Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-05-05
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Eaton, on Wednesday Of last week.
II Judge Bronson has accepted the sDDo;-.
nent of Collector of New York.
II Rum is busy No less than p 5e,,b.
week in New York from this cause.
II It is asserted that Gov. Lane intend.
take possession, on lis own responsibility =,
+ portion Of the Mexican territory.
ESrEnFRIsE.-The people Of Chicago ,,r,, -
/ planking II miles Of street, at cost Of Co..
/ $4,000, during the present season.
Foreign Newspaper Poaage-The POSTAGE ,-
4 newspapers to Great Britain, IS to be two CEN.
instead Of fOur-as formerly required
The salaries Of tie various Offices within =,
gift of the president of the United States amonD.
to upwards Of fifty millions of dollars.
II The GrinnelI expedition in search Of 6.
John Franklin viii be ready for sea the first .,
May,
RelieE-During the past year, over sa.000b,rs
been expended in Buffalo, for the benefit of Inc
poor, and over 400 families have been relieved
Netr York State Treasury Case.-Ibis case bs,
been decided against Mr. Cook, and in favor of sr
WEIGH.
Heary License Lq,r.-At Hannibal, Missouri
dram-seIIers have to pay $500 license for every six
months.
Horse THieges.-In La Sale county III. meet.
ings are being held to organize society for the
detection of horse thieves
IL John c Nather. Canal Commissioner Of
New York, has been imPeached by the Legisla.
ture Tor mai.easance in ONCE
IL One Of the thousand men who formed the
New York regiment in the Mexican war, oniy
sirty are now alive, and but about forty are able
to earn their living.
.4eeideat--1Ir James Hoyt of GAINESVILLE. fell
through the hatchway Of the steamer Traveller
on her last Trip from Chicago hither, and mad his
shoulder thrown out Of place
IL James Murphy, who murdered his gri.i IN
Fall River BY pouring acid down her throat was
arrested on Friday last and was conveyed 10 Fan
River for examination
IL The Superintendent OF Streets in New York
gives noiee that he viii take possession of all
bales, boxes, lumber, &c. which he finds on the
sidewalks after the first of May next.
II The Crawford Co Courier says that IN
Prairie du Chen above oneeighth Of the sum nee.
essary to build the Road to Madison has bcensub-
scribed. That looks like going ahead
Tie Lost ItaI--Nothing is yet heard Of the
lost mail which left New York on the 25th of last
month, for Cincinnati. The letters are supposed
to contain drafts to the amount of 100000.
Gong Up.--The New York papers Of THURSDAY
report that tiIe stock Of the Michigan Central
Railroad advanced that day i per cent It rates
llo4 and 1903.
ANSULLED The Post Master General has an
nulIed the contract made by the late Administra.
ton. for carrying the Mails to California, amount
ing to $4,000.
"A Mock Auctioneer was arrested in n. York
on the 22nd inst under the law recently passed BY
the Legislature of that State, for the suppression
of these establishments.
IL Gen. King writes from New York TO the
Sentinel, that the Exhibition will not be open be-
fore the middle of June, and that the best time TO
visit the Palace viii be in September, October
and November.
Canal Boat SJgk-The canal boat "Aiokena"
belonging TO John p. Chaplin, sunk in the canal.
near Willow Springs, with cargo of dry goods
and hardware, on Saturday night. She was run
into by another boat Chicago Tribune.
Healthy Paupr-A pauper named VIM. Ste
vens, recently died suddenly in New York. His
dress was extremely poor, but on examining tia
city stock bond OF s. 500, and s. 500 in gold and
bank NOES were discovered sewed up in them
Closed Geo. Smiths Bank Of America.
Washington, D. C, has been compelled by law 10
suspend operations. Its notes will be redeemed
by agents in Washington, and at strachau 8, Co.'S
New York
.fuotFay Baak--Chas. G. Harger. OF Pamela,
n. Y, and Daniel Jones. of Watertown. Wis have
taken the initial steps towards the establishment
ofa Bank 70 be called the jefferson County Bank
at WATERFOWL, with Capital Of $4,000.
C. The Madison Argus justides It's censure Of
Sow. Farwel for letting the State run IN debt b.
he example of the Irishman, who blamed Divine
Providence Cor letting the horses run over him
Both the Governor and Providence it is thought
yiII survive the charge-ICEree Dero.
IL The New York Tribune says we n7astlook
n 'he great Pacific Railroad 70 do more for Amer
can Manufactures than any Tariff aas done or
'ould now %, in widening our market and max
,ue United States instead Of Great Britain
he commercial center of The world-rFree Dem.
Llosa3iarisna.- Lutheran Church, in The
econd Ward was set on fire, night before last, By
ONE villain. It was discovered about 81 A. NJ
The fire appeared TO be set in the body CT the
.hurch. Extinguished after being damaged some
$50 OF S2O0.-[Free Dem.
NURDER-A Mrs. Sullivan Of the town OF
Waukesha county, was shot on Mon.
lay evening last, by her son. and died in about
hree hours. The name of the murderer IS Hugh
Drum, son Of the deceased, by former hus-
'and, who is still at large he is said 10 have
made an attempt 10 kill MS step father.
II The new station building for passengers on
he North Side now being finished for the Galena