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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
Death Of Myron H Orion

The Madison Journal of Wednesday.
reports the death of Myron Il Orton, Esq,
Of that city. Mr. orion was a man with
a State reputation The Jo,una{ speaks
Of him as follows
We are panied to announce the death
of Myron H. Orion, an old resident of this
city, and widely known as a lawyer and
public speaker to the people Of the State.
For nearly year he has been in a decline,
and died at his s2Sidcnce this morning of
Consumption. Few men in eur communi-
ty would be more missed than Mvr0n H.
Orion. His talent as ready oifhand
humorous speaker made him always con-
spicuous at all pu1iic meetings. The
crowd were never wiling to soiourn until
they heard from Nyron Orion. lie always
had a story or an illustration suitable for
the occasion and calculated to bring down
the house
Mr.. Orion was q native of New York
but removed carly in life to Indiana and
practiccd law at La Porte for many wears
He was frequently member of the legis-
lature in that State. Some twelve or thir-
teen years ago he became a resident of
Milwaukee and removed here in 1888 In
1872 he was one Of the Presidential elect
ors on the Wing ticket, and took an active
part in the campaign. lie was man Of
remarkable yivacity and quickness of in
tellect In fact in consequence Of his so
cial and mirthful disposition he never did
full justice to the abilities with which he
was endowed Without any wide range
of general reading, Inc was thorough
student Of Shakespeare, ana never failed
to have an apt quotation from the great
dramatist to which his fine voice and elo-
cutior impaired its full effect Mr. Ortoa
must have been about fifty years Of age at
the time Of his death. He was a broth
er Of Judge orton Of this circuit
y meeting Of the Dane County Bar viii
be held at the Court House III this city to-
morrow evening at half past seven % clock
to express the sentiments Of the lar on
the occasion of his death, and to make
arrangement, for attending his funeral
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could not e brought within the range of
oar cannon. They would say Ugh. big
gun" and skidaddle for the brush.
McCulloch was killed III the brush on a
slight elevation on the opposite side Of the
field, by Peter Pelican, Il private in com
pany b. Thirty Illinois The attack
in which the ubiquitous Ben was taken
off was led by Capt Miller McCulloch
wore dress of black velvet, patent ieath-
er high topped boots, and he had on Il
light color d broad brimmed Texan hat
He was on u light bay horse. Pelican
went up and took a good watch. now in
possession Of Col. Greusel
y cannon ball struck the ground, and
ricochetIng, passed under Col White. 5
horse, carried away q leg Of the horse
rode by Lieut.. Landerove The Lieuten-
ant fell with the horse, but extrieated
himself as soon as possible. The horse
getting up, hobbled to the sccesh ranks,
taking along the Lieutenants pocket
money, which was concealed in the hol-
sters
We had an alarm in camp yesterday,
which called out nearly our whole force
into line, and considerable firing The
panic WAS caused by 100 rebel cavalry,
who were moving over the battle field to
bury their bead. Some persons not know
ing their object gave the alarm, and at
one time we thought the camp was inves-
ted by myriads of the skulking enemy
ana Indians
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
Ut s771trI -Ut4TtN =, So
CHAPTER los

AN ACT to amend chapter 81 Of the revised
statutes, "of the support Of bastards-"
The Feopye Of lie Sl1te of WISCONSIN, rrpreseated
IL .Se,tats anil AsseDibiy do enact 0s fotto,esc-
Section l. Ia all proceedings before jus
tce Of the peace, under chapter 81 of the
revised statutes, the accused shall have the
right Of examining witnesses on his own be-
half. provided in section 3 Of chapter ITO
Of the revised statutes, in regard to the "ar-
rest and examination of offenders
Sec. . Section six Of the said chapter 81.
Is hereby amended by striking out the word
present in the fifth line of said section.
and inserting in lieu thereof the word civ
ing"
Sec, 3. Section four of chapter 81 of the
revised statutes, is hereby amended BY insert
ing AFTER the word section" in the second
line thereof, as follows: and there is proba-
bic cause to believe the accused person gull
Sec I. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved March %, 1852.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

FIRE IL Ia CR }sSE-A most destructive
fire occurred in In Crosse on Wednesday
last. The destruction Of the telegraph
office has prevented the Obtaining Of par
ticulars The following from the Milwau:
kec Sentinel is the most We have
What little news is brought bv the trains is
meagcr enough, and merely states that d" four
acres were burnt over" The fire spread from
the Augusta House west toward the levcc,
sweeping the entire strcet-front to the banl, on
the next corner, and, communicating with the
house on the opposite side of the street cx-
tended TO the large stone building opposite
the bank, in which the telegraph office.
The block in which the Augusta House was
situated was burnt through to the alley in the
centre
The following particulars have reached us
since the above went TO pecss:
The fire extended from the Augusta House
down Pearl and Front streets sweeping the
entire of wooden buildings on Pearl
street t. the corner Davis's livery stable
and a number of stores (the names of the firms
occupying which have not been learned) were
also burned. The fire checked on Front
street by tearing down two wooden buildings.
The block in which was the Augusta House
was the finest in La Crosse, and its destruction
IS a heavy loss to that city
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
WIS OF IScONS SIN,
IPuJ!ishsd March 10, 1852 ]
Gil tPTER 81

AN ACT amend section Of chapter 156 Of tbs
revised statutes, entitled of the education Of
deaf and dumb"
The PsopLe Of TIE StHte OF WISCONSIN, Represented
III Senate and Asselnbty, 10 enact rs Tollolcs.
Section !. Section seven Of chapter hundred and
eghtysix Of the revised entitled of the
cation Of the deaf and dumb, is hereby amended
70 read follows IAN deaf and dumb persons resid-
ing in this state Of the age Of twelve years and udcr
the age Of twenty years Of suitable capacity
ceve instr notion, shall be received and taught said
school Oni no one Of such persons shall be excluded
from the privileges and benefits thereof by OF
the reception OF persons from other states and terrific
res"
Sec. 2 All ac.s and parts Of acts in conflict with the
provisions Of this act, hereby repealed
Sec. 3 This act shall effect and be in forcs
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1862.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
; p + Cl \ l. y Office.

The Subscriber would respectfully inform those in nj.
debt tina. lis accounts MUST be settled without DELAY
For the next month he viii be in City on sa,urd.,
OF each week prepared settle accounts with those in
terested.
Necessity compes me to collect in my dues as have
building to do in place of that just burned down. which
will require all my means
Unless THIS notice Is attended TO- shall be compelled
TO place accounts in the hands OF an officer for 80;
mediate COLLECTION. JOSEPH MUENsTER.
Mineral Point, March 10 1sGa
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
READY ROOFING Co.
% Cedar ST. N. 7
y PRoBATE-IOwA co. COURT
In the matter Of the last VIZ and Testament of Har-

In the Of the last NE, and Testament If ar
Tiett Eaton deceasas.
4 II reading and filing instrument in writing pur-
porting To be the last VIII and Tessane4a. Of liar
rett Eaton Late Of the City Of Mineral Point Diseased
anu also the accompanying petition LLOYD or
sat city, representing among other that the said
Harriet Eaton lately died Dubuque in the STATE Is
Iowa, that said instrument Is the Last VIII and Tesla
mont q SAID deceased aud that said pctition-, il
tn Identical Harrison lloyd and appointed In
and by the said Last VIII and Testament executor tber
o. ana pTy ,iis that day be appointed for hearing
proofs Of said last WIN aud Testament !, IL ordered
that The proofs u said instrument heard before the
judge OF TINS Court on Monday the Twentieth Of
April A. d. 1852 at the Probate Office in the yi,ee OF
Doigeyle.
And Is further ordered that public
given TO all persons interested by publishing a COPY
THIS order Tor three weeks successfully prior
day Of hearing. in the Mineral Tribune weekly
newspaper printed and published the city Of Nisex.l
Point in said COUNTY Dated March 18th 1862
3 6. u. ANSLEY. County JUDGE
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

FIRE AT CAMP RANDALL-A fire at
Camp Randall, Madison, on the night of
the 18th, destroyed two hundred feet Of the
Barracks and quantity OF equipments
and baggage But the worst feature Of
the condagration is the loss Of life. Two
persons, soldiers of the 18th Regiment
were burned to death
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
VI \ II X 1 T. ID.

In this City, on the 19th inst. by Hon. NJ NJ Goth
ren, Mr.. FREDERICK MoELLEE Jr. to Miss BERTHA Ems
MANN.
~ the resinedce of the brides father In the Of
Waldwick, on the Goth inst. by Amos Hays Esq Nr
WILLiAs T. SMITH to Miss BUPHESo GORDON, both of
the town Of Waldwick.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
The Confessions and Experience of an
Invalid

PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT and as a warning
and caution TO young who suffer from, Nervous De
billy, Premature Decay, &C. supplying at the same
time the means Of SelfCure. BY one who has cured
himself after being put to great expense through medi-
cal imposition and quaekery BY incIosing postpaid
addressed envelope COPIES NAV be had OF the
author, NATHANIEL MAYFAIR. Esq, Bedford. King
County, New York 1ylQ
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

New OELEASs.-The telegraph reports
that there has been fighting in the neigh
borhood of New Orleans, and that that
city has probably been captured
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

Is lAScgY TAKEN "A dispatch from
New \ ork says tiiat he is, and that there
IS no doubt of 1t; while a dispatch from
Nashville says he has arrived in New Or
leans, an 1 has been talking to the people
of the hopelessness Of the rebel cause in
Europe
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
10, O 90 cams
OF LAND FOR SALE BY
COBB &c Sudduth

Situate in the counties Of Iowa Lafayette Grant Rich
land and Crawford four thousand Of which ar.
situate in Iowa county.
Also for sale Lots in the City Of Mineral Point either
with or without houses
For particulars inquire at the Law Office Of Com &
srpprTH opposite the old Court House, in Mineral
Point. 6sn
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

a BIG iHING.-Wm. C.. Thompkins, ex-
edltor 81 the Shawano Venture has been
elected county superintendent of schools
Tor 'larH county, and the board of super
vlSors OF that county in the generosity of
their hearts, have voted him salery of
tscentytire dollars vearf
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

Ba~ The memphis Argus abiding to
Floyd flight from Fort Donelson, says
that he ran ike a moral coward from the
field, and by his disgraceful weakness
caused the capitulation and surrender he
lacked the honesty TO share, and by his
example sullied forever the reputation Of
Pillow, by inducing him to forget duty and
remember hut number one
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

Milwaukee, March 20-The destruc
tive fire at La Crosse last night burned
the Augusta House and thirty other build
lngs ON Front and Pearl streets Total
loss 1928 600. Nerv little insurance.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
VEN. :. D. Do K Y T. K,
Care of Col. J. DmlCK.


P. S-Since writing the above. our
friend, Col X W Hanson. has reached
this celebrated resort, and desires me 70
add that the present of a demiiobn of
whisky which he learns you have prom
lsed him would never be more acceptab!e
than ut this time,-th locality and the
la. ltude a. we'll as the sentiments of our
neIEhhors up the harbor holding out most
tempting Inducements to cultivate taste
Tor that delightful beverage As amatter
OF caution however, be urges me TO say
that he hopes, if the liquor be of good
quality. YOU viii not venture to taste it.
as ne might thereby in .ur much risk in
losing It altogether-a privation which.
however agreeable To yourself. would be
attended with serious Inconvenience to
himself during the prevalence Of the pre-
FaIllRS nor elSters. SR T.
9 arc glad the baeged ,ircI is in such
good hu.aor- lie evidently feels rreat
aeai more comfortable now than he has
icI' Tor many months. and hence. from he
IN s1l!en and morose. he actually under
takes TO laugh AMI Jest Perhaps he *.
perience= sense Of relief on account Of
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26
GUTTh-PBRCHA ROOFING

no article ever before introduced to the
public has cqualled the IiqrID GrTTA-PERcmA
for corting tin or other roofs, new or old
one gallon, costing one Dollar and Fifty
Cents, will thoroughly coat from two bundled
to three hundred feet of roof, and this coat
ing viii render the roof perfectly waterproof,
and will last three times As long as white lie ad
or other paint. For covering roofs. either
new or old, We repeat, it has no equal for du-
rabiity or cheapncss, and We offer it to the
public fully confident of its intrinsic excel
lence and with our warrantce that it will do
all that claim for il. Sold in barrels of
forty gallons each, at 4 liberal discount To
dealers. Address all orders to
READY ROOFING Co
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

-aza Col T. II Wright and Col. J. J
Aston who rode through the rebel works
Immediately after they were entered by
the advance guard of the national troops,
are reported as stating most positively that
there were neither Quaker guns nor
painted logs, nor logs OF any kind IN the
embrasuroz al ,ha time
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

FIcToEY on THE PoToMAc-Our news to-
day is the effect that a portion OF our
troops under Gen, Shields whipped a
greatly superior force Of rebels under
jackson, Smith and Longstrect, on the
22d inst.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

ISLAND No l0-Matters at Island No
10 remain in statu quo. We look for i'm
portant news from that quarter soon.
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