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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Steam FIGURING MiIl--Richland City.

We understand that HENRY RowELL, Esq is
nov erecting first rate Steam FIGURING Mill at
the ffourishing village of Richland City. on the
Wisconsin river in Richland county. There is
no county in Wisconsin, or in the west, better
adapted to Wheat growing than Richland and
none is more rapidly being settled with the tight
kind of inhabitants. A Steam FIGURING Mill at
the above locality cannot fail to do good bust
ness MIR. Rowels experience in the FIGURING
business is sufficient guarantee that his Mill
will do the best kind of work. During his con
nection with the Model Mills, near Arena, the
flour manufactured there secured wide spread
reputation, that enabled its proprietoTs to obtain
the highest price in any market.
Richland City is fast approaching to a village
of much importance. With rapidly increasing
population, it has already fine Steam Saw Mil
in operation, FIVE Dry Goods Stores Drug
Store, two Hotels. and another one in course of
erection, two Blacksmith shops, Saddlers
shop, and other mechanics of various kinds, but
grog shop, and we are informed none will be
allowed there. Being in healthy location, sur
rounded by the best far ming country in the west,
and possessing abundant water power, Rich
land City can hardly fail to become place of
importance. Success to our neighbors over the
river
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Special Mission to Europe.

Washington, August 9.
The departure of Mr.. Mann, Assistant Secreta.
ry of State, for Europe Immediately after the ter
mination of the session, is connected, doubt
with some diplomatic movements of great mo-
ment. Ii is connected with what the Union de-
clares to be 'the policy of the Administration as
TO Cuba and which policy is certainly not con-
demncd, but rather supported, by the response of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate,
on the subject of the provisional measure asked
for by the President 1t has been customary for
the Government, at least under the present Ad-
mnistration to give verbal instructions and views
TO Foreign Ministers, as well as written insruc-
tons. Mr. Mann may have special verbal expla-
nations to make to Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Mason, and
others. upon the present policy of the Admins
tration in regard to Cuba. That the policy is to
buy it, or rather TO obtain from some temporary
power a contract for the cession of Cuba on
certain terms, is very probable, and is generally
believed
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

The Boston Pilot, OF the most favored and
popular of the Catholic organs in the United
States, gives utterance in the following very en-
7hatic strain TO the opinion it entertains for Amer
lean citizens
I'VE every day read Of congregation Of the
American Order assembling for the purpose OF in
sulting females and even committing outrages up
on them. This is proof of the braggadocia
bravery of Americans they have no manness-
honor, no love of fair play it is of rea-
soning with them; there are but two courses left,
the most plausible of which is, and we believe
that it is the determination of of many of our
Irish brethren, TO knock then, down, otherwise
chastise them corporeally for should our Irishmen
appeal to law for redress, the odds are against
them, for religious prejudices so high in
Court that with protestant Judge and prot
estant Jury the poor opposed lrishmen would be
deprived of all just means of redress"
The above will perhaps explain why find
in our exchanges frequent notices of attacks made
upon the American citizens by those of foreign
birth. They may be acting upon high law
and in supposed obedience to commands that are
not 10 be lightly regarded. 1t does not appear
that the assailants have made much, as yet, BY
this course, and our private opinion is that they
will by persistIng, feeling that in its re
action will lead to deplorable results Galena
Jeff
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Arrest Of an Extensive Band of Counterfeiters IN
Canada.

Boston, Aug. 8, 1854.
On the night of August l, the High Constable
of Sherbrook arrested two gangs of counterfeit
ers in Canada who carried on business five miles
from each other in the woods. All their imple
mens taken consisting of one printing
press, twenty six plates for paper money one
chine for stamping gold and silver, which weigh
ed eight hundred pounds twentyfour moulds for
running hard money dies, ink, paper, engravers
tool and thousands of dollars in counterfeit mon
ey This is probably the most important arrest
of the kind ever made on this continent. 1t is
kno vn that since the middle of June last, sixteen
thousand dollars have been issued by these parties
on the Nashua Bank of New Hampshire, alone,
and circulated chiefly in the state of New York.
They are of the denominations of ones, threes,
and twentes, and are executed with singular skill
Large amounts of gold and silver coin have also
been issued. The band was completely organized,
and had their engravers, who could make all their
plates, and their printers, and their signers of the
bills-all of whom are safely lodged in the Mon
treal Jail.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Re-e,tabli.areu, Of the Slave Trade.

We have already mentioned the fact that sundry
presses in the Slave States are boldly advocating
the e-opening of the Slave Trade. STILL further
developments OF the plans and wishes OF those who
would perpetuate the @pecuiar institution ara be
ing made from time to time, and among them we
find two articles in the Charleston Is G Stan
dard which comes directly TO the point A SIN
gle paragraph from each will show their ANNA
ting spirit
The ,rant of Slavery IS the Stare Trade. Legal
ize the entrance TO Of the miserable saudges
from The Coast of Atricd the entrance Of the scarce
In less miserable iaborers from Europe to the Northern
States is leealized and ,oostld ask other security
of iadepeadence The millions which else would
be the slaves of equal savage master, until II
might suit his pleasure TO make their sacrifice a
feature in some savage rite, would find refuge
here among US;
And again:
I'VE think the time has come to speak out upon
the subject. To practice slavery and yet suppress
the slave trade-,o contend that slavery is of ad-
vantage to the which concur In Its existence,
and vet resist the efforts by which the advantage
is extended TO urge that the Union OF equal races
is necessary to the progress oil human society and
vet resist the means by which the Union is efec
led. is contradiction which human ingenuity can
never reconcile; and yet to such contradiction
the Southern section of this country is compelled
in any effort which looks TO the discountenance
and encouragement of the traff with the coast
of Africa bv which the limits OF this institution
are extended"
Such is, undoubtedly, the truth, and portion of
the southern leaders at least seeing the dilemma In
which they are placed, are ready TO throw aside all
considerations ofhumanty, reason, common sense.
and advocate the re-opening and legazing by this
.'model Republic" of that traffic in human flesh,
whose manifold and manifest horrors arrayed the
civilized world against it long years ago. These
Southern leaders, without distinction of party,
ready to combine together for such an end and
that in their estimation and that of their northern
doughface allies, is entirely proper,-indeed quite
mertorious; while combination of freemen al
the north, without distinction of party, to prevent
such outrage npon humanity, christianity, and
civil zation is sectional "tratorous, dangerous to
the Union !"
We have fears of such bugbears these
demagogucs conjure up to frighten us withal--
Let but the Northern people resolve that they
WILL at the ballot box resist the execution of the
plans of which we speak, and return the nation TO
a condition of progress towards peaceful doll
ton and disappearance of slavery, and we shall
still have Union worth preserving.
The Standard looks upon this reopening of the
save-trade measure which would be feat
ure in the "great principle of human movement
the same thai by which foreigners attrac-
ted to the unsettled regions ofthe north" II Mil
Sentinel.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Philadelphia. Aug. /:

The excitement against the fashionable Dentist,
S T Beale, (who declares his innocence) is very
great in Philadelphia. 1t seems that this is not
his first attempt of the kind. About a year ago
he sought TO violate the person of young girl
when under the influence of ether but who was
reused and fled home. She told her mother, Ca
widow who communicated the fact TO male
friend. That friend advised exposure of his
viany, for the sake of the girl, but repaired to
Beale's house. gave him the cowskin freely on his
back, and when the scoundrel plead the ruin which
would fall on his wife and children if exposed, he
sat down, drew up paper, in which Beale agreed
never to administer ether chloroform to lady
unless her friends present, which paper the
villain signed.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Supposed Seduction and Murder BY a Physieian.-
Mss Agnes Pharr, daughter OF Presbyterian
Clergyman at Covington, Allegheny county. Fir-
GINA died some time last winter, aud her death
attracted the attention of the Press at that time.
She was in perfect health in tue morning, but died
suddenly in the afternoon. under symptoms pecu-
liar TO death from strychnine. A meeting OF cIti-
Zens was called at the time, and DIR. Thompson,
the family physician, was invited to attend. He
protested innocence ard desired an examination of
the BODY, and, with the understanding that
should be held, the meeting adjourned. The mat
ter STAYED off upon one pretext or another,
until lately, two young men wrote to the Lynch
burg Republican, and an article appeared stating
the suspicious circumstances OF the case. The
Doctor Immediately prosecuted the two young
men, with five Others for SANDER. The friends of
the defendant had an examination of the body,
though it had been buried a long time This
shove. the presence of fGtus 10 the womb, FIVE
months old, and of course confirmed suspicious of
foul play The Doctor had been I" engaged" to
Miss Pharr, but had said that he did not intend
to marry her. The stomach showed such symp-
toms of poison, that it sent to Philadelphia
for scientific analysis, and Thompson fully
committed for trial for the murder, on the 5th of
August. II is said that suspicion of foul play was
first excited by the attendants who laid her out for
burial observing signs upon her dead boGy indica-
ting pregnancy, and then the fact that she died in
few hours with violent commissions. A box of
ergot pills, which used 10 produce abortions,
was found in her room after her death, and she
was also seen with large pill! given her by DIR.
Thompson, which she kept for some time and
hesitated about taking. 1t is thought by some
that the ergot pills were given by DR.. Thompson
TO produce an abortion, but failing in the attempt,
the large pill given her with the dannable
intent to destroy her life Mil. Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Congressional Convention.

Above we publish call for Congressional
of September next, and also a call for Conyen-
ton for this Assembly District TO select Delegates
To attend the same. We hope to see a general
turn ont of the friends Of Freedom al this Assem-
bly, District Convention. Let all who opposed
10 the " Nebraska Swndle, be on hand, that the
wishes of the people may be fully carried out III
the selection OF suitable Delegates to the Con
gressonal Convention.
We would suggest to our friends in the Northern
Assembly District, and also in Richland county
TO hold meetings as soon as Convenient, and send
Delegates to the Congressional Convention. Each
Assembly District is entitled to two Delegates.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
DIED,

A. Heyworth, Iowa county, Wis, of cholera, on
the sth inst, CoRNELIUs ScULLIN, aged about 35
years
Mr. Scullin was a native of Ireland, but emf
grated to this country in early life. He was an
honest, industrious young man, and had, by his
gentlemanly department, secured large number
of friends.-[CoM.
AT Heyworth, Iowa county, Wisconsin on Fri
day, the / lth inst, after illness of few hours,
of cholera, ANDREW McFARLAND, aged 81 years
and months
The deceased was a native of Delaware Co.
New York, and for the last twelve years a citizen
of this State. He leaves wife and numerous
friends to mourn his sudden death.
At Prairie du Chen on the 5th inst. of con-
sumption, NIRUM T. HUM, aged AZ years and i
months.
The deceased was the father of one of the pro-
prietors of the Prairie du Chen Courier, and an
old resident of that town.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
A Grant of Land for the Improvement.

The Fond du Lac Herald has the following:
We have just been shown letter from L. P.
Walker to the Improvement Co. stating that a
bill making an additional grant of about 10000
acres of land in aid of the Fox and Wisconsin
River Improvement has passed both branches of
Congress and become law. This grant is de-
signed to cover the defciencyin the original grant,
caused by different Indian Reservations and pri-
vate land claims
This is the third bill of the kind which Mr.
Walker has succeeded in plotting through the
Serote; all previous ones, however, were lost in
the House. This one, it seems through the ener-
gy and perseverance of Mr.. Eastman, OF the
House, has succeeded. This places the Company
in a situation to push the Improvement along
TO completion as fast men ard means can do
IL
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
SIlERIFF,S SALE.
D and A. Wesson,
Us. %ClrCuit CUur
Tregaskis & Brothers }

4
Circuit Court, iowa county, Wis.
Tregaskis & Brothers
DY virtue of writ of fe-i faeiaS issued out OF the
Ed Office OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF Iowa
county, in The State of Wisconsin. and to directed
and deli, cred against The goods, chatels, lands and
tenements of the above named defendants, Tregasks
and Broth ers, and in favor of ID and A. Wesson, have
this day levied upon ard seized all right title and
interest," pres mt contingent, which any, either az
of ssid defendants in and to the following described
real estate the 18th day of April, A D. 1851, at any
time since with the privileges and appurtenances there
belonging all OF said real being situated In
said county Iowa. to viii - In Vlies survey of Mn-
era Point 50, 90 90, 80; part Lot I23 per
Receivers certif ate M. 299 In Harrsons survey Of
real Point, Outlets Nos I2, i95, I9S, 200, DOL 2
2DS oil. 2I2 $50 In Str and others Addition
Mineral Point, Lots ,, 3 and 9, in Block a. Also
undivided fourth of the north west quarter OF
quarter of Section and of the
quarter the north east quarter of Section
eighteen, Township five north, a Range three east,
containing twenty acres" And shall on Tuesday, The
26th day September A 1874, sell all the right tile
AMI of said Defendants of any either OF
them in the real estate above described at the front
door of the Court House. in said Mineral Point bswe
hours of O'Clock the forenoon. and four o.
clock in the aftcrnco said day. to satisfy the said
writ and costs. CHARLES N. MUMFORD,
Sheriff, iowa county. Wis.
Sherifs Office, Mineral Point, Aug 9. 1854 iGts-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Mr. Burt, the Third Auditor has not yet accep-
ted the Governorship of Nebraska. Moses Mic
Donald of Maine, Gideon Westcott of Philadelphia
brother of the ex-senator, and Mr. johnson OF
Mississippi, the present Chief Clerk in the Sixth
Auditors Office, are spoken C for Third Auditor.
Renewed efforts being made TO decapitate
John Wilson, Commissioner of the Land Office
Judge Douglas is after him with sharp stick
He is charged with being a Know Nothing and a
Wing. Judge Young of Illinois, ex-senator and
exclerk of the House of Representative, is urged
for the Office. Wilson is valuable officer. Gen
Cass desires his continuance in office
The Administration is setting pegs to acquire
Cuba.
There Is nothing definite about the Grevtown
affair
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Large Haul Of Burgiars.-On Sunday Sheriff
Bradley and deputy Pinkerton arrested three men
who are supposed to have been engaged in the
several larcenies and burgularies recently COM
mitted in this city. Their names are Ed. Gran
dali, Jim McMurry, alias Little Johnny, and O.
L. Bassett, alias Jo These gentry till re-
Gently strangers in the city, and the officers, after
finding who their associates were. and noicing
that after BURGLARY was committed they were
absent couple of days, and from various other
facts became satisfied that they were engaged in
the business Chicago Press
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Pesuett rs Reroa We lam from the Par

Peanef ReroH-We learn from the Paris
correspondence of the Courier des Flats Upis
that Mr. James GoIden Bennett, of the Herald.
who is now in Paris, had been having suit with
his former friend, and the correspondent of his
paper, B H. Revolt Bennett it appears, sent the
police to RevoiIs lodgings to seize certain letters
of Mrs Benefits, which Revolt had surreptitous-
ly carried off and threatened to publish The of
hcers were informed that the letters had been sent
10 New York, and they may yet be published.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

HoLlo,cay's Pills the best Medicine on
sale in the United States, the ingredients of which
they are composed are so uninjurious, that they
cannot harm the most delicate constitutions. To
valeudnarians they cannot fail to be of the utmost
service, peng composed entirely of medical herbs,
the production OF the proprietor who has made il
his study to alleviate the ills to which the human
family subject they must, therefore, be hail
ed with delight, supplying want long felt in
this country, and therefore may be relied in all
cases of disorders of the liver and stomach
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

hez1e. I'VE property known the RIDsKwAY
hl33 i Mills" situated in the town of Ridgeway,
III Iowa county, Wis, 10 miles north east from the
- village of Dodgeville on the road to Arena and
Prairie du sac. The property Consists of Grist
will, containing two runs of stone, with the other
necessary machinery. A SAW MILL, and a comfort
able DWELLING HOUSE, together with $40 acres OF
land These mills surrounded by unsurp assed
Grain Growing ction, and are within 10 miles Of the
isconsin River and the line of the Milwaukee and
Mississippi Rail Road, and Will be sold reasonable
terms. For terms, apply by letter or otherwise to
Is. f. FAY, Prairie du Chen,
Crawford Co., Wis.
Peairie u Chem August 9. 1854. Small
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
Assembly District Convention .

The of the Southern uibly District Of the
County of Iowa. who opposed TO the Nebraska ihi
Qnty and favor Of the principles announced in the
Republican platform, requested to meet ia as
CONVENTION at the Court House, in Mineral Pom on
SATURDAY, The 9Th day of September at O'Clock, P.
the purpose of selecting two delegates to represent
SAID Assembly District in the Congressional Convention
be held at this pisce, on The i3'h Of September.
c c. wASHBURN,
JOHN h. TERRY,
JOHN CARTER,
District CO mmittee
Mineral Point, August %, 1854.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

We were in error IN stating, some time since
that bill had become law granting homesteads
to actual settlers in Nebraska and Kansas The
fact proves that bill was under consideration
providing for surveys and granting homesteads in
New Mexico. To this bill additional sections
were made, providing for surveys in Kansas and
Nebraska, and also making provision for extend
ing the presumption laws over that part of those
territories to which the Indian title has been ex-
tinguished.
Actual settlers are therefore invited 10 GO to
New Mexico, where there is no proof of the exis-
tence of quarter section of arabic land but the
like invitation is not held out to them in regard to
Kansas and Nebraska Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
VI ARR lie ID.

In this village, August 10TH by Rev. ]. Nolan,
MIR. JOSEPH ARTHUR, 10 Mrs MARIANNE Thomas,
all of this town.
In Platevile, the 18th inst, by Hon. s. o.
| Paine Mr. JONI SrmoNps, of Platteville, to Mrs.
MARTHA MYERs, f this village
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
500 Reward.

THE subscriber oere tbs following described prems-
es and real for sale reasonable terms, viz
Lot No in block No. "a seven, in that part of the
of Mine raj Point, which Is laid out the south
west quarter section in township of range
east, containing hundred feet hundred and
twenty feet There is new two story frame house on
premises The above lie situated in one Of the best
in Mineral Point For particulars enquire at
this Office of the subscriber in the If wajwic
August end, 1854. NJ c. PARKINSON
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Blank Cartridges-The Colonel and other off
GERS of the LIST Regiment ST. Louis Legion deny
the rumor that their guns were loaded with blank
cartridges. They say they loaded with bail anc
buckshot, and their directions were to take good
aim during the late riots
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Territorial Homestead BiH-It having been sta
ted in of the papers, that Congress had pass
ed, appendage an 'act to establish the Of
fee of surveyor general" &c, of New Mexico, Ne
braska and Kansas, clause securing homestead
to actual settlers in those Territories, the Nation
al Intellgencer correets the statement 1t is true
with regard TO New Mexico, but not with regard
TO Kansas aud Nebraska. The clause was applied
to the former TO induce immigration thither, on
the principle of the Oregon grants, but only in
quantities of 100 acres TO each settler-[Gal. Ad-
Vertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

SUDDEN DKAra-Mrs. Ann Watson, an eIn
ent English vocalist, on going on board OF the
steamer Stockton, at Philadelphia, a few days
since, fell and expired instantly. She had walked
from her house TO the dock very rapidly, in COM
pany with her daughter.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23

Ne,c unto-teits.-Counterfeit IS on the Oneida
Valley n. Y. Bank, have just made their appear
ance. They are supposed to be from the counter
felt So plate same Bank, altered to SIS They are
not mentioned in any Detector.
.7,aotker-Genuine Ones of the State of New
York Bank, Kingston, altered to fires. This fraud
is not noticed in any Detector.-( Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
s.ongrc. s,Ousl COnventiOn.-2nd d ST.

Wisconsin, comprsing the Counties of Rock, Dane Iowa.
Green Lafay cite, Grant, Rchlaud Sank adams Portage
Marathon, Crawford Bad Ak, La Crosse, Monroe, Polk
Perc., Trpnpe a1eau Elk, Chippewa, Clark Dunn, ST.
Gox, Buffalo, Douglass and La Pointe no arc opposed
the Nebraska nquity and in favor of the principles
announced in the RrYrELIcAs" platform, adopted a.
Maids on July 18th, invited to meet in their respect
I've Assembly Districts and select two DELEGATES from
each to represent them in Congressional Conventi
TO be held MIExRAf PoINr on WEpSKsrAY, the 18Th
September, at IL O'Clock To nominate candidate
- he supported a, the approaching Election.
BY order Of the State Central Committee.
w A WHITE, Chairman.
Mi Olson, Auguet "A, 1884.