Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-22
N E w S 1T E VI S .

THE Ohio State Journal says that John Brown
is the father of twenty-five children-a force
sufficient, itself, to take Virginia and friehten
the shareholders everywhere We suppose
some of these children girls. but we don I
think that would make any difference Women
would scare the VirgiEians-.. babes in arms
would do it.
TAGoRE, the famous Calcutta merchant, died
of broken heart, because his fortune, during
/ the panic of 1857 was reduced TO ten millions
of dollars Poor fellow
| PHELAs has asst completed splendid billiard
table for the residence of one of the most popu-
lar aud highly esteemed bishops of New York
/ Mr. Ten BRoEcK won a race 1T Newmarket
on the 18th inst, with his two-year-old Pomo-
Ra. 1t was a sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns
/ each, seven horses running.
TIE Republicans Of Kentrcky will meet in
Convention on "Wednesday morning, Nov. l6,
1853, at Newport, To- organize the party in the
State; to form Presidential Electoral ticket :
appoint two Sc material delegates for the State
al large, and transact such other business as may
come before The Convention.
following the . latest ticket -
Motto, Popular Sovereignty it out !"
For President. Ossaw atamie Brown For Vice
President, Stephen A Douglas.
THE Mlw aukee Sentinel learns thst the Bank
OF Eau Claire. Wis, was robbed of Si0OG in
mortgages, land-warrants, and cash on Monday
night of last week. The burglars blow ed open
the Bank lock with powder
The English Journals continue to draw at
tention to the immense naval armament now
building in France, particularly al Toulon,
where % large ships being constructed.
Nothing definite is known as TO the projected
French Chinese expedition.
THE return Of Gov Houston to the U. s. Sen
ate j. regarded as certain.
The Louisiana Baptist SAYS that the Rev. j
r. Graves, editor oi tho Tennessee Baptist
preacl ed in NJ. Lebanon. La last week. to a
large AMI patient audience tor three hours and a
quarter.
IL Bear Valley, California the people ale
subscribing freely snd literally for the Broder-
lex Monument Fund. Col. Fremont headed
the list with subscription of $500.
ihi ANU AfLoh SlIcUt seven WeeRS IN Call-
fornia, and delivered about two dozen lectures
with clear profit. es ima;ed 10y some of his a,
quaintances there about s. 900.
DR.. SroHR. one of the greatest violnists, and
we'll known as The composer of =" Faust" died
on the 23d Of October.
The State Liquor agent of Massachusetts has
been detected doctoring hi brandcs, 50 as
10 reduce s. b-andies down to about the val ue
OF SO, the agent pccketing the difference.
DAY before Yesterday, sergeant and eight
meu left Governors Island for Harper's Ferry
IL strengthen the military force at that place
which now numbers 40 men.
IT Is now pretty authoritativelv stated that
" Old Brown" Will positively be executed upon
the day appointed Dec. ID The Virginia
Constitution takes the pardoning power, in
cases of conviction for treason, out Of Gov. Wsc's
hands aud thus rids him of the responsibility.
Gov. WIsE's organ. the Richm nd Enquirer,
talks of poor Douglas and his humbug of Squat
ter Sovereignty, in the following strain:
hen John Brown Is hung there shall Be tuo
deity and conservation of Virginia. Squatter
promise from the other until the Charleston
Convention shall pronounce the emphatic words
dead. dead dead : "