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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
Laws OF Wisconsin.
Published Feb. II, 1865. I
CHAPTER "a.


AN ACT TO change the time of holding
the general terms of the circuit court for
the sixth judicii circuit
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented n Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows
Section |. The general terms of the
circuit court for the sixth judicial circuit
shall hereafter be he d as follows In the
county of Clark, on the first Monday OF
March, and the first Monday Of Septrm
in eich year in the county OF jackson,
on the second Monday Of March, and the
second Monday OF September in each year;
in the county of Monroe on the fourth
Monday Of March, and the fourth Monday
al September in each wear; in the county
Of La Crosse, on the fourth Monday of
April, and the fourth Monday Of Novem-
Der, IN each year; in the county OF err
non, on the second Monday of April, and
the first Monday Of December, in each
year; in the county of Buffalo, on the see
ond Monday of May, and the second Mon
day of October in each year; in the coun-
ty Of Trempealeau, on the third Monday
of May, and the third Monday of October,
in each year.
See. >. All writs, process, services, con-
! tlnuances, recoGniZances and proceedings
| heretofore issued, made. taken. entered in
to or commenced, or which may be issued,
made, taken, entered into or commenced
in or from said courts Of said counties, re
spectiyelv, or either Of them. and all pro-
ceedings pending therein or returIahle
thereto, whether hv recogaizance or other
wise, shall BE held and taken as returna-
bic ut the terms mentioned in this act for
holding the said general terms Of court
! respectively. in The said several counties
! Sec. 8. y acts and parts of acts so
! far as the they c0ntravene or conflict
| with the provisions Of this act, are hereby
repealed.
| Sec. + This act shall take effect ana be
in force from and after its passage and
| publication,
Approved Feb. Il, 1860
Published February l6, 1865
CHAPTER -.
I An ACT to amend chapter 10 Of the gen
eral laws of 1863 entitled, an act to
authorize the entry Of judgments in ac-
tons brought against persons charged as
! Jointly liable.
/ The pe0p'e Of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
! resented in Senate and Ass NIB 90 en-
act as follows:
! Section l. Section on, Of chapto. Is of
/ the general laws Of 1863, entitled AN act
/ to authorize the entry of judgments in ac-
/ tons brought against persons charged as
/ Jointly liable, is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: section / Whcne e.
/ it shall appear on the trial of an action ON
contract against several d PENDANTS sought
10 be charged as Jointly liable, that such
/ contract was made by either or any Of
/ such defendants, or that either or any of
! -uch defendants were liable on such con-
tracts ut the time Of the commencement Of
/ such action, the court may render juJg-
mcnt against such Of the defendants as
are proved on such trial to lie litble upon
such contract to the pl.in!iT in such &C
( ton.
Sec . This act shall take effect and lie
in force from and after It's passage and
! publication
Approved Feb H. 1865.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
E~ This oldest man in

BG35-Ths oldest man in the L. s Senate
is MIR. ColIamer of Vermont who was born
in Troy, New York, in 1892, and it there
fore in the sevcnty-thirl year of his ago.
lie IS regarded rs one of the best LAWYERS
in Con rresS. and, old rs he *. can make an
eXtempOrancOus speech tO~dav that would
puzzle hiS more youthful members to per
form. lie made his debut in Congress in
1913, and served in the House until 1919.
when he was appointed Postmaster Gene
ra' in lay or's Gal met In 1854 he was
elected to the Senate. with which body he
has since been connected Next to Mr..
tolIamcr, in point q, years. comes Mr..
Wright of New jersey. who WAS born in
Ciarks lie New York, in 1894. AMI now
serving out his second senatorial term. -
He says cry little, and does very little.
and appears to he rapidly declining in
health as he advances in years Rryerdv
johnson Is siXty~nine wears old. but to
hear him speak you would take him 10 be
the Junior OF many who are less than fifty.
MIR. toote. of Vermont is in his sixty-third
year; Garret Davis Is in his sixty-fourth /;
Mr. v ade Is in his sixty fifth and is n ma
tive Of Massachusetts Mr. Hale is in his
sixtieth wear The Massachusetts soma
tors al e nearly equal in years Mr. sum
ner was born in 1879, and Mr. Wilson in
1912 Mr.. Spra~ue of Rhode Island Is t. Q
Youngest and richest member OF the Sen
ate lie was born in 1880 His father
was also Senator from Rhode Islam l.
MIR Hale of New Hampshire, has ser, cd \
greater number of consccuti wears than
any other member now in that body. the
present being his eighteenth year
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

KEROSENE rs. iIEALTH lit is stated that
the practice of burning ker, sene oil du-
ring the night, with the wick turned down,
Is very injurious to health, an that ic is
one OF the promn mt causes of diptheril,
and Is also pro luct;re OF the disease
known as spotted fever OF the hitter
statements we know nothing, but who has
slept in 4 room with n burning lamp
wick nearly turned down, viii not imdorse
the statement that it is unhealthy and dis
agreea5 e , The best and safest way is to
put out the light on retiring, leaving
matches handy.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

THE arid waste ofthe Desert of Sahara.
under the hands Of enterrrisin. French
men. i % be clad with verdure and wa
ter Is To spring uP in abu dance to the
surface whe7esoef e. required. Five places
are named where deep wells have been
sunk on the artesian principle, ana the
result has been q food of water 10 the
surface, continuous and ,ast Besides
this, there !. something for the epicure,
who, on his travels, has tasted only dried
meats, dates and dried fish, for fi,h have
come 10 the surface with the stream.
which flows from some mysterious source
be0.sth ,hs cr1s,es the earth
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

JouN Bel oN NAVAL Matter, Con. :
mentins upon the capture of For. Fisher,
which It pronounces brilliant success
the London Times saws
IF q dispatch which we publish to-day
is 10 bc trusted Admiral Porter believes
that he possesses a vessel which con q de-
s.roy any ship Of the British OF French
navy, lay our towns under contribution,
and chase away anything which we mi-k.
send 70 blockade American ports The
IRON clsdS lay for five whole DAYS within
eight hundred wards of Fort Fisher. and
received no material injury II he Cone
feicra.e quHs are capable = comparison
,itf our olcn, the question .. ships a-aiUS;
: It's NAV prove to have been considerably
advanced pv these experiments Every
fight across the ocean should be Z lesson
for rs, and this Lass deserves to 1a studied
with unusual attention.
John will not lie com forsed when he
learns that the heaviest guns captured at
Fort Fisher were seYera. Of his own pet
Armstrong;.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

- General Alexander Schcmmelfnni.
Is the officer who first entered Charleston
The name Is against the hero People will
find 1t difficult to pronounce it rerv often
But he is said to be an excellent officer. q
Prussian by birth and educatinn-a thor
ouGh mi itary man, who entered the Uni
ted States service rs colonel Of q Pennsvl-
vanla regiment at the breaking out IF the
war, and was commissioned rs Bri.adier
General in 1862, for calamity. lie COM
mands brigade in what is now known as
To ters army. which has been operating
below Charleston for me months past.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
FROM THE SOUTH.

New ! DIX, Feb. II
CO.. Vance Of North Carolina. has is
sued proc amation in which he dec ares
the stru-g for freedom shall never he
given up He praverfu " entreats the
people to rise, and says all the disasters
the South are suffering are caused bv the
soldiers being absent without leave
The Richmond Wing Of the Dist sava
it does not know where or when Reaure-
gard viii give Shcrmln battle. hnt If the
latter continues to make toward Richmond
he marches to his doom. BeauregaId Is
Shermaus master in all the arts Of STRAIT
gy and tactic, He will retreat when prop
er and fight when proper
The Examiner argues that Richmond IL
more safe nov than in May last, when
Grant was moving, and there was SO much
panic in the city. 1t says it is true they
have NOT 50 many troops now but neither
has the fcdcralS hy a great dea
The Sentinel ot the DIST earns that
Gen. RoGdy has successfully encountered
the feiera's several tines in North Ala
l:,ma, and has succeeded IN dri ing them
inside Of their fertilization around Dcca-
tur.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 2lst.
saws, we hear, " telegraph. n confirmation
o. report we gave yesterday. ct Il cavalry
raid il the direc ion of 'FarIr y. c, a so
. renewal of mo empnt Of the enemy up
the south sidc of the NeHse We know that
official intelligence has been received here
giving a much more magnificent accornt
Of the late movement than the nopn ar re
port Of H. AMI it is supposed that Foster :
forces, or a considerable portion of them,
have moved up the Ncwtern to operate,
while there, probably, upon the WHINING
ton and Weldon road There is no doubt
the landing of troops at Ncwbcrn. and the
reinforcement Of Terry at WIlmineto are
both intended to aid in co operating with
Sherman.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

GEN- GEANr's poLIcY-The Army and
Nary Journal e. IS attention to one fea :
ture Of Gen. Grants military policy, which
is having most remarkable Illustration
during the present winter:
There IS 4 constant necessity Of push>
inG the advantages we have, of keeping
the lall Of victory rolling, of holding our
steady strain upon the rebellion, without
a single respite o. relaxation. Sach is
Genera Grants policy. lie seems to have
dropped the words winter quarters out
Of his dictionary Of military terms. 1t
WAS predicted that when the May cam
ta;-n opened that it would be the last
can. ogj-n of the war -a and when has it
SUSPENDED
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

READING FoE SOLDIERS - The Boston
Transcript very properly remarks "Eu-
merous persons seem tn labor mn Ter the
Impression that dry an trashy hooks not
considered readable ut home. are iu,5 tho
ones which viii pro most Interesting to
the soldiers in the hospitt!s AMI the field
cons aqucrt v they answer the apne.Is So
Frequently made by societies and individ
uals in behalf Of the latter. for rcaiinr
matter, by generously contributing Ill old
statistical reports altman trs, patent maI-
irine public rt:ons, etc for their benefit.
rs an example of the taste often displayed
Al exchange paper SAYS = box recent Y
sent from Il nei-hhoring State Ia Il Sol
j'crS Hospital, at Baltimore contained the
following exciting litertturo Rhode Is
land Sch0o'mrster. 1913; Catalogue ofthp
Friends Boarding School in Providence,
1869. several copies; Animal Report Of
the Home for \ Ged Women. SIS; Rhode
Island Register AMI United State. Ca en-
dar, 923 and an old Latin Grammar
very much worn
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

According to the licrald's correspond
ent, the surprise Of Il detachment OF Shcr-
idan's cavalry, by party of Mosebys
guerrillas, in Ashby's Gap, sunday last,
proves not to have been SO disastrous to
the former was at first supposed. Forty
of the ninety men reported captured, have
eluded the rebels and since succeeded in
efeeting their return 10 their regiment
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

nl~ The Northern States Of lIexfco Are
still held by the plrtiztns of Juar4, the
capital Of whose Government il iscated AT
the city Of Chihuahua Juarez has issued
4 proclamation declaring hi. determine
ton to maintain the Republic.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

rG- The movement in Georgia for the
restoration of that State to the Union, Is
reported TO be progressing. Union meet
ings hare already been held IN at least
nineteen counties The State Legislature
has Just re-assemble' !, and il i. expected
that that body will call a convention to
consider the question Of restoring the
State TO the Union. Coz. Brown is believed
+, he fa-orahi. e this novemeut
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
Sale OF Forfeited HfortSased
lands.


n OH = hereby ggen that the following 9x .cris,d
! \ Lands wing be forfeited and become tn
prop rty %: the STATE 10y of the payment
Interest on loans granted thereon will be u.red FOR
sale ~ public auction, lie Office or the Sec etarv Of
tate, o. tie Capitol ID Mad .su on the Both DAY Of
March, : D., l>c5, unless previously sold by tho
state AT the prices at Nhch they held ) said
sale TO Omneace Al o'clock A. Nj, and sontinus
from day 70 d' until all Of said lands shall have
- offered. The minimum price at which said land.
vii be oGere ll Ire the PLACED opposite each
tract under tie heading "ApFraised Value (aui I,
the amount Al " iyh he lands have been apprai,,d
by appraisers appointed that purpose from m
tual examination of the land which viii be added
the taxes which due the time Of forfeiture
Two more tracts VIII lie ,old together rher. It liz
deemed best fuT The Interests OF the State
All lands viii be sid subject TO sl legal ts1es due
thereon. Not less than tweUty-6v per cent OF tn,
purchase money viii he requ he paid AZ the Tine
purchase, and G.t Of years viii be given for
th- Ia a"c-.
\ lands not sold AZ public sale will thereafter h.
gu jet private entry 10y any person applying fvs
them.
O.hcr conditions Will Re made known at IL. s.Ie
IttiJS EAIRCEiIID,
SANiL d. HASTINGS
NlNE!Et SMITH
Commissioners O. ~c.iao. and University Lands
10 w a COUN TH
SCHEOI. tTNp.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
.s.y-The eaDture 81 Wilmington is fuIlg

sW-Tho capture q Wilmington IS faily
conirmeI by our latest adviees On the
22d-Washin-ton' birthday-thc Union
forces took full possession Of the place
Forty pieces Of heavy artillery, with sew
al hundred stand Of rifles and $500
worth Of commissary stors fell into our
hands also some hundreds Of prisoners.
But the NEST heart sickening part Of the
story is the condition Of Union prisoners
found near the city. About 4Jg &C them,
nearly I in dying condition for want Of
food Most Of them had become idiotic,
needless of the soothing words Of conso-
lation offered them, but rayenous Y clutch
ing at the bread they had not strength to
eat Who, after reading Of such inhu-
man treatment or prisoners Of war, can
longer doubt there being He'll for TIE
reception Of such fcnds No earthly
punishment can BE sufficiently severe for
their crimes
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

They are using petroleum in England
TO generate steam. BY extracting the vol
atie spirits the oil is made perfectly safe.
and twenty gallons, it IS said, equal a ton
of coal Tor heating purposes. 1t - claim
el that the oil occupies Jess space, IS
cleaner, requires fewer persons to handle
it, ard preserves the iron Of ships better
thun coal
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
SIfERnAN.S 1lOyE1vENT.

" ashla1ton, + 60. ..
The Richmond papers oil Thursday say
sherman was pushing rapidly north for
Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro, DAnville
and thence join Genera! Grant in the at
tack on Richmond Unless Gen. Sherman
is soon checked he cannot be stopped at
all
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
-sta recan. SUNDAY meet

1t recent Sunday meeting Of the
Normons. 1t their tabernacle in Salt Lake
City, one G z Cannon, who was after :
wards seconded by Brother Brigham him
self denounced the ''Gentiles or unbe-
levers in their midst, in unmeasured
terms, and declared that in nine months
ttah would Toe rs free Of Gaaties a. the
Presidents message ia of reference to
ttah.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

HH- A Richmond paper makes very
important correction. Ii says the cavalry
force that was recently defeated in South
Carolina, were ~heelers rebe =, instead
of X fitzpatrick Union troopers. Quite a
difference
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

rag Florence. South Carolina which is
mentioned in connection with sherman :
Campaign, is where the railroad from VIII
mington crosses the railroad from Rich
mond at Charleston. 1t IS probable that
We will next near OF Sherman there 1t Is
about twenty miles south Of the North
Carolina line ana over 4 hundred miles
west ef vi mington. One of the largest
Ystel milissrr prison. is Iorste3 .b.r-
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

II Paris feion recent Y made q little
French speech from the galiows "a fol-
lows Young men, take warning by me
lal inr in love with woman was my frs:
downward step - 1t Is u satisfaction tina:
the fellow was immediate swan. of.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

A lady advertises in St. Louis pa
per for 4 husband She wants 10 exchsr,re
pictures, correspond AMI marry. She
gives her age AT u, and weighs go lbs
There Is = big hing foT so1sbody.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

rn-John 6. Beal one Of the leaders
in the piratical raid en- Lake Erie, was
executed at Governors Is and. in New
York, on Friday last. Burnley, another Of
the gang, IS soon 70 lie tried in Ohio
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

DCELLING Is MCRDER-Ani. ordinarily,
it Is murder of mean kind for the
cha len-er supposes himself TO possess
greater ski in firearms than his contem
plated victim. We are glad that Mr.. Col
fax, Speaker of the House Of Represent,-
tives, has Ind the good sen-e and manly
courage to pronounce from his high seat
the opinion that code Of honor is q code
Of murder" There can he no appeal from
that decision Of the chair
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
Interesting Questions and Answers Relative to
the Il. 8 "A Liam,

qulrles daiiv ana hourly propouh''eu w
him, SO that his Eel ow countrymen may
all understand what this Se en- thirty
Loan is-what are its peculiar merits =
how they can subscribe for or obtain the
notes dc.
lst Question Why is this Lo IN called
the Sc en-ihirty' Loan?
Answer-it bears interest, in curren-
cy, at the rate Of Seven Dol airs and thirty
cents. each year, ON every hundred dollars
making the interest as follows;
! One cent per day on each 5 30 note.
Two cents -" g 100
/ Ten " " 500
| o "eI,y 5000
/ "a Qnestion.-When and how can they
/ be obtained?
An<wcr-Thcv are for sale, at par, and
accrued interest by al Sub-TreasurieS,-
/ National and other Banks-aud all Bank
erS and Brokers.
/ Sd Question W hen is the interest," pay
! able and how can it be collected?
/ Answer. The coupons or interest tick
! cts are due the 18th Of tcbrurary and the
! 10Th of August in each year, and can he
! cut of from The note, and vii be cashed
I hv any siub-Treas1rcr, L. : Depository,
/ National, or other Bank or Banker
4th Question-W hen mast the Goyern~
,nent pay of these T3O's?
Answer They are due in two years
! and a half from the 9th of February. IS
! Is viz on the 18th of August, 1867
| 9Th Qucstinn.-Must receive back my
money so soon as 1867?
/ Answcr-Noi not unless YOU yourself
prefer to do so,the law gives Won the 1ighi
! to demand from the Government, ut that
?
/ amount al par OF the famous and popular
( + - Go7d BcariHg 8 per cent Lean
/ 9th Euestion.-liow much do you con-
! slider this privilege Of conversion, into the
/ go Loan to he worth q?
Answer - ; Dos bearing Gold Interest
/ from the Ist Of No cmber are to-day worth
! 9 per cent. premium. II they are worth
/ no more ut the end Of the two years and
/ half, when you have 4 right to them, than
/ they nor are tins premium added TO the
interest You receive, viii give YOU Mt leaS;
/ 10 per cent pe" annum for Your none v
! bat the opinion is that they viii lie worth
more than 9 per cent. premium at that
! time.
eth Question-What other advantage is
/ there in investing in the 80 Loan?
Apswcr-it canno: be taxed kv States.
/ Counties or Cities, and this adds from one
/ to three per cent. per annnm to the net in
come Of the holder, according to the ratt
/ Of taxation in various loralities Allhonds
and stocks except those Of the United
I States, ard all mortgages, &c. are taxed,
not only by the Gov eminent, bat by States,
Counties and Cities
Sth Question. How does the Govern
ment raise the money t. nav the interest,
and is it safe and sure?
Anss~er.-The Government collects, hv
taxes. internal revenue. ard duties on i'm
ports, fuj y three hundred millions yea.
This : nearly three times as much az Is
needed to nav the interest on nil the deI.t
aud as soon is the war is ended, the sur
plus amount nor needed to pay the inter
rest viii ha used in pavinc OF tn, debt
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

As soon As NCsTERED ~,
And further bounty Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for one years enlistment,
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
for two years and
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor three ye4rs-One-ihird being paid down in Zach
case, the remainder in installrnent. They viii b.
credited to the District, where they or their f,Bf,,
are domiciled and wiz therefor. reee;v. thu
Local Bountiesv
ts Institutes for enrolled men nay be enlisted ia
the First Corps and principals will b. exempt fro
draft They do not however, receive the Gor.rDm,p,
Bounty Representative Recruit, receive the BOUNTY,
They viii be formed into Companies at Madison. wis,
from theserera} recruiting stations, and Furnished
FREE TRANSPORTATION
To WASHINGTON, where, Immediately AFTER ,h.ir .r
rival, they are paid the Government Bounty.
s9-Ihis Corps viii be provided with the be,. ar.
in the possession O The Government, the celebrated
EsrcecEi-a-o.ding Repeating Rife
and tn N = viii be allowed TO retain their arm. a
the expiration @: service
For further information inquire o. tbs undsr,ign,d
II he Ity Hall Afi-s-s1
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01

Dir ELDER IectureI in hicago on Mon
day night, from report Of which VIC take
the following:
4 member Of Congress had asked him
the question whether wealth increased in
proportion TO population. lie thought the
query was one OF great magnitude lie
believed we had population Of 100000
more dag than on the Afternoon when
1t Sumpter fell Cur productiveness has
been doubled since the rebellion. The
waste Of war IS but baGatcl compared
with the waste Of unproductivo labor. We
can come out richer at the end of seven
years WAY than before it. 7
Through the stimulus q en- to labor b.
the war, our productions were now 500,
CJJuaU per year more than during pre-
,ious years Of peace. The foreign emigra
ton WIS immense. L had increased vastly
within eighteen months England had sold
is our bonds at half price at the breaking
uu- OF the war, she would vet buy them
back At :. premium. &c gave England one
screw on cotton, we viii give her another
on gold When our war closes we sha
shall burst the Bank Of England.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-01
u. S. 500 Six per Gent.
GOLD BEARING BONDS.

''''''- niue f''
the actual profit the 80 loan, a; current rates in
Guiding interest about ten per cent per annum, be-
sdesits nptioH from STATE and municipal taxa
tion ae4ich aad, from one to three per cont more
according 10 the rate levied on other ,,-,,a-,- IT.,
interest payable seni-annuaIIy on coupons attached
to each note which may be cut OF and sold 10 any
bank or banker
The iD,.res, ar,ou,,sto
One cc,n rord,vo, czo
Two cents SEQ
Ten {" " $500
$1,000
s'ooo
Notes OF al the Denominations named viii be prompt
y 4ufh'hsd upon the receipt q subscriptions. This Is
nav od<red by the Government and it IL confidently