Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-07
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SUIcIDE.-A MIR. Wh. RoBIrsoN, who
lived by himself in a cabin about two
miles east Of Moscow, committed suicide
on Tuesday OF last week, by s,abbing HIM
self in the abdomen with butcher knife.
He lived some twelve hours after COM
hitting the fatal deed.
~ son of Hon. Chas. Larrabee
while skating On the ice. at HORIZON, last
week. fell and broke his collar bone.
ED- Late intelligence froaa California,
says, = highway robberies are becoming
fearfully frequent
"a Benjamin Bruce. of Huntsville,
Mo, was murdered on Saturday night,
while sick in bed by two of his negroes.
E The Supreme Court Of Indiana
has decided that the branches of The Bank
of the State of Indiana are not liable for
municipal taxes.
I1g A bill has been introduced into
the Legislature of Nebraska abolising
slavery in that Territory after the Isl Of
January next.
tx Cornelius Y. Anderson for elev-
an years chief engineer Of the New
York fire department died in that city on
the 3Oth ult.
IA Mrs. L. II. Sigourney, Of Hart
ford, Connecticut, furnished fifty poor
families in Boston with turkeys or fowls
and punkin pies, of the best quality too,
for thanksgiving dinner.
Eg Il is estimated that 100000 pigs,
hens, geese and other quadrupcds were
slaughtered in the State of New York with
in tvo days Of Thanksgiving.
PRIsoarRs DRowNED. = Geo. Riley,
and Felix De CURE, who broke jail on or
abou; the 2lst of October, were drowned
in the Lake, Wolf river, about the 26th.
i Manitowoc Herald
80 Washington letter writers say the
English and French Legislation ridicuIe
the rumor of an intention on the part OF
European powers 10 organize Cuta into
an independent sovereignty.
f- The Wtstern Reserve Chronicle
says Thirty-two years ago. the Ameri-
can banker, Geo. Peabody. was saving
wood for MS board, in New Hayan.
Conn.
20 Mr.. Rarey, the horse tanner, is
now at Stockholm. He has tanned seyeal
violent horses there in the presence of the
Prince Royal, and his Royal highnes,
presented HIM with a gold medal. Mr.
Rarey, Letter states, is about to proceed
TO ST. Pelershurgh.
eSg= Dr. J. /. Coms'ocb, author OF
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry used
50 widely il our schools, died at Hatford
! Conn, on the 2lst inst, at the age of II
I Mad Docs.-The Grant Co. Herall
says" We learn that several dogs auc
perhaps some stock were bitten a weel
OF 50 back at Pia,tevilie by dog suppos
ed TO be rabid 1t is also feared that ;
boy was bitten BY rabd dog about tn,
same time"
St. Louis, Dec. >.
/ Gov Bissell, of Illinois, has issued
proclamation, calling 4 special election, t
be held on the Alb of January, to fill tn,
vacancy occasioned by the dealh Of Thorn
IS L. Harris.
Dr.. BARxARD.-The Detroit Tribun,
says, Ibis distinguished gentleman has &C
cep,ed the agency of the Board Of Re
gents OF The Normal School Of Wisconsin
THIS is decidedly good move for III,
cause Of education in that prosperous az,
philosophical young commonwealth.
Eg- y Man named John King ha
been commiled to jail in Racine county
for an assault with intent TO kin, on III,
person of a section master on the Racin,
and Mississippi Road The latter wa
stabbed quite severely in the ARRAY.
Eeg Secretary Cass has written a repl,
to letter from a Jewish Rabbi. touching
the abduction Of jewish boy By the Papa
authorities al Boonge, and asking som,
+ expressions Of condemnation on The par
Of en- government. The Secretary de-
cline~ to interfere in the matter.
4 The FIRST Can LOAD or WHrAr.-
Tie first car load of wheat direct from
Chicago. by way Of the Chicago, For
Wayne, Pittsburgh s Pennsylvania Rail
road, reached Philadelphia on "Wednesday
last 1t IS the pioneer load of thousands
Of bushels which viii leave Chicago eor
hat cily.-LChicago Journal.
PAUL MoRPuY's CMEss ScoRE.-Since
MorPhy had been in Europe, up to the
ume Of The close Of The Harrwilz game
he has played one hundred and seventeen
games. sixteen of which ba H.. ;l.,..