Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-01-13
Jtclus Of Nous.

cipal olheers-at home and abroad 1t Is
proposed to raise the Presidents salary
to $4,000 per annum, aud increase Of the
Vice President. Secretaries, Ambassadors
and Charges abroad.
We believe that every man ought to
receive a just reeompense for his labor,
and we think that very large majority
Of our high officials get every cent they
earn, and many of them great deal
more.
DISTRESS IL IRELAND.-A correspond
ent Of the London Times. draws heart
rending picture of the distress to which
vast numbers of the poor of Ireland are
brought by their landlords Speaking OF
the county of Maye, he says THE whole
population Of district many miles in ex-
tent are simply turned out into the road
to 60 where they please, and live or die as
they cam
The steamer Pacific. on her last pas
sage to Liverpool, rescued sixteen persons
from the wreck of the Bark Jenny Daw-
son, of irving, Scotland The rescue
was effected by the third officer of the
Pacific and three sailors, who made al
most superhuman efforts to effect their
end. The wind was blowing a gale at
the time. The passengers Immediately
made up purse Of $500 for the gallant
fellows.
The Telegraph says that Gen. Pierce
is in Boston, and, on Saturday, made a
visit to one of the public schools. where
he made a speech. Among other things,
he said, that 1.-THE success and honor of an
American citizen depends much or his
own exertion :" to the truth of which re-
mark, he might have added: am a very
striking eXception.-Nmi0naI 4 S. Stan
DART
A Mr. Gibbs of Kingston was frozen to
death on Sank Prairie last Thursday
night. The weather was bitter cold. and
Gibbs is supposed to have been intoxica-
ted, as jug of whiskey was found with
him -Sauh ca. Standard
PoIsoNING CATTLE. - Elijah Rice is
lodged in our jail charged with poisoning
five cattle belonging to Mr. Monroe, Mr..
Wilkinson and Mr.. Tucker of this town.
This Is supposed not to be this wretched
mans first crime Of the kind. The cattle
formerly belonged to his mother. whom
his brutality had driven from his house
Sa~E ca. Staudard
Congress is attempting to put
stop to the issue of unauthorized small
notes In the city of Washington, as they
are all outside Of any healthy organiza-
ton"
ExroRT OF AcoRNs - Seventy three
bushels of ac0rns have been shipped to
Belgium. from Bradford Penn. with the
view Of introducing the oak into those
countries.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
says that within seveuty-fve miles of that
place, several seams Of coal seem to exist.
on the same land. one above another. some
of them of extraordinary thickners and of
the finest quality, free from sulphur. and
excellent for various maaufaot,sros.
The California trade of Boston. for the
present year. IS over one hundred ships
sent to San Francisco. Most Of the ships
have been new and magnificent elippers of
great tonnage and the finest specimens of.
naval architecture in the world Seven
teen ships are now up for San Francisco.
BANKS. The Governor says. in his Mes
sage, that thirtynine Banks have been re
glstered with the State Auditor. though
only seventeen have given in their securi
ties. This is getting along bravely for
the Antl-Bank State of Illinois = GaZ
AdU.
FAST TRAVELLING a single week
Ole Bull gave concerts in Louisville. Lex
ington, Madison, Cincinnati, Columbus
and Cleveland.
RoBBERY-The store of @. W. Wesley
OF IoolesbOro.' Iowa. was broken open on
the night of the 9Th inst. and property to
the amount of $4,000 carried away and de-
stroyed, After committing the theft the
building was set on fire and burned down.
In the Senate of North Carolina the
free suffrage bill was defeated by the cas-
ting vote of the Speaker. There has been
no election of United States Senator yet
II is said that the Northern. Eastern.
and Southern members interested in the
French claims, are determined to make
bold push and push altogether for those
claims, this session of Congress.
Mr., Bens on. the protector of the Lobos
lSiduu enterprise IS ABOUT TO appeal TO !
Congress for indemnity for losses sustain /
ed by the reversal of the opinion given by /
Mr.. Webster, that Peru had no claim to .
those Islands Mr. Benson estimates his /
damages at s., 100000
OF The Chicago Journal notices new
Bank in that city, thus 'Fusileer's Bank. /
ones "letter Be" and twos letter Rim. ~ (
Bill holders responsible" The security +
is capital
The Wisconsin Argus estimates that at
least eighty thousand barrels Of apples
have been sent to this State the past sea 1
son, and sold at an average of two dollars
a barrel
LAEGE Tax Sane supplement to
the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser CON
talns a list Of lots to be sold for taxes in
that city, twenty-nine columns long.
Chinese REBELLIoN-The principal
leader OF the Chinese rebellion has been .
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