Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-07-27

WIH make his mark IN the world,-Ha2isoa
Journal.
Monument to Henry Clay-The monument to
Henry Clay, to be erected in the Lexington Gem
etery, Ky, is to cost from $4,000 TO 100000.
The committee offer premium of $500 for the
best plan. After all. how tame are all the forms
OF dull cold MARBLE erected in honor of that
great man, compared with the living memory
that will burn in every true American heart al
the mention of his name. and which will endure
10 its full brightness when the chiseled rock has
crumbed into dust-GaL .4du
The Progress Of Masapt1cfues-A LARGE can
non, weighing 400 lbs, pealed its thunder notes
in commemoration Of the Fourth" in the lower
town 1t was cast and made at the ST Paul Iron
Foundry, and as a specimen of art, compares IA
vorably with any of the kind we have seen Hur-
rah for Minnesota II Minnesota Pioneer
II It appears that ours is not the first interna-
tlonal treaty with Japan. England obtained one
and very liberal one too, in l6 ., but her wars
soon after prevented her, from taking advantage
OF It and when some sixty years later they desir
ed 10 avail themselves of the grants made them
the authorities of Japan declined to recognize
their existence-[Galeaa Gazette
Cholera ia Maine-The Boston Journal learns
that cholera IS creating quite panic in Rich
mond, Me Since the 18th inst. % deaths have
occurred, six in one Irish family, from ship fever
and the rest from cholera. The population OF
the place If two or three thousand Many of the
inhabitants were leaving town, and business was
generally suspended
II a correspondent of the Sentinel, writing
from Johnstown, Rock Co. says the winter wheat
Ia that vicinity IS mostly secured, and IS a good
crop, but large portion Of the spring wheat IS
destroyed by the blight or rot in the head
Death Of Hon. Lei H2ls-The Hon. Levi Hale.
one Of the Judges of the Supreme Court OF Rhode
Island died at his residence IN Warren, on the
18th inst.
Sale Of HorSes-The celebrated trotters. Mac.
Tacony and Frank Forester have been sold at auc-
ton; Mac at S1,1OO, Tacony 5000 and Frank
Forester at S2,25o.
II 1t is understood that several legal process
es, to the amount of $4,000, have been served
on the personal property of Robert Schuyler, as
an Ascending debtor There is no longer any
doubt that he has cleared cut but whether to Can
ada or Europe, is not known.
F1e--On the 10th inst, four dwellings. togeth-
er with about four thousand cords of wood. be-
longing to the Central Rail Road were consumed
at Syracuse. New York. Loss about twenty
thousand dollars.
From Merico-Later advices have been received
from Mexico The cholera had not abated. A
report was current, that General Alvarez, the
leader Of the Acapulco instruction, was dead
Aaine-The first charter election took place
in the city Of Rockland, Maine, on the Sth inst
The vote for Mayor stood as follows:
Crockett (Whig) $50
kmball (Anti-Nebraska dem) 275
Hewett (Pierce and Nebraska do) 7G!l
II At the last accounts from Spain nothing
had been lone by Mr.. Soule towards settling our
difficulties with Spain.
IL The caloric ship Ericsson is announced as
again ready for sea, and is to make another trial
trip in few days.