Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-05-26
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WAsHIs6ToN May IS

pistol and shot the woman dead and subsequently
her husband.
The Cabinet held protracted session yesterday
in relation TO diplomatic appointments. 1t is un
derstood to-day that H. A. Wise will go Minister
to Chilli, and Mr. Hubbard of Maine, is likely to go
to Honolulu.
New York, May goth
The steamship Illinois, for Aspinwall, and the
Prometheus for San Juan, left this A NJ with
passengers, and the latter 800.
To-day was appointed by the Court of General
Sessions for sentencing the persons convicted OF
the assault upon Mr. Augustus Schell, and other
riotous conduct at Tammany Hail. but owing to
the absence of one of the Alder men. the sentence
was postponed.
The night Express train on the n. Y and Erie
Railroad. due this A. M ran off the track at Mar
rowsburg None hurt. The train was detained
three hours.
Washington May goth.
In the Gardiner trial this morning, at the con-
cluson of the Dist. Attorney remarks, Mr. Brad
ley, in behalf of the Defence, again proposed TO
submit The TO the jury without argument
After some discussion this was agreed to- and the
Court took a recess. On re-assembing the case
Will be submitted TO the jury
Annapolis, May goth
destructive hail storm occurred in Prince
Georges County on Tuesday last, causing, it is
feared, much damage 10 tobacco and grain crops
Washington, May goth.
II is now stated that Mr. Gwinn, of California
will receive the appointment of Commissioner to
the Sandwich Islands.
Later from TegaS- Gold AccountS Con
frDled
New Orleans, Thursday, May IL
Galveston dates of the 10th, have been received
by the steamship Mexico. The gold accounts
are fully confirmed.
The Galveston News says it is informed by
gentleman from Holkhart, that a party of cti-
zens who had just returned from an exploring
expedition found gold in the mountains 10
miles north west of that town, both on the
surface and by digging. They broughtback sew
era Jumps all of which were valued at $3.50.
The Austin Gazette. which has hitherto been
incredulous fully endorses the most favorable
ports, saying it can no longer entertain the least
doubts, and expects soon TO hear of discoveries
equalling the California mines.
The deeper the digging. the more abundant and
richer the gold
The principal region is in Lerlisiana, enclosed
by the Colorado on the east, the San Saba on tie
north and the river Slano on the south
Kenosha, May 16.
The vote here Saturday last was with a single
exception unanimously in favor of an issue OF CT
ty Bonds to the amount of $4,000, in aid of the
Kenosha and Beloit railroad.
Sentences were passed as follows this morning
by the Circuit Court now in session here. Geo.
Smith one year and ten months, with five days
solitary confinement in State Prison for grand lar
ceny. Alex. Holland two years in State Prison.
days solitary confinement grand larceny. Smith
and Holland the stage robbers.
Gold .4r77red-There arrived, by the California
steamers, in the month of April, at New York
the amount of S4,947,s64 in gold. BY the North
erner there consigned to Page & Bacon $780,
900 10 Adams & Co s525O0O; Burgoyne
& Co, s55O,o0O; B. Davidson, S24I 900, &c.
The export of br.adstuffs from the United
States to Great Britain and Ireland since Septem-
Der 1st, were
Flour, bbls. 1885, 37 S3o.3l2
Wheat, bush 3,5O2, $50 I757I35
Corn, bush. 937,O64 Ps0,823
The Plank ROad--The work of laying down
the plank of the Galena and Mineral Point Plank
Road is progressing. 1t will soon be completed
to the State Line. a boat load of plank arrived
neutrality-suspicious. Advertiser.
-Emisrants to California and Oregon di0 me- NO.
leave the Missouri, generally, until near the first
of May. Immense droves of cattle and sheep
were waiting at the different starting points, as
late as the goth April, on account of the short
crop of grass.
We observe that several clumps of ornamen-
tai shrubs, comprising slverleaf, naples hlacs,
rose bushes, sweet briar, &c. have recently been
set out in the Capitol Square Madison Journal
"A young man disappeared mysteriously from
Cleveland last week and supposed 10 have
been murdered. 1t turns out that he eoped with
a young woman.
lfore Gold DisoOveie,-News has been received
at San Francisco, through the whale ship Mercu-
~. of New Bedford, that rich gold discoveries
have been made in New Zealand, near Auckland,
and that other business had been abandoned to at
tend to mining.
Distressing Cccurencs On Monday last, a
child of B. F. Spauldings in this village, aged 3
months. was playing with some small sized beans
which he preparing to plant, II accidentally
got one of them in its windpipe, and in spite of
the efforts of the physicians OF our village it died
this morning. Our citizens deeply sympathize
with the parents in their affection. and we hone il
will prove warning to keep such things out of
the reach of children Beaver Dam Republican
IL The commercial convention TO meet at
Memphis on the first Monday of June will consid-
er the establishment OF continental depot for cot
ton in opposition 10 Liverpool, and southern i'm
porting market in opposition 10 New York a line !
of steamers to Europe; the direct expectation of
cotton by the planter emigration to southern ports
and the education of southern youth that home
Farming Operations.-The weather during the
past two weeks has been very unfavorable for
farmers in this county. The almost incessant
rains have prevented the usual blowing and sowing