Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-09-04
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r eAdS pa erS are predicting Seri Gus trouble All
along the frontier. account of il which,
they say, must result in another war. unless a
Fugitive Slave Treaty is negotiated with Mex
leo.
man and his wife, at Austin. Texas, by
the name of Baker. were stabbed-the wife
killed, and the husband tuortany wounded
by a runaway negro, whom they were en-
deavoring 10 tie. The negro mounted his horse
and escaped.
THE PusLic EIEALTH.@-The Alton Tele-
graph publishes some interesting and instruc-
tive facts relative TO the cholera in thst city.
Whole number Of deaths by cholera this sea-
son-eXclusiye of 10 which occurred among
the convicts in the Penitentary-ls 46 Of
whom very large proportion were Imni grants
or strangers. The resident population were
but slightly affected. In the ranks of the Sons
Of Temperance and the Presbyterian Sunday
School, numbering in ali four hundred. but
deaths have occurred. The population Of
Alton is from 1000 to 5000. it lies on the Mis-
sissippt about twenty miles above ST. Louis.
Cure OF SCARLET FEyER-In the Balti-
tlmore Sun we find the following: - W e
published in the Sun about wear since. a
statement that the rubbing of all parts of the
body, three times a day with fat bacon, as
soon as the scarlet fever disclosed itself, was
a sure remedy for that disease. We have
recently been called on by number of respon-
sIbe gentleman from the counties, who as
snred us that il has been tried IN numerous
instances with uniform success, whilst those
depending medicine alone had, in most ca
ses. fallen victims 20 its Tavages. gentle
man Yesterday assured MS that in two cases in
his vicinity patients recovered, under its ap-
plication. after being given up as hopeless by
the physicians. ! he remedy is simple, and
can d . no harm; We therefore recommend its
tfiaI.'
CRANgrRElEs.--We learn that the cranber-
" crop is promising, this being the bearing
year. But the market for this kind of fruit is
now so extensive, that II Is doubtful whether
it can BE fully supplied The berries are
mostly picked by squaws, although cranberry
rakes are beginning to be used. Cranberry
dealers go TO the marshes with supplies of
bread, flour, caicoes, and whatever IS wanted
for the Indian trade, and exchange their goods
by barter with the squaws, as they bring in
their sacks of cranberries. This business
commences in September, and may continue
till the marshes frozen. Year before last
there were shipped from Saint Paul, more
than 10000 bushels Of cranbe-ries, which
found market all the way down the coast Of
the Mississippi river 10 the mouth, and in the
- i0''ee '
The St Louis Republican says that The
health of thal .,ty j. generally very good, the
choiera having entirely disappeared.
ATTEMPTED ABDvcTIoY.-A tall, slim. DARK
compeXioned, long haired. and small-whisk-
cred Kentuckian, last Suaday morning .eauced
George Wells, a coloIed boy of I1-hrother
q g.. " w eiis 'he pdf06F--0n 1oafd 'Ae Are
NC IF Chic"so' eFlde."y Tor the purpose OF
Hiah'"R PatL'@rchai suoJeci OF MN IN me
~.yerv and conT.uhina. are cfrl,isr 80. ,
tutions. But the bows f,ndness f,r The han.
~ relation didn't seem To 4ro,y mon him
ana at New Buffalo he Iert his kind f,rotect,r
and retr7ued to Chic3ro T., which Nc bi.
brother has gone 70 seek him.-.HiL FIRE.
Dem9crat.
WHEAT CRop IN MlSxgsor, Without =
solitary execution. out Of very many exn,ri-
ments this year. with sarlr.,rand winter wheat
we have not heard Of one failure p;,ge,r.
Iifh ,.si.
Inc .veT having subsidized at jamestown,
and soil in The town eIeystinr it To- hi e>trni
AGAINST the erc-oacbneDts of anv G.fnre rist
gf the river. and cor7Dens3tin,r ira some dr4ree
Cr the ininrv il las dtbar,,-ise i,..5iclo3
Tnr Thames Trv>rL.-A letter from LON
don says, the most stuPendous failure Of mod
ern days is the Thames funnel. Boilt at en-
ormous cost, it was intended that it should
tween the two sides Of the Thames. I-rfore-
see. difficulties ia the way of getting heavy
teams up and down at the entrances prevented
his. ana now the wonderful tunnel Is become
paltry penny exhibition, with tov stores.
grinding organs. and Punch and Judy shows
scattered through it.
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enly members IN winch there has not been,
murders ,,iT ''' 80 7''''' = a'''e' ''''' %
I'm ,S,.-.1.....t.- IN.
.. Water wheat in the re,,ion has been mos.