Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-06-12

| WINTER MAIL TO ST. PAUL.-John
Frank & Co. have got the contract for
carrying the mail to ST. Paul, on the west
side of the Mississippi. They will com
mence in July. This will bea great ben
eft to Dubuque and St. Paul. immensely
so to travellers in the winter season, for
they will save one hundred miles Jour-
|ney, and have much better road
Dubuqe Express.
The Government of Cuba Sin order
to stop the secret importation of slaves
from Africa into that island, has taken
measures for the emancipation of such
negroes as are thus brought in.
IrThe proprietors of the N. Y. Tri i
bune have raised the stars and stripes
over their office, there to fly night and
day until the struggle now going on in
Congress between freedom and slavery
shall have terminated.
ia procla nation has just been is
sued by the Capt. General Of Cuba, de-
nying in the most emphatic terms that a.
ny "a iAoS OOCH CtltcICu IltO
with Great Britain providing for the e.
Emancipation of slaves in Cuba.
1.-The Washington Union says the
triumphant passage of the Nebraska bill
is the final settlement Of the agitation on
Slavery, and that the abolition dena-
gogues are now deprived of all pretense
for excitement against the South.
TIE Cosr.-Tt is estimated that the
entire bill of expense attending the pro-
ceedings connected with the arrest of
the slave now confined in the Court
House, will exceed the sum of thirty
thousand dollars Boston Transcript.
I5-Out Of some so papers in the
State, the News enumerates Is who go
for Nebraska-less than one fifth of he
whole-nearly all of which are recipi-
ents of Government PATRONAGE Mil
waukee Free Dem.
PIsroLs AND SLUEG SHor.-We hear
within day or two past Of three af,rays
in this city wherein pistols and sluag-
shot have been used. No body killed,
for which the public will be sorry
EGalena Jeffersonian.
ANOTHER LoAp.-We hear that ve-
ny valuable load has been opened near
Elizabeth, CD ground owned by John M.
Douglas. The amount of large mineral
in sight, justifes the belief that the dis
covery is one of no ordinary character.
- Galena Jeffersonian.
Geo. Hinton, known in these parts
as mail contractor, and more lately
heard of as mail robber in California,
has escaped to the Sandwich Islands,
Galena Jefersonian.
There has arrived at Alexandra, Va,
upwards of 1000 tons of guano during
the present season, and the supply is
not equal to the demand. 1t sells at $4S
to $50 per ton.
IThe colony planted by the Mary
land Colonization Society has seeded
from all connection with the Lberian
government. So that hereafter there
will be two African Republics instead Of
one.
M. E. CONFERENCE, SourH.-This
body, which is in session at Columbus,
Geo., has, after protracted debate. u
unanimously decidedto establish South
ern book concern.
ia man at Allegheny City, Pa, has
just patented a machine for making horse
shoes, which will, it is said turn out twen-
ty or twenty five per minute, perfect in
every part. By this machine the price of
horse shoes will be reduced full 30 per
cent.
AFFRAy.---We learn that Mr.. Reed, of OAR
lington, was attacked on Saturday evening last
at Kings, three miles west of Darlington BY an
Irishman, railroad laborer. He seized Mr..
R. by the hair and commenced beating him IN
the face, when Reed drew knife and inflicted
several severe wounds on the head, throat, and
arms of the Irishman. DIR. Laid happening
along at tn time dressed his wounds, & fits pro-
he Hnx L Oai