Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-17
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not subject to rust as all others; and vet
the best gold hath some dross. I esteem
not that man that hath no faults I like
him well that hath but few, and those not
great B5sltop Hall
fthe clock of the tongue be not set by
the dial of the heart, it will not 90 right
1t is said that Zine Mines which have
recently been discovered in Sussex coun-
ty, n Jersey, are among the most yalu-
able in the world
The cost of the boilers of the L. S
steamer Susquehanna. lately launched at
Philadelphia, is $4,000.
EmGRATIoN.-Overo one thousand Irish
emigrants arrived at Boston, last week,
By ship.
GERmANs.-The German population q
the United States is estimated at fom
millions
CoNNEcrIcUr-The debt of the State
of steady habits, is only $4,000.
TURNING a PENNY.-The Cambria be-
ing some three or four days beyond her time
on herlast trip, New York owners Of goods
on board became very solicitous to effect
an insurance on them The insurance of
fcers, however, not having sufficient nerve
ia private individual came forward and
took risks on all at 8 per cent, premium
On the same day the Cambria arrived in
port
FLoRIDA-Late advices from Florida.
state that Billy Bowlegs," Indian Chief.
had finely come to the conclusion not to
emigrate
Tha Cleveland True Democrat of the
18th instant says that the iron IS laid on
twenty-five miles of the Cleveland and
Columbus Railroad
Queen Victoria has given up her visit
to Gibralter, on account of the expected
arrival Of a friend of the family-in small
clothes
SINGULAR AND SUDDEN DEATH-On
Saturday an interesting daughter G3|
years of age. )Of Mr.. Lukens, Of the North
ern Liberties, died after an illness of a
few days, which we learn. originated from
her pricking a fever blister upon her lin
with pin. The body after death, exhib-
tied all the appearances of those who die
from the effects of poison contracted or
imbibed from the bite Of venomous rep
tiles Phil Ledger
CATTLE FOR CALIFoRNIA.-Some cool
cows and working cattle. have been colec-
ted in Southern Michigan and Northen
Indiana, and left for California. One
man drove go COWS there last year and
has returned for more He saws it is
more profitable than gold digging.
Struck WITH A FIRE BALL-The Brit
ish brig Alcyone, from Glasgow. arrived
at Boston recently, reports that off Cape
Cod, while the men were aloft reef1g the
foretopsail in the middle Of the snow
storm. ball of fire larger than an Is
pound shot struck the mianmast and with
out any unusual noise such as an explo-
sion the mast was split in four pieces. !
and went overheard with all the yards and
rigging attached The Alcyone had pre-
viously lost her mizen-mast,
PLANTING CABBAGEs-CUr WoRus-I
Last spring we had admirable and we may
say perfect success in keeping our cab
bage plants from their arch enemy the
cut-worm by planting them at the bottom
Of shallow trench some or inches
deep very simple remedy which should
be generally known
SUicIDE-A coroner's inquest was held
this morning on the body Of VIM Whea-
| Ton, who was found hanging by a hand
kerchief to a tree on the hill near Norris
furnace on the East side of the river. Il
appears, we learn, that he left a house of
Il fame, some two miles below Galena. on
Wednesday last, for the purpose of buying
cigars for the use of the house since when
nothing had been heard of him When
! ,ound he was in sitting posture and had
1 bottle of whiskey by his side. The ia
y rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts
Mr.. SEwARD's SPEEcH-The n. Y.
Tribune says, that quarter of million
Of copies of Stewards Speech have been
printed for circulation without near sup
plying the demand
REsEARcH-One of the courts of Ala
bama has been trying to solve, for the last
fortnight, the birth and parentage of a lit
tie darkey, who has fallen heir to quite an
estate. Like Muugo Park, they are en-
deavoring to discover the source of the
Niger"
The UPPER REGIONS OF THE ArMos-
PHERE.-Mr J Wise, the aeronaut, has
recently published work entitled :. His
tory and Practice of Aeronautics," from
which the Philadelphia Inquirer derives
the following facts
In one place he makes rs acquainted
with the still quiet of the heavens. thus 81
A bee was let off, at 5000 feet, which few
away making humming noise. At the
altitude of / 600 feet, linnet was liber
ated which few away directly, but soon
feeling itself abandoned in the midst of
an unknown ocean, it returned, and set
tied on the stays of the balloon; then
mastering fresh courage, it took a second
flight and dashed downward to the earth.
describing tortuous vet perpendicuIar