Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

respectfully rendered TO the visiting Brethren from
the neighboring Lodges who have joined us in the
Celebration of the day.
Resolved that the Choir highly merit and are
hereby requested to receive the thanks ofthis Lodge
for their valuable services in the ceremonies of
the day.
A degree of harmony and good feeling
prevailed known only to the Brethren
Of the Mystic tie
The SUICIDE AT DUSKIRK.-The follow
ing story explains the cause of the suicide
which was telegraphed to Us from Dunkirk
on Monday last:
Mr.. Isaac Smith, foreman in the extensive
machine shop of the New York and Erie
Railroad Company at Dunkirk, committed sui
eide on Monday morning last, under very sin
guIar circumstances. The wife Of a man
named Toles, who was employed in the same
establishment, accused Smith of improper IN
timacy with her. probably in revenge for some
tancled wrongs, as the two men had some
quarrel in the shop. He was arrested, but
discharged for lack ofevidence. >ubseQuent-
ly he was again arrested, when the wife Of
IOles made oath to her statements, when
Smith was held 10 bail. His family, who had
juit arrived from Massachusetts, where he for
merly resided, were deeply afflicted al such
so worked upon his feelings, that, on Monday
morning he destroyed his life, by cutting his
throat with his razor. Toles' wife who now
began to feel the wrong she had committed
In falsely swearing against Smith. made d
clear breast of the whole matter, and on close
questioning, said she was compelled to act
the part she had by her husband, who had
abused her and whipped her severely. The
story soon spread throughout the village, and
between two and three thousand of its ezra
ged inhabitants rose en- nlasse on Monday
night, and proceeding to oles' house, burned
it to the ground. Toles was placed under the
protection of the sheriff, 10 escape the fury Of
the excited populace. They took the remain
Of Smith b2c., g Boston, MS former residence.
ToIes was taken to MayviiIe Jail ia custody
Of the Sheriff. All was quiet.
LATE AND INTERESTING FROM Texas
Outrages by MeXicans against United States
Citzens.-Five Americans killed. The
mail is through from New Orleans.
The steamer Yacht had arrived at that
port with Rio Bravo dates to the 26ih ult-
The intelligence from the Mexican frontier is
of an exciting cha acter On the 18th a gang
Of 40 Nexicaas and Indians attacked a party
Of Americans, who were encamped on the
American side, and killed five of them.
Several companies of rihemen had been
raised on the American side for the protection
of the frontier. The Brownsville Flag gives
the particulars of numerous other outrages.
and says no mans life is safe from the Mex
lean assassins. The steamer Camanche,
whilst going up the Rio Bravo, was fired at
twelve times by the Mexicans. Several per-
sons on board the boat were wounded, and
her passengers had drawn up a statement of
the occurrence to be forwarded to the Ameri-
can authorities.
Caravaja, Co. Wheat and Capt. Ford
were at different points along the Rio Bravo,
trying to raise volunteers, but met with little
success.
Galveston dates to the 28th ult, had been
received, but the news is of 10 especial in
terest.
Mrs. SIocum, who shot man named
Forbes, at Bastrop, for seducing her daugh-
ter, had been tried and acquitted.
The committee on Internal improvements
Of the Baltimore City Council, reported to-
day in favor Of loaning half a million of dol
lars of City Bonds to the Susquehannah Rail
Road Company. to aid in the completion of
that road to SunbuTg.
FIVE MEN KILLED BY INDIANS AxD MExr-
CANs.-lt again becomes our duty to record
the report of the preparation ofanother scene
Of bloodshed and plumber, which flour inform
alton be true, would more resemble the work
of hends lncarnate than human men. W e are
Informed by gentleman just arrived in town,
that, on the evening of the 10Th inst, a gang
of about forty men, consisting Of Mexicans
and Indians, attacked party of seven AmerI-
cans, who were encamped at a Lake called
CamPacuas; five ofthose at the camp are said
to have been murdered, and all their property
taken into Mexico. Two of the men, FORUM
aIely, were on the margin of the lake shoot
ing ducks at the time and they succeeded in
making their escape. These robbers and muir
deTers are said to have crossed the river some
forty miles above this place, on Friday, the
7th inst, and a detachment Of them openly
recros5ed itagain soon after perpetrating their
helIish deed, bearing with them, as trophies.
the right hand OF each Of their slaughtered
victims, while the remainder of the savares
cooliy encamped on the ground where the
massacre occurred, expecting no doubt, an
other feast Of blood from those whom they
deemed absent from the camp. and would
probably return uRsuspiCious Of danger.
An effort has been made. as we learn, 10
raise sufficient TO repair to the ground and
bury the dead, but such CONSERVATION prevails
among the thIuly scattered settlements. that
no one can be induced to move beyond the
precincts Of his own hahitation-and even
there he Is in hourly expectation Of being nuF-
dered or Plundered, and 'ge have no govern
ment troops here of nature to pursue and
punish these hends-thoIgh if We had. they
would haze recrossed the line and been un-
der the protection Of Nexico long before the
best mounted troops could reach the place of
carnage There we have no law to reach
'hem,-BroVHsriHs ( Itra5) Flag, uay Is,