Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-05-27


with misery the frmeSt health dissi-
patton will shatter; no business that
whisky cannot spoil
THE Boston Transcript observes-
"a correspondent suggests the en-
5owment of an institution TO teach
the art Of housekeeping. Many per-
cons Will say it Is too late as house
keeping belongs TO the lost arts.
WADE HAMPTON, an independent
rebel, guilty of the murder of Union
men, and bitter foe TO the govern
nent Of the United States, IS Chair
man Of the Democratic State Commit
tee Of South Carolina.
john KAvASAUGH, teacher IN q
Catholic school in Pittsburg, Penn.
fell dead in his schooI-room. He had
just chastlsed one Of his pupils. and
was in the act Of seating himself,
when he fell and expired.
THERE were killed, on the rail
roads OF Ohio, during the year 1867.
los persons. is Of whom were intoxi-
Gated and So We're either on tie track
attempting to cross, or attempting TO
get on or of the trains while in mo-
ton
THE wheat crop Of California, for
the present year, VIII be about 10000
GOO bushels and the crop of oats, p
500, 600 bushels Some anxiety IS ex-
pressed that there viii be a deficient
tonnage for the export Of -four and
grain.
\ DISPATCH from Omaha. dated Nav
II, says, the Union Pacific Railroad
Is now open to Fort Saunders. $50
miles west Of Omaha and states fur
ther that 10000 men are at work,
and i is expected not less than 800
miles Of track VIII be IaiI this year.
THE La Crosse Democrat, the &C.
knowledged leader Of the Northwest
ern Democracy, in a late number SAYS:
Some Of the Radicals fear Grant
VIII be assassiuated. So he lClH, If he
IS elected President; and 1t lcould not DO
the country The least ham,
\ CORES pendent Of the Country
Gentleman had II Brahma hens that.
during January, laid 227 eggs ; also.
80 hens of mixed Brahma and black
Spanish, that laid, during the same
time, only I42 eggs. Hence he pro-
nounces for the pure Brahmas.
An exchange says that hen has
the capacity Of laying 500 aggs, and
10 more As most Of these are laid
during the first years Of her life, it
Is thought to be economy to cut off
her head at the end Of that period and
sell her to clearinghouse keeper
for sp7.ag chicken.
WmLEa country parson was preach
ing, the chief Of his Pensioners. sit
sing near the pulpit was fast asleep :;
aheyeupon, he said, Now. beloved
friends, | am IN a great strait; for if
] speak too softly. those at the farth-
er end Of the church cannot here me.
and if talk too loud I shall wake the
chief man Of the parish
IT Is stated that the United States
tive-tweuty bonds of all denominations
are now used largely, in place Of let
tiers Of credit. This IS especially
true Of German and continental trav-
ellers visiting Europe They carry
small, L 5. bonds. and find them
much cheaper and easier Of negotia-
ton than the old-lashion baukers let
ter
THE Supreme Court Of Iowa has
given 3 decision. that a railroad has a
right to cross the streets and ALLEYS
Of a city. notwithstanding such cross
ing is forbidden by municipal law, us
ING an the ground reasonable for such
a purpose The case came up from
the CiJT Of Clinton as against the &c
dar Rapids and Missouri River Rail
Road
Az Italian inn-keeper confessed to
: priest, who asked him If he ever
CREASED the teeth Of his guests horses
70 prevent their eating. He reaIied
that be had never done so. The next
time aa came to the priest. hc COMES
sed that lie had committed the act
several times 'NEv !" said the
priest, You told me the last time that
you had never donc it, ~Iolv Faith
e. replied the lun-krepcr. II did not
know the trick hen
LoHp BEoUGuAM was one of the
most earnest and CONSTANT advocates
81 the abolition of African slavery in
the british possessions Ne was f.
na.'v successful. one would suppose
that such Il man would natural y have
been I'M favor II the North. IN the
late shareholders rebellion. Bat he