Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-03-29
COLUMN OF ITEMS.

BULLYING-Some ofthe Southern mem
bers OF Congress attend the sessions with
reviewers in their pockets
The New YoRK CANALS, will not prob
ably be opened before the lst of May
THE MAYOR of Racine has offered re
ward Of $500 for the detection of aly in
'sndiaries in that city.
/ EaIE Canal ESLAR EMEyT-It is sta
! ted that the work on the enlargement of
| the Erie Canal between Buffalo and Black
Rock, has been suspended and will be a
/ bandoned until next winter, on account of
the strike" among the laborcrs
The DIAMOND SroEY MAx.-The man
who tells the big stories about the gold re-
glons on the head waters of the Yellow
stone, was arrested day or two since in
La Porte, Indiana, and some two or three
! thousand dollars counterfeit money found
IN his possession.
1t seems that he preferred counterfeiting
to picking up diamonds.
j We regret to hear that letters received
from California last evening announce the
death of Mr. Benjamin Bosworth. of this
city, who left here for the gold diggings
last spring-.Se9 & Ga.
a PRINTER ELECTED JUDGE-R. b.
r Warden, few years ago a journeyman
printer in Cincinnati has been elected
, by the Legislature of Ohio, President
Judge Of the Court of Common Pleas of
, Hamilton county.
Mrs. JAMES X PoLK-This lady has
we learn, since the death of her husband
almost entirely secluded herself from So
ciety. She seems to be inconsolable in her
e grief The huge pillars of the new house
into which they had just moved when the
melancholy bereavement occurred, are still
crapcd with black
i, LATER FROM New MExICo.-News has
been received at St. Louis from Santa Fe
to the 9th Of January.
Colonel CALHOUN effected treaty with
the Eutaw Indians, but few days after
wards they murdered a number Of Mexi-
cans, and stole large quantity of stock.
\ party Of hunters, returning from San
Il Ia Fe, had desperate fight with the APP
e aches killing many The Camanches are
I also becoming hostile and fears arc enter
! tanned that they viii become troublesome
d The weather is very cold on the Plains
and vegetation more backward than usual
Great excitement prevails at Santa Fc
n on the State and Territorial question.
! STEAMER BURNT.-The Steamer St
John was burned to the waters edge. near
It Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday night
a Sth inst Thirty persons persisted Tho
7 CaIifornians on board lost all they had
Lieut. Rice lost 32500O0. The steamer
: cost 1000 and was insured for $50 900
d Mr. CALHoUN's SPEECH IS REGARDED a
4 Washington as perfect failure-becaust
4 it is nothing but re-hash of his exploded
Of nulIifying doctrines Though he openly
7 advocates disunion, the confidence in "a
~ vor Of the iDdissolubility Of the confedcr
u acy is rather strengthened by his speech
The other members of his party are star
$ tied at the deep gulf which he opens be
n fore them.
= INcENDIARIz9r-The American House
Racine, was set on fire on Wednesday eve
ming last, It was discovered and extin
c guished before much damage was done.
I%The block of marble furnished b.
y Kentucky for the Washington Nationa
n Monument IS to bear the inscription
v under the auspices Of Heaven, and tn,
o 1rccepts Of Washington. Kentucky viii b.
ID the last to give up the Union"
o. NonLE-The Legislature of Louisian.
passed an act on the 10th of February
b. providing for furnishing q block of st0nl
II for the Washington Monument, bearin!
j. the following inscription:
Tile State Of Lolt5siaHu-E0er h1lzZ Il
tie ConStitutio22 and tie U1sj0H.
ta AGooD DErNrrIoN-Rev Mr. Magool
,e defines "a frst-rate Western man" Van
kce enlarged"
New PoKET PIECE.-tHe best thing Yet
Is 4 Mr. FEssENDEN, Of Boston has inyen
n ted a pocket filter, by means of which tn,
" traveller may suck up pure water from tn,
ponds and streams, or even the puddles
which he may encounter on his way.
= RrMn1Es Should PAY.-The fines paiG
&c into the Worcester Co (Mass) Treasury
Of as the result of trials during the present
y term of the Court Of Common Pleas
e amount Of $4,000, Of which sum $4,000
III were for violations Of the license law.
.r T+Throe Thousand cords Of Wood
in ready split and dried for the use Of the
nj locomotives of the Auburn and Rochester
rs r.. r. Co, were destroyed by fire at Pitts
n ford, Monroe Co, few days ago.
n DAILY MAIL TO SHEBoYGAN-The dai
" mail which IS so much needed by all
j, Northcn Wisconsin-commences between
; Milwaukee and Shcboygan on the LIST Of
W April.
N Posi- OFFICE CuANGE-The name OF
y the Post Office at Hamar Washington
/ County, in this State, has been changed tc
ADDISON.
i paorERrr ~ SHEBoYGAv-The her
h c4rY states that the assured valuation OF
r real and peronal property in Sheboygau
e is SlS2000.
IS Eight millions Of dollars are annu
e ally paid according to the Mobile Adver
:. =.