Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-07-12

IE There was snow enough in some porti,n-
OF Stenben county, n. Y, on the 9th inst. for
toterably good seighing
cE The Spectator of May osth announces the
arrival of Senator VIM. II. Seward, in London.
He was at Fenton s Hotel
- Our Mediterranean Squadron Is to be in T..
creased to protect American Commerce during
the war.
~ Prof Agassiz has received from Brazil a
butterfly that measures ten feet from, the tin Of
one wing to the other
sT strong movement is making in New
York to secure the enforcement of the law against
the Sunday liquor traffic
cE- Over nine thousand enisrants from En-
rope arrived at the port of New York within the
past two weeks.
Is The people Of St. Joseph, Missouri, bav-
ing built two theatres, are now thinking of erect
ing church.
CoNPLrA ssrARY The New York Herald
says that the officials of that city have becom
gang Of the verIest rascals in creation.
CATHOLIC CHURoh--The ground has been bar
gained for upon which to build a Catholic Church
IN this village The lots are south of the iaII-
GTast .o.'ty Illness.
sE The late fros. seems to have been bless
ing IN disguise II IS reported TO have killed
the insects which were preying on the crops all
over the west.
sE- It is thought by those we'll posted that
some five hundred thousand dollars were inves-
ted il the purchase Of railroad tickets at their
reduced prices, by speculators
- In Rochester. New York. child eight
cen months old, has recently been relieved of
tape worm fiity-four feet il length The little
one was reduced almost to 4 skeleton
~ The Government has recovered the claim
Of Sl3 600 from the estate of Gardiner. the ior-
ger Of American claims. and the money has been
paid over
sE- Col. Lockbridge, the hllibuster. has an
agent named Frent at Pixies Peak, engaged in
enlisting men to invade Sonora. He states
that large number have already joined him
80 4 new company is about to be formed
IN England to lay telegraphic cable from
Cornwall to Canada The proposed capital Is
four million pounds sterling. or twenty million
dollars
- The Emperor Of Russia has presented
diamond brooch valued at 5000 to the wife Of
Captain Hudson, in acknowledgement for the
courtesies extended by him to some Russian Of
dcers, while laying the Atlantic Cable.
- Mr.. Hill, who so mysteriousIy disap
peared from Bridgeport, = few weeks since, has
written letter to his wife. who had offered
: 100 for his recovery, that she had better keep
her money, as she may chance to want it.
- Ex-Governor Dewy has purchased one Of
the most beautiful lots il the new city cemete
y at Madison, Wisconsin and IS about remov-
ing the remains OF the late Hon. Ben c. East
man 70 the same. 1t Is done as one of the last
re quests of Mr.. East man.
- Col Fuller, Of New York. learned while
on a visit to the Bank of England. that not
single piece Of American paper which lay over
during the panic, remained unpaid. This, said
Mr.. Elsey, the governor, cannot be said OF any
o:Ler nation on the earth.
lE Ir the western part of Sauk Co. great
suffering IS being experienced from the want of
food. The Baraboo Repa1blic says: " The SUIT
fering appears generally confined to the TIM
bered districts, where, when the next crurs
come IN, good yeild of winter wheat may be
looked for"