Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-28
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the proprie,y Of nominating q
State ticket.
I1 Navigation has been resumed on
he Hudson River between New York
and Albany.
Eg Another great Worlds Fair is
in London in 1851, on the same
plan, but on a larger basis than of 1851.
E The whole number of Post Offices
in the q. S. is 2S,S77. Whole length Of
mail routes in the L. S. is 260,60 miles.
eP The latest process adopted by the
South TO stop agitation" is to revive the
of slaves from Africa.
Esy The Senate of Georgia has re-
fused TO repeal clause Of the State con-
siitution, which prohibits the African
slave trade.
rg@ Parker II. French and Nike
Walsh have started an evening penny
paper, called the Sentinel, New York in
gs8@ 1t is said than there is majority
Of fifteen in the House of Representatives,
at Washington in favor of higher tariff
and specific duties.
ia a safe has been invented which
locks on the inside, and leaves no KEY
hole or other opening. y clock within
opens ii at an hour regulated by being
set before the door is shut.
s8@ The Agricultural College Bill
pending In the Senate was made the
special order for Tuesday next.
to- The Senate on The 16lh refused
by vote of % 10 % to take up the reso-
luton to abrogate the Clayton Bu1wer
treaty.
s8 Peter Simpson, in7the. Rockford
Democrat. estimates the profits on a quar-
ter of an acre of land devoted TO the Sa-
gar Cane, at 5000 or 500 per acre.
This is considerably better than the usual
proceeds of an acre Of land.
EB The Washington correspondents
of Forney's Press writes: Gen. Cass is
very feeble. He is often confined to his
room, and is compelled to forego all heavy
labor" The old man will probably die
in harness.
scg@ They have second Burritt at
Mount Vernon. ILL.,, named A. G. John
son, the son of a farmer who. without a
teacher and with such odd books as he
could buy or borrow, has become master
of a dozen languages.
EsY@ The Times Washington CORES
pendent says the war between Buchanan
and Douglas is not likely to be confined
to Washington, and there is little doub,
that every effort is making and will be
made, at Washington to insure his defeat
in Illinois.
10 The School Land Commissioners
given notice, cautioning all persons agains.
paying any State monies into the hands
of the clerks about the department, the
State Treasurer being the only person
authorized to receive money for the
State.
Ea5@ The Police of Chicago interrupted
three men about to engage in body snatch
ing from the Pouers field of that CITY, and
arrested one of them. who gave his name
as ]. r. Conklin, a medical student.
Es8~ Private letters by the last steamer.
from Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon, the famous
Baptist preacher, encourage he expecta-
ton that the writer will be in New Yorl,
during the religious Anniversaries, in
May next.
f2N The nav overland mail route to
California it appears is becoming popular
The passengers VIII G arrived at ST. Louis
on the 18th, by the overland mail. state
that so great was the rush for seats that
The applicants adopted The course of de-
ciding by lot who should take passage
1 here were upwards of 100 applications
made for he trip and as high as 500
premium offered for seats.
ks5~ A western preacher. after STATING
that tea, coffee, sugar, spices, pickles
preserves, milk, meal, snuff, and tol acco
were adulterated, stretched himself I'D to
IA s full height, and with great emphasis,
: Who, then, will dare denv
the fact this is a wicked and aduterous
generation e.
BsS Samuel L. Sewel, of Boston. F.
T. Blair, Jr., of St. Louis, and Cassius
NJ. Clay propose 10 raise by subscription
9Io'ooo' Tor the purpose of circulating
loo.0oo copies, in pamphlet form, of
Helpers work, entitled " The Impendino
ofisis OF the South" work especially
adapted to do good at the South
HEAVY SALE OF LARD.-An operator