Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-08-28
The flag On the Mountain Peak.

On the 18th of August. 1912, Colonel Fremont
climbed the highest peak fthe Rocky Mountains
towering up 1850 feet, and planted the stars
and stripes upon its summit-an act emblematic
Of that glorious banner being lifted up by the
same hand from the mire in which it has been
so long dsgraco& by corrupt politicians, and
placed alUtt upon the taliest pinnacle OF national
dignity and honor, early in November next
OF that feat read the following account in
Col. Fremonts Report Of his Rocky Mountain
Expedition:
quitting hands and feet in the crevices between
the rocks, succeeded in getting over it, and,
when | reached the top, found my companions
in a small valley below. Descending to them,
we continued climbing, and in short time reach
ed the crest. ! sprang upon the summit, and
another step would have precipitated me into a
snow field 500 feet below To the edge Of this
field was n sheer icy precipice, and then, with a
gradual fall, the field sloped off for about mle
until it struck the foot of another lower ridge.
/ stood on narrow crest about three feet in
width with an inclination Of about 20 degrees
n. 81 deg. l. AS soon as | had gratided the
first feelings Of curiosity, descended and each
man assembled in his turn, for | would only al
low one at n time to mount the unstable and pre-
carious slab, which it seemed n breath would
hur! into the abyes below. We mounted the
barometer in the snow on tho summit, and fix
ing ramrod in the crcvicc, UNlURLED THE Ma
TlONAL FLAG, TO WAVE ~ THE BREEZE
----.-S $50
STRAY Sn0Ts-There IS no adhcsiv. label
like nickname
Waiting for dead mems shoes, is, in most
measures, n bootless affair
Ladies generally shop in couples. When n
lady has any money to spend, she dearly loves
to take a friend along with her to see her spend
it
The number Of poor poets is Il anything great
er than the number Of poets who are poor!
Bad words, like bad shliings, are often hrot
home to the person who has uttered them
Life, we are told is a journey-and to sec
the way in which some peopl eat, you would
imagine they were taking in provisions TO last
them the whole length Of the journey Punch.
BUCHANAN'S NOMINATION "A GREAT Mis-
TAKE, file New Orleans Bulletin, speaking
Of tho nomination Of Buchanan for President by
the Cincinnati Conve ntion says:
"There is rs great lack Of confidence as
there is Of enthusiasm, and the conviction is tx
ed and settled that great mistake WAS msdein
nominating him. The North in a body is or
posed to him, for they say be is eottonng to tho
South for their votes, and they know by expert
ence what stuff Northern man with Southern
principles is made OF. The South cannot trust
him, for they fear the willy politician who seeks
the favor Of two antagonisnc sections
-
W bill passed Congress to regulate the
Diplomatic and Consular systems OF the United
States. The principal regulation" appears to
be an increase Of salaries which seems to be qvi'e
fashionable just now. The bill provides that
ambassadors and Enjoys Extraordinary and
Ministers Plenipotcntiary shall be entitled 10
sly 800 each, compensation for their services 10
Great Britain and France, and $I2, 900 each to
Russia Spain, Austria, Prussia, Brazil, Mexico
and China aud $40, 900 TO all other countries.
Ministers resident and Commissioners, IS per
centum Charges d'Afaires, so per centum and
Secretaries Of Legation ID per centum of the
said amounts respectively,
cyan Irish Sailor once visited city where,
he said, they unprecedented the tops Of hoas-
es with sheet lead.