Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-13
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a letter from the latter, who is now in Canada,
stating that he and eleven of his companions
have arrived safely in Her Britannia Majesty S
| dominions. Four of them were wnundcd-one |
50 severely that his comrades obliged TO
carry him most of the time for the first tour
days of their flight Barclay Coppic is one OF
the number for whose arrest Gov. Wise offered
a reward of $500 each.
SINCE election, the Milwaukee National, the
Green Lake Democrat. the Sparta Democrat, and
The La Crosse Democrat. have all given up tho
ghost. 1t is significant of the general decay and
dissolution of the party. 1t is instructive, how
ever to remark. that the dying democracy. like
all other dying persons, it is quite sure it will
be well merit meek, and neat time il Will give lis
opponents an wful drubbng.
THE New York Herald says 1t is believed that
Major French, late disbursng agent for the trea-
sury extension buildings, and who was under
ten thousand dollar bonds for his appearance at
the criminal court for Washington, to answer
The charge OF defalcaton. has absconded to Eu-
rope. 1t is also stated that the z. o. D. has dis
covered that the late F. Nj. Wescost, at Phila-
del hia, is defaulter to The amount OF twenty
thousand dollars.
FOREIGN papers that come over by the last
steamer, speak of Important ecclesiastical
movement about TO take place in the established
church. This IS nothing more or less than Sc
cession Of some sky clergy men. who nave al
eady taken The preliminary steps, and propose
TO form what is called the Free Church of Eng
land This movement viii place the Secession
ists on precisely ;he same ground occupied by
the Pro,esla ant Episcopal church in this coun-
trv. The Seceders a;e said TO comprise w.
-"' - '-'' o ....idence add ferveat pie, Y
. ...,, ,ney all leave the Establishment on consci-
n entions grounds, opposition to a union of Church
and State puseyism in the Church being the
r. principally assigned reasons.
= THtcC is a rumor printed in the Eastern pa
pers, that Dan Sickles and his wife viii take up
: their residence in Washington after he opening
Of the next session. The Buffalo Republic calls
ibis move of exceedingly refreshing i'm
= pudence." and wonders how the fashior..bles OF
the Capital will receive them.
D. 4 MAN down town labels his whiskey bottles
nitric acid so the boys won't touch them
/ That is equal to old Joab Alden, who used tc
" spit on his pie to keep the children from teas
! ing him for it
J. VI. WRIcnr OF the town of Milwaukee, has
made and sold since the first of April last. one
:" thousand pounds of butter from seven COWS be-
!, sides supplying bis own table. Who has done
II better this dry season?
To. Empress EugeDie aad the ladies of hci
Court have definitely abandoned crinoline they
have also substituted short dresses for trailing
ones.
I'd WnuE at Alexandria, in Egypt, during hi
e. Oriental vis, Senator Seward was presented
At with three Arabian horses, which he has ship
- ped from Alexandria Two of them viii, VI
understand be presented to the n. Y State Ag
es ricuIural Society.
We Ell TaAr Err keeps at work at Ceredo his Vir
h. gina free COLONY. Several New England fam
in lies have lately purchased homes 'here.
= QuEzx VcroRr> has received a magnidcen
n present from Maharajah of Cashmere, being
shawl tent containing bedstead Of solid gold
- The value of this royal gift stated to be abor
S75OCO0
A MAJORITY Of the voters Of Crawford Count
Sc, have voted IN favor of a removal of the Count
nd Seat from Prairie du Chen to the sou;h-ea
quarter OF the northwest quarter Of sec ion 81
M teen tow nship nine.
L TnE Dubuque Times saws that Messrs. Boot
-"o Carter and Cheney have struck rnagniticci
i" lode of mineral about three miles west of tn
city, on land nearly opposite jim Sloan's farr
-, The Beloit Herald which was started as
Democratic paper and then char ged to n alt az
u. 'alf comes ont next week Republican all over.
The Republican part of the Herald has be-
-, we'll and ndustriously conducted, and we 4
glad that feature is to =" spread over the who
NO sheet
30 DouGLAs County gives only 26 majority (
rse the Democratic State ticket, and gives % f
xs Wbittlesev, Republican candidate loc Assem-
ale bly,.
he E1-PkEstpESr Wax BrRkS is said to be VII
ION ing political history of the United STATE
no. down to The close OF his administration.
TnUrLow WEED. in a late letter to the Pio
l'' eer Association of Western New York, 81
Ide '''''' ~ -, II
cash capital OF one dollar and twenty tive Ger
in his pocket
- Hon. Edward Stanley late L. S. Senator fro
North Carolina. bat now of California IS said
be about to enter the ministry of the EpiscoI
the
~ Church.
= Forxo A JEwEL-A few days since there "
a basket found on the door stepso of a gen,lem
H. residingon Buffalo Street, Chicago. and the co
tents discovered to be male child about twel
hours old, labelled, Father. open your door a
take me in and raise me we'll"
AT Neponset village, Dorches, er, Mass. IS 81
eed standing and in good repair, house bolt
10. 166O-one of the most ancient landmarks OF 7
,es- grim handler in that-yic.uity- From It
,ck. brave girl drove away NarragaRseit Ind
bv throw ug live Goals upon him, and was
warded by the Siate with a silver bracelet
Tsz.rxpoUs PROGRESS SOUTHERN lSDI
l-ee Tn. -nne nth xhlch Old John Bro