Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-01-08

be made. We trust that whoever was guilty
of the offence will be discovered and severely
puuished.-JanssriAe Standard.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, in advance of
the Telegraph, as usua1, brings US New
York dates to the I'd inst; from which
we take the following
New York. Jan. % p. VI.
The steamer Africa, from Liverpool. 9
A NJ, Dee goth, arrived at Il o'clock
this morning.
FRANcE.-Accounts from Paris are of
an interesting character. The President
has distributed an immense number of
crosses of honor, and decreed large sum
of money to be distributed among the dis
abled soldiers of France
Gen. Cavaignae had been released from
prison Internationally. and was about to
leave France for Holland with his family.
The other generals are to be released on
condition Of becoming voluntary exiles
Victor Hugo was at Brussels. The
partizans Of the President are active In
gathering up large majority, fearing
that if not large he may proclaim himself
Emperor. Others were doing all in their
power to induce the people not to vote at
all
Appearances. however, indicated that
be would have full as many votes in his
favor as in l848. 4 majority at Mentz
garrison voted against the President, and
the scholars in the Paris school. who were
electors, amongst them the young prince
Polignac
fha ILL -
all the corps dip2On1atique attended ex
cept Mr.. Rives, the American Minister
The President is to take an active pars
in the drawing up Of the new constitution
1t occupies no less than hours daily
The duke D Enghien. eldest son of the
duke DGrammont. has been appointed
minister to Hesse Cassel The depart
ment Of Police has been raised to the
rank Of the ministry. Mr. earlier is the
new minister
The latest accounts from Paris state
that Gen. Cavagniac refuses his release
unless the same favor be extended to all
his fellow prisoners
SPAIN-The Madrid Gazette contains
an important document from the Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs, IN reply to Mr.
Webster's note on the Cuban difficulties.
and expressive of his satisfaction at its
tone, because it is considered an act of
justice that satisfies Spain, as much as it
eXalts the Government of the L. States
Her Majesty government has never ceas-
ed to expect that 1t would disapprove Of
such painful events. and that the liberali-
ty of its conduct upon the occasion would
offer new guarantees and greater security
to the maintenance of friendly relations.
which with reciprocal advantages. have
constantly existed between the two Coz
ernments
The Gazette concludes by announcing
the pardon at all the prisoners, proceed
ing from the last expedition against Gu
ba, who may be citizens Of the t. States.
whether IN Spain now. fulfilling their sen
tence, or coming from Cuba
We cut the following notice from the
Alta Californian of the 18th of Nov
We understand that some Of our own cit
liens have suffered some by the operations
of this same Mr. Foote:
DlsHoyoRED DEAFrs. st will be seen
by the paragraph published below, that
INCL Z - udlIAGk tudt OuI CltiLEuS WHO nave
occasion to remit moneys in small amounts
will be swindled out of their hard earn
ings. We have no means of knowing
how far this system of sharp practice"
has been carried in California, nor do We
know the party named as drawer; but
we think it best for all sound bankers and
for the public generally that the nature Of
these proceedings should be made public
We therefore lay before our readers the
following extract from a letter from Mess
rs. Brown, Shipley & Co, of Liverpool,
dated lth Sept, 1851, to Mcs8rs. T. Ar
GENT & Co
We have had two bills presented to
Us for GO aud cl0 drawn by Arthur "
Foote, from Sacramento City, but we
know nothing whatever of the party, and
have of course refused them They arc
drawn on a regular printed form. with the
drawers name across one end, and DO
doubt many poor people viii be taken in
by them, and we shall therefore be obi
ged by your taking such steps as you may
consider best, for putting people on their
guard and preventing a continuance Of
them