Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-12
NEWS ITEMS.

6eB capt Lane, one ol Tue company OF
Americans engaged in raising the sunken
ships at Sebastopol, has brought six pure
Arabian blood stations to New FORK ,puI-
chased from the stables of the Car of
Russia
sB-A soldier writes from Delhi that
eaobably every member of the Guards
will be worth $1,000 when he reaches
England. An equal division of the spoi.s
is to be made, and they exceed in rich
ness anything ever before dreamed Of.
EGF The New York Herald estimates
The total falling off in the receipts Of DO
rnestic products a, New York and our
seaport, at not less than forty million
dollars, compared with the receipt of last
year.
Ek5 Miss Lucy Ann Beebee was re-
Gently tried al Norwich, Conn. on charge
OF burning the barn of her bro,her-in-law.
The principal witness again was her
mother. In her favor, her father.
EaJ> Lucy Stone refuses TO pay taxes
a,Orange, n Y, on the old revolutiona-
TT principle of s'no taxation without rep
reservation" and the collector IS about to
levy on her goods.
Egs Sixty murders were committed
IL the city of New York during The last
year.
EJ The Texas Legislature has passed
bin which allows free negroes who may
desire it. TO seiect masters and become
slaves.
g From Washington we learn that
the Indian Bureau has received inforrna-
ton denying the alledged disafection OF
The Indians in Utah.
Eg- Something over seven millions Of
dollars were paid into the New York city
Treasury for taxes, up to the close Of th4
Bis. of December ult.
E Private ndyices from California
state that two Regiments of volunteers
are holding themselves ready to march
aganrt the Mormons ct moments warn
ing.
80 The London Times says $3.50, 900
was expended in the effort to launch the
Levia,han steamship. and nobody knows
how much more it will cost
EJT The Freemasons Of New York
propose to erect monument of the whit
est marble ,gof immense height, in the
park of the Cooper institution, Ii honor Of
DR.. Kane.
Ks Mr.. Banks has received from the
Republican members of Congress a COM
pIisnen,ary letter, expressing the wish
thas if i, was in his power to continue the
leader IN debate and action,
eA-Ou, Of the 5000 Chris ans ezg5 ~
ed 10 death, in India, during the mu.l-y
there, only five have been discovered
as renouncing their religion 70 save their
lives.
sX- The lie Roy (N. y Gazettt
states that during heavy rain, few
weeks since, live lizards, came from ihs
clouds like mamma, though neither as plen-
~ nor half as welcome. They were
found crawling on the sidewalks and in
the streets Ike fugitive infantile aliga-
tons.
gyA few days since a child three
years old 60, hold of bottle of hair dye,
al the residence Of It's father, William
NJ. Waters, of Charleston, Mass, and
drank portion; dying. from its effects
in about thirty-six hours.
Lay@ The Providence Journal thinks
that if President Buchanan should send
Gen. William Walker to chastise the
Mormons, great public benefit would
accrue. Then every well aimed bullet
on either side, would DO the country good
service.
sB- Miss Leslie, the we'll known
authoress, died on Friday, al Gloucester,
from the effects of injuries received last
Summer.
VIM. Weber, j., and John Web
her, of Rochton, have patented an I'M
prove.nens in threshiug machines,
sa- The Michigan Central Railroad
pass their usual half-yearly dividend for
Ae first time this year.
gaas@ The sum paid os, in dyid nds At
Boston this week IS 8 .90S, 732, which is
$4,000 less than in July last, and
$500, 900 less than III january a year
ago.
Bss@A new steamer for the lake Su-
perior trade is being tlilt u, Cleveland,