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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
Darictr.

y Frenca priest was in diligence with an
N's'sn bagmaR, commercial traveller. The
-"s' eessn banterlng, and asked, DO you know
Inference between priest and an ass -
~ Why, one carries cross on his breast,
- .at other cross on his back 'Come now,
~ le priest DO you know what is the differ
'-S o-iween bagman and an ass - NO, |
s''l' Nor either"
- lady playfully complaining OF the wearing
.'asSeTs and moustaches, declared 1T is ore
e asaIons invariably set my face against"
-Ldacation is young mans capital-every
''l' spent IN studying is working for high wages
o1r little Charley has always been in the
''' Of saving a little prayer before going 10 bed
:" evenings since all things being ready for
.''.as and when he was about TO kneel AT his
~-'' knee, he stopped, and looking earnestly
~ lis mothers face he said:
N'nna am tired of saying somebody elses
'.sfi mayn't make one myselfs'
MS mother said Certainly my boy, if you
ia.y wish to
az Nne!t very reve-ently and clasped his
s men With the earnestness of unaffected
mood SAID to his mother;
,''aaH'a II get stuck, will you help me out a.
-.s'iaker6ocker.
go Is CowARD-The man who attacks
og surprise or with weapon in his hand
NE other has none, is coward
man "ao carries deadly weapon about
Seson N ms intercourse with an unarmed So
a.,E' ia coward.
man who associates with him. and so goes
-, ''"AoeTs 10 overpower an individual or a
oF iefoler number-he Is d coward
nan, Who, being challenged TO duel is SC
!, a''aid OF public sentiment that he dares not
'''-st II, S coward
:. se'eFal that man is a coward who shape:
use OF aciion by his fears; and ne alone i:
rght "No q" @S '1'''
-, man nearing that raven would live 200
- bought O1e TO try.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
The Eastern War.

To arrive at Sebastopol the allied army will
be Obliged 10 make detonr towards the Jeff and
then to bend 10 the right on S'mferpool, where
they may probably fall in with the enemy The
allied troops viii have 10 two rivers the
kaltcha and Belbeck, and IL is not improbable
that the existence OF these two streams mas been
one OF the causes which have determined the Gen
erals in Chief to select Eupaoria for their andiny
place, IN order 10 insure water for the troops
for in other parts of the Crmea there is no water
fit TO drink, except in wells, which the Russians
could poison If they pleased. About two or three
days will be required TO effect the landing and en-
trench the position taken up. The movement on
Sebastopoi could not therefore have taken place be-
.cre the 7lh Sth; and as the distance 10 be gone
over requires al least three day march t only the
3lst, or the next day, that the first encounter of
the Anglo French troops with the enemy will
probably have taken place, unless indeed the lar
ter should have tho 1T TO come forward and meet
them. But that supposition is not very probable
1t seems more likely that the Russians, not having
been IN position 10 oppose the landing, will
await an attack by supporting themselves on Sim
ferpooi and Theodocia
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE


Odessa letters of the 9th state tha, all the troops
in the Crmea have been marched to Sebastopoi,
and reintorcements were hurrying from Nikolajef
and Aleschki towards Perekop Prince Menschik
off has exhausted every means of defense IN order
TO render Sebastopoi impTegnable, as well from
the land as from the seaside Between Sebastopol
and BaIaklaro there five strong detached forts
sufficiently garrisoned. The road from Balaklavo
to Yalta is rendered impossible, and partly mined
There three forts at EupatorIa, one on the
north, second on the east, Q third on the west
and the place is glrrisoned by l5,0lS men. The
heights IN the rear OF Sebastopol encircied by
reboubts and trenches are armed with eighteen
batteries and defended by 20,0J0 men The gar
risou of Sebasiopol itself is only 10000 strong.
III : said that reiuiorcements have been since
thrown in from odessa. There are $4,000 sail
ors on board the fleet in the harbor. Prince Men
schkoff issued proclamation on the Sd, in which
he prepared the citizens 10. resistance TO the
last extremity la this procl laularion, he enumer-
ates all the victories gained ty the Russian arms
during the present century aud calls OH his soldiers
to show themselves equal to her predecessors IN
bravery, and power OF endurance. Ii the enemy,
(he says.) owing 10 the inscrutable VIII oi Heaven
should obtain 4 victory, then let the whole store
OF powder go with him and them into the ar
The proclamation conciudes--Ratber let Us
die than surrender
On the other hand. the Vienna Lloyds stated
that the Russian line of defense is too extended 10
be successfully maintained and that from the
ture OF the soil. the en;rencned works just con
! stFucted BY the Russian the land side OF Se
bastopol, cannot be very formidable.
4 private letter from Russia describes General
Gor,schakoff highly educated man, well read
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
THE RUSSIANS NOT InLE.

II is positively stated that while the greater por
ton of the British fleet Batschick embark
ing troops, the Russians succeeded IN sending a
strong reinforcement by sea from Odessa to Sebas
topol- They crept out of the port by night and
the troops conveyed IN the large shallow lighters
and floats, used for loading corn on the Danube,
vere towed close along shore, and thus escaped
the Allied cruisers Nay more, a Russian steamer
came 10 the entrance OF Baltschik Bay while the
fleets Were there. and in two boats TO recon
noitre! On the 7th, Russian steamer landed
detachment of Cossacks al Galatz, who destroyed
the magazines OF the (Austrian) Danubean Steam
ship Company, aud SHIPPED the Goals. Since Au-
gust "a, Prince Menschkotf has been in incessant
activity between Perekop and Sebastopol, organ
zlng levy BldsSe.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

Be tolowing lines forclbly illustrate the char
ac,er OF geRuine Western man. and forcibl,
remind of Bayard Tayjor's Kentuck compan
sJH
He rolled the prairie up like cloth,
Drank the Mississippi dry,
Pat the Allegheny in his hat,
Steamboat in his eye;
And for his breakfast hutfaloes
Some twenty one did fry.
lie whipped the whole Cananche tribe,
One day before he dined,
Aad for MS walking cane he took
\ California pine;
And when he frowned he was so black
The sun-it could not shine.
de whipped den of grizzly ars
Une morning with fan;
And proved himself by all these feats
To be Western man.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

kEeoRTKD AcCEPTAScE THE CONDITIONS OF
PEACEi
Accounts from Constantinople, of September
10, brlHg Hews OF great Importance ii true. The
statement that the Gar had consented to ac-
cept the four propositions OF the Western Powers
and that armistic would he the consequence
Ii was said that, OR the morning of the 7th, the
Porte and the Austrian iHteynuuclo received DIS
patche3 signIiyng the Cars Willingness 10 accept
the four propositions the basis Of negotiations.
L be same day steamer was dispatched 10 learn
tne whereabouts of the allied expeditions and on
the succeeding day. the Sth, another small steam
er, called the Danube, was sent with pressing dis
patches to the fleet, supposed by that time oe
at SerPents Isle. As the steamer was small
and the weather boisterous,-it could not have ar
rived before the expedition Dissent barked.
This important news Is yet uncontirmed, but is
positively asserted.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
1ooetrp.
From the Waverly Magazine
AUTUMN.

Again with robes of sombre hue,
With silent tread, and mournful song,
Grave autumn comes and Ter the earth
Her solemn train she leads along.
Her music is the moaning breeze,
Which, signing through the lonely pine,
Repeats the tale of passing joys,
And bids US mark the year S decline.
For uaen size comes with rortnerr storms,
And girds the earth with frosty arms,
All nature fades, the flowers die,
And woodlands lose their leafy charms;
And warblers cease their choral song,
And haste again 10 farer chimes,
No more TO wake the balmy morn,
And ill the grove with merry chimes.
Their ripened fruits the orchards yield,
And in the cool October morn,
With hasty step, the farmer goes
To reap the fields of golden corn.
At even, with his yellow grain,
tie hastens to his home again;
For soon the wintry storms will come,
And clothe with snow the verdant plain.
Nature speaks by her autumn winds,
And 10 the seasons sure decay,
And bids ms rise, with manly hearts,
10 30 our tasks while yet we may;
For as We view the failing leaf,
And hear the wind with mournful sigh,
Izer whisper soft the solemn truth
That man, Ike nafere, soon must die
SYLVESTER PENNoYEa
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
THE CRIME "A.

CaIMEA.
There is no later news, and none7ooked for un-
der week hence letter says that the troops
will take easterly inland direction, and then
turn towards Sebastopol.
The Norwegian coasting trade is opened TO
British vessels.
Consus closed 954 95s. Money in good de-
mand al ) per cent. Bullion 10 bank decreased
45l,449 sterling
Paris Bourse. 22d, closing prices were 4 J per
cent Rentes 9s 81; per cent. Rentes 81 80
Banking shares 2,9I0.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
ODESSA AGAIN BoMB4EnFn

According 10 the newspaper Fremdem Batt, all
the stand batteries recently erected Odessa were
destroyed by some ships of the Allied fleets. Pre-
vious advices stated that eight Ang go-French steam
ers had taken up position before the town. To
this, however, we must append private dispatch
which says from Vienna, evening 9th:
The account given Yesterday of the lombard
ment of Odessa appears doubtful; letter OF the
10th makes no mention of it,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

In the literature of all countries bur al Ihe same
'ltne an elderly, used up man. without spark oi
| military hre.-a General fit only to parade Pas
kIewich, IT speaks OF irreverentIv as an ANTIGUA.
Ied sourenu After lamenting The lack of able
Generals IN the Russian army the writer states
that the best General the Russians have is Nich
oas himself and the second best his sou Constan-
tine
From fienna, morning of the 2uh il is tee.
graphed that the main body OF the allied fleet had
reaPpeared be'ore Sebastopo and the Russian fleet
nad again run INTO port. There is a rumor that
the English have captured Russian express steam
! er off Sebastopol, with important dispatches
Nine thousand men continue TO work ncessent-
! ~ at the foTtlhcatIons of Cfacow, which place it
is intended 10 make of the strong holds OF the
Russian Empire. 1t will be some wears ere the
works are complete. The advanced works ex
tend nearly FIVE English miles beyond the city
Charge Of Ertensipe Traffic ia Siares--Sir HIM
dree and Slry landed on The Island ofCuba-Un
ted States Narshais Office. Sept 20--Ehe United
states District Attorney Mr. John Mokeon, has
IN consequence of information received by him
been actively engaged for some weeks past in fer
refing our certain parties charged with fitting ont
vessels IN New York for the purpose of traffic king
in slaves. Accordingly, warrants were entrusted
by Mr. Hillyer, the Marshal. 10 Mr. Horton. one
of his deputies, and officer Nevns Horton this
morning succeeded in arre-tins the captain of the
brig Julia Moulton, al No 372 Water street where
ne was secreted ne iolioWl ng Is copy OF the
affidavit which implicates the captain;
James Willis, of the city of New York, mariner
being dniy sworn, says-That j. Smith, citizen
OF the United States, being master OF the brig Julia
Mouiton, vessel nav eating for and on bt half of
the said Smith, did sometime in tn month of \ pr
1894, within the admiralty jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States on the coast of Africa on tide water
teIoniously, forciby confine and detain on board
SAID brig, or vessel, so owned and navigated as
aforesaid, SIX hundred and sixty negroes, not held
to service by the laws of either Of the States or
Territories of the United States. with tie intent to
make such negroes, and each of them. slaves
1t further appears that after landing the six hun
ired and sixty slaves on the Island of Cuta, from
the coast of Africa the brig was burned. The Of
fence with which the captain is charged is q CAPT
tai one, involving the forfeiture OF life, aud there
fore is not bailable
The party arrested by officer Nevins, on charge
OF hitting out the vessels contrary 10 the act OF
1918 Is highly respectable ship chandler down
town and well connected in the city. We iorbear
giving his name until investigation takes place,
and the allegation is found to be true false
The District Attorney imposed a rule Of bail o..
$4,000 on This gentleman, which was entered in
10 By three responsible sureties, before Mr. Com
missioner Morton by whom the warrants ofarrest
were lssued.-L New York Herald
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
VOL. VINO. so.

If they should pursue and kill these two.
as they easily could do, having only one
gun, the other Indians would soon know
1t, and might massacre the two families
in revenge. 1t began also to rain about
that time, and the pursuit was given up.
This happened on Friday. and Mr.. Tom.
linson reached home on the 5th. or Wed
| nesday following Between FRIDAY and
the day of his return, the same partv of
Indians killed two men on Wheeling creek.
VIZ : Randall Dcarth. and one Redford.
who were in the woods hunting :heir hor-
ses. The day after his return the same
party stole two Of his horses and took
them away with them
Within q few months after these events,
Mr. Tomlinson learned from Isaac Lane,
who had lived for many years in the In
dian country on Mad River being adopt
ed into the tribes of Wyanciots. that the
two Indians who plundered his house,
lived near him, and the one who spoke
English was the son Of John Montour. a
chief man of the tribe
Mr. Tomlinson felt so thankful that
they had spared the lives of his wife and
children. that he wrote letter to young
Montour by Mr. Lane: expressing his
gratitude, and saying they were welcome
to the horses for their humane conduct
1t pleased the Indians very much, and was
probably the means of inducing them to
be merciful to other women ana children
who might fall into their hands.
Several of the descendants of Joseph
Tomllnson, are yet living, some of them
on the flats of Grave Creek The town
of Elizabeth, named for Mrs Tomlinson.
Is quite fourishing village aud the seat
ofjustice for Marshall county The Court
House stands about two hundred wards
from the spring, and large brick house
covers the site of the log cabin that wit
messed the events above narrated Old
Mrs Hartness died in 1897, aged eighty
four years, and her daughter Elizabeth in
lS4i. aged also eighty four years.
These events were taken by the writer
from the narration of Mrs Budey, a
daughter of Joseph Tomlinson, who was
an eye witness of the transactions. and
then six years old Mr. Tomlinson in
his prime of life was a celebrated trapper
and hunter, but made no attacks on the
Indians, except 10 case of necessity
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25
THE b ATTIC.

despatch from Dantzc TO the London Morn
ing Herald says; "On receipt of dispatches,
(tIom Engiand) all the Admlrals met on board
the Duke OF Wellington Sweaborg and Cron-
stadt are not 10 be attacked. The French Adm
rails and French fleet return TO France they left
on the 10th.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

A LEGAL Puzzle "A member of the
bar says that some time ago, a rough GUS
toner, Or rather client, came into his Of
fee, and began to state his case rather alb
ruptly
:. Sir. came to you for advice, I am
a husband in law
a A what z" spoke the learned counsel
:; A husband in law, sir"
8 1 have never seen that defined among
the domestic relations"
"Don't know what husband in lsw
is Sir, you're no lawyer You're an
ignoramus 1 am a husband in A1,c, but
not in fact, Sir, my wife's rua oG, Sir,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

The Hartford Times relates some sim
gular stories about rats A pair of valu-
able horses were almost starved to death
by the daily depredations of the vermin
upon their daily allowance The owner
was astonished that with the quantity of
grain he gave them they should become
so thin, aud upon watching one day dis
covered the cause
After the grain had been placed in the
manger, FIVE or six enormous rats descen-
ded and rapidly devoured it, the poor
horse approaching his head to satisfy his
hunger was bitten severely on the lips by
the ferocious robbers, and kept at a dis
tance until his fodder WAS entirely ab-
stracted
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

\ BEAUTIFUL LAKE IN early due north
Of Quebec, one hundred and eight miles
as the Bird flies, and probably one hun
dred and thirty by a constructed road. lies
a magnificent lake covering an area of 600
square miles. and abounding with varie-
ty of fish 1t is fed by numerous rivers,
some of them navigable for considerable
distance in a schooner or batteaux it is
the lake St John; from it flows the
= Great Discharge or main stream of the
Saguenay river, as far down as Chiconini,
a feS miles beyond which the river is nav
igable to ships of the heaviest tonnage
On either bank of the river may be seen
flourishing settlement; the soil is of
rich aud foamy nature, producing wheat,
corn, fruit, Sc, equal in quality, and guam.
tity 10 any raised in Upper Canada and
although one and half degrees further
north than that of Quebec, yet from the
peculiarly of its geological position, it's
climate IS milder in winter than that Of
Montreal For many miles on both banks
of the river, as well as along the shores
of the lake, are thousands of acres of the
finest land, covered with a noble forest
fQuebec Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

" WHlTTLING-Platt Evans, our next
door neighbor," relates squib pretty
much on par with the best A gentle
man came to Platt's store one day. and
seating himself on the counter. out with
his knife and cut quite notch in the
end of mahogany plank of which the
couuter-top was made Now everybody
at all acquainted with Platt, knows that
he is not apt to suffer in purse or property
to any extent without making a fuss about
l.. Platt observed with horror and indig-
nation the onslaught made on his counter
with the mans jack-knife, and being very
busy with his sharp shears cutting out 3
garment, be made miss go, and off went
both the tails of the whittlers coat.
Ny starsp said he, Evans, what in
thunder are you at ?"
8 Oh. nothing" says Platt
& Nothingl Why look here, you've cut
off my coat tail -
And you've cut chip out of my
counter" says Platt
. But that does not hurt your counter,
the little piece | whitfield off may be
glued on again" said he.
SO it CAP, and your coat tail" replied
Platt, that can be sewed on again, it
won't show very bad"
The whittier cleared out In high dudy-
con, and also left off whiting
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

Kansas.-The following taken from letter,
dated Sept 22 just received from one of The last OF
the Massachusetts emigrants 10 Kansas. a man
whose statements, we are Informed, entitled 10
full credence:
1.-The hotels and stables at Kansas are always
full and will be for some time. The roads are
lined with teams from the border States In about
every fifth eighth wagon, yon will see sprink-
ling of negro slaves Do not believe that the
Shareholders have given ua Kansas A terrible
struggle is before at the very first election
They are determined to have a law recognizing
slavery, at the first meeting OF the Legislature -
If they do not get it then they never will - ~ or
cester Spy
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

Liberal RentitiaRces The amount of money
remttances from the Irish n this country TO their
relatives across the blue wafer last year. sent
through banks, and apart from thai sent by pri
vate hands. was el.439,Oo0. or over ST.O0O,000
II speaks volumes for the family attachment Of
the Irish people
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

II "The prejudice says Tissof, -'agaiHs; fruits
in dvsenterv is erroneous and pernicioas He
adds:-"Ripe fruits. OF every sort bat particular
iy summer fruits, preServatIve against TINS
disease
II The triumphs Of truth are the most gori-
Gus chiefly because they the most blnodle>s OF
all victories deriving their highest lustre from the
run, Der Of saved not OF the slain
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

Dreadful Noytaitfy-ln Howard, in this county
on Sunday, the oath ult. five out of one family
father; mother in law, and 3 children. were in the
space OF three hours hurried into eternity. They
all well in the morning and ate hearty break
fasts but ere night five had ceased to exist II is
thought by some that poison the cause, by
others, that il was cholera Rockf I'd Dem.
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,uNERAL POINT TRIBUNE

!. Tribune Building High Street, Mineral
~ Point, Wisconsin, by
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-25

An ES.NPLE-AmerIca Is not now power
ful vet as Spain was three centuries ago Snain
rose. moreover as America has done through the
reign OF free institutions She fell by entering ~
a course OF policy similar to that which is now
proposed by America. 50 long IS Spain honorcd
labor and made war only in inst cause. so tong
she prospered, but when she lent her sword to
wanton conquest. and took TO living on the spos
of captured nations. she began Immediately to de
cline Il Is a pregnant warning. 4 great la}r
lies al the heart Of Spains decline. That law is
that il either nations or individuals neglect pro-
3ucrive industry. aud seek 10 shine by unlawful
means they inevitably go TO Philadelphia
Te}c,r