Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-03-29
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sS- man travelling under the assumed
name of OSBORN and TURNER, has been arrested
in Boston, suspected of obtaining forty -one hun
dred dollars forged cheek from Messrs.
SUrToN & ExDEks, bankers. of Richmond. Va,
The check purpor,s to be drawn by PAUL d
HINTON, of Petersburgh Va.
IS The Richmond Enquirer threatens that
if Mr.. LEToHER does not repudiate Mr.. BucnAN-
An, 1t viii repudiate him.
sS We learn that the Illinois central Rail-
road Company have reduced their rates of fare
between Carlo and Dunleith from $40 to S. 50
SPURIOUS GOLD DoILARs.-A large number of
spurious gold dollars are in circulation in this
vicinity. They are we'll executed and calcula-
ted to deceive good judges. Look out for them
Il Gd!eha Courier.
STATE ELEcTIeS.-Three more State elections
are to take place this spring. The Connecticut
election comes OF the 4th of April; the Rhode
Island election on the 9th Of April, and the VIr-
ginia election on the 18th of May. Governors
and Congressman are 10 be chosen in each of
these States.
rs The Tribune says: " From the latest ad-
vices, dated February End we are able to state
that Mr. SUMMERS health is slowly but surely
improving, and that he expresses himself as
certain of being able to resume his eenatorial
duties at the commencement of next session
rs The Elkhorn Independent speaks very
highly of new watch invented by Mr. ELLIOT
OF that village Its utility and effectiveness"
says the Independent. viii be at o. :e recognized
/ by these versed in such matters, when we
state that the balance wheel makes a movement
of one and half revolutions, and that the
works have what Is termed 4 dead motion.
The workmanship is as fine as the invention is
said to be valuable"
/ WAR IN EUROPE. The Boston Journal says:
The tenor of our last European adyices leaves
US no room to doubt that the prospects of a
coming war are steadily the increase and
/ has already reached point from which retrac-
ton will be quite difficult as advance -
! Then look out for active times and high prices
| on this side of the water
WIscoSsES.-Mrs MARTHA MITCHELL, Vice
| Regent for the Ladies Mt. Vernon Association
/ of the Union, for Wisconsin. reports the total
amount raised up to this time, in this State, for
the Mount Vernon F und, SS55.40, of which
amount $4,000 appears to have been contri@..'-
ed from Milwaukee
- The Centralia Press, (Illl saws that ma
damage has been done to the peach buds thus
tar, and If the present favorable weather con-
tinues, we may count on a good, average crop
OF peaches, and abundant crop of all other
fruits grown in that region.
THE LARGEST LAND SUIT IN ruE WoR1p-Sp;ts
are about to be commenced by the Cherokees,
who were driven from Texas many wears 400.
fer the lands granted to them by Mexico
These lands compose the richest and most fer
tile portion of Eastern Texas. The For, Smith
(Ark) Times of the latest date, says that the
surviving cherokees have employed able coun-
sci to conduct the business for them.
REIGHTs.-Freights on the River and sever
al of the Railroads have been much reduced
from last season. We learn from the LANSING
-iirror, that the following are the rates from
lineage and Milwaukee, over the Milwaukee
and Mississippi Railroad, for 1st, I'd. 3rd, and
18th class freights, viz:
TO Prairie du Chen and McGregor. &c. "a
- and 70 cents per 100 lbs.
10 Columbus, Lansing, De Soto. Victory.
Brownsville aud La Crosse. s.. "a. 30 and 81
cents per 100 fbs--C Ga!e,,a Gazotto.
The National I,,tcl2igesacer saws the eleva-
tlon Of Sr. HoLT to the Postmaster Geaeralship
Is admitted on all hands, and in all respects.
to be an excellent appoin tment"
Is Parson BRowSLow's famous libel suits
with the PATEEsoSs, in Tennessee, have all re-
suited ID his Triumphant aequittaI