Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-05-06
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Montreal has fifty seven thousand four hun
dred and seventeen inhabitants.

Cumberland river, recently. No lives lost.
Thirty tons of beet root sugar, are made
every week, in Ireland.
Eight seamen belonging to the ship Cor
sair, have been convicted of murder, at Rich
mond, Virginia.
The British troop steamer Birkenhead, was
wrecked, by striking rock off Point Danger,
Africa, February goth, and 400 persons were
drowned.
Maurice Antonio has been sentenced to be
hung at Rochester, June Sd, for the murder
of his friend.
Gov. Bigler of Pa, has vetoed all the Bank
bills passed by the Legislature.
The Wings of Trenton, N. J., have cleo
ted their Mayor by 900 majority.
The Detroit paper reports the suspension or
failure of the Utica Insurance Company, at
Utica, n. Y.
Twelve of the crew of the steamship South
/ Carolina, We're put in irons on her Europe
passage, for mntiny.
Baltimore is to be the place for holding Of
the Wing National Convention, in June next
| The Racine Advertiser says the severe cold
Of last winter has destroyed all the Peach
trees in that vicinity. The branches appear
to be alive yet, but on examining near the
root, it is found that the whole tree is diving.
! The Common Council of Chicago have
passed an order aPpropriating $500 per an
mum for the purpose Of teaching music in their
/ public schools.
/ DtscoURAGISG,-Three of the delegates to
the Baltimore Convention-Dewey, Delaney
and Hobart-have been rePudiated by the
people of their own towns, since their ap-
/ Pointment. The others have not been passed
on.
On Saturday the 24th ult, the Steam Flour
ing Mill at Port Washington, owned by
Messrs. Hegwein, Kimberly g. Volt, was
burned to the ground. Owing to the high
wind, it with difficulty that the flames
were restrained from communicating to other
buildings. The mill was valued at So, 900
and was insured for $4,000.
The entire exports of specie this year has
been S7l77,I28.
The easiest way to make farmers grow
n1adder, is to have the present wet weather
continue.
Richard Lee Craft, one of the oldest Meth
odist Minister in the United States, died late
ly in New York. His age was about 80.
Six thousand fugitive slaves have arrived
in Canada within the last two years. There
are about thirty thousand negroes in the prov
ince.
The monster steamer ST. Louis arrived
from New Orleans yesterday. with l ,O48 tons
Of groceries and assorted merchandise. This
is certainly the largest freight ever brought to
this city from the Souih.-H Louis Union.
Eli Hettijohn, Esq, of Fort Smelling lately
found lake about 40 miles long and miles
wide at the head of Cascade or Little Falls
creek. 1t is situated about half way betwixt
the St. Peters and Crow River, and near forty
miles north west of this yillage.-& .7ntA0ny
Erpress.
News from Havana to the 9TH inst. A ter
rible fight had occurred between some Eng
lish and American sailors few DAYS previ-
Gus. The military were called out to sup
press the affray, but before this could be done,
several persons were killed
Within nine days, says the Halifax Sun of
March 9Th. 5000 barrels of mackereI, nearly
1000 barrels of herring, and about 1000 fir
kins of butter, have been shipped from this
port to the u. States.
manufacturer of grave-stones. in Maine,
was told sympathizing that the Liquor Law
must operate against his interests Very far
| from II, ne replied it would have been mon
py in my pocket if it had been enacted long
ago. for those who die now generally leave
| behind them enough to purchase grave-stones.
| while formerly they didn't leave enough 10
! keep their families out of the alms-house.
COUNTY JUDeE OF WINHER4Go.-The Gov
ernor has appointed Hon. Dudley e.. Blod-
GET Of Oshkosh, County Judge of Winneba-
20 County. vice Jedediah Brown, resigned.
Madison Elk.
CAPITAL PUNIsHmENT.-In the Pennsyl-
vsnla Legislature, the bill aboishing the
death penalty, and substituting Imprisonment
for not less than fifteen more than fifty years
in lieu thereof, passed finally in the House,
on the 9Th inst.-years 46, nays AZ.
A RUyAwsY.-The Water,own Chronicle
publishes DR.. n. E. Walker, who ran III
| from Waterloo with another mans wife and
! child, and cheated the Chronicle out OF about
S25.
On the % inst, the steamer Pocahontas
took fire little below Napoleon. on the Mis-
Sissippi. She was laden with cotton. some
$500 bales. Cargo and boat consumed
| Sixteen lives are known to have been lost
| The rest OF the passengers-how many are
not stated-and crew, plunged into the river.
and saved themselves by floating upon the
/ drift-wood.
/ The telegraph reports the death of Hon.
1 John Sergeant, of Philadelphia. He was
/ Representative in Congress from Pennsy-
( vania for fifteen years, and in 1892. ran for
the Vice Presidency on the ticket with Mr..
/ Clay.