Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-08-21

sufficient to enlist The good will and co OPP
Grafton OF all christianized countries. on
the side of the reyolutionists But the
independence Of Cuba viii accomplish yet
still more than this and | hope that the
period is not far off, when Spain will lose
her last foot-bold in the New w orld which
she once held entire
4 Telegraphic dispatch, stating that
| the Cuban revolution had been suppressed
and several of the leaders shot, was recei-
red here, late last night but, as the au-
+ thority upon which the statement was
made did not accompany it, it is thought
/ to be c mere hoax.
The Paris papers favor their readers
with an account of enc of the balloon as
cents which are now all the rage there
/ Peculiar inducements were offered on ting
+ occasion, to the spectators it being an
nounced, that Mr. GODDARD would, if the
/ state of the atmosphere was favorable de-
I scend in a parachute Accordingly, the
evening being unusually calm the balloon
assembled in straight line, and. when at
height of 600 feet, the connecting cord
was cut, the balloon darted upwards like
an arrow, and the seronaut's course Garth
ward commenced. For upwards of 90 #
off the descent, the umbrellas did not open
aud many thousands held their breath.
expecting to see in few more moments.
a lifeless. mangled corpse, stretched at
their feet Shortly, however, the folds
gradually expanded. and the descent be-
came so gradual and calm, that the land
ing on terra frma was Effected in perfect
safety The money market must be ex-
tremely" tight III those diggins" where
a man is reduced to such a mode of rails
ing the wind
As | was passing along Broadway. this
morning, [ observed large crowd collect
cd ia front of an establishment where
Magnetic powder" for the destruction of
all sorts of vermin is sold GA forcing
my way into the store | beheld Mr.. LYON.
the inventor of the Magnetic Powder"
testing its efficacy in q manner as ludicrous
as it was conclusive His Honor. Mayor
kingsland, ana several other principal dig
natarles were present; which gave an air
of official Importance to the scene and
served to restrain the bostcrouS curiosity
Of the crowd within proper limits Mr.
Lyon had a large collection Of rats, led
bugs cockroachcs and otter pest ferrous
creatures, in q number Of cages and glass
jars, which, from their appearance. | sup
posed were got up expressly for the oc-
casion" Everything being in readiness.
Nr. J. sprinkled the .'Magnet:c powder
pretty freely over the floor of the store.
after which, be opened the cages and lars
when the unsuspecting vcrmin pouuced
upon II aud set about eating it up The
powder was eaten with great relish by the
vermin and Mr. Lyon himself swallowed
q large dose just to show that it is inuoc-
uous to human beings.
The rats and bugs soon gave unmistake-
able signs Of having been taken in and
done for 5" aud, III 4 short time everyone
Of them had departed to that land. where
it is earnestly to be hoped, that rats cease
from troubling aud bed-bucs are at rest
/, in common with many others, kept an
eve on Mr. Lyon, lii momentarv expecta-
ton Of seeing him evince some designs of
temporary indisposition, if not regularly
keel up. Ike his rats; but he disappont-
ed us When / left, he was doing well
0ac of the most cheering sigus Of the
times, and at which all friends Of progress
and peace will rejoice is, that France
England Prussia. Belgium, and Austria.
have promised to send delegates to a Eu-
ropean Congress, to be held, in a short
time. at Frankfort. not, as heretofore. to
parcel out States as the prey of the nigh
". to rivet the chains Of despotism or to
devise means for the prolonged subiu-
CATION of the lab0ri8g millions. but Tor the
purpose OF instituting one European Pa
tent Law, and of forming a Treaty where
by Patents granted bv one country. shall
protect the interests of the inventor in the
territories Of the ether contracting Pow
crs
Our Mayor has, in spite Of tie most
/ strenuous efforts to djssuade him had the
courage to approve the bill for Railroads
/ IN the 9th and 9Th Avenues u was. for
some time considered doubtful whether
+ lie would be able TO screw up his courage
/ to the point Of signing,
The Metropolitan Bank which has been
established in this city on the plan of the
Suffolk Bank at Boston. to compel the
Country Banks, in this State. to redeem
their bills at par, opened it's batteries, last
week. by sending some Million and a half
+ Of notes to Albany. and demanding the
payment In case the Bank aeeat claim
ed the reduction OF IA Of one per cent.
the amount was claimed in specie other
wise drafts in this city were taken. At
one Office, that of Washburn & Co, the
operation Of counting out the specie was
I conducted IN the most deliberate manner.
and occupied three days and half. The
crusade, thus commenced, viii inevitably
lead to much i'll feeling and l greatly
fear that one consequence will be. that the
Bills Of our own State Banks will be re-
I placed by those Of other States which of
fer NJ security whatever to the holder
Another result viii be that the deposits
Of specie with Bank Agents in this city,
will necessarily be withdrawn TO the Cen
trail Office which will thus further increase
the present pressure in the Money Market
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