Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-05-19
TELEGRAPH AND MAIL ITEMS.

May /
Father Shaw, of the Catholic Church died al
0 o'clock last night, from injuries received BY
the upsetting of carriage in which he was rid
ing, April 30th
New YoRK, May T.
West India Cofte-A letter from Port al
Prince, of April 10Th, says that one half of the
coffee crop had been destroyed by incessant rains
, in March
ALBANY, May 7.
Gov Seymour has appointed " L G Smith
author of Uncle Toms Cabin it is, Inspector
General of this State
KExosHA, May 10
One of the stage robbers, Holland. has been
found guilty but is not yet sentenced. The other
is to be. tried tomorrow.
BULFALo, May 10.
.A,cfitl Calamity Terrible Loss of Lye!-Betweer
the hours of 2 and this P NJ the roof and rear
walls of the granite building, No. l62 Main ST,
formerly occupied by Robson & Co bankers, and
the Exchange Bank, fell in and buried some y
or 20 persons under the ruins.
Thr loss of life is awful. We are unable to
state the extent to which it has reached. Some
4 or of the workmen have been rescued awlully
mangIed, yet alive; whether they will recover l.
extremely doubtful Workmen are engaged in
removing the rubbish. The loss of the building
will probably reach 10 or $4,000
NEW ORLEANS, May s.
Advices from Galveston to the Sd, contain ex
citing accounts of the gold mines on the Colorado
river.
/ Emigrants were focking 10 the locality, and
it is stated that four hundred are already at work
who were realizing from five TO ten dollars per
day
| The farmers were leaving their crops and the
mechanics their shops, and in short, the whole
State is wild with excitement. The soil for d
hundred miles had been examined. and deposits
rich California found
WAsHINeToN. May II.
Instructors were given yesterday TO Lieut.
"iliamsons party, who are about TO proceed on
an expedition for exploring the country between
the Pacific and the mouth of the ella, with refer
ence 10 the route OF the Pacific Railroad.
/ The Inspector Generalship OF the Army has
been given 10 Brevet Col Mansfield, of the Engi
neer Corps.
The Oswego COllectorship may again be made
a local question
Jeremiah Osborn has been taken up as a com
promise for the Albany Post Office. in case the
Cabinet should fail to agree on either johnson, OF
French.
BosroN, May II.
The Cunard steamship Canada sailed for Liver
pool today, with 80 passengers for Liverpool and
II for Halifax. She takes out 100000 in Amer
lean gold, and 100000 in GOLD ingots
C1NcINSArI, May -.
Judge Burnett died this morning
The Martha Washington case has been contn
ued to the next term, some of the defendants not
being ready for trial
NoRwALK, May Il.
The Coroners Terdict-The Coroners Jury
brought in the verdict last night. They came to
the conclusion that the immediate cause of the
disaster was the criminal recklessness of the eug
neer They do not think that the entire response
bility rests upon him.
YISCENxEs, May Q.
Total Loss Of the Steamer Hiram Po1cers The
steamer Hiram Powers took fire last Saturday al
10 o'clock in the morning, at Grand Chain, on the
W dDdsn river. anu was entirety consumed.
Nothing was saved but small lot of baggage
belonging to the passengers. She had a full load
of produce for Cincinnati. She is a total wreck
1t is stated that the fire was first discovered by
boy on shore.
WAsH1SGToN. May ..
The Attorney General decides the contracts or
the Extension of the Capitol to be legal. The
work has consequently been recommended
Beatty. Winter and Scott, the Wing Clerks late
~ removed az the THIRD Auditor Office, nave
been reinstated. The oliceseekers are in arm
against the act.
SAIL, of Pa, recently appointed ~ the same
off ce, declines and takes a elerkship in the 70
Office.
Boynton Of Ohio, Clark of Wisconsin, and Gum
of Maine, have been appointed Clerks in the Pen.
sion Office
u Nlessrs Dyer & Willis o. n Y, are in
nd hoo h.y-a IL n