, 1860-01-30

WHOLESALE Po,soS1xa.-A singular case Of ac-
cidental poisoning in the eastern part Of This
| county h1s just been related to .1s aa follows :
/ In the town Of Forest, Marshficld and that
vicinity. there hare been during the winter,
numerous cases Of disease, which from its ex
tent was supposed by the people to be Kind Of
epidemic. The symptoms were, Intense pain
through the lower part Of the stomach and
bowels. 1t is said that as many us hundred
have been attacked in this manner, and in snnlc
cases :sith fatal results. Suspectns there might
be something wrong shout the food they we're
using, parties risited the Touring mill that dees
the custom work for TINT lei9hborhood, andas-
certaiued that the miller under the impression
that the grooves in tho stones were to depp. was
in tie practice Of filling them up with II prenara-
ton If white lead, and when it wore or came tut
Of rcflling as occasion required Some Of the
1our has been brought 10 this city to be analsz-
I'd, aud we are informed it has been found to
is now no doub: among the people Of that sec
ton that their sickness was cau>ea by the use of
this poisoned hour.-Foadulae IE'a.j Pte+s.
Acc1DEx7.-A Mt. Smith, fnrmer'y employed
as ticket agent On .tto Pprd 3u Lac Railroad, in
Chicago, and lately ttGtioned At the northern
end Of that road. fell from hand car on Mon
day, fracturing his skull, aud receiving injuries
that will probably result in his DEATH
-Sixty.six Of The lending papers in Wisconsin
through their publishers and editors, have
signed and presented memorial and remon-
STRANGE to the Assembly, in relaiiou to the re-
ductioa Of fees for legal advertising: The me-
mortal is quite lengthy, but dignifed, able and
convincing.
William Ras:e1l has been appointed Post
Master, At Whitewater, Wis, in place Of Gusta-
vus Goodrich, resigned.
DEsrH - Blow or THE F.s7.-At 0eono-
mowoc, lsst Monday night, 4 smull party Of men
were DJHyfur cardS uftqp one Of them hf. 1O-
seph Mills, accnsed fellow patned I:gan Of
cheating. Esan Immediately left the room. and
returning in fcw minutes. me: 3f1ll+ by the
door, md struck him II powerful blow right un.
der the jaw bone, with his fist, and Mills fell
dead On tho floor- Nr. Mills liyelin the adjoln-
ing town OF Summit, and !eares fam'ly de
VAS respectable citizen and generally liked.
Egan is IN lrisbman. md We are told has been
arrested: It is probab'y case Of nanslaugh-
tcr.-H1rdutt< S.aiia<L
The Knoxville R~pab!i<1A says letters re-
ceiTed from Hon. James Knox, now III Berlin,
Prussia, state that lie operation Tor cataract
performed on one Of his eyes, has proved COM
ptefe success. He has 50 far recovered as 10 be
able to walk the streets Of berlin, and look 1t
tie sights there to be- seen. It believes it is his
intention to hare the other eye operated on soon.
TALL 0FFlciAIs-Pcrhaps no State has atall-
er set OF officers than 1owa- John ". Jones,
Treasurer, is s1 feet three; Jonathan W. Cat
tell, Auditor, six feet two; 4. 3. Miller, Regis.
ter, SIX feet, aud Thomas Il. benton (not old
builion) Secretary OF the tcard OF Education,
y n!so six feet. The Secretary Of State, Elijah
Sells, makes up in width what he !ucEs in
length.
A friend of ours, WHO has Just returned
from Cincinnati aud st. Louis, Informs US that
business at the former place il remarkably brisk
"hlIe ut the latter there is perfect staguation,
With very slight prospects Of improvement. lie