Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-03-02


recent census, is 5,170 ,49S.
u The Mississippi Pententiary yields profit
of 100000 annually.
~ Mr.. Stewards speech in the United States
Senate, against the Nebraska s,vindIe, is spoken
of as mastery effort.
Raleigh, ~ c. Feb. 1o.-Ex-senator Robert
Strange died at his residence near Fayetteville this
morning
IL The Legislature of New York has recently
passed an act appropriating $4,000 for repair
ing the Erie Canal.
IL warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Mr.. Damon, of Wauwatosa for rape upon some
of the inmates of the Poor House -[Free Dem.
D-The three dollar gold coin, authorized by
the last Congress- will be issued as soon as the
dies now in progress are completed
Consciencc.-The Treasury Department has re-
ceived three dollars in letter, in which were
written the words, "Resttption to Government.
Great Fail,ues-Leters from San Francisco
report the failure of Otis & Farnham grain and
flour dealers, and Ogden & Haynes Liabilities of
EACH So 100000.
died suddenly on Saturday evening. He was well
during the day, with the exception of fit, from
which he appeared for time to rally, but died N
the evening t Sentinel.
Name Politics-The Wings of Maine are in
luck this year. In neither branch of the Lesisla-
tu.e have they clear majority, yet Wing Gov
ernor, Wing Council, and Wing United States
Distributing Seeds.-The House of Representa-
tives have incorporated an amendment into the De
fciency Bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of seeds to be distributed from the Patent
Office.
Fire On Sunday 9th ult, fire broke out
in barn occupied by Jerry Haley, at Milwaukee.
1t was consumed, with eight horses and other val
liable property. The fire is supposed to have been
set by incendiary.
Is Uncle Sam Rich Enough III is estimated that
the value of public land for railroads asked for
this session of Congress- according to the bills in
troduced or projected, amounts TO the enormous
sum of S350,000,000
IL Wood cnt in February is better than that
cut in March, as there is less sap lin il. The guam
tty of water in the different kinds of wood varies
from 25 to so per cent In a cord of green wood
there is contained 500 pounds OF water
II We see it stated that a verdict against James
Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald is worth
less, as the Sheriff has made return that said J. G
Bennett has no attachabe property. Does this
indicate poverty or roguery2
Sentenced TO the Cham Gang-lt is stated in the
letters from Havana tEat the American sailors
who have been in prison SO long at Havana, on
the charge of being engaged in the slave trade
have been sentenced TO the chain for four years.
Demand for Firearms demand from abroad
for American manufactured muskets and other
firearms is said TO be greater than the supply
George Law has sold the 100000 guns that he
bought of the government at a largely advanced
price.
Mmder.-The house of Alfred Taylor, of On
ondaga West Hollow, Onondaga Co., n. Y, was
entered yesterday morning by gang of thieves,
who shot Mrs. Tyler dead, and carried off $500, |
while Mr.. I. was out TO obtain help to secure the
scoundrels. a discharged hired man was sus-
pected.-L Mil Free Dem, 2Iih ult
II GARDENERS second trial is drawing to close
at Washington. This trial has excited little al
tentIon, and we have seen speculations about
the probability of verdict The amount of the
fraud, as charged is near half million OF dollars
IL Passengers who left New York on Sunday
evening of last week, reached St Louis in forty
eight hours by railroad ] This is quick enough
even for 'fast" people.-[Gal. ADV.
From Hashngton.-The following is an extract
of letter to the editor, dated at Washington Feb
5th II think Nebraska stock is falling. Never
did man deal measure such terrible blows as
did Truman Smith TO that the other day in the
Senate. Since that speech we have been gaining
ground. "-[Gal Daily Adv.
School Lands-The Hudson est. Croix Co
Journal states that the school lands of that county
are nearly all entered by persons from the East
The same may be said of all the Northern counties,
individuals having entered as many as so or 40
900 acres, undoubtedly for purposes of speculation
Sentinel.
Effects of Liquor.-Yesterday a man named
John Smith was brought into the office of the Su-
perintendent OF the Poor of this city with his leg
broken and his foot badly frozen He was found
lying in the road near the city having been intox-
icated on Sunday night Free Dem.
Cost Of a DAILY Papr--The Times and Trans
cript, of San Francisco, estimates that the weekly
cost of daily paper at San Francisco is 81 700.
or $4,000 per annum. There are some twelve
OF these daily newspapers and some ten weekles
so that we may safely estimate the cost of San
Francisco literature at 81 100000 per annum.
u The territory of Nebraska contains Sc, 700
square miles, and would make seUenteen States as
large Massachusetts,. 1t is painful to think that
any one and much that Northern men
should violate faith in their anxiety TO open this
whole vast country TO slavery, allowing il to be
incorporated with its soil and the vital air. Tn"
people should speak out, and stop this medtated
violence to humanity, they will be dsgraced
forever.
TIE sale Of IIolloacays Pills and Oint