Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-07-20
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for 1851 was S349.s67 81.
~ The y y Tribune does not speak very
eneouragingly Of the crop prospects in that
State.
- The Chicago Journal speaks very eueour-
agingly with reference to the corn crop Of Hi
nois.
s9- The Fulton, from Havre, was spoken on
the 10Th Size saw nothing Of the telegraph
feet.
- twenty-five hundred dogs have been
drowned by the police in New York, since the
Dog Law went into operation this summer
~ Fifteen millions of dollars are supposed
to be spent by the people of the Union for news
papers.
- The great mechanical bakery in Phila-
doipIia. Is now baking about ten thousand
loaves II bread day.
- \ man by the name of skeels in Iowa,
had difficulty with his wife whom be seized
and cut her throat, causing her instant death,
and then killed himself BY cutting his own
throat.
e Isaac Wood convicted Of poisoning his
slster-iu law, Rhoda Wood at Dansville. Liv-
lrgston Co, New York was hang in pursuance
Of Sentence. on the 19,h ut.
sF Six persons in Manchester, n. H.. we've
poisoned a few days since by eating cheese. It
IS supposed that a copper kettle was used in
making the curd.
IS ! little French boy, who peddles candy
in Oswego, received a five dollar gold piece for
stick when he discovered the mistake, lie
hunted Up the owner and handed it back.
~ At the celebration of the 5th. in Waupun.
Wis. there were fourteen old soldiers WHO were
in the last war, whose ages were from Ct up to
73. ranging between those extremes.
- Hon \. Il Peeder, ez- Governor Of Kan
sas. vii probably be the anti-LeeomTton can
di4ate ia tie Thirteenth Congressional District
Pa. This IS called the tenth legion of Democ-
racy. and IS the hardest district in the State.
- BY the conGagration Of the town of st.
Andteas. California. on the ID ult,. property To
the amount Of S2I0 GEO was destroyed About
one-ffh Of this falls upon the Cinnamon.
- The Wheeling IntelIgencer says a gro
GERS clerk there recently discovered suudry
brazilian gold coin in purse in a sack Of Rio
coffee, the other day.
- Abaer Smith. lately postmaster at North
field Boon county, Ind, has been convicted Of
robin tie mails and sentenced 10 ten years
confinement in tie State prison.
- SIX prisoners confined in the Jail Of
Bloomington, Ill, recently escaped. They stole
a horse and carriage after getting out, and natur-
ally went 70 parts unknown.
- st her Maiez;y'z late state bah. tie Mar
qui~ Of Westminster, the richest man in Eng
land. wore four splendid jewels. among which
was the famous diamond valued at 100000,
(SI5o.oo0) in the hit of his sword
* The e. S. mail carriers state that their
progress across the plqinS from Utah 10 Kansas
was impeded Ly immense herds Of Buffalo, while
ante,orcs and deer were much more numerous
alan usual.
- A solar eeli-ze viii take place i'm Sep
eers.ber next. w lich Is exciting some attention
FL the scieutfc world The coasts 81 Brazil and
South America are decided to be the best points
tar observation
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timacv with lis wife. when the latter di-chare-
cd both barrels Of heavily loaded SHOT Gun in
to the former. killineLi Instantly.
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c-.g-, from brr.fn,- q,.f, n tl..... ~.
>l~adell attempted 10 pour The fa,d Into a
lighted lamp when tie contents of Tie lamp
took fire, exploded and enyeloped her in flames
some ten feet higH She was very badly burn
ga but II Is thought size Will recover.
- There / = been distressing time at
nelAi. Now York Elder Haywood, Christian
'''''.'7' oa''e' "'..' =" c''~I"Ii'Fe "'.e made
n. '','..'-'. 20 ,'Ie WIN young s'fl NAM
90 71','', o.'''. e''''' 1e Plol was discovered
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