Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23
NEWS ITEMS.


~ The marble statue Of Webster hes been
lost at sea, on It's way from Leghoru to Boston,
on board the ship Oxford, which was abandon
ed in November
- Selah Gulpin, Of " estfeld. CT, kept last
year 80 hens, which laid SOS doz. eggs; raised
80 chickens consumed 81 bush. of corn and )
bush buckwheat
- Mr.. \. { senter printer in Columbus,
Ohio, has discovered that sorghum molasses Is a
much better article to use in making printers
rollers than the common kind
IS The steamer Col Cashmam on her way
from New Orleans to St. Louis exploded her
boiler at New Madrid scattering the wreck in
all directions and killing some 50 persons, The
wreck then took FIRE The boat Is a total loss.
IS \ divorce bill now before tie New York
State Senate. provides that wiiful abandonment
for years, and cruel treatment of the wife by
the husband, shall be added TO the causes for
which divorces may be obtained
- The weather observations for January at
Philadelphia, show mean temperature of 3915
degrees, or eight degrees above the average for
the last - cars, cad the .nildest January since
1902.
80 The season Is even more remarkable in
england 'han America The papers there have
o'''' 80" 10 chronicle the most surprising eYI-
dences IN earth air and sea, of the astonishing
mIldness of the climate
~ II Is stated WAT the hon. Thomas eHdeli,
~ lug q Inc > 0ife'h' Court OIL LOUISIANA
upon nearing OF .ne hnaneiai Crisis and fearing
which no had 1,r,,o i,o.a,e ',',,' '',l'r "
+, Insane
# .. .,tben+f..11,. -. =; viii.
tbs+ G,ver,,or no,,ra, 10. - - D.. '''
dent. advising against tie accordance Of tha L.
compton constitution. Gov. u saws that lie no
ceptapce will uBdoubte,,I b,io., ~, c;.;1 80
o- The venerable widow oe o.. DID.
Hanson ,,or- ,,,..,. -,
co,,fi,ed +, I,.. III =. ;,y,i-.s,;.;1
time past at the residence Of her SON. ! 5 Har-
risoa, near North Bend.
! ~ The rarf.,,,i,~r, -, p1,,I-.,..,,,- H.,
near New Vol was to+a,Ir, da.,r3 80
on the 3st. The coo inmate, we're al ,escrod
Loss 10000.
| ,~vs- 7Io C.,,ia.4
RIpCn, have recently organized = military CON,
panv.
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-. =, - ','C"a 81 'lie Dciilo
,'.',' members oi me United States Senate, on
lex and Stuart, we're read ont of t5o -
;-.,
'''' amy ''li no"
-. - pass - one u TWO
a:15n- nv li4"''iii'e erection Tor State
''''>o i'''''0 On oo9u"E' March 9TH.
- DLIl preventing the marriage Of first cous-
LIS i'''7 passed the kentucky Legislature.
- Company of Frenchmen are forming in
y {" ork' to dig for Captain Kyd's treasure at
sumo pace which they refuse to specify
- The Tennessee Senate has passed = Hopxa
bill to punish swearing bv fine and inprisor,-
ment' also to prevent the adulteration of liquors
A Democratic leader Of Indiana expresses
the opinion that if the Lecompton Constitution
Is forced through Congress- the State Will 90 Re-
publican next fall by sixty thousand votes!
= Whitesides, who was tLa frs, .roo1-,. -.
the assembly fortLe state Of Ui.cons;,, ,,.,.,.
elected speaker of the lower house Of cr,Iiro,.,,a
Its stated that -, sa.r,..i--- .,
January. the doors If ~, r,.,.I:-l =, u
Courts throughout the Kinodo,, cIosoL -'',,,o''
no more, after having existed f,r 80 5oo
wears.
+ rro ,......-,.,
ate branch Of tho TeosIat,o g '-'e ,''''-
mandatory Of the arrest ofCo,, On
PauIdino were defeated +. 49,, oo','
! Of sixty f,,-r +, tbtr+aar
- Died. in the AI,,,sho,,so =, n..--l...-
I7th Mrs Ab,gaii R,,v,,, .ooJ - an
eight gears and eight months and four davs-
The deceased has been in the Almsbspsa fo,
many years She was born on thu. ocaa, o.,
'''''' coming from ireland. Her first bus
-. e'e'Soh her last consort was an
~ ''-' 'o'' "e'ohSinS TO Name. -