Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-05-05
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Hn-au American.
The greatest Doctor af Divinity was Jonathan
Edwards-an American.
The greatest OF living Sculptors is Hiram
Powers-an American
The greatest living Historion is Nm. II. Pres
cott-an American.
The greatest Oraithologist was J. j. Audubon
an American.
The greatest remedies known to the world
for popular use-Ayers CHERRY Pectoral and Ca
Maftc PMs We're Invented by DIR. }. &. Aver
an American.
The greatest photographer since the time of
johnson was Noah Webster-an American.
The greatest inventors OF modern times, were
Fulton, Fitch, Whitney and Morse-ali Amer
leans.
FoUa Men FROZEN IN ArEtL-tIpELtrY OK 4
DoG.-The Troy Wig gives an account of an
inquest held by Coroner Madden, at Peters
burgh, Rensselaer, county, on the both April, on
the bodies OF four persons who were found dead
ON Wllliamstown mountain about half mile
from the massachusetts line.
The Coroner found on his arrival at Peters
burgh. the bodies of four persons, whose names
respectively were Amasa Blew, and has wife
Hannah Blew apparently 40 wears OF age Iaut
Curtiss (colored,) and her son Henry Curtiss;
the woman 30 or 40 and her son 10 years old.
They were basket makers by trade.
Tnese persons We're found living together i'll
the open air on the summit of the mountain, Oh
Sunday morning Life entirely extinct,
and their limbs We're frozen stiff. They were
seen III Petersburgh on Friday afternoon, and
10 pass along the road leading to the mountain
toward nighttail.
1t appears that they L" all got drunk togeth-
er," and troze to death on the mountain, where
the snow is still from foot and half to six
feet deep.
The coroner relates one fact which must b
passed the credit of the canine race Attach
ed to the company of basket makers was a faith
full dog, which found lying between two
dead bodies. He fought with desperation the
persons who came TO take the bodies away, and
when he could do no more he followed the bod
les to Petcrsbulgl, and Insisted on being near
them With the basket makers was found a
quantity of cold yictuas, of which the dog refu-
sed to partake mor5el; but other food being
offered him he dcvoured the same with the avid
ity of a startling The dog given 10y Cor
oner Madden 10 b. B. Hewitt, Esq, Oversecr of
the poor OF the town.
The NEW York LSQUoR LAw.-The new IL
cense law Is long one, and has great variety
of provisions intended TO restrain and punish
intoxication, but whether they Will be effective
Will be tested III few short months. Inns, ho-
tells and taverns are to be licensed, and store
keepers may sell liquors not to be drank on the
premises. Tavern-kecpers are not allowed to
| recover Tor liquor sold, except to their dodgers
The sale or giving away OF liquors Sunday,
or on general election day, is 10 be punished rs
u misdemeanor. The fine selling against the
law IS TO be fifty dollars, and Intoxicated
person ten dollars. Incorporated companies are
TO refuse employment to persons who indulge
III the use of strong drinks, dc.
SECURITY TO FRONTIER SErrLEns-The avail
able United States forces of Fort Smelling and
Ridgely are properly stationed up Ii line
tending from the latter post 10 the scene Of the
Indian depredatlons in Iowa. The line Is fully
protected, and Is drawn west of the white SET
Elements on the Minnesota frontier. The force
a
outlawed Indians again attempt TO visit the
frontier settlements OF Minnesota. We learn
these facts from army officers direct from Fort
Ridgely.-.Hnrcyotian
The MAPLE SUGAR CRoP-The maple sugar
season has thus far been successful one through
out the New England States In Vermont 1t
has pro, ell the best in ten years. In Northern
Nov Ham, shire, earn by the Mauc:cs-
/ ter Mirror. The business has been unusually /,
cratlyc although the late storms have probably
closed UP the season.
TuE WAEAr CEop IN IIl3NoIs.-!n Southern
Illinois, n far north as Montgomery county, the
crop Is said to look very fine. In the vicinity
OF Alton and Monticello there is promising
prospect for good Weld. Between Blooming
ton and Alton very few good looking fields c;,n
be secn.-Cass o. IiRl.S
sS- y young lady in B.oollin. n. Y, has re-
cen y hal her leg amputated midway between
the hip and the knee, in eQuence of u wound
caused by broken hoop. The hoop was made
OF steel and III some unaccoUntable manner Il
broken point penetrated 10 the bone. The
wound became lmiiamcd, and aInputatiop WIS
necessary.
Iowa WHEAT CRor.-The Iowa City Rcpub!i-
can thinks, that the crop of winter wheat viii
prove a failure i'll the southern portion OF Iowa
this wear, because of the extreme cold weather
OF the past winter. In that section there w;ls
but little SNOW.
Hon William II. Welsh has been re-appoint-
ed Chief Justice Of Minnesota, and John Petit
and Il. r. Nelson have been appointed Associ-
ate Justices,vicc Cha,field and Shcrburne, whose
commissions had expired.
REPUBLICAN VlcroRY AT BELLEyfLLE-At the
late municipal election III Bellcvllle, the Re
pubicans elected their candidate for Mayor and
every Alderman, by large majoritIes.
FALUrEs-Messrs j. G. Weston and Moses
Allen, operators III Michigan Southern Railroad
stocks, IN New York, failed on the 23d inst
Liabilities said to be large. The failure of sew
eral dry goods jobbers are also reported.
TEA-At large auction sale of tea in New
York the 23d advance of cents per fb
realized qualities under Is cents, and
full previous prices were obtained OF those above.
DEATH.-The Dubuque papers mention the
death of l.. Robinson, Esq, the Prosecuting At /
torney OF that county
Henry L. DoDGE.-The National Hucliigencer
says:
Major kendrick commanding at Fort Def /
ance, sent command TO search for Henry /
l.. Dodge, the Agent of the Mavajos Indians IN /
New Mexico, and his corpse was found at i /
point about thirty miles south OF Luna and to-
wards the head waters Of the CHA river.
sY Thompsou's Ba,,k Note Reporter says, the
notes of the TIverton Bank have ever been
promptly redeemed, and are redeemed
at that office.
sE Gen. Zollicoffcr, the abiest Know Moth
my IN the last Congress, has been thrown over
board by his own party, III the Nashville dis
trlct Tenn, and Gustavus A. Henry, Anti-Slay-
cry in Kansas, nominated in his stead.
IS The Democratic Convention of Tennessee
have nominated Hon. Isham e. Harris, as their
candidate for Governor.
cY- The Cleveland Piaindea!cr says, the