Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-03-20

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9th inst, ~
THERE are 297 country newspapers
IN France. only 81 Of which are inde.
pendent Of the government.
4 SPOKESMAN in Rockbridce Coun.
ty, irginIa. lately killed two deer and
disabled third by one shot.
A coLoRED woman. who had bee,
twlce married, just died in Richmond.
Va, leaving thirty-fye childrcnl
The Ohio river is !" on the ram.
page. On the levee at Cincinnati
the houses are ten feet under waterl
CosNEcucur Millerites ara getting
their ascension robes ready Tor June
10th next, when they expect to go
| up"
CASES Of Asiatic cholera are said to
| have recently appeared in New Hart
lord, Connecticut, which are attended
with fatal results.
| PITTsYILLE. Mass, has hen which
was buried In the snow for three
weeks, and then came out all right.
with only a slight chill
AMoNG the plants destroyed bv fire
at the " ashington Conservatory wa.
a Sage palm, which was planted by
General Washington.
THE viii of Mr.. Pope has been adj
mltted to probate at Boston 1t gives
a hundred and ninety thousand dol
lars to benevolent institutions.
DR.. JAYNE, Of Expectorant" no.
torlety, left two millions of property.
HIS widow Is said to be about marry
ing wealthy young man of New
Jersey.
The familiar words q First in War.
First in Peace, and First in the Hearts
OF his Countrymen," occur in the brief
resolution passed by Congress at the
death of Washington.
A POOR CRIPPLE, his wife and three
children, were frozen to death near
hlly's Station, on the Alleghany
Mountains, recently, having been
blockaded by snow, and unable to get
away.
MEnDLEsoME mico maliciouslY nun
ched lot of friction matches in tho
law office of Gresham g. Butler IN
New albany, setting fire to the build
ing and ruining a law library worth
81 Geo
The following was found posted on
the wall OF country postofice +" Lost
a red kaf. He had white spot on one
of his behind leggs. He was she kaf.
| viii give three shillins to everiboddi
to bring him home"
THE extensive locomotive and car
factory III Alexandria, Va. which has .
been closed for some time is ito be
speedily reopencd 1t viii give en-
ployment to large number of me-
chanies and laborers.
SUFFERING IN DUBLIN. = Seventy
two deaths occurred in two Dublin
work-houses between the 10Th and
2lst of January, among those ad-
mittcd within 2. few days before, af-
ter extreme suffering from cold and
want Of food.
H. F. JAMES, who founded the city
Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, in 1886, soon
afterward emigrated to the Pacific
coast, AID NOW writes to the GAINESVILLE
Gazette, saying that, although he is
sixty-threc years Of age, he has never
yet seen railroad or telegraph.
IHINoIs furnishes Now York with
more than one-half OF the whole mum
Der Of live stock received IN that city.
In SOC, the total number of cattle re.
ceived there was 278, $50, Of which
lC5, ,2Sz were from Illinois, the aqgrc-
oh =
302 60
y RAILWAY accident lately occurred,
caused by the axle of ten6er Civ
ing way, detaining the train several
hours q lady inquired of gentleman
passenger why.it was so delayed. He
grayely replied, {" Madam, it vas oc-
casioned by what IS often followed
BY serious consequences-the sudden
breaking OF 4 tender attachment"
THERE was a man horn and raised in
/ Henry county, X, connected with
whose history Is remarkable circum-
stance. He was married on the 24th
of February, his birthday, and on
every two years thereafter, on the 9th
Of February, he was blessed with an
heir until three children were born TO
him. Strange to tell. on the next
24th of February his wife died. On
Februara the oath, 1866, the gentle
man married What occurred 20 him
on the Gath of last February we have
not heard
The Peach PRosPEcr ~ SOUTHERN
ILLINoIs.-W learn that he prospect
for N a buudou+ crGn CF Oeaches tha