Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-01
News Items.

The Richmond Wing declares its preference
to the very blacklist of the Black Republicans
for Speaker of the House in preference to any
Democrat whatever. One Of the reasons why
the Wing desires an Opposition Speaker is, that
there may be thorough Investigation into the
frauds Of the present administrator.
hARL RITTER, the greatest geographer of the
age, died at Berlin, on the 2Sth September
He was born in 1873. and was ten years youn-
ger than Humboldt
JUDGE Terry has been placed under $1,000
bonds to appear on trial on the charge of killing
Senator Broderick
TIE St. Louis Democrat says that As chattels
of the peculiar Institution " left on boat for
the south last Sunday morning. and that they
are going every Sunday in the same way. Mis-
souri, will soon be a free State
City for two week ending on the =2d, ameunted
to S250O00. $50
TIE trial OF BaowN is progressing at Charles
ton. Va, the jury having been selected, and
Bolts al d Green acting as counsel. = #srr..
CARL ScHuRz spoke last evening at Fon du
Lac he speaks al Sheboygan tonight, and at
Manitowoc to- morrow night
GEO. B. SMITH says that be and Barstow will
vote for Hobart, and settle tie matter as gentle
men nth him efter election"
The ST. Paul Ninncsotiau saws that 5000 ba
bies were born In that City last winter A
good crop, and not easily destroyed by frosts
THE Great Eastern sailed from Portland to
Holyhead. She does net work well and may
not come to this country until next season
W. D. WILLIAMS, U. S. Mail Agent on the
Chicago, Alton and St Louis R. r.. was shot at
Gainesville, IL. on the 2lst ul,, by merchant
o. that place The 1und wa. not fatal, and
no cause Is known
AT Pixies Peak, some ii miners are dying
per week. owing, it is supposed to the use of
Strychnine whiskey.
DALEY. Republican. has been elected to Con-
gress from Nebraska. instead of Estabrook, as
reported A clear gain
JosHUA Il, CLIPPINGS denies know ing an thing
about the Virginia instruction or as having
anything TO do with old Brown
THE county of Lancaster, Pa-the Presidents
hone-cast / ,O3o votes, and gave an anti Blu
chanan majority of 4163i There is scarcely
another County in the Union that can serve UP
such figures.
DUroST's Powder Mills exploded on the 2lst
ult.. killing seven men
Rev. DR.. Joseph c. Talbot has been elected
Missionary Bishop of the North west to fl II the
place of Bishop kemper. resigned
THE st. Paul Wimneotion of the 10 ult., saws
that the Democratic State officers have been
conniving with the Banks to swindle the peo-
pie. They have changed the securities deposi-
ted with them from Ohio 6's 10 Minnesota Rail
Road Bonds, which are worthless. Wonderful
Anti Bank men, these Democrats
GREEN. the sccomplce of BRowx, who was to
be tried for murder in Lafayette Co., has taken
a change of venue to Grant Co., and is held to
bail IN $4,000.
RILL is under consideration in the Leg
isiature of Tennessee. providing that all free
persons of color, eighteen and under fifty
years of age, shall either leave the state or 90
into slavery.
TIE Memphis appeal is satisfied that
the great mass of The North will never enter in
to such a contest as many panic stricken Jour
ualiss predicting, under the inspiration of
the Brown foray. This is perfectly .aie con-
cusion.