Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05

- Three black bears were killed one day
last week, near Nondoyi, Buffalo county Wis.
ez~ There are now in Eau Claire river TO- +
100000 feet Of logs waiting to be manufactured
into lumber.
~ prospectus has been issued in England
for telegraph 0 China and Australia
CzE~ \ correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune
says that two distinct shocks Of an earthquake
were felt in that city on Monday evening about
Aalfpast nine o'clock.
70 \ Norwegian by the name Of PETER
NELSON, few days since, returning from Madi-
son where lie had sold :. load Of wheat, drove
his oxen of Of bridge across Catfish river in
the town Of Westport Dane county, fell off with
them. and were al drowned together.
~ one Of the workman in Easterly's Reap
err Factory at Whitewater, was bitten on the
hand by mad dog about nine weeks ago, but
not knowing that the dog was mad, he thought
nothing more Of it at the time, last Sunday he
became frantic and died from the effects Of it.
czy" The Aationa! Democrats Of Cook county,
Illinois, had a convention at Chicago on tie
2Sth Resolutions We're passed denouucing
Senator DouGLAs as a traitor to the Democratic
party.
Czf- An extensive 8 Reformers and Spiritual
lists Convention Is soon to he held in San
Francisco, Cal
80 1t is calculated that the clergy costs the
United States SIN millions Ct dollars annually.
tie criminals nineteen. lawyers thirty-dve, to-
bacco cLewers and rum drinkers one hundred
millions.
- Great Britain has invested in railroads
since 1929, three hundred millions pounds ster-
ling; the gross earnings of her railroads last
year We're twcuty-tour millions and the declared
dividends thirteen millions.
THE PROBABLE Result IN I11rxors.-The Chi
( cago- Iri5lno says " This much we Will saw,
that if the friends OF LINCOLN Will work as hard
during the next mon II as they have during the
past one. there VIII most certainly he clear
majority in both houses for ABaauAM LINCOLN,
and the Republicans viii elect seven members
Of Congress out of tie nine to which the State
is entitled. The other two we divide equally
between DoUGLAs and BucuAyAx."
- Business is rcviving this month very
much IN Stevens Point Land Office. IT has
been supposed tlat the Z. S. Lands in this Dis
frict Were all sold ont his IS Il great mistake.
We learn that there is l;If a million Of acres of
the very best lands scattered Up and down the
District, still unsold, wal ug purchasers among
the rest is quite quantity Of graduation
lands at - cts Peracre.-Steyeas Point Pireerg.
Is The Hole Baag states that not long
since, as clergyman was reciting the usual
prayers over the coffin of a child, feeble cries
We're heard, and the cceiD was opened, when the
child was fo0nd alive and Iiie-like. 1t was ia
ken to the hospital and finally recovered.
a IFTtLE GIRL HUvc.-A frightfal accident
&C Cured cH Wednesday last near the village Of
Friendship Allegany county, on the New
York and Erie Railroad. A woman named
Gui!tord started with little girl about nine
years Of age, after locking up the house, to visi.
one Of her ueighbors. After proceeding short
distauce. the mother remembered something
which she had left behind her in the house. and
sent her httle girl back for it, while she walked
ON. Arrived at Ler place Of destination, she
waited a long time. but the girl did not appear,
ana she returned home On reaching home. she
found The body of her daughter hanging from
the WinGow outs de, bv the neck and dead
IL appears that the little girl, unable 10 effect
entrance by the Joar, had raised the window,
and While euaeavorlng To crawl IN, II had fallen
upon yer neck aud held her fast until life was
extinct sa' was au only child, always in del
lcate health, and her parents are nearly dis
tracted at her loss