for ten hours a day, or an increrse of wages to
seven shillings day.
The city council of Albany have reduced
the salary ofthe Mayor from $1,000 to $500.
CoNNECTIcUr.-III Wings, 81 Democrats
and Ii Free Sellers have been elected to the
Connecticut Legislature. The Wings have
majority of four in the Senate.-ChrOnotyPe
ToRoNTo IN AsHEs.-A Geographic despatch
says that Toronto, Canada, has been visited
by tremendous confagraton, which has
laid the greater part of the city in ashes, in
Guiding the st. James Cathedral. The loss
is estimated at 100000
EAST OF THE EQUAToR.-The New y ork
Express publishing letter from a passenger
on board the Cristoval Colon (Which left n.
York on the 10th of January,) dated $500
miles east the egtsat0r," which, we suppose is
equal to about $50 miles east of sun rise.
Ii has been determined that the troops for
Oregon and New Mexico will march from
Fort Levenworth on the 10th of May next
The Quincy Wing thinks from 10 to Il, 900
persons will go from Illinois this spring.
despatch from New Orleans, dated the
goth ult., states that the steamer Gen. Pike,
when near Point Coupee, was destroyed by
| fire.
Her letters and papers werealI lost.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says returns
have reached that city from D counties in Ar
kansas, which places Wilson, the Wing can
didate for Governor, 245 ahead.
| The Little Rock Banner, Loco-Foco paper,
says the chances are in favor Of Wilson's e
| lection.
The Boston Traveller of Friday announces
the discovery of new telescope Comet on
Wednesday evening last, near the Northern
Crown, by Mr.. Bond, of the Cambridge OBJ
servatory-being the eighth discovered by
him before any information thereof had reach
ed this country.
| WISCONSIN MALs.-The Postmaster Cen
! eral has directed the extension Of the Chicago
Steamboat Mail from the Western terminus OF
the Michigan Central Railroad direct to Mil
waukee, touching at Waukegan, Southport
and Racine. 1t is calculated that this will
bring Milwaukee within ninety hours by mail
| of New York What is still wanted is the
conveyance Of the Lake Erie steamboat mai s
on the direct or Canada line of boats instead
of those which touch at Cleveland, thereby
still farther shortening the route at least twelve
hours. We trust these improvements need
not long be waited for. What we have will
be good news to our many subscribers IN Wis
consin.--N. Y. Tribune.
! A party of Mexicars, numbering 80, with
their families and attendants, were, on Satur-
| day, at the Mansion House, where they arri-
we'd by the western train on Saturday. They
were understood to be on their way to France
and to be some of the wealthiest citizens of
our sister epublic.-.Albany .Argus.
Capt c. L. Wright of Galena, who left
| that city on the Sd inst, for California, died
Of the Cholera before he reached St. Louis,
and his remains were brought back to the for
mer place for interment. He has left a wife
and child.
On Friday week the son of John NJ. Levy,
Esq, of Prairie LaCross, a lad of nine years,
fell from a horse and was instantly killed by
the horse stepping on his head.
The steamer Amaranth, lately sunk by col
lission with the DR.. Franklin, has been raised
and is now in St. Louis for repairs.
We learn that many of the California en-
igTant IN St Louis, Independence, St Joseph
and many other points, are selling out their
teams and outfits at a very great sacrifice, and
returning home, wiser if not richer.
Among the items in the civil and diplomat
ic appropriation bills is one of $4,000 for
survey Of the Mineral lands in Wisconsin, l.
owa and Michigan.
Three boys have been arrested at Washing
ton on charge ofhaving set fire to Mr.. Alex
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