Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-05-19

pies.
EY Eleven new cGunties were oro,,;..,
at the last session of The Minnesota LegisI..
ture.
~ The receipts Of the Erie Railroad E.
April were S40O,000---79, 900 more than.
the same month in 1859.
! IFWhile thousands fall by clashing sword.
ten thousand fall by corset boards: vet go
females, ihoughtless train, tor sake of fasbio1
yield to pain.
~ The Florida Indians, tits iudgeds,,bs
War Department, are soon 10 give an infinite
of trouble again. Ye, there are only abos,
500 ofthem in all, including 100 warriors.
The FLOOD IN Rock RIvER.-The Wss,
town Chronicle says: The ground is thorough.
ly soaked, and the river nearly as high as dur.
ing the great freshet in June last.
PRESBYTERIAN 90 s. Board OF Mrss,ox,
The receipts of this Board for the past yea,
amounted toI53,222. The expenditures vera
slightly less.
Y The Wisconsin, river has fallen several
feet, within few days, and Lumbermen will
have some difficulty in getting down with
heavey RATS, unless the late rains cause
rise,
! C. An Indiana paper published an A..
count ST queer hole on a sidehill out there
/ The bank caved in, like many other Indiana
banks and left the hole sticking out aboutisa
feet.
/ CT~It was well remarked by an intelliesp,
old farmer-"I would rather be taxed for the
education Of the boy than the ignorance ~
man; for the one or the other am compelled
TO pay"
Passengers are now coming be,ve.,
New Y ork and Buffalo. ria the Erie and Bpf.
falo and New York city railroads, al 81, and
without changing cars.
There are now loading at New York
ships for Australia, and 10 for California
Nine ships are advertised at Boston for Cal.
ifornia.
On the 30th of April, there was in ii.
several U. S. Depositories the large sum Of
9,O09 $50. OF this, over 100000 was IN
New York, and 5,595, 900 atthe Philadelphis
Mint.
The Library of Congress, for the recon.
structioD ofwhich about seventy-fve thousand
dollars were appropriated, will shortly be open.
ed to the public.
According TO thu Genoa correspondent, Of
the Newark Advertiser. the establishment Of
a line Of steamships between that CITY and
New York is a fixed fact" The Govern.
ment at Turin gives $4,000 each voyage, asa
gratuity.
C. Allen A. Hall has returned to the ed
torial charge Of the Nashville Banner and
Wing, which he left few years since to &C.
cePt the post of Register of the Treasury, IN
der the administration Of President Taylor
g 1t is stated that no more three cent
pieces will be coined. This coin has never
been popular, the pieces have too little sill
yer in them and are too small, and as to paying
postage they are of but litls use, being less
convenient than tile stamps.
AN EXPENSIVE TBFATRE.-The Imperial
Theatre at Moscow, Russia, was destroyed
by fire on March 23d. together with the library,
wardrobe, scenery, and decorations. The dam.
age is estimated al the enormous sun of84sO,.
600.
! The PANAoIA r sGLRoAD-Health Of the
fsthmus.-The loss Of life has been so great
amongthe operatives engaged in the consiucg.
ION Of the Panama railroad, thai 1t is cac1ai-
ed there is a dead laborer for every foot of;hs
road Mil. Wis.
o. Chinese gOngs are advertised in the
London papers: zone for forty shinrs
will eflectually frighten thief; one for sixty
shilllugs will apPal a burglar; one for eighty
shillings will alarm the country for miles
around
ORIENTAL FAsHTov.-Th he king Of Siamhas
become a subscriber TO the MaulmaiR Times
His subscription was sent under convoy ola
military escort Exchange.
MOD EN FAs I0N.-It takes ''militayes'
cort' IL collect a subscription.
O. The Vincennss Gazette saws: "NeveT
have we seen better p respect ofan abundance
of fruit ofall kinds q IN at present. Without
an accident hereafter, he crops will be most
plentiful. We hope the doIefuI predictions
of the prophets of failu Of the peach crop,
IA most delicious frait,) WI be falsi6ed."
PasT OFFICE CosTRACTs.--The New Eng
land and New York lettings are made alsush
high rates, that the Department has given Up
all hopes Of saving money in the four years
They are said to average fully IS per cert
higher than the last lettings.
BA stupid member Of the Indiana iegls.''
ture. was one day at dinner, asked BY va.
what, IN his opinion ought to be done with 3
-o,,, who would deliberately commit su''ia''
'I'b Ia,v yer looked puzzled, but soon gan,
cred himself togr..h her and replied, :" g. I.5
making him pay fifty e,,''afS 49,
marry the girI!''
"A party of twenty-one females oInh0 10 I.
the west, under the direction OF EX-GoV. oi6o'
were at the Clarendon yesterday. They aH
TO become teachers Of the rising geneTaa'a
out to the regions Of sunset. There IS mere
in such women and when they die II Will d
IN the natural way. Buffalo Express.
PoPULARITY.-Santa Annals reception }.
along the road, from Vera Cruz to the capi2
. of Mexico, was most enthusiastic, triumPhA
arches being erected in the different towns,
and the inhabitants firing cannon, ring1s
bells, and INDUCING in other demonstrates
of Joy.
A "FLoATING CsFFIs'-A corresponds
of the Ny. Tribune thus speaks Of the s'e'a'
er Independence:
''She was slender, fragile, egg-shell pata'
work OF thing, built to upon the Ss'fI
mento River. | have heard it said by ons'
that she was made up Of new and old ma'sn,
al, part of which was stripped from some o
the condemned North River boats. Her e.
CINE, or part of it belonged to the steam.