Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-01
For the Tribune.
The Legislature, the Census ard the Town Clerks

For the Tribune.
The Legislature, the Census ard the Town Clerks
BY the act for taking the census approved 3lst
March, 1855, it is made the duty of the several
Town Clerks in the State 70 make actual enquiry
at every dwelling or personally of the head ofey-
cry family, in order TO ascertain the number OF
white males, the number OF ditto females; the
number of colored persons, male and female af>
ter their kind, how many; if any insane, how
many; if any of foreign birth; setting forth
the several families by the of the head there
of, with these particulars annexed and the aggre
gate population Then TO make returns to the
Board OF County Supervisors. The compensation
allowed for all this is s. so for every 100 persons
returned
This Sir, may be remuneration sufficient, for
aught now, in those parts of the State which IS
thlcky settled; but it is far from any such thing
here, in the extreme west
Who would traverse bye-roads and no roads at
all, through the length and breadth of 100 Sec
lions Of land and upwards-up hill and down
dale; mountain and morass; wading creeks
aud climbing crags-hunting up dwellings and
heads of families, and on discovering the former
finding the door locked, the folks being all out in
the wilderness at a breaking or some other useful
employment; and on discovering the latter find
ing them totally ignorant of the veTnacular, so
that half or whole mile is to be travelled TO get
the next neighbor TO interpret: and after all this
Inc total population amounting to only 1900
souls =?
Now, Sir have gone through all this but
if ever l am caught again in such scrGps may
be -
Double the pay would not be enough Thrice
the pay would not be more than an equivalent.
Is there no l.lcas of obtaining redress, l. e. get
ting fair days pay for a fair days work? Is it
true or IS il false that the Big Bugs at the Capital
are always close listed with the public money :?
a TOWN CLERK.
The complaint of our correspondent is certain
ly just one. 1t is very evident that in the
sparsely settled portions of the State the pay is
not sufficient to remunerate the Census Marshals
for their services But our friend must remember
that " the Big Bugs at the Capital" not so
liberal in the distribution of the peoples money
when paying laboring for services render
ed, as they axe in distributing it among theme
selves.
NAV S. OF T. HALL-Mineral Point Division
No. s. Sons Of Temperance, have rented room
in the 81 story of the Stone Store occupied by S,
Adder & Co. which they have fitted up in caPi>
tai style, and occupying as a Division
/ Room The order is in a hourishng condition in
this place, and while they feel that they have a
great work to do, trey evince disposition to
lalter in the discharge of their duty
! " We understand that the Directors of the
| Mineral Point Rail Road will hold meeting the
early part of next week, for the purpose of adopt
ing plan for the speedy completion of the road,
which il is expected will be presented to the
stockholders at meeting 10 be called at an early
| day. We are informed that nothing is necessary
to secure the completion OF the road by next
June or July, but the prompt payment by stock
holders OF their subscriptions so as to complete
the grading this fall. If that is all that is neces-
sary there IS no doubt but the road viii move
right along.
SEA FIour-HEaoIsn OF THE FRESeH
CREw.-The Los Angeles Star Of June 18th gives
an account of a naval battle OF San Diego on the
18th of June, between Russian figate and a
French corvette. The former chased the latter,
and the captain Of the corvette, whose name was
Duschen5 seeing no hope Of escape, rather than
! strike his flag and see most of his men cut in
pieces, jumped down into the magazine and blew
his Ship and all on board to eternity. She was
called the Egalas, mounted 80 guns, and had a
compliment of $50 men. The Russian frigate
came into san Diego disabled with So men killed
and ! 80 wounded. She is q ~, mounted "a
guns. and carried 800 men. Her name is the
HJheigaiHa. This fight viii create sensation II
EuTope-as it Is the first ship Of war OF the Al
lies, thus destroyed by the Russians.
SINGULAR CIRcUNsrANcE-W learn from tht
JauesviiIe Nandard that Erastus McComb, who
was OF the principal witnesses against May
nERRT recently Iylsedsd at GAINESVILLE for the muir
der Of Alger, has been arrested and Is now in iai
at Rockford, charged with stealing Sl75 from ,
man named Ole Johnson. The theft was commit
ted last winter in Minnesota, where johnson an,
McComb were lodging together, the latter unde
the name Of T. L. Hoyt McComb, Immediately
after robbins Johnson, life Minnesota. johnson
being out of money, could not follow till a few
weeks since, when he came into Rock County
looking up Hoyt Being directed to McComdt
house he there identified Erastus McComb as til,
man Hoyt who had robbed him The Sander
adds
We have been thus particular in giving the
details IN this matter as they have been given tc
Us by Mr., Johnson, because Of NJ Combs intimate
connection with the Mayberry case. Ii is to say
the least, coTroboTative of the suspicious which
some had at the trial of Mayberry, and if these
facts are true this same man VI Comb may have
concealed within the portals of his breast more
CT knowledge OF the matters and circumstances
which led TO the death OF poor Agar, than has
YET appeared to or been suspected by the public
| NEW BANK NoTx LIsT-The first number oil
Chicago Bank Note List, published by F. Granger
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