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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
The Hail Stern.

The hail storm which was noticed in
our last issue as passing through q por-
ton of this county was much moro ex-
tensive than was supposed at that time.
Considerable damage was done in Dodge
vile and vicinity as we'll as in other local
tiles The editor of the Madison Capitol
gives the following statement of what ne
saw of the track of the storm the day after
its occurrence:
a few miles away from Lone ROCK
yra came ,1nOn tfe track where last night
storm had travelled and exhibited the
ferceness of its power. The desoiaton
wss complete No green thing was left
standing except the bare stalks of corn and
tbeir stoutest ears. The oats were not
only beaten down, hut were beaten into
the ground There was nothing left of
buckwheat or potatoes, the tender vines OF
both being mashed into pulp. The fruit
trees and even some oak trees that we
saw were stripped bare Of leeyes. Ana
the ground had been flooded everywhere.
Much Of the grain standing IN shocks was
washed away. ard lodged at distance
| against the fences of the fields. VI course
| the seed was all thrashed out, and there
{ was nothing left worth gathering. W e 40
/ not exnect to be believed, but we state
what is true At eleven 0 clock IN the
! forenoon, the dav after the storm, hun
! dreds of wagon loads of hail stones could
4 have heen gathered in fence corners and
| in hollows by the roadside, where they
/ Law in frozen. like snow drifts, from half a
foot to foot and half in depth Cd
course many windows were smashed IN,
T. Il 1,F u
in the road a dead fox with a ribbon abort
| its neck. 1t had been the pet of a farmer
near nv. and was killed by the hail, and
I carried bv the fInod n long distance =
Several men who were caught on the road
were obliged to abandon their teams and
seek refuge wherever they could find IT.
| One who thought to stav by his horses.
/ sat in the wagon box till It was half full
/ of hailstones. and the skin was beaten
! from the exposed portion Of his body, in
/ Guiding the face and hands. lie was
! senseless. nearly frozen, and supposed to
| he dead when found by q farmer returns
I ing after the storm.
The extent of the hail storm. 50 far as
we heard, was about six miles long and
two miles broad. Over one hundred
farms within its radius were dcspOiled.
the damage 10 each averaging from S!oD
to 81 600 or perhaps more. The hop
fields Of which there are many, nre made
worthless One farmer had Us acres of
oats destroyed The entire damage can
hardly be estimated, but it can hardly
he less than 100000 It was sad indeed
passing along to see the farmers with their
families wandering over the ruined farms.
weeping at the dissolution. visiting field
after field where the destroyer bad passed
and distressed to know what they would
DO for bread
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Union STATE CONVENTION.

A Union State Convention will be held
At the Capitol, in Madison, Wednesday,, tie
9th day Of September nert, at II o'clock at
noon. for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the several State officers II he
elected at the rext general election, and of
transacting such other business as may be
deemed for the public interest.
Each Senate and each Assembly District
Of the State. viii he entitled to two DELEGATES
in such Convention. Each regiment OF " IS
consin troops, remaining in the service at that
date, will also be entitled 10 representation IN
the Convention. as follows: If containing
not more than 500 men. rank and file, one
DELEGATE if more than that number, two dele
gates
All voters who are in favor Of maintaining
a faithful and economical management Of our
State affairs and Of sustaining the National
Government N effectinc such an early and
permanent settlement Of our national Diff
.ulries as will secure harmony between the
different sections Of the countrv-establish
liberty, assure Justice, restore order, and re.
1--WE prospcrtv-are invited, without regard
to former political associations, to unite IN
eIe ting delegates to the aforesaid eonVen
tion.
HoRacE RUBLEE Chm. J. ALIEN BARTER,
WV. Q ALLEN, e. Z. NHoLks,
G. w HAzELTOS, H, d. BARRON,
WV 4. LAWRENCE, 4. &. KNIGHT,
ALLEy " oRpEN,
Union State Committee.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Negro Courts in Mississippi.

TYicksburs CORES. New York Tribune
The schools among the freemen Of the
South are often reported as IN index of
their rapid improvement But there is
one school in this district-the school of
Justice to which as far as | know, the
attention Of the North has never yet been
called 1t is a school of education In the
practical administration, and in the value
Of government No part OF the freed
mans education is Of greater consequence
than this.
At Davis Bend, during the past winter,
Col Samuel Thomas, then Provost Mar
shall General of Freedmen, and now As
sistant Commissioner of the Freed men
Bureau of the State Of Mississippi, insti-
tu'ed among the people there, as an OK
pertinent upon their capabilities for self
government. q system Of courts with three
Judges aud sherils, chosen from the five
plantations occupied by negro Iessees who
should have cognizance of al ordinary
cases Of difficulty among the freemen, and
of all petty offences against societv.-
These courts are held every Saturday with
regularity. TO guard against abuses the
decision Of all cases Is suhiect to the re
view and approval or modification Of the
Commander Of the post. and it II Il re-
markable fact that while the findings Of
these courts meets the pnpu ar appro~ al,
general Y, vet their uniform severity Of
sentence requires the interposition Of the
military to mitigate the judgement of the
courts.
These courts have been in successful
operation for six months. relieving the
docket of the superintendent. giving great
satisfaction to the people (alwavs except
ing the criminais) who feel that they are
hrnOred hv the confidence repoSed in
them, and furnishing them Il most import.
ant element Of education IN what concerns
them most rs members Of society and sub
Jects Of government
The elections also furnish to the whole
Poop z an excellent school for the exercise
of the highest franchises of Freenaer, I
They are thus made familiar with the ne
cessitv of government. with the nature
and the need Of law the wisdom and the
henevolence of penalties and with the
protection which government is designed
10 secure, and the consequent necessity of
its maintenaace. In short they have thus
the important lesson of reliance. Of
the duties and responsibilities of citizen
ship, and so q thoughtful manlincsS which
viii be invaluable to them, and thus also
will the country likewise he tauGhta valu-
able practical lesson on the question of
comforting the elective franchise on the
hitherto prescribed race.
The wisdom and sagacitv If this ar
rangement has already conferred n great
benefit on this people, not of Mississipni
only, but also of the whole country. This
case is representative fact As they
bear their chief responsibilities Of self
Goverzme'.t well, 90 they demonstrate
their capabiIitv of bearing eU response
bIIltIeS of government will
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Terrible Calamity.
DErRoIr, August ! L.

Detroit, RuguS1 l.
A coIIps;on between the Pe,cdbtc ana
Meteor occurred nc half-past on ed
nesdav evening six miles from shore- ne
perobic was struck on her port bow, just
aft the pilot house and sunk IN three or
four minutes. The boats were runn'n@ AT
full speed. and struck with such terrlnie
force as to crush in the bow OF tue
PeUdbic
At the time of the accident it vas
scarce'y dark, and the boats saw each
other six miles apart When approach
ing they exchanged signals and the Re
,robjc bore off TO pass. but the Meteor for
some, as vet unexplained reason, turned
in the same direction and struck the
Perabic.
A number were killed by the crushing
timber.
4 few Messengers iumned on board the
vofeo,. before the Petcdbic sunk.
life boats were immediately lowered
from the Meteor. and picked up those who
we're not carried down with the wreck -
There were from lbs to 200 passengers on
hoard the Pe,cabic The names of 10
passengers and % of the crew saved are
known. The loss of life cannot be cor
rectlv ascertained yet, but will be near
one hundred.
The Nelson remained near the scene of
the disaster til morning, in hnpe of pick
ing up any person that might he still tioat
ing on pieces Of the wreck but none wa:
found
The propeller Newark passed down
the survivors were transferred TO her from
the Meteor. and was hrnught To this citv
The Meteor, was but slightly injured, and
continued her trip to Lake Superior.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Nlhe irgenFH,'

1t ia lite amusing TO see the flutter-
ing among a few Of our exchanges st the
mention Of political clique about Nadi-
son that have taken it upon themselves to
select in advance State Ticket for the
approaching election The GAINESVILLE
Gazette, whose editor could, if he chose
to do so, reveal the entire programme Of
their operations, pronounces everybody
fools who entertain a suspicion that 4
ticket was thus made out, and YET he does
not and dare not deny that there was
ticket thus agreed upon at Madison dur
ing the session of the Legislature. The
editor Of the Madison Journal, who has
also handled the wires By which the pup
pets are made to dance, undertakes torid
icule the matter, but does not venture
denial of the charge,
We think the people are becoming suf-
ticiently awake TO this subject TO put
check upon cliques Of any kind, and trust
that hereafter We shall have less Of them
than formerly If such proves the case,
illusions to the matter viii not have prov
Cd in vain.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Kansas Indians Visiting Wisconsin.

Some three hundred aud forty Potawat-
annie Indians are now clmpcd at Bic
Spring, about three miles north OF Kill
bourn city, Wisconsin. They are direct
from Topeka. Kansas. after some thirty
days trageI overland They brought along
two hundred and twenty Ponies-rather
two hundred and twenty ponies brought
the Indians. Their purpose is to pick
hucklebrrries and cramberries this fall,
and hunt deer and bear the coming winter.
The NinneLag0es in that section show n
little jealousy of these new corners, and
to be armed against trouble. two Of the
Potawatamies have gone ~ Madison, we
learn. to ret q permit from the II cad
Chief of the State Of Wisconsin. They
are rather cieaHlv and orderly in appear
--ee. Il Is a little singular that our Gran
berry marshes and deer ranges in this
part Of the Northwest, shoaI have at
tracted such body Of Indians 50 far
Their stock Of ponies Will be in double
dancer of starvation and cold this winter
-.Ei,CGUEcs Wisconsin
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

GEN SHERIDAN.-A writer in Harper
Magazine gives an excellent personal
description of General Phil Sheridan, as
follows
His body is stout but why, and set on
stout, heavy, but active legs. His broad
shoulders, short, stiff hair, and the fca-
lures Of his face betray the Mileslan de-
scent, but no brogue can be traced in his
voice His eyes are gray, and, being
small, are shurp aud piercing and full of
Gre When maddened with excitement
or passion these glare fearfully. His age
is thirty-four, but long service in the field
has bronzed him into the appearance o!
forty"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
The Atlantic Cable a Failure.

It was expected that before this time
the joyful news would be proclaimed Of
the successful laying OF the Atlantic Ca
BE, which was to connect the Old ygith
the New World. But we are again disap-
pointed The probabilities are that the
great enterprise Is a total failure 1t APP
pears that after laying seven hundred
miles the electric current ceased to pass
through the Cable from some unknown
cause, and the probabilities are that the
Great Eastern has returned to England
without accomplishing the object for which
she was sent out There is o possibility
Of success hereafter. though we look up
on it a very doubtful Should the press
en- effort prove 4 failure, It VIII probably
be long time before another attempt viii
he made.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

CHOLERA MoRBUs IN New YoRK-Thc
New York cores pondent of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, in recent letter says -
physicians report cholera morbus pre-
vailing in this city to an unusual degree,
in some quarters, indeed as regular ep-
idemic, and in a form, at times, quite as
malignant as Asiatic cholera itself
state this as fact which you are not like
" to see in our city papers, for fear OF
creating unnecessary alarm but it is a
fact nevertheless, as will be manifest next
week by official reports of interments, il
honestly compiled
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
IeHfuekY Election,

The result-in Kentucky looks better for
Emancipation as we get more returns =
The Legislature viii be closely divided
not more than five or six moiority either
wav-aid we are not disposed ut this
writing to cnncede that or any majority to
the pro slavery side. The general State
ticket (for Treasurer) IS in doubt, AMI
viii he decided. like the Legislature, by
counties vet to he heard from.
We have returns from eirhtv-twO Of the
ITO counties leaving twenty eight to be
reported The maiorities are:
40 counties ..l8.1oo ~ counties. .e4o
Pro-sayery majority SO far-.-...-..-.-. 3 IL
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
From Missouri and Arkansas.

New YORK, August ! H.
The Times Washington special saws n
report has been received from Gen Spra-
gun assistant commissioner of Freed men s
affnirs in Missouri and Arkansas, statiro
that the issues Of rations for August will
not exceed one third of those for June,
Int he fears great distitution next winter.
All freedmen west of Little Rock are sup
porting themselves. A majority of the
refugees recei' ing aid in western Arkan-
sas and Missouri are families of soldiers
in the army. most Of whom will soon he
mustered out and return to provide for
their families.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

II Is All RIGHT-Soidiers who have
given the State Treasurer authority to col
'ect ana remit their L. : paw. need not
return t. Madison. to see that the business
Is attended to. unless they receive no
THEA ION from the treasurer's office to do
50. Several soldiers wi bad authorized
tae Ire suTer to collect and remit their
pay. While enjoying themselves at home,
heard from some wiseacre that if they
wanted their pay, they must GET it at
Madison, and thvy consequently put them
selves 70 the Unnecess airy trouble and ex~
penSe of coming here Al soldiers NAV
rely that what is told them about their
pay hT the State and military authorities,
) all right, and that the business Of getting
It 70 them Is conducted with great care
and attention, and rs expeliOusly as pos
sIUle-- EudjSos Journal
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
4 Political Conspiracy.

Occasional the Washington CORES
pondent Of the Philadelphia Press, has a
long letter about the designs of the North
ern Democrats, TO get all the Southern
delegations into the next Congress for the
purpose of running down the public credit
and paving the way for repudiation-
He saws the conspiracy has been duly
organized, and involves more clements
than the people would at present readily
believe. | regard it as the great peril of
the Republic"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
from Nashyille.

NashyiLo, Tenn, Aug IT.
The expedition sent ont by Gen Thom-
rs to Carroll lille, is stirring up nest of
thieves. Two Of Thomas men have been
killed Several thieves have been shot or
hung and others captured
The Nashville Republican says that the
proofs that the 4 ALBANIA slave oligarchy
intend to re establish slavery so soon rs
the Federal troops are withdrawn from
the State, crowd thickly upon Us almost
every dav.'
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

PoTATo Ror.-Ae tt5re, ~ ,earn that
the potato crop in this part of the coun-
try is likely to prove "a failure. The Ion"
continued rains have had the effect of kill
ing the vines and rotting the roots Many
potato fields west of this city ha the APP
peurance Of having been burned over, be-
ing black and bliehted We learn that,
on examination, the new potatoes in these
fields are found to be full of white speoks
and rotting rapid y Chicago Jour.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

The Monitors, r1u.lI uoheu or more
of them, mustered out of active service.
lie drawn up in line Mt the Philadelphia
navy yard The family will be held in
grateful remembrance for the services OF
a lew of them, including the first gallant
conqueror of the Merrimac May they
have no worse enemy to coatend with =
gain than the action of the sea upon their
hulls. They hove earned a rest, to the
purchase of which they have in no small
share contributed
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

HE iNpGASs.-A late publication gives
the number of Indians in the United
States.
1t appears there are from forty to six
ty distinct tribes. principally scattered
through our western territory, though
small fra gments of them still remain on
their aboriginal grounds in northern.
southern and western states 1t is esti-
mated that there are now in the United
States, all together, about $780, 900 Indi-
ans
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

= Claims have been filed at Washing
ton by various States for me ney expended
by them in arming, equippi ., paying and
transporting troops during he recent war
the total sum amounting 10 S27, ,S64
30. Illinois has a claim of 50, SU0,6I3 IA
Michigan, S632, 992 %; Minnesota, S25,-
1873, II; Indiana, 1927 5000; Ohio, 81, :
$50, i5f49 Iowa, S647 5737S; Wiscon-
sin. 81 100 Alb 46
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

-Four thousand soldiers Of the Union
have been buried at Fortress Monroe
since the war opened 1t is proposed to
mark this city of the dead with an appro-
pirate monument, and for this purpose a
commission Of which Surgeon Mcclellan
is chairman appeal for contributions from
all WHO have been patients at the Fortress
and all whose relatives are there inferred
The sum of $4,000 is required for the
object in view
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

There is not preparation nov known thar is a. GER.
tain speedy and iufateIu is acfion-relieving and
curing once. We say this positiv, Iy
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

tINCINNATI, August 70.
Hon. George f. Pugh has received an
intimation that the trial of jeff Davis will
soon take place in a civil court, and he
has comm enced PreParntions Cor the de
Tense which promises to eclipse, in GRIM
inai proceedings, any defens, coer known
in this or the old country. Mr. Pugh
vi JOIN Mr. q Conner, Of NQw York, in
Washington in q few DAYS.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

pUE RETATJ0Ss WIN MEXICO a Wash
in-ton dispatch SAYS not the slightest APP
prehension Is felt here Of any further
national difficulties in Texas. and the
specniatlons concerning military iuterfer-
ence with the French beyond the Rio
Grande haze ceased altogether Official
and private correspondence received here
trom shat section indicate that very few
OF the troops viii immi-rata 10 Mexico
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Arrest Of MGsby.

New YORK, August 10
The Posts Washington special saws
Moshv was arrested last night in Alexand-
ria and is stil' held in custody.
Very few troops remain in Washington
to be discharged, over 10000 having been
mustered out of service since July goth.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IA celia
Now, Charlie, dear, do have a little
courage; when have powder to take
don like it any more than you do, but |
make up my mind that | will take it. and
DO" Charlie-"A And when have Il pow
der to take ] make up my mind that ]
won take it, ana / G0ntt'
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
OF PAIlEN aRsHIp.

I He firm Of DEVLIN & PRATER is this day dis
solved hy mutual consent. hose indebted to
he firm vii please cali ou Ed. DEYLiN twho will
continue the business at the old stand and setsup.
ed DENLIN,
NJ. W. PRATrR
Mineral Point Aug. 1st, 1863. 4v52
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Goes Dyspepsia Cure

Does not cxhilsrate and excite the patient suaersr
like alcoholic Bters and beverages all advertised
dyspepsia, but IL is icine most wonderfu9
adapted TO all diseas, Of the stomach and bowels.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

ATLANTIC CABLE-Tbe Great Eastern
Las again been heard from On the "a
inst She had laid 1900 miles Of cable,
and up to noon on that day all was right
after which the current become uninteI-
ligible and finally ceased entirely.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
gen. Grant in Ga.eua.

Gen Grant is expected to arrive in
Galena on Friday next The citizens of
that city are making preparations to give
him hearty reception.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16

Isindspensabe to the Portmanteau Of every travel
er a. IL at once prevents dizziness sic ness
either ia steamers cars aud is failing pre-
yentive Of daugei from change Of and eli
ID do without it.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
In ProbaIe---Ioxya County Court
IN the matter Of the Last VIII and estaulens Of Murty
Shea, deceased.

N Ie LAlItI Ie LAT " III al esta1tnt OF Nurty
Shea, deceased.
I ETTERS testamentary having been this day Is
Il sued to John Toay, executor Of said last win
and testament. Of sand CoU ty) and SIX month.
from the date hereof being all, wed and limited
creditors present their claims against said deceased
for examination and allowance: Ii Is ordered that all
cSim and demands against the Of said deceased
be received and adjusted before the Judge Of THU.
curt aud FOR that purp h. win be his Office in
the village of D0dEeyile the first Monday Of each
month, during the term above limited.
Aud il i furth ordered that said executor
without delay cause copy Of this order be pub
i,-d for four successive weeks in the Mineral FONT
Tribune weekly newspaper circulating in the coun-
~ Of Iowa: and also that he Ike copy to DO
posted UP in four Eerent public p-aces in said
county.
Dated July 18th, 1865
JOHN BONNER,
jul26-4w30 County Judge.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
State of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Court, yer-
non County

Norgant Warner. fEsintiT. 0grinst Franklin 4.
ScoHcld and Mary II. >cofh=d, Defendants.
y pursuance Of and by virtue OF Judgment Of fore
closure and sale made in the above entitled action,
The ltth day Of November. \ d. 1854 | shall ex-
pose for sale and sell 1t public auction the Court
H"us- in the village 81 Foqua in said county We'd
O'Clock a. ", OF that day The following described
mOrgaEed premises much thereof as shall be suf
cpe interest ana costs Together with the expenses OF
sale to Wit An those certain pieces or parcels of land
situate and oei IN the state Of Wisconsin and
particularly described as follows to-vi. The so,tb
half y Of the north west quarter OF section No sixteen
N6} township eleven I'D range four A. west in the
county oiBa AK tnow county OF Hernou aud aiming
eighty acres more or less accgrli tothe cia survey
also the north east quarter cf the south est quarter 81
OF range number five east in the county Of Iowa
Wisconsin, containing forty l4o) more or less
according to the Official survey.
Niroqua, Wis, August Sd. 1850
c. [. ROGERS Sheriff
augtt-bw53 BY VIM. ". LOwRIE Under Sheriff.