Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-15
N E W s / TIE MS,


becomes public property. The Commissioner OF
PATENTS thought the inventor had already re-
ceivee liberal compensation for his improve
inenf' and therefore overruled the application
tor an extens sion.
- On Friday, the 4th inst, ParRlcK KELLY
was killed at the lead mines Dubuque, by fall
ing out of the bucket as lac was descending the
shait OF the nine--Gaieaa Courier
l. Is The skating mania among the ladies' in
ereases- Yesterday and to-day quite number
oi TAR skaters were upou the river. some of
them surprising many of the young gentlemen
IN the swIttness and ease Of their movements
Gaiena Courier
/ "a On Friday. the 18th, Dir. DAVID RoBIxsox,
OF this city, was II work IL mineral shaft, at
the East Fork DIggiDgs, near Council Hill.
when the earth caved in upon HIM and buried
INN So completely that one foot of earth COW
cred his head Ia this condition he remained
nearly an hour When extrica,ed he was TO
all appearances Hfelees- Or. KGrroE was called
who found some of his ribs broken, and one of
his lungs penetrated But little hope is enter
tanned of his recovery--Gale,.a Courier.
- The Committee on Territories IN the
House Of Representatives, has agreed TO report
on the establishment of a Territorial Govern
Fnent of Jefferson, which will include the Pixies
Peak region.
IS An act has passed the Legislature of
Florida, and received the approval OF the Gov
ernor, for the ccssion Of a portion of Yves. Flor
ida, including the port of Pensacola to Ala
bana. 1t Is yet TO be submitted to a vote of
the people.
~ The Senate Post Office Committee has
decided TO report bill aboIishing, The Thanking
privilege, and ia lieu, furnish each Senator
and Representative with $3.50 worth of stamps:
also to increase the rate OF postage to We cents.
sS The editor Of the Lacrosse Republican,
learns from WInona that MAHER. the murderer
who was uader sentence of death at Winona
and whose escape from Jail IN that place, We
noticed was arrested on The following day, a Il
conveyed back 10 his old quarters. where it is
hoped lie will be more strictly guarded
- Tie Stephenson Co. (Ill.) Poor House,
situated fre miles south Of Frceport. was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Friday night Loss
5000 One woman was burned to death, and
another badly injured.
sS- \ ball has been introduced into the New
ork Legislature TO prevent boys from going
to theatres without their parents or guardians
IS OK DIT, that Dunleith lady became the
mother Of a boy aud two girls very suddenly.
yesterday-all alive. and doing. well'-Daa-
ieiti -fdrcrtiacr, }rd
.E The brothers SPARKS, living near Fair
play Wis, struck booming big lead upon their
farm one day last week only about fourteen
feet from the surface. Late accounts confirm
the Impression Of an immense discovery of min
eral- Such an opening Is rather cheering these
ti'ues-Ds7sleih iaeertiscr.
sE- Tie bronze statue Of Daniel Webster.
made for the citizens Of Boston by Hiram Pow
ers, arrived IN that city on the 10Th, in the bark
Lucy Frances from Lcghorn
20 \ little boy at Chicago named John Ste
vens four years OF age, playing around the stove
upset on himself coffee pot OF boiling coffee
which run into his ear and burned his neck bad
i He died on Sunday from the effect of the
burn.
IS THEopoRE PARKER viii probably sail for
the Wes, Indies about the e,h of February
g At a meeting Of the Board Of Directors
Of the Galena and Chicago onion Railroad Com
pauy, held on the l9,h inst, semi-anuual div
idend OF Two per cent. was declared payable in
New York, Feb 18th.
- Il As said that Senator Douglas Of Hi
nois, expended over SIC0CoU to secure his re-
election % the Senate.
e8- Daring the past year the Governor OF
Michigan has pardoaed no less than fifty nine
convicts.
Is The New York Tribune saws the bill be-
fore fore Congress aboljshing the ranking priv
elege, which was reported from tn, House Pos
tai Committee, a few days ago, deprives news
papers of the privilege they now enjoy of bay-
ing exchanges. aud their county circulation
free If Congress desires 10 keep itself out Of
a hornets nest, i had better pass ne such bill.
Il Will be unanimously unpopular.
- The business men of Boston are about
70 hold meeting to demonstrate against the
present high rates Of freight by raihoad west.
sg- Since the incbriate asylum in New York
was projected. there have been 1900 applica-
lions from respectable a4d wealthy citizens of
that State alone for the admission Of their in
ebriatc friends; and OF these 100 were Tor vo-
iaent
PArENrs.-J. b. ArwATER, of Berlin is. for
Improvement in car couplings. II. 3. THOMAS.
of Portage. Wis, for improved rotary steam
giucs GEa. W. HOLMAN. OF Beoit. for improve
mcnt IN machine for making meal and flour
L. D. M1HI1Ls Of Hartford, Washington Co.
Wis. for improvement in healing apparatus
d. :. CraTIs of Madison, Wis, FOR improved
field fence
- The Chess Club Of New York i maxim (
arrangements for the reception OF Paul NoErHY
on his return n sci OF chess men made Of gold
and silver. and valued at $1,000 IS 10 be Pur-